“Run the government like a business” they said, which is to say run it like a dictator. What else is a CEO? Deifying business and its leaders has predisposed us to their mode of leadership.

congrats democrats, you got played like chumps. but at least you're respecting the office or some bullshit

The clam before the strom

Implicit in a lot of anti-vaccination and anti-public health narratives like those of RFK Jr is a deep disgust/fear of disability; but also an unspoken hope that unchecked disease will "cull" the population of "weaker/less fit" people.
I really just can't see past a lot of that.

I watched Conclave and was SURE they were going to make that turtle the new pope. Backdoor Elden Ring prequel.

i think that the people interested in recriminations and score settling right now aren’t seriously grappling with the magnitude of what happened and the implications for the rest of our lives. most of us will probably die living in the political order that will emerge out of this election.