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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

submitted 96 days ago • 1197 comments

Got to attend an acoustic Starset show and meet the band yesterday. What an awesome experience. Also got to chat up some really nice fellow fans while I was there.

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Does anything feel more appropriate in the moment than a treasure institution loved by all being gutted to avoid a union?

submitted 102 days ago • 8 comments

Right-wing Authoritarians are never, ever, ever the good guys in any history books.

submitted 111 days ago • 58 comments

Fine. I will host NBC Nightly News

submitted 111 days ago • 37 comments

What if, and I know this sounds crazy, but what if the federal workforce was actually doing a really good job before all this bullshit?

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submitted 112 days ago • 462 comments

When incompetence and mastery of bull-shitting conjoin the results are breathtaking.

submitted 113 days ago • 12 comments

It should be more widely covered and remarked on when a European Christian Nationalist basically says "Nah, the American movement is too Nazi even for us."

submitted 114 days ago • 0 comments

How many of them have to heil before the news calls it what it is? 3? 10? 600? How many

submitted 114 days ago • 18 comments

Call it what it really is - internment camps for brown folks

submitted 114 days ago • 0 comments

This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

submitted 114 days ago • 1193 comments

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

submitted 118 days ago • 1053 comments

if you were accidentally fired while transporting a nuclear warhead and currently need a place to stay with said warhead please know that i have a sizable backyard and an abiding desire to be a nuclear power

submitted 117 days ago • 493 comments

“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941

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Friend of mine who left academia to do good in the public sector was just fired from Fish and Wildlife as part of this DOGE nonsense because they were a “probationary employee”. These Trumpists and their enablers can fuck all the way off.

submitted 120 days ago • 2 comments

The leaders of the anti-vax movement profit from spreading misinformation. Check out the new Factually! episode with Dr. Adam Ratner wherever you get podcasts. » Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... » Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7iba... » YouTube: youtu.be/7ZaPkKEb9u8

submitted 123 days ago • 7 comments

Added but one line while editing the latest @lopatto.bsky.social banger but I’m proud of it www.theverge.com/elon-musk/60...

submitted 126 days ago • 18 comments

New single is out now. Listen for context. open.spotify.com/track/39GlvO...

submitted 125 days ago • 18 comments

I recently made an impulse purchase of a Pokemon Center 59” Jumbo Arcanine and honestly? No regrets. Look at this big boi

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.

submitted 128 days ago • 743 comments

submitted 128 days ago • 275 comments

i’m sorry but this guy is the most try hard pick me i’ve ever seen.

submitted 129 days ago • 2361 comments

Heaven, I was... 🙌

submitted 129 days ago • 5 comments

Now more than ever.

submitted 129 days ago • 439 comments

"In hindsight, the first year may have been the entire ballgame — even if no one quite knew it at the time..." Really good explainer by Zack Beauchamp here. Worth reading: www.vox.com/politics/398...

submitted 128 days ago • 318 comments

I just want to say in advance of this Sunday that I hate yer fuckin Super Bowl, I’ve always hated yer fuckin Super Bowl and I hate yer fuckin Football

submitted 128 days ago • 113 comments

"If the 'DOGE' endeavor is working, why can’t the White House just tell the truth about what it's doing?" www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

submitted 129 days ago • 1874 comments

youtu.be/AL8chWFuM-s?...

submitted 130 days ago • 4 comments

Dating out here in Utah as a leftie nerd is a bit tricky. The majority of single women on the dating apps are much more outdoorsy than I am, or conservative or waving around a half dozen red flags. Wondering if I should open up to the possibility of long distance connections.

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

Not clear to me if Trump is suggesting that the U.S. will genocide the Palestinians out of Israel or just stand by while Israel finishes it.

submitted 131 days ago • 130 comments

PLEASE SHARE 🧪‼️ Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration… The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...

submitted 134 days ago • 164 comments

(This is why the il/legal distinction has ceased to be at all useful in the past, especially, 10 years, and talking about liminal status, twilight status, and removability is more helpful) (Relatedly, if you are or know someone with CHNV/Afghan/Ukrainian parole, PLEASE hmu, I VERY MUCH wanna talk)

submitted 134 days ago • 3 comments

I need to be more active on here, since it’s definitely the better of all social media options. While enjoying my morning coffee, I decided to spin this lovely album. I had the chance to see Moonchild when they were on tour with Elise Trouw a few years back and bought this from their merch table.

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

It's a shame that Gaiman's horrible nature is punishing even more people now that it's been exposed. This show was genuinely good and I feel bad for the cast and crew.

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

Quantum computing uses quantum physics to perform calculations far faster than today's supercomputers. What breakthroughs might we see in the field in 2025? Dr. Shohini Ghose joins us for a quantum computing check-in.

submitted 135 days ago • 4 comments

Finally, a place where bad vibes can rest in peace. The Cemetery of Negativism was established in 1981 as a final resting place not for the dead, but for burdensome thoughts that simply gotta go: https://buff.ly/4em39DV

submitted 137 days ago • 0 comments

Jfc do not trade the fucking First Amendment for a goddamn merger www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...

submitted 136 days ago • 119 comments

It is a crime to lie to Congress if you are not already a member of Congress

submitted 136 days ago • 87 comments

@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point

submitted 136 days ago • 1927 comments

they're a little late on that I'm afraid

submitted 136 days ago • 78 comments

Since November, I've almost only been listening to the audio version of @dimension20.bsky.social during my shift at work instead of my usual podcasts. It has been of tremendous help to my mental health and energy. Remember your attention has value, you don't need to freely give it to the bullshit.

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

Janet Yellen told me once Donald Trump doesn't understand economic policy. No reason

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