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I am really sorry to be the one to tell you this (no I'm not) but getting really mad on social media about how bad the orange man is does literally nothing to actually fucking fight the authoritarian takeover of our government, and *does* sap your energy for things that will actually fucking help.
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I am really sorry to be the one to tell you this (no I'm not) but getting really mad on social media about how bad the orange man is does literally nothing to actually fucking fight the authoritarian takeover of our government, and *does* sap your energy for things that will actually fucking help.
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The White House's lies about the illegal Caribbean boat strikes are so obvious and about such serious matters that they're floundering.
As @gregsargent.bsky.social and @jenrubin.bsky.social explain, specific strikes are criminal, but even more so, the entire campaign is blatantly illegal and wrong.
As @gregsargent.bsky.social and @jenrubin.bsky.social explain, specific strikes are criminal, but even more so, the entire campaign is blatantly illegal and wrong.
Crucial point from @jenrubin.bsky.social: The leaks about the bombings show there's a ton of deep consternation inside the military and civilian leadership about what's happening. And that can only get worse.
On the pod Jen is so illuminating on this scandal:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
On the pod Jen is so illuminating on this scandal:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
Trump Press Sec Spin Implodes as Fresh Boat Bombing Horrors Rattle GOP
As Karoline Leavitt struggles to defend awful new revelations about the bombings, The Contrarian’s Jennifer Rubin explains why even Republicans are shaken—and why this will only get worse for Trump.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The White House's lies about the illegal Caribbean boat strikes are so obvious and about such serious matters that they're floundering.
As @gregsargent.bsky.social and @jenrubin.bsky.social explain, specific strikes are criminal, but even more so, the entire campaign is blatantly illegal and wrong.
As @gregsargent.bsky.social and @jenrubin.bsky.social explain, specific strikes are criminal, but even more so, the entire campaign is blatantly illegal and wrong.
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The proposed Chicago city budget has a $5 million line item for a ShotSpotter replacement. Abandoning this failed pursuit would free up the funds needed to maintain 2025 funding levels at our city libraries, which would still leave the libraries underfunded but would avoid disastrous proposed cuts.
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The proposed Chicago city budget has a $5 million line item for a ShotSpotter replacement. Abandoning this failed pursuit would free up the funds needed to maintain 2025 funding levels at our city libraries, which would still leave the libraries underfunded but would avoid disastrous proposed cuts.
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
defector.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
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Kids aren't, you know, any different than they ever have been. We're still the same species. Any behaviors manifested by children are a reaction to facts on the ground, to reality. Because they see it for what it is, not what it used to be, not what we pretend it still is.
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Kids aren't, you know, any different than they ever have been. We're still the same species. Any behaviors manifested by children are a reaction to facts on the ground, to reality. Because they see it for what it is, not what it used to be, not what we pretend it still is.
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Pretty easy to imagine what it does, actually. Particularly amongst the core of professional, career officers and NCOs.
Imagine what it does to morale in the military to see the defense secretary hang an admiral out to dry to avoid responsibility for war crimes.
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Pretty easy to imagine what it does, actually. Particularly amongst the core of professional, career officers and NCOs.
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The main thing though is that someone needs to stamp these drawings. Is any architect going to hang their professional liability on GenAI? For their sake I really hope not! She’d need to go through every mark on the paper or PDF to make sure no slop snuck in, hours of extra work finding a needle…5/?
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The main thing though is that someone needs to stamp these drawings. Is any architect going to hang their professional liability on GenAI? For their sake I really hope not! She’d need to go through every mark on the paper or PDF to make sure no slop snuck in, hours of extra work finding a needle…5/?
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I’m still thinking about this and it really is one of those “everyone thinks Elon Musk is a genius until he gets involved in your field” moments. I’m gonna be a total bore and think about this seriously, please don’t read on if you don’t care what a landscape architect thinks about this shit… 1/?
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I’m still thinking about this and it really is one of those “everyone thinks Elon Musk is a genius until he gets involved in your field” moments. I’m gonna be a total bore and think about this seriously, please don’t read on if you don’t care what a landscape architect thinks about this shit… 1/?
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"It's throwing us – the servicemembers – under the bus."
All servicemembers need to understand the window to escape is closing (and for some, has already shut). Look downrange: you're presently in front of the bus.
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
All servicemembers need to understand the window to escape is closing (and for some, has already shut). Look downrange: you're presently in front of the bus.
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"It's throwing us – the servicemembers – under the bus."
All servicemembers need to understand the window to escape is closing (and for some, has already shut). Look downrange: you're presently in front of the bus.
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
All servicemembers need to understand the window to escape is closing (and for some, has already shut). Look downrange: you're presently in front of the bus.
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
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HUUUUGE Black bear caught on our garden cam in our backyard in Jersey the other night.
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
HUUUUGE Black bear caught on our garden cam in our backyard in Jersey the other night.
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The Democrat is a strange creature. Interestingly, they have evolved a set of fluid filling sacs that will stand them upright, almost like a spine, though they did not evolve one of their own. If you listen closely the way they speak is almost human, but more pathetic.
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The Democrat is a strange creature. Interestingly, they have evolved a set of fluid filling sacs that will stand them upright, almost like a spine, though they did not evolve one of their own. If you listen closely the way they speak is almost human, but more pathetic.
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it’s kind of insane it came out that the president might be one of the most notable pedophiles in modern history and he’s just still the president
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
it’s kind of insane it came out that the president might be one of the most notable pedophiles in modern history and he’s just still the president
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The word "doomerism" is horribly abused on here. Some of you use it as code for "telling me what I don't want to hear" and it's childish.
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The word "doomerism" is horribly abused on here. Some of you use it as code for "telling me what I don't want to hear" and it's childish.
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Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
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If there is one consistent theme of right-wing politics in my lifetime it’s “vote for me or mean women are going to take away the movies and video games and music you like”
This is like Obama’s “clinging to guns and religion” comment, only far more cynical and insulting. Trump’s thinking here goes like this “I know you rubes love your churches and country music so yeah, vote for my guy, he likes that shit too, and that lady wants to take it from you.”
They seem nervous
December 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM
If there is one consistent theme of right-wing politics in my lifetime it’s “vote for me or mean women are going to take away the movies and video games and music you like”
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With Netflix you at least got to watch the movie. Uber at least did give you the ride to where you were going. With this you get... what? A throwaway email draft? A legal filing full of errors and fabrications? An "epic roast of someone's appearance"? This is pet rocks
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
With Netflix you at least got to watch the movie. Uber at least did give you the ride to where you were going. With this you get... what? A throwaway email draft? A legal filing full of errors and fabrications? An "epic roast of someone's appearance"? This is pet rocks
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I always gotta laugh at transphobes who believe in science fiction futurism.
If you can’t let go of your weird biological essentialism by the time we get to the transhumanist future where people can try on different bodies as easily as one might get a tattoo, you’re gonna have a bad time.
If you can’t let go of your weird biological essentialism by the time we get to the transhumanist future where people can try on different bodies as easily as one might get a tattoo, you’re gonna have a bad time.
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I always gotta laugh at transphobes who believe in science fiction futurism.
If you can’t let go of your weird biological essentialism by the time we get to the transhumanist future where people can try on different bodies as easily as one might get a tattoo, you’re gonna have a bad time.
If you can’t let go of your weird biological essentialism by the time we get to the transhumanist future where people can try on different bodies as easily as one might get a tattoo, you’re gonna have a bad time.
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we don't have to go full butlerian yet, but what if we made impersonating a human with a machine a felony with a life sentence. no social media bots, no automated support lines, etc.
It’s cool how everything is like this now. It’s just the worst people on earth armed with a few hundred dollars of AWS credits and an off the shelf LLM to scream in your replies and grievance police lol.
The bot farm has been activated in defense of Lane Kiffin
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
we don't have to go full butlerian yet, but what if we made impersonating a human with a machine a felony with a life sentence. no social media bots, no automated support lines, etc.
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Translation: Pete may well go down for this. But I’m not going with him.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Translation: Pete may well go down for this. But I’m not going with him.
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not one single AI weirdo will even pretend to care about the wild increase in heat and emissions from their pet garbage tech, a decade or more past the cutoff point for keeping the majority of Earth's surface human-habitable
reading a bunch of pro-AI replies to her other posts has been really enlightening in that not fucking one of those people knows what any of the objections *are* and keep coming up with some psychological theory why people irrationally hate a shitty thing that makes their loves and the world worse
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
not one single AI weirdo will even pretend to care about the wild increase in heat and emissions from their pet garbage tech, a decade or more past the cutoff point for keeping the majority of Earth's surface human-habitable
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gwen clarifies further down that it is the trans TA here who has been put on leave. trans ppl and queer ppl in academia have been a major target of right blacklisting campaigns.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
gwen clarifies further down that it is the trans TA here who has been put on leave. trans ppl and queer ppl in academia have been a major target of right blacklisting campaigns.
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also notable I guess that the hegseth story was in the MAGA aligned WaPo.
I think the VA/NJ elections and collapsing Trump approval has made a lot of ppl in media and congress feel more comfortable challenging the regime. 1
I think the VA/NJ elections and collapsing Trump approval has made a lot of ppl in media and congress feel more comfortable challenging the regime. 1
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
also notable I guess that the hegseth story was in the MAGA aligned WaPo.
I think the VA/NJ elections and collapsing Trump approval has made a lot of ppl in media and congress feel more comfortable challenging the regime. 1
I think the VA/NJ elections and collapsing Trump approval has made a lot of ppl in media and congress feel more comfortable challenging the regime. 1
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"the people who dislike one bad thing also dislike another bad thing"
this is only confusing because you've let genAI melt your brain
this is only confusing because you've let genAI melt your brain
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"the people who dislike one bad thing also dislike another bad thing"
this is only confusing because you've let genAI melt your brain
this is only confusing because you've let genAI melt your brain
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The first strike was also murder. You can’t just up and kill civilians on the high seas and then claim you were at war with them.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The first strike was also murder. You can’t just up and kill civilians on the high seas and then claim you were at war with them.