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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
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The reason why socialism is no longer taboo in America is that our elites have successfully rebranded it as “any attempt by the state to function beyond semi-random violence“ while trying to combat it.
Everyone has lost their minds
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The reason why socialism is no longer taboo in America is that our elites have successfully rebranded it as “any attempt by the state to function beyond semi-random violence“ while trying to combat it.
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astigmatic gang RISE UP
October 5, 2024 at 5:55 PM
astigmatic gang RISE UP
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People coming to bluesky because twitter is broke
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
People coming to bluesky because twitter is broke
Auto-pay is convenient, sure, but have you considered what would happen if the company billing you decided it wants to take the money from your account 15 days earlier? and that the amount they're taking might be a wild overestimate of what you actually owe?
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Auto-pay is convenient, sure, but have you considered what would happen if the company billing you decided it wants to take the money from your account 15 days earlier? and that the amount they're taking might be a wild overestimate of what you actually owe?
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I am sure there will be no economic or structual consequences to this, in a country with a rapidly aging population and unsustainable population pyramid
Net migration now estimated to have fallen from 944,000 to 345,000 in Dec ‘24.
Some projections even suggest David Cameron’s old target of “tens of thousands” could be met. ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
Some projections even suggest David Cameron’s old target of “tens of thousands” could be met. ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
The coming collapse in immigration to the United Kingdom - UK in a changing Europe
James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I am sure there will be no economic or structual consequences to this, in a country with a rapidly aging population and unsustainable population pyramid
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So we probably won't take your wedding rings from you, but we might place you into indentured servitude
Watching the Mahmood announcement and debate. Tory backbencher (Karen Bradley) suggests putting refugees into debt and making them repay during the rest of their lives. Mahmood says she’ll think about it.
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So we probably won't take your wedding rings from you, but we might place you into indentured servitude
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It's hard to describe how disorienting it is to see this many students absent. My only mental reference point is the weeks leading up to school getting canceled due to COVID-19, when students were starting to stay home due to illness or out of precaution. CBP/ICE is a plague.
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's hard to describe how disorienting it is to see this many students absent. My only mental reference point is the weeks leading up to school getting canceled due to COVID-19, when students were starting to stay home due to illness or out of precaution. CBP/ICE is a plague.
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Horrifying.
"People seeking asylum in the UK could be stripped of assets including jewellery to cover the costs of their accommodation, the government confirmed on Monday."
UK asylum seekers face seizure of jewellery to pay for accommodation
New powers to confiscate high-value items are among measures intended to curb number of small boats crossing the Channel
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Horrifying.
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There is no batshit far-right idea that the NYT's "reasonable" conservatives will not launder into polite discourse.
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
There is no batshit far-right idea that the NYT's "reasonable" conservatives will not launder into polite discourse.
"Time and again, these agents — and the broader DHS and White House policies behind it — are being exposed not for their strength, but their weakness. Ordinary Americas are stronger — braver and better."
Good read from @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Good read from @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"Time and again, these agents — and the broader DHS and White House policies behind it — are being exposed not for their strength, but their weakness. Ordinary Americas are stronger — braver and better."
Good read from @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Good read from @vermontgmg.bsky.social
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It is genuinely hilarious to think Bezos adds anything to the game this late into the hype cycle other than $$$ to burn and his capacity to create infamously toxic work environments that will, in the future, spin out 10-20 startups staffed by the most psychotic and evil managers known to mankind.
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos has a new job.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It is genuinely hilarious to think Bezos adds anything to the game this late into the hype cycle other than $$$ to burn and his capacity to create infamously toxic work environments that will, in the future, spin out 10-20 startups staffed by the most psychotic and evil managers known to mankind.
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Easy choice if you're a deer deciding where to buy a house
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Easy choice if you're a deer deciding where to buy a house
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Larry Summers (Nov. 10): The trustees need to investigate the Harvard Crimson!
Harvard Crimson (Nov. 16): Mr. Summers, while we have your attention...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Crimson (Nov. 16): Mr. Summers, while we have your attention...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Larry Summers (Nov. 10): The trustees need to investigate the Harvard Crimson!
Harvard Crimson (Nov. 16): Mr. Summers, while we have your attention...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Crimson (Nov. 16): Mr. Summers, while we have your attention...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Jonathan Drouin wanted to finish his career with the #Avs. The math just didn't work, and it was time for him to look out for himself and his family.
Turns out the gains he made as a player in Denver have traveled with him to Long Island.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/16/j...
Turns out the gains he made as a player in Denver have traveled with him to Long Island.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/16/j...
Jonathan Drouin didn’t want to leave Colorado, but is fitting in well with Islanders
Patrick Roy was very familiar with Jonathan Drouin, the phenom, from his days coaching against him in the QMJHL.
www.denverpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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People have this stupid sense in their broken brains that the only two possible outcomes are total capitulation and voting to impeach a president, without dealing with the vast continuum of things that happen formally and informally between those two extremes.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
People have this stupid sense in their broken brains that the only two possible outcomes are total capitulation and voting to impeach a president, without dealing with the vast continuum of things that happen formally and informally between those two extremes.
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Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
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made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
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It never used to be dark by 5pm. They're doing this to demoralize you
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It never used to be dark by 5pm. They're doing this to demoralize you
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It's gotta be frustrating for journalists scraping by and doing great work to go to NY Times dot com and read a puff piece written by a nepo baby that whitewashes a journalist who had sex with a source and has now parlayed that into a new book and a job at Vanity Fair
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's gotta be frustrating for journalists scraping by and doing great work to go to NY Times dot com and read a puff piece written by a nepo baby that whitewashes a journalist who had sex with a source and has now parlayed that into a new book and a job at Vanity Fair
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Olivia Nuzzi got sent in to do a profile but it turned out she wanted to fuck the subject so we sent in Jacob Bernstein to profile her and it turns out he also wants to fuck the subject
you can’t be putting this in the paper (gift link but i do not recommend you use it www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...)
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Olivia Nuzzi got sent in to do a profile but it turned out she wanted to fuck the subject so we sent in Jacob Bernstein to profile her and it turns out he also wants to fuck the subject
the only part of Eastern Passage that vibes like a fishing village is Fisherman's Cove and as far as I know there are no plans to build a four-storey building on the boardwalk. also why isn't the golf course two minutes down the street ruining her fishing community? curious!
This is the crux of the issue.
"I want my cute fishing village but there are no jobs here, so you better make it so I can drive downtown in 20 minutes, no matter how much it costs!!!"
"I want my cute fishing village but there are no jobs here, so you better make it so I can drive downtown in 20 minutes, no matter how much it costs!!!"
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
the only part of Eastern Passage that vibes like a fishing village is Fisherman's Cove and as far as I know there are no plans to build a four-storey building on the boardwalk. also why isn't the golf course two minutes down the street ruining her fishing community? curious!
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According to current tax data and a cost-to-service model by the city, Eastern Passage loses roughly $5 million per year, covering only about ~70% of its operating costs.
The fiscally responsible choices are to allow density, starkly raises taxes, or cut services to the point of "oops, no roads"
The fiscally responsible choices are to allow density, starkly raises taxes, or cut services to the point of "oops, no roads"
I would like to challenge this assertion by an Eastern Passage resident, she said: “It’s not rocket science: you don’t put high-density units in between single-family dwellings. That’s not good city planning.”
I would argue that it is, and a mix of densities is good for cities & their residents.
I would argue that it is, and a mix of densities is good for cities & their residents.
Eastern Passage housing developments a mistake in more ways than one, say neighbours
HRM looking at exceptions for waterfront developments after unintentional bylaw changes
www.saltwire.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
According to current tax data and a cost-to-service model by the city, Eastern Passage loses roughly $5 million per year, covering only about ~70% of its operating costs.
The fiscally responsible choices are to allow density, starkly raises taxes, or cut services to the point of "oops, no roads"
The fiscally responsible choices are to allow density, starkly raises taxes, or cut services to the point of "oops, no roads"
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I would like to challenge this assertion by an Eastern Passage resident, she said: “It’s not rocket science: you don’t put high-density units in between single-family dwellings. That’s not good city planning.”
I would argue that it is, and a mix of densities is good for cities & their residents.
I would argue that it is, and a mix of densities is good for cities & their residents.
Eastern Passage housing developments a mistake in more ways than one, say neighbours
HRM looking at exceptions for waterfront developments after unintentional bylaw changes
www.saltwire.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I would like to challenge this assertion by an Eastern Passage resident, she said: “It’s not rocket science: you don’t put high-density units in between single-family dwellings. That’s not good city planning.”
I would argue that it is, and a mix of densities is good for cities & their residents.
I would argue that it is, and a mix of densities is good for cities & their residents.