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RoyGBivensAction

Zensunni Scientologist

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Married to a tomboy, so I have that going for me, which is nice.


				
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Married to a tomboy, so I have that going for me, which is nice.



				

				

				

				

				

					

					

					
					
					

					
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				Friday Fun Thread for June 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


Out of innocuous curiosity, I was curious as to what position others take on the matter, as I imagine in a highbrow space like TheMotte people do frequently patronize ethnic restaurants serving exotic cuisines.




I give restaurants a pass when they have the small, obligatory placard of Havel's Greengrocer. That applies to BLM, Pride, Palestine, whatever. When the banners get large, the slogans omnipresent, and stated donations to the cause loud and overt, then I find elsewhere to spend my money.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for June 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Thanks for the link. I've been listening to Mutiny After Midnight this morning. I especially like the disco-country of "Don't Let Go."


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for June 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


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The Live in Stuttgart release is so, so good.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for June 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


There's a waitlist for... beans?




Indeed there is. Bring your beanmaxxing to the next level.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for June 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


"Right-wing Smooth Brain Autist"




Sounds like you found yourself a flair.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for June 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


Does Jethro Tull work? If so I fit the description.




You bet they do, especially if you're listening to Thick as a Brick, Passion Play, or Songs from the Wood.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for June 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Same stuff as most middle aged white guys: lots of Grateful Dead and King Crimson.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Wellness Wednesday for June 10, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I'm 6'2" and have pictures of myself when I was 150. Impossibly gaunt. The BMI calculator saying healthy weight for my height goes down to 143 is absurd.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for June 12, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
"No Apologies Right," which doesn't seem correct: "Unwavering Trump supporters with a pugilistic political style and an ‘America first’ outlook."


I'm barely a Trump supporter, and certainly not an unwavering one. I guess my responses on immigration and DEI put me there


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Wellness Wednesday for June 10, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


At 6'3, I'm now officially victim weight at 155lbs.




In light of your linked comment, your proportions must be unusual that you don't look like a concentration camp survivor at this combo.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for June 5, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


Or maybe Hunter secretly got Extremely Online? He was seeing some dirtbag left egirl for a while.




I think the market for his totally-not-cover-for-bribes paintings is done, so he might have some time on his hands to be Extremely Online.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for June 5, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


I got 83%, but yeah the spike in difficulty for that last part was unreal. I swear some of those where just pixelated 3D shapes on some gradient where it was all the same face in increasing levels of gaussian noise.




Same results, and I agree. Some of those by the end were just blobs with almost no identifying features.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Imagine you're at an evening social event. It's comprised of men and women around your age. GigaChad is there as well. At some point, one of the women starts complaining about objectification and the male gaze. In the midst of her spiel, GigaChad (who was talking to another woman) turns to her and says with a smirk, "you don't need to worry, no one is objectifying you."


Do you think the woman would be pleased or upset by this comment? What does your answer tell you about the underlying true nature of complaints about objectification?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
"The Gang Rapes a Home Invader"


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


He said this a lot: If anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them,” she recalled, saying that he added that it would not be in “a sexual way, not in a gay way.”




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Is the media trying to get me to like him? That is the funniest thing I've read in days, if not weeks.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Transnational Thursday for June 4, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


What the hell does one do with a person like this?




If I wanted to channel some Dread Jim, I would say public humiliation and then public execution. Make it very clear that they are not a role model and make them look as pathetic as possible, so every would-be gangster can see exactly badass they're going to look as they're publicly shamed before being hanged. The general deterrent value is debatable, but the specific deterrent value is quite high (hard to re-offend after being executed).


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


But I find a conviction in some Dubai court to be only very weak Bayesian evidence of guilt of anything, because I do not trust their justice system very much.




I wish I could remember where I read it, but it was by some journalist or businessman who'd been there for a while and described Dubai as having a basically western court system for people accused of regular crimes. Investigation, attorneys, trial, etc. If suspected of anti-government activities or advocating for radical Islam, though, they simply disappeared in police state style. Merely one person's report, but it stuck in my head.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
By the 3rd-5th reading, a number of details start to snap into focus.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
It's perhaps a bad sign that I understand that reddit post (although I disagree with it) instead of believing it to be unhinged schizophrenia.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Most fan speculation claims that Nessus is Buenos Aires (with some hinted confirmation from Gene, I think). There is argument about east/west being reversed and the map on wiki being wrong.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


John Brooks' 1970 tour de force Once in Golconda about the culture of 1920's Wall Street and how it changed as a result of the Great Depression.




Wow, how have I not heard of this one? Definitely on my list now.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Don't forget he also draws VA disability payments at a 100% rating, which gets him $4800/month. I know some legitimately disabled veterans who don't get the 100%.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Never forget: the cop having "you're fucked" written on the dust cover of his AR-15 was a fact not heard by the jury.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


If America falls Argentina is the likely place where civilization will be reborn.




Gene Wolfe spoke of this.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


I don't believe you're saying these things for remotely principled reasons. Based on the many, many comments of yours I've read,




I wish more people would come to this conclusion in light of his posting history.