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We do not have to agree on how liberty is attained on all points. But we do have to agree that liberty is not actually liberty unless it's for everyone and doesn't leave vulnerable people behind.

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

Attempting to describe the current American political situation is a grimly laughable mindfck because it triggers all the mental alarm bells that are meant to help you avoid sounding “unhinged” or “dramatic” in polite conversation when really we’re just in an objectively insane situation

submitted 21 hours ago • 16 comments

me: i must stay informed also me: but i shouldn’t doomscroll also also me: but i need to know what’s happening also also also me: but it’s deeply upsetting also also also also me: but willful ignorance is irresponsible alas also also also also me: but i can’t function when i’m this overwhelmed

submitted 20 hours ago • 12 comments

The current administration poses such an existential threat that almost anything would be better, but when people suggest electing a different celebrity who they like to be president I worry our fame worship is clouding some of the lessons we should be learning

submitted 3 days ago • 32 comments

Life is bad. But sometimes your cat walks by carrying her toy in her mouth & going "mrrrbrrmbrrrrr" & that is good.

submitted 4 days ago • 17 comments

It’s time for the Milk Hotel to choose a side

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Ah, a commercial industry fighting for the long-held right to squints damage, lose, and/or destroy critical mobility assistive technology for disabled people. What a ludicrous timeline in which to live. #WhatKindOfPeopleDoWeWishToBe

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

I don’t like that the president is posting to his fake social media app that he isn’t breaking any laws if he “saves” America Don’t care for it. Not the best

submitted 11 days ago • 80 comments

Some of us are absolutely the enemy. Nerd is a character class, it does not imply alignment

submitted 12 days ago • 44 comments

Evil and stupid is the worst combination tbh.

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

pretty funny that a long-term heroin user and a guy mixing ketamine and stimulants and a guy who recommends drinking bleach want to tell you that your Wellbutrin isn’t safe

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

HHS Secretary Dr. Leo Spacemen

submitted 13 days ago • 130 comments

Repeating myself, but the idea of Trump & Musk as "masculine" remains bizarre. They're just the toxic and immature parts with none of the traditional "masculine" virtues. They're whiny, entitled, unreliable, dishonest, self-absorbed, never take responsibility, never put duty over self-interest, etc.

submitted 13 days ago • 250 comments

being awake is fuckin ROUGH

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

I’m so glad cheese exists

submitted 14 days ago • 8 comments

Trump and his admin trying to force journalists and news orgs to report outlandish lies as facts to gain access to him strikes me as classic abuser behavior

submitted 15 days ago • 19 comments

So many people are going to experience sensuous Alf Hog

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Trans rights are human rights, because if one person isn’t free to be who they are, then none of us are free. The fascists will get around to you eventually.

submitted 21 days ago • 26 comments

I'm only going to say this one time. Protesting in these times needs to be deliberate around safety & risk. We need to be cautious about "spontaneous" actions that have no discernible leadership or planning. "Just show up" as a directive should be a HUGE RED FLAG.

submitted 21 days ago • 11 comments

One thing we've learned since 1/20 with painful clarity is that our institutions are far more fragile than we could have ever imagined.

submitted 23 days ago • 63 comments

Some useful Surveillance Self Defense links for people who want to lock their shit down right now: Attending a protest: ssd.eff.org/module/atten... How to Use Signal: ssd.eff.org/module/how-t... Security starter pack: ssd.eff.org/playlist/wan...

submitted 24 days ago • 83 comments

submitted 24 days ago • 85 comments

If you want a country where the median voter isn’t basically a grab bag of memes, conspiracy and bad information you aren’t gonna get it by making it impossible to go out or shop anywhere but one of three monopoly stores

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Destabilization of reality in the US is about to reach surreal heights. Protect your mind. Monitor stress levels. Do not doomscroll--it does not help. Be selective about when and how long you expose your brain to this. Do what you can when you can.

submitted 26 days ago • 30 comments

If you wanted no leaks you should have gone into Settings -> Security -> Configure privacy & security -> Privacy options -> Other -> Configure -> Media interface and clicked “Disallow.” The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out

submitted 27 days ago • 876 comments

Call it a purge, not a buyout. Call it a coup against Congress, not a spending pause. Call it censorship, not a review. Words matter, and we in the media have a chance to do better this time.

submitted 28 days ago • 70 comments

They want to ban the teaching of the unpleasant facts of American history because people might conclude injustices in the past that contribute to inequalities in the present should be rectified, instead of their belief, which is that some groups of people are inherently superior to others

submitted 28 days ago • 350 comments

APPARENTLY you gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger, you gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together i just found this out. fuck. FUCK

submitted 32 days ago • 104 comments

Emails are like gremlins, the more you send the more appear and if you get the computer wet you did something wrong

submitted 34 days ago • 3 comments

Hey, so please remember that social media is full of liars that lie about ALL things to sow chaos. There are many who are especially invested in spreading fear by lying about what this admin is up to state by state. Check ALL facts. Especially from accounts that say what you want to hear.

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Age verification laws are right up there with real names policies in the pantheon of "you think this is going to help people, but it's actually quite disastrously bad" ideas.

submitted 34 days ago • 24 comments

I cannot overstate how on edge many people I know are now. Anger, grief, fear. Please: Be safer, online & offline. Road rage is now a bigger risk. Be kind, when you can. Disengage when you can’t. Give people extra time to respond. Check in, if folks you love go dark. Be a helper, if you can.

submitted 35 days ago • 15 comments

You had different dreams for yourself than having to meet this shit historical moment. I did too. I did too.

submitted 36 days ago • 93 comments

I do agree that we should have a colorblind society based on merit. We just never have before. So far it’s been racism, nepotism, favoritism, ableism, and attempts to correct for centuries of that. When can we actually compete on merit? And when are a lot of people stepping down?

submitted 36 days ago • 10 comments

probably worth remembering that most of Trump's executive orders will be symbolic, not-legally-enforceable bullshit and you should: - follow non-sensationalist sources for analysis - wait to panic until things shake out a bit

submitted 37 days ago • 46 comments