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"I can't be mad forever, but I can be mad until I die."
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I'm reasonably certain at least some of you will have buyer's remorse about following me.
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The way yall are already willing to let shit slide
Well. I'll just say it now.
Someone must show that they are repentant before they can be forgiven. They have to be willing to try and reverse the harm they have caused.
Apologizing is a process, and "that's not what I voted for" don't cut it
Well. I'll just say it now.
Someone must show that they are repentant before they can be forgiven. They have to be willing to try and reverse the harm they have caused.
Apologizing is a process, and "that's not what I voted for" don't cut it
friendly reminder that the best case scenario over the coming years is that a lot of people say "I supported Trump but this isn't what I wanted at all" and when they do that it's gonna be really, really important that we say "welcome in," not "fuck you, we told you so"
February 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The way yall are already willing to let shit slide
Well. I'll just say it now.
Someone must show that they are repentant before they can be forgiven. They have to be willing to try and reverse the harm they have caused.
Apologizing is a process, and "that's not what I voted for" don't cut it
Well. I'll just say it now.
Someone must show that they are repentant before they can be forgiven. They have to be willing to try and reverse the harm they have caused.
Apologizing is a process, and "that's not what I voted for" don't cut it
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Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
We all like to yell at the Democrats, but it’s really Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune who are letting Elon Musk and his faceless goon squad make a mockery of their power as leaders of a coequal branch without uttering a peep or lifting a finger.
February 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Well that would certainly make things interesting.
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ANALYSIS | With its U.S. alliance under pressure, could Canada join the EU? | CBC News
Relations between Canada and the U.S. are coming under serious pressure — and that has some commentators offering an unlikely — though not impossible — solution. What if Canada joined the European Uni...
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February 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Well that would certainly make things interesting.
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I think a big issue moving forward is going to be that there are a lot of fucking morons in this country
February 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I think a big issue moving forward is going to be that there are a lot of fucking morons in this country
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Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
January 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
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all I am saying is that if Biden was responsible for the price of fucking eggs Donald Trump killed those people on that plane. I didn't make the fucking rules, they did.
Look there were three soldiers on that blackhawk, which is 3/4 a Benghazi, so I expect the media to react the same way. When do Duffy and Hegseth get grilled for twelve hours like Hillary.
January 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
all I am saying is that if Biden was responsible for the price of fucking eggs Donald Trump killed those people on that plane. I didn't make the fucking rules, they did.
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Sorry, but I'm treating voters as adults with agency.
I disagree with "ignorant masses, they know not what they do," as if everyone shares values and would agree if only they had good info.
Voters made a choice. Most, at some level, understood what that meant, even if they didn't know many details.
I disagree with "ignorant masses, they know not what they do," as if everyone shares values and would agree if only they had good info.
Voters made a choice. Most, at some level, understood what that meant, even if they didn't know many details.
January 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sorry, but I'm treating voters as adults with agency.
I disagree with "ignorant masses, they know not what they do," as if everyone shares values and would agree if only they had good info.
Voters made a choice. Most, at some level, understood what that meant, even if they didn't know many details.
I disagree with "ignorant masses, they know not what they do," as if everyone shares values and would agree if only they had good info.
Voters made a choice. Most, at some level, understood what that meant, even if they didn't know many details.
HAHAHA I feel safe.
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Medical Trial Guidance Scrubbed
Another detail out of FDA. The agency has removed pages which provide...
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January 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
HAHAHA I feel safe.
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For anyone unfamiliar with "Calvinball", it was a game Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes™ created that was based 100% on randomness, unfixed rules, pointless goals, pure illogic, emotional blackmail, & trying to outwit the opponent using the same witless logic of a selfish introvert kid.
It all tracks.
It all tracks.
This is 100% correct
The only areas where the law is still nominally "the law" are ones that usually don't have a political valence. Like contract law is still generally enforced same as it always was
ConLaw though? Admin law? Anything that could be considered "woke" law? All Calvinball
The only areas where the law is still nominally "the law" are ones that usually don't have a political valence. Like contract law is still generally enforced same as it always was
ConLaw though? Admin law? Anything that could be considered "woke" law? All Calvinball
Not a joke. Have you seen the 5th Circuit? SCOTUS? Law school is absolutely irrelevant today. It's all vibes.
Man much smarter than me that's been in the legal trenches@gregdoucette.bsky.social> calls it Calvinball.
Man much smarter than me that's been in the legal trenches
January 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For anyone unfamiliar with "Calvinball", it was a game Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes™ created that was based 100% on randomness, unfixed rules, pointless goals, pure illogic, emotional blackmail, & trying to outwit the opponent using the same witless logic of a selfish introvert kid.
It all tracks.
It all tracks.
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I voted for Trump. But when he said he was going to destroy the NIH, I didn’t know that he would end research into curing the cancer that will kill me within a few years.
January 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I voted for Trump. But when he said he was going to destroy the NIH, I didn’t know that he would end research into curing the cancer that will kill me within a few years.
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I'm not sure if people realize how quickly the Trumpzis can do enormous damage to US science, from basic research to translation. Really fast. REALLY fast. Labs with decades of irreplaceable domain and technique knowledge can break apart with a surprisingly short funding gap. When they're gone...1/
January 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'm not sure if people realize how quickly the Trumpzis can do enormous damage to US science, from basic research to translation. Really fast. REALLY fast. Labs with decades of irreplaceable domain and technique knowledge can break apart with a surprisingly short funding gap. When they're gone...1/
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it is true that the establishment - broadly speaking, the former president, the DOJ, the press, etc. - failed. it is also true that "they're all out to get you" appeals to a very wide segment of americans who are, frankly, fucking morons who don't pay attention, and that's *also* how we got here
January 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
it is true that the establishment - broadly speaking, the former president, the DOJ, the press, etc. - failed. it is also true that "they're all out to get you" appeals to a very wide segment of americans who are, frankly, fucking morons who don't pay attention, and that's *also* how we got here
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Some ideas about how to resist creeping authoritarianism:
- find joy in your community
- engage in mutual aid
- be sure to get enough sleep, water, and calories
- move your body in ways that please you
- support independent media and artists (and make your own!)
- use cynicism sparingly
- pets
- find joy in your community
- engage in mutual aid
- be sure to get enough sleep, water, and calories
- move your body in ways that please you
- support independent media and artists (and make your own!)
- use cynicism sparingly
- pets
January 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Some ideas about how to resist creeping authoritarianism:
- find joy in your community
- engage in mutual aid
- be sure to get enough sleep, water, and calories
- move your body in ways that please you
- support independent media and artists (and make your own!)
- use cynicism sparingly
- pets
- find joy in your community
- engage in mutual aid
- be sure to get enough sleep, water, and calories
- move your body in ways that please you
- support independent media and artists (and make your own!)
- use cynicism sparingly
- pets
Wow, the ADL really fucked the goat today.
January 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Wow, the ADL really fucked the goat today.
I don't know if Steve Jobs would have attended the inauguration or not.
But I know Tim Cook did.
But I know Tim Cook did.
January 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I don't know if Steve Jobs would have attended the inauguration or not.
But I know Tim Cook did.
But I know Tim Cook did.
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Congestion pricing is brat
this is incredible stuff. most state DOTs would spend tens of billions on highway expansions to try and see numbers like this (that wouldn’t even pan out anyway thanks to induced demand lol)
January 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Congestion pricing is brat
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Anita Bryant
Anita Bryant - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Anita Bryant is dead, a couple of weeks as it turns out, but this was just announced. This terrible person used her fame to oppress others, the worst thing one can do with fame. She was a master of using hate inside of a Christian framework to attack gay rights, spread fear, and basically make […]
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January 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Anita Bryant
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Moving away from Amazon and wondering if anyone has (more) ethical retailers they can recommend.
January 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Moving away from Amazon and wondering if anyone has (more) ethical retailers they can recommend.
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One month ago.
December 28, 2024 at 8:04 PM
One month ago.
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“i voted to hurt other communities, not my community” is going to be a sentiment we hear a lot in the next few years
December 28, 2024 at 10:12 PM
“i voted to hurt other communities, not my community” is going to be a sentiment we hear a lot in the next few years
It's amazing how many people in minority communities have been able to convince themselves that they're white Republicans now, but they'll never really be in the club. They're only tolerated until they're no longer useful.
December 28, 2024 at 6:03 PM
It's amazing how many people in minority communities have been able to convince themselves that they're white Republicans now, but they'll never really be in the club. They're only tolerated until they're no longer useful.
So I guess what I'm seeing is that the health care insurance problem in the United States actually does have a Second Amendment solution?
December 7, 2024 at 6:13 PM
So I guess what I'm seeing is that the health care insurance problem in the United States actually does have a Second Amendment solution?
"Whoa, whoa whoa, we don't want *our* illegals deported, they're the good kind! We meant *their* illegals!
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US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation
Mass deportations could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally.
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November 25, 2024 at 11:27 PM
"Whoa, whoa whoa, we don't want *our* illegals deported, they're the good kind! We meant *their* illegals!
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I have shared the same bathroom with Sarah McBride on several occasions, and she never once made me uncomfortable. She did however help me fix my makeup. That congresswoman knows how to blend her foundation, which is more than I can say about Donald Trump.
November 21, 2024 at 1:34 AM
I have shared the same bathroom with Sarah McBride on several occasions, and she never once made me uncomfortable. She did however help me fix my makeup. That congresswoman knows how to blend her foundation, which is more than I can say about Donald Trump.
