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"Hell. Why stop there? Let's bring back chattel slavery!"

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We're now 5 months into the Trump administration, and I am no closer to understanding what Democrats would be doing differently if they currently held the trifecta instead of the GOP. Yes, "at least we're not we're not Trump" is a good message. But I worry that it may not be a winning one.

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We grew up so poor we could only watch Partial Metal Jacket.

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Imagine how many US Marines Biden could have deployed to Red states if it hadn't been for NEPA

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About 2 weeks ago, I said as bad as things were, they would get unthinkably worse in another 2 weeks. I repeat: As bad as things are today, they will be worse in ways you don't want to imagine in about 2 more weeks.

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“What has been lost is the ability to actually help people understand what heat means for them and what to do about it...There is so much institutional knowledge that has just walked out the door.” My latest, on the federal govt's missing heat experts. www.eenews.net/articles/ins...

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Damn

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I don't know how. I don't know why. But, before the year is out, we'll be defending Kidz Bop.

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Jesus, I thought ending Chevron was supposed to fix this shit

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This is a pretty important point!

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Ahhh, Monday 🌿😌☕️

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My impression now My impression now Stand on the edge of the ledge Jump off ‘cause nobody cares from “My Impression Now” by Guided By Voices, Fast Japanese Spin Cycle (1994)

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If we're going to subscribe to something like the "marketplace of ideas" metaphor, shouldn't we expect that some ideas will not survive in the crucible of competition? It just happens that US political conservatives disproportionately embrace ideas that are the intellectual equivalent of lawn darts.

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When it comes to entertainment value per dollar, no sports league beats NWSL

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White people like their voice like they like their income: passive

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Anybody who thinks that Bluesky is a bubble where people just reinforce each others’ opinions should try sharing an opinion on Bluesky.

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I still can't over the fact that Ezra Klein, Mr. Politically Savvy himself, was shocked -- SHOCKED! -- that his book would generate political controversy. Either his reputation far exceeds his abilities, or he is lying.

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Some day, I hope to be as great as my spam folder thinks I am. (For the record, I'm not a "hydrogen expert" either.)

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"the idea, stewed in the too-online brains of a cadre of incurious children, that federal employees didn’t actually do very much...that billions of dollars were flowing to a million-strong army of loafers and layabouts." @davelevitan.bsky.social www.splinter.com/trump-admini...

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Great essay from @progressivereform.bsky.social Scholar @shelley-w.bsky.social on Vaheesan's book 'Democracy in Power,' which examines the unique challenges facing today's public power movement. Realistic but constructive. lpeproject.org/blog/yardsti...

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A lot of the complaints about Bluesky boil down to: It's not what Twitter was at its peak. And that demands two responses. 1. Peak Twitter took several years to build; so we're not comparing apples to apples. 2. The real question we should be asking is why Peak Twitter is no longer Peak Twitter.

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Really Cool how nobody wanted to take this shit seriously

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Utterly surreal hearing silence during the match instead of being lead by the 3252. Powerful AF. #lafc #abolishice

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CNN reports that a battalion of U.S. Marines (about 500 Marines) are being prepared to deploy to Los Angeles. This is probably illegal, but it's not like that will stop the Trump administration. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

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hearing reports from other visibly queer people in philly who’ve had stuff thrown at them in the train station beyond battery acid, and it’s still going on queer philly friends, try to travel by train with others if you can and be mindful of your surroundings

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Hal’s so back (and on the camera) 🤣

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3 GOALS, 3 POINTS AT HOME 😤

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Ronaldo is ageless

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"This week, officials hawked its centrepiece, a plan to open up oil and gas drilling within a 52,000 km2 expanse of Alaskan wilderness, about four-fifths the size of Tasmania." Sometimes only an Australian can put things in proper perspective. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

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"Hell. Why stop there? Let's bring back chattel slavery!"

We're now 5 months into the Trump administration, and I am no closer to understanding what Democrats would be doing differently if they currently held the trifecta instead of the GOP. Yes, "at least we're not we're not Trump" is a good message. But I worry that it may not be a winning one.

We grew up so poor we could only watch Partial Metal Jacket.

Imagine how many US Marines Biden could have deployed to Red states if it hadn't been for NEPA

About 2 weeks ago, I said as bad as things were, they would get unthinkably worse in another 2 weeks. I repeat: As bad as things are today, they will be worse in ways you don't want to imagine in about 2 more weeks.

“What has been lost is the ability to actually help people understand what heat means for them and what to do about it...There is so much institutional knowledge that has just walked out the door.” My latest, on the federal govt's missing heat experts. www.eenews.net/articles/ins...

Damn

I don't know how. I don't know why. But, before the year is out, we'll be defending Kidz Bop.

Jesus, I thought ending Chevron was supposed to fix this shit

This is a pretty important point!

Ahhh, Monday 🌿😌☕️

My impression now My impression now Stand on the edge of the ledge Jump off ‘cause nobody cares from “My Impression Now” by Guided By Voices, Fast Japanese Spin Cycle (1994)

If we're going to subscribe to something like the "marketplace of ideas" metaphor, shouldn't we expect that some ideas will not survive in the crucible of competition? It just happens that US political conservatives disproportionately embrace ideas that are the intellectual equivalent of lawn darts.

When it comes to entertainment value per dollar, no sports league beats NWSL

White people like their voice like they like their income: passive

Anybody who thinks that Bluesky is a bubble where people just reinforce each others’ opinions should try sharing an opinion on Bluesky.

I still can't over the fact that Ezra Klein, Mr. Politically Savvy himself, was shocked -- SHOCKED! -- that his book would generate political controversy. Either his reputation far exceeds his abilities, or he is lying.

Some day, I hope to be as great as my spam folder thinks I am. (For the record, I'm not a "hydrogen expert" either.)

"the idea, stewed in the too-online brains of a cadre of incurious children, that federal employees didn’t actually do very much...that billions of dollars were flowing to a million-strong army of loafers and layabouts." @davelevitan.bsky.social www.splinter.com/trump-admini...

Great essay from @progressivereform.bsky.social Scholar @shelley-w.bsky.social on Vaheesan's book 'Democracy in Power,' which examines the unique challenges facing today's public power movement. Realistic but constructive. lpeproject.org/blog/yardsti...

A lot of the complaints about Bluesky boil down to: It's not what Twitter was at its peak. And that demands two responses. 1. Peak Twitter took several years to build; so we're not comparing apples to apples. 2. The real question we should be asking is why Peak Twitter is no longer Peak Twitter.

Really Cool how nobody wanted to take this shit seriously

Utterly surreal hearing silence during the match instead of being lead by the 3252. Powerful AF. #lafc #abolishice

CNN reports that a battalion of U.S. Marines (about 500 Marines) are being prepared to deploy to Los Angeles. This is probably illegal, but it's not like that will stop the Trump administration. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

👇

hearing reports from other visibly queer people in philly who’ve had stuff thrown at them in the train station beyond battery acid, and it’s still going on queer philly friends, try to travel by train with others if you can and be mindful of your surroundings

Hal’s so back (and on the camera) 🤣

3 GOALS, 3 POINTS AT HOME 😤

Ronaldo is ageless

"This week, officials hawked its centrepiece, a plan to open up oil and gas drilling within a 52,000 km2 expanse of Alaskan wilderness, about four-fifths the size of Tasmania." Sometimes only an Australian can put things in proper perspective. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

"Before 'Abundance' came out, I worried that its argument would be too agreeable to generate much debate." Bullshit. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...

Maybe we should subject immigration policy to cost-benefit analysis

When everyone is being contrarian, then no one is being contrarian

What if planetariums had laugh tracks?