Louis Capet
@louiscapet.bsky.social
law & medicine, prev govt servant, bon vivant
C'est une maxime bien essentielle dans le gouvernement, de prévenir que les peuples ne tombent dans une sorte d'indifférence qui leur fasse penser qu'il est égal de vivre sous une domination ou sous une autre
C'est une maxime bien essentielle dans le gouvernement, de prévenir que les peuples ne tombent dans une sorte d'indifférence qui leur fasse penser qu'il est égal de vivre sous une domination ou sous une autre
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Going to break my rule about holding my tongue in situations such as this, and observe that he died as he lived: stupidly.
The man who tried to shoot up Comet Pizza 8 years ago was killed in a confrontation with police on Monday.
‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police outside Charlotte in traffic stop
Kannapolis police said Edgar Maddison Welch pointed a gun at officers on Saturday, two of whom then fired at him.
www.charlotteobserver.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Going to break my rule about holding my tongue in situations such as this, and observe that he died as he lived: stupidly.
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I hate this urban tough-guy bullshit. America's dense walkable cities should be pleasant places where it's easy to raise a family without a car, not dilapidated shitholes where you prove how hardcore you are by ostentatiously tolerating inconvenience and disorder.
January 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I hate this urban tough-guy bullshit. America's dense walkable cities should be pleasant places where it's easy to raise a family without a car, not dilapidated shitholes where you prove how hardcore you are by ostentatiously tolerating inconvenience and disorder.
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fascinated by a rhetorical strategy i see all the time now, which is making up an extreme edge case to argue against doing anything for the public good, and doing this from the putative left.
January 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
fascinated by a rhetorical strategy i see all the time now, which is making up an extreme edge case to argue against doing anything for the public good, and doing this from the putative left.
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We need a term for “making up a theoretical marginalized person who morally justifies my personal preferences.”
January 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We need a term for “making up a theoretical marginalized person who morally justifies my personal preferences.”
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it is so important to remember that IN THE MOMENT there was no one who thought jan. 6 was some innocent protest gone awry. everyone recognized it for what it was.
At the time, everyone, including Republicans, understood how bad it was. Then, brick by brick, they built a foundation of lies to justify doing what they know, deep down, to be wrong. Trump betrayed the country. And so do they.
January 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
it is so important to remember that IN THE MOMENT there was no one who thought jan. 6 was some innocent protest gone awry. everyone recognized it for what it was.
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i think it is really strange how many of you responded to those posts — which were just observations about cooking at home — as a personal attack or a lecture about your behavior. if reading a short post about being economical with food drives you into a rage, that’s your issue, not mine
January 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
i think it is really strange how many of you responded to those posts — which were just observations about cooking at home — as a personal attack or a lecture about your behavior. if reading a short post about being economical with food drives you into a rage, that’s your issue, not mine
I need AI to filter out any social media post about sports. Word-specific filters are useless.
January 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I need AI to filter out any social media post about sports. Word-specific filters are useless.
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It’s a dumb movie because the central metaphor doesn’t work, the asteroid is easily comprehensible, the act of mitigating it involves minimal visible tradeoffs for the average person, and it impacts everyone equally, none of which are true about climate change.
i didn’t realize the movie “Don’t Look Up” had so many shooters. people coming out of the woodwork to denounce me as the worst person to live because i’m not a fan of bad satire
It hits to close to home, as you would act just like everyone else in the movie, only caring about your ladder climb to the top.
December 26, 2024 at 11:37 PM
It’s a dumb movie because the central metaphor doesn’t work, the asteroid is easily comprehensible, the act of mitigating it involves minimal visible tradeoffs for the average person, and it impacts everyone equally, none of which are true about climate change.
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more evidence that trump doesn’t have as much juice as people think!
Translation: She was just told Desantis isn’t picking her.
December 22, 2024 at 1:10 AM
more evidence that trump doesn’t have as much juice as people think!
What could go wrong with
Because a documented majority of your [race/ethnic group/religion] was found to [do a thing I don’t like / participate in antisocial behavior / vote stupidly] you bear responsibly as an individual and should be judged accordingly; it’s your job to fix your people
??
Because a documented majority of your [race/ethnic group/religion] was found to [do a thing I don’t like / participate in antisocial behavior / vote stupidly] you bear responsibly as an individual and should be judged accordingly; it’s your job to fix your people
??
Um... The majority of white voters ARE guilty here. The fact that some of y'all struggle with that doesn't change how they voted.
A better strategy would be for you to go argue with your relatives who voted for the fascist felon racist instead of us.
A better strategy would be for you to go argue with your relatives who voted for the fascist felon racist instead of us.
December 22, 2024 at 4:22 AM
What could go wrong with
Because a documented majority of your [race/ethnic group/religion] was found to [do a thing I don’t like / participate in antisocial behavior / vote stupidly] you bear responsibly as an individual and should be judged accordingly; it’s your job to fix your people
??
Because a documented majority of your [race/ethnic group/religion] was found to [do a thing I don’t like / participate in antisocial behavior / vote stupidly] you bear responsibly as an individual and should be judged accordingly; it’s your job to fix your people
??
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It’s so fucking degrading when you have a stereotypical dream like being back in high school or loosing your teeth. The deepest, darkest parts of your subconscious mind? Yeah, they’re really pretty basic. Comedians were making hacky jokes that described your most inner spaces perfectly, in the 90s.
December 22, 2024 at 12:06 AM
It’s so fucking degrading when you have a stereotypical dream like being back in high school or loosing your teeth. The deepest, darkest parts of your subconscious mind? Yeah, they’re really pretty basic. Comedians were making hacky jokes that described your most inner spaces perfectly, in the 90s.
These people are morons. Trust me we don’t want to be there with you either.
I cannot stand to watch my football teams with anyone other than my husband. Because inevitably there is someone there who insists on socializing. Please STFU while I’m psychically guiding my team to win.
December 21, 2024 at 7:39 PM
These people are morons. Trust me we don’t want to be there with you either.
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✈️ Le gouvernement malaisien a approuvé le lancement de nouvelles recherches pour retrouver l'appareil du vol MH370 de la Malaysia Airlines, qui a mystérieusement disparu il y a dix ans avec 239 personnes à son bord, a déclaré le ministre des Transports, Anthony Loke #AFP ⤵️
December 20, 2024 at 8:20 AM
✈️ Le gouvernement malaisien a approuvé le lancement de nouvelles recherches pour retrouver l'appareil du vol MH370 de la Malaysia Airlines, qui a mystérieusement disparu il y a dix ans avec 239 personnes à son bord, a déclaré le ministre des Transports, Anthony Loke #AFP ⤵️
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Honestly thinking it will end seems optimistic.
This is all going to end very very badly. Just a question of when and how bad.
December 19, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Honestly thinking it will end seems optimistic.
Hurt people hurt people. Or fantasize about others being hurt. There’s a lot going on which this, but part of it is trying to relive past abuse to rationalize it, or feel some control over what they couldn’t control before. Very sad. Get help before your brokenness makes you complicit in violence
Some people you come across you're just like, "mf you've never been punched in the face have you." And not like, glorifying violence, but I think you need to get punched a few times during your development. Not like hit by your parents or anything, just visceral consequences to keep you honest.
December 18, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Hurt people hurt people. Or fantasize about others being hurt. There’s a lot going on which this, but part of it is trying to relive past abuse to rationalize it, or feel some control over what they couldn’t control before. Very sad. Get help before your brokenness makes you complicit in violence
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i see this kind of stuff all of the time now and i find it so enraging from a “show some basic social propriety” standpoint.
guy with a “fuck your feelings” shirt at the elementary school band concert. like what do you even do with that
December 18, 2024 at 12:23 AM
i see this kind of stuff all of the time now and i find it so enraging from a “show some basic social propriety” standpoint.
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A statistic that stopped me in my tracks a few years ago: the average age of a GOP committee head is _thirty years_ younger than their Dem counterparts.
This isn’t a party that’s eating their seed corn: this is a party that finished the seed corn last year and is gnawing on the packing material.
This isn’t a party that’s eating their seed corn: this is a party that finished the seed corn last year and is gnawing on the packing material.
it’s a problem writ large, everywhere, not just in politics. depriving people in their 30s and 40s and 50s of the opportunity to grow into leadership sets them up for failure because they will make all the same mistakes any new leader does, but the stakes will be higher
This is the worrying thing, right? Like these people are all mortal, much as they don't want to admit it. It would be great if they could start to do some succession planning for the party the rest of us are still going to have to live with once they finally leave.
December 17, 2024 at 12:12 AM
A statistic that stopped me in my tracks a few years ago: the average age of a GOP committee head is _thirty years_ younger than their Dem counterparts.
This isn’t a party that’s eating their seed corn: this is a party that finished the seed corn last year and is gnawing on the packing material.
This isn’t a party that’s eating their seed corn: this is a party that finished the seed corn last year and is gnawing on the packing material.
You can’t make it up. Except you LITERALLY made it up.
December 17, 2024 at 1:11 AM
You can’t make it up. Except you LITERALLY made it up.
Funny/sad to see the left do their inverse MAGA election denier fantasy with almost no self-awareness of how crazy they look. Remember what we all said to MAGA? Bring a court case, and we know you probably won’t because in your heart you know it’s bullshit. Masturbatory innuendo is more fun!
December 16, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Funny/sad to see the left do their inverse MAGA election denier fantasy with almost no self-awareness of how crazy they look. Remember what we all said to MAGA? Bring a court case, and we know you probably won’t because in your heart you know it’s bullshit. Masturbatory innuendo is more fun!
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the “only God can judge me” people are inevitably astonished to find that, when it comes right down to it, actual judges can judge them
"I have to answer to a higher authority," says Lewis-Martin. "I am being falsely accused of something. I don't know exactly what it is...I have never done anything illegal in my capacity in government."
December 16, 2024 at 5:29 PM
the “only God can judge me” people are inevitably astonished to find that, when it comes right down to it, actual judges can judge them
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“You wouldn’t believe how many countries there are,” Trump just now.
December 16, 2024 at 5:07 PM
“You wouldn’t believe how many countries there are,” Trump just now.
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I don’t see that this violates 2A of the CG or any subsection of the TOS. You’d have to argue that accessing publicly posted material and commenting on it is itself harassment, which seems like a leap not contemplated by Bluesky. I think it’s a decent idea for a rule, but it doesn’t seem to be one
December 12, 2024 at 3:12 AM
I don’t see that this violates 2A of the CG or any subsection of the TOS. You’d have to argue that accessing publicly posted material and commenting on it is itself harassment, which seems like a leap not contemplated by Bluesky. I think it’s a decent idea for a rule, but it doesn’t seem to be one