Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."

Q: What’s the % chance that China tricked the US into an A.I. arms race knowing it’s a geohistoric waste of money and power, a self-attack upon the wielder - calculating that a quintuple-down A.I. bet will make the reigning empire machine gun itself in the feet, up the legs and across its own torso?

the city of Reno could bring in a lot of tourism if they made it legal to commit up to one murder in homage to Johnny Cash

one thing we need to do as a society is treat all fraud or theft over $100 million or so as a potential capital crime, with the possibility of execution for offenders.

Was looking up @jamieloftus.bsky.social on YouTube after listening to Ghost Church and found not only Rat Twins but this landmark. My heart is full and my brain leaks youtu.be/KZWxEG3Izss?...

idea for an alternate history show: British imperialism never changed or fell. the East India Company remains mighty today. they created the first powerful processed opiates and use them to maintain control over their far flung colonies title: The Sun Never Percocets on the British Empire

I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink. I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.

Men did not evolve to SIT IN A CUBICLE ALL DAY in CLIMATE-CONTROLLED SAFETY. We evolved to do something MUCH WORSE AND MORE DANGEROUS in EVERY WAY and our ancestors would have KILLED to SWITCH PLACES WITH US

The real issue isn’t left vs right. It’s not white vs black. It’s not citizen vs immigrant. It’s not gay vs straight. The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.

Hope you remembered to leave out Bullets and Whiskey for Sid Hatfield this #Laborday

deciding whether i should see the pedro pascal superhero movie or the pedro pascal romcom or the pedro pascal arthouse movie

@coolzonemedia.bsky.social the world we live in is such that a faith-based precious metals broker add on #behindthebastards is bemusing but not shocking @iwriteok.bsky.social

He knows who’s on the Epstein list

The world is a wreck and I’m terrified for my children’s future. Cuddles with this sweet fellow help a great deal

It’s the same picture

Kendrick's Superbowl halftime show was like the Large Hadron Collider for being a hater. we have discovered entirely new forms of hate thanks to his trailblazing work.

Beginning to think that the elevation of nerd culture from 1998-2015 was the single biggest mistake in American history.

Guess I need to save for a gaming pc..

I wish this song weren’t still relevant but here we are… HISTORY NOW! 5.5 x 8.5- original For details or commissions email [email protected]

311 playing in the restaurant and me without my Bucket hat and JNCOs…

the real reason american christians hate halloween might have nthn to do w witchcraft

Can we have the one where Gore won instead?

Somebody transport me to the alternate universe where Kamala Harris won.

Best thing I've read all week. www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...

Remember we had a Supreme Court justice named Felix Frankenfurter. A silly smile in these trying times

so many

I can’t even look at the news today but this is about where I’m at. Artist credit: Liberal Jane

One thing I love is referring to ailments as “my moderate to severe” whatever it is. And I ALWAYS do that.

Here I am. Let’s hope it’s good for a while