I agree with @jasmineforus.bsky.social. For the most part, freedom of speech and expression has to be a way of life because politics is downstream from culture. If it ever becomes acceptable to just give up on that freedom for reasons, what do you think is going to happen at the ballot box?

"Depart from me, you who are accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels...For I was sick and in prison, and you did not look after me." - Matthew 25:41,43 Well, we all know where Ralph Drollinger is going if his religious beliefs are true!

The Confederacy couldn't translate its early luck into victory because its generals were hideously stupid and its economy was overwhelmingly agricultural. Never mind the fact that its leaders wanted to tell Boston what to do before the war. They yearned for slaves in every territory and state!

With that quasi-filibuster, I sincerely doubt that you've helped other guys. I don't know if I have either, but I don't boo-hoo away honest concerns or smear the genders with a broad brush. I avoided saying "all women" in the open for that reason. Some women say "all men," and that's disgusting.

That is beyond absurd, especially since you just smeared these guys as "WHY NO SEX MACHINE?!" animals instead of actually examining their worst fears. And yes, men and women actually have good faith obligations... unless we're talking about Nazis or some other obvious exception.

It's important to point out that this modern ideal of philosophy didn't appear until the Enlightenment. Prior philosophers often focused on the divine right and various religious ideas. But then, the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries brought about empiricism, feminism, liberalism, and so much more!

This is a toxic take, especially since one of the main worries of the men who talk about this are the women who disregard men's emotions. Also, meaningful conversations? Try talking through a confusion or disagreeing with some women. See how far you get! #NotAll, of course, but it's a problem.

What are the odds that the James Comey indictment gets dismissed due to malicious prosecution via Trump's shitposts? That would be howlingly funny!

Just another day for the Bhaalspawn in the Republican Party, amirite?

Strong economic policies don't lead to bailouts. That's by definition.

"...bUt ThE dEmOcRaTs NeEd To TuRn DoWn ThE rHeToRiC!" - JD Vance, definitely. What could possibly provoke a downward spiral to civil war more than the President of the United States suggesting that half of the country should be killed off?! This is indefensible.

Notice how JD Vance doesn't say, "Hey, maybe we should change it up so that people don't get us easily confused with authoritarians!" Oh, wait. He once said that Donald Trump is America's Hitler. LOL!

This is one reason why we should sleep on the ICE shootings and wait for more information. No matter what, I think we can all agree that the Dallas shooter is an asshole and a coward. Who the fuck shoots immigration detainees?!

It should be obvious to all that @jimmykimmel.com is a good example of an American patriot. It's great to see him back!

I'll believe that when Erika Kirk and other Republicans become death penalty abolitionists. Otherwise, it's performative bullshit for the cameras.

And back to the Trump-bashing, we go! Why in the hell would anyone shut down a panel aimed at developing women in the military? Among other things, they can't serve the country properly if the Defense Department doesn't look after their health!

Ah, is that right, comrades? In all seriousness, this isn't the worst idea in the world, even though it is quasi-socialist. If a company is going to ask for a handout from the government, the people should get a piece of the profits. It's better than asking the public to be findom fetishists!

They won two terms each, didn't they? Political parties can't help people if they don't win elections, so the Democrats might as well slam the easy targets and get those moderate voters! Control of the narrative matters more than anything nowadays, so why let the Republicans define a single thing?

If Trump doesn't squirm in the wind again, I'll happily approve of his NAFO twist. Ukraine must win this war for all our sakes. Putin cannot be allowed to get away with unprovoked aggression. The Russian people deserve to be free as well!

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama did it, so why wouldn't the next Democratic candidate do something easy and normal?

The polls are also a case of messaging. @democrats.org could easily go after posts which paint mundane acts like drinking coffee as a type of white supremacy. Virtually everyone thinks that they're stupid, and you won't sacrifice your core values or suffer consequences by saying so!

Hold the fuck on. If Milei and Argentina are doing so well, why do they need a financial bailout from our Treasury Department? 🤔

Artists beg and yearn for something of their own making to seep into the culture. Tony Gilroy did it AGAIN with Andor. BASED.

The only defense that I can think of for downplaying civil rights issues like that is that the country has a scientific education problem. You can't fix the problem if you don't win elections anyway, so you might as well downplay it, win, and work on it.

Yeah. Kenvue is about to get fucking PAID for defamation, especially since there is no evidence that Tylenol is linked to autism. I hope they sue the government, Trump, and Stupid Kennedy for all they're worth!

The Disney+ and Hulu numbers must have caused a panic at HQ, eh?

Andor might have wrecked Star Wars for me because I was wondering what this movie is going to be about the whole way through. It just looks like an extended episode of the show.

If anything, @jimmykimmel.com should crank the political rhetoric the fuck up! Why is a late night talk show host being held to a higher standard than the President and Vice President of the United States?!

I didn't intend for Independence to fully align with the times, but it winds up feeling like that when psychotically religious royalists threaten scientists & comedians like Jimmy Kimmel! Anyway, it's free over on Google Play for a limited time! Enjoy! play.google.com/store/books/...

Here's the fundamental death blow to Charlie Kirk's worldview: If what he said is true, why would a god intentionally create gay people? Remember, modern gods are typically described as having perfect foresight, so human beings don't have free will by definition.

That's because the American Right follows Republican Jesus. Charlie Kirk can't be honored as a guy for actual Jesus because he didn't follow any of the unconditional "Do This Or You're Going To Hell" commands! I happen to think that we've long since surpassed Jesus, but still...

A lot of controversy has been directed at @destiny.gg lately, but he's right about one thing: Conservatives & other right-wingers simply do not fear the consequences of the violent future that they seem to yearn for. They treat civil war as a smiley fucking joke! They shouldn't. For all our sakes.

"Depart from me, you who are accursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels...For I was a stranger, and you did not welcome me." - Matthew 25:41,43 If Charlie Kirk's religious beliefs are actually true... 👀

In a normal country, Tom Homan would resign in disgrace. I doubt he ever will, so @aoc.bsky.social and @democrats.org have to impeach his ass.

I left religion a long time ago, but this is yet another reason why I'm never going back!

"A bad thing happened, so fuck having a constitution and laws and shit." - Kayleigh McEnany, definitely.

Yeah, I can see @aoc.bsky.social as the President of the United States. That woman has an awful lot of courage, and she is 100% right in this clip!

Okay, Charlie Kirk's shooter might actually be pro-MAGA... or he's just insane.

Maybe, but people need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy. George Lucas did it with the prequels, and Tony Gilroy did it with Andor.

Baldur's Gate 3 is in the running for Game of the Decade. I'm not sure who could top it.

There is very little evidence to suggest that Walt Disney was a Nazi sympathizer. His cartoons were pretty racist, and he red scared it up a lot as a conservative. That should be an illustration of how far we've come, though. You can like his successes, but learn from his failures.

Someone hasn't seen Andor. I don't think that Disney should be yelled at for playing with cultural myths either. They should be yelled at for lazy live-action remakes of those cultural myths!

American right-wingers tend to backflip on anything that doesn't serve their own personal character arcs. If you think you're on a mission from a god or Orange Duce, you can justify anything, whether it's censoring Jimmy Kimmel or not.

Right. Trump should be imprisoned and laughed at for the rest of time because of his innumerable crimes. That's a far greater punishment than any physical harm could ever be, and it's the morally correct position because of the rule of law!

Compelling an employee to donate to a family and a political cause that he or she finds repugnant is absolutely absurd, especially since Jimmy Kimmel didn't violate anti-discrimination laws! Disney & ABC should get @jimmykimmel.com back on the air and apologize.

Good. Political violence is bad, so let's all say it together! *crickets chirping*

The FCC doesn't have jurisdiction over cable, but you're right to point out that Brian Kilmeade should have been fired. It's nice that he apologized, but it calls the double standards of conservative rhetoric into question.

So, Jimmy Kimmel became a martyr for free speech by getting one detail wrong? ABC and Disney shouldn't have pulled him.

Maybe Sabrina can teach Miss Piggy to embrace the horny instead of anger?

It's worth pointing out that Christianity cannot co-exist with free will anyway. If a god like that actually exists, the past, present, and future are entirely set, so our decisions are not our own. That's the problem of perfect foresight.