Multiverse Wanderer
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"With fear for our democracy, I dissent."
- Justice Sotomayor
"There will come a day when Donald Trump will be gone, but your dishonor will remain."
- Liz Cheney
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
- Voltaire
- Justice Sotomayor
"There will come a day when Donald Trump will be gone, but your dishonor will remain."
- Liz Cheney
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
- Voltaire
Pinned
Reich is correct. I'll put a sharper point on it:
If you're all about control, you're anti-freedom - which is about as anti-American as you can get.
Suck on that, all you so-called 'patriots'.
If you're all about control, you're anti-freedom - which is about as anti-American as you can get.
Suck on that, all you so-called 'patriots'.
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
February 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Reich is correct. I'll put a sharper point on it:
If you're all about control, you're anti-freedom - which is about as anti-American as you can get.
Suck on that, all you so-called 'patriots'.
If you're all about control, you're anti-freedom - which is about as anti-American as you can get.
Suck on that, all you so-called 'patriots'.
I have a new hero of clear-mindedness.
Musk said (stupidly), "Those without children lack a stake in the future." Actually you can give a damn without having a stake.
If you don't give a damn without having kids, you're all about you.
And you're dangerous.
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-an...
Musk said (stupidly), "Those without children lack a stake in the future." Actually you can give a damn without having a stake.
If you don't give a damn without having kids, you're all about you.
And you're dangerous.
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-an...
Elon Musk says Anthropic's philosopher has no stake in the future because she doesn't have kids. Here's her response.
Elon Musk questioned Amanda Askell's role in shaping AI Claude's morals, citing her lack of children. Askell had thoughts.
www.businessinsider.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I have a new hero of clear-mindedness.
Musk said (stupidly), "Those without children lack a stake in the future." Actually you can give a damn without having a stake.
If you don't give a damn without having kids, you're all about you.
And you're dangerous.
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-an...
Musk said (stupidly), "Those without children lack a stake in the future." Actually you can give a damn without having a stake.
If you don't give a damn without having kids, you're all about you.
And you're dangerous.
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-an...
47's EPA boss repealed the "endangerment finding", the basis for US climate policy, basically saying that science doesn't matter.
Translation:
'We don't give a rat's ass about the unspeakable horrors we will visit upon BILLIONS of descendants. We want PROFITS NOW!'
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Translation:
'We don't give a rat's ass about the unspeakable horrors we will visit upon BILLIONS of descendants. We want PROFITS NOW!'
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
EPA boss offers forceful defense for scrapping landmark Obama climate policy
Lee Zeldin defended this week’s repeal of a key climate policy — and had unexpected praise for Hillary Clinton.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM
47's EPA boss repealed the "endangerment finding", the basis for US climate policy, basically saying that science doesn't matter.
Translation:
'We don't give a rat's ass about the unspeakable horrors we will visit upon BILLIONS of descendants. We want PROFITS NOW!'
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Translation:
'We don't give a rat's ass about the unspeakable horrors we will visit upon BILLIONS of descendants. We want PROFITS NOW!'
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
'Normal' is just majority rule. If there were more people with ADHD they'd be 'normal'. They'd wonder why all those other people are so obsessed with order, punctuality, continuity, etc.
'Normal' is a fantasy. False comfort for those who can't handle 'different'.
www.positive.news/society/yout...
'Normal' is a fantasy. False comfort for those who can't handle 'different'.
www.positive.news/society/yout...
Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’
What if ADHD isn’t a deficit of attention, but an intensified curiosity? A new study explores how reframing ADHD could transform education
www.positive.news
February 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
'Normal' is just majority rule. If there were more people with ADHD they'd be 'normal'. They'd wonder why all those other people are so obsessed with order, punctuality, continuity, etc.
'Normal' is a fantasy. False comfort for those who can't handle 'different'.
www.positive.news/society/yout...
'Normal' is a fantasy. False comfort for those who can't handle 'different'.
www.positive.news/society/yout...
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That’s it in a nutshell
I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
That’s it in a nutshell
There are two parts to this.
1) The wealthy tend to see their wealth as their value. 'Mine's bigger, so I'm better.' Immigrants tend to be poorer.
2) More importantly, immigrants are an easily recognized 'other' to blame for the economic harms from the wealthy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
1) The wealthy tend to see their wealth as their value. 'Mine's bigger, so I'm better.' Immigrants tend to be poorer.
2) More importantly, immigrants are an easily recognized 'other' to blame for the economic harms from the wealthy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump, Musk and now UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe – they are the enablers, making racists feel great again | Jonathan Freedland
With their profile and vile words, these malign provocateurs are tearing down decency’s guardrails, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
There are two parts to this.
1) The wealthy tend to see their wealth as their value. 'Mine's bigger, so I'm better.' Immigrants tend to be poorer.
2) More importantly, immigrants are an easily recognized 'other' to blame for the economic harms from the wealthy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
1) The wealthy tend to see their wealth as their value. 'Mine's bigger, so I'm better.' Immigrants tend to be poorer.
2) More importantly, immigrants are an easily recognized 'other' to blame for the economic harms from the wealthy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump’s Republicans are doing everything they told us the Democrats would do.
Every accusation is a confession.
Every accusation is a confession.
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Trump’s Republicans are doing everything they told us the Democrats would do.
Every accusation is a confession.
Every accusation is a confession.
We are FAR closer to a Hell on Earth scenario than most know.
"The public and politicians were largely unaware of the risk of passing the point of no return, the researchers said."
We know why. Because there are liars among us who only want PROFITS NOW.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The public and politicians were largely unaware of the risk of passing the point of no return, the researchers said."
We know why. Because there are liars among us who only want PROFITS NOW.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:16 PM
We are FAR closer to a Hell on Earth scenario than most know.
"The public and politicians were largely unaware of the risk of passing the point of no return, the researchers said."
We know why. Because there are liars among us who only want PROFITS NOW.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The public and politicians were largely unaware of the risk of passing the point of no return, the researchers said."
We know why. Because there are liars among us who only want PROFITS NOW.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
1) AI can only gather its 'knowledge' through digital means. We poor stupid humans have already seen the VAST amount of mis-, dis-information and outright lies.
Reality ALWAYS wins. Reality is discovered by boots on the ground and hands on the controls.
www.vox.com/politics/478...
Reality ALWAYS wins. Reality is discovered by boots on the ground and hands on the controls.
www.vox.com/politics/478...
AI is the end of our future as we know it
You just got more replaceable.
www.vox.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
1) AI can only gather its 'knowledge' through digital means. We poor stupid humans have already seen the VAST amount of mis-, dis-information and outright lies.
Reality ALWAYS wins. Reality is discovered by boots on the ground and hands on the controls.
www.vox.com/politics/478...
Reality ALWAYS wins. Reality is discovered by boots on the ground and hands on the controls.
www.vox.com/politics/478...
If AI is supposed to elevate and empower society as all the tech bros relentlessly assure us, why is it that barely a day goes by that we don't see some SPECTACULARLY IDIOTIC use of it.
It appears that AI is in reality a MASSIVE accelerant of societal enshittification!
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
It appears that AI is in reality a MASSIVE accelerant of societal enshittification!
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Cambridge Botanic Garden visitors can chat with AI‑enabled plants
Visitors to Cambridge University Botanic Gardens can have a two-way conversation with the plants.
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
If AI is supposed to elevate and empower society as all the tech bros relentlessly assure us, why is it that barely a day goes by that we don't see some SPECTACULARLY IDIOTIC use of it.
It appears that AI is in reality a MASSIVE accelerant of societal enshittification!
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
It appears that AI is in reality a MASSIVE accelerant of societal enshittification!
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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using federal resources to illegally seize the goods of another country and then diverting the proceeds to accounts only the president can control is the kind of thing the framers would’ve seen these men hanged for
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM
using federal resources to illegally seize the goods of another country and then diverting the proceeds to accounts only the president can control is the kind of thing the framers would’ve seen these men hanged for
See? Some Republicans DO know how to do the right thing! Murkowski calling out the raging hypocrisy of the SAVE Act is another example.
Encouraging, but still not the growing trend it needs to be. Kudos to all Republicans with the integrity to grow a spine.
www.npr.org/2026/02/11/g...
Encouraging, but still not the growing trend it needs to be. Kudos to all Republicans with the integrity to grow a spine.
www.npr.org/2026/02/11/g...
Annual governors' gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats
An annual meeting of the nation's governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
See? Some Republicans DO know how to do the right thing! Murkowski calling out the raging hypocrisy of the SAVE Act is another example.
Encouraging, but still not the growing trend it needs to be. Kudos to all Republicans with the integrity to grow a spine.
www.npr.org/2026/02/11/g...
Encouraging, but still not the growing trend it needs to be. Kudos to all Republicans with the integrity to grow a spine.
www.npr.org/2026/02/11/g...
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As I write this post, members of Congress officially have access to the unredacted Epstein files. Only members are allowed this access, no aides or staff can view them. They are not allowed to bring electronic devices with them or make photocopies.
Hope they all have excellent note-taking skills.
Hope they all have excellent note-taking skills.
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM
As I write this post, members of Congress officially have access to the unredacted Epstein files. Only members are allowed this access, no aides or staff can view them. They are not allowed to bring electronic devices with them or make photocopies.
Hope they all have excellent note-taking skills.
Hope they all have excellent note-taking skills.
Sure, cons love EVERYTHING being run by private business. But think like a grown-up for a nanosecond and it becomes obvious that you can't give too much power to businesses - or it will BECOME your government! WITH NO CONTROLS.
Thiel "no longer believe[s] freedom and democracy are compatible!"
Thiel "no longer believe[s] freedom and democracy are compatible!"
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Sure, cons love EVERYTHING being run by private business. But think like a grown-up for a nanosecond and it becomes obvious that you can't give too much power to businesses - or it will BECOME your government! WITH NO CONTROLS.
Thiel "no longer believe[s] freedom and democracy are compatible!"
Thiel "no longer believe[s] freedom and democracy are compatible!"
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They will support a fetus before it's ever become a person, but they don't support children or people once they are born.
March 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
They will support a fetus before it's ever become a person, but they don't support children or people once they are born.
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The prison camps ICE is building all over the country are not for immigrants.
They are for Americans.
Think about it, and you will realize tRump's endgame.
He is not giving up the presidency, no matter what.
Remember, republicans are okay with pedophiles and will back him up come midterms.
They are for Americans.
Think about it, and you will realize tRump's endgame.
He is not giving up the presidency, no matter what.
Remember, republicans are okay with pedophiles and will back him up come midterms.
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The prison camps ICE is building all over the country are not for immigrants.
They are for Americans.
Think about it, and you will realize tRump's endgame.
He is not giving up the presidency, no matter what.
Remember, republicans are okay with pedophiles and will back him up come midterms.
They are for Americans.
Think about it, and you will realize tRump's endgame.
He is not giving up the presidency, no matter what.
Remember, republicans are okay with pedophiles and will back him up come midterms.
1) Note that 'bad actors' are determined without any evidence, due process - only by the Secs of Treasury, State and the US AG.
THEY DECIDE - NO ONE ELSE!
This is a plan for turning the 2026 elections into a coup d'état, turning the democratic United States into a Donald J. Trump dictatorship!
THEY DECIDE - NO ONE ELSE!
This is a plan for turning the 2026 elections into a coup d'état, turning the democratic United States into a Donald J. Trump dictatorship!
IT'S COMING ...
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
February 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
1) Note that 'bad actors' are determined without any evidence, due process - only by the Secs of Treasury, State and the US AG.
THEY DECIDE - NO ONE ELSE!
This is a plan for turning the 2026 elections into a coup d'état, turning the democratic United States into a Donald J. Trump dictatorship!
THEY DECIDE - NO ONE ELSE!
This is a plan for turning the 2026 elections into a coup d'état, turning the democratic United States into a Donald J. Trump dictatorship!
How many millions of illegals are there supposed to be? How many caught? How much spent to get them?
How many more BILLIONS before the job is done?
And we've already seen studies many that show immigrants are a HUGE economic benefit, to the tune of MANY BILLIONS per year!
Hate is EXPENSIVE!
How many more BILLIONS before the job is done?
And we've already seen studies many that show immigrants are a HUGE economic benefit, to the tune of MANY BILLIONS per year!
Hate is EXPENSIVE!
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...
Cashing in on cruelty.
theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine.
theintercept.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
How many millions of illegals are there supposed to be? How many caught? How much spent to get them?
How many more BILLIONS before the job is done?
And we've already seen studies many that show immigrants are a HUGE economic benefit, to the tune of MANY BILLIONS per year!
Hate is EXPENSIVE!
How many more BILLIONS before the job is done?
And we've already seen studies many that show immigrants are a HUGE economic benefit, to the tune of MANY BILLIONS per year!
Hate is EXPENSIVE!
I agree with this, with caveats.
Avoiding a problem makes it worse. Better to embrace it - to subdue it.
AI benefits profiteers. It's coming no matter what. We must embrace it AND CONTROL IT so it actually benefits humankind, NOT be controlled by the profiteers!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Avoiding a problem makes it worse. Better to embrace it - to subdue it.
AI benefits profiteers. It's coming no matter what. We must embrace it AND CONTROL IT so it actually benefits humankind, NOT be controlled by the profiteers!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Call for North East to embrace AI or 'be smashed' by it
The MP for Blyth makes the call at a conference in the town addressing A1's impact on everyday life.
www.bbc.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I agree with this, with caveats.
Avoiding a problem makes it worse. Better to embrace it - to subdue it.
AI benefits profiteers. It's coming no matter what. We must embrace it AND CONTROL IT so it actually benefits humankind, NOT be controlled by the profiteers!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Avoiding a problem makes it worse. Better to embrace it - to subdue it.
AI benefits profiteers. It's coming no matter what. We must embrace it AND CONTROL IT so it actually benefits humankind, NOT be controlled by the profiteers!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It's past time to bail on Amazon. Stop buying, stop subscribing to Prime. There are other online merch and streaming platforms.
And all those WaPo employees? Some benefactor needs to start a competing outlet.
"Democracy is Reborn in Light, Truth, Integrity."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
And all those WaPo employees? Some benefactor needs to start a competing outlet.
"Democracy is Reborn in Light, Truth, Integrity."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon reveals plans to spend $200bn in one year the day after Bezos guts Washington Post
Tech giant reports $213bn in revenue after its founder, who owns the Post, lays off a third of newspaper’s employees
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
It's past time to bail on Amazon. Stop buying, stop subscribing to Prime. There are other online merch and streaming platforms.
And all those WaPo employees? Some benefactor needs to start a competing outlet.
"Democracy is Reborn in Light, Truth, Integrity."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
And all those WaPo employees? Some benefactor needs to start a competing outlet.
"Democracy is Reborn in Light, Truth, Integrity."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"'All archived content will be preserved in alignment with Federal Record Act requirements and Department policies,' the spokesperson said."
I doubt it. The intent here is to erase history. I'm betting the most embarrassing prior statements go missing in this process.
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
I doubt it. The intent here is to erase history. I'm betting the most embarrassing prior statements go missing in this process.
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"'All archived content will be preserved in alignment with Federal Record Act requirements and Department policies,' the spokesperson said."
I doubt it. The intent here is to erase history. I'm betting the most embarrassing prior statements go missing in this process.
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
I doubt it. The intent here is to erase history. I'm betting the most embarrassing prior statements go missing in this process.
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
I'm an engineer. For decades I've made new stuff happen, in a variety of industries.
Lesson #1: If reality isn't on your side, your new gadget fails. You may fool people for awhile, but reality ALWAYS wins.
Crooks get their money before the lie is proven.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Lesson #1: If reality isn't on your side, your new gadget fails. You may fool people for awhile, but reality ALWAYS wins.
Crooks get their money before the lie is proven.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor
Dr Mark Hyman, who claimed he reduced his biological age by 20 years, brought on as a contributor
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I'm an engineer. For decades I've made new stuff happen, in a variety of industries.
Lesson #1: If reality isn't on your side, your new gadget fails. You may fool people for awhile, but reality ALWAYS wins.
Crooks get their money before the lie is proven.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Lesson #1: If reality isn't on your side, your new gadget fails. You may fool people for awhile, but reality ALWAYS wins.
Crooks get their money before the lie is proven.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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George Carlin always nailed it.
February 1, 2026 at 2:30 AM
George Carlin always nailed it.