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James Killough Quibblers & Scribblers
February 25, 2023
WOKE

James Killough’s Lexicon of Neologisms

James Killough's personal lexicon of Woke-related neologisms....

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Yankees interpreted by Ralph Lauren
February 8, 2023
HIGHLIGHT FEATURE

Lost in Yankeeshire

Whites are thought not to have an ethnicity as a part of their "White privilege." Killough breaks the omertà of his misunderstood Northeastern establishment roots to discuss the realities Anglo-American Yankee culture....

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Harris Dickinson Shirtless Triangle of Sadness
December 4, 2022
CONTENT CREATION, FILM & TELEVISION

Europe Sends the New York Times a Message With ‘Triangle of Sadness’

Ruben Östlund's 'Triangle of Sadness' is a stark, mocking rebuke for American pseudo-Marxists. Are they too righteous and "progressive" to listen?...

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Nikki Haley President
November 29, 2022
CULTURAL CONVERSATION

A Case for President Haley

Killough explores why Democratic women are unsuitable presidential candidates. Will Americans follow Anglosphere nations and elect a Conservative like Nikki Haley?...

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Marffyd Clark Rings of Power
October 2, 2022
CONTENT CREATION

Noted: Anglican Homophobes, ‘Rings of Power’ and Beth Ditto

A selection of James Killough's prolific posts on Facebook, from the first week in September 2022. ...

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August 22, 2022
KILLOUGH CHRONICLES

Cousin Athol’s Portrait of Helmut Newton

A portrait by Athol Shmith from 1957 establishes a personal connection with Helmut Newton's "mysterious" years in Melbourne. ...

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Pope Francis
June 26, 2022
CULTURAL CONVERSATION

An Epistle To Liberals on Religion and Procedures

If Satan is a trickster, he's fooling everyone by hiding in plain sight, in every religion, spiritual and temporal, and in every social-justice platform that turns a blind eye in the name of not giving offense....

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The Secrets of Dumbledore
June 12, 2022
CONTENT CREATION

The Three‑Body Problem of ‘The Secrets of Dumbledore’

The final installment of the 'Fantastic Beasts' trilogy is a welcome evolution in the way gay men are portrayed in mass-market cinema. Sadly, there are other considerable problems....

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May 19, 2022
KILLOUGH CHRONICLES

One of Those Many Times I Forgot Myself

A gay man crushes on some of "the most beautiful women in the world" in an era before sexual fluidity....

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Catholic SCOTUS
May 16, 2022
CULTURAL CONVERSATION

SCOTUS: A Thousand Inquisitions Now

A Times opinion piece prompts concern that so many devout Catholics on the Supreme Court, kneeling to the world's only absolute monarch, might be an existential threat to America's foundational ethos....

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james_killough James Killough @james_killough ·
15 Mar

.@jakecoyleAP It might not be normal, but it's no surprise or upset: look who the president of AMPAS is. It matters.

https://apnews.com/article/oscars-academy-awards-everything-everywhere-2e8dc372faabf3f4c7a4fe988a24872a

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james_killough James Killough @james_killough ·
15 Mar

.@kevinroose My view is we make too much of sentience and "nuance." My few interactions with ChatGPT tell me that it is indeed already capable of what we believe to be sentience. Most humans have such limited knowledge and perspective; it's nothing like https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1636130434974371840

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james_killough James Killough @james_killough ·
15 Mar

Issues and tissues! Tackling the politics of victimhood from the point of a recovering victimhood addict myself. Big subject, has to be in two parts. Next will drop this weekend, so if you like what you're reading, please subscribe — it's free!

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james_killough James Killough @james_killough ·
15 Mar

Good for @Wellesley for not giving in to kids whose neural pathways are far from settled. And I say that as a biological-male-who-lives-as-a-man-who-loves-men Wesleyan alum who's had to explain that he didn't go to Wellesley way too many times.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3900652-wellesley-college-students-vote-to-admit-trans-men-and-nonbinary-applicants/

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6 Mar

Warning: graphic content. I can’t find the right words. This is evil.

Please help me stop this abuse.

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