dean
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new alex pareene and ta-nehisi coates articles on the same day. the long 2016 finally throws us a bone
Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: the culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
new alex pareene and ta-nehisi coates articles on the same day. the long 2016 finally throws us a bone
So so good
I have a great idea for retraining ICE agents: defector.com/i-have-a-gre...
I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents | Defector
The several thousand federal agents currently running rampant in the Twin Cities have so far achieved little in the way of legitimate law enforcement objectives, but they have been rather more…
defector.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
So so good
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Alex Pareene byline alert
I have a great idea for retraining ICE agents: defector.com/i-have-a-gre...
I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents | Defector
The several thousand federal agents currently running rampant in the Twin Cities have so far achieved little in the way of legitimate law enforcement objectives, but they have been rather more…
defector.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Alex Pareene byline alert
This officiating is brutal
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This officiating is brutal
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Blocking Will Stancil but then talking about him? Your connection to the Internet should be terminated
Except I’m not being melodramatic. I am saying Bluesky should moderate out the large number of dedicated troll accounts. This used to be a pretty common position about social media, before, I guess, we all decided everywhere should be 4chan.
The year is 2056. Trumps brain in a jar is still president. Super ICE death squads patrol cities. Will Stancil still spends most of his time being really whiny and annoying and pretending people making fun of his melodramatic tendencies is Nazi behavior.
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Blocking Will Stancil but then talking about him? Your connection to the Internet should be terminated
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Mark my words, everyone who voted for this budget will simultaneously run on it (taking credit for opposing Brandon Johnson) and against it (blaming him for all of its consequences)
Mayor Brandon Johnson backs down, will not veto City Council's alternate budget
By not vetoing the budget, Johnson solidifies the will of 30 alders who took control of this year’s budget process.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Mark my words, everyone who voted for this budget will simultaneously run on it (taking credit for opposing Brandon Johnson) and against it (blaming him for all of its consequences)
This might sound pretty weird, and I'm not sure if literally anyone else in the world feels this way, but I like finding accurate ways to understand things. I find it much more useful than finding inaccurate ways to not understand things, which is what everyone other than me does.
December 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This might sound pretty weird, and I'm not sure if literally anyone else in the world feels this way, but I like finding accurate ways to understand things. I find it much more useful than finding inaccurate ways to not understand things, which is what everyone other than me does.
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seeing on the TL that Stancil is crashing out again, checking the date, and smiling pleasantly
what, are your rich, buttery tears going to leave stains on my clothing
December 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
seeing on the TL that Stancil is crashing out again, checking the date, and smiling pleasantly
Can already tell by his response he will vehemently conflate disagreement and confusion
Also, as some replies are already demonstrating, a lot of folks really cannot quite tell the difference between these two claims.
Here’s a GENERAL TIP for THINKING ABOUT POLITICS and also ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE:
Be very cautious about conflating
“An explanation for why my preferred conclusion COULD BE POSSIBLE”
with
“An explanation of why a particular conclusion IS MOST LIKELY.”
A common, fundamental, devastating error!
Be very cautious about conflating
“An explanation for why my preferred conclusion COULD BE POSSIBLE”
with
“An explanation of why a particular conclusion IS MOST LIKELY.”
A common, fundamental, devastating error!
December 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Can already tell by his response he will vehemently conflate disagreement and confusion
Moderation as a general principal *is* good. You however are demanding the forum mods to ban people you find disagreeable, a notable faux pas online. Happy to clear that up for you brother
yeah moderation is good and a critical component of any healthy community, which we’ve know for like 30 years. Bluesky essentially has none and desperately needs it
MODS! MODS! MODS!
December 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Moderation as a general principal *is* good. You however are demanding the forum mods to ban people you find disagreeable, a notable faux pas online. Happy to clear that up for you brother
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when you're definitely winning in the marketplace of ideas
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
when you're definitely winning in the marketplace of ideas
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i don’t think everyone needs to like every film but the way people refuse to even take the avatar series seriously in any capacity feels so performative in a way no other series has ever been treated, very odd to me
December 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
i don’t think everyone needs to like every film but the way people refuse to even take the avatar series seriously in any capacity feels so performative in a way no other series has ever been treated, very odd to me
I can't believe people thought the "homelessness is caused by immigrants" post from the libertarian economist was anti-immigrant. That's so crazy people would think a conservative guy like that would say something reactionary
December 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I can't believe people thought the "homelessness is caused by immigrants" post from the libertarian economist was anti-immigrant. That's so crazy people would think a conservative guy like that would say something reactionary
I think it's interesting how much this position relies on lying that the latter is always argued over the former
Instead of “this is important, but I can’t afford it” (health insurance, housing close to work, etc.) or “everyone should be able to afford this, especially in such a rich country, and some can’t, which is bad,” many insist “people in the past had it easier.” The (false) comparison matters to them.
These Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I think it's interesting how much this position relies on lying that the latter is always argued over the former
Because the tweet says homeless was caused by immigrants who didn't set up housing not "homeless was caused by a lack of accessible housing stock that could accommodate an influx in demand". He purposely does that to get attention because he doesn't want to create housing stock as described above.
How can so many people read this as "i hate immigrants" and not "we dont have enough housing, the large amount of immigrants coming into the US were most vulnerable to this fact"
Homelessness increased primarily because of immigration (lots of people came to the US without setting up housing).
December 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Because the tweet says homeless was caused by immigrants who didn't set up housing not "homeless was caused by a lack of accessible housing stock that could accommodate an influx in demand". He purposely does that to get attention because he doesn't want to create housing stock as described above.
This schtick is so tiresome I don't get how people still get riled by his nonsense
Homelessness increased primarily because of immigration (lots of people came to the US without setting up housing).
December 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This schtick is so tiresome I don't get how people still get riled by his nonsense
I love that every time people argue the economic system is set up in a way that is unfavorable and not benefiting a lot of people, guys like Stancil and Darling come in and say "but the metrics used to measure that system say it's running really well, so you're wrong"
December 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I love that every time people argue the economic system is set up in a way that is unfavorable and not benefiting a lot of people, guys like Stancil and Darling come in and say "but the metrics used to measure that system say it's running really well, so you're wrong"
"The stats are correct and your experience is actually better than you claim"
How do you know?
How do you know?
“the statistics are wrong, the on-the-ground reality is worse”
how do you know?
how do you know?
December 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"The stats are correct and your experience is actually better than you claim"
How do you know?
How do you know?
Everything is fine and all your struggles are actually just figments of your imagination! Schizophrenic delusions that you've been fooled into by the computer! Now, would you like to join my political project?
affordability crisis
For example, here is average earnings vs. CPI since 2000.
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Everything is fine and all your struggles are actually just figments of your imagination! Schizophrenic delusions that you've been fooled into by the computer! Now, would you like to join my political project?
Remember it's just a vibecession and if you feel bad about the state of things you have been brainwashed by tiktok
Breaking:
The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% — the highest since 2021.
The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% — the highest since 2021.
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Remember it's just a vibecession and if you feel bad about the state of things you have been brainwashed by tiktok
This is where class abstractionism gets you
“Those of us on the left should be fighting to improve protections for workers of all races, and thereby for the betterment of people’s material conditions regardless of their views,” Arash Azizi argues:
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is where class abstractionism gets you
Very bad piece in which it is argued that their concern is misguided by the complexity, never actually clarifies the complexity but instead argues that because it's complex things could actually be really good, and besides other stuff uses a lot of water too, so how can you judge AI? Kinda insulting
Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. www.wired.com/story/karen-...
You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think.
www.wired.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Very bad piece in which it is argued that their concern is misguided by the complexity, never actually clarifies the complexity but instead argues that because it's complex things could actually be really good, and besides other stuff uses a lot of water too, so how can you judge AI? Kinda insulting
Is this good
The US Labor Department announces it has cancelled the October PPI inflation report.
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Is this good
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM