Mr. Struggle
@eric623.bsky.social
all we are is dust in the wind, dude
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Some people are into politics because they care about how policy impacts people. They like winning elections, and build coalitions to do so.
Other people are into politics as aesthetics, because their stances make them feel edgy and superior. They like losing and complaining, and shun coalitions.
Other people are into politics as aesthetics, because their stances make them feel edgy and superior. They like losing and complaining, and shun coalitions.
There’s a weird thing on this website and lots of left-wing subcultures, where people love to throw around “liberal” as an insult, but from what I can tell liberals voted overwhelmingly against Cuomo and are rallying behind Zohran now.
June 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Some people are into politics because they care about how policy impacts people. They like winning elections, and build coalitions to do so.
Other people are into politics as aesthetics, because their stances make them feel edgy and superior. They like losing and complaining, and shun coalitions.
Other people are into politics as aesthetics, because their stances make them feel edgy and superior. They like losing and complaining, and shun coalitions.
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I assure you no matter what happens the future of the national Democratic Party has nothing to do with the NYC election, nor should it.
This stupid municipal election is gonna be the thing all year no matter how big Spanberger and Sherrill win in November, isn't it?
Dean Phillips never shedding the idiot label
June 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I assure you no matter what happens the future of the national Democratic Party has nothing to do with the NYC election, nor should it.
his is the same bullshit they tell themselves to feel better, like how during the 2000s they'd say "Gore would have invaded Iraq too!" 🙄
June 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
his is the same bullshit they tell themselves to feel better, like how during the 2000s they'd say "Gore would have invaded Iraq too!" 🙄
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i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
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The whole idea of "antiwar" Trump has long rested on a confused reading of his hatred of multilateralism, the international order, and the Deep State. He doesn't hate those things for "dovish" reasons. He hates them for degenerate/corrupt reasons.
Thoughts on that:
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
Thoughts on that:
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
June 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The whole idea of "antiwar" Trump has long rested on a confused reading of his hatred of multilateralism, the international order, and the Deep State. He doesn't hate those things for "dovish" reasons. He hates them for degenerate/corrupt reasons.
Thoughts on that:
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
Thoughts on that:
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
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and some now-prominent pundits legitimated this nonsense
A lot of young men voted Trump because 'kamala will girlboss us into stupid wars'
June 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
and some now-prominent pundits legitimated this nonsense
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What is this—Make Asbestos Great Again? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
June 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What is this—Make Asbestos Great Again? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
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When a public commentator sees a politician lie, it's better for them to point out that it's lie than to praise the liar, especially when that doesn't even accurately describe the politicians' actual rhetoric or record, but is something made up that sounds more appealing to the commentator.
June 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
When a public commentator sees a politician lie, it's better for them to point out that it's lie than to praise the liar, especially when that doesn't even accurately describe the politicians' actual rhetoric or record, but is something made up that sounds more appealing to the commentator.
wait wasn't Elon supposed to put a stop to this?
NEW: The child sex abuse material trade on X is spiraling out of control… and a key child safety partner just cut X off after they say to company stopped paying them
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Accounts peddling child abuse content flood some X hashtags as safety partner cuts ties
Thorn, a non-profit that provides detection and moderation software related to child safety, said they canceled their contract with X after the platform stopped paying them.
www.nbcnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
wait wasn't Elon supposed to put a stop to this?
expect tons of states to now outlaw gender affirming care for minors now
🚨By a 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court UPHOLDS Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, concluding that it does NOT discriminate on the basis of sex, is not subject to heightened scrutiny, and survives rational basis review. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
expect tons of states to now outlaw gender affirming care for minors now
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The central puzzle in American politics is why Republicans continue to win elections despite pursuing deeply unpopular policies.
The simplest explanation is that issue positions don't matter nearly as much as we like to think they do.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The simplest explanation is that issue positions don't matter nearly as much as we like to think they do.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Poll: GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware
A plurality of voters oppose the tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll this month.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The central puzzle in American politics is why Republicans continue to win elections despite pursuing deeply unpopular policies.
The simplest explanation is that issue positions don't matter nearly as much as we like to think they do.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The simplest explanation is that issue positions don't matter nearly as much as we like to think they do.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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For a lot of relatively comfortable Americans, electing an emotionally incontinent imbecile was a bit of entertainment. A game. Good sport, owning those libs. I hope they’re duly entertained.
June 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
For a lot of relatively comfortable Americans, electing an emotionally incontinent imbecile was a bit of entertainment. A game. Good sport, owning those libs. I hope they’re duly entertained.
it's why they wanted Trump back in power
June 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
it's why they wanted Trump back in power
They’re not just racists, they hate disabled people too
New from me at @motherjones.com: an anti-DEI attack from New Hampshire Republicans could mean that any program that helps disabled people get ready for/find employment could be stripped of funding. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Report: New Hampshire could ban funding for programs for disabled people
It's part of an anti-DEI attack.
www.motherjones.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
They’re not just racists, they hate disabled people too
if you claim to care about climate change, but are against nuclear power, you care more about adhering to left wing orthodoxy than you do about climate change
June 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
if you claim to care about climate change, but are against nuclear power, you care more about adhering to left wing orthodoxy than you do about climate change
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Conservative protests are always treated as an organic cry of anger that manifests the distress of the unjustly ignored American heartland; protests from the center-left are always written off as noise from inside the bubble.
The Tea Party protests in April 2009 had about a third of a million people involved, and the political media treated it like a game changer for the Obama presidency.
The No Kings rallies were AT LEAST ten times bigger than the Tea Party protests. Will the press keep pretending Trump is popular?
The No Kings rallies were AT LEAST ten times bigger than the Tea Party protests. Will the press keep pretending Trump is popular?
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
June 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Conservative protests are always treated as an organic cry of anger that manifests the distress of the unjustly ignored American heartland; protests from the center-left are always written off as noise from inside the bubble.
what can i say? they look thrilled
Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.
June 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
what can i say? they look thrilled
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Dispatch from Kingston, NY, where over 20% of the city population took to the streets to protest ⬇️
June 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dispatch from Kingston, NY, where over 20% of the city population took to the streets to protest ⬇️
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I want to remind everyone that the White House and the GOP have been systematically dismantling protections for abortion providers and clinics ever since Trump took office
June 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I want to remind everyone that the White House and the GOP have been systematically dismantling protections for abortion providers and clinics ever since Trump took office
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Whether it's Democrats putting flyers on Chris Cillizza’s Tesla or Republicans assassinating Democratic lawmakers, it's time for both sides to turn down the temperature.
June 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Whether it's Democrats putting flyers on Chris Cillizza’s Tesla or Republicans assassinating Democratic lawmakers, it's time for both sides to turn down the temperature.
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BREAKING: Suspect in shooting of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota had a hit list with nearly 70 names, including abortion providers, pro-choice advocates and lawmakers - CNN
June 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
BREAKING: Suspect in shooting of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota had a hit list with nearly 70 names, including abortion providers, pro-choice advocates and lawmakers - CNN
BREAKING: Suspect in shooting of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota had a hit list with nearly 70 names, including abortion providers, pro-choice advocates and lawmakers - CNN
June 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Fucking hell: “Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer.”
Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot
Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.
kstp.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Fucking hell: “Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer.”
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Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."
June 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."