And You Thought It Was Safe(?)
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So we have to put the policy agenda in that context.
The inevitable endpoint of deregulation and “free markets” is exactly what we’re seeing now: extreme wealth concentration at the top—and fascism.
The inevitable endpoint of deregulation and “free markets” is exactly what we’re seeing now: extreme wealth concentration at the top—and fascism.
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So we have to put the policy agenda in that context.
The inevitable endpoint of deregulation and “free markets” is exactly what we’re seeing now: extreme wealth concentration at the top—and fascism.
The inevitable endpoint of deregulation and “free markets” is exactly what we’re seeing now: extreme wealth concentration at the top—and fascism.
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"Affordability" is a consultant-approved weasel word that gives Dems an out.
In NYC, Mayor Zohran Mamdani cruised to victory in part because of a pledge to make child care free.
But D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George's plan for affordable childcare doesn't go that far: “People have said to me, ‘We don't want free child care. We just want affordable child care.'"
But D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George's plan for affordable childcare doesn't go that far: “People have said to me, ‘We don't want free child care. We just want affordable child care.'"
Janeese Lewis George wants affordable child care for DC
It’s not free, and her plan faces fiscal challenges.
51st.news
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"Affordability" is a consultant-approved weasel word that gives Dems an out.
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James Gunn be like:
“Smegma Boy was introduced in Charlton Comics in 1946. His series was cancelled after just three issues.
He’s really the heart of my Justice League.
He loves the Stiff Little Fingers and he has an inter-dimensional bowel disorder. His best friend a wise-cracking mongoose”.
“Smegma Boy was introduced in Charlton Comics in 1946. His series was cancelled after just three issues.
He’s really the heart of my Justice League.
He loves the Stiff Little Fingers and he has an inter-dimensional bowel disorder. His best friend a wise-cracking mongoose”.
a man wearing headphones stands in front of a microphone with the name games junn above him
ALT: a man wearing headphones stands in front of a microphone with the name games junn above him
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
James Gunn be like:
“Smegma Boy was introduced in Charlton Comics in 1946. His series was cancelled after just three issues.
He’s really the heart of my Justice League.
He loves the Stiff Little Fingers and he has an inter-dimensional bowel disorder. His best friend a wise-cracking mongoose”.
“Smegma Boy was introduced in Charlton Comics in 1946. His series was cancelled after just three issues.
He’s really the heart of my Justice League.
He loves the Stiff Little Fingers and he has an inter-dimensional bowel disorder. His best friend a wise-cracking mongoose”.
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See, they believe every dollar spent improving this planet represents theft from and the murder of a trillion “human consciousnesses” a million years from now. Why do they believe this? Cause it sounds cool if you’re a sociopath and gives you an excuse to hork up all the money for yourself
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
See, they believe every dollar spent improving this planet represents theft from and the murder of a trillion “human consciousnesses” a million years from now. Why do they believe this? Cause it sounds cool if you’re a sociopath and gives you an excuse to hork up all the money for yourself
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Cmon now guys. If any Dem says anything besides shut down until this is all gone then there's no need for federal government at all. These are concentration camps. If you're too scared to say so then you're part of the problem.
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Cmon now guys. If any Dem says anything besides shut down until this is all gone then there's no need for federal government at all. These are concentration camps. If you're too scared to say so then you're part of the problem.
Fuck off
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Fuck off
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this would be many of you when faced with a HELLRAISER-esque scenario
February 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
this would be many of you when faced with a HELLRAISER-esque scenario
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Weird. I tried to warn libertarians about Trump
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Weird. I tried to warn libertarians about Trump
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While we're talking about surprise buckets of city funds: The Portland arts tax has been sitting on roughly $9 million in unallocated dollars for years.
How Portland’s arts tax let $9M go unused for years
As Portlanders gear up to once again pay their arts tax by April 15, even supporters say the voter-approved charge needs an overhaul.
www.opb.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
While we're talking about surprise buckets of city funds: The Portland arts tax has been sitting on roughly $9 million in unallocated dollars for years.
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if you have a ring camera you are a child, terrified of the silhouette of a jacket hanging on a chair. you are lower than a worm to me. you have sold your soul to a devil that has offered you nothing in return
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
if you have a ring camera you are a child, terrified of the silhouette of a jacket hanging on a chair. you are lower than a worm to me. you have sold your soul to a devil that has offered you nothing in return
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
Lol - Didn't even need to watch the game. Random gunfire on the wind told me all I needed to know.
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Lol - Didn't even need to watch the game. Random gunfire on the wind told me all I needed to know.
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All men tragically great are made so through a certain morbidness. Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
All men tragically great are made so through a certain morbidness. Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease.
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Go Hawks, fuck the Patriots for what they did to Raiden in MGS2
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Go Hawks, fuck the Patriots for what they did to Raiden in MGS2
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The Super Bowl is chock full of AI ads and, from the bottom of my heart, I hope every single company humoring this shit goes bankrupt in glorious fashion, and that the marketing firms responsible for pitching this fuck-awful slop spends the rest of their miserable days fighting off lawsuits.
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The Super Bowl is chock full of AI ads and, from the bottom of my heart, I hope every single company humoring this shit goes bankrupt in glorious fashion, and that the marketing firms responsible for pitching this fuck-awful slop spends the rest of their miserable days fighting off lawsuits.
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They got the big game on at the bar
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
They got the big game on at the bar
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time to remind everybody that the Super Bowl halftime show only exists in this grandiose fashion because a tv show called "In Living Color" stole the ratings from the NFL; the execs notoriously said, "get me Michael Jackson's agent" and thus began all the pomp
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘We stole the Super Bowl audience’: how In Living Color pulled off the greatest heist in US TV history
Turning Point USA is plotting its own half-time broadcast in defiance of Bad Bunny – but one of TV’s Blackest shows already perfected the alt-cast in 1992
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
time to remind everybody that the Super Bowl halftime show only exists in this grandiose fashion because a tv show called "In Living Color" stole the ratings from the NFL; the execs notoriously said, "get me Michael Jackson's agent" and thus began all the pomp
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Cameraman going nuts this Super Bowl
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Cameraman going nuts this Super Bowl
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Speed Racer is as real as it gets
February 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Speed Racer is as real as it gets
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For those who don’t case about the Patriots or the Seahawks, I made you a graphic:
February 8, 2026 at 10:58 PM
For those who don’t case about the Patriots or the Seahawks, I made you a graphic:
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Jack knew what he was talking about
February 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Jack knew what he was talking about
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And it's coming to your town eventually if it hasn't already so it's probably a good idea to take notes on what works and what doesn't from the people who have been dealing with the brunt of it, no?
Everyone should Probably be listening to the people talking about this because it’s very very very important to understand how this is all functioning to recuperate power and solidify fascism. bsky.app/profile/wiho...
Seems clear that the regime is using counter-insurgency tactics to punish cities for their legal & institutional opposition to the fascists.
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
And it's coming to your town eventually if it hasn't already so it's probably a good idea to take notes on what works and what doesn't from the people who have been dealing with the brunt of it, no?