elaineparks.bsky.social
@elaineparks.bsky.social
in 2008 I saw a couple in a late model SUV packed with their belongings pull up to a gas station AND START GOING THROUGH THE TRASH TO LOOK FOR RECYCLABLES.
a significant recession has not happened during any zoomer's adulthood
August 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
in 2008 I saw a couple in a late model SUV packed with their belongings pull up to a gas station AND START GOING THROUGH THE TRASH TO LOOK FOR RECYCLABLES.
at the record store I used to go to, the owner said he got over 100 applications one month *TO BE AN INTERN.* FOR FREE. AT THE RECORD STORE.
a significant recession has not happened during any zoomer's adulthood
August 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
at the record store I used to go to, the owner said he got over 100 applications one month *TO BE AN INTERN.* FOR FREE. AT THE RECORD STORE.
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"I feel like I know him. And right now, l'm watching my government facilitate the destruction of his life," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his favorite fitness influencer Mohammed Hatem. youtube.com/shorts/oWgLI...
Hayes: Gaza is starving. These are real people.
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"I feel like I know him. And right now, l'm watching my government facilitate the destruction of his life," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his favorite fitness influencer Mohammed Hatem. youtube.com/shorts/oWgLI...
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trying and failing to understand the Overton window shift on coverage and statements on Gaza in the span of literally one week
best i can tell it was from the right wing British newspaper of all places putting a starving baby on its cover — something that has long been undeniable front and center
best i can tell it was from the right wing British newspaper of all places putting a starving baby on its cover — something that has long been undeniable front and center
July 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
trying and failing to understand the Overton window shift on coverage and statements on Gaza in the span of literally one week
best i can tell it was from the right wing British newspaper of all places putting a starving baby on its cover — something that has long been undeniable front and center
best i can tell it was from the right wing British newspaper of all places putting a starving baby on its cover — something that has long been undeniable front and center
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I think the comments on this (very good, if I do say so myself) article are fascinating. If the AI industry has lost the Verge commenter, who do they have on their side? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
AI is ruining houseplant communities online
AI-generated images and chatbot misinformation plague plant collectors.
www.theverge.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I think the comments on this (very good, if I do say so myself) article are fascinating. If the AI industry has lost the Verge commenter, who do they have on their side? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Our current Director of National Intelligence:
June 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Our current Director of National Intelligence:
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Large majorities of Americans, including many Republican voters, oppose bombing Iran. They might want to weigh in with both the House and the Senate.
US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
June 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Large majorities of Americans, including many Republican voters, oppose bombing Iran. They might want to weigh in with both the House and the Senate.
US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
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Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?
June 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?
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the lesson of this isn't that tucker carlson is actually good but that you should ask these people basic factual questions instead of bullshit about politics
WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.”
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
June 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
the lesson of this isn't that tucker carlson is actually good but that you should ask these people basic factual questions instead of bullshit about politics
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a lot of the people who will chastise you for criticizing Dems instead of focusing on Trump are surprisingly willing to criticize protestors instead of focusing on Trump
June 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
a lot of the people who will chastise you for criticizing Dems instead of focusing on Trump are surprisingly willing to criticize protestors instead of focusing on Trump
uh...both?
Is the problem that they’re impaired on the job? Or is the problem that they’re Nazis killing poor children and canceling science?
June 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
uh...both?
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This is an amazing article abt an amazing breakthrough use of an old and discredited drug and about how one company was able to raise the price without limit because it was the only treatment for a fatal disease and they cld basically raise it to as high a price as they wanted.
I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This is an amazing article abt an amazing breakthrough use of an old and discredited drug and about how one company was able to raise the price without limit because it was the only treatment for a fatal disease and they cld basically raise it to as high a price as they wanted.
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I think this article is wrong in part, specifically in its account of agency, and right in part, specifically about how Bernie framed most of his message. First, I will deal with what I think it gets right 1/: 🧵
Why the Democratic Tea Party Failed (and How It Could Succeed)
For the left to win, it must blame fascism on the actual fascists.
newrepublic.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I think this article is wrong in part, specifically in its account of agency, and right in part, specifically about how Bernie framed most of his message. First, I will deal with what I think it gets right 1/: 🧵
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I promise you the White Christian nationalist regime staffed by neo-Nazis doesn’t give a single shit about the safety of American Jews. Let’s not pretend they do.
May 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I promise you the White Christian nationalist regime staffed by neo-Nazis doesn’t give a single shit about the safety of American Jews. Let’s not pretend they do.
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I'm embarrassed for the New York Times that they published this piece on Ms. Rachel, in which they cite a ridiculous anonymous righwing website Stopantisemitism while indulging the mad, mad claim she may be funded by Hamas (!).
This isn't journalism:
This isn't journalism:
Why Tot Celebrity Ms. Rachel Waded Into the Gaza Debate
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm embarrassed for the New York Times that they published this piece on Ms. Rachel, in which they cite a ridiculous anonymous righwing website Stopantisemitism while indulging the mad, mad claim she may be funded by Hamas (!).
This isn't journalism:
This isn't journalism:
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Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
May 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
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Your daily reminder of which party is more responsible for polarization:
From www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
From www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
May 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Your daily reminder of which party is more responsible for polarization:
From www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
From www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
"Ok how about, of the 18 people who own the country, women and BIPOC should be represented. The rest can eat shit and die. Also I respectfully acknowledge that I am on the land of the Nacotchtank people. She/her."
May 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"Ok how about, of the 18 people who own the country, women and BIPOC should be represented. The rest can eat shit and die. Also I respectfully acknowledge that I am on the land of the Nacotchtank people. She/her."
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Ironically, you wrote one of the best refutations of this argument and one that I return to often. chrishayes.org/articles/dec...
May 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Ironically, you wrote one of the best refutations of this argument and one that I return to often. chrishayes.org/articles/dec...
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There will be a lot of euphemisms about "voluntary migration" and "humanitarian zones" and whatnot, but this is ultimately a plan for ethnic cleansing www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no deal by Trump's trip
Trump has effectively given Netanyahu a green light to do as he sees fit, Israeli officials say.
www.axios.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
There will be a lot of euphemisms about "voluntary migration" and "humanitarian zones" and whatnot, but this is ultimately a plan for ethnic cleansing www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
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Fucking infuriating @democrats.senate.gov.
You all are beyond pathetic.
@booker.senate.gov
@slotkin.senate.gov
@gallego.senate.gov
@markwarner.bsky.social
@amyklobuchar.com
You all are beyond pathetic.
@booker.senate.gov
@slotkin.senate.gov
@gallego.senate.gov
@markwarner.bsky.social
@amyklobuchar.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Fucking infuriating @democrats.senate.gov.
You all are beyond pathetic.
@booker.senate.gov
@slotkin.senate.gov
@gallego.senate.gov
@markwarner.bsky.social
@amyklobuchar.com
You all are beyond pathetic.
@booker.senate.gov
@slotkin.senate.gov
@gallego.senate.gov
@markwarner.bsky.social
@amyklobuchar.com
...does the govt have access to period tracking apps? health apps? fitness apps? apps that track meds? sleep? I think US News buried the lede here. Who wants to follow up on this? @chrislhayes.bsky.social @taylorlorenz.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com ? anyone?
April 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
...does the govt have access to period tracking apps? health apps? fitness apps? apps that track meds? sleep? I think US News buried the lede here. Who wants to follow up on this? @chrislhayes.bsky.social @taylorlorenz.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com ? anyone?
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They're not fascists, they just think we're in a state of exception due to the pollution of the polity and citizen body by undesirable racial elements whose removal is of such paramount importance that it transcends the dictates of the law, justified by their embodiment of the Will of the People.
jd vance just tweeted this
"What process is due" the fucking constitution
"What process is due" the fucking constitution
April 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
They're not fascists, they just think we're in a state of exception due to the pollution of the polity and citizen body by undesirable racial elements whose removal is of such paramount importance that it transcends the dictates of the law, justified by their embodiment of the Will of the People.
Always.
Always and everywhere, ideological diversity means being obligated to make way for people from the center and right. There are anarchists here. There are Blue No Matter Who Dems. There are whole worlds of disagreement between. People have vicious fights on here every day. Doesn't matter.
Bluesky needs more ideological diversity, a thread:
1/8: I think the question of why commentators like Matt Yglesias, Lakshya Jain, Noah Smith, Nate Silver and Richard Hanania don’t post more, or at all on Bluesky is important.
This would be a better platform if they did.
1/8: I think the question of why commentators like Matt Yglesias, Lakshya Jain, Noah Smith, Nate Silver and Richard Hanania don’t post more, or at all on Bluesky is important.
This would be a better platform if they did.
April 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Always.