BrickMacklin
@brickmacklin.bsky.social
Enjoyer of hockey, progressive politics, historical novels, RPGs, general aviation and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).
January 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).
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It’s Sunday, so let’s share the good word:
If churches want to play politics, they can pay taxes like the rest of us. God doesn’t need a tax break, but millionaire pastors sure seem to love one.
If churches want to play politics, they can pay taxes like the rest of us. God doesn’t need a tax break, but millionaire pastors sure seem to love one.
January 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It’s Sunday, so let’s share the good word:
If churches want to play politics, they can pay taxes like the rest of us. God doesn’t need a tax break, but millionaire pastors sure seem to love one.
If churches want to play politics, they can pay taxes like the rest of us. God doesn’t need a tax break, but millionaire pastors sure seem to love one.
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Spit-laugh rating: 9/10
December 24, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Spit-laugh rating: 9/10
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"You shouldn't find joy in rich people suffering, anyway let's watch a nice family film like A Christmas Carol, a story about how the only way to get rich people to show some humanity is to make them suff... WAIT"
December 5, 2024 at 7:30 PM
"You shouldn't find joy in rich people suffering, anyway let's watch a nice family film like A Christmas Carol, a story about how the only way to get rich people to show some humanity is to make them suff... WAIT"
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Impossible to see UnitedHealth in the news without thinking of this ProPublica story from last year on precisely how their system works. www.propublica.org/article/unit...
UnitedHealthcare tried to deny coverage to a chronically ill patient. He fought back, exposing the insurer’s inner workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Impossible to see UnitedHealth in the news without thinking of this ProPublica story from last year on precisely how their system works. www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 23, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
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Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
They just… blocked me. Like I’m some kind of annoyance, rather than the iconoclastic and fascinating truth-teller which I know myself to be.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
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‘Wicked: The Soundtrack’ has officially hit #1 on US iTunes.
November 22, 2024 at 9:43 AM
‘Wicked: The Soundtrack’ has officially hit #1 on US iTunes.
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“So the question is not whether mass deportation will happen. It’s how big Mr. Trump and his administration will go, and how quickly. How many resources — exactly how much, for example, in the way of emergency military funding — are they willing and able to marshal toward the effort?”
I very much appreciate this from @daralind.bsky.social about what Trump's program of mass deportations is likely to look like, given the bureaucratic and logistical hurdles.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/o...
Opinion | Don’t Do Trump’s Work for Him on Mass Deportations
How big will the Trump administration will go, and how quickly?
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:58 AM
“So the question is not whether mass deportation will happen. It’s how big Mr. Trump and his administration will go, and how quickly. How many resources — exactly how much, for example, in the way of emergency military funding — are they willing and able to marshal toward the effort?”
My bio says I enjoy progressive politics but I don't think we are having a ton of fun right now.
November 20, 2024 at 8:45 PM
My bio says I enjoy progressive politics but I don't think we are having a ton of fun right now.
Are hashtags a thing here?
November 20, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Are hashtags a thing here?
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A lot of folks are giving up in advance. Capitulating before a single skirmish.
Well, not this old warrior. I’ve seen much worse from the U.S. government in my day. I’m concerned for our country, but not a bit scared of these miscreants. I’m ready to do my part.
Who’s with me?
Well, not this old warrior. I’ve seen much worse from the U.S. government in my day. I’m concerned for our country, but not a bit scared of these miscreants. I’m ready to do my part.
Who’s with me?
November 20, 2024 at 6:43 PM
A lot of folks are giving up in advance. Capitulating before a single skirmish.
Well, not this old warrior. I’ve seen much worse from the U.S. government in my day. I’m concerned for our country, but not a bit scared of these miscreants. I’m ready to do my part.
Who’s with me?
Well, not this old warrior. I’ve seen much worse from the U.S. government in my day. I’m concerned for our country, but not a bit scared of these miscreants. I’m ready to do my part.
Who’s with me?