It’s not a novel observation but it’s amazing how there’s no cult of personality for Dem. leadership like in 2017-2021 with Pelosi etc. Like normie Dems no longer see it as cardinal sin to criticize Dem. leadership

It blows my mind that Google, *especially in the generative AI age*, is so useless at answering mechanical election questions like “How did Miami (city proper) vote in 2024” Why the fuck is the first result to an NBC editorial about Miami Dade *County*’s voting pattern.

Saikat Chakrabarti seems excellent

Decided to spend January in Buenos Aires, first time in South America I’m hype

They’re calling him the world’s most sober man:

I unironically made this meme in 2019 I’m so happy I found it finally

Gym Users of Bluesky

Gym Users of Bluesky

Wtf?

Idk how to phrase this but: I think there’s truth to “monoculture is dead” but the “there’s no superstars anymore” is a reflection of getting older lol Like to kids/teens Sydney Sweeney etc. have the stature of like, 2000s Megan Fox, we’re just older and famous people don’t feel larger than life

I’ve never been to Australia but I appreciate the vivid portraits this ig page paints

Underrated dumb election result was Republicans winning MN-Senate in 2002 after Paul Wellstone died because voters thought the funeral speeches were too partisan Total moron shit

Does Behn still have a shot?

The way that I’m used to playing the politicking swear I could win the election!

Toronto mentioned 6️⃣ 🦉😈

I thought this was a tradwife / "divine feminine" post at first, the fact it's an incel post saying guys should give their girls ultimatums to switch to lingerie in the "pink-mauve-red range" is way funnier

Many of you could learn from this

Middle Class Mondays son or Working Class Wednesdays daughter

I don't think slogans matter at all for House campaigns or whatever but "Strong floor, no ceiling" is dogshit imo. I thought he mean it in a "Strong [seat number for Dems], no ceiling [for how big majority is]", didn't realize this was Jeffries' idea for a catchy public-facing slogan

This the kind of decor that would hit so hard in a shitty Airbnb

“Strong floor no ceiling”

I knew Zohran would win primary when a non negligible # of 2022 era talking stages from when I lived in NYC were posting his stuff on ig

Biased since he was Governor I grew up with, but Schwarzenegger winning in 2003 really one of most embarrassing results in 21st century imo

Victor Laiskodat (Indonesian politician) is hilarious

My sister told me she had a dream about kangaroos and dogs being friends and when she woke up she found there’s a myth in Papua New Guinea about this subject (worth reading)

Me vs pic of my dad from 80s

“Next Dem president should appoint Jay Jones AG” is something I semi-sincerely believe

Any good recs re: books about history of rapid transit in the U.S. that does overviews of early efforts in cities throughout the country?

You know who else had 13 loyal followers…

Conservatives’ performative outrage about COVID lockdowns’ impact on teens rings hollow when they’re the ones pushing for homeschooling lol

Pete Hagueseth

Do yall think the city in Crazy Frog is walkable

The Nepali restaurant in Big Bear had an attached clothing store, my dad said he liked this one so I got him it as a late bday gift

Statewide races with major gaps between party nominees for Gov/lower offices are always funny to me. 100,000+ people going to the booth like "Yeah I vote Dem. for Gov but we need a Republican in the auditor's office. Wasn't sure about SOS, I loved both candidates"

This is absolutely hilarious framing, perfect rage bait

Successful write-in campaigns are fascinating to me. Like I simply can’t wrap my head around that enough people even pay attention to politics (outside like, pres. elections) for something like Byron Brown’s 2021 write in campaign to even work lol

Tech Right guys when Trump destabilizes the global economy, antagonizes and threatens to invade U.S. allies: (nonexistent response) Tech Right guys when California tries to ban AI CSAM or whatever: “America is NGMI. This is how we lose global leadership to China”

Existence of VP and especially Lieutenant Gov. positions is pretty much strongest endorsement of parliamentary systems imaginable imo

Feel like non-zero chance that Vance's VP in 2028 will be someone currently without a Wiki page Like some Trump loyalist 99% of us don't even know yet who becomes like (D)CoS in 2026, maybe COS the next year, and is chosen as a proxy for Trump or something

Been here less than a week but tbh already feel like Twitter's description of this place was wildly unfair (shouldn't be surprised but still)

Throwback to this 2024 text to my dad

People in 2023 who bought Zuckerberg's rebrand were some of the biggest marks ever

The recent upsurge in anti-Lina Khan shit is so bizarre to me. She left office 10 months ago, a period of time where the thesis "Big Tech companies' monopoly power undermines democracy" has never been vindicated more lol

Fakest news cycle of all time was like January-March of 2023 when the business press tried to push "Consumers are finally flocking to Bing because it incorporates Gen AI"