July 28, 2010 – Gin and Tacos

WIKILEAKS, PART II: L'ETAT C'EST MOI

Posted on July 28, 2010 | by Ed | 22 Comments

2 days ago

On a recent book about the Black Death and the cold reality that solving the problem of Eurocentricity by expanding the geographic scope of a history does not *automatically* produce new insights. Sometimes it just tells you the same story over and over in different settings. ...

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2 weeks ago

Stop saying "lockdown." Stop engaging with people who call what happened in the U.S. during the pandemic a lockdown with out pointing out that no such thing happened here. If we're fated to relitigate COVID for the rest of our lives let's do it from the starting point of what actually happened.

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2 weeks ago

Suzuki Jimothy ...

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2 weeks ago

On the revolutionary political tactic of not talking yourself out of doing anything that someone, somewhere, might not like. ...

THE HECKLER'S VETO | Gin and Tacos

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My social media feed is often in the throes of Mamdani Mania, not merely because the NYC Mayor holds policy positions popular with the kind

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4 weeks ago

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For each one of the 104 matches in the 2026 World Cup I tried to find a historical or cultural connection between the two countries involved. Some were obvious; many were not. The result includes flying cows, pirate rabbis, mad utpoian schemes, regicidal rappers, and so much more.

Here are eight of the best, with links to the full archive of all 104: ...

THE WORLD CUP, FOOTNOTED | Gin and Tacos

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The strange ties and shared histories behind all 104 World Cup matches, explained. For every match in the 2026 World Cup, I tried to find on

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