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Koh: This is not about justice. This is about power. This is about a Secretary of Defense so drunk off alpha male bullshit that he's willing to take lives to get off on that power.
December 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Koh: This is not about justice. This is about power. This is about a Secretary of Defense so drunk off alpha male bullshit that he's willing to take lives to get off on that power.
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Racist propaganda conditions you to see any policy promoting economic mobility or social equality as a grave injustice bc the government shouldn't make equal what (nature/god/etc) has made unequal. This is the authoritarian heartbeat that vivifies popular fascist movements
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Racist propaganda conditions you to see any policy promoting economic mobility or social equality as a grave injustice bc the government shouldn't make equal what (nature/god/etc) has made unequal. This is the authoritarian heartbeat that vivifies popular fascist movements
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
Post-Thanksgiving joys… pie for breakfast… in bed! This time, a slice of chess pie with some good coffee! 🙏🏾🍁
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Post-Thanksgiving joys… pie for breakfast… in bed! This time, a slice of chess pie with some good coffee! 🙏🏾🍁
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
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Cheap delivery is not an adequate replacement for a physical store.
Grocery stores provide a range of services, not just food. And that’s assuming online delivery provides sufficient access to food. And there is no reason that poor consumers should be captured by an online-only service.
Grocery stores provide a range of services, not just food. And that’s assuming online delivery provides sufficient access to food. And there is no reason that poor consumers should be captured by an online-only service.
What if I told you Walmart is not the only store trying to move into low-cost delivery? And this is about Atlanta because this is about Atlanta opening a city-subsidized grocery store.
And lastly, cheap delivery is a more than adequate replacement for a physical store. This is about physical stuff!
And lastly, cheap delivery is a more than adequate replacement for a physical store. This is about physical stuff!
And why should someone have to bear the cost of food delivery? Or be restricted to Walmart? And how did this become specifically about Atlanta? So many goal posts.
Anyway delivery is not an adequate replacement for a physical store in accessible proximity of where one lives.
Anyway delivery is not an adequate replacement for a physical store in accessible proximity of where one lives.
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Cheap delivery is not an adequate replacement for a physical store.
Grocery stores provide a range of services, not just food. And that’s assuming online delivery provides sufficient access to food. And there is no reason that poor consumers should be captured by an online-only service.
Grocery stores provide a range of services, not just food. And that’s assuming online delivery provides sufficient access to food. And there is no reason that poor consumers should be captured by an online-only service.
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the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
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Really cannot stress enough that if you start from the assumption that no one deserves to be raped then you don’t have to highlight the specific vulnerabilities of particular survivors in order to get people on board with the fact that their violation was a bad thing
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Really cannot stress enough that if you start from the assumption that no one deserves to be raped then you don’t have to highlight the specific vulnerabilities of particular survivors in order to get people on board with the fact that their violation was a bad thing
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Now… what you should know in the face of all of this is….
A man who is historically known to not stop talking…
Hasn’t said a word
A man who is historically known to not stop talking…
Hasn’t said a word
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Now… what you should know in the face of all of this is….
A man who is historically known to not stop talking…
Hasn’t said a word
A man who is historically known to not stop talking…
Hasn’t said a word
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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40 days of suffering to get nothing but a pinky swear and a “deal” that includes following a rule already in place.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
40 days of suffering to get nothing but a pinky swear and a “deal” that includes following a rule already in place.
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Low Skilled Workers Are a Myth. “[Minimum wage jobs] are not low-skill. They simply require different skills, ones that not just anyone possesses.” (via @tressiemcphd.bsky.social) [dailytarheel.com]
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Low Skilled Workers Are a Myth. “[Minimum wage jobs] are not low-skill. They simply require different skills, ones that not just anyone possesses.” (via @tressiemcphd.bsky.social) [dailytarheel.com]
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How many government officials can you buy with an *additional* trillion dollars?
All of them, probably.
All of them, probably.
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
How many government officials can you buy with an *additional* trillion dollars?
All of them, probably.
All of them, probably.
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As you celebrate Mamdani’s victory, I want to take in that it was not a victory for the Democratic Party. He won in spite of the party.
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
As you celebrate Mamdani’s victory, I want to take in that it was not a victory for the Democratic Party. He won in spite of the party.
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We go to sleep in a better country than we woke up in. Thank you to everyone who worked for these coast-to-coast victories, for this utter repudiation of Trumpism, for economic justice and a country for all of us, not for white supremacy.
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
We go to sleep in a better country than we woke up in. Thank you to everyone who worked for these coast-to-coast victories, for this utter repudiation of Trumpism, for economic justice and a country for all of us, not for white supremacy.
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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A cousin is anyone near your age in your family or some kid who is around a lot and an aunt is an older lady who gives a shit about you.
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A cousin is anyone near your age in your family or some kid who is around a lot and an aunt is an older lady who gives a shit about you.
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being so used to determining who doesn't belong... who gets to be marginalized ... and the lasting effects
leaves you unable to question the bones of the body you live in
leaves you unable to question the bones of the body you live in
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
being so used to determining who doesn't belong... who gets to be marginalized ... and the lasting effects
leaves you unable to question the bones of the body you live in
leaves you unable to question the bones of the body you live in
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Ofc ppl will and should support each other via mutual aid. But we cannot both be taxed by the state (which uses our taxes to kill) AND capitalize the functions OF the state w our meagre post-tax earnings.
October 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Ofc ppl will and should support each other via mutual aid. But we cannot both be taxed by the state (which uses our taxes to kill) AND capitalize the functions OF the state w our meagre post-tax earnings.
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Every one deserves to eat. It’s that simple.
October 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Every one deserves to eat. It’s that simple.
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Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
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But the idea that identity politics is a pursuit of narrow interests is pernicious. To the contrary, the struggle for expanding the range of social justice and ensuring no one is excluded from it is in the collective interest. Otherwise we all become vulnerable to Kavanaugh stops.
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
But the idea that identity politics is a pursuit of narrow interests is pernicious. To the contrary, the struggle for expanding the range of social justice and ensuring no one is excluded from it is in the collective interest. Otherwise we all become vulnerable to Kavanaugh stops.