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The wizard sleeps calmly. The little cat hisses at a frog out the kitchen window.
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The wizard sleeps calmly. The little cat hisses at a frog out the kitchen window.
the “hard left” of course has no idea what it feels like to make a good faith effort to reach out which was met with rejection, betrayal, or libel
I think a lot of hard left accounts on here don’t fully realize the extent to which the center-left genuinely believes they made a good faith effort to reach out which was met with rejection, betrayal, and libel. You may not think it accurate or fair, but the belief is sincerely held.
June 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
the “hard left” of course has no idea what it feels like to make a good faith effort to reach out which was met with rejection, betrayal, or libel
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It’s such a perfect encapsulation of how the right drives American media cycles that slightly-too-long school closures are still considered a huge liability for democrats while murdering hundreds of thousands of people with anti-vaxx propaganda is never mentioned as a downside of Republican rule.
Matthew Yglesias identifying the Democratic Party's electoral issues: school closures during covid, "paralysis on women's sports" and "candidates running on late-term abortions"
June 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It’s such a perfect encapsulation of how the right drives American media cycles that slightly-too-long school closures are still considered a huge liability for democrats while murdering hundreds of thousands of people with anti-vaxx propaganda is never mentioned as a downside of Republican rule.
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love that it's called WelcomeFest and the agenda is "people we need to alienate to win"
Matthew Yglesias identifying the Democratic Party's electoral issues: school closures during covid, "paralysis on women's sports" and "candidates running on late-term abortions"
June 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
love that it's called WelcomeFest and the agenda is "people we need to alienate to win"
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centrist: we need to focus on popular policy
me: holy shit! you mean we’re finally going to support universal healthcare?
centrist: no haha not that policy
me: ok so…gun control?
centrist: no lol not that policy either
me: ok which policy?
centrist: oh you know the ones
me: holy shit! you mean we’re finally going to support universal healthcare?
centrist: no haha not that policy
me: ok so…gun control?
centrist: no lol not that policy either
me: ok which policy?
centrist: oh you know the ones
June 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
centrist: we need to focus on popular policy
me: holy shit! you mean we’re finally going to support universal healthcare?
centrist: no haha not that policy
me: ok so…gun control?
centrist: no lol not that policy either
me: ok which policy?
centrist: oh you know the ones
me: holy shit! you mean we’re finally going to support universal healthcare?
centrist: no haha not that policy
me: ok so…gun control?
centrist: no lol not that policy either
me: ok which policy?
centrist: oh you know the ones
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I really love the messaging of "do it you coward" when the hostage here is... the entire United States economy. I love when my opposition party's strongest plank is encouraging the senile lunatic to pull the trigger and destroy 350 million peoples' lives
June 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I really love the messaging of "do it you coward" when the hostage here is... the entire United States economy. I love when my opposition party's strongest plank is encouraging the senile lunatic to pull the trigger and destroy 350 million peoples' lives
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if you still support these guys in any way other than as an unacceptable compromise vs. outright fascism then you need to seriously reexamine everything
Democrats will hand out free tacos to mock Trump
Democrats will hand out free tacos to mock Trump
Because of the president's tariff chaos, "TACO" has become shorthand for Trump Always Chickens Out.
www.motherjones.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
if you still support these guys in any way other than as an unacceptable compromise vs. outright fascism then you need to seriously reexamine everything
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lol
The Washington Post will sharply expand its opinion offerings, including with articles from other publications, according to people familiar with the plan. A final phase, allowing nonprofessionals to submit columns with help from an A.I. writing coach called Ember, could begin testing this fall.
The Washington Post Plans an Influx of Outside Opinion Writers
A new program, known internally as Ripple, would open The Post to journalists at other publications and influential writers on Substack.
trib.al
June 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
lol
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If we’re just dismissing the desire for money as intentional evil you’re left with very few forms of intentional evil
June 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If we’re just dismissing the desire for money as intentional evil you’re left with very few forms of intentional evil
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at minimum, humans chose to do things knowing those things would exacerbate climate change with a complete disregard for the outcome. they did so in possession of the scientific evidence to know what would happen.
you can distinguish bt that and intentionality if you want, I guess
you can distinguish bt that and intentionality if you want, I guess
June 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
at minimum, humans chose to do things knowing those things would exacerbate climate change with a complete disregard for the outcome. they did so in possession of the scientific evidence to know what would happen.
you can distinguish bt that and intentionality if you want, I guess
you can distinguish bt that and intentionality if you want, I guess
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New — On X the Minneapolis PD said they were only present at the ICE raid protest "to ensure the crowd and the surrounding area remained safe," but photos shared directly with me show Police Chief Brian O'Hara personally escorting federal agents off Lake Street where protest took place.
June 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
New — On X the Minneapolis PD said they were only present at the ICE raid protest "to ensure the crowd and the surrounding area remained safe," but photos shared directly with me show Police Chief Brian O'Hara personally escorting federal agents off Lake Street where protest took place.
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this is one of the more horrifying stories i’ve ever heard my god
The heartbreaking statement from Jonathan Joss’s husband about his death.
June 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
this is one of the more horrifying stories i’ve ever heard my god
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it’s insane that having empathy is becoming a political liability for so many americans
June 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
it’s insane that having empathy is becoming a political liability for so many americans
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every day I wake up and can't believe anyone is pretending conservatives are earnestly concerned about fairness in girls' public high school sports
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
every day I wake up and can't believe anyone is pretending conservatives are earnestly concerned about fairness in girls' public high school sports
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Reading this interview with Maksim Borisov, a gay Russian dissident who sought asylum in the US last year only for ICE to arrest and detain him in February.
He's currently held in Eloy Detention Center in Arizona where he says "trans people… just disappear."
He's currently held in Eloy Detention Center in Arizona where he says "trans people… just disappear."
May 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Reading this interview with Maksim Borisov, a gay Russian dissident who sought asylum in the US last year only for ICE to arrest and detain him in February.
He's currently held in Eloy Detention Center in Arizona where he says "trans people… just disappear."
He's currently held in Eloy Detention Center in Arizona where he says "trans people… just disappear."
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i need everyone in the white house press pool to ask karoline leavitt if the president thinks joe biden is a clone or a robot. he can’t be both! we need to know which one he thinks it is.
June 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
i need everyone in the white house press pool to ask karoline leavitt if the president thinks joe biden is a clone or a robot. he can’t be both! we need to know which one he thinks it is.
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Like how fucking stupid do you need to be to see your poll numbers underwater and decide your best bet is to alienate your base in favor of the voters who chose a facist instead.
May 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Like how fucking stupid do you need to be to see your poll numbers underwater and decide your best bet is to alienate your base in favor of the voters who chose a facist instead.
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I know one of my core competencies is blaming everything on Dems but there would have been a counter narrative if Dems didn’t cowardly pivot right. it lent legitimacy to these lies and made it seem like there was a consensus.
May 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I know one of my core competencies is blaming everything on Dems but there would have been a counter narrative if Dems didn’t cowardly pivot right. it lent legitimacy to these lies and made it seem like there was a consensus.
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Tip for reading these headlines: remove "the debate over" or equivalent from them and reread them
Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.
Opinion | The Debate Over Transgender Rights Is a Liability for Democrats. Here’s How to Neutralize It.
It’s time for real discussion, dissent and debate, without fear of being canceled.
www.politico.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Tip for reading these headlines: remove "the debate over" or equivalent from them and reread them
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It's really not. When Dems bother fighting back with arguments, they easily win this issue every time. When they stick their head in the sand and ignore it, they lose.
Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.
Opinion | The Debate Over Transgender Rights Is a Liability for Democrats. Here’s How to Neutralize It.
It’s time for real discussion, dissent and debate, without fear of being canceled.
www.politico.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It's really not. When Dems bother fighting back with arguments, they easily win this issue every time. When they stick their head in the sand and ignore it, they lose.
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The joke here is that this doesn't work as an electoral comms strategy (many Dems including Biden-Harris have tried and failed) or a public persuasion strategy so public opinion keeps getting pulled to the right and all Third Way can recommend is "guess we have to go further to the right"
Trans people: we would like to participate in society.
Anti-trans activists: trans people should not exist.
Politico: both sides are extreme!
Anti-trans activists: trans people should not exist.
Politico: both sides are extreme!
May 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The joke here is that this doesn't work as an electoral comms strategy (many Dems including Biden-Harris have tried and failed) or a public persuasion strategy so public opinion keeps getting pulled to the right and all Third Way can recommend is "guess we have to go further to the right"