@lethendralis.bsky.social did such an incredible job bringing this city to life; this piece is everything I could have wanted and then some!

“Ah," said Mr Pin. "Right. I remember. You are concerned citizens." He knew about concerned citizens. Wherever they were, they all spoke the same private language, where 'traditional values' meant 'hang someone'. - Terry Pratchett, The Truth

To Democrats: 👏They 👏Don't 👏Want 👏To 👏Work 👏With 👏You They believe some of the most centrist Dems are "bad news". They don't operate in good faith, nor do they even minimally approve of bipartisanship in any regard. Stop trying to work with them in return, it won't work, they don't want you.

Trans rights are human rights.

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this. You're welcome

I expected the tyranny and the blustering and the mockery of everything they’ve ever claimed America was supposed to stand for what I didn’t expect was the depth and speed of the capitulation at every level

Once again, it’s essential to understand that these top media outlets are political actors with an agenda to delegitimate the left and prop up and protect the right.

I agree.

They’re gonna blame us no matter what, you know that right?

this is very hard for a lot of people to believe. But it's more true than ever.

Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...

Everyone should be held to the same standards.

I guess the main thing I’m learning this week is that lots of elite media people knew charlie kirk personally and didn’t know any minnesota state legislators

rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life. The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory? Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”

Pretty sure God/Jesus has immunity to disease on account of being, you know, God. Humans not so much.

So I'm grumpy that we seem to be once again creating a dynamic in our party where the people who got to the right answer sooner are marginalized for doing so, while people who were wrong get credit for changing their minds once it became obvious they were wrong. (See also NAFTA, Iraq War, Gaza.)

What the fuck is this reality

The freedom argument RFK and fascists like him make is a red herring...not vaccinating yourself affects more than just you, it affects everyone around you regardless of the choice they make.

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Not a new point, but the assumption underlying this idea is that children are simply extensions of their parents’ political ethos and will never divert from it, an idea that is immediately, obviously untrue.

How many of today's progressives were children of conservative parents? The political views of parents are not hereditary traits.

id be slightly less angry at dem leadership saying theyre only interested in throwing political punches on “kitchen table issues” if they were currently out there landing punches on “kitchen table issues”

The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...

I mean, they could have stayed out of state and continued to withhold quorum. Once more, Democrats commitment to the performance is greater than their commitment to democracy.

I...what?

And where were these governors over the last 8 months??? Still playing defense while fascists play offense. So frustratingly reactionary I swear...how about any "blue state" governor actually take preemptive action for a change?!

It is somewhat surprising that Kpop Demon Hunters is out of the top 5. If you see this, quote with your top 5 on repeat

What's sadly novel about this "strategy" is that he's not doing it simply because it's tactically smart, he's doing it because it's the right thing to do. He'd still be doing this even if he was demonstrably losing, because he actively cares about trying to make a positive difference for everyone.

The entire Trek fandom should be pro-Palestine because it’s literally Bajor

Anyone gleefully anticipating mass social unrest and clashes with the government has either never seen what that looks like up close or thinks their privilege will keep them safely out of the way.

If it was up to them, AI would take your job whether you used it or not. But you know what's happened historically when there's a large enough population that's lost their jobs and have nothing left to lose? History doesn't repeat itself verbatim of course...but it certainly likes to rhyme.

"Is Brennan really leaving Dropout?" Tell me you don't watch Game Changer without telling me you don't watch Game Changer

The hardest disbelief to suspend about the show.

That last line hits hard

No one is ever different at 33 than they were at 18. /s

"no one wants a government handout" It's OUR MONEY. Our. Money. Every purchase, every paycheck, every year's filing, we pay into taxes. That is alllll a government money is. Our money, pooled in hopes it can be used to better everyone's lives, not to provide a "government handout" to the rich.

In fact, access to commissaries - and the lower cost food that it can provide, because IT IS THE GOVERNMENT AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO MAKE A PROFIT OR TAX ITSELF IT JUST WANTS YOU TO BE FED - is a prized thing. I *really* miss going to the PX / BX!

Having criticism of the military and law enforcement policies of a national government entity is not the same thing as being a racial and cultural bigot. Those who assert that it is are lying to you for their own monetary and political profit.

Ah yes, because someone being of middle eastern descent automatically makes them antisemitic.

As much as Wyoming and Utah are, well, Wyoming and Utah politically, the landscapes are drop dead gorgeous and I repeatedly find myself in awe as I drive through. Also kudos to the person who graffitied "No Zionists" on the side of a random building off the interstate. Hero level shit.

Dress it up in progressive language but you're cheating yourself by not doing the work. This is the worst thing about AI: millions of students refusing to learn, taking zero interest in the world around them, empty in mind and heart. Your punishment is the person you will become.

Trans kids deserve to live. Happily, openly, and vicariously.

Trans kids deserve to live

The double standard irks me so much. 5 pages on the BBC of pictures, interviews, and opinions of an errant Iranian missile hitting an Israeli hospital. But nothing about Palestinian hospitals in Gaza when they were leveled by Israeli missiles. I see your racial bias, you morally corrupt cowards.

Remember this.

Fight the Empire.