10 years ago, I wanted more nuclear power to ease off fossil fuels. Today, we are finally getting it. But solar/wind have become better options and it's only so oligarchs can power the plagiarizing liar machines to erode trust in our senses.

Redcaps: "Communists will destroy our way of life!" Mamdani: "I want to destroy oligarchy, hate, poverty, and violence!" Redcaps: "Exactly! That's our way of life!"

I love the idea that we can't call it socialism because it scares people. it's like when I tell toddlers my ice cream is spicy so they won't want to eat it.

🎵Take me out to the ballroom Decorate it in gold Find me some donors with lots of cash I don't care if the East Wing gets smashed Let me loot loot loot the taxpayers And spread around doom and gloom For it's 1, 2, 3 terms I'll spend In my new ballroom! 🎵

How far we have fallen that even Reagan, the cause of most of modern America's ails, was still smarter and savvier than Trump is today.

Just gone. And no one will stop him. He's doing this to the whole country and no one will stop him.

If you don't want me to take an hour long dissociative shower to stare at the void, then don't create a world with no future.

So 7 million people march against America's would be king. Then he posts a slop video of himself as king (and what a big boy in that fighter jet!) literally shitting on Americans. Then immediately demolition begins of the White House to make room for his ball room. Do I have that right?

@forrestvalkai.bsky.social, dropping truth about learned helplessness vs compassion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H9V...

Some work still to do, shall we say.

A disturbed man and his fanatical advisors are making potentially life-threatening decisions on the basis of what he sees on television. We should all be very concerned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-trump-gets-and-processes-information

Democrats are pretty good at fixing things Republicans break but they are terrible at getting credit for it. Which keeps the cycle going.

What amazes me is how BAD he is at EVERYTHING! He's worth infinite dollars and is the most powerful man in the world. And he hides a bruise with a paint sample. No blending at all. No attempt to match skin tone. No one to help him apply it. It would be LESS obvious to just to nothing at all!

As people get into false romance with LLMs, I am left thinking that a parasocial relationship with a chatbot is emotional masturbation. "If you [emotionally] masturbate, you will go blind [to reality]." -moms in the future

In a near future where we need to check whether humans are bots: Woman on a date: "Say something negative about techbro oligarchs." Man: "I think Elon is probably going to save humanity. He's a real life Tony Stark, you know?" Woman, pulling out a gun: "Maybe you're not a skinjob. Either way..."

They are removing part of the Constitution from the Congressional website. Article I sections 8 (partial) and 9-10 (entire) have been removed. web.archive.org/web/diff/202...

Makes me think of that.... I don't know what it is. Warhammer? 🤷‍♂️ The thing where Orcs have "technology" that works because they *believe* it will work. This is a hype-based economy: It doesn't produce anything, and in fact destroys things, but it generates revenue because they believe it will.

Joining the nerd train. One like = One Trek Opinion

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This clip aged like fine wine.

Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, will turn 25 in September. It will soon be too old to date Leo DiCaprio and has only had 35 launches in that time.

Trump has an answer for everyone in the political spectrum regarding the Epstein List... of course his actions will be to hide it no matter what he claims.

Note: The Good Place Committee is not supposed to be the example of a functional liberal political party. If your left-leaning party looks like them, the party is broken.

Tariffs solve everything. Trade deficit? Tariffs. Budget deficit? Tariffs. Bad press? Tariffs. Approval numbers? Tariffs. Crime rates? Tariffs. No healthcare plan? Tariffs? Hangnail? Tariffs. Melania won't touch you? Tariffs. Retaliatory tariffs? Tariffs. Too many tariffs? Did I stutter?

It's got enough room for me & the whole squad ⚔️

Worked imo: Ok Boomer They’re weird Will you shut up, man There you go again Does not work imo: He’s dangerous He’s a felon Most important election ever Rules don’t apply to him Stop building up fascists into cool strong outlaws for scared idiots to hide behind. Deflate them. It’s not that hard

Instead of their older mix of anti-labor Dixiecrats and northern liberals, Democrats have shifted significantly left in the last generation to fit comfortably in the same political family as socialist-oriented parties in Europe. /1 nathannewman.substack.com/p/the-democr...

It’s not alligator Alcatraz, because Alcatraz had due process. Alligator Auschwitz is a more accurate description, because it’s a fucking concentration camp.

Oh man, when the small government libertarian “keep the fed out of my life” pundits hear that the executive branch wants to digitally track our movements there’s gonna be hell to pay!

And contrary to right wing mythology, children are far more likely to be victims of a religious leader than a trans person or drag queen. 846 cases reported by religious figures. 1 drag queen. 5 trans people.

Someone has gone through and actually run the numbers on molestation crimes against children. The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican. 67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans. www.whoismakingnews.com

This👇👇👇

The Overton Window is now so far to the right the left have been defenestrated

I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.

leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening historians: that thing is definitely happening star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it news outlets: these protesters are out of control

dude this party is such an echo chamber. it's just friends hanging out and chilling and having a good time. you need to invite some people over who want to kill you with hammers

...creativity is inherently unsafe...

So then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!" And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.

Cartoonist: Dave Whamond

Behold the nonbinding, unenforceable Constitution of the Roberts era.

Once again, the main goal of Trump's tariffs is soliciting bribery. That is why all who go looking for a coherent (if misguided) economic strategy that aims to benefit the country come away confused. Make manufacturing boom? Stop fentanyl? Generate revenue to replace income tax? Nope. Corruption.

Still shameful that Amazon has no spine. But good idea to make a mod for it. www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalH...

At this juncture I’d like to point out: * we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing * there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world * a united approach could stop the climate crisis But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.

trans people above water approval-wise *even in the UK*. the ongoing frenzy of bigotry is wholly the creation of the media and like 5 rich Brits

Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.