I definitely did not intend to end up working full time as a fact checker it just sort of happened accidentally
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I definitely did not intend to end up working full time as a fact checker it just sort of happened accidentally
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The funny thing is the other side does this all the time as well, that’s why they thought ACORN was behind Obama’s win and not that he was a generational political talent with a compelling message
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The funny thing is the other side does this all the time as well, that’s why they thought ACORN was behind Obama’s win and not that he was a generational political talent with a compelling message
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People want to believe that the GOP’s electoral success in red states is the result of dirty tricks and gerrymandering instead of the sincerely held beliefs of a majority of the population because a mechanical issue is easier to fix than wrestling with how to make people not believe what they do.
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
People want to believe that the GOP’s electoral success in red states is the result of dirty tricks and gerrymandering instead of the sincerely held beliefs of a majority of the population because a mechanical issue is easier to fix than wrestling with how to make people not believe what they do.
If you feel like the phenomenon of "Bringing back woke" is in any meaningful way permission to become more progressive, or if your general positions have moderated in the past five to ten years in such a way that it could be "brought back" by political popularity, you are not even a little bit woke
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
If you feel like the phenomenon of "Bringing back woke" is in any meaningful way permission to become more progressive, or if your general positions have moderated in the past five to ten years in such a way that it could be "brought back" by political popularity, you are not even a little bit woke
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Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social needs to be transfered by helicopter to a medical center where they can better treat her cancer, which means her gofundme needs $20k more. please give to support this trans game dev elder if you can!
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November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social needs to be transfered by helicopter to a medical center where they can better treat her cancer, which means her gofundme needs $20k more. please give to support this trans game dev elder if you can!
The absolute funniest instance of the 20 year nostalgia cycle is Michigan State Football having another coach named John Smith and this second one is somehow even worse.
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The absolute funniest instance of the 20 year nostalgia cycle is Michigan State Football having another coach named John Smith and this second one is somehow even worse.
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it’s really weird that trey parker and Matt stone are extremely self-congratulatory specifically about now engaging with politics in their work when they were doing that before except funnelling their audience towards creating the hellhole they now directly contend with??
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
it’s really weird that trey parker and Matt stone are extremely self-congratulatory specifically about now engaging with politics in their work when they were doing that before except funnelling their audience towards creating the hellhole they now directly contend with??
Trump: I wish nobody asked for the pee tape ever again
*a single finger on the monkeys paw curls*
*a single finger on the monkeys paw curls*
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Trump: I wish nobody asked for the pee tape ever again
*a single finger on the monkeys paw curls*
*a single finger on the monkeys paw curls*
Do you think Donald Trump and Monica Lewinsky have compared notes?
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Do you think Donald Trump and Monica Lewinsky have compared notes?
How is it just now coming out that Jeffrey Epstein had a brother that he discussed his blackmail on Trump with, who is still alive?
The craziest thing about the Bubba thing is that apparently there's a guy who hates Trump who could testify about it
The craziest thing about the Bubba thing is that apparently there's a guy who hates Trump who could testify about it
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
How is it just now coming out that Jeffrey Epstein had a brother that he discussed his blackmail on Trump with, who is still alive?
The craziest thing about the Bubba thing is that apparently there's a guy who hates Trump who could testify about it
The craziest thing about the Bubba thing is that apparently there's a guy who hates Trump who could testify about it
The most insane terminology from the most deranged gamer trans girl who hasnt left the house in a decade is still like maybe half as inherently offensive as people using agab terminology in social settings
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The most insane terminology from the most deranged gamer trans girl who hasnt left the house in a decade is still like maybe half as inherently offensive as people using agab terminology in social settings
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The last Jedi is the best Star Wars movie because it’s the wokest one
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The last Jedi is the best Star Wars movie because it’s the wokest one
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Eventually k12 teachers are going to lose the arms race between LLM detectors and LLMs and will be dragged kicking and screaming into the mid 1970s or so when education academia figured out that essays were an unfair assessment method that enabled hyperliterate kids like me to coast on 0 effort
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Eventually k12 teachers are going to lose the arms race between LLM detectors and LLMs and will be dragged kicking and screaming into the mid 1970s or so when education academia figured out that essays were an unfair assessment method that enabled hyperliterate kids like me to coast on 0 effort
Yang2020 digital in October 2019: hey we're getting money every time we send out an email this is incredible holy shit
Yang2020 digital in December 2019: why is nobody opening our emails 🤓
Yang2020 digital in December 2019: why is nobody opening our emails 🤓
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Yang2020 digital in October 2019: hey we're getting money every time we send out an email this is incredible holy shit
Yang2020 digital in December 2019: why is nobody opening our emails 🤓
Yang2020 digital in December 2019: why is nobody opening our emails 🤓
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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 1:11 AM
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
Height reduction surgery but not for gender reasons-- just so people will stop being weird about it
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Height reduction surgery but not for gender reasons-- just so people will stop being weird about it
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
Ro Khanna saying this makes me genuinely wonder "Wait is Chuck Schumer actually good at his job?"
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Ro Khanna saying this makes me genuinely wonder "Wait is Chuck Schumer actually good at his job?"
Villain era where I am merely aware of and pointedly rebuffing dry begging
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Villain era where I am merely aware of and pointedly rebuffing dry begging
That piano playing octopus video really helped contextualize some of the things that im struggling to learn and skills im trying to develop in my own life. Thanks for being an inspiration Tako
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
That piano playing octopus video really helped contextualize some of the things that im struggling to learn and skills im trying to develop in my own life. Thanks for being an inspiration Tako
The disturbing thing here is how many people are demanding Democrats also play dominance politics more or less because it's working for Republicans, and then justifying it by saying there are no real differences between liberals and conservatives
It's dominance politics. It's not enough to defeat your opponents on policy, you have to humiliate them. Knifing Democrats in the back who just extended a hand to you in compromise and friendship is about humiliating them and showing how foolish and powerless your opponents are.
If I were Mike Johnson's comms staff I would point at the knife the Senate Dems shoved in their base's back and say outright "there will never be a House vote on ACA subsidies."
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The disturbing thing here is how many people are demanding Democrats also play dominance politics more or less because it's working for Republicans, and then justifying it by saying there are no real differences between liberals and conservatives
Okay but the American political system IS listening to voters. Right now it's listening to the voters that put Republicans in charge.
What are voters supposed to do when neither of the parties are listening to them?
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Okay but the American political system IS listening to voters. Right now it's listening to the voters that put Republicans in charge.