David M
@happyasdavid.bsky.social
Native New Orleanian living in NoVa.
Crotchety old #GenX #stoner.
Likes #dogs, #Jeopardy!, #Scrabble, and comic books. he/him
Crotchety old #GenX #stoner.
Likes #dogs, #Jeopardy!, #Scrabble, and comic books. he/him
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David M
@happyasdavid.bsky.social
· Sep 13
We should agree to abolish money. All it seems to do is give bad people power over us.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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I'm not an economist but I don't see how this doesn't end in economic collapse. 1. Deporting the labor force that maintains our basic necessities 2. Slashing funding for education, government, and healthcare 3. Massive layoffs across the private sector 4. Destroying relationships with allies.
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm not an economist but I don't see how this doesn't end in economic collapse. 1. Deporting the labor force that maintains our basic necessities 2. Slashing funding for education, government, and healthcare 3. Massive layoffs across the private sector 4. Destroying relationships with allies.
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Media spins this as a feel good kindness from strangers story instead of the obvious fact we all live in a dystopian hellscape where elderly ppl must continue working late into their 80s bc the broken economic system absent of safety nets won’t allow them to retire with dignity.
December 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Media spins this as a feel good kindness from strangers story instead of the obvious fact we all live in a dystopian hellscape where elderly ppl must continue working late into their 80s bc the broken economic system absent of safety nets won’t allow them to retire with dignity.
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Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Growing up in a time when “selling out” was the most shameful thing you could do and then being forced to live through the 2020s feels like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.
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Ah yes, Rod dreher, who wrote an ode to his small hometown while dealing with his sister's death from cancer (she never left the small town). Buried in the mix is that town is in an area dubbed "cancer alley" due to all the chemical plants operating with minimal restrictions. But sure, cities suck.
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ah yes, Rod dreher, who wrote an ode to his small hometown while dealing with his sister's death from cancer (she never left the small town). Buried in the mix is that town is in an area dubbed "cancer alley" due to all the chemical plants operating with minimal restrictions. But sure, cities suck.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Can't top this one I got in a text
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Can't top this one I got in a text
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In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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& that's where it's at....
October 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
& that's where it's at....
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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The entire political system in the United States relies on the population to be stupid, ignorant and itemized. If the working class ever became educated, organized and class conscious, the entire American oligarchy would collapse.
October 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The entire political system in the United States relies on the population to be stupid, ignorant and itemized. If the working class ever became educated, organized and class conscious, the entire American oligarchy would collapse.
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No Kings except King Shark
October 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
No Kings except King Shark
I don't mean to brag, but I just picked up eight bags of dogshit, and that's a personal best.
October 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I don't mean to brag, but I just picked up eight bags of dogshit, and that's a personal best.
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After all these years, & a politics degree, & decades trying to teach it, & about 3 million mistily-grasped texts, I’ve finally accepted that it’s a 10 word phrase from a superhero movie that most precisely expresses my political beliefs:
“I don’t like bullies. I don’t care where they’re from.”
“I don’t like bullies. I don’t care where they’re from.”
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
After all these years, & a politics degree, & decades trying to teach it, & about 3 million mistily-grasped texts, I’ve finally accepted that it’s a 10 word phrase from a superhero movie that most precisely expresses my political beliefs:
“I don’t like bullies. I don’t care where they’re from.”
“I don’t like bullies. I don’t care where they’re from.”