The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon

“In this context, California’s departure would be good for democracy and the world — precisely because it would weaken a dangerously autocratic America.”

This 940-page reconciliation bill has a list of horrific provisions. One of the worst is a $211 billion tax break to the top 0.2% who inherit $30 million.

In this bill 16 million lose health care & hungry kids lose nutrition. Meanwhile, billionaires get much richer. Disgusting.

Hey remember when it was literally written on the Statue of Liberty “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”? You know, because we were a country who was about that kind of thing.

Oh wait. It is still there. So are we still about that?

“Humanity over bigotry. Every single time. Why do they care how other people choose to live?”

- “Disbuse” by @fuckedupband.bsky.social

Honestly this is just lazy writing. Another Death Star? Really? This quickly?

“For sale: old shoes, never filled.”

Hemingway 🤝 Jets to Brazil

“You are not ideological?”
“I don’t… think so…”

Rewatching Burn After Reading.

Wasn’t the whole argument for this shit that it was cheaper than labor? How about we just invest in proper training and education for real fucking people and then fucking pay them what they deserve? Novel concept.

Driving in the car listening to this album yesterday and spent 10 minutes trying to pronounce Analphabetapolothology. Think I got it down. Anyway, great album, great band.