politiburb
@politiburb.bsky.social
Nerd obsessed with comic books, 90s television shows, and unfortunately politics. Annoying scoreboard tracker. Neoliberalism was right all along. A Biden Democrat to the end.
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politiburb
@politiburb.bsky.social
· Feb 14
The Work. Never. Ends. Humanity is (hopefully!!) stuck here forever, and while we're here we have to help each other. And that means fixing broken systems, then our kids fix it again, then their kids fix it again. Looked at cynically, we're all Sisyphus.
But one must imagine Sisyphus happy.
But one must imagine Sisyphus happy.
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We’re watching Joyce Carol Oates slowly torture a Boer to death in real-time
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
We’re watching Joyce Carol Oates slowly torture a Boer to death in real-time
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
I say "oh let me mapquest it" whenever I have to look up directions to a place, without fail, every time
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I say "oh let me mapquest it" whenever I have to look up directions to a place, without fail, every time
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The reason Democrats can't do anything more than sometimes stall the Republicans before they destroy something is because not enough Democrats were elected to stop them, so embracing a "primary and replace every Dem" strategy which will prob lead to even fewer Dems in Congress seems less than ideal
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The reason Democrats can't do anything more than sometimes stall the Republicans before they destroy something is because not enough Democrats were elected to stop them, so embracing a "primary and replace every Dem" strategy which will prob lead to even fewer Dems in Congress seems less than ideal
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Most of these leftwing activist groups are a bunch of snakes. They grift off of maximalist demands to their donors, so view any sort of normal politics as a "bEtRaYal". Constant screaming and vote suppression.
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Most of these leftwing activist groups are a bunch of snakes. They grift off of maximalist demands to their donors, so view any sort of normal politics as a "bEtRaYal". Constant screaming and vote suppression.
For a group called Indivisible, they sure do want to divide, huh?
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
For a group called Indivisible, they sure do want to divide, huh?
Who could have guessed back in 2016 that Nate Silver would become literally Ben Shapiro
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Who could have guessed back in 2016 that Nate Silver would become literally Ben Shapiro
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every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
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this man show sequel is really going some interesting directions, I like how they're exploring the logical consequences of the worldbuilding
They used to wiretap your phones to collect this kind of information from you but now you pay for a Bluecheck and post it yourself
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
this man show sequel is really going some interesting directions, I like how they're exploring the logical consequences of the worldbuilding
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Update: this is no longer included in the final funding deal. I'm going to keep fighting to lower premiums and ensure Republicans can’t get away with a backdoor national abortion ban.
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Update: this is no longer included in the final funding deal. I'm going to keep fighting to lower premiums and ensure Republicans can’t get away with a backdoor national abortion ban.
If you say you wouldn't try it you're lying
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
If you say you wouldn't try it you're lying
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This has come on my feed again and I just want to say, there are people who vocally dislike government workers, they will harass you and intimidate you if you're a visible federal worker (I experienced this)
Those people are bad people and they're not getable democratic voters
Those people are bad people and they're not getable democratic voters
Decided it's not worth keeping this one as a vague-post, I blocked this person, some of you may want to as well
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This has come on my feed again and I just want to say, there are people who vocally dislike government workers, they will harass you and intimidate you if you're a visible federal worker (I experienced this)
Those people are bad people and they're not getable democratic voters
Those people are bad people and they're not getable democratic voters
It can be deeply terrifying to realize you're surrounded by tens of millions of people who want to destroy everything you love, but there are also tens of millions of people who want to fight them! They have a political party that you should want to be a part of!
I think one aspect of this is some people are basically unable to psychologically process the reality that way too many republicans exist in raw numbers in this country.
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It can be deeply terrifying to realize you're surrounded by tens of millions of people who want to destroy everything you love, but there are also tens of millions of people who want to fight them! They have a political party that you should want to be a part of!
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I think one aspect of this is some people are basically unable to psychologically process the reality that way too many republicans exist in raw numbers in this country.
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I think one aspect of this is some people are basically unable to psychologically process the reality that way too many republicans exist in raw numbers in this country.
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I honestly think it's part of why so many folks cling to the idea that Republican voters are all embarrassed socialists just waiting for the right message to shed their bigotry.
I think one aspect of this is some people are basically unable to psychologically process the reality that way too many republicans exist in raw numbers in this country.
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I honestly think it's part of why so many folks cling to the idea that Republican voters are all embarrassed socialists just waiting for the right message to shed their bigotry.
The Onion is full of shit and lies right to your face for clicks. They have literally become the media institutions they were created to parody.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The Onion is full of shit and lies right to your face for clicks. They have literally become the media institutions they were created to parody.
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A problem with the new Onion is that, as with most things, the writers spend way too much time on niche social media websites
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A problem with the new Onion is that, as with most things, the writers spend way too much time on niche social media websites
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Reminder that ICP is strongly anti-Trump.
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Reminder that ICP is strongly anti-Trump.
"We should be willing to kill as many people as it takes to get them to do what we want" is psychopathy. You are a psychopath if you say this.
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"We should be willing to kill as many people as it takes to get them to do what we want" is psychopathy. You are a psychopath if you say this.
The truth is a muscle, and like any muscle it will atrophy from lack of use. "We all know Republicans suck, no reason to ever say it" is like saying we all know how to walk, so there's no reason to ever get out of bed.
If we stop saying the obvious things they stop being obvious!
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The truth is a muscle, and like any muscle it will atrophy from lack of use. "We all know Republicans suck, no reason to ever say it" is like saying we all know how to walk, so there's no reason to ever get out of bed.
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Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
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Right like we have a word for someone whose primary political commitment is antipathy towards Democrats, that word is “Republican”
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Right like we have a word for someone whose primary political commitment is antipathy towards Democrats, that word is “Republican”
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So true.
People need to realize that these online platforms are not just a personal venting place.
They are a BROADCAST.
Normies may dip in from time to time just to see what the vibe is.
If the vibe you usually project is "DEM BAD!" that is what the normies will come away with.
That is not helpful.
People need to realize that these online platforms are not just a personal venting place.
They are a BROADCAST.
Normies may dip in from time to time just to see what the vibe is.
If the vibe you usually project is "DEM BAD!" that is what the normies will come away with.
That is not helpful.
If "of COURSE the gop is the primary author of our collective discontent" is such an obvious truth that it hardly bears saying out loud, how come there isn't a torture devised that could get some of the folks on this website to admit it? Do they all just have that much of an aversion to the obvious?
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
So true.
People need to realize that these online platforms are not just a personal venting place.
They are a BROADCAST.
Normies may dip in from time to time just to see what the vibe is.
If the vibe you usually project is "DEM BAD!" that is what the normies will come away with.
That is not helpful.
People need to realize that these online platforms are not just a personal venting place.
They are a BROADCAST.
Normies may dip in from time to time just to see what the vibe is.
If the vibe you usually project is "DEM BAD!" that is what the normies will come away with.
That is not helpful.
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There’s an attitude on here that I am obliged to read the minds of every random dipshit on here and assume they believe things they haven’t said, and no I’m not
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
There’s an attitude on here that I am obliged to read the minds of every random dipshit on here and assume they believe things they haven’t said, and no I’m not