Because Iâm a pedant, Iâm annoyed when people say the U.S., India, or right-leaning EU states are ârevanchistâ. Yes, theyâre bad. No, theyâre not trying to regain lost territory. However, Russia and China absolutely are. This misuse dilutes the seriousness of Taiwan threats and the Ukraine War.
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\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.content-lab.agency%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-0522.jpg\")
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\nI donât really hold Chuck Klosterman in high regard. âŠď¸
\nThe main differences between Trump and Romneyâs presidential campaigns were Trumpâs greater moderation on abortion, gay rights, Medicare, and Social Security. Indeed, thatâs probably why he won.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.content-lab.agency/2026/09/28/one-of-the-most-distasteful.html","date_published":"2026-09-28T19:00:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Alex","url":"https://www.content-lab.agency","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F24%2F1403495.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"content"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-28 19:00","date_timestamp":1790622027,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@eARCwelder/117350205367309666"]}},{"id":"98314302","content_html":"People will unironically post stuff like âhaving ADHD means hitting someone with your car and not realizing it til a year later,â as if itâs some sort of flex about how quirky they are
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\nFinished reading: Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne đ
\nA tough and funny as hell novel youâll never believe was written in the 18th century (itâs got footnotes, tons of digressions, fourth-wall breaking, and more).
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\n![\"Quite](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.content-lab.agency%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F0ee8eda3-2142-4a47-93d5-c0e16ede4651-4d14e457.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.content-lab.agency/2026/09/22/quite-the-paragraph-here.html","date_published":"2026-09-22T16:48:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Alex","url":"https://www.content-lab.agency","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F24%2F1403495.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"content"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 16:48","date_timestamp":1790095726,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@eARCwelder/117315713956240127"]}},{"id":"97825528","content_html":"Itâs so fitting that if people know anything about Theodor Adorno, one of the most annoying and self-regarding writers ever, chances are itâs that he hated jazz in such a way that it makes you dismiss all his other ideas.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.content-lab.agency/2026/09/19/very-good-chance-that-donald.html","date_published":"2026-09-19T16:23:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Alex","url":"https://www.content-lab.agency","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F24%2F1403495.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"content"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-19 16:23","date_timestamp":1789835001,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@eARCwelder/117298626947404519"]}},{"id":"56738150","content_html":"@moh-kohn.bsky.social I can see that, but the system is so old and bespoke that they might break social security anyway, if only by accident
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\nFanon Guy
\nMarcuse Your Enthusiasm
@content-lab.agency Also it goes without stating that the obsession with Ozempic et al. makes people think that having less fat and muscle (because youâll lose that, too, for a while) is the key to fitness and strength, which: lol, lmao even
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