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“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.” -Zohran Mamdani

I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this. He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.

Just flat-out declaring that everything Adams did as mayor after the indictment—in the final fifteen months and five days of his term of office—was presumptively corrupt, and undoing everything that's in his immediate power to undo with a single stroke of the pen. This is the way.

And again, this resonates with what Team Fight is demanding Dems do about Trump once they take power back—this is the equivalent of a Day One executive order from the next president repealing all of Trump's executive orders and announcing that his ballroom will be razed.

We all have our holy book rankings

I talk about this constantly, there is theoretically no getting rid of him for the GOP because of this, he can't just lose the nomination one year and fade into irrelevance; he can get to congress and stay there for 30 years quoting Debs and pushing human-first policies from a national podium

this is such an important thing to recognize and call out the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led

thank you for all the home cooked meals ❤️

Picard life tip: Resolve to make self improvement a habit, a lifestyle, a challenge, that becomes part of who you are all year, every year.

I don't remember where I came across this, but I rediscovered it on my phone & it seems like apt words going into the new year. Remember that hope is an ugly, durable thing. Keep enduring, we can make the world better so long as we're here & willing to try for it.

This is the only end of year content I care about. 🐶🐶

Seems relevant

If you see items in a black box like this on the Amazon app (presumably similar on desktop), do NOT use Amazon to purchase. Go to the artist's site directly to see what they actually have, buy more easily, and not support this garbage concept that big corps can scrape whatever they want.

-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence These are the foundations of real freedom.

“The secret that scientists don’t want you to know about!” 🧪

Talk about lifestyle choices.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the YEAR!

Republicans claim they’re better for the economy, but it hasn't been true for a century. Don't fall for it. They're better for the wealthy and that's it.

This would also impact things like tax returns and legal filings. People continuing to try to make the usps less reliable in favor of pushing for-profit mail/shipping services. 🤦‍♂️

Next time someone says they don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, ask them to tell about the most recent time they were forced to apologize for being white and who made them do it.

Tax them or Eat them. Pick One. https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/16892 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jenniebreeden

Picard honesty tip: Don't let anyone else tell you how many lights you see.

It's only “DEI” if it comes from liberal coastal cities. Otherwise it's just sparkling white supremacy.

May you never be the reason why someone who loves to sing, doesn't anymore. Or why someone who dressed so differently now wears standard clothing. Or why someone who always spoke of their dreams so wildly is now silent about them.

Don’t listen to fools or you might become one.

Just a quick note to say nobody since 2007 has qualified for full social security (based solely on age) at 65. Nobody since 2020 has qualified at age 66. The current age is 67. I’ve been working since I was 14. I think 53 years of an approximate 80-90 year lifespan is more than sufficient.

This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025

Picard management tip: After any stressful adventure, give yourself and your crew ample recovery time.

This gets funnier every time I watch it. The robot doubling over

Bespoke: A Christmas Metroidvania Movie.

This message hits hard.

Take your meds. Tell the universe to go fuck itself. It’s what Carrie would have wanted.

The only thing ChatGPT ever does.

Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).

Picard management tip: Take your leisure time seriously. A relaxed captain is a sane captain.

THIS 👇 HERE

My family and I, and the entire Japanese American community on the West Coast, were denied due process during our internment in WWII. It is a cherished, critical right for all people within the U.S.’s borders.

Things are Terrible, but this isn't. Be weird.

happy crimus

Picard holiday tip: Religion and commercialism will both fade over generations. Generosity and kindness, however, will endure.

Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt

For further context twitter added a button that allows users to generate ai images using existing art posts from artists. It removes glaze and it basically reskins the artwork by using the existing work as a base. Twitter is no longer a safe space for art

He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.

Funny how that works, huh? [Cartoon by Joe Heller]