The thing that is interesting about Lander v Goldman is I think Lander is actually pretty middle of the road for an American Jew when it comes to Israel but it’s easier for the narrative to position him as a crazy leftist

German and Italian social democrats 5 minutes before disaster: wow socialism is so popular we keep winning elections this is awesome 😎

i wish bsky had an edit button because i need to edit this to say "characterization" instead of "arc" because it can't really compare to the depths of jax for obvious reasons but more so i think the contrast through the reading intensifies both

remembering that moment around ep 6's release when the tadc fandom was debating whether ragatha's extreme detrimental people pleasing tendencies was actually an example of her being abusive to others. she isn't even anywhere near a vriska and they tried to treat her like one im cackling

don't say "tumblr trans girl vs tttt trans girl" don't say "tumblr trans girl vs tttt trans girl" don't say-

ragatha is also a really good trans girl arc honestly, which is why it's extremely appropriate that tadc 1) juxtaposed ragatha and jax as being Extreeeeemely Similar People even if they dealt w it in different ways 2) ragatha and jax constantly fell into miscommunication and did not like each other

If the moderates aren't willing to throw a punch at the fascists at this point, then they aren't moderates.

We have had moderates. We've had so many moderates. We've done nothing but moderate and compromise and contort ourselves to try and come to accords with fascists. The democratic party has been throwing out moderates as the solution to a radicalizing GOP the entire time. It hasn't worked.

They think doing something no-assed is the answer.

Moderates are silly - they think doing something half assed is the right answer...

Do you truly think that increasing tax rates on the richest people in the world to pay for needed 21st century infrastructure is the same thing as a white supremacist movement that explicitly models itself on the literally Nazi party? Because that's a silly thing to believe.

Counter argument - no

“Do you want to live forever?”

no one should give a shit about what centrists aka right wingers are saying about anything.

“While I would love to help INSERT PEOPLE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF HELP we simply don’t have the resources and it isn’t electorally popular.” No. You just don’t want to do it and would rather enable and partner with fascists. It’s okay. You can be you. And we can run you from the political square.

The secret, and I really hope people are starting to get it, is that moderates and centrists are just conservatives too uncomfortable with their own ideology to fully embrace it and have to hide behind all these delusional frameworks to maintain a veneer of moral “correctness”

I don't think I need to explain the Overton Window to anyone on Bluesky, but it's worth noting that guys like this still think you're all stupid enough to accept without hesitation the premise that frothing ultra-right nazi maniacs like MAGA and the Center-Left "healthcare pls" DSA are equivalent.

1: In any sane and objective analysis, the DSA are pushing largely moderate positions. Just not within the context of a fascist GOP and the "Dem" stooges who enable them. 2: You had your chance. Your preferred gutless Center-Right creeps have controlled the Dems for decades and look where we are.

And 3: "Extremism on one side simply fuels opposite growth on other side." Spare me, you tedious dork. The other side are genuine nazis and you're warning us they might move Right if the Dems move an inch Left of Reagan. This stuff doesn't work anymore, so fix your heart or get out of the way.

you ever hear the bad post machine just spinning up like an MRI machine

That is not a physical version

Stephen Miller was reportedly the driving force behind the DOJ's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care

I haven't paid attention since the mid-aughts, but I'd bet money that the Pivot To Video did not work well for our man

non direct twitter link: nitter.net/MarkSZaidEsq...

2.5k replies

you can go look at it for yourself right here: x.com/MarkSZaidEsq...

that tweet is still up by the way!

He really means "this is bad for me and the rest of the Highly Credentialed Centrists who want to pretend it's 1995 forever no matter how much reality continues to dunk on us"

Is this satire? You can't be serious?

My Congress person is SICK of my daily phone calls reminding them that "trans rights are human rights". (They've got a good voting record on the issue)

Extremism like believing trans people deserve human rights? Because the window has only marched rightward over the last decade, Mark. Where do you suggest moderation is right now? Whose rights are you willing to give up?

NO MATTER WHO MARK

Progressive socialists "we should make sure people have healthcare and education" This idiot "EXTREMISM"

Yeah these guys are all about Pragmatic Politics but then warn about progressive Dems becoming the political equivalent of the movement that, uh, let me look this up...ah, yeah, they conquered the entire GOP and Country with ease.

They're so worked up that these people aren't polite enough to Israel or Kamala Harris that they forget that voters just Do Not Care about that stuff anymore. No one who has had to choose between medicine and food is fretting over a DSA candidate once tweeting that UBI is based or something.

Extremism is when the government does anything for people who aren't extremely wealthy.

fucking lawyers

Please highlight what you consider to be the "extremism" in the platforms of any of the candidates this is about. I will not hold my breath waiting on the response we both know you can't and won't make.

Ratioed by seafood 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love how your pun got more likes than Mr. Esq. 😁

How shellfish of you

My lobster too buttery, it's destroying America

yo! quick question mark, why are you on the "potential future stories" list in my research obsidian, filed under "look into this guy" also can you just quickly read this old tweet of yours out loud?

Isabella has manifested some Arwings and Wolfens for a suitable joyride through the cosmos with her friends. Though with the presence of warp fields and her naturally infectious magic- people can't even get out of character. Full version here: zeydaan.art/artwork/a-flight-through-lylat

A fun thing to do is keep track of how many moderates spend all their time talking about the need for “ideological diversity” when it comes to white supremacists and attacking trans people and eliminating women’s rights and then immediately wet the bed the moment a Muslim or leftist sniffs power.

Why are anarchists catching strays wtf we hand out free diapers and narcan how are we maga

Who was Merrick garland’s boss at the time

Off to explore!