Windier E. Megatons
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It was the worst of times, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Darkness, it was the winter of despair
Another thing about this of course is that people will be like "Well the Democrats can't actually stop anything" and even if true that is simply not a good excuse for continuing to give votes to anything Republicans do, as if the moral case didn't make itself even if you can't outvote them
I know people believe that the Democrats are in the minority and can't do anything. I would encourage you to read about how, in fact, minority parties can be disruptive. If they want to be. You don't even have to read. You can just see how the Republicans acted during the Obama years.
January 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Another thing about this of course is that people will be like "Well the Democrats can't actually stop anything" and even if true that is simply not a good excuse for continuing to give votes to anything Republicans do, as if the moral case didn't make itself even if you can't outvote them
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the obvious cure to nazis in positions of power and influence is against the TOS of this platform and various state and federal laws to express outright but we all know exactly what it is
December 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
the obvious cure to nazis in positions of power and influence is against the TOS of this platform and various state and federal laws to express outright but we all know exactly what it is
Gee I can only imagine what sort of nonconsensual Grok pornography these terms are intended to cover
PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
January 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Gee I can only imagine what sort of nonconsensual Grok pornography these terms are intended to cover
This was actually inspired by the uncloseable AI "assistant" Zoom just forced onto my screen but Copilot was given an entire button on my keyboard I'll never fucking press on purpose
January 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
This was actually inspired by the uncloseable AI "assistant" Zoom just forced onto my screen but Copilot was given an entire button on my keyboard I'll never fucking press on purpose
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Amazing to live in a country where every day you can watch Republicans gin up issue salience out of nothing but attitude and 4chan posts and a sizeable chunk of people think Democrats' only power is to vote yes or no on bills placed in front of them
January 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Amazing to live in a country where every day you can watch Republicans gin up issue salience out of nothing but attitude and 4chan posts and a sizeable chunk of people think Democrats' only power is to vote yes or no on bills placed in front of them
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The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
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this is how every outlet should refer to X
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
this is how every outlet should refer to X
Blue states must stop paying federal taxes.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Blue states must stop paying federal taxes.
Major news networks will just let Stephen Miller come on to rant about how the US can and should invade every country it wants to but have never had a Palestinian on their air. This is a quite deliberate choice and makes clear what the media values.
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Major news networks will just let Stephen Miller come on to rant about how the US can and should invade every country it wants to but have never had a Palestinian on their air. This is a quite deliberate choice and makes clear what the media values.
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Sci fi writers in 1950: in the future there will be flying cars and wormholes that allow us to explore the galaxy
The actual future: here's a pedophile computer that tells you to kill yourself
The actual future: here's a pedophile computer that tells you to kill yourself
January 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Sci fi writers in 1950: in the future there will be flying cars and wormholes that allow us to explore the galaxy
The actual future: here's a pedophile computer that tells you to kill yourself
The actual future: here's a pedophile computer that tells you to kill yourself
Years ago when I was a lot more naive I would get annoyed when people on the far left would say that Democrats and Republicans were the same. Surely anyone can see that Republicans do bad things Democrats would never do! But in fact what makes Dems as bad is their inaction.
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Years ago when I was a lot more naive I would get annoyed when people on the far left would say that Democrats and Republicans were the same. Surely anyone can see that Republicans do bad things Democrats would never do! But in fact what makes Dems as bad is their inaction.
This is gonna be absolute dogshit
Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood will reunite as Gandalf and Frodo in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM’
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 AM
This is gonna be absolute dogshit
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The GOP didn't have the votes for many years but that didn't stop them from pulling out every procedural trick possible while screaming at Dems on TV. And now they're in charge.
Lot of people yelling recently "but we don't have the votes!" True! That doesn't mean "immediately quit." (Also not what propter is saying here, to be clear.) It means create a spectacle, make things cause celebres, make the Republican position untenable.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
January 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The GOP didn't have the votes for many years but that didn't stop them from pulling out every procedural trick possible while screaming at Dems on TV. And now they're in charge.
"Useless" doesn't even begin to convey how snivelingly pathetic the Dems are.
On the first day back following the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro & first lady Cilia Flores, 6 Senate Democrats vote yea to confirm Keith Bass as an Assistant Secretary of Defense by a vote of 50-35.
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"Useless" doesn't even begin to convey how snivelingly pathetic the Dems are.
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The vaccine autism thing is bullshit but even if you believed it, it seems incredibly fucked up to then believe that raising child death rates is some sort of worthwhile trade-off to reduce autism rates
BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The vaccine autism thing is bullshit but even if you believed it, it seems incredibly fucked up to then believe that raising child death rates is some sort of worthwhile trade-off to reduce autism rates
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I actually would like to see more pro-democracy messaging in politics but instead of throwing it around like a magic word you could tell people how it connects to their social and economic life experience. Here are a hundred ways your life is shitty because a handful of evil dorks make the decisions
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I actually would like to see more pro-democracy messaging in politics but instead of throwing it around like a magic word you could tell people how it connects to their social and economic life experience. Here are a hundred ways your life is shitty because a handful of evil dorks make the decisions
These people aren’t even just sadistic narcissists, they’re basically solipsists. No one else REALLY exists. Only their personal comfort is relevant to any conversation on any topic.
When I said last year that the average American MAGA supporter closely resembles a Russian vatnik in both mindset and ideology, I meant it seriously.
January 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
These people aren’t even just sadistic narcissists, they’re basically solipsists. No one else REALLY exists. Only their personal comfort is relevant to any conversation on any topic.
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If LLMs are so easy to redirect toward harmful ends then maybe we shouldn't be making them. Maybe companies that know this and still put out LLMs should be sued because, you know, they're causing immense harm
January 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
If LLMs are so easy to redirect toward harmful ends then maybe we shouldn't be making them. Maybe companies that know this and still put out LLMs should be sued because, you know, they're causing immense harm
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"if we punish companies for making a product that is inherently flawed and that flaw can easily be exploited to cause immense harm, then no one will make this product" ok I don't see the issue here
January 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"if we punish companies for making a product that is inherently flawed and that flaw can easily be exploited to cause immense harm, then no one will make this product" ok I don't see the issue here
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Nobody is going to be doing handsprings when Bill Waterson or Garry Trudeau pass away, and this could have worked out too for the Dilbert guy if he hadn’t been such a big mouth. But no, he had to be a gigantic moral scold who ventured into public misogyny and racism.
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Nobody is going to be doing handsprings when Bill Waterson or Garry Trudeau pass away, and this could have worked out too for the Dilbert guy if he hadn’t been such a big mouth. But no, he had to be a gigantic moral scold who ventured into public misogyny and racism.
Genius Democratic politician annoyed that Democrats might represent the interests and beliefs of Democratic voters
So if I have this straight, Axios went out and found a couple of centrist congressional Democrats angry that their party is being critical of the takeover of Venezuela, and these members are so tuned in to the pulse of the voters that they would only speak anonymously
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," fumed one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Genius Democratic politician annoyed that Democrats might represent the interests and beliefs of Democratic voters
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Love how this fantasy doesn't require him to do anything
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Love how this fantasy doesn't require him to do anything
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So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.
January 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.