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I get that I am out of step with much of this site on the question of 1/6 impeachment timing, and I’m fine with that; but I do find it funny that the argument rests on finding a well of decency among republicans and is made by those who mock other Dems for saying anything similar.
December 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I get that I am out of step with much of this site on the question of 1/6 impeachment timing, and I’m fine with that; but I do find it funny that the argument rests on finding a well of decency among republicans and is made by those who mock other Dems for saying anything similar.
Maybe the best political axis is “hates old people” vs “doesn’t hate old people. It unites, for example, Nate Silver’s anti-Biden obsession and complaints about Covid lockdowns
December 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Maybe the best political axis is “hates old people” vs “doesn’t hate old people. It unites, for example, Nate Silver’s anti-Biden obsession and complaints about Covid lockdowns
What the fuck other reasons could there have been to shut the schools down? Trying to boost Zoom’s profits?
December 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What the fuck other reasons could there have been to shut the schools down? Trying to boost Zoom’s profits?
Trump is bringing back battlefield hot air balloons
December 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump is bringing back battlefield hot air balloons
Bluesky is a boon for toxic leftists. The most conservative people on here are center-left liberals, who they think are the most evil people in the world, and they can target them with impunity free of worry that they might accidentally criticize a Virtuous But Misguided Conservative.
Ban them!! The management of this site is tanking it by refusing to take any measures against the class of leftist early adopters who use it as a kind of shooting gallery for recreational harassment. It’s absurd to ask users to hand-block hundreds of bad-faith trolls or identify their ringleaders.
Deleted a post that was going viral and bringing an undesirable amount of attention from anonymous accounts. But, I'm going to be honest, the toxic folks here have won. So much of the usage of the site is about avoiding their attention. I'll just use this site to get book recs going forward
December 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Bluesky is a boon for toxic leftists. The most conservative people on here are center-left liberals, who they think are the most evil people in the world, and they can target them with impunity free of worry that they might accidentally criticize a Virtuous But Misguided Conservative.
The left dropped climate change as an issue because Joe Biden dumped piles of money into green energy and EVs and they couldn’t use it as a club to beat up Democrats with anymore.
December 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The left dropped climate change as an issue because Joe Biden dumped piles of money into green energy and EVs and they couldn’t use it as a club to beat up Democrats with anymore.
Acts like an alcoholic but never actually drinks alcohol 🚩🚩🚩
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Acts like an alcoholic but never actually drinks alcohol 🚩🚩🚩
You heard it from Donald Trump folks: if your parents hate Donald Trump and are really annoying about it, it's not that unreasonable to murder them
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
You heard it from Donald Trump folks: if your parents hate Donald Trump and are really annoying about it, it's not that unreasonable to murder them
"Donald Trump is an extremely terrible human being who should not be president of the United States." That's a very simple idea that many many people on the left and center have spent the past 10 years dithering about for some reason.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Donald Trump is an extremely terrible human being who should not be president of the United States." That's a very simple idea that many many people on the left and center have spent the past 10 years dithering about for some reason.
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I am filing a discrimination complaint against Southern Ozarks Bible College for giving me a zero on my essay “From Jesus to the Golden Throne: How the Emperor’s Sacrifice Has Protected Us Through the Ages”
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I am filing a discrimination complaint against Southern Ozarks Bible College for giving me a zero on my essay “From Jesus to the Golden Throne: How the Emperor’s Sacrifice Has Protected Us Through the Ages”
The corporations really got us good on Black Friday with baby stuff. The stroller you want is 15% off, but only the Ripe Speckled Banana with Magenta Trim color scheme.
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The corporations really got us good on Black Friday with baby stuff. The stroller you want is 15% off, but only the Ripe Speckled Banana with Magenta Trim color scheme.
The Republican strategy in 2024 was "we know Trump is a colossal piece of shit, but that's not as bad as being a really old guy," and the Democratic Party forcing him out reinforced to many people the idea that the stakes of electing Trump weren't all that high
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Republican strategy in 2024 was "we know Trump is a colossal piece of shit, but that's not as bad as being a really old guy," and the Democratic Party forcing him out reinforced to many people the idea that the stakes of electing Trump weren't all that high
Andy Serkis reads 10 CFR 50.69
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Andy Serkis reads 10 CFR 50.69
Remember when people were saying “Biden ballwashers” all the time
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Remember when people were saying “Biden ballwashers” all the time
Tolkien Thought of the Day, day 278: I always envisioned many Elf farmers who lived near Rivendell…
Tolkien Thought of the Day, day 6,311: in my mind, Luthien had a BBL…
Tolkien Thought of the Day, day 6,311: in my mind, Luthien had a BBL…
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Tolkien Thought of the Day, day 278: I always envisioned many Elf farmers who lived near Rivendell…
Tolkien Thought of the Day, day 6,311: in my mind, Luthien had a BBL…
Tolkien Thought of the Day, day 6,311: in my mind, Luthien had a BBL…
If in 2025 you think Trump flattering a Democrat in a photo op is a “significant policy concession” I’m not sure you have object permanence.
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If in 2025 you think Trump flattering a Democrat in a photo op is a “significant policy concession” I’m not sure you have object permanence.
Reposted by Conor Friedersdork
At the end of the day you either treat wanting Republicans to lose as an imperative or not and we’ve been drowning in generic accounts like hippo for years now who would die before ever being seen as a partisan invested in the materiel outcome of the non fascist party beating the fascists.
Nobody's saying online posters have more accountability than elected Democrats. It's that they have *some* accountability, i.e., greater than zero, which adds up over many accounts, and the problem is that accounts with large followings like Internet Hippo seem to believe it is zero.
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
At the end of the day you either treat wanting Republicans to lose as an imperative or not and we’ve been drowning in generic accounts like hippo for years now who would die before ever being seen as a partisan invested in the materiel outcome of the non fascist party beating the fascists.
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when musk took over twitter initially there wasn't a mass exodus because the existing state of it was so bad that it seemed like any damage he could do to it wouldn't really be noticeable. and when first wave of refugees went out, many were so toxic that a lot of others silently said 'good riddance'
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
when musk took over twitter initially there wasn't a mass exodus because the existing state of it was so bad that it seemed like any damage he could do to it wouldn't really be noticeable. and when first wave of refugees went out, many were so toxic that a lot of others silently said 'good riddance'
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Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
NYT isn’t worth reading because they are in the bag for Trump
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
Nobody's saying online posters have more accountability than elected Democrats. It's that they have *some* accountability, i.e., greater than zero, which adds up over many accounts, and the problem is that accounts with large followings like Internet Hippo seem to believe it is zero.
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Nobody's saying online posters have more accountability than elected Democrats. It's that they have *some* accountability, i.e., greater than zero, which adds up over many accounts, and the problem is that accounts with large followings like Internet Hippo seem to believe it is zero.
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somebody should ask Grok who the top court eunuch of all time is, Elon Musk or Wei Zhongxian.
Musk's ego was mortally wounded by Joyce Carol Oates and he's been on a narcissistic supply bender since
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
somebody should ask Grok who the top court eunuch of all time is, Elon Musk or Wei Zhongxian.
(Me, starving to death and sawing my leg off to escape a bear trap)
Guy: look at this full throated supporter of body mutilation. A guy who enthusiastically cuts off peoples' limbs
Guy: look at this full throated supporter of body mutilation. A guy who enthusiastically cuts off peoples' limbs
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
(Me, starving to death and sawing my leg off to escape a bear trap)
Guy: look at this full throated supporter of body mutilation. A guy who enthusiastically cuts off peoples' limbs
Guy: look at this full throated supporter of body mutilation. A guy who enthusiastically cuts off peoples' limbs
Tired: "Bill Clinton was on the Epstein flight logs because he flew to the island to have sexual relations with underage girls"
Wired: "Bill Clinton was on the Epstein flight logs because he flew to the island to have sexual relations with a fully-grown adult man"
Wired: "Bill Clinton was on the Epstein flight logs because he flew to the island to have sexual relations with a fully-grown adult man"
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Tired: "Bill Clinton was on the Epstein flight logs because he flew to the island to have sexual relations with underage girls"
Wired: "Bill Clinton was on the Epstein flight logs because he flew to the island to have sexual relations with a fully-grown adult man"
Wired: "Bill Clinton was on the Epstein flight logs because he flew to the island to have sexual relations with a fully-grown adult man"
My take on historical accuracy in games is that I don't care. If your game is set in Medieval England and you want to make the Commander of the Guard a queer black woman, that's fine. But if the game just has a bunch of white people then you can't really knock them for that either.
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My take on historical accuracy in games is that I don't care. If your game is set in Medieval England and you want to make the Commander of the Guard a queer black woman, that's fine. But if the game just has a bunch of white people then you can't really knock them for that either.