Dave Klassen
@drklassen.bsky.social
Mars clouds scientist, physics and astronomy prof; Episcopal lay minister; genealogy, RPG, LotR, comics; he or they pronouns
Is... she making the "...well *technically* it ins't pedophilia because 15-year-olds don't have child-like features..." argument?! Seriously?!?
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Is... she making the "...well *technically* it ins't pedophilia because 15-year-olds don't have child-like features..." argument?! Seriously?!?
"...spent more than a decade as the director of youth programming at the Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center..."
Someone needs to check his browser history.
Someone needs to check his browser history.
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"...spent more than a decade as the director of youth programming at the Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center..."
Someone needs to check his browser history.
Someone needs to check his browser history.
Landlords are always the problem
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Landlords are always the problem
Yet another reason for ranked-choice-voting!
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Yet another reason for ranked-choice-voting!
Ranked-choice voting stops that. It's first-past-the-post and this kind of lesser-evil strategy it forces you into that kills 3rd parties.
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Ranked-choice voting stops that. It's first-past-the-post and this kind of lesser-evil strategy it forces you into that kills 3rd parties.
2-party-only really never worked great.
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
2-party-only really never worked great.
Centrism is flawed. Tell us, what is the "centrist" position between "everyone deserves civil rights" and "only some people deserve civil rights"?
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Centrism is flawed. Tell us, what is the "centrist" position between "everyone deserves civil rights" and "only some people deserve civil rights"?
We need changes to laws that give better ballot access to 3rd parties. Ranked-choice-voting would be a great first step; removing obscene rules for signature acquisition would also be good. But neither R or D will pass those laws. Because they know they'll lose power.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We need changes to laws that give better ballot access to 3rd parties. Ranked-choice-voting would be a great first step; removing obscene rules for signature acquisition would also be good. But neither R or D will pass those laws. Because they know they'll lose power.
I'll *never* understand that mentality. Like, Cons fundamentally believe there should be jobs that are so horrible, nobody should want to do them and that they'll just (magically?!?) cycle out of them eventually for the next group to be shat upon. Sociopaths. Every one of them.
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'll *never* understand that mentality. Like, Cons fundamentally believe there should be jobs that are so horrible, nobody should want to do them and that they'll just (magically?!?) cycle out of them eventually for the next group to be shat upon. Sociopaths. Every one of them.
To be fair, they aren't succumbing to fascism. They *are* fascism.
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
To be fair, they aren't succumbing to fascism. They *are* fascism.
You are 100% correct.
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
You are 100% correct.
Wait... is your travel mic in the shape of the district you're running to represent?!? That is both beautiful (the idea) and sad (the shape).
November 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wait... is your travel mic in the shape of the district you're running to represent?!? That is both beautiful (the idea) and sad (the shape).
Right?!? Like, thanks for making it easier my guys!
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Right?!? Like, thanks for making it easier my guys!
It's an entirely new House after the elections. I'm not sure he has official power after that.
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It's an entirely new House after the elections. I'm not sure he has official power after that.
I've been told this is classic dementia behavior; he knows something bad is going on but he can't process enough to know what to do.
Or he's a psychopath... 50/50...
Or he's a psychopath... 50/50...
November 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I've been told this is classic dementia behavior; he knows something bad is going on but he can't process enough to know what to do.
Or he's a psychopath... 50/50...
Or he's a psychopath... 50/50...
Good.
They have yet to pay for any of the stuff the used to create their models.
They have yet to pay for any of the stuff the used to create their models.
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Good.
They have yet to pay for any of the stuff the used to create their models.
They have yet to pay for any of the stuff the used to create their models.
I will even make a point of saying "Democratics" when referring to people of the Democratic party.
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I will even make a point of saying "Democratics" when referring to people of the Democratic party.
Reagan was a thing because of revenge for Nixon, too.
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Reagan was a thing because of revenge for Nixon, too.
End landlordism. Period. Temp housing can be owned and leased by the municipality that 1) doesn't need to make mortgage payments, and 2) doesn't need to make profit.
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
End landlordism. Period. Temp housing can be owned and leased by the municipality that 1) doesn't need to make mortgage payments, and 2) doesn't need to make profit.
Pelosi promised to clean things up if she got the House in Ws midterms. She did. Then really did nothing. I'm still mad about that.
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Pelosi promised to clean things up if she got the House in Ws midterms. She did. Then really did nothing. I'm still mad about that.