Joy is powerful and you need to remember that they want to take it from you. Keep it for yourself.

You can shoot civilian NPCs in CoD. Gotta imagine the possibility this speaker was specifically talking about that. As fun. In the game and for real

To everyone who is using their anger to draw all attention away from the majority in power And throw all blame amd hate at the minority who have almost no power at all. You are purposely giving cover to those who actually set this to happen. And you are scum for that

Doomerism is a dogma And information must be garbled, deleted, or misinterpreted to better feed that dogma. I'm bummed this is going to be friday morning for a bunch of us so thank you people like ConvolutedName for getting right out with the debunking

I need to thread this morning Because this morning Bluesky is fighting about the need to remember our country's past And I sincerely believe that the structure of the argument has it flows from post to post, shows one of the inevitable failures of conversing on social media at all. 1/

For far far too many people, the desire to spread a message of discontent and hatred will override their duty to handle information properly. Fairy tales over truthfulness, in order to create/perpetuate a desired enemy.

Thread. Gotta be vigilant what culture you're appropriating with your language. We can't just assume you don't know

You know what? If you honestly believe Politician A should get pure love for the exact same message that you give Politician B pure hate for also saying? Then you suffer from idolatry for A

In these replies, a lot of people doing the "smol bean" shit with Mamdani To excuse why he deserves 100% praise for the exact same that Schumer gets 100% derision for. When it's the opinions of the median voter steering them both to the same message choice

On #MLKJrDay, Jewish organizations rededicate themselves to the #BlackJewishAlliance. Work to make justice and equality real in this damaged country of ours. Keep walking united.

If the Government shuts down, ICE will keep operating at their full level. While the courts stop functioning altogether. Simple as that

I truly wish less people on social media believed that a perceived personal sense of justice Permits them to be as shitty to other people as they want. I know it's not JUST Bluesky where this is primarily expected

I need to make a point that when Will has Done The Work and posted, he's made it all about The Work You can literally focus on that, and discuss it in and of itself, wo any mention of any other discourse Making it about whatever hangups you have on Will otherwise is a You problem by your own doing

and maybe they ought to reflect on why they find it so hard to understand why Democrats do it

Kung Fu actor Siu-Lung Leung died this week. That guy starred in one of my fave Brucesploitation movies, The Dragon Lives Again. He plays dead Bruce Lee, who goes to hell Teams up with Popeye and David Carradine's character from "Kung Fu" And fights James Bond, Dracula, the Godfather and more

I know no one following me needs to see this, but always good to share. Positive reinforcement of good behavior is essential Negative reinforcement at all times is toxic and damaging to the behavior you wanted

I see the news from Walz and the meltdowns it's causing. I dunno what to say, I feel like this is part of what I've been scared of since election day 2024. It sucks to process that now as a realized issue? But it's felt like a very plausible thing to happen once he won

Oh did some ragebait "reporting" get everyone in a tizzy, only to be almost immediately shot down with an actual report? Oh I'm soooooo bummed I missed all that!

OH OF FUCKING COURSE IT'S CALLED COLOSSUS. That's obscure but it's a reference that deserves as much anger and the Palantir's and Anduril's do. OK thread, cuz I'm too pissed off not to now 1/

AOC had a very similar message the other day and people gushed over her for it as usual. It’s not about the message, it’s about whether you are primed to love or hate the specific messenger. People are primed to hate Schumer (and Jeffries) no matter what they do or say.

I mean at this point if I ever think of X i immediately hear Gary Numan in my mind singing "Oh look, there's a r*pe machine"

One of the deep problems with commentary in this country is commentators who view themselves as above and apart from the country as a whole. Democrats will, republicans will, Americans will, and little old me? Well I’m just sitting apart from it in judgment.

May this person and their sanctuary stay as safe as they can. And may the leadership who run this site eat shit until they figure out what actual moderation is.

Alsobrooks faced two white men who pushed their messages of active bipartisanship that people all think would make em shooins in this state. She wrecks both by double digits. At every turn she was underestimated to the detriment of her adversaries!

The bravery of the Iranian people in standing up against the violent oppression of their government is both an inspiration and a chilling reminder of the regime’s brutality. The Islamic Republic is committed to wiping out western democracy, with the United States as its No. 1 enemy.

No sympathy. Their hostile methods, their connections to MAGA, and willingness to disown their own people made them as much a liability as any antisemitic activist group

Ever write a letter you werent going to send, just to process your thoughts? I did that earlier over this Rogan clip. Worked out the post I wanted to make but couldn't post, for the reasons laid out below. If these people start to figure this shit out, we can't afford to discourage their process

CAN YOU COUNT!? SUCKAS!!!

Gonna reiterate because more of us need to say it. McConnell's successes in obstruction were done when he had majority power. Not when he had minority power. Schumer cannot hold those levers of majority power now. John Thune has those levers.

Set by a 19 year old white suprematist who has been arrested. What an unimaginable & terrifying time we are living through.

Slightly diminish a game: One Man's Sky

Bear with me for a thread. Republicans have mastered the art of making excuses for horrific things they want and forcing an argument online and in media over the *excuse* rather than the deed. It ends up in completely fake arguments. Rufo & others basically admit this.

So Frey is going to spend the day being lectured about this language over a known murder, rather than focusing on the murder? I hope he has some choice words to share for all of this after he's done

If you're outside of NY and wondering why this is needed: Last night, after Mamdani's EO stripping bans on protesting *at* synagogues, a group of terror supporters outside a Queens synagogue chanting "say it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here" at Jews trying to enter to worship.

Fuck off, Bowen Yang. And the other guy, fuck you, too. youtu.be/raleMHVY2tg?...

I'm going to be very blunt here: headlines like this and articles like this are a significant part of our media problem because they make people believe things that aren't true

Thank you for saying this. I sincerely believe the discourse here would be helped greatly by people being more informed, upfront, and honest about the "means" within the 25/26 minority party has to work within

REP. UNDERWOOD GETS SHIT DONE!!

And even then, many may never change in the face of societal shifts. Humans are too damned rigid sometimes.

Called my Senators this morning. Asked them to please speak out and push back on their coworkers who are demanding more unlawful violence.

Not for nothing, Solomon's thread helped me see what I don't like about the phrase "the ick" It's taking any attribute of incompatibility between two people, and making it a repellent attribute to one of them. Even when it isn't actually a toxic or problematic behavior Sometimes vibes don't vibe!

Thinking of what Mr Savage once told Mr. Hall about crying. If you need to take a standing 8 count right now, I hope you get that chance to and take it.

If someone insists: - impeachment vote can reach the house floor without republican votes Or - the house voting for impeachment means the president is defeated Or - the house minority leader is weak because the above wont happen They arent serious. They're just throwing tomatoes at the stage

Oh no. Thank goodness the family was physically safe. The symbol mentioned was the red triangle. I wish they had been clearer how this is a blatant image for targeting intended victims

I was being too kind calling this people "tomato throwers" yesterday. They're throwing bombs at Mr. Marchini here, justbecause he brought honest information about just how successfully (or not) an extraction of VZ oil could even go.

I made a resolution this year. I will do my best to avoid engaging w rabblerousers who throw tomatoes at the stage. Because they aren't there to join the team, they are only there to throw tomatoes. I fought too much w them before. Not this time