@magical-lima-bean.bsky.social
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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So if Olivia is 32 now, broke up with Lizza last year, was together with him for a decade, and then was living with you for 4+ years before that, how old was she when you moved her out of her (presumably parents’) house in the suburbs to live with you?
Btw about this from Lizza's reply: Olivia and I lived together for 4+ years (4 b'days, 4 Xmases, 4 anniversaries). That's like $1250 of jewelry per celebration. And her apartment was a writing studio. And I made an f-ton then. What was I supposed to do? Get her a lot of Gift Certificates from Kmart?
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So if Olivia is 32 now, broke up with Lizza last year, was together with him for a decade, and then was living with you for 4+ years before that, how old was she when you moved her out of her (presumably parents’) house in the suburbs to live with you?
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Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
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we have a president who only does good things when everyone calls him a pedophile. our mission for the next 3 years is clear.
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
we have a president who only does good things when everyone calls him a pedophile. our mission for the next 3 years is clear.
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Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
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been thinking about this picture since yesterday. cannot get over how unhinged this is.
Housing is genocide sign seen at a NIMBY protest today against a mixed income high rise.
The new homes are less than a few blocks to a trolley stop.
And the neighborhood is majority white and middle to upper income.
The new homes are less than a few blocks to a trolley stop.
And the neighborhood is majority white and middle to upper income.
August 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
been thinking about this picture since yesterday. cannot get over how unhinged this is.
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YES! A related one for me: Organizing in small towns taught me in that you can’t write off ANY relationships, because everyone in your community is gonna stay part of your political sphere whether that’s your desire or not. So you have to consider the long term impacts of short term interactions.
July 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
YES! A related one for me: Organizing in small towns taught me in that you can’t write off ANY relationships, because everyone in your community is gonna stay part of your political sphere whether that’s your desire or not. So you have to consider the long term impacts of short term interactions.
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There is no mass-deportation campaign going on right now. Deportation is a process.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
June 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
There is no mass-deportation campaign going on right now. Deportation is a process.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
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Seeing a massive divide online between Angelenos of all political stripes who understand that the protests in LA yesterday were mostly peaceful and any violence was ICE-initiated and East Coast establishment liberals lecturing “the left” on how riots just amplify right wing talking points.
June 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Seeing a massive divide online between Angelenos of all political stripes who understand that the protests in LA yesterday were mostly peaceful and any violence was ICE-initiated and East Coast establishment liberals lecturing “the left” on how riots just amplify right wing talking points.
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Why are so many law enforcement officers wearing masks now? Embarassed?
June 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Why are so many law enforcement officers wearing masks now? Embarassed?
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If only they had known.
May 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If only they had known.
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It takes nerves of steel to do that, and world-class talent to know when to break it. This reminds me of Peter Ustinov's account of a "pause-off" between him and Laurence Olivier on SPARTACUS.
May 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It takes nerves of steel to do that, and world-class talent to know when to break it. This reminds me of Peter Ustinov's account of a "pause-off" between him and Laurence Olivier on SPARTACUS.
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I'm not sure what "politically" means here. I don't think Democrats should make scolding Trump voters the core of their campaign or anything, I am merely a podcast host who is posting on the internet! I think morally blaming Trump voters is correct on the merits. That's it, that's the post.
What good does it do politically to point this out? On my own time, between my wife and I or whatever I might have similar sentiments, but what good does publicly shaming people do? I sincerely don't understand it. It feels insular and without purpose.
June 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm not sure what "politically" means here. I don't think Democrats should make scolding Trump voters the core of their campaign or anything, I am merely a podcast host who is posting on the internet! I think morally blaming Trump voters is correct on the merits. That's it, that's the post.
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I have genuine sympathy for people who thought Trump was going to bring back their factory job or make IVF free because that's what he promised them and the media refused to say that he was lying.
But I'm sorry, you cannot vote for the "Haitians are eating cats" guy and plead ignorance.
But I'm sorry, you cannot vote for the "Haitians are eating cats" guy and plead ignorance.
June 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I have genuine sympathy for people who thought Trump was going to bring back their factory job or make IVF free because that's what he promised them and the media refused to say that he was lying.
But I'm sorry, you cannot vote for the "Haitians are eating cats" guy and plead ignorance.
But I'm sorry, you cannot vote for the "Haitians are eating cats" guy and plead ignorance.
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This argument would work if Trump was suddenly doing something he never promised but mass deportations were the core of his campaign! Even in our desiccated media environment his voters absolutely knew immigrants were going to be ejected en masse.
i really, really need people to understand that they *didn't* vote for this, no matter how much you insist they did. insisting "they voted for this" elides the information environment that led them to vote the way they did in the first place, the thing that actually needs fixing.
June 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This argument would work if Trump was suddenly doing something he never promised but mass deportations were the core of his campaign! Even in our desiccated media environment his voters absolutely knew immigrants were going to be ejected en masse.
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I just think you should have to read this out loud to yourself before you're allowed to post whatever stupid AI feature is trending this week
May 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I just think you should have to read this out loud to yourself before you're allowed to post whatever stupid AI feature is trending this week
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A tale of two movies:
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
April 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A tale of two movies:
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
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All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
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keep in mind this is just the markets reaction to the announcement of the tariffs. they haven’t even been implemented yet lol
April 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
keep in mind this is just the markets reaction to the announcement of the tariffs. they haven’t even been implemented yet lol
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North American current affairs update:
March 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
North American current affairs update:
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This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.
The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week
The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
www.npr.org
February 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.