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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
Reposted by Leah Folta
We did another one! @leahfolta.bsky.social
x"If you think this printed explanation looks like it’s overwhelming the rear of my car, just know it’s only the tip of the iceberg of the immense weight I carry every time I get behind the wheel."
This Five-Hundred-Word Bumper Sticker on My Tesla Explains Why I’m Not a Bad Person
Right now, you’re behind me, within reading distance on the freeway, at the stoplight, in the parking lot, maybe in the drive-thru line, or perhaps...
buff.ly
April 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
We did another one! @leahfolta.bsky.social
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I care less about Signal chats and more about the blacksite offshore concentration camps we're sending random people to without any semblance of a trial, so I'll be interested to see if the national media can rub their bellies and pat their heads at the same time this week. Historically they can't.
April 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I care less about Signal chats and more about the blacksite offshore concentration camps we're sending random people to without any semblance of a trial, so I'll be interested to see if the national media can rub their bellies and pat their heads at the same time this week. Historically they can't.
Pretty bold of eggs to have us celebrate their holiday after what they did this past election
April 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Pretty bold of eggs to have us celebrate their holiday after what they did this past election
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DOGE has reportedly gained access to sensitive NLRB data — including info on union activity, workplace complaints, and names of organizers.
Coincidentally, the NLRB has multiple lawsuits against SpaceX and Tesla.
The conflicts of interest just keep getting more blatant.
Coincidentally, the NLRB has multiple lawsuits against SpaceX and Tesla.
The conflicts of interest just keep getting more blatant.
April 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
DOGE has reportedly gained access to sensitive NLRB data — including info on union activity, workplace complaints, and names of organizers.
Coincidentally, the NLRB has multiple lawsuits against SpaceX and Tesla.
The conflicts of interest just keep getting more blatant.
Coincidentally, the NLRB has multiple lawsuits against SpaceX and Tesla.
The conflicts of interest just keep getting more blatant.
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important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
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Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Trump Admin’s $9 Billion Review of Harvard’s Grants Could Hit Boston’s Hospitals Hardest | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Trump administration’s sweeping federal review of nearly $9 billion in multi-year research funding tied to Harvard has sparked uncertainty across the University — but the brunt of the planned cuts...
www.thecrimson.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good reporting here. Student paper gets what the bigs have missed. White House is actually threatening to defund all of bostons major hospitals www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Reposted by Leah Folta
This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
They're trying to get away with it again.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
They're trying to get away with it again.
April 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
They're trying to get away with it again.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
They're trying to get away with it again.
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Not an April Fools’ joke! @leahfolta.bsky.social and I got published in McSweeney’s today!
"Surely, we have emergency brakes to stop these kinds of things. Someone will intervene. I would look into who that is supposed to be exactly, but this glockenspiel isn’t going to tune itself."
I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now?
Guten tag. I’m just wondering if anybody else can relate to this feeling I’ve been having that I just can’t shake. It’s only Tuesday, but what a we...
www.mcsweeneys.net
April 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Not an April Fools’ joke! @leahfolta.bsky.social and I got published in McSweeney’s today!
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Gresham's law of the internet is the name given to a supposition that unmoderated spaces will always become Nazi hellholes that drive out all good content, alienating posters who aren't Nazis.
I can certainly think of one analogue for all of us here on Bluesky.
www.thebulwark.com/p/greshams-l...
I can certainly think of one analogue for all of us here on Bluesky.
www.thebulwark.com/p/greshams-l...
Gresham’s Law of the Internet
Content moderation isn’t “censorship.” It’s what built the Internet.
www.thebulwark.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Gresham's law of the internet is the name given to a supposition that unmoderated spaces will always become Nazi hellholes that drive out all good content, alienating posters who aren't Nazis.
I can certainly think of one analogue for all of us here on Bluesky.
www.thebulwark.com/p/greshams-l...
I can certainly think of one analogue for all of us here on Bluesky.
www.thebulwark.com/p/greshams-l...
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hi, cis folks! it's trans day of remembrance & we're mourning our dead. the GOP used it to intro federal legislation barring trans folks from the right bathrooms.
this is bigger than rep mcbride, who can’t or won’t fight for herself. we need folks to stand with us now. call scripts & info follow.🧵
this is bigger than rep mcbride, who can’t or won’t fight for herself. we need folks to stand with us now. call scripts & info follow.🧵
November 21, 2024 at 2:10 AM
hi, cis folks! it's trans day of remembrance & we're mourning our dead. the GOP used it to intro federal legislation barring trans folks from the right bathrooms.
this is bigger than rep mcbride, who can’t or won’t fight for herself. we need folks to stand with us now. call scripts & info follow.🧵
this is bigger than rep mcbride, who can’t or won’t fight for herself. we need folks to stand with us now. call scripts & info follow.🧵