I agree with the overall gist here. But not the details. The GOP is planning to destroy all remaining guardrails without Congress, VIA THE COURTS. The midterms matter because a Dem House or Senate can begin driving attention to the project of massive and complete Court reform.

Something that might interest you, jasesdesouza.bsky.social. www.hackster.io/news/keeping...

Snowball fight?

Rhododendron growing outside my home office window.

Current viewing: 1951's Flight to Mars, starring Marguerite Chapman, Arthur Franz, Virginia Huston, and Cameron Mitchell. www.imdb.com/title/tt0043...

These spammy crypto accounts that keep following me are a damn nuisance. Blocked.

Republicans have no intention of giving up power. There is nothing they won't do, at this point, to prevent Democrats from taking the House and/or Senate. And it's all because Trump has demanded that they protect him from impeachment. And Project 2025.

Republican legislators across the country are redistricting for their own benefit. Virginia had what the others lacked: a vote of the people. Which effort did a right-wing court nullify? The one that would benefit Democrats: Virginia.

Another instance of U.S. courts letting Republicans do whatever the fuck they want while Democrats have to "follow the rules." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

True.

Indeed.

QTP with a gif of your first gaming console!

Just stop it, Roberts. We can see what you are doing, and we are particularly riled about what two of your colleagues - Alito and Thomas - are up to. Stop playing us for fools. We are not stupid.

Does everyone understand that RFK Jr.'s anti-SSRI idiocy is rooted in Christian purity culture? Because if you're treating your depression with medication, you aren't turning to "God" for answers. You are considered weak because suffering - as Jesus did - is good for you and you should endure it.

I am so tired of these shitbags getting away with everything. It's like someone decided that all is fair not just in love and war, but also politics. If you're trying to get your party's losing candidates installed in office, you can do whatever you want. www.alternet.org/the-man/

Trending topic: "Federal Troops" Qualifier? Any post that mentions "New York". 🙄

A while back, a water distiller of mine died. Wouldn't power on at all. The company sent me a new one, no questions asked, and didn't ask me to return the defective unit. The other day, I finally decided to dig into it to see if I could fix it. 1/3

This thread is one of my all-time favorite bits of Internet comedy. Let me take you back to 2016, when Pokémon Go was a fresh new craze...

We need to get back to electing presidents who take responsibility for their decisions rather than blaming everyone else. That, sadly, is a tall order, for Republicans seem to reward and even worship malignant narcissists who are incapable of telling the truth.

The MAGA movement and everything it stands for is garbage. It is comprised entirely of grifters and morally bankrupt scum who have hoodwinked tens of millions of people into believing that the worst of the worst are actually the good guys.

InfoWars is back on the air, and it's Satan approved! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exu1...

“We owe it to Tennesseans to ensure our congressional districts accurately reflect the will of Tennessee voters” In other words, make what Democrats want utterly meaningless by diluting their vote through gerrymandering.

All the drama over Dawkins and "Claudia" brings this bit of classic television to mind:

Graham Platner reminds me of Dave "Task Manager" Plummer.

Oh, you don't like that we're cheating? OK, well, since you didn't just let us cheat, we will have to retaliate by expanding our cheating nationwide. Oh, and we will be suspending an election to make sure we can do our most effective cheating. apnews.com/article/cong...

So, we're just going to have widespread mid-decade gerrymandering for the benefit of Republicans? As if the Electoral College wasn't a stupid enough idea. thehill.com/homenews/cam...

I don't know, I think I could have maybe gotten another year out of these slippers. 😂

New right-wing podcast just dropped! 🤡🤡

Why don't the royals feel ridiculous being royals?

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What an absolute beast of a drummer Thomas Lang is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pmQ...

MSN's comment moderation takes offense to the word 'you'. It is consistently treated as an attack. Here we see someone call someone else 'communist'. To MSN, that is not an attack. Suggesting that they need to brush up on their definitions, though? That's an attack. All to protect ad revenue.

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Peter Cushing's mother wanted a daughter. The result was that she dressed him as a girl for years. His conservative father favored more traditional male attire and did not approve of the OBE's interest in the arts. Had the elder Cushing had his way, imagine the films that wouldn't have been made!

Never a missed opportunity. Predictable.

Why are people are losing their minds over this image? Listen, this is not The Dead Zone, when Martin Sheen's character crashes and burns as a presidential candidate after holding up a baby to shield himself from a shooter. I despise this authoritarian prick, but let's not be ridiculous.

It's time to fill the propane tank, but this shit is depressing. Thanks, yam tits.

Amused. Slightly.

Once someone's cocky side surfaces in my dealings with them, that's my exit. Cockiness = contempt.

Today I decided to go look at some classic horror movie figurines from Kaustic Plastik. Being a lover of the Hammer Dracula films, I naturally made a beeline to the Christopher Lee Dracula stuff. I did not expect to find one that looks more like Gavin Newsom than Christopher Lee. 😂

Republicans' view of the political process would appear to be that elections are held merely to affirm/re-affirm their power. Any other result is proof of a process gone wrong.

We've certainly come a long way. My dad's first pacemaker lasted 9 years. His current one, #2, might last him for the rest of his life (he's 85).

Meet your new acting Secretary of the Navy.

MAGA: "Go away! 'Batin'!"

Why compete when you can collude and engage in price-fixing? www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...