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If you blame/attack Democrats more than Republicans, you are not on the left.
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Someday, everyone needs to reckon with the utterly blasé attitude with which the internet left invokes the slaughter in Gaza as a rhetorical cudgel to beat social media enemies with.
It cheapens the suffering, has no positive benefit at all, and turns a real war crime into a meme. It’s disgusting.
It cheapens the suffering, has no positive benefit at all, and turns a real war crime into a meme. It’s disgusting.
Every time I feel like leaving, something like this keeps me here.
February 14, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Every time I feel like leaving, something like this keeps me here.
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One of the funniest things I've seen on this site in some time
February 14, 2026 at 4:59 AM
One of the funniest things I've seen on this site in some time
Max Cady watching Problem Child (1990):
genuinely laughing so much rn this is so silly
February 14, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Max Cady watching Problem Child (1990):
Holy fuck the ratio on this
there would be no real concrete effects of an AOC presidency that would be materially different from a JD Vance presidency because they all work for the capitalist ruling class and not for us, yes including AOC. we don't need a different president we need a dictatorship of the proletariat.
This is about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
My earnest advice to you is to stop worrying about labels like "liberal" and "conservative" and think about the immediate, concrete, REAL effects of, say, an AOC presidency vs. A JD Vance presidency
My earnest advice to you is to stop worrying about labels like "liberal" and "conservative" and think about the immediate, concrete, REAL effects of, say, an AOC presidency vs. A JD Vance presidency
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Holy fuck the ratio on this
History is gonna look back on the 2016 election with increasing incredulity.
Not just at Trump’s supporters, but at all the people who let structural misogyny take the future away from them.
Not just at Trump’s supporters, but at all the people who let structural misogyny take the future away from them.
I love Biden and I love Harris, and I think they believe it too, but in so many ways Hillary ran on it, on the idea that America was ready to step into that shining future and people took a pass on it.
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 AM
History is gonna look back on the 2016 election with increasing incredulity.
Not just at Trump’s supporters, but at all the people who let structural misogyny take the future away from them.
Not just at Trump’s supporters, but at all the people who let structural misogyny take the future away from them.
An lot of the horrible people on here are antisocial 14 years olds.
I don’t mean that in like a name-call-y way. I mean it literally. It’s one of the biggest changes in internet use over the last decade.
I keep trying to remind myself of it when I get annoyed with people staying stupid shit.
I don’t mean that in like a name-call-y way. I mean it literally. It’s one of the biggest changes in internet use over the last decade.
I keep trying to remind myself of it when I get annoyed with people staying stupid shit.
I dunno folks. Find things to do with your life that aren’t trying to hurt other people
February 14, 2026 at 4:06 AM
An lot of the horrible people on here are antisocial 14 years olds.
I don’t mean that in like a name-call-y way. I mean it literally. It’s one of the biggest changes in internet use over the last decade.
I keep trying to remind myself of it when I get annoyed with people staying stupid shit.
I don’t mean that in like a name-call-y way. I mean it literally. It’s one of the biggest changes in internet use over the last decade.
I keep trying to remind myself of it when I get annoyed with people staying stupid shit.
Or, because lots of people thought she was worse. Including, for example, people with Palestine flags and red book emojis in their display names.
February 14, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Or, because lots of people thought she was worse. Including, for example, people with Palestine flags and red book emojis in their display names.
Right but most people do not agree with those solutions, so pushing them is counter productive.
February 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Right but most people do not agree with those solutions, so pushing them is counter productive.
Uh, no. Plenty of people voted for him, enough for him to win, who didn’t support even most of his platform! Because they understand that’s not what elections are about!
February 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Uh, no. Plenty of people voted for him, enough for him to win, who didn’t support even most of his platform! Because they understand that’s not what elections are about!
I’d argue the big problem is that the proponents of theory two is that they’re the ones spewing the most misinformation about Democrats into the information environment.
If they actually believed their theory, they’d stop.
If they actually believed their theory, they’d stop.
Key point with low-information voters and flood-the-zone propaganda on social media: "Not engaging on the issue just lets that agitprop dominate low-info voters’ information streams ... [For many the] dominant sentiment was probably something like this: Wow, I didn’t know this was happening."
Behind all this is a deeper argument among Dems over how persuasion really works: The consultant class theory versus those who argue that the consultants are not seriously reckoning with the scale of today's information challenges.
I try to lay this out here. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
I try to lay this out here. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I’d argue the big problem is that the proponents of theory two is that they’re the ones spewing the most misinformation about Democrats into the information environment.
If they actually believed their theory, they’d stop.
If they actually believed their theory, they’d stop.
Ok but that’s not actually what most billionaires’ net worth is tied up in. The vast majority of it is stock.
If the government seizes that from billionaires, that’s de facto nationalization of many companies - and I’m not sure that’s really all that popular.
If the government seizes that from billionaires, that’s de facto nationalization of many companies - and I’m not sure that’s really all that popular.
February 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Ok but that’s not actually what most billionaires’ net worth is tied up in. The vast majority of it is stock.
If the government seizes that from billionaires, that’s de facto nationalization of many companies - and I’m not sure that’s really all that popular.
If the government seizes that from billionaires, that’s de facto nationalization of many companies - and I’m not sure that’s really all that popular.
Every time one of the AI firms rolls out a real skill that replaces white collar workers, the market nosedives. Banking. Real estate. Etc. All in the last couple of weeks.
If this happened in 12 months, it would almost certainly trigger a depression before the jobs could even be replaced.
If this happened in 12 months, it would almost certainly trigger a depression before the jobs could even be replaced.
not for nothing, but this is in direct contradiction to what microsoft's own research team says. once again, the hypebeasts are the problem.
Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Every time one of the AI firms rolls out a real skill that replaces white collar workers, the market nosedives. Banking. Real estate. Etc. All in the last couple of weeks.
If this happened in 12 months, it would almost certainly trigger a depression before the jobs could even be replaced.
If this happened in 12 months, it would almost certainly trigger a depression before the jobs could even be replaced.
Ok but now we’re on to “seize the assets of billionaires and jail them,” which I’m not actually sure most people would support.
The best way to hold them accountable is to … hold them accountable, which means not letting republicans cyclically take power with worse and worse people.
The best way to hold them accountable is to … hold them accountable, which means not letting republicans cyclically take power with worse and worse people.
February 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Ok but now we’re on to “seize the assets of billionaires and jail them,” which I’m not actually sure most people would support.
The best way to hold them accountable is to … hold them accountable, which means not letting republicans cyclically take power with worse and worse people.
The best way to hold them accountable is to … hold them accountable, which means not letting republicans cyclically take power with worse and worse people.
The number of journalists who think that this stuff is OK to say, let alone think, is really a big part of how we got here.
February 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
The number of journalists who think that this stuff is OK to say, let alone think, is really a big part of how we got here.
Ok, but that ignores:
1. Billionaires don’t just have liquid money you can easily tax. That’s why they’re billionaires.
2. Even if you did that, it wouldn’t pay for either of those programs, let alone both.
3. Addressing market failure with government intervention is inherently capitalist.
1. Billionaires don’t just have liquid money you can easily tax. That’s why they’re billionaires.
2. Even if you did that, it wouldn’t pay for either of those programs, let alone both.
3. Addressing market failure with government intervention is inherently capitalist.
February 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Ok, but that ignores:
1. Billionaires don’t just have liquid money you can easily tax. That’s why they’re billionaires.
2. Even if you did that, it wouldn’t pay for either of those programs, let alone both.
3. Addressing market failure with government intervention is inherently capitalist.
1. Billionaires don’t just have liquid money you can easily tax. That’s why they’re billionaires.
2. Even if you did that, it wouldn’t pay for either of those programs, let alone both.
3. Addressing market failure with government intervention is inherently capitalist.
Ah, you’re making me post the graph again.
February 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ah, you’re making me post the graph again.
You’re missing the point, again.
He won because plenty of people voted for him even though he didn’t change his platform to “earn” their votes.
Those people, unlike yourself, understood the stakes and realized it doesn’t matter what he gives them if he loses.
He won because plenty of people voted for him even though he didn’t change his platform to “earn” their votes.
Those people, unlike yourself, understood the stakes and realized it doesn’t matter what he gives them if he loses.
February 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
You’re missing the point, again.
He won because plenty of people voted for him even though he didn’t change his platform to “earn” their votes.
Those people, unlike yourself, understood the stakes and realized it doesn’t matter what he gives them if he loses.
He won because plenty of people voted for him even though he didn’t change his platform to “earn” their votes.
Those people, unlike yourself, understood the stakes and realized it doesn’t matter what he gives them if he loses.
That’s been going great!
February 13, 2026 at 11:33 PM
That’s been going great!
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So whatever.
You can do litmus tests.
Or you can try to find ways to peel off right wingers, which is the ONLY way you can strip ICE of funding handed out last year.
Bernie got a 49-51 vote on that point. You need 12 votes.
You can do litmus tests.
Or you can try to find ways to peel off right wingers, which is the ONLY way you can strip ICE of funding handed out last year.
Bernie got a 49-51 vote on that point. You need 12 votes.
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
So whatever.
You can do litmus tests.
Or you can try to find ways to peel off right wingers, which is the ONLY way you can strip ICE of funding handed out last year.
Bernie got a 49-51 vote on that point. You need 12 votes.
You can do litmus tests.
Or you can try to find ways to peel off right wingers, which is the ONLY way you can strip ICE of funding handed out last year.
Bernie got a 49-51 vote on that point. You need 12 votes.
I’d personally characterize this post as pro-misinformation.
February 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I’d personally characterize this post as pro-misinformation.
He ran against a sex pest and a lunatic and barely got 50%.
February 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM
He ran against a sex pest and a lunatic and barely got 50%.
Technically, Russia still exists.
February 13, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Technically, Russia still exists.
I’m not saying the U.S. loves communism.
I’m saying anyone arguing the U.S. is the worst place to be a leftist on earth is a privileged moron.
I’m saying anyone arguing the U.S. is the worst place to be a leftist on earth is a privileged moron.
February 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I’m not saying the U.S. loves communism.
I’m saying anyone arguing the U.S. is the worst place to be a leftist on earth is a privileged moron.
I’m saying anyone arguing the U.S. is the worst place to be a leftist on earth is a privileged moron.
No, what people mean is “you must agree to my exact policy positions or I will sabotage you.”
Mamdani won because that’s not how supporters of any other non-Cuomo candidate reacted. Even many of Cuomo’s supporters came around to support Mamdani even though they disagreed with his policies.
Mamdani won because that’s not how supporters of any other non-Cuomo candidate reacted. Even many of Cuomo’s supporters came around to support Mamdani even though they disagreed with his policies.
February 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
No, what people mean is “you must agree to my exact policy positions or I will sabotage you.”
Mamdani won because that’s not how supporters of any other non-Cuomo candidate reacted. Even many of Cuomo’s supporters came around to support Mamdani even though they disagreed with his policies.
Mamdani won because that’s not how supporters of any other non-Cuomo candidate reacted. Even many of Cuomo’s supporters came around to support Mamdani even though they disagreed with his policies.
Sounds terrible.
I wonder what they do to communists in the Philippines.
I wonder what they do to communists in the Philippines.
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Sounds terrible.
I wonder what they do to communists in the Philippines.
I wonder what they do to communists in the Philippines.