Relevant quote:

I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country’s most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General. And during that period, I spent most of my time being a high class muscle-man for Big Business, for Wall Street and for the Bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.

I suspected I was just part of a racket at the time. Now I am sure of it. Like all the members of the military profession, I never had a thought of my own until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military service.

I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefits of Wall Street. The record of racketeering is long. I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers in 1909-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for American sugar interests in 1916. In China I helped to see to it that Standard Oil went its way unmolested.

During those years, I had, as the boys in the back room would say, a swell racket. Looking back on it, I feel that I could have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.

On War, by U.S General Smedley Butler (1933)

My hair all day since I shower at night:

The fix for this should be simple: EBT funds should only be accessible in the state where the card was issued.

The solution to robbing from poor people should not be robbing them of more of their benefit.

I’d rather a hundred people get benefits they “don’t need” than have one person go without the support they require.

Not that it’s even happening, but even if it were I really wouldn’t care even a little bit. And furthermore, food stamp benefits are pathetic in the US.

Interesting, I was thinking it looked like we were on the way through Jupiter.

Absolutely. We’ve pretty much shown that having a nuclear weapon is the only deterrent that matters to the US. They’d be stupid if they didn’t rush to acquire them.

I had more fun watching the women’s rugby 7s at the Olympics than I ever did watching American football or soccer. I wish they showed it over here more often.

I always thought that smells when sneezing were caused by a sinus infection.

I should really visit France sometime. Sounds fantastic.

Her podcast, Dungeons and Daddies, is pretty great if you’re into actual play.

I recognize the people who post their art. There are a few people in particular who I especially like seeing what they’ve made.

Michael Jackson was chemically castrated by his dad so he retained his voice and as a side consequence he never fully developed mentally or biologically as a man.

That’s not really how it works. We unfortunately have a couple hundred years of knowledge on how castration changed bodies in general and singing voices in particular. It doesn’t prevent one from maturing mentally.

It seems more likely to me that his emotional regression was caused by his lack of a real childhood.

About $2.5 million.

The only way to settle this is a machete fight.

The thing is that Nazis say all kinds of things that are supposed to make them look smart and cool to their pathetic dipshit friends.

I make it a policy to require at least one more source above “a Nazi said it.”

Yeah, it’s like asking “what’s your favorite acute symptom.” The question kind of implies that something has gone thoroughly wrong.

Hide your fish, hide your pigeons.

I love the photos on the TV. Fun use of the medium.

What a spectacular bird!

We’ve got a pretty great view of Luna, so I know that one the best. Also, the full eclipse in totality was one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen with my own eyes.

I think Titan is the most intriguing; it’s got a freaking atmosphere! Also, it’s got lots of ice. It’s familiar and alien at the same time.