Yinlock
@yinlock.bsky.social
he/him. i'm bitter and ornery but still believe in people, somehow. i also post about video games sometimes
Free Palestine.
Free Palestine.
should we really have the infrastructure to support them though, what if we didn't
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
should we really have the infrastructure to support them though, what if we didn't
it's the age old tale of "Centrist barely squeaks by, thinks this means he has the mandate of heaven"
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
it's the age old tale of "Centrist barely squeaks by, thinks this means he has the mandate of heaven"
you forgot to add genocide and pollution to biden's list there
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
you forgot to add genocide and pollution to biden's list there
that basically depends entirely on the ndp getting it's shit together
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
that basically depends entirely on the ndp getting it's shit together
what does "russia proof" even mean
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
what does "russia proof" even mean
i mean, doing nothing is extremely liberal
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
i mean, doing nothing is extremely liberal
you're the generation defined by being poisoned by leaded gasoline fumes, let's not pretend you're any less messed up than we are
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
you're the generation defined by being poisoned by leaded gasoline fumes, let's not pretend you're any less messed up than we are
ok immediate profit in the exact way that CEOs want. they're picky, and dumb.
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
ok immediate profit in the exact way that CEOs want. they're picky, and dumb.
To be fair, Platner's past is nothing but red flags and there hasn't been enough time to say if he's actually changed or is just faking it until he's the candidate
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
To be fair, Platner's past is nothing but red flags and there hasn't been enough time to say if he's actually changed or is just faking it until he's the candidate
he killed roughly a million people op
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
he killed roughly a million people op
Buttigieg has always been an establishment golden boy despite screwing up every chance they've given him
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Buttigieg has always been an establishment golden boy despite screwing up every chance they've given him
Pete has been given opportunity after opportunity and has botched it every single time, he's not Him.
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Pete has been given opportunity after opportunity and has botched it every single time, he's not Him.
he would be terrible, he just talks in empty platitudes
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
he would be terrible, he just talks in empty platitudes
Most people fucking *hate* the status quo and are desperate for any kind of vision, which Trump offered. It is a stupid and vile vision, but when your opponent offers nothing you win that by default.
Dems just need anything at all besides Not Being Trump and means-tested sludge
Dems just need anything at all besides Not Being Trump and means-tested sludge
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Most people fucking *hate* the status quo and are desperate for any kind of vision, which Trump offered. It is a stupid and vile vision, but when your opponent offers nothing you win that by default.
Dems just need anything at all besides Not Being Trump and means-tested sludge
Dems just need anything at all besides Not Being Trump and means-tested sludge
Thank you for providing a direct example
To someone who can't afford food, "Doing this vile thing will make everything better" will resonate a lot better than "You're not actually poor, shut up."
The thing is, the Republican message is not difficult to beat. It requires offering anything though.
To someone who can't afford food, "Doing this vile thing will make everything better" will resonate a lot better than "You're not actually poor, shut up."
The thing is, the Republican message is not difficult to beat. It requires offering anything though.
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Thank you for providing a direct example
To someone who can't afford food, "Doing this vile thing will make everything better" will resonate a lot better than "You're not actually poor, shut up."
The thing is, the Republican message is not difficult to beat. It requires offering anything though.
To someone who can't afford food, "Doing this vile thing will make everything better" will resonate a lot better than "You're not actually poor, shut up."
The thing is, the Republican message is not difficult to beat. It requires offering anything though.
But you're not a techbro who they can use to grift more money, and what's the point of science if it doesn't lead to immediate profit???
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
But you're not a techbro who they can use to grift more money, and what's the point of science if it doesn't lead to immediate profit???
The issue is that people don't trust them to do anything with a majority because they've shown no real interest in it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The issue is that people don't trust them to do anything with a majority because they've shown no real interest in it.
Yeah that is what I meant by "telling poor people they aren't poor". If poor people aren't doing fine then the economy must be bad, but the economy is good so that's impossible. Thus poor people must be lying and the status quo is fine. Hey why are you all walking over to the Republ
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Yeah that is what I meant by "telling poor people they aren't poor". If poor people aren't doing fine then the economy must be bad, but the economy is good so that's impossible. Thus poor people must be lying and the status quo is fine. Hey why are you all walking over to the Republ
The stock market isn't the economy.
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The stock market isn't the economy.
Republicans: immigrants are the source of all your problems
Democrats: *shrug*
an astonishing rebuttal
Democrats: *shrug*
an astonishing rebuttal
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Republicans: immigrants are the source of all your problems
Democrats: *shrug*
an astonishing rebuttal
Democrats: *shrug*
an astonishing rebuttal
by industrial policy do you mean giving industry whatever it wanted, because it did a lot of that
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
by industrial policy do you mean giving industry whatever it wanted, because it did a lot of that
dems will do whatever he wants, so not a viable solution
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
dems will do whatever he wants, so not a viable solution
tbf the western world has a proud history of giving nazis cushy jobs
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
tbf the western world has a proud history of giving nazis cushy jobs