Entirely speculation, but Platner managed to get a bunch of money together as a guy running for the first time for anything, and I wonder if some of the higher-profile defense of him is people mad that they got rooked

Even if you believe everything Platner says (you should not), people have to see he's worthless as a candidate now "Antizionism isn't antisemitism, my SS totenkopf tattoo is merely a coincidence unrelated to my principled opposition to Israel" <-- look at how laughable this sounds

at some point there needs to be a recognition of what you are saying. that online norms have increasingly become a dysfunctional group therapy environment in which failure to adhere to conventional social norms of conduct is not just tolerated but actively celebrated

there's something to this

This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”

What I'm looking for in the 2028 primary is someone who will put Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem in jail, and so far, that's Pritzker

even if true, which i have my doubts about, it's not exactly exculpatory. "btw america i was a huge coward at a critical moment"

we aren't even asking for pie-in-the-sky leftism, we're asking for *liberalism*, for the Enlightenment, for the principle that all are equal under the law we're asking that the party of civil rights not make "rolling back civil rights" part of its platform

I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.

"I know he can't hurt the Jews. I know he won't hurt the Jews. I know he doesn't want to hurt the Jews. Nevertheless I am still afraid of what he'll do to the Jews and I am upset you're not more sympathetic to my fear." Brother if you know these things what could I even say

¡Mi presidente!

“get away from me turnip patch, dracula” would later inspire a young Polish author by the name of Andrzej Sapkowski

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

of all the things to finally create left-liberal unity, i didn't expect it to be "we have to kill these people. we have to *kill* these people". fair enough though

Immensely encouraging to see stuff like this. The more damage he does, the more radical we're going to have to be just to repair and prevent a repeat. Regardless of what your ideal vision of society is!

there are more of us than them and don’t ever fucking forget it, because they don’t, that’s what there terrified of.

The New York Times has active contempt for you. They think you are stupid. They think you cannot see what they are doing. They think you will click anyway you mindless monkey. Do not click, do not engage, do not support. The institution needs to die.

Trump’s proposal to strip birthright citizenship from those born in this nation is unconstitutional. In Illinois, we follow the law. This is only the start of attempts to undermine the rule of law, and Illinoisans can count on me to stand against unconstitutional actions.

oh my god I've found the motherlode

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i will marry her for chinese passport and free graphite block. in the game of thrones you win or you die

Caractacus Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

are you the shieldmaiden or are you the weaponwife

@billcorbett.bsky.social this means something but i don’t know what

shadowrun fan going to seattle and vomiting in disappointment and disillusionment like japanese people going to paris

everything about this is extremely fucked. death to hasbro and death to gambling. truly if you play dnd 5e i am begging you on my hands and knees stop giving hasbro your time and money. there are so many other great ttrpg systems that aren't made by people who hate you and want all of your money.

i responded to one of the biggest streamers in the world. featuring @kenklippenstein.bsky.social

I was told explicitly by a top nyt exec, Carolyn Ryan, that the nyt would never hire a trans journo who’d ever covered trans issues. By her account, a trans journo versed in the issues is by definition biased. That is not ofc a standard the nyt applies to any other group or issue. (Nor should it)

i got btfo elsewhere because i saw a screenshot quote of this and was like "okay that's gotta be fake, they wouldn't say 'corporate greed' like that". it's getting rough out here.

785 - Unstable Metaphor Mixture

787 - Cola Warz

788 - Abandoning The Mission FTW

oh hell yes --> A petty official in the Tang Dynasty is given the impossible task of delivering fresh lychee from Lingnan to Imperial Consort Yang's birthday banquet in Chang'an, a distance of over 2500 kilometers. He has three months to make the impossible possible. Director: Cao Dun<-- oh hell yes

786 - Orc Intelligence Wins Again

when a player doesn't show up to rpg night, it's legal to agree on their character's behalf to a lot of menial work

alan wake 2 is a truly great game to me. so many incredible moments and a wonderful vibe. but i am most grateful for the new suite of things to mutter to myself around the house - nothing beats saying "wWAke" in shadow voice as you walk around with a coffee mug

hi I'm the most annoying op-ed writer you've ever heard of in your life. I just blew in from Stupidtown and I sure hope this place won't be a left wing echo chamber! I command you gross homos to create a lively and diverse social network, like 2015 twitter

let the games… begin

oh i thought this would like, show a preview or something. its a mute/blocklist of Atlantic writers

"i need more than 300 characters" you need a blog and/or website.

old joke: police officer is savagely beating a liberal protestor. protestor says "wait, wait, i'm an anti-communist!". cop says "i don't care what kind of communist you are!" works both ways. roll on snare drum etc

god the idea that 'liberals' are secretly or not so secretly hated but leftists aren't (or the two aren't conflated) is such desperate cope

Every single Democrat who voted for this is not taking the threat of Trump remotely seriously and should be disqualified from any leadership positions moving forward. This is no longer business as usual. To agree to give him this kind of power is beyond egregious.