Metra Eccentric
@metraeccentric.bsky.social
Burning myself on the electrified-pantograph of politics.
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Who decided to call it Anthropogenic Climate Change and not Humanoid Earthritis?
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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"How could Dems cave like this after last Tuesday's victory?" But it wasn't a victory for Schumer. His candidate -- the Trump-supported one -- lost. The jubilation and hope folks feel about Mamdani? Chuck feels the opposite. To sum up: he sucks.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"How could Dems cave like this after last Tuesday's victory?" But it wasn't a victory for Schumer. His candidate -- the Trump-supported one -- lost. The jubilation and hope folks feel about Mamdani? Chuck feels the opposite. To sum up: he sucks.
Thinking about Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer being part of "The Gang of Eight" that were going to "solve" immigration. Now Chuck and Dick fund the secret police that's kidnapping my neighbors while letting thousands die from lack of healthcare. They have always been frauds.
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Thinking about Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer being part of "The Gang of Eight" that were going to "solve" immigration. Now Chuck and Dick fund the secret police that's kidnapping my neighbors while letting thousands die from lack of healthcare. They have always been frauds.
Normal Person: Wow, the elections last week show the Republican agenda is deeply unpopular and Democrats have permission to fight hard for their ideals and policies.
Democratic Senator: Our strategy of doing nothing and letting Republicans hurt people is working! We're being rewarded at the polls!
Democratic Senator: Our strategy of doing nothing and letting Republicans hurt people is working! We're being rewarded at the polls!
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Normal Person: Wow, the elections last week show the Republican agenda is deeply unpopular and Democrats have permission to fight hard for their ideals and policies.
Democratic Senator: Our strategy of doing nothing and letting Republicans hurt people is working! We're being rewarded at the polls!
Democratic Senator: Our strategy of doing nothing and letting Republicans hurt people is working! We're being rewarded at the polls!
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
The Rehearsal Season 2
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Rehearsal Season 2
Pluribus Ep 1 was kind of predictable the moment the rat became a character. Extremely well done, but as Carol says in Ep. 2, "I've seen this movie."
Ep 2 was beyond excellent. And funny! Top tier writing and storytelling.
Ep 2 was beyond excellent. And funny! Top tier writing and storytelling.
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Pluribus Ep 1 was kind of predictable the moment the rat became a character. Extremely well done, but as Carol says in Ep. 2, "I've seen this movie."
Ep 2 was beyond excellent. And funny! Top tier writing and storytelling.
Ep 2 was beyond excellent. And funny! Top tier writing and storytelling.
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Fight For What You Actually Want remains the savviest political strategy even though it is the least embraced by the people who consider themselves the most savvy.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
Do What You Believe In
How to navigate a complex political world.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Fight For What You Actually Want remains the savviest political strategy even though it is the least embraced by the people who consider themselves the most savvy.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
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It feels like just yesterday you discovered trash cans and now look at you!!
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It feels like just yesterday you discovered trash cans and now look at you!!
My idols are in power and my enemies are dead.
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
My idols are in power and my enemies are dead.
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to maximize gains you have to turn dark red republican districts in to red ones and red ones into light red ones. in a very bad national environment for Rs, this could bring a total wipeout. this is why i specified incumbents.
...the Republicans who were engaging in partisan redistricting because they were afraid of being punished by voters for Trump's policies will stop redistricting because they're now even more afraid of being punished by voters?
I feel like I'm missing steps here.
I feel like I'm missing steps here.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
to maximize gains you have to turn dark red republican districts in to red ones and red ones into light red ones. in a very bad national environment for Rs, this could bring a total wipeout. this is why i specified incumbents.
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Tonight is many things, but it is among other things, vindication for Lindsey, for being brave and speaking up about Cuomo's abuse towards her and other women.
I’m very superstitious of election night, but not today.
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Tonight is many things, but it is among other things, vindication for Lindsey, for being brave and speaking up about Cuomo's abuse towards her and other women.
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Cheney was the key architect of the Unitary Executive during Ford, Reagan, HW, and obviously during W Bush with the invasion of Iraq. He made the Presidency unaccountable to Congress. Trump's entire second term is only possible because of his life's work. He will burn in hell until forgotten.
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Cheney was the key architect of the Unitary Executive during Ford, Reagan, HW, and obviously during W Bush with the invasion of Iraq. He made the Presidency unaccountable to Congress. Trump's entire second term is only possible because of his life's work. He will burn in hell until forgotten.
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"sophisticated financial engineering" oh that's not good
October 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"sophisticated financial engineering" oh that's not good
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there are going to be a lot of stories in the next couple weeks about the generosity of ordinary people in helping their fellow Americans and all of them will be wonderful and none of them should be necessary
we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious
we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
there are going to be a lot of stories in the next couple weeks about the generosity of ordinary people in helping their fellow Americans and all of them will be wonderful and none of them should be necessary
we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious
we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious
Platner is Amy McGrath for Berniecrats.
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Platner is Amy McGrath for Berniecrats.
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For the first time I have felt a shiver of fear because an AI can do my job exactly as well as I can.
October 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
For the first time I have felt a shiver of fear because an AI can do my job exactly as well as I can.
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The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
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this is worth seven minutes of your time. i've never been prouder to give somebody my vote
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
this is worth seven minutes of your time. i've never been prouder to give somebody my vote
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Cheaper rent was also a HUGE factor
It used to be a group of people with limited budgets could all afford to live and work together on a project in the same city, with proximity to audience/resources/other groups, and ability to rent suitable spaces for their projects. This is a huge hurdle now.
It used to be a group of people with limited budgets could all afford to live and work together on a project in the same city, with proximity to audience/resources/other groups, and ability to rent suitable spaces for their projects. This is a huge hurdle now.
October 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Cheaper rent was also a HUGE factor
It used to be a group of people with limited budgets could all afford to live and work together on a project in the same city, with proximity to audience/resources/other groups, and ability to rent suitable spaces for their projects. This is a huge hurdle now.
It used to be a group of people with limited budgets could all afford to live and work together on a project in the same city, with proximity to audience/resources/other groups, and ability to rent suitable spaces for their projects. This is a huge hurdle now.
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I’m a Sanders Man through and through but you cannot cannot cannot fail on this very easy question. And for anyone referring to “Is it ok for your candidate to have a Waffen SS tat?” as a purity test, I have gotta ask:
October 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I’m a Sanders Man through and through but you cannot cannot cannot fail on this very easy question. And for anyone referring to “Is it ok for your candidate to have a Waffen SS tat?” as a purity test, I have gotta ask: