AthosOnArakis
@athosonarakis.bsky.social
people are stupid and bad at things
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AthosOnArakis
@athosonarakis.bsky.social
· Apr 22
Well Republicans have always been too ideologically driven to make smart pragmatic choices about economic policy. Been proven time and time again.
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A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A raccoon entered a liquor store in Virginia and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
Don’t worry — he’s OK. trib.al/R3wXGbV
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"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
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We really need to stop fetishizing the noble rurals and call it like it is. They built their own perfect right wing utopia and it killed their communities, their businesses and themselves.
To piggyback off of John's point (reposted), it's struck me lately how the baseline level of friendliness in cities has always seemed remarkably higher than the suburbs or rural areas to me, and I think it's because everyone is used to interacting with strangers as a routine part of their day
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We really need to stop fetishizing the noble rurals and call it like it is. They built their own perfect right wing utopia and it killed their communities, their businesses and themselves.
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Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work newrepublic.com/post/203784/... via @newrepublic.com
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work
The National Guard shooting suspect felt abandoned by the CIA after working together for so long, his fellow unit member said.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Don’t forget LBJ and the war on poverty. If the Dems could just divorce themselves from wall street and dirty money, grow a spine and a set of cajones, and walk the walk, that’d be super.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Don’t forget LBJ and the war on poverty. If the Dems could just divorce themselves from wall street and dirty money, grow a spine and a set of cajones, and walk the walk, that’d be super.
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Maybe we're just not being cruel enough to sufficiently many outgroups? Has anyone in politics or the media even considered this??
November 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Maybe we're just not being cruel enough to sufficiently many outgroups? Has anyone in politics or the media even considered this??
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Water used in ag introduces a ton of pollution. Fertilizers (phosphorous and nitrates), pesticides, fecal matter beyond what can naturally be handled by decomposer flora and fauna, and fecal bacteria.
American agriculture is filthy.
www.agriculture.com/news/busines...
American agriculture is filthy.
www.agriculture.com/news/busines...
May 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Water used in ag introduces a ton of pollution. Fertilizers (phosphorous and nitrates), pesticides, fecal matter beyond what can naturally be handled by decomposer flora and fauna, and fecal bacteria.
American agriculture is filthy.
www.agriculture.com/news/busines...
American agriculture is filthy.
www.agriculture.com/news/busines...
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anyway if you want to make a resource argument against AI you probably have a couple of years left to do it on electricity.
don’t make it on water and ideally don’t make it at all, there are plenty of other legitimate reasons to dislike AI that won’t vanish on you
don’t make it on water and ideally don’t make it at all, there are plenty of other legitimate reasons to dislike AI that won’t vanish on you
May 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
anyway if you want to make a resource argument against AI you probably have a couple of years left to do it on electricity.
don’t make it on water and ideally don’t make it at all, there are plenty of other legitimate reasons to dislike AI that won’t vanish on you
don’t make it on water and ideally don’t make it at all, there are plenty of other legitimate reasons to dislike AI that won’t vanish on you
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Arrakis, a desert, planet, can you believe it? Some people call it Dune, I call it Arrakis. The SPICE must flow, and quite frankly, it will be flowing much faster than under the failed DUKE LETO. Maybe he was a nice guy, maybe not,I think he was jealous of me! We're looking into that very strongly.
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Arrakis, a desert, planet, can you believe it? Some people call it Dune, I call it Arrakis. The SPICE must flow, and quite frankly, it will be flowing much faster than under the failed DUKE LETO. Maybe he was a nice guy, maybe not,I think he was jealous of me! We're looking into that very strongly.
Maybe we should put National Guard in schools…
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Maybe we should put National Guard in schools…
Yep
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Yep
Trump politicized the National Guard and made them a target to beautify the capital
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Trump politicized the National Guard and made them a target to beautify the capital
Anybody find out what it cost those turkeys to get Trump’s pardon? 🦃 💰 💵
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Anybody find out what it cost those turkeys to get Trump’s pardon? 🦃 💰 💵
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Finally some coverage of Trump’s affordability agenda!
The consumer base for luxury goods is shrinking—but the ultrawealthy are still spending.
The Wealthy Are Spending More On Vacations, Fine Dining And Yachts, Report Shows
The consumer base for luxury goods is shrinking—but the ultrawealthy are still spending.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Finally some coverage of Trump’s affordability agenda!
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Corporate Media confuses access for transparency. Biden had low access and high transparency (they hated this). Trump has high access and low transparency (they love this).
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Corporate Media confuses access for transparency. Biden had low access and high transparency (they hated this). Trump has high access and low transparency (they love this).
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
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Gaetz Exploited Vulnerable 17 Year Old
Did I get the active voice right?
Did I get the active voice right?
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Gaetz Exploited Vulnerable 17 Year Old
Did I get the active voice right?
Did I get the active voice right?
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Best case: The President of the United States knew about a pedophilia ring and did nothing to stop it.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Best case: The President of the United States knew about a pedophilia ring and did nothing to stop it.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
“Trump asked him to organise a party that month with some of his pageant’s finalists …But after an hour at the party, Houraney says, there seemed to be only one other guest: Epstein…“this is a Jeff Epstein party, basically”.
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“Trump asked him to organise a party that month with some of his pageant’s finalists …But after an hour at the party, Houraney says, there seemed to be only one other guest: Epstein…“this is a Jeff Epstein party, basically”.
Exactly
in the same sense is that Nazism was an attempt to construct a universe in which the war propaganda of WWI was true, Trumpism can be understood as an attempt to construct the reality which Fox describes. in that reality, every recipient of food stamps is a jobless Black woman with nine kids & a Dem.
It’s shit like this that makes me think the GOP doesn’t care about winning elections and they’re just not planning on having them. Because no one who thinks they have to win elections does this.
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Exactly
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Oh, the irony of it all!
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Oh, the irony of it all!