rose
@breadnrosie.bsky.social
lefty electoral organizer in maine
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which is ultimately why i doubt it'll happen. if it were they would be acting totally differently. unless they're insanely stupid, which is also possible.
February 14, 2026 at 4:40 AM
which is ultimately why i doubt it'll happen. if it were they would be acting totally differently. unless they're insanely stupid, which is also possible.
if you tell people theyre fired and theyll never find a job again, it doesnt end with them saying ok cool and going home while you live out your cyberpunk tech-lord dream, it ends with charles-henri sanson showing your head to a crowd
February 14, 2026 at 4:38 AM
if you tell people theyre fired and theyll never find a job again, it doesnt end with them saying ok cool and going home while you live out your cyberpunk tech-lord dream, it ends with charles-henri sanson showing your head to a crowd
the thing i dont really get about "AI will replace all workers in 18 months" shit is that would be terrible for the CEOs saying it. remember in 2020 when unemployment was 14% and we had the largest unrest in decades? a hard switch to 60%+ unemployment rate would get you that times one trillion.
February 14, 2026 at 4:38 AM
the thing i dont really get about "AI will replace all workers in 18 months" shit is that would be terrible for the CEOs saying it. remember in 2020 when unemployment was 14% and we had the largest unrest in decades? a hard switch to 60%+ unemployment rate would get you that times one trillion.
i already like the name rose, started soft using it, then when i was getting ready to come out more thoroughly spent some time coming up with a big list of possible names and went back and forth for a bit, before settling back with rose.
February 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
i already like the name rose, started soft using it, then when i was getting ready to come out more thoroughly spent some time coming up with a big list of possible names and went back and forth for a bit, before settling back with rose.
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
the way they released it right after reddit-gate so everyone would meld the two events in their minds was so insanely cynical its gross.
February 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
the way they released it right after reddit-gate so everyone would meld the two events in their minds was so insanely cynical its gross.
it wasn't even that, the campaign released the tattoo info themselves! which makes these defenses of platner from "the establishment" trying to bring him down totally ridiculous. the establishment had nothing to do with it!
February 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
it wasn't even that, the campaign released the tattoo info themselves! which makes these defenses of platner from "the establishment" trying to bring him down totally ridiculous. the establishment had nothing to do with it!
yeah, i think id agree with that.
February 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
yeah, i think id agree with that.
i feel like that doesn't matter as much as it would've a couple years ago.
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
i feel like that doesn't matter as much as it would've a couple years ago.
this is a fair point, but i also dont think aoc has to exactly worry about fundraising given how effective she is at it
February 13, 2026 at 4:42 AM
this is a fair point, but i also dont think aoc has to exactly worry about fundraising given how effective she is at it
im the same. my best friend from high school is still my closest friend. he now lives in PA near where two of my close friends from college are, and i introduced them so theyre all friends now. i keep up with the three of them and not really anyone else.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
im the same. my best friend from high school is still my closest friend. he now lives in PA near where two of my close friends from college are, and i introduced them so theyre all friends now. i keep up with the three of them and not really anyone else.
people on the left, who either campaigned explicitly, or implicitly, to not vote, do not care about trans rights--and to be frank, that includes many trans people.
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
people on the left, who either campaigned explicitly, or implicitly, to not vote, do not care about trans rights--and to be frank, that includes many trans people.
it has become pretty clear over the last couple of years that many people who claim to care about us are actually not all that interested in what can be done to protect us, and just want to score points, while at the same time actively undermining those protections by encouraging voter apathy
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
it has become pretty clear over the last couple of years that many people who claim to care about us are actually not all that interested in what can be done to protect us, and just want to score points, while at the same time actively undermining those protections by encouraging voter apathy
i am so exhausted with how we get used in the discourse. we are a population with discrete and clear needs. we are not a stick that can be cynically deployed, feigning to care about us while in reality ignoring the mechanics that actually lead to our rights either being respected or trampled
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
i am so exhausted with how we get used in the discourse. we are a population with discrete and clear needs. we are not a stick that can be cynically deployed, feigning to care about us while in reality ignoring the mechanics that actually lead to our rights either being respected or trampled
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Nothing ever happens....or does it? @kutalik.bsky.social discusses "punctuated equilibrium" in our latest:
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Does Nothing Ever Happen? - Power Map Magazine
Punctuated Equilibrium and the Politics of Sudden Change
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February 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Nothing ever happens....or does it? @kutalik.bsky.social discusses "punctuated equilibrium" in our latest:
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i do think it doesnt really matter though. maybe 20 years ago, but not in a world where just some rich guy can get elected. i mean more people know who she is than most of the senators/governors being put forward
February 11, 2026 at 10:20 PM
i do think it doesnt really matter though. maybe 20 years ago, but not in a world where just some rich guy can get elected. i mean more people know who she is than most of the senators/governors being put forward
i wasnt necessarily arguing theyre comparable. theyre obviously not.
February 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
i wasnt necessarily arguing theyre comparable. theyre obviously not.
lincoln on the other hand served a single term in the 1840s and didnt hold office again until he was president, but gained fame through his debates with Douglass during the 1858 IL senate race (which he lost)
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
lincoln on the other hand served a single term in the 1840s and didnt hold office again until he was president, but gained fame through his debates with Douglass during the 1858 IL senate race (which he lost)
yeah garfield was in the house for about 20 years and had slowly built up a name for himself and benefited from being a dark house at the convention.
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
yeah garfield was in the house for about 20 years and had slowly built up a name for himself and benefited from being a dark house at the convention.
lincoln and garfield both did
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
lincoln and garfield both did
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It’s not merely that Trumpism excuses gender violence it’s that men’s violence against women and girls is frequently an expression of Trumpism, and vice versa.
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It’s not merely that Trumpism excuses gender violence it’s that men’s violence against women and girls is frequently an expression of Trumpism, and vice versa.
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Later this month, voters in Maine will fill a vacant state legislative seat. The district is competitive—it sided with Harris in 2024 by just four points—and a GOP win could threaten Democratic control of the state House.
The 20 Elections to Watch This February - Bolts
Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the... Read More
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February 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Later this month, voters in Maine will fill a vacant state legislative seat. The district is competitive—it sided with Harris in 2024 by just four points—and a GOP win could threaten Democratic control of the state House.