Unlikely Optimist
@designbat.bsky.social
I host tea parties and wake the dead. I live a very sheltered life. Also: @randomteaparty.bsky.social
This makes me so hopeful.
Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary as Cuomo concedes
The race’s ultimate outcome will still be decided by a ranked choice count. But Mamdani was in a commanding position after polls closed Tuesday night.
apnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This makes me so hopeful.
"It's easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism." - Frederic Jameson
June 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"It's easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism." - Frederic Jameson
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Highlight of the dance party!
One of our favorite regulars showed up with his own disco ball! #DanceAgainstDOGE at #TeslaTakedown in Washington, DC!
May 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Highlight of the dance party!
Feeling a bit overwhelmed with routine responsibilities lately. Hoping I can make my favorite dance party on Saturday.
May 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Feeling a bit overwhelmed with routine responsibilities lately. Hoping I can make my favorite dance party on Saturday.
On Elon Musk leaving DOGE:
April 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
On Elon Musk leaving DOGE:
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Corporate media is doing a terrible job of showing just how big the #handsoff crowd is in Washington DC. Thousands and thousands of protesters.
DC's no-fly zone doesn't help by preventing news helicopters or drones from getting footage but it feels like a lack of effort or deliberate decision.
DC's no-fly zone doesn't help by preventing news helicopters or drones from getting footage but it feels like a lack of effort or deliberate decision.
April 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Corporate media is doing a terrible job of showing just how big the #handsoff crowd is in Washington DC. Thousands and thousands of protesters.
DC's no-fly zone doesn't help by preventing news helicopters or drones from getting footage but it feels like a lack of effort or deliberate decision.
DC's no-fly zone doesn't help by preventing news helicopters or drones from getting footage but it feels like a lack of effort or deliberate decision.
If waiting until Saturday is just too hard, they're going to make this a regular thing.
April 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
If waiting until Saturday is just too hard, they're going to make this a regular thing.
This is still my favorite graphic visualization. I think about it often.
It's hard to even imagine this amount of wealth without "touching" it in some way.
eattherichtextformat.github.io/1-pixel-weal...
It's hard to even imagine this amount of wealth without "touching" it in some way.
eattherichtextformat.github.io/1-pixel-weal...
Wealth, shown to scale
Wealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way.
eattherichtextformat.github.io
April 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is still my favorite graphic visualization. I think about it often.
It's hard to even imagine this amount of wealth without "touching" it in some way.
eattherichtextformat.github.io/1-pixel-weal...
It's hard to even imagine this amount of wealth without "touching" it in some way.
eattherichtextformat.github.io/1-pixel-weal...
What would you say to Elon Musk?
"Thanks for showing the world that money can't make you any less pathetic than you already are." -Maxwell Frost
"Thanks for showing the world that money can't make you any less pathetic than you already are." -Maxwell Frost
April 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
What would you say to Elon Musk?
"Thanks for showing the world that money can't make you any less pathetic than you already are." -Maxwell Frost
"Thanks for showing the world that money can't make you any less pathetic than you already are." -Maxwell Frost
My new favorite protest poster
April 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My new favorite protest poster
The cutest little protester!
April 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The cutest little protester!
Tesla dealership in Tyson's Corner (Fairfax, Virginia)
April 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Tesla dealership in Tyson's Corner (Fairfax, Virginia)
Adult life is feeling tired in one place for money, then dragging yourself home to feel tired in another place.
April 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Adult life is feeling tired in one place for money, then dragging yourself home to feel tired in another place.
Is Grok on the side of the resistance? 😂
March 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Is Grok on the side of the resistance? 😂
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X is not worth 33 billion. He basically just paid himself $33B from another company, presumably to pay off his debts from the initial buy because he knows he'll never be able to raise the capital from X itself.
He is his own ponzi scheme.
He is his own ponzi scheme.
March 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
X is not worth 33 billion. He basically just paid himself $33B from another company, presumably to pay off his debts from the initial buy because he knows he'll never be able to raise the capital from X itself.
He is his own ponzi scheme.
He is his own ponzi scheme.
If Elon Musk's $348B was nationalized, each American would receive >$1,000.
March 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If Elon Musk's $348B was nationalized, each American would receive >$1,000.
So it really is a dance party AND hands down the most fun you can have protesting. Every Saturday, 11am.
You should go.
You should go.
March 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So it really is a dance party AND hands down the most fun you can have protesting. Every Saturday, 11am.
You should go.
You should go.
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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prepared to give myself the "fell for it again award" for briefly being happy with senate dems
March 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
prepared to give myself the "fell for it again award" for briefly being happy with senate dems
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"I was promised a better dystopian future as a child." - @laternerd.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"I was promised a better dystopian future as a child." - @laternerd.bsky.social
Had a nice little walk by the Capital Reflecting Pool
February 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Had a nice little walk by the Capital Reflecting Pool