cofax
@cofax.bsky.social
Runner, climber, environmentalist, preservationist, bureaucrat, writer, baker, fan. BOFQ.
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I'm honestly starting to think Americans are going to end the decade with either universal health care or malaria.
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I'm honestly starting to think Americans are going to end the decade with either universal health care or malaria.
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I would just live my life so that Joyce Carol Oates does not feel the need to destroy me.
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I would just live my life so that Joyce Carol Oates does not feel the need to destroy me.
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i know that it’s a tough sell and only the absolute savviest politicians could find a way to turn Americans against a politics that wont give out SNAP benefits but will give wild billion dollar tax breaks to “private equity, crypto, and foreign real estate investors“ but a boy can dream
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
i know that it’s a tough sell and only the absolute savviest politicians could find a way to turn Americans against a politics that wont give out SNAP benefits but will give wild billion dollar tax breaks to “private equity, crypto, and foreign real estate investors“ but a boy can dream
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
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It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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everyone talking about The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald has put me in mind of the other great Canadian song about a shipwreck, Stan Rogers' The Mary Ellen Carter (this one's a fictitious shipwreck). If you've never heard it before, treat yourself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJQk...
The Mary Ellen Carter
YouTube video by Stan Rogers - Topic
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November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
everyone talking about The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald has put me in mind of the other great Canadian song about a shipwreck, Stan Rogers' The Mary Ellen Carter (this one's a fictitious shipwreck). If you've never heard it before, treat yourself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJQk...
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
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it just amazes me that people still write think pieces about what the admin should or shouldn't do without acknowledging that normal, rational, national-interest thinking (as hollow as that even was) has nothing to do with the way this admin views things.
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
it just amazes me that people still write think pieces about what the admin should or shouldn't do without acknowledging that normal, rational, national-interest thinking (as hollow as that even was) has nothing to do with the way this admin views things.
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In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
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That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
How news coverage eases us into tyranny
When the media act like things are normal, they don’t reassure us – they gaslight us
www.stopthepresses.news
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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Mamdani is going to implement Shaka Law, but only after the walls fall.
Mamdani is going to implement Shakira Law. Nobody's hips will be allowed to lie.
Mamdani is going to implement Sha-Na-Na law. Everyone has to grease their hair and sing DooWop.
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shaka Law, but only after the walls fall.
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Trying to imagine my son getting excited because I told him that, when bedtime comes around tonight, he can ask me for my permission to stay up until dawn playing video games.
Sure, man, ask away. We both know what the answer is going to be.
Sure, man, ask away. We both know what the answer is going to be.
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Trying to imagine my son getting excited because I told him that, when bedtime comes around tonight, he can ask me for my permission to stay up until dawn playing video games.
Sure, man, ask away. We both know what the answer is going to be.
Sure, man, ask away. We both know what the answer is going to be.
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Yes she did. Made him into a pile a dust
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yes she did. Made him into a pile a dust
This is great! Do watch it
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is great! Do watch it
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It is apparently the anniversary of the re-creation of the Irish Coffee on November 10th at the Buena Vista in San Francisco and we are here! (vacation magical coincidence).
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It is apparently the anniversary of the re-creation of the Irish Coffee on November 10th at the Buena Vista in San Francisco and we are here! (vacation magical coincidence).
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Time for another round.
“There are times when the struggle seems impossible.“
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“There are times when the struggle seems impossible.“
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Andor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
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November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Time for another round.
“There are times when the struggle seems impossible.“
youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...
“There are times when the struggle seems impossible.“
youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...
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Marty Makary thinks that menopause kills women and shortens their lifespan, except women live longer than men
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Marty Makary thinks that menopause kills women and shortens their lifespan, except women live longer than men
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
This. Why go through all that and get nothing? How can they possibly be so naive as to believe that promise is worth anything? The GOP has no honor and no shame.
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This. Why go through all that and get nothing? How can they possibly be so naive as to believe that promise is worth anything? The GOP has no honor and no shame.
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.