Stephen Parker
@steephn.bsky.social
Bad at personal branding. Just here to have a nice time.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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every rush album is underrated but especially all the ones after power windows are underrated
July 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
every rush album is underrated but especially all the ones after power windows are underrated
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i wish the political press were more conversant in american religion because there is a story to write about the inverted christianity that predominates among the new right, postliberal set
The Vice President of the United States is trashing some random professor over his imagined IQ score, all while revealing himself to be the sort of dude who reads fundamentalist Catholic homeschooling blogs instead of, say, the Pauline epistles.
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Just google "ordo amoris." Aside from that, the idea that there isn't a hierarchy of obligations violates basic common sense. Does Rory really think his moral duties to his own children are the same as his duties to a stranger who lives thousands of miles away? Does anyone?
[embedded] Rory Stewart
@RoryStewartUK•9h
A bizarre take on John 15:12-13 - less Christian and more pagan tribal. We should start worrying when politicians become theologians, assume to speak for Jesus, and tell us in which order to love... x.com/jackp...
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I've said before and I'll say it again: the problem with Rory and people like him is that he has an IQ of 110 and thinks he has an IQ of
130. This false arrogance drives so much elite failure over the last 40 years.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreicltyis7dhyq42wasevlwygn6qgyowbznty2ciborvzyjlogkwm2m@jpeg)
January 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
i wish the political press were more conversant in american religion because there is a story to write about the inverted christianity that predominates among the new right, postliberal set
Technology connects us more than ever before
January 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Technology connects us more than ever before
The burrito place we're visiting played The Tourist by Radiohead and Coventry Carol back to back. It's like they knew I was coming in.
December 14, 2024 at 8:17 PM
The burrito place we're visiting played The Tourist by Radiohead and Coventry Carol back to back. It's like they knew I was coming in.
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Yeah, I'm religious. I believe in the holy trinity.
November 30, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Yeah, I'm religious. I believe in the holy trinity.
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"Panasonic has turned down a second multi-million dollar deal to open a battery plant in Oklahoma. This marks the third company to stray away from the state, as lawmakers work to figure out why Oklahoma can’t land these large deals."
Weird. Such a mystery.
www.news9.com/story/658632...
Weird. Such a mystery.
www.news9.com/story/658632...
December 24, 2023 at 9:49 PM
"Panasonic has turned down a second multi-million dollar deal to open a battery plant in Oklahoma. This marks the third company to stray away from the state, as lawmakers work to figure out why Oklahoma can’t land these large deals."
Weird. Such a mystery.
www.news9.com/story/658632...
Weird. Such a mystery.
www.news9.com/story/658632...
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Worth noting that the 'crisis' of kids socially transitioning at school without notifying their parents was almost entirely seeded by a NYT article. Even in conservative states, this was nowhere on the legislative agenda a year ago and now it's everywhere.
December 17, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Worth noting that the 'crisis' of kids socially transitioning at school without notifying their parents was almost entirely seeded by a NYT article. Even in conservative states, this was nowhere on the legislative agenda a year ago and now it's everywhere.
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The literal last paragraph of the Times’ story on Israel’s “Dilemma” surrounding “What To Do When The Cease-Fire Expires” reports Israel violating the ceasefire, based on multiple sources including victims and eyewitnesses.
November 26, 2023 at 2:18 PM
The literal last paragraph of the Times’ story on Israel’s “Dilemma” surrounding “What To Do When The Cease-Fire Expires” reports Israel violating the ceasefire, based on multiple sources including victims and eyewitnesses.
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i have said this on here before but the idea here is that it should be illegal for the state to remedy racial inequality because said inequality is, in their view, a reflection of natural hierarchies
Conservative groups have sued to shut down the Abundant Birth Project, which provides 150 pregnant Black San Franciscans a $1,000 monthly stipend
They allege the project illegally discriminates by giving the stipend only to people of a specific race
They allege the project illegally discriminates by giving the stipend only to people of a specific race
Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women
Conservative groups have sued to shut down the Abundant Birth Project, part of a national backlash against affirmative action in health care.
t.co
November 24, 2023 at 8:39 PM
i have said this on here before but the idea here is that it should be illegal for the state to remedy racial inequality because said inequality is, in their view, a reflection of natural hierarchies
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I have a piece in The NYT this morning. When a Minneapolis suburb hired a Black chief and assistant chief, over half the department quit. Yet the world didn’t end.
When cops would rather quit than respect the wishes of the communities they serve, maybe it’s okay to let them go.
When cops would rather quit than respect the wishes of the communities they serve, maybe it’s okay to let them go.
Opinion | Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.
The charming town has a powerful tale to tell.
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2023 at 11:42 AM
I have a piece in The NYT this morning. When a Minneapolis suburb hired a Black chief and assistant chief, over half the department quit. Yet the world didn’t end.
When cops would rather quit than respect the wishes of the communities they serve, maybe it’s okay to let them go.
When cops would rather quit than respect the wishes of the communities they serve, maybe it’s okay to let them go.
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There is just no getting around this bit from the latest Chotiner interview. Doctors Without Borders has never seen this before: the number of civilian casualties, the inescapability of death, the fact that everyone knows what is happening BUT IT DOESN'T STOP.
November 19, 2023 at 12:57 AM
There is just no getting around this bit from the latest Chotiner interview. Doctors Without Borders has never seen this before: the number of civilian casualties, the inescapability of death, the fact that everyone knows what is happening BUT IT DOESN'T STOP.
Been driving me crazy for years
Why does Taylor Swift say "When you're on the phone, and you talk real slow, cuz it's late and your momma don't know" instead of "you talk real low."
He doesn't want his mom to find out he's on the phone, so instead of speaking quietly he speaks slowly? What's wrong with his mom?
He doesn't want his mom to find out he's on the phone, so instead of speaking quietly he speaks slowly? What's wrong with his mom?
November 11, 2023 at 11:10 AM
Been driving me crazy for years
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Congressional staffers say an onslaught of calls and emails asking for members to support a cease-fire has caught Dems completely off-guard.
“I’ve never seen such a disconnect between where voters and constituents are and where Congress is"
“I’ve never seen such a disconnect between where voters and constituents are and where Congress is"
Democratic Staffers Told To Let Constant Calls For Cease-Fire ‘Go To Voicemail’
Congressional staff say the mood inside the Capitol is tense, stifling and bewildering as members brush off their constituents’ outrage.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2023 at 12:36 AM
Congressional staffers say an onslaught of calls and emails asking for members to support a cease-fire has caught Dems completely off-guard.
“I’ve never seen such a disconnect between where voters and constituents are and where Congress is"
“I’ve never seen such a disconnect between where voters and constituents are and where Congress is"
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TRANSPHOBIA LOSES ELECTIONS
November 8, 2023 at 2:09 AM
TRANSPHOBIA LOSES ELECTIONS
Sometimes I think about how, as a kid, when certain people’s names would come up, my grandmother would shake her head and say “oh he’s not doing well.” A lot of these people are still living. I wonder if they know my grandmother’s been shit talking their health for 20 years.
November 1, 2023 at 12:49 AM
Sometimes I think about how, as a kid, when certain people’s names would come up, my grandmother would shake her head and say “oh he’s not doing well.” A lot of these people are still living. I wonder if they know my grandmother’s been shit talking their health for 20 years.
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lots of people saying completely out of pocket stuff and almost all of it could be accounted for: most people do not think about power, actual power, and how it is applied and where, by whom and on whom. they don't know or they don't care
October 16, 2023 at 6:43 PM
lots of people saying completely out of pocket stuff and almost all of it could be accounted for: most people do not think about power, actual power, and how it is applied and where, by whom and on whom. they don't know or they don't care
Furious to learn that Scooter Braun took the name Scooter professionally and previously was just Scott.
October 16, 2023 at 9:07 PM
Furious to learn that Scooter Braun took the name Scooter professionally and previously was just Scott.
January 6th commission for whoever told food people about the word “vegetal.”
September 20, 2023 at 2:49 AM
January 6th commission for whoever told food people about the word “vegetal.”
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jimmy buffett a king
(1/?) A quick story about Jimmy Buffett.
I worked at the New Orleans Margaritaville in college, up until I graduated in 2006. It was a good job. Busy, and with generally good tips, especially on festival weekends - and New Orleans has a lot of those.
I worked at the New Orleans Margaritaville in college, up until I graduated in 2006. It was a good job. Busy, and with generally good tips, especially on festival weekends - and New Orleans has a lot of those.
September 3, 2023 at 3:39 PM
jimmy buffett a king
Support group for people who love Joni but wouldn’t mind never hearing The Circle Game again.
August 31, 2023 at 8:02 PM
Support group for people who love Joni but wouldn’t mind never hearing The Circle Game again.