Political chemical formulas. Dem Socs + Liberals -> Soc Dems (FDR) Soc Dems + Liberals -> Liberals (LBJ) Conservatives + Fascists --> Fascists (GOP) Centrists + Fascists -> Fascists (Hungary) Liberals + Conservatives -> Conservatives (Tony Blair)

I have, of late, liked Naomi Klein a lot less than I used to; whatever to me, FULL PROPS for this post -- this is how to do a retraction/apology ! Non-excusing context for the mistake, credit to the people who didn't make it, and commitment to getting it right. No notes.

Many times this. I've looked in the timelines of the dunkers and I haven't seen similar courage from one of them. Goldberg was really wrong and she was very specific in saying how she was wrong, how wrong she was, and who was right. That is rare, and worthy of acknowledgement.

Other countries and we ourselves think of the US as one of the youngest countries. But the US celebrated its 50th before Belgium was founded. www.belgium.be/en/about_bel...

Loving this 18th century energy storage technology at 21rst century efficiency and precision.

Something that would never exist before bluesky (complimentary)

A.) If Platner drops out, and the Dems replace him with a candidate that his backers Sanders and Warren can whole-heartedly endorse by midnight next Sunday, that candidate will almost certainly walk away with the election. B.) If Platner stays and loses to Collins, his backers' careers are over.

There is a tough balance in talking about bicycling safety. As actual cyclists, we have to focus on what we can control -- and we can't control drivers from our bikes; on the other hand, as VOTERS, we should vote to restrict the greatest danger -- which is caused by drivers.

How is the answer not COMPLETELY obviously "Barrett's Privateers" , at least for Canadian anglophones?

Telemundo "Peekforrrrrrrd" >>>>>>>>> Fox "RANgel"

Watched this six times already 🤣🤣🤣🤣 terminator! bsky.app/profile/drey...

Sharing my Cabo Verde Playlist: 1) Na Ri Na , Lura youtu.be/pJiRGiEjJcc?...

Ka nhos fla nada - don't tell me nothin'

"Hope is the size of the ocean that embraces us...." CV national anthem

A esperança é Do tamanho do mar Que nos abraça. Cabo Verde national anthem

No, because I've always thought of myself as an Albuquerque person first, a New Mexican second, and a USAian third. I love my country, but I'm OF my region.

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John Denver and sports! I still hear "thank God I'm a country boy" in my head dieing the 7th inning stretch because of Albuquerque Dukes baseball in my youth.

When we are able to, we should reform the immigration laws to an absolute minimum and declare that anyone who is at any point in the naturalization process is now a citizen. End the hassles.

Pun I just committed -- "The Black Eyed Peas song about software planning -- 'Where is the LOE?' "

A bad action by both good and bad people -- and I believe JW is probably a good person: choosing unrepresentative people to define a group they disagree with. If you mean leftist media randos, say so; if you mean ORGANIZATION leftists (leaders, candidates) quote them by name or admit you're wrong.

@larryglickman.bsky.social Does a great analysis here. People need to hate on @ezraklein.bsky.social MUCH more specifically about this, because he has the right discussion -- which extreme views are mainstream and threatening -- in a manner so bad that it might get people killed.

(a.) This clearly shows that if Platner steps down before July 13, and is replaced with a reasonable Democrat-- and there are several good candidates under 70 -- that Democrat would walk away with this senate seat. (b.) If Sanders and Warren ask him to, he will step down.

Yup 5% off the way to being able to fully method act the 2000 year old man.

A. Standup public servant. B. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has governed more like this than like the ideological lefty you love ot hate, and that's what I like best about him.

John Sayles as Ring Lardner in "8 men out"; Ring Lardner Junior said he had to leave the theatre when this scene came on because Sayles was so much like his dad.

Connell McShane, one of Megyn Kelly's former Fox colleagues, calls Kelly an "asshole" for her explicitly racist rant about Haitians. "The people I know and work with from Haiti are making this country better, not worse. You, on the other hand..."

Another hamsum Boi in the hood

Sam Alito: It is the worst kind of discrimination to create majority-minority congressional districts and so we are going to kill the Voting Rights Act. Also Sam Alito: There is nothing we can do if the president cancels legal status because he thinks the United States is a white country.

Relax! There is no hard lurch to the left; Democrats are nominating the right people for their districts for the most part, and they are winning, and then cooperating with the right Dems to get things done. That's what the GOP did, and they were the most successful opposition party in history.

Something I've noticed? When a politician uses the word "Civilization", there is a 99.5% chance that politician has no idea what a Civilization is.

I bought a 13.5 pound bag of baking soda and two gallons of white vinegar for cleaning and plumbing maintenance projects.

The more I learn about LLMs, the more they remind me of @greatdismal.bsky.social and @bruces.bsky.social 's "Difference Engine", where the pre-reasonable prototype of an idea gets taken to maximum extent before it's mature because there's wealth to exploit it before it makes sense.

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Not commenting on any WC match today (I haven't looked at the score); seems like there are a whole lot of teams that were never informed they were supposed to lose their first matches, and acted accordingly.

Hamsum Boi

Excruciatingly catchy!

Today is Flag Day!

If you wrote a James Bond antagonist doing only things Musk has done, the studio note would be it’s too much for one villain, you need to pick a lane.

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I agree with this stance, with context: Platner is already polling worse than Mills against Collins, despite leading in the primary. If that gets worse (and it may), it is in ALL democrats' interests, including Platner, for him to drop out and for the MDP to put somebody else in -- and they can.

Not echoing or opposing this opinion of Platner, because I'm not a Maine voter, and voting is tomorrow: Just want to state a fact that, it seems, few people know. The deadline for Maine Dems to put somebody on the ballot if Platner drops out after, say, catastrophic polls next week, is July 13.

My favorite restaurant in Granada when I lived there was La Estrella Pizzería, which was run by an old anti-Franquista anarchist who refused to tell people to pay him money for doing things, and only took donations. It was both always packed and quite profitable.

I saw Andre de Shields on stage in 1980 (Ain't Misbehavin' at popejoy) , and in 2019 (Hadestown, my first Broadway show). 39 years apart. And he is not in any way done. So privileged to get to see so much of a beautiful life still shining on!

One fact, and one non-polemic opinion about the Maine senate race. 1. The Maine Democratic party can select a candidate until July 13 if the recipient of the most votes on Tuesday drops out for any reason. 2. Questions of candidate character and electability are not opposed or even separate.

1960s - Playtime (Tati) 1970s - Small Change 1980s - Stand By Me 1990s - The Big Lebowski 2000s - 3 idiots 2010s - Silver Linings Playbook 2020s - Poor things

Trying on a news and politics fast. Primary turned out well (mostly) in NM, but hit hard.

Re, patriotism: Hard agree with DL here; you _can_ love your country deeply while taking on its evil aspects with total candor and even righteous anger. In fact, to actually love the country and the people that it is made of, you MUST take the evil on. This MLK quote is an excellent example.

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