Data entry at the American Literary Historical Society. Dumas & Jules Vernes. Hubert Robert stanning & vibing. Pre-liberal neo-fusionist. low density respektor
POV: it’s 1987. your name is Henry Poncy-Talbout and you recently graduated from Oxford with a third in Classics.
Your uncle Archie got you a job in Hong Kong with Charles Bearings Merchant Bank as a Japanese Equities trader
The new world is yours & ripe for the taking my son.
Exposure to the right art at the right age is very important for boys
In the 80s these kinds of films abounded. Gladiator was one of the last to portray this kind of masculine heroism. It speaks directly to the thumos within you
@michaelmalice
Hollywood/media have created the myth/meme of the “moderate” Republican which is the only worthy opposition to them because they can win against them
Albanian-American Edit Shkreli makes history as she is sworn in as a Judge of the New York City Civil Court, Bronx County.
The Albanian anthem was incorporated into the ceremony, along with the flags of Kosovo and Albania.
Madri Millennial progressives are actually a much more of an impediment to course correction for the country than the property owning boomer class. These people grew up on HIGNFY, C4, Radiohead, Guardian etc. they believe we live in patriarchy, Churchill ‘gassed’ the kurds etc
I argued for the
@Telegraph
that young British progressives are suffering from false consciousness, since they don't seem to realise that the immigration and social housing policies they support are immiserating them
Yesterday we had to bury my father.
I know it’s cliché but do give yours a hug or a call today. One day they will be gone and the hole left behind will be immense.
@realhansard
Two things can be true at the same time:
- zoomer/millenials lead a mega consumerist lifestyle (enabled by cheap debt & tech etc)
- boomers had significantly less of that but were faced with much better capital asset/income ratios which benefitted them long term
@ELuttwak
It’s also because their brand of nationalism is anti-imperialist & by definition left wing so they see themselves 100 years ago in the Palestinians today. Their identity is defined by anti Britishness & even if they did well for themselves in recent decades they can’t let go
@joshuatopolsky
@micsolana
@MikeIsaac
“[...] reality is they can't look inward enough to see their problems and they don't want anyone else pointing them out. It's the worst bubble.” - are you serious??? This applies way more to journalists than tech entrepreneurs
My cleaner - pretty twenty odd year old from Brazil (with a 7 yo daughter back home she’s sending money to) - had her face slashed open on Sunday night. She’s already needed to have two surgeries
A scheme to allow prisoners to be released early because of a lack of space has been extended indefinitely, Sky News can reveal.
Ministers have also expanded the number of jails letting out prisoners before the end of their sentence,
"Sa nu uiti draga ca vineri vine Margareta la cina cu noul ei amant. Unul Costi sau Costin...nu mai stiu. Cica e un mare intelectual al epocii de bronz. O sa scot argintaria aia buna."
@ploughmansfolly
That was exactly my reaction when I saw this.
Not just that, but for those who don't speak Romanian, Mr Alamariu's third picture clearly shows that he is an Orthodox Christian.
On the other hand, we all know BAP is a savage PAGAN. This should hopefully rest the case.
"Pe-un picior de plai,
Pe-o gură de rai,
Iată vin în cale,
Se cobor la vale,
Trei turme de miei,
Cu trei ciobănei.
Unu-i vietnamean,
Unu-i srilankan
Şi altu-i nepalean."
@EpicHistoryTV
Been thinking a lot about this recently.
Season 1: Final year of Philip II rule
Season 2-5: Alexander the great conquests
Season 6-15: War of Diadochi
Spin-off: 2-3 seasons on the reign of Phyrrus
"France, which has always had a masterly aptitude for converting even the portentous crises of its spirit into something charming and seductive." — Friedrich Nietzsche
I would pay good money into a gofundme for an anon to go on QT, fake propose a question but then when it gets to him asking it he just says the below in an NPC voice
@ShumBaloo
@ssppuudd1954
You are absolutely right. The problem with the left is that they don’t really care about tax income to the gvmnt. They are unhappy that someone somwhere is making - what they, in their envy ridden soul, deem to be - too much money
"Uita-te si tu cum arata cizma asta. Baiatul asta nou din Scornicesti - Nicolae cred ca il cheama - e vai si amar. Nu stie nimic! Unde l-o fi gasit Sandulescu?! E ultima data cand ma duc la el."
@LandsknechtPike
The extras were military conscripts of the communist army. Being normally underfed meant it was easy for them to look historically accurate
@eliotwb
@mattyglesias
Is that what WSJ did when it went after pewdiepie in 2016 (which was in fact targeted at Youtube and its advertisers)?! More likely to be the below 👇
Straight into my veins
“We have so-called neoliberals who love markets and the prosperity they bring but run a mile from defending social order, and postliberals who love social order but distrust markets and suspect prosperity is simply decadence.”
Bucharest.
Olteni Church, built in 1722 by Nicolae, the arbiship of Bucharest.
It was demolished in 1987 by order of Ceaușescu, and a block was built in its place.
București.
Biserica Olteni, construită în 1722 de către Nicolae, protopopul Bucureștilor.
A fost demolată în 1987 la ordinul lui Ceaușescu, iar pe locul ei a fost construit un bloc.
This is one of the most complete articles I read in ages, on a topic I spend a lot of time thinking about.
I also urge my Romanian and Eastern Euro followers to read this. It shows you where the real power in your countries is moving towards
Must-read: "Charitable foundations, and the specific charities they fund, are the single most important force in Western societies... If we want to have a shot at changing society, our goal must be to seize the state apparatus and use it to destroy them."
- Noooooo Gigachad. Stop. What do you think genciding all these people will get you?!
- We will achieve 'affordable housing' because of less demand , 'climate impacts' because less CO2 & 'collective good' because society values. Now face to the wall please
@Piticigratis
1. can un bun lagging indicator, Romania trece in 2024 prin fakecriza in care trecea vestul in 2014
2. fara sa stiu cine e tipul, daca lucreaza la vice probabil era male faminist. asta arata ca legea cu male feminist e in valabila si in Ro.
Ahh yes, finally an astute grand intellectual uncovered what the REAL issue was with Transylvania's unification with 'Ottoman' Romania - > women did not get to vote?!
what about POCs, gays and transsexuals - did they get to vote?
"Nic draga, te rog vorbeste cu Mihaița. Mi-a scris iarasi prof Oprescu legat de comportamentul lui la liceu. In timpul orei de biologie s-a sculat la tabla, si cu fervoare mesianica a inceput sa delireze despre viata sexuala cimpanzeilor in captivitate. Mi-e si rusine sa repet."
"nooo Miorito, tu imi spui mie ca teroristii au stiut sa loveasca exact in aripa unde se alfa departamentul de contabilite si audit, care tocmai descoperise o gaura in buget de 2.3 trilioan de dolari?!"
@BritishAlba
@tomhfh
That was the least out of tune one economically with marginal effect on budget. People only fought against it because envy & resentment underpins the political culture in this country
"Judge Mark Lucraft lifted the anonymity order after media organisations, including the BBC, challenged the legal application to protect his identity, on the basis that confidence in the criminal justice system requires cases to be held, [...], in public." - banana republic stuff
@SydneyFreedberg
@Knightly_H
One of the strange facts I remember from the books is that Baron Harkonnen, after the destruction of the House of Atreides gets congratulated by the emperor for the ingenious use of artillery which had become obsolete in the era of force shields but could now be used on Dune