Overheard in the Office...

RX: "'Archaeologists find evidence of Hannibal's war elephants in Spain'."

Me: "I'm so glad that final consonant turned out to be what it was, because I was braced for 'Archaeologists find evidence of Hannibal's war elephants in space'."

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Gold Medal Memes!

Meme Dump!

Writing Elsewhere...

• People toss "the OODA loop" (aka Boyd's Decision Cycle) around a lot, but what does it mean in the context of personal protection?


• Modifying a Mosin? Why? What do you expect the result to be?

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I like big guns and I cannot lie.

Was HMS Dreadnought revolutionary? Did it trigger a genuine revolution in naval affairs?

For a deep dive into the era, I recommend Massie's Dreadnought and Castles of Steel.

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Gasp. Shock.

After the Department of Justice released three million files over the weekend, blockchain enthusiasts were quick to discover a certain Jeffery Epstein was an active and prominent figure in crypto during its formative years.

You mean the untraceable "currency" most famous for unregulated speculation and its usefulness in paying for criming had some shady figures and twisted sickos in on the ground floor? Who could have predicted that, other than everybody?

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Mid-Week Memes!

Tab Clearing...

• Keeping people mad all the time in order to keep them staying tuned through the commercials to sell Trumpy Bear, commemorative coins, and dick pills has some negative side effects.


• More Epstein Files squickery. (Related: "Russiagate" and the Epstein Files are the same story.)


• Spanish Hornets operating out of Lithuania intercept Russian SU-30 over the Baltic.

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Meme Dump!

Automotif DCXI...

The third generation F-bodies have aged so, so well. Just a really great design, aesthetically. If they'd been built by an Italian manufacturer you wouldn't be able to get automotive journalists to shut up about what timelessly classic lines they have.

More on this '91-'92 Camaro RS can be found here.

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A historical take...

"Wake up babe, new role model just dropped."

Our curators are lowkey rizzlers. So they teamed up with our intern to make this video. pic.twitter.com/5SFyexRO7y

— National Gallery of Art (@ngadc) December 19, 2025

Memes to Jump Start the Week!

Meme Dump!

Automotif DCX...

The vanity plate reads "SWISS 1". Although when I greeted the owner with "Love your car!", she answered that it was her second.

Check out the little silhouette of Switzerland on the hood!

This one was photographed in August of 2020 using a Nikon D7000.

Meme Dump!

Criming in the Open

What's hilarious is that back when Hillary's emails got linked, conspiracy weirdos went poring through them, trying to decide if references to "cheese pizza" were actually code talk for kiddie diddling.

Now that huge tranches of Epstein emails are getting dumped out to the public, it turns out that these kinds of people just send each other emails that straight up say "Had a great time criming with you on KidFuck Island last weekend. Hopefully we can get together and do some more criming next time I have an opening on my calendar. Don't forget to bring some kids to traffic!"

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