niraliberalism
@niral.bsky.social
near illiberalism. I used to be a lawyer. I still am one, but I also used to be one. better things are in fact possible. The most effective liberals have been those forced to compromise with leftists, not those left to compromise with conservatives.
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@niral.bsky.social
· Oct 6
It’s worth noting that the most organized and effective resistance to Trump, so far, has come from the lawyers.
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A dozen New York Times stories later:
Recent news coverage of extremist media personality Nick Fuentes might give readers the impression his audience is booming in size. But after reviewing our data, our researchers have some serious doubts that’s the case.
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
Flash Report: Claims of Nick Fuentes’ Growing Popularity Are Unsupported by Data - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A dozen New York Times stories later:
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Bill Clinton, ruefully: He didn’t inhale
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Bill Clinton, ruefully: He didn’t inhale
Hands down best article I’ve read in 2025
As Covid arrived in 2020, a string of suicides ripped through the Blackfeet Nation, claiming kids as young as 11.
Charlie Speicher called up a fourth grade teacher named Steve Von Till, the former Neurosis guitarist.
@btoastie.bsky.social on heavy metal and healing.
www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
Charlie Speicher called up a fourth grade teacher named Steve Von Till, the former Neurosis guitarist.
@btoastie.bsky.social on heavy metal and healing.
www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
www.hcn.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Hands down best article I’ve read in 2025
Seth deserves a ratings bump and I thank the president for doing him this favor
FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Seth deserves a ratings bump and I thank the president for doing him this favor
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It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
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thinking about the “FOOD must be HOT for MOTHER” story again and once again i had forgotten about its lowkey horrifying ending
Restaurant Customers Who Ate Things Not Intended For Human Consumption
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
thinking about the “FOOD must be HOT for MOTHER” story again and once again i had forgotten about its lowkey horrifying ending
My wife keeps trying to drop hints about baby names in the strangest places
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
My wife keeps trying to drop hints about baby names in the strangest places
I used to denigrate democrats as being, at best, speedbumps on the road to fascism. But now I’m older, wiser, and will donate to the biggest bumps I can find.
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I used to denigrate democrats as being, at best, speedbumps on the road to fascism. But now I’m older, wiser, and will donate to the biggest bumps I can find.
Sadly, real it is yes
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Sadly, real it is yes
Uber pool is back, which means co-passenger who talks at you is back. But it’s very closed-minded to find that annoying, I actually have a lot of interesting things to say.
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Uber pool is back, which means co-passenger who talks at you is back. But it’s very closed-minded to find that annoying, I actually have a lot of interesting things to say.
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Genuinely hilarious that the only way we’re going to get actual functional YIMBY housing policy in our large cities is through Red Plenty Socialists and not the Abundance guys lol
at this point, Los Angeles is the most NIMBY city in the country.
I am not a socialist myself, but give me a socialist YIMBY like Zohran or Katie Wilson over a liberal NIMBY like Karen Bass any day of the week.
I am not a socialist myself, but give me a socialist YIMBY like Zohran or Katie Wilson over a liberal NIMBY like Karen Bass any day of the week.
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Genuinely hilarious that the only way we’re going to get actual functional YIMBY housing policy in our large cities is through Red Plenty Socialists and not the Abundance guys lol
Driving like the biggest asshole on the road, the Subaru of lib rage
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Driving like the biggest asshole on the road, the Subaru of lib rage
People keep trying to tell me this is about something totally different
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
People keep trying to tell me this is about something totally different
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not even mayor yet and he’s already potentially getting big wins like this. there was a whole class of centrist writers who, after zohran won, immediately said he would not be able to get anything done, and particularly pointed to raising taxes as one very out of reach for him
imagine that
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
not even mayor yet and he’s already potentially getting big wins like this. there was a whole class of centrist writers who, after zohran won, immediately said he would not be able to get anything done, and particularly pointed to raising taxes as one very out of reach for him
Did a Draft King write this?
Oh.
Oh.
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Did a Draft King write this?
Oh.
Oh.
Great to see positive trends in what is America’s most fundamental problem
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Great to see positive trends in what is America’s most fundamental problem
The correct answer is somebody in a safe seat who has been angry on TV recently
"Several Democrats clued into party dynamics suggested that centrist Sen. Cortez Masto could be a potential challenger to Schatz [for the Senate Democratic Leader position]" puck.news/democrats-tu...
Tick, Tick… Schumer
The embattled Senate minority leader once again faces calls to step down.
puck.news
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The correct answer is somebody in a safe seat who has been angry on TV recently
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They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok
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The thing about cruelty and inhumanity is that the limits of who is affected keep expanding and expanding until we shove it back the other way
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The thing about cruelty and inhumanity is that the limits of who is affected keep expanding and expanding until we shove it back the other way
Saturday Morning, an ordinary morning,
November 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Saturday Morning, an ordinary morning,
This is going to be the southern strategy for democrats. Tearing the GOP apart along its pro/anti pedophile lines, reconfiguring American politics for decades.
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is going to be the southern strategy for democrats. Tearing the GOP apart along its pro/anti pedophile lines, reconfiguring American politics for decades.
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terrible things happen, go tell your friends you love them, just in case
i'm sorry to have to relay this, but Leslie Lee III has passed away. if you can help with his family's expenses, please read on. they need the help right now.
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
terrible things happen, go tell your friends you love them, just in case
This is a map of an indemnification clause.
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This is a map of an indemnification clause.