I often joke that a leftist is someone who’d rather hope for a revolution rather than improving society somewhat whereas a lib is someone who’s too busy saying “I told you so” rather than improving society somewhat. I try to be a secret third thing.

Bluesky is such a weird bubble. People here are not eager to sacrifice their children to ba'al - something extremely popular in the group chat, on X the everything app, and in Ohio diners

How to really raise children the old fashioned way. If you’re rich, have servants do it. If you’re poor, make them work in mines.

Forget the Thucydides Trap. What about the Thucydides Thirst Trap?

Leftists call what I am a “reformist” whereas the more annoying libs would say I’m “the groups.”

NEW: A federal court ruled that ICE is no longer allowed to conduct unlawful immigration arrests at NYC courts as our case proceeds. We will continue fighting until this unconstitutional practice is banned for good.

Thanks. I hate it. Though I’m betting they’ll release Google classic or something as a throwback.

Do yourself a favor and just enjoy David Lynch being David Lynch with more money than a state government.

(That cat milking shit, that was all him, he did not give a fuck)

If I wanted Gmail to talk to me I would stop taking my pills

When The Buffalo Were Introduced to a Wind River Reservation School, Students Began to Thribe A program that brings buffalo into the lives of Native American students at an elementary school on the Wind River Reservation has doubled attendance and increased reading comprehension. It’s just the…

Didn't expect to get emotional watching a neighbor mow his lawn, but just a few months ago I watched with my heart in my throat as ICE surround his house. They only backed off because our neighborhood showed up in full force. Now there he is, out in the sun, completely in the open, unafraid 🥹

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Bluesky is for honest discussion of sexual appeal of Alf.

Annie serves as a therapy dog for Clinton Middle School, and Huckaby said she helps break the ice with students. www.mycouriernews.com/articles/202...

This is the only time when the most responsible thing you could say is that you’re spending all the money you raised on Blow. (Sorry. I know everyone already made that joke. Couldn’t resist.)

But my point is any critique of either of them saying this too late has to involve measuring lateness the same way for both. 3/

The first rule of Bluesky is never ban someone you could just block. The second rule of Bluesky is if someone’s already blocked you, be grateful.

The goal of politically oriented media/art criticism is to ask “how does this reflect the society that produced this?” It isn’t to say “you’re a bad person for enjoying this” or “you’re a bad person for criticizing this.“ I feel like it’s become too easy to conflate those questions.

By giving a voice to the colored and the poor, he threatened to upend not just racism, but the exploitative practices of the capitalists against everyday Americans. It wasn't enough to kill him, they needed to erase his legacy. And now they're free to try disenfranchising the common people again.

Do you ever think you've received enough context when you really haven't? I have, and it sucks

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One of the most nefarious parts of news consolidation is how much control they have over taking your attention away from something right outside your window

Maybe it’s me getting older but I honestly believe that a hugely important aspect of building community is by writing hyper specific local pieces like this one.

Don’t get it twisted: This is a war on Black Americans.

I’m reminded of how Weird Al said he never wanted to parody an Eminem song until 8 Mile because that was the first song he did that took itself 100% seriously.

Another problem is that the MCU films already gently poke fun of themselves. That’s not completely a deal breaker but it means a parody has to find a different angle than what the films already did.

There’s a tendency among some to assume that the entire MAGA movement is just temporarily embarrassed DSA and to grade them on a more generous curve than Dems. I get where the impulse comes from but it can be unhelpful. 1/

“White people can’t handle spicy food” only partially correct. There are two kinds of white people when it comes to spicy food, ones that can’t handle ketchup and ones that put hot sauce called like “insanity joe’s devilfucking sauce” on everything.

Every once in a while I end up dipping my toes into an internet controversy and then realize I need to pull out before I say something dumb. 1/

America gave a shit about pronouns for like ten minutes in 2020 and people won't shut the fuck up about how it ruined their lives

But Michael, don't you know that absolutely nobody can say that, because one trans Latina teen said "ACAB" on her TikTok and thus silenced all these brave reactionary voices, who are just unheard?

Which democrats have defunded police departments again? I must have missed it

People who think Democrats are too woke and radical now control all three branches of government, the institutional apparatus of the Democratic Party and all major media outlets. Stop fucking congratulating each other for saying it!

Another comedy hot take: Either you are edgy meaning you don’t care if you offend people or you are trying to play it safe meaning that you do care. Both are respectable paths. But the middle ground of “I’m edgy but wish people would be less offended“ is a contradiction.

Seems to me that this is a great time for all of the 'vote or die' white people to be at the forefront of fighting for voting rights. Perfect time not to fantasize about what you would have done during the mid-century Black freedom struggle but to enact a 21st century version of it. Let's stay tuned

I do feel like comedy based on characters as opposed to jokes in isolation or people just being themselves is getting lost. For instance a comedy character is allowed to be an idiot in a way that an influencer playing themself isn’t allowed to be.

Web media may have cut into the popularity of comedy films and that‘s not 100% a bad thing. It’s easier to find specialized things that make different people laugh and sometimes brief snippets are better than imposing plot. However…

No one ever says “homeowners are never satisfied” or “police officers are never satisfied.” This rhetoric is reserved for groups of people constantly being infantilized.

The entire “never satisfied” thing is only rolled out for communities that people insist shouldn’t be participating in public life in the first place.

Happy Mothers Day to those in mourning, those missing their Mommas for whatever reason, and to the Aunties who mother in community and love on our babies as if they were our own. However you feel today is valid and if you need a hug, I've got one right here for ya.

You’re supposedly a pragmatist but your ”we won’t need virtual power plants or other efficiency measures when we achieve true abundance“ is just a variant of “when we achieve true communism…”

The military industrial complex and US empire is charge. Israel is the customer. Granted “the customer is always right” applies and makes it confusing.

There's a major civil rights protest taking place in Selma, Alabama, right now in response to the SCOTUS decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and the ongoing attack on Black Americans’ political power (video: defiancedispatch/IG)

In related news, I have no idea why no one is finding my podcast about the fashion proclivities of dapper cryptids. I call it "Mr Beast".

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Politicians aren’t as a rule the leaders of activist movements. They are, however, if still in office, an important target audience and ideally an important tool. I feel like people confuse those three things.

I realize asking people to do non essential spending at the present time is a bit like wandering around a catastrophic fire and hollering about my jewelry but, y’know, maybe a little trinket will take your mind off things

Gotta do some chain work tonight, buy some stuff so I’m prodded into making new pieces