"catechetic stupidity" -- that's a phrase!

conservatism--and its culminate derivative fascism--is a revolt against modernity and its disenchantment of the world the catechetic stupidity that conservatives cultivate in themselves and others is designed to re-enchant the world and make a contingent order seem eternal again

youtu.be/mOZyZAdfiiE?... @farronbalanced.bsky.social spills the tea. ☕️ 👀 🍿

I was raised in a deeply evangelical family and I can say unequivocally that everything Trump is doing right now is the kind of shit they warned me about in the 90s and are now actively praising.

www.youtube.com/live/XS0eg--... via @thisspacetv.bsky.social @bostonbrian.com currently on deck. 04.13.2026. #leftisbest

While the political systems of Hungary and the USA are structurally very different, many around the world will be watching closely to see if this is the strategy needed to succeed in what Orbán himself proudly calls an "illiberal democracy".

youtu.be/aNMMR7ZY988?... 👀 🚗

Peter Magyar is not metaphorically, literally, or in comparison to Orban, a liberal, and it’s bizarre to see some US liberals claim otherwise. I’m guessing most of these cases are those who have that mysterious malady that prevents them from using a search engine of their choice.

www.youtube.com/live/m3IqKA6... via @majorityreport.bsky.social #leftisbest 04.13.2026. 11AM CST.

burn it all down.

The invocation of the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti through the "Pretti Good trouble" line doesn't sit well with me, especially when it's just tacked onto the end of a completely unrelated topic. Good and Pretti weren't killed by rogue Forest Service agents. They were killed by ICE.

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youtu.be/nGBwXXFjoqM?... via @actualjake.bsky.social

We hate to drone on, so we’ll give you the TL;DR on ‘pontificate.’ 'Pontificate’ originally meant “to officiate as a pontiff.” pontiff = Pope or bishop ⬇️

Alright SHIFTIES submissions are closed I hope you got yours in, but don’t worry there’s always next time! Next up mastering and track order…

www.youtube.com/live/OPlANPn... via @farronbalanced.bsky.social LIVE NOW. 04.13.2026.

youtu.be/cQ8HLvP6s-k?... via @idoubtitpodcast.bsky.social #leftisbest

Ha ha ha. That's your prerogative. Be sure that you do not talk to the monkey, and go.

Your weekly reminder that no, you don’t have to hand it to these awful people.

youtu.be/TVhUk-gmR2k?... via @steveshives.bsky.social “I know what ‘innumberated’ means”. 😤😂

Representatives of the Trump administration are pressuring their counterterrorism partners to focus more on left-wing organizing, including the transgender community. That and two more stories to start your week in trans news here: www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

youtu.be/jpV9J6GKY8c?... ICYMI . Really great and concise analysis from @piratelawyer.com .

Work/play/wake/sleep balance is all of our wack recently.

In 1999 I earned $8/hr & paid $600/month for a nice 1-bdrm apartment in PDX. I earned approx. $1,200/month to make rent. Today that same apt is almost $2,500/month & that same job pays $15/hr which amounts to approx. $2,080/month. It’s time to burn it all down & fixed the rigged system.

Been playing Starfield. Despite some truly bizarre, Lynchian dialogue at times, and some hard crashes, the game has been great.

www.youtube.com/live/gSUKcPL... via @leftofthebox.bsky.social #leftisbest 04.12.2026. 4:00PM CST.

What sort of horrors will we experience this week?

i love this sentiment but i don’t think it will be as effective with a time limit. if you want them to experience what we do you have to take the hope away. you wash dishes forever, unless you get lucky

YOU - “What's it like to miss someone?” TOMMY LE HOMME - “What's it *like*? Good. And bad. An ache that brings you joy.” He smiles warmly. “I think of them a lot. I dream up these silly scenarios, in great detail. Of living with them... it comforts me.”

was once New Amsterdam.

NEW STUFFY SHORT! youtube.com/shorts/3ikit...

Happy. Boing. More happy. Ding ding. Much more Happy. Boo boo's. Big big happy. Zooooom!

argalirecordsnetlabel.com/2026/04/11/1... LAST label post for today. Also noticed the preview pics for most BlueSky posts do not seem to be working correctly. Am now accepting tracks for the next @argrecnetlabel.bsky.social quarterly comp. Will start email responses tomorrow. Thanks all.

For any pearl-clutchers out there, your favourite artist has most definitely drawn and continues to draw smut.

argalirecordsnetlabel.com/compilation-... Hello all. Next on the @argrecnetlabel.bsky.social update barrage is our (almost) yearly update to our comp submission guidelines. The main updates are: clearly stating we do NOT accept any AI-generated music or track graphics, clarification of song usage 🧵

thehardtimes.net/culture/mcdo... Also, I don't know if they did this on purpose, but the entire page is also full of Burger King burger coupons.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSir... Promo vid for the recently released "Seventeenth Quarterly Report" comp on @argrecnetlabel.bsky.social , Volume 2. Comp curation and promo vid by me, cover art by Reon, music for this clip by @deathofthewhale.bsky.social (deathofthewhale.bandcamp.com).

Weren’t the last few threats of a celeb cage match or fight (mainly Zuck vs. Musk) just choreographed BS and completely unserious? Regardless of who is doing it, it always looks stupid.

This'll make you laugh.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzl... Promo vid for the recently released "Seventeenth Quarterly Report" compilation, volume 1. Vid by me, cover art by @reonmoebius.bsky.social , music on this vid by Cousin Silas.

EVIL, EVIL, EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saw that YouTube is raising their premium prices. Wonder how many employees they had to lay off to make that happen, or if that’s coming soon.

Don't know about anyone else, but the worst thing about switching over to my music-label profile on YouTube is, having spent less time on it, YouTube shoves the worst algorithmic slop in my face by default. 😒

Turned out dinkety-dink-dink hadn't even fucking started.

argalirecordsnetlabel.bandcamp.com/album/17th-q... #nowplaying The seventeenth quarterly report experimental music/noise compilation from Argali Records Netlabel. This second volume features tracks from: Zey, Twilight Transmissions, Rasalasad, Substak, Arvo Zylo, NOISENIBOR, State Vector Collapse,

My dear friend, Zey, is on this! Check out his track, "Abyss", and all the other fantastic pieces.