Primary every single one of them. No money. No ads. SOMEONE must be willing to challenge these quislings. Find a teacher who can't stand it anymore or a laid off Fed (best for Kaine in VA). May their names be forgotten by history and their friends see them for the traitors they are.

This is fabulous. The more people understand that this is entirely the administration's choice, the better.

They really just want to make it worse for themselves huh? I worked retail for years and the most exhausting thing was smiling at people treating me like dirt. Even worse the men that though I was hitting on them. Let retail workers be human! The Smile is miserable to do all day.

I've just been introduced to the concept of "bagel scooping" and I would like to find the monsters that created this and inform them they're no longer welcome in NYC. Possibly on the planet, but definitely in NYC and NJ. Low carb weirdos. Get away from the good food!

So Six (the musical) is just pure joy and totally worth seeing if you can. It's also some of the most glorious "who needs a man?" I've ever seen.

I mean, the reason you couldn't from that last paragraph is still that they create nothing. They regurgitate mash-ups of human knowledge, creativity, and communication tuned to the most generic version. They're parrots, not artists.

They have been actively voting and arguing to harm their neighbors for years, what do they expect? Half their neighbors work in some kind of public service too, so know the conservatives despise them for having a heart.

Well that is very bad.

I love this one actually. In order to serve the most people while reducing the load on ATC, private jets should be the first to lose takeoff slots.

There's a guy on my train who has had 4 meetings in 4 different languages since we started moving. And like, much as I wish he would stfu, I'm kinda wondering if he can keep pulling out more skills. (English, French, Spanish, and German so far.)

💜💜💜 Thank you! The whole thread is great too - go read it!

Man @amtrak.com doing bag screening at Union like they want to make trains as shitty and miserable as flying. Do we actually have to turn everything on earth into security theater? I love riding Amtrak. Don't fuck it up.

I really miss the many colored crazy DC cab companies. I know the red is easier for tourists, but it's just so boring.

To every news source on the planet: if I click on "results" I want to see the RESULTS not some bullshit politics reporting from a pundit. For absolute fuck's sake just show me the data. What is wrong with editors? This is idiotic.

OK, Mamdani's acceptance speech was so good it gave my most cynical friend hope. I love him so much. This is the first person I actually believe in that isn't Hillary or Warren. I can only hope being Mayor doesn't break him. It is a thankless job.

Every time I get one of these to work, I am so pleased with myself. Whether I design from scratch or start from someone's template, these pop-up cards feel like making magic.

It seems impressively short sighted for the utilities to align themselves with Trump. While their stocks can't tank like Target's, they're building solid arguments for reclaiming (or claiming) public ownership. The backlash will come eventually and they're not independent of voter power.

I just realized that the older I get, the more I sleep in a hilarious pillow and blanket nest that perfectly mimics the stuffed animal nest I slept in as a child. Apparently that brief foray into bed minimalism in between was always doomed to fail.

I'm sorry, you can what now? Does this work for adults? Can I ask my 9000 questions about how this all works? But actually I have a LOT of questions about high rise ladder trucks.

Ahahaha. OK. OK. I'll stop making fun of my security trainings now. I'm so so sorry cybersecurity people - I've been laughing at these trainings for years and apparently people are this dumb.

Well that's depressing. I guess I can stop subscribing for the teens in my life at least. That was one I was so happy existed.

I hope one of the things people learn from Mamdani is mobilization through hope that things can get better. I see too many Dems who only know how to sell themselves through fear. The optimism and joy of Mamdani's campaign are effective!

Has anyone watched The Peripheral? I am lost, but fascinated.

I'm making pop-up cards again and this is just so utterly entertaining!

How can the crypto people keep getting worse? And weirder? Should they not at some point hit some nadir of awfulness where they spontaneously turn into puddles of goo?

This is useful. I have struggled with these convos when they came up. It's hard to explain why other kids are scared or they're seeing soldiers on the streets without scaring them intensely. I hate this moment so much.

WTAF. They are actively trying to stop people from helping now. Isn't this party that thinks individual charity should replace social supports? This is insane behavior.

This is such a good thread on why assignments like this are a terrible idea. I once had one like it and was called a liar by my classmates for 900 calorie consumption because I wasn't skinny enough (undiagnosed hashi is fun). That should have been a counseling referral and was not.

I don't watch baseball, but look at all that joy! The world is dark and terrible, but just for a minute - so much happiness! (And yes, I know the celebrations were interrupted by the cops being cops.)

Hopefully everyone already knows Home Depot supports Trump and is a major donor. They're fine with this. If you don't already boycott them, it's time.

I really love that the band that has most reminded me I love metal is a Japanese metal band that has teddy bears and the best stage presence is the drummer. They're so just beautifully unexpected at every turn. (Boris for anyone that doesn't know from that)

Thanks AI boosters! We love the ways you've destroyed everything that has reliable knowledge that actually helps humans in favor of unverified slop. I don't know how we rescue our knowledge systems, but clearly we must.

I'll stop laughing eventually. May they continue having a terrible time and being reminded they aren't normal here! If they want hate-filled partners, maybe DC isn't the place to find them. Drive them back to wherever they came from.

The difference between going to therapy and online language acquisition is amazing. The memed version of therapy has taught people the words and not the reasons or the details. Maybe learning some of the details is part of the point?

As always, some of the best commentary on these points.

Executive dysfunction is both hilarious and enraging. Last week: didn't prep food, forgot to eat for days This week: prepped too much variety and stand in front of fridge frozen. Result - no food for me. Brains are stupid, so I'm eating pretzels apparently.

These stats are terrifying and their responses are even worse.

Guess that solves my dilemma of whether I wanted to buy another Razer. Good to know they don't want money from the many women who buy gaming equipment. Idiots.

ProPublica running pro-leaking ads on DC metro is glorious. Sometimes I love my city.

This is a critical point and echoes findings from debunking efforts - repeating the message when countering it often has the opposite effect.

Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay

Who knew the silliness I needed tonight was The Buccaneers. More fun than I expected. And I don't remember the novel well enough to know what happens next.

Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today issuu.com/idsnews/docs...

If I could just figure out how to replicate today's pasty pale with dark circles look for Halloween, I'd have a perfect zombie costume. I've never found makeup that quite captures the bloodless look of sick ginger. The school germs this year are no joke!

So... No CISA, no infectious disease capacity to report or respond... I'm a little shocked they haven't gotten rid of the military at this point. This is just ensuring the US is ripe for exploitation and attack on every front possible.

IF YOU HAVE A CLEARANCE CALL A NATSEC LAWYER BEFORE YOU CALL THE TIP LINE My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.

I really want to see the paperwork for the RIF. I'm pretty sure they've furloughed the people who could have done the actual forms (this is the Feds - there are forms). So... I doubt this is a legal RIF?

This describes my current night perfectly. I can't stop laughing about timing of my friend sending it. youtu.be/e4W2DF5bN-Q?...

Look, if we can make all protests inflatable suit protests, 1) a whole bunch of people can go who need to not be on camera and 2) gas masks and eye protection fit under those 3) way harder to target by racism 4) please let us have the most absurdist protest movement