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I raise sheep in rural Ohio. Queer. Lefty in redville.
I don't know enough to have a very strong opinion of Mamdani, but I do hope the center left learns that everybody is pretty sick of constant retreads. Cuomo was always a bad choice.
June 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I don't know enough to have a very strong opinion of Mamdani, but I do hope the center left learns that everybody is pretty sick of constant retreads. Cuomo was always a bad choice.
1. This Senate vote was extremely stupid, Schumer is clearly not cut out for this fight, all of these Dems that voted for cloture should have hell to pay. They absolutely deserve the anger aimed at them. Dumbest D shit I've seen in ages, get Schumer out as leader.
March 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
1. This Senate vote was extremely stupid, Schumer is clearly not cut out for this fight, all of these Dems that voted for cloture should have hell to pay. They absolutely deserve the anger aimed at them. Dumbest D shit I've seen in ages, get Schumer out as leader.
Lukewarm take: the signs were fine.
They're going to have to experiment with approaches to things, some will land and some won't, and that's ok.
They're going to have to experiment with approaches to things, some will land and some won't, and that's ok.
March 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Lukewarm take: the signs were fine.
They're going to have to experiment with approaches to things, some will land and some won't, and that's ok.
They're going to have to experiment with approaches to things, some will land and some won't, and that's ok.
This is absolutely abhorrent.
The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is absolutely abhorrent.
JFC
Remember how Trump said he "sent the military in and opened up the water flow" in CA? It appears he forced the Army Corps to just drain reservoirs into recently flooded farmland without telling local farmers or leaders. “In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”
sjvwater.org/decision-to-...
sjvwater.org/decision-to-...
Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble – SJV Water
Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive
sjvwater.org
January 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
JFC
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
For now I'm deleting some things that could make me way too easy to identify without effort, though I'll leave my llama for now I guess.
This is a very uncomfortable time to be queer in rural Ohio.
This is a very uncomfortable time to be queer in rural Ohio.
January 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
For now I'm deleting some things that could make me way too easy to identify without effort, though I'll leave my llama for now I guess.
This is a very uncomfortable time to be queer in rural Ohio.
This is a very uncomfortable time to be queer in rural Ohio.
This is a step, good! Pair it with a*lot* of messaging about what these orders do, who they hurt, why they are illegal. Pound it.
Schumer has important skills, but public messaging isn't his strength, so get others out there also doing it. But this is a direction, good!
Schumer has important skills, but public messaging isn't his strength, so get others out there also doing it. But this is a direction, good!
* SCHUMER: HEAD OF STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION ARE GOING TO COURT RIGHT AWAY ON THE ORDER
* SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER SCHUMER ON TRUMP FEDERAL SPENDING FREEZE: IT IS DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is a step, good! Pair it with a*lot* of messaging about what these orders do, who they hurt, why they are illegal. Pound it.
Schumer has important skills, but public messaging isn't his strength, so get others out there also doing it. But this is a direction, good!
Schumer has important skills, but public messaging isn't his strength, so get others out there also doing it. But this is a direction, good!
Oh no, takeout food discourse!
January 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oh no, takeout food discourse!
Re: the great audiobook debate, I'm all for people engaging with books however they do; I think listening to an audiobook is reading.
And it's usually just a debate about what the word "read" means, too often imbued with snobbery. Who cares all that much? Yay books!
And it's usually just a debate about what the word "read" means, too often imbued with snobbery. Who cares all that much? Yay books!
November 24, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Re: the great audiobook debate, I'm all for people engaging with books however they do; I think listening to an audiobook is reading.
And it's usually just a debate about what the word "read" means, too often imbued with snobbery. Who cares all that much? Yay books!
And it's usually just a debate about what the word "read" means, too often imbued with snobbery. Who cares all that much? Yay books!
Fwiw, I think people should block or not based on their own preferences or needs. Block freely!
I personally usually leave *good faith* disagreement alone, but the second somebody decides to be a dick I have better things to do with my time.
I personally usually leave *good faith* disagreement alone, but the second somebody decides to be a dick I have better things to do with my time.
November 18, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Fwiw, I think people should block or not based on their own preferences or needs. Block freely!
I personally usually leave *good faith* disagreement alone, but the second somebody decides to be a dick I have better things to do with my time.
I personally usually leave *good faith* disagreement alone, but the second somebody decides to be a dick I have better things to do with my time.
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People terrified of being cringe are what’s destroying our society, i am serious and will not elaborate
You hear that everyone? We’re too “earnest.” Obviously we need a rapid culture shift on this platform ASAP to make users comfortable. Every pretend you’re Masshole who spent an hour fighting traffic on I-93.
November 17, 2024 at 7:04 PM
People terrified of being cringe are what’s destroying our society, i am serious and will not elaborate
Fwiw: Jack Dorsey being involved with this platform was part of my early ambivalence about using it. Until I came over here to check it out, I had no idea that he was no longer involved. This might be a point to bring up with some folks who seem leery of moving.
November 13, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Fwiw: Jack Dorsey being involved with this platform was part of my early ambivalence about using it. Until I came over here to check it out, I had no idea that he was no longer involved. This might be a point to bring up with some folks who seem leery of moving.
The thing about choosing people based on personal loyalty is that they are also very often totally incompetent. Doesn't mean they can't do a lot of damage, though!
November 13, 2024 at 1:07 AM
The thing about choosing people based on personal loyalty is that they are also very often totally incompetent. Doesn't mean they can't do a lot of damage, though!
Starter packs turn out to be a bit dangerous for those of us with way too many completely random interests, tbh.
November 11, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Starter packs turn out to be a bit dangerous for those of us with way too many completely random interests, tbh.
Also, anybody wasting much time thinking about 2028 has imo missed the point: we never know what the full context for the next election will be by then. And that context -- the whole political environment -- matters immensely.
November 10, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Also, anybody wasting much time thinking about 2028 has imo missed the point: we never know what the full context for the next election will be by then. And that context -- the whole political environment -- matters immensely.
Lots of people better situated than I am to comment on what went wrong, but re: the information environment, I do have some thoughts from here in rural Ohio.
Actual news media coverage does matter, but most of the reachable folks here get much of their info from social media.
Actual news media coverage does matter, but most of the reachable folks here get much of their info from social media.
November 10, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Lots of people better situated than I am to comment on what went wrong, but re: the information environment, I do have some thoughts from here in rural Ohio.
Actual news media coverage does matter, but most of the reachable folks here get much of their info from social media.
Actual news media coverage does matter, but most of the reachable folks here get much of their info from social media.
Funny how much more time I spend clicking on things and reading comments when it isn't 82,874 "Nazi with checkmark" posts at the top
November 9, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Funny how much more time I spend clicking on things and reading comments when it isn't 82,874 "Nazi with checkmark" posts at the top
Getting my bearings, I think. Found this pretty helpful for finding a bunch of relevant folks to follow relatively quickly. Some I followed for ages at that other place, but some new folks also.
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 9, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Getting my bearings, I think. Found this pretty helpful for finding a bunch of relevant folks to follow relatively quickly. Some I followed for ages at that other place, but some new folks also.
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
Hello, new site! I think it's long since time to finally make the switch from that other hellsite. Here I am, a lefty, queer sheep farmer and wool producer in Podunk, Ohio.
I am usually mostly a lurker on these big social things, though I do chime in occasionally.
I am usually mostly a lurker on these big social things, though I do chime in occasionally.
November 9, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Hello, new site! I think it's long since time to finally make the switch from that other hellsite. Here I am, a lefty, queer sheep farmer and wool producer in Podunk, Ohio.
I am usually mostly a lurker on these big social things, though I do chime in occasionally.
I am usually mostly a lurker on these big social things, though I do chime in occasionally.