Hegar

Except that in usage it's almost never unclear and the use of 'literally' in place of 'figuratively' adds emphasis. So if anything it adds meaning. "Literally born on the track" is a good example - the meaning is clearly 'figuratively'. And the image of popping out of the womb onto a running surface adds emphasis and humour.

Contronyms - words that can also mean their opposite - are just a phenomenon of language. Cleave is the common example. You can cleave to or cleave in two.

Here's the article without the link to reddit: https://www.euronews.com/2025/07/10/armenia-and-azerbaijan-move-closer-to-peace-pushing-russia-out-from-the-south-caucasus

It feels a little overblown to me. My understanding is that Russia spurned Armenia and gave their blessing to Azerbaijan's defeat of Armenia. So it's not too surprising that Armenia didn't want Russia to broker the peace, and Azerbaijan didn't need them - they won.

There are troubles in Russo-Armenian relations, but there's no details of Azerbaijan distancing themselves from Russia. If anyone knows more, please let me know.

It's not leaked, it's intentionally published on an official substack.

The memo itself is just more lies from christian nationalists. This one is from a catholic who has previously called for ending democracy and having the church take over the state, pretending that he loves the democratic freedoms of places like Hungary and wants to protect them from the evil fascism of anyone left of Hitler.

I have no problem with insulting fascists, bootlickers and other vermin, but a lot of that "inbred ... chaw spitting ... mullet-wearing six-toed cross-eyed cousin-fucking" stuff doesn't feel right to me.

Maybe it feels elitist? Like the way he says 'this is a particularly stupid version of fascism' is by describing it with images that conjure up stereotypes used against the rural working class. Like you could add the word "peasant" and it wouldn't look out of place.

Seriously. Patients at my work listen to youtube without an ad blocker and it's just disgusting.

Today I heard "the most effective weight loss ever, using nothing but water and salt." Last week it was "Chase, Bank of America and many other banks give out up to $100k with absolutely no credit check. Last year I helped thousands of people secure over $XX million with absolutely no interest."

Just 100% straight up bullshit. I'm annoyed by low quality ai history videos, sure. But google giving free rein to lying grifters is much worse.

I don't think that's how a technofascist surveillance state works. They would know.

opening fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility ... motive is currently unknown.

Man shoots nazis, motive unknown 🤔

Under your system republicans would just send everyone who voted democrat to death camps.

At least with a secret ballot they can only do that to everyone they think voted against them.

It's just what the evidence from pre-history through history supports.

The rich are the government - from local 'big men' style rulers, councils of nobles, mercantile empires from Assyria to the US, to local governments that serve property developers.

The history of the state is the rich working out ever more sophisticated ways of getting what they want without revolt.

Surely if anything it's cynical rather than naive.

The most powerful in every society are the ones with the most resources and they've always been the ones with the free time to operate a government, which they use to pursue and secure their interests.

As far back as we have written and archaeological evidence of heirarchical institutions existing, they have been controlled by and on behalf of the rich and powerful.

I've got bad news for you, our government is already owned by the rich. Every government is. That's the whole point of having a government, it's how the rich control others.