Employment statistics are deceiving. Anecdotally, it seems like "good" jobs are disappearing and "bad" jobs are still... mostly available, but not even really, as most of those are getting automated wherever possible. We're building the machinery to fuel unemployment. This makes an ironic sense.
October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Employment statistics are deceiving. Anecdotally, it seems like "good" jobs are disappearing and "bad" jobs are still... mostly available, but not even really, as most of those are getting automated wherever possible. We're building the machinery to fuel unemployment. This makes an ironic sense.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The thing that scares the most is that the poll numbers haven't moved. Almost half the country thinks that everything the Republicans are doing is fine. The numbers go up and down by small single digits, but that's it. We need to pierce the bubble somehow and show them reality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The thing that scares the most is that the poll numbers haven't moved. Almost half the country thinks that everything the Republicans are doing is fine. The numbers go up and down by small single digits, but that's it. We need to pierce the bubble somehow and show them reality.
When people grill Pete Hesgeth about whether sending in the military is legal, what they're missing is he knows damn well it's not legal. He doesn't care. He just looks at the camera and says "we're supporting law and order," and gets picked up by Fox News. They don't give a shit if it's legal.
June 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When people grill Pete Hesgeth about whether sending in the military is legal, what they're missing is he knows damn well it's not legal. He doesn't care. He just looks at the camera and says "we're supporting law and order," and gets picked up by Fox News. They don't give a shit if it's legal.
Rob Halford (lead singer of Judas Priest) is a fuckin joy.
June 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Rob Halford (lead singer of Judas Priest) is a fuckin joy.
People who are delusional often speak with a tone of authority, because they truly believe in their delusions, and want to convince you of their truth. How do we confront this problem when it's a politician, or other person in power? How can we challenge this?
June 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
People who are delusional often speak with a tone of authority, because they truly believe in their delusions, and want to convince you of their truth. How do we confront this problem when it's a politician, or other person in power? How can we challenge this?
I keep seeing takes that say that AI will eliminate 20% to 50% of all jobs in the next ten years, and that we'll have to come up with new jobs to replace those lost. But do we? Wasn't that the whole point of automating everything? Do we HAVE to make up work just to justify a person's right to live?
May 29, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I keep seeing takes that say that AI will eliminate 20% to 50% of all jobs in the next ten years, and that we'll have to come up with new jobs to replace those lost. But do we? Wasn't that the whole point of automating everything? Do we HAVE to make up work just to justify a person's right to live?
I read this entire article and it's great stuff. Highly recommend. Very thoughtful.
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
www.newyorker.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I read this entire article and it's great stuff. Highly recommend. Very thoughtful.
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
Apparently something like 30% of Americans think of themselves as "temporarily poor wealthy people" and therefore if they tax the wealthy, they're harming their future selves or their children. But only about .3% will ever actually be wealthy. It's a fascinating fallacy that we need to tackle.
May 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Apparently something like 30% of Americans think of themselves as "temporarily poor wealthy people" and therefore if they tax the wealthy, they're harming their future selves or their children. But only about .3% will ever actually be wealthy. It's a fascinating fallacy that we need to tackle.
Great explainer about the realities of the current economic situation for small business.
This Is Going to Hurt Small Business for a While
YouTube video by Skylabs Audio
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May 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Great explainer about the realities of the current economic situation for small business.
I'm seeing posts and shares saying that HIV is no longer a terminal illness. While technically true, that is a dangerous take. Yes, end the stigma. But YOU DO NOT WANT HIV. IF you have insurance and can afford the meds, and IF you depend on pharma to keep you alive, ONLY THEN is it not terminal.
May 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I'm seeing posts and shares saying that HIV is no longer a terminal illness. While technically true, that is a dangerous take. Yes, end the stigma. But YOU DO NOT WANT HIV. IF you have insurance and can afford the meds, and IF you depend on pharma to keep you alive, ONLY THEN is it not terminal.
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The Grok “white genocide” incident is a clear example of techno-fascism.
Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Thiel (Palantir), Andreessen (a16z), Armstrong (Coinbase) and other billionaires subscribe to the neoreactionary movement which aims to replace democracy with authoritarian “network states”.
Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Thiel (Palantir), Andreessen (a16z), Armstrong (Coinbase) and other billionaires subscribe to the neoreactionary movement which aims to replace democracy with authoritarian “network states”.
It's Even Worse Than You Think
Pulling back the curtain on the dark motivations behind the Trump regime's chaos, and what you can do to stop it
open.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Grok “white genocide” incident is a clear example of techno-fascism.
Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Thiel (Palantir), Andreessen (a16z), Armstrong (Coinbase) and other billionaires subscribe to the neoreactionary movement which aims to replace democracy with authoritarian “network states”.
Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Thiel (Palantir), Andreessen (a16z), Armstrong (Coinbase) and other billionaires subscribe to the neoreactionary movement which aims to replace democracy with authoritarian “network states”.
Reminder that the 13th Amendment prohibits slavery, except for those who are incarcerated. In case you're wondering why the current administration is trying to criminalize things like protesting. They're literally enslaving their enemies. Oh and reducing minimum wage is also replacement slavery.
May 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Reminder that the 13th Amendment prohibits slavery, except for those who are incarcerated. In case you're wondering why the current administration is trying to criminalize things like protesting. They're literally enslaving their enemies. Oh and reducing minimum wage is also replacement slavery.
I know a few lawyers and apparently there's a good chance that some of you are members of the D.C. bar. If so, please watch and share this video with your compatriots. Thank you.
DC Bar: Urgent Message For Members
YouTube video by LegalEagle
m.youtube.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I know a few lawyers and apparently there's a good chance that some of you are members of the D.C. bar. If so, please watch and share this video with your compatriots. Thank you.
In case you're wondering why nobody on the right seems particularly concerned that 5 million people just went out into the streets to express rage, it's because right-wing media just isn't reporting it, or they are lying about it, and half of America only tunes in to those sources of information.
April 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In case you're wondering why nobody on the right seems particularly concerned that 5 million people just went out into the streets to express rage, it's because right-wing media just isn't reporting it, or they are lying about it, and half of America only tunes in to those sources of information.
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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
2/2 That's why they're tearing apart educational and artistic institutions. They don't feel "heard" enough. And I don't know what to do with that information. It doesn't help to just tell them, "We hear you. You're just wrong."
March 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
2/2 That's why they're tearing apart educational and artistic institutions. They don't feel "heard" enough. And I don't know what to do with that information. It doesn't help to just tell them, "We hear you. You're just wrong."
1/2 The more I read about the motives behind the right-wing insanity, the more I realize it's about them being angry that their uninformed opinion isn't being taken as seriously as educated people's research. That's kind of it in a nutshell.
March 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
1/2 The more I read about the motives behind the right-wing insanity, the more I realize it's about them being angry that their uninformed opinion isn't being taken as seriously as educated people's research. That's kind of it in a nutshell.
How far along are we into our new dystopian nightmare? Can we use this as a to-fix list later?
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March 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
How far along are we into our new dystopian nightmare? Can we use this as a to-fix list later?
www.project2025.observer
www.project2025.observer