@flibot.bsky.social
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June 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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the thing about white liberal Americans is that they'll argue to accept bigots into their tent before accepting the bigots' targets.
the targets that have been on the same side as white liberals from the jump.
the targets that have been on the same side as white liberals from the jump.
June 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
the thing about white liberal Americans is that they'll argue to accept bigots into their tent before accepting the bigots' targets.
the targets that have been on the same side as white liberals from the jump.
the targets that have been on the same side as white liberals from the jump.
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I want to staple this to the forehead of so many people rn
People don’t need to “learn to use AI”. They need to learn how to think and make connections themselves and thus will facilitate their efficient use of whatever technology comes along. Crafting the right prompt for AI doesn’t take AI training, it takes liberal arts training.
April 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I want to staple this to the forehead of so many people rn
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
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Sometime very soon we’re going to have to have the conversation about how many so-called progressives also wanted “DEI” to die & what all that mainstream endorsement of the propaganda around what at their essence were integration efforts says about people who believe themselves to be the good guys.
March 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Sometime very soon we’re going to have to have the conversation about how many so-called progressives also wanted “DEI” to die & what all that mainstream endorsement of the propaganda around what at their essence were integration efforts says about people who believe themselves to be the good guys.
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Hegseth is trying to run the Pentagon like a Fox News performative talking head, looking to please his POTUS.
The Signal blunder is just his latest of many.
Saying he would read Musk into military plans on China, pulling Jackie Robinson web pages, banning trans troops, offending NATO....
The Signal blunder is just his latest of many.
Saying he would read Musk into military plans on China, pulling Jackie Robinson web pages, banning trans troops, offending NATO....
March 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Hegseth is trying to run the Pentagon like a Fox News performative talking head, looking to please his POTUS.
The Signal blunder is just his latest of many.
Saying he would read Musk into military plans on China, pulling Jackie Robinson web pages, banning trans troops, offending NATO....
The Signal blunder is just his latest of many.
Saying he would read Musk into military plans on China, pulling Jackie Robinson web pages, banning trans troops, offending NATO....
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From editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg:
“Statements by Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, and Trump—combined with the assertions made by numerous administration officials that we are lying about the content of the Signal texts—have led us to believe that people should see the…
“Statements by Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, and Trump—combined with the assertions made by numerous administration officials that we are lying about the content of the Signal texts—have led us to believe that people should see the…
March 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
From editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg:
“Statements by Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, and Trump—combined with the assertions made by numerous administration officials that we are lying about the content of the Signal texts—have led us to believe that people should see the…
“Statements by Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, and Trump—combined with the assertions made by numerous administration officials that we are lying about the content of the Signal texts—have led us to believe that people should see the…
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Guess I’m going to jail
February 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Guess I’m going to jail
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Just as relevant today…
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” - Malcom X (1963)
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” - Malcom X (1963)
February 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just as relevant today…
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” - Malcom X (1963)
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” - Malcom X (1963)
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Maybe eventually this kind of depiction of Musk as the real president will start to bother him. Amanda Marcotte has excellent insight as to why so far he doesn't seem to care. www.salon.com/2025/02/07/w...
Trump's fragile ego doesn't seem bothered by the "President Elon" meme — here's why
It's also why Republicans in Congress are letting Musk take over
www.salon.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Maybe eventually this kind of depiction of Musk as the real president will start to bother him. Amanda Marcotte has excellent insight as to why so far he doesn't seem to care. www.salon.com/2025/02/07/w...
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attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"
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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
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📌"Black women have consistently been right on target with their vote more than any group in our nation’s history.
Time and time again they show up, show out, and illustrate what REAL patriots look like.
Whenever I slide toward feeling sorry myself, I think of them, and get right but quick ..."
Time and time again they show up, show out, and illustrate what REAL patriots look like.
Whenever I slide toward feeling sorry myself, I think of them, and get right but quick ..."
ENOUGH, DAMMIT!
Break time over: Time to stand up, fight back, and start doing the leading instead of the following; It's easier than you think ...
dearlstephens.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📌"Black women have consistently been right on target with their vote more than any group in our nation’s history.
Time and time again they show up, show out, and illustrate what REAL patriots look like.
Whenever I slide toward feeling sorry myself, I think of them, and get right but quick ..."
Time and time again they show up, show out, and illustrate what REAL patriots look like.
Whenever I slide toward feeling sorry myself, I think of them, and get right but quick ..."
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With all things happening lately under the current federal administration, I have been thinking about travel and border control, but not in the way that you're probably thinking.
I'm thinking about: FIFA World Cup 2026 . Let me explain... 1/
I'm thinking about: FIFA World Cup 2026 . Let me explain... 1/
February 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
With all things happening lately under the current federal administration, I have been thinking about travel and border control, but not in the way that you're probably thinking.
I'm thinking about: FIFA World Cup 2026 . Let me explain... 1/
I'm thinking about: FIFA World Cup 2026 . Let me explain... 1/
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✅ DEI Employer of the Day™
Albertsons (Safeway...)
"commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as well as thoughtful people practices are core elements of the company’s philosophy"
"We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen and enrich our stores, our company and our society."
Albertsons (Safeway...)
"commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as well as thoughtful people practices are core elements of the company’s philosophy"
"We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen and enrich our stores, our company and our society."
January 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
✅ DEI Employer of the Day™
Albertsons (Safeway...)
"commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as well as thoughtful people practices are core elements of the company’s philosophy"
"We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen and enrich our stores, our company and our society."
Albertsons (Safeway...)
"commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as well as thoughtful people practices are core elements of the company’s philosophy"
"We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen and enrich our stores, our company and our society."
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
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Going from xiaohongshu to TikTok is like coming from Bluesky to Twitter.
It’s klantok now, it’s not the same 😭😭😭😭
It’s klantok now, it’s not the same 😭😭😭😭
January 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Going from xiaohongshu to TikTok is like coming from Bluesky to Twitter.
It’s klantok now, it’s not the same 😭😭😭😭
It’s klantok now, it’s not the same 😭😭😭😭
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Yup.
If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Yup.