Eli Brand
@agentofkarma.bsky.social
U.S. Progressive here mainly for the political commentary. Egalitarian. Friend to animals, nature, and the sciences. Ensconced in the PNW.
-Now with more eyelid and less pupil-
-Now with more eyelid and less pupil-
That is the problem and the inherent catch-22. If you are tempermentally inclined to give it all away then you are *not* tempermentally inclined to have accumulated that kind of wealth in the first place.
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
That is the problem and the inherent catch-22. If you are tempermentally inclined to give it all away then you are *not* tempermentally inclined to have accumulated that kind of wealth in the first place.
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/4 The point is that the NYT has chosen a very specific way to look at the world — one of fatuous moral and political equivalence — and can’t expect anyone to read its stories outside of that frame. It’s perfectly plausible to think the Times would say “rape is bad. But the lost camaraderie!”
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
/4 The point is that the NYT has chosen a very specific way to look at the world — one of fatuous moral and political equivalence — and can’t expect anyone to read its stories outside of that frame. It’s perfectly plausible to think the Times would say “rape is bad. But the lost camaraderie!”
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/2 The article and headline don’t arise in a vacuum, they arise on the front page of the New York Times, which has selected a very specific way to approach moral and political issues, characterized by detachment, both-sidesism, and trolling.
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
/2 The article and headline don’t arise in a vacuum, they arise on the front page of the New York Times, which has selected a very specific way to approach moral and political issues, characterized by detachment, both-sidesism, and trolling.
Agreed. Very good point
November 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Agreed. Very good point
*Allegedly.
I feel nearly certain that djt did not actually blow bubba. Neither one of them strikes me as having the slightest sexual interest in other men.
I feel nearly certain that djt did not actually blow bubba. Neither one of them strikes me as having the slightest sexual interest in other men.
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
*Allegedly.
I feel nearly certain that djt did not actually blow bubba. Neither one of them strikes me as having the slightest sexual interest in other men.
I feel nearly certain that djt did not actually blow bubba. Neither one of them strikes me as having the slightest sexual interest in other men.
These grifters are very rich now and don't actually need to work anymore, at least for money.
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
These grifters are very rich now and don't actually need to work anymore, at least for money.
They have no other options except "buying some time" now. But as you say the inevitable will not be long staved
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
They have no other options except "buying some time" now. But as you say the inevitable will not be long staved
Just like his complete lack of good taste is still characterized as taste, lack of principles as principles, etc
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Just like his complete lack of good taste is still characterized as taste, lack of principles as principles, etc
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I suppose the pride gives rise to the cognitive dissonance; they're sort of tied at the hip
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I suppose the pride gives rise to the cognitive dissonance; they're sort of tied at the hip