wait I thought government workers were overpaid drains on society?

We’re going to end up with a world where every country that can get nukes WILL have nukes, and frankly I cannot say that I blame them. There’s no way Russia would have invaded Ukraine if ukraine had kept their inherited Soviet nukes.

This is a violation of free speech. Period. Carried out against brave federal employees who are speaking out in the public interest. It should get every ounce of attention that the cancelation of @jimmykimmel.com received. www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...

The pressure on KOMO 4/Sinclair advertisers is working. Seattle Theater Group and Seattle Opera say they are no longer advertising on KOMO. More info on companies that advertise on KOMO is here: www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/...

a new mRNA therapy apparently can cut the rate of Huntington's disease progression by ~75%. yet more miracle shit www.bbc.com/news/article...

Every single Dem who voted to ban TikTok needs to co-sign a bill to nationalize all Facebook platforms and X. They’ll never be able to fully make amends for that stupidity but this would go a long way.

Just in case you needed further validation, harpers.org/archive/2025...

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Some smart (or even not-very-smart!) Democratic politician could get some easy points for themselves and become a national name simply by introducing articles on this basis. It does not actually matter if the Republicans shoot them down. Maybe even helps.

Loud public demands for prosecutions of crimes like these in the future is a crucial part of stopping them. Even the Nazis worried about questions of legality. We know this because they explicitly exempted the Wehrmacht from criminal law in writing and in advance.

Kash Patel is the head of the FBI because he wrote pro-Trump fanfic for children. Keep this in mind when he is giving out briefings.

Once again, if you are just repeating shit from this administration, including especially Kash Patel, you are most likely repeating lies and spreading misinformation

In the old days, if a network affiliate blocked say, the first interracial kiss on an episode of Star Trek (which Brendan Carr appears to laud), that market was SOL. But now, you can pull up clips on YouTube or many other sources, and the networks can generative revenue directly.

Jimmy Kimmel sparks MAGA outrage, but a Fox News host suggesting bombing the UN draws little backlash. Selective outrage, loud and clear.

ICYMI: We filed suit on behalf of UC students, staff, faculty and their labor unions to block the Trump-Vance admin’s attempt to coerce compliance with their unlawful demands – including forcing federal control over UC’s curriculum, restricting protests, and banning DEI.

They found the Escalator problem 💥🤣🤣🤣👍

Trump will ramp things up based on this Dallas shooting at the ICE facility in 3....2.....1.....

This video is very good, actually. Watch and share: Change-Makers: Opposing Fascism In Daily Life h/t @afterthoughts.bsky.social

Hi, Bluesky! Over one million people cut Disney+, which is why Disney did the right thing and brought Jimmy Kimmel back without conditions. So I ask you, which mega company are we boycotting next and why?

Literally, just take Charlie Kirk quotes and say “This is what the GOP stands for.” I’ll give you an example: “We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the mid-1960s.” - Charlie Kirk HEY, THIS IS WHAT THE GOP STANDS FOR.

Kimmel’s return is welcome news, because when a company with the cultural footprint the size of Disney’s makes a bad move, the ugly results stay with us for decades.

Most generously considered, what is happening with your Ezra Kleins and even your David Frenches of the world is to attempt to broker a compromise between racists and anti-racists, bigots and anti-bigots that might leave things stable for those who prioritize stability over racism or anti-racism.

The Supreme Court has made it increasingly difficult to successfully prosecute public corruption, making it easier for people like White House “border czar” Tom Homan, who accepted $50,000 cash in a bag, to get away with alleged bribes. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/no-one-...

Kashimaru-kun, the mascot of Kashima City in Saga Prefecture, wears headgear that combines a fox with an orange.

“I think we're going to test ABC out on this. Let's see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.” I don’t think he’s ever been quite this explicit about his extortion.

“This is not harmless; it is a distortion of democracy by endlessly platforming Farage and granting him spectacle status. The press has manufactured legitimacy for a man and a party that has done almost nothing to earn it.”

"UK mainstream media reporting on the events within Israel has tended to give the impression of a population almost entirely supportive of on-going military operations... Within Israel, the reality has been rather different." Interview with the Refuser Solidarity Network in Israel. 👇

Glad Kimmel is now calling out Brendan Carr and Donald Trump, and, specifically, laughing at these weak men. Always mock bullies. They have the weakest chins.

You'll notice Charlie Kirk is not mentioned

Protests, mass meetups, conferences—a youth-led movement is reclaiming the Luddite mantle, rejecting a future dominated by Silicon Valley companies, toxic apps, and generative AI. This fall, a "Luddite renaissance" is in full swing. www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-luddit...

Trump pushed Kimmel into going full resistance lib for the biggest audience he will ever have. Another masterclass from the president.

Kimmel: "The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he cannot take a joke."

"Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade it." www.wired.com/story/the-wi...

However, ultimately, all of the technical/digital solutions outlined in the article are but band-aids. The only real, lasting, and just solution is a return to the rule of law.

Absent that, democracy in the US erodes into performance theatre, where institutions lose legitimacy, accountability collapses, and power consolidates in the hands of the few.

Without a shared commitment to legal order and enforcement, no algorithm, platform safeguard, or innovation can prevent the slow decay of civic trust, and America becomes another low-trust failed state.

Reminder that the 'rise' in autism is because of broadening the definition and better diagnostic techniques. #auspol

More than ten years since gamergate, and gaming communities are a bigger right wing cesspool than ever. I wish anyone other than those of us directly targeted had learned anything from gamergate.

Jesus fucking christ Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

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I really believe the D establishment got bullied by the GOP as far back as the ‘80s & are still trapped in that abusive relationship mode now

That is literally what every victim of domestic violence hears when asking for help: "X couldn't be abusing you because X is always nice TO ME." The entire Trump era is the dynamic of DV scaled up to national level, led by people who'd be the first to ask any victim "why didn't you just leave?"

complicating this is the fact that generals loyal to Bolsonaro would have acted on his orders to execute on a coup had the CIA not gotten involved foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/20/b...

in 2029, if the US returns to sanity, we are likely to see at least one of Reform, RN, or AfP holding a parliamentary majority. these governments are less antidemocratic than Trump, but we will be returning to a crisis. bsky.app/profile/osit...

the question is not "will the US take precisely the same leadership role as before." we can't. but there is no longer a stable democratic core beyond the reach of authoritarian consolidation, and if we break free of it ourselves we cannot simply retreat from the world while we return to sanity.

we are dealing with a fascist internationale and we have not even started talking about how to stop it.

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

Newly released data shows Customs and Border Protection funneled the DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens—some as young as 14—into an FBI crime database, raising alarms about oversight and legality. www.wired.com/story/dhs-ha...

The greatest innovation billionaires have come up with is they found a way to have billions of dollars and still be miserable and angry all the time