There's a specific kind of mental tax when you can't proudly live your values, and going to work everyday and having to politely sit through a tech roadmap filled with LLMs and AI is getting exhausting

My big takeaway Trump being nicer to Mamdani than the "centrist" dem establishment is THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS CENTRISM!!! HAVE AN ACTUAL OPINION INSTEAD OF JUST TAKING THE AVERAGE OF EVERYONE AROUND YOU! THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WANT AND FIGHT FOR IT COWARDS!

I guess my biggest Epstein take is it seems likely that these atrocities are absolutely still happening. Epstein left a power vacuum that has probs been filled by someone(s) who have learned something about covering their tracks. No new laws passed to prevent this from happening again, crazy huh?

The age of Funko is dead now is the time for labubu

I think if a Texas Republican was caught following adult content girlies the bsky narrative would be "smh Republicans always such hypocrisy" like, i don't know anything about this senator other than he's Christian but that doesn't clarify shit bc Jesus was basically mutuals w/ sex workers right?

I do not fault anyone who *does* care, but I really don't give two hoots about the white house remodel. Not anymore than my own parents cursed decor choices at least.

I had a dream my puppy was being a little sweetheart angel and napping next to me and so of course I was awoken by her being a little terror 🥲

I feel like I should be happier about everything last night but I mostly just feel more depressed than before

NEW VIDEO: In 1996 Kenneth Branagh released an epic 4 hour version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. In 1997 it got an official videogame adaptation that fell into deep obscurity. Until now.

Democratic primary for 2028 is going to be brutal to watch. Leftists can win it, but it's gonna be a rocky road.

One cool thing about NYC mayoral election is that while the narrative around the primary felt like: NOT Cuomo, while narrative about the election felt FOR Mamdani. His message did eventually start to resonate with voters, but it did take longer than you'd think.

Jesus fucking Christ dude. It is not going great out here

The Brianna Wu thing is morbidly fascinating to me. It is *so* entitled to, after *years* of betraying her so-called "sisters" expect immediate forgiveness without any recognition of the damage caused. I don't know her and it's frankly not my business but like, damn girl get some self awareness.

Thanks to everyone who came and saw the Bad Boys of KISS vid's YT premiere!! I hope it serves as a fitting tribute to the legacy of Ace Frehley in this mournful time 🙏

My leftist timeline 2016: I'm looking forward to voting for Hilary! Former Secretary of State! 2020: you're really gonna make me vote for Joe Biden. 2024: sigh, better than tyranny I suppose 2025: if you don't give me universal healthcare day 1, it's straight to the guillotine

Yanno, when someone says "both parties are the same" they don't necessarily mean "it doesn't matter who I vote for" they might mean "please God let me vote for an actual progressive candidate, give me an actual progressive candidate, I'd sell my soul for an actual progressive candidate"

Hahahaha NVM fuck that guy

GET THEIR ASS BLUE JAYS

My platform for president - The billionaires are the problem - Hate is a waste of time

I'm not a Taylor Swift girlie but I tell you right now her divorce album is going to be *amazing*

Ok genuine question, why does Spotify dominate music streaming? There are *so* many alternatives

I didn't intend this to be about planter's Nazi tattoo but it basically reflects my feelings about it

I'm always suspicious of accounts who show up in replies to seemingly do nothing other than argue. It's just if I wanted to use a bot network to divide a movement and inflate popularity of self-defeating ideas, that would probably be one of my main tactics.

Nothing buoys my spirits more than knowing I made the fascists *this* angry and literally all I had to do was go for a short walk with some other people.

Overwhelmed by my jealousy

Excuse the sports posting but: It is extremely funny to me that the Mariners went from 2-0 to 2-2, classic Mariners behavior. I grew up in WA and could never bring myself to becoming a Mariners fan because to root for the Ms is an exercise in masochism.

I'm a little worried that I'm seeing more dunk-on-right-wing-grifter content on YouTube. It happened in 2017 too. While I'll eat that shit up all day, it's also not especially productive w/r/t building a better future that we can all believe in, ya know?

No.

My hot take for leftists is we have to be nicer to Christians. I know it's a hard sell to people with religious trauma, and I'm not suggesting anyone convert. You can keep your distance from Christian hegemony while respecting that some people gain a lot of strength from their church.

I'm so annoyed about the inevitable video I have to write about why AI girlfriends are bad because apparently this isn't obvious to far too many people

Nobel Committee like hmmm who would piss him off the *most*

No one is gonna like this but I see a lot of sexism in the words used to criticize Bondi and Noem and I hate these people too but when I see it I'm like "damn people are *thrilled* to have a socially acceptable way to be sexist, huh? My country hates me so much, huh?"

I think anyone who calls bsky an echo chamber is either posting in bad faith or completely unengaged with building an actual coalition. Something I love about politics Bluesky is watching leftists and liberals discuss what they want their party to become without it devolving into pure hatred.

The bad bunny super bowl announcement is cool, but it's surreal that it's bigger news than the multiple different shootings that happened this weekend? It's crazy just how inured to public violence we have become.

Everything is guns now :/

Sick of these assholes using the ideals of this country against the people. It's a flawed country, always has been. But we had stated ideals we at least strived for. Freedom of speech. Equality. No longer ideals, just bastardized tools to wield like a cudgel us. How fucking dare they.

I saw a lot of posts today like "I hate when people compare the current US political landscape to Andor, why is everything a TV show to you??" And I think that is pretty elitist. Let people find motivation where they find it! What I hate is constantly drawing parallels to Nazi germany 1/2

I think what's so crazy making is that, here, in authoritarianism, if you ask the government "hey are you authoritarian?" They wouldn't say no. The people who say no are milquetoast liberals like Ezra Klein

So wild how these gigantic corporations believe that all their ass kissing will win them anything other than a deferred sentence. There is no placating a narcissist.

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Bros I miss reality It wasn't perfect But it was real

This is suspicious as fuck and I don't believe it for a moment

Looking longingly out the window imagining how much more fun social media would be without bot networks spreading fear and discord 25/7

Damn, can society fall apart already so I can stop going to work?

It is truly wild to be told at work we don't have a sexism problem while I see myself and others get interrupted, credit stolen, and ideas dismissed, and then I check the news and it's like "THE PRESIDENT IS BEST FRIENDS WITH A HUMAN TRAFFICKER" So ya that's part of why I'm having a tuff time rn

We can come up with someone better than Gavin, right?

For the record, I think this stinks. Redistricting should be done by independent commission in *every* state

We need to rebrand the whole left. Call us The Up

True centrism would focus less on making sure the racists have a seat at the table and more on reunification. Stuff like: - ending gerrymandering - voter protections - urban/rural "exchange programs" - mandatory military service so ALL US citizens have at least one shared experience

You said you'd do it now you gotta do it