we gotta get like three VPNs deep with signal chats set to a disappearing turnaround of minutes to be able to use adult words instead of "unalive" or "grape" meanwhile our political elite are apparently just emailing each other plaintext "up for sex crimes tonight ?"

UPDATE — Here are the at least 10 congressional Democrats, 5 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 6 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:

They were never going to negotiate in good faith. They were never going to negotiate in good faith. They were never going to negotiate in good faith. Also, they clearly want a nationwide abortion ban. Dems should have held the line. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

You ever just get furious when men have unwarranted self-esteem?

Never has there been a case of more "good fucking riddance," but it's not unamusing that they're hightailing it right after the first snow storm hit. Chicago has a built-in defense against unserious jagoffs and it's called winter.

Giggle.

Found a YouTube channel that plays old Ray Bradbury Theater episodes, so I will see y'all in 2026.

Lolol V for Vendetta is in the top trending paid movies on Google's streaming homepage. I'm sure it doesn't mean anything.

This is why we love them.

some good news: kim davis publicly ate shit, again

@schumer.senate.gov Donald Trump is nowhere near as popular as the ACA.

@sanders.senate.gov and @warren.senate.gov and @markey.senate.gov should tell any Senator considering a cave that they'll happily host stadium stops with @aoc.bsky.social and any other rising star that wants to primary them in their districts if they can't hold the line for people's basic needs.

The two party system is incompatible with democracy. We must change our electoral system to restore democracy.

@peters.senate.gov don't do it. No deals. You're leaving so you won't feel the effect of this, but my children will. No cooperation with the Republicans in any way shape or form

It's incredible that we let billionaires bloviate about their policy views without throwing tomatoes at them. We know what they want, they want policies that work for a few dozen people and immiserate the other 300 million. Not interested!

Honestly, we need politicians who respect sex workers way more than we need those who only respect lobbyists.

Sometimes I remember this meme and laugh.

40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion

SOCRATES: No god is a philosopher or seeker after wisdom, for he is wise already; nor does any man who is wise seek after wisdom. PLATO: Neither do the ignorant seek after wisdom. DARRYL, SOCRATES AND PLATO’S FRIEND: well well well if it isn’t the blowjob brothers

Sorry to do litmus tests but I want candidates who understand and say out loud that the big tech industry is a hive of evil charlatans who get rich pumping poison into the world

This hit me right in the guts. Thankfully I was wearing a ballistic charm necklace. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DxLYTd/

The same people offering full throated defenses of a man with a Nazi tattoo suddenly can’t process that the Supreme Court Justice that most consistently calls out MAGA must have a good reason to rule in a way that goes against her well established record. No nuance at all ever when it comes to BW

Layoffs are reaching their highest levels since the pandemic, but America's corporate elite have never been doing better. Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?

Y'all see that the @nytimes.com changed the headline of that dogshit article again? Anyway, I cancelled my games subscription.

Meet Terry Hanks from Sundance Chevrolet in Lansing, MI. youtu.be/rvxnEtp_oPs?...

Reporters should honestly start asking Mike Johnson if he's a stupid person. Cause he sounds like a stupid person.

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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going! Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists. We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.

We *could* have nice things.

Setting up a new thermostat makes me long for the simpler, more mercury-filled thermostats of my youth.

Humanity is worth saving.

If y'all aren't listening to Swindled, you should be. swindledpodcast.com

is there a Balls Cheney

Ellis: "The government would have people believe, instead, that the Chicagoland area is in a vice hold of violence, ransacked by rioters and attacked by agitators. That simply is untrue. And the government's own evidence in this case belies that assertion."

“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’” @reuters.com #Chicago www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...

What in the fuck are we doing here. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...

So like we're putting all of our money in our mattresses, right?

It's such ridiculous brain rot to think supporting trans people is why we lost the election, not the billion dollar lying machine the GOP has been running for 40 years.

All-female transition team?

Lol, I know correlation isn't causation, but I didn't do any weed yesterday and Dick Cheney died and Mamdani won.

Has he bulldozed the Washington Monument yet?

I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not

“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis

First good day in what feels like years, we should top it off by killing Dick Cheney again

just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters

Man, do you know what rules? Actually loving other people, reminding us that we deserve a government that cares for us, and inspiring us to meet our neighbors.