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there are a lot of examples of "people are foolish for spending money on things" that I don't blame on individuals, but I really do think everyone who has a non-work required Giant Expensive Car is dumb as hell
These numbers aren't totally accurate but one of my hot takes is that cars are one of the things Americans are apparently stupidest about so by law they should all be little guys that go meep meep and cost like 25k max
car dealership should go straight to jail
December 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
there are a lot of examples of "people are foolish for spending money on things" that I don't blame on individuals, but I really do think everyone who has a non-work required Giant Expensive Car is dumb as hell
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you do not and should not hand it to MTG under any circumstances
it is useful for us, politically, that she's broken with Trump - because "Rs in Disarray" is a good narrative
but she herself is still a vicious antisemite and transphobe and nobody progressive should lose sight of that
it is useful for us, politically, that she's broken with Trump - because "Rs in Disarray" is a good narrative
but she herself is still a vicious antisemite and transphobe and nobody progressive should lose sight of that
Should also add that right before she quit, Marjorie Taylor Greene passed a bill through the House to ban gender-affirming care for minors. She is not a moderate. She is still super right wing. She just felt Trump no longer could accomplish her goals.
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong.” Read the inside story of how Marjorie Taylor Greene went from zealous Trump cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic: nyti.ms/3Lbzi88
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
you do not and should not hand it to MTG under any circumstances
it is useful for us, politically, that she's broken with Trump - because "Rs in Disarray" is a good narrative
but she herself is still a vicious antisemite and transphobe and nobody progressive should lose sight of that
it is useful for us, politically, that she's broken with Trump - because "Rs in Disarray" is a good narrative
but she herself is still a vicious antisemite and transphobe and nobody progressive should lose sight of that
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this is a Far Side premise
December 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
this is a Far Side premise
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Two consecutive presidents who absolutely love Israel and Netanyahu as he carries out mass slaughter and starvation. Awesome.
Trump says he spoke with the president of Israel and a pardon of Netanyahu is "on its way"
December 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Two consecutive presidents who absolutely love Israel and Netanyahu as he carries out mass slaughter and starvation. Awesome.
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I would be a lot less anti sports if it wasn't such a well known method for the rich to rob taxpayers without their consent.
Yes, I think sport are dumb and I don't care about them, but I would care about them less IF THEY WEREN'T AN OBVIOUS SCAM EXPLOITING YOUR NEED FOR VICARIOUS VIOLENCE.
Yes, I think sport are dumb and I don't care about them, but I would care about them less IF THEY WEREN'T AN OBVIOUS SCAM EXPLOITING YOUR NEED FOR VICARIOUS VIOLENCE.
December 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I would be a lot less anti sports if it wasn't such a well known method for the rich to rob taxpayers without their consent.
Yes, I think sport are dumb and I don't care about them, but I would care about them less IF THEY WEREN'T AN OBVIOUS SCAM EXPLOITING YOUR NEED FOR VICARIOUS VIOLENCE.
Yes, I think sport are dumb and I don't care about them, but I would care about them less IF THEY WEREN'T AN OBVIOUS SCAM EXPLOITING YOUR NEED FOR VICARIOUS VIOLENCE.
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These numbers aren't totally accurate but one of my hot takes is that cars are one of the things Americans are apparently stupidest about so by law they should all be little guys that go meep meep and cost like 25k max
December 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
These numbers aren't totally accurate but one of my hot takes is that cars are one of the things Americans are apparently stupidest about so by law they should all be little guys that go meep meep and cost like 25k max
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This Nazi passed a bill to imprison trans kids' parents two weeks ago.
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong.” Read the inside story of how Marjorie Taylor Greene went from zealous Trump cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic: nyti.ms/3Lbzi88
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This Nazi passed a bill to imprison trans kids' parents two weeks ago.
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every white supremacist for the rest of my life is going to point to the secret police terrorizing latino and Somali communities with ethnic pogroms and say this is the way you stop crime
The murder rate dropped by 20% in 2025, the largest U.S. decline ever recorded
Crime in the U.S. fell in 2025. Will the trend continue?
Crime rates dropped across much of the U.S. in 2025. That was true for both property and violent crime. And it declined nearly everywhere: In big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
every white supremacist for the rest of my life is going to point to the secret police terrorizing latino and Somali communities with ethnic pogroms and say this is the way you stop crime
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“fund Africa’s population growth” is a tacit admission that they are pro-death
December 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“fund Africa’s population growth” is a tacit admission that they are pro-death
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If conservatives loved Charlie Kirk so much, why didn't they intervene to stop the bullet after it was fired?
December 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If conservatives loved Charlie Kirk so much, why didn't they intervene to stop the bullet after it was fired?
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People forget Elon Musk said he'd end world hunger for a year if human rights orgs could provide the exact amount necessary and when they replied 6 billion he went silent.
There's no "left wing billionaires" because to become one you need to exploit thousands of humans
There's no "left wing billionaires" because to become one you need to exploit thousands of humans
This thought has been lingering in my head for a while but this tweet prompted me to write it out.
December 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
People forget Elon Musk said he'd end world hunger for a year if human rights orgs could provide the exact amount necessary and when they replied 6 billion he went silent.
There's no "left wing billionaires" because to become one you need to exploit thousands of humans
There's no "left wing billionaires" because to become one you need to exploit thousands of humans
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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The funniest part is that the whole point of funding the crusades was to send your potential sources of domestic political instability (loud, violent lunatics) off on a mission where, worst case scenario, they were out of your hair for several years or, best case scenario, they died.
Far-right groups are co-opting the aesthetics of the Crusades for their own objectives, transforming an obsession with feudal justice into a campaign for a White Christian nation.
Why We Should All Be Worried About "Crusadercore"
This online trend equips young, White men with a historically bastardized visual lexicon — one that gives new credence and religious authority to far-right bigotry.
hyperallergic.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The funniest part is that the whole point of funding the crusades was to send your potential sources of domestic political instability (loud, violent lunatics) off on a mission where, worst case scenario, they were out of your hair for several years or, best case scenario, they died.
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Love this: "First of all, asking people why they are masking is invasive behavior. No one randomly owes you information about their health, their loved one’s health, or, understandably, just wanting to avoid Covid, which is the only way to prevent Long Covid."
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Love this: "First of all, asking people why they are masking is invasive behavior. No one randomly owes you information about their health, their loved one’s health, or, understandably, just wanting to avoid Covid, which is the only way to prevent Long Covid."
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less than two weeks ago marjorie taylor greene introduced and successfully passed a bill that will get trans kids killed.
she did it right before christmas to maximise the cruelty.
she did it right before christmas to maximise the cruelty.
"The only thing that can stop this authoritarian project is Republican voters choosing to abandon it." Enter...Marjorie Taylor Greene?
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4phLF0z
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4phLF0z
December 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
less than two weeks ago marjorie taylor greene introduced and successfully passed a bill that will get trans kids killed.
she did it right before christmas to maximise the cruelty.
she did it right before christmas to maximise the cruelty.
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I think it's important to say this clearly: Marjorie Taylor Greene is not "trying to be less evil." She is angry at Trump because he isn't being evil enough. Please do not help, rehabilitate, or otherwise tip your hat to her. You are running toward a painting of a tunnel on a cliff face.
MAGA: We are literally going to try and overthrow the government because a vote didn't go our way. Also nazis are okay and we hate mexicans.
LIBERALS: This evil lady is trying to be less evil. Can we help her become even less evil?
YOU: Liberals are worst than MAGA.
ME:
LIBERALS: This evil lady is trying to be less evil. Can we help her become even less evil?
YOU: Liberals are worst than MAGA.
ME:
December 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I think it's important to say this clearly: Marjorie Taylor Greene is not "trying to be less evil." She is angry at Trump because he isn't being evil enough. Please do not help, rehabilitate, or otherwise tip your hat to her. You are running toward a painting of a tunnel on a cliff face.
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Somehow we’ve ended up in a position where the richest most powerful people in the world are innocent benevolent bystanders while a college professor with no tenure is part of a decadent and corrupt establishment that controls everything
The perfect Yglesias post: declaring “billionaires are good, actually,” as if it was some bold, counterintuitive take.
December 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Somehow we’ve ended up in a position where the richest most powerful people in the world are innocent benevolent bystanders while a college professor with no tenure is part of a decadent and corrupt establishment that controls everything
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The murder rate dropped by 20% in 2025, the largest U.S. decline ever recorded
Crime in the U.S. fell in 2025. Will the trend continue?
Crime rates dropped across much of the U.S. in 2025. That was true for both property and violent crime. And it declined nearly everywhere: In big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The murder rate dropped by 20% in 2025, the largest U.S. decline ever recorded
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The debate about Avatar "having no cultural impact" is kind of a smokescreen for the actual argument which is that Avatar is "boring" and "bad" and "has terrible characters, worldbuilding, plotting and dialogue"
December 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The debate about Avatar "having no cultural impact" is kind of a smokescreen for the actual argument which is that Avatar is "boring" and "bad" and "has terrible characters, worldbuilding, plotting and dialogue"
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Disinformation should be the kind of illegal that lands someone with this size platform saying this shit in jail
Yeah, this dum dum is talking about chicken pox.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
December 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Disinformation should be the kind of illegal that lands someone with this size platform saying this shit in jail
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english degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come
coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
english degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come
coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come
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I always try to emphasize this: in the big picture, the median liberal, aka the kind of person who donates to ActBlue, or is a campaign volunteer, or who makes up part of one of many of the legacy liberal organizations, is to the left of the median liberal think tanker or Congressman on Palestine.
The latter very feverishly thinks Israeli ultranationalism is just plainly good and that Palestinians should suffer under it for eternity and also that the US should for whatever reason underwrite this arrangement with its full soft and hard power
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I always try to emphasize this: in the big picture, the median liberal, aka the kind of person who donates to ActBlue, or is a campaign volunteer, or who makes up part of one of many of the legacy liberal organizations, is to the left of the median liberal think tanker or Congressman on Palestine.
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
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Every time we conduct strikes on a foreign country, I Google this and it's never wrong.
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Every time we conduct strikes on a foreign country, I Google this and it's never wrong.
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the recurrent line that has always stuck out to me, "name any issue and i'll tell you how cars make the problem worse", is extremely true because once you See cars you cannot unsee them.
December 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
the recurrent line that has always stuck out to me, "name any issue and i'll tell you how cars make the problem worse", is extremely true because once you See cars you cannot unsee them.