any democrat who hedges on this should be screamed at until they quit tbh and if they don't, they should lose their next primary

I think he just understands signal/noise which is admittedly vanishingly rare among democrats

I mean…

It’s absolutely crazy how awful X, or Twitter, is now. The Grok stuff is just the tip of the iceberg. I went over there for five minutes to do my banking and it was absolutely appalling.

here’s another one. this is a song about the difficulty of getting out of an abusive relationship. a distinctive feature is a tritone substitution for a whole bar (penultimate measure of B section); the tritone represents the devil, of course

last month I dug my old gig book out of the attic and started getting back into these tunes via my new-to-me instrument (bass) it’s a real trip to play these on a completely different instrument! This particular song is, as of today, in the public domain

it would be meaningless and disingenuous for me, an atheist, to swear on a bible. I’d swear on this tho

it’s like he’s talking directly to @tinakotek.bsky.social!

he’s not talking about Republicans here, Governor @tinakotek.bsky.social

oh my god the crowd is losing their minds screaming "tax the rich" 2026 is the year of the guillotine

People are yelling TAX THE RICH.

this tomato plant made it all the way to new year’s day AND has fruit. wild

mayor mamdani in 24 hours 😎

finally brought this in. I like having plants in my house!

understand that I am a hardcore lover of the arguably perverse dry summer climate, and that is what drives most of this

hear hear! (says the lady with the duck as pfp) 🤓

ok here you go, you can have these. I made them with an older version of photoshop that doesn't have any AI features. The fonts are Berlin Sans by David Berlow, and Acumin by Robert Slimbach.

here's a sketch, open to critique

“Ai-Free” like the rBST-Free” badge on dairy products

almost 2026, we need a universal “not made with AI” seal/symbol like the recycling icon, organic certified, etc ASAP

cats are either liquid, OR bobbin case

cats are either liquid, OR bobbin case

thing is it’s probably achievable

aha so THAT’s why the hummingbird juice hasn’t been going down as fast in the feeders

has anyone read this, or do you want to read it? I kinda need an accountability/study partner

(noting for later) state capture: the use of public power to pursue private interests at the expense of the public

has anyone read this, or do you want to read it? I kinda need an accountability/study partner

RETVRN, COMRADES

I can’t get over this

obligatory annual OMG IT SMELLS AMAZING IN MY KITCHEN!!! post

in seriousness I did some rough arithmetic some years back to figure this out. it’s a political question but the money is mostly already there theweek.com/articles/792...

book is absolutely lovely so far, but this little section stood out to me. "Drivers and pedestrians said they typically broke laws to save time. Cyclists, however, said they typically broke laws to stay safe." ridiculously true. at no point on my bike do i think about The Law. i think about safety

it's linux time

omfg I am screaming just completed a tech support endeavor for a client

it’s that time of year again! Arctostaphylos pajaroensis is always the first to bloom of all

Absolute banger comments about the need for bus lanes on 82nd Avenue from TriMet board member Tyler Frisbee at their meeting Wednesday. I clipped it up for your convenience youtu.be/5UwEepFnoYI

not sure how to square ‘no one person can be reasonably expected to pay for every media subscription’ with ‘sorely underpaid writers need to make a living’ but my inclination is not to locate that problem with any of the broke ass people on either end of the complaint

Really happy with the Portland city councilors who voted to ban AI price fixing, pass the detention fee ordinance, and start the pricess for a human rights screen on city investments. There’s a lot of noise and bullshit out there, but these folks are governing with their values.

someone tried to fuck with the 4-door E30 the other night, obviously looking for the battery. haha joke’s on them I took it out

Is this platform still against stabbing people in the eyes or has it moved more towards acceptance?

what @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social said

"Many garment workers make Nike products for below $1 per hour ... If Nike had returned the $18 billion it is spending on buybacks to workers instead, it could offer a $125 per month raise to every garment worker who makes Nike products for 10 years — doubling the wages of many."

Engage base to carry message, create clear moral quandary to convert the conflicted, and expose opposition for the true outliers they are. BRAVO to @ndlon.bsky.social for brilliant giving media something to talk about: www.latimes.com/california/s...

How to tell if you have morphed into a liberal: - he is playing 4D chess! - he has to be nice to reactionaries to accomplish his goals - if you’re so smart why don’t you run a communist and win - ok well where is the revolution if that’s your strategy - real socialism will never happen here

An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.

i love this it's so cute and violent

In Oregon we know this in our bones

universal measurements now!

A thought experiment especially for Americans: If a genie provided bus service everywhere, on plausible bus routes not point to point, most drivers would keep driving. If a genie made cars disappear, American roads would be full of pedestrians, cyclists, and people using other mobility devices.