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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 4h

We live in an era when misinformation and disinformation are more elaborate and ubiquitous than ever before, and yet people are staunchly unwilling to admit they've been misled about anything, ever.

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 4h

"Everything is AI generated these days. It doesn't mean it's fake."

Fuck this, I'm going back to bed.

Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 6h

"even if it's AI, it's at least true" hard to overstate the damage this stuff is doing to people's brains. we're gonna be cleaning the slop out of archives for decades

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22h

agreed! and mostly for the better, imo

it’s a cinephilia less interested in classiness, more open to underground work, genre, etc, and i’ve noticed younger cinephiles jumping far more quickly into experimental stuff

Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 22h

In general I think there’s been a major shift in the past 20ish years where people went from learning about films in books and review sites to Letterboxd/social media and podcasts, which has reshapes the canon in pretty dramatic ways.

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 20h

I know it likely wasn't the intention, but I chose to read the screenshot less as a criticism of Democrats themselves and more of those who would shoot down any criticism of them by insisting that the opposition party is entirely powerless.

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 20h

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 20h

Wait is that why I can't find a decent job?

A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 20h

Tell him if he doesn't like it, wait five minutes.

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 20h

Ryan Murphy must be stopped. I've been saying this for years.

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 20h

I've tried and the responses I get are akin to, "Well, I don't know what that priest or journalist did. Maybe they were breaking the law. Who am I to question law enforcement?"

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 20h

We're seeing horrible videos, the city is burning down because of amphiba.

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 21h

Pretty neat that I'm still capable of being shocked.

It's like if a uniformed Nazi was photographed setting fire to the Reichstag but the other Nazis just went right ahead with their plan to blame the communists.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 22h

"well what are the Democrats supposed to do" I don't know! They're supposed to know! I'm not the one who sought and obtained a political position that would require me to know what to do when the ruling party attempts to install the President as a dictator!

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 23h

Right, it's not financial self-interest that drives spending on conservative causes; it's short-sightedness. The case can easily be made that improved transit and affordable housing improve returns on investment over the long-term, but whether the wealthy have patience to listen is another matter.

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 23h

This is part of what I mean when I say we need to be building networks of real social support, and I don't see it happening. We show up for protests together and we promote one another's mutual aid funds, but I don't see much evidence of people helping new activists to actually make a living.

Siebznet @siebzy.bsky.social · 1d

As a Dem campaign staffer, at the end of every race, there was always this "oh we'll help you get jobs" bullshit and it literally never amounted to anything. It was super demoralizing, but the right does it very well.

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 23h

But then, when Democrats spend money, for instance, on social media influencers, they get yelled at *from the left* for trying to manipulate the public into supporting, you know, the only viable alternative to the Republican Party.

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 23h

The most galling fact about obsolete Democratic spending is that instead of helping build up a center-to-left ecosystem, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚.

Most Dem ads go to local TV news. They are putting billions of dollars in the pockets of Fox, Sinclair, Nexstar, etc!

WTAF

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 23h

The most galling fact about obsolete Democratic spending is that instead of helping build up a center-to-left ecosystem, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚.

Most Dem ads go to local TV news. They are putting billions of dollars in the pockets of Fox, Sinclair, Nexstar, etc!

WTAF

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 23h

It's so strange to me that Republican lawmakers can go on television and acknowledge that they're only able to maintain power by excluding some people from representation, and their supporters never seem to consider whether that reflects poorly on the party.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 1d

Lord give us the Democrats that Republicans warn us about.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 23h

I'm not an expert and have no specific data to back this up, but it seems to me that Democrats spend a shit ton of money trying to assess whether or not their positions are mainstream, while Republicans focus on spending money to MAKE their positions mainstream.

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

You may not realize this, but Democrats have *more money* available to them than Republicans do.

But Republicans are fucking masters at efficiency and network marketing. They maximize every dollar.

Democratic organizations keep hiring the same failed consultants. They need new blood.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1d

So this is the difficulty. Not just how do we get to a deal, but how do we get to a deal we trust will be honored when Johnson is here *promising* to let Trump impound and take back whatever he wants from what they pass?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 1d

Do you think the Times lets its reporters keep the little piece of brain they cut out?

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 1d

Book cover altered to say Frog and Toad Resist Fascism

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 1d

I still wish there was a way to toggle one's social media feed between "only politics" and "no politics whatsoever."

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A Dead Weird Carnie @ecarney.bsky.social · 1d

Right, it's not necessary that people actually go to prison for this to have a chilling effect on opposition. It's enough to know that you might face investigation and have to go to court. Not everyone will give up in advance on that basis, but some will!

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