It’s why tariffs change constantly. This admin has chipped away at every function of government and every economic system while ramping up surveillance. They want an authoritarian state so bad. It’s shocking to me that there aren’t more dusty old ass republicans dissenting as the republic dissolves.

That’s why Trump appoints blatantly incompetent people like RFK and let Musk wreak havoc. That’s why today’s Pam Bondi hearing reflects every oversight committee hearing this year, where questions are met with vitriolic rambling instead of answers. That’s why there’s a government shutdown.

An increasingly clear shadow agenda of the Trump administration — which has capitalized on distrust in government from his first term — is to erode all remaining trust in the government. Not in individuals, since Trump IS the government now, but in the idea that a democratic government can function.

[getting woken up when September ends] did I say September actually let’s try March

Mr. Plinkett from @redlettermedia.com goes unexpectedly serious in this animated short. If you create things, check it out.
youtu.be/UvojpX4vXuA

Theres definitely potential to enjoy it for the wrong jokes. And the jokes that hold up the most are actually very depressing. but I think I mostly enjoyed having my current perception of reality validated by the objective voice of The Past

I was talking to my 14yo about it and while he lowkey got my ass by saying fax machines were the best technology when jamiroquai wrote virtual insanity in 1996, he’s right to acknowledge that jamiroquai got our ass 30 years ago.

I rewatched Idiocracy last night and (other than the very poorly aged caricatures of shitty racial stereotypes) that film really got our ass

I’m just of the mind that it wouldn’t be so bad to say, “no one should die in a hospital waiting room in the richest country on earth.”

How is that a viable political smear

If you’re going to make up a boldfaced lie to demonize democrats for the shutdown it’s really SOMETHING to pick “they want immigrants to receive life saving medical treatment in emergency rooms.” Like, I WISH the democrats wanted that.

You make a solid point

Touching grass is not enough. I need to become grass. I need to nestle deep within the soil and germinate. I need to drink greedily through my roots in the wake of a heavy rainfall. I need to sprout through the earth and stretch toward the sun.

I’m flattered that people think I have piracy skills

Everything feels like this now

Thank you it’s comforting to know there is hope for the legions of ugly lamps out there

I forgot to document the cutting, but the candle heat is just to smooth out the edges

Subscription hikes are breaking up AI relationships how have we lost so much power over our lives chat bsky.app/profile/brit...

I did a lamp diy makeover and also made a collage about it (yes I am still unemployed)

They’re turning our fridges against us. You have to subscribe to your exercise bike. My 14 streaming services that I pay to use without ads now have ads. Instagram stories added links to ads in the spot you press to skip. All this on top of the genocidal fascist white supremacist regime!!! Enough!!!

I followed and am furious on your behalf!!!

Once I owned photoshop now it’s beyond my means! My kids want those fucking water bottles that require a subscription to $20 flavor refills?! I pay a monthly fee for cloud storage that I don’t understand but my $1200 phone with a $70 monthly plan won’t work right without. I fucking hate it here.

remember when you could just buy things and use them without paying a subscription subject to increase by 30% for no reason

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

We humans are so stupid, but every once in awhile, it’s stupid in such a good way. like, we love our cats way too much. we are silly, loving buffoons for this.