NoCoolNameTom
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Increasingly I'm finding that the main people who call socialized anything "free" (free health care) are those opposed to it or those who've only learned about it mainly from oppositionists.
January 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Increasingly I'm finding that the main people who call socialized anything "free" (free health care) are those opposed to it or those who've only learned about it mainly from oppositionists.
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In what world with the R's EVER let the D's claim that they "won?" The big deal will be that the shutdown is over, the D's caved, and the R's will just blame them when the shit hits the fan in a few weeks. They won't admit anything about what they want, they'll just call it "playing politics"
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In what world with the R's EVER let the D's claim that they "won?" The big deal will be that the shutdown is over, the D's caved, and the R's will just blame them when the shit hits the fan in a few weeks. They won't admit anything about what they want, they'll just call it "playing politics"
Primaries are a thing, you know
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Primaries are a thing, you know
Everyone holds positions that don't match 100% to the organized left-right spectrum. I am a strong supporter of nuclear power which here in the US has long been a bogeyman to the political left, but my frustration with my fellow lefties hasn't yet made me feel ANY commonality with racists.
November 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Everyone holds positions that don't match 100% to the organized left-right spectrum. I am a strong supporter of nuclear power which here in the US has long been a bogeyman to the political left, but my frustration with my fellow lefties hasn't yet made me feel ANY commonality with racists.
So I might be viewing his fascism argument in light of that and conflating the two and getting a nuanced point lost
October 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
So I might be viewing his fascism argument in light of that and conflating the two and getting a nuanced point lost
I might be the one conflating, but his constant arguments on Gazan genocide seems to be the exact same: according to some definition of "genocide" Gaza is not a genocide, and the danger of calling it that is to lessen the power of that word when it needs to be applied to "full" or "real" genocides
October 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I might be the one conflating, but his constant arguments on Gazan genocide seems to be the exact same: according to some definition of "genocide" Gaza is not a genocide, and the danger of calling it that is to lessen the power of that word when it needs to be applied to "full" or "real" genocides
So he really wants to make sure we don't call the government "fascist", just "authoritarian" or maybe "broken." Or Israel's possibly flirting with "ethnic cleansing" but it's not technically "genocide." Can we put as much effort towards defining the government or Israel? No, we can't and he won't.
October 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
So he really wants to make sure we don't call the government "fascist", just "authoritarian" or maybe "broken." Or Israel's possibly flirting with "ethnic cleansing" but it's not technically "genocide." Can we put as much effort towards defining the government or Israel? No, we can't and he won't.
these terms (yet) and that if we use them prematurely then those pursuing these goals will be able to abuse our misunderstanding once were actually closer to them. AND YET he has NO interest in accurately defining where we are right now with similar specificity to these terms. /2
October 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
these terms (yet) and that if we use them prematurely then those pursuing these goals will be able to abuse our misunderstanding once were actually closer to them. AND YET he has NO interest in accurately defining where we are right now with similar specificity to these terms. /2
When he's not stuck on this "definitions of Faciscm/Authoritarianism/Genocide" thing he can often have thoughts provoking content, but honesty this seems to be nearly 90% of what he posts now. He REALLY wants to make sure we understand the world doesn't TECHNICALLY match up to the definitions of /1
October 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
When he's not stuck on this "definitions of Faciscm/Authoritarianism/Genocide" thing he can often have thoughts provoking content, but honesty this seems to be nearly 90% of what he posts now. He REALLY wants to make sure we understand the world doesn't TECHNICALLY match up to the definitions of /1
It's such a subtle dig, but I love how the final obituary for Nelson by a major newspaper uses the term "Mormon," which he used a ton of energy to try and kill once he obtained his leadership role by outliving previous Prophet-Presidents. Nelson would have HATED that.
September 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It's such a subtle dig, but I love how the final obituary for Nelson by a major newspaper uses the term "Mormon," which he used a ton of energy to try and kill once he obtained his leadership role by outliving previous Prophet-Presidents. Nelson would have HATED that.
Under Nelson a rejection of focus on peculiarities of doctrine was made, focusing instead on similarities to US Evangelical Protestantism, focusing on grace and Jesus (not bad things) & an even HIGHER attention to US Evangelical culture war items like porn and especially anti-gay & anti-trans.
September 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Under Nelson a rejection of focus on peculiarities of doctrine was made, focusing instead on similarities to US Evangelical Protestantism, focusing on grace and Jesus (not bad things) & an even HIGHER attention to US Evangelical culture war items like porn and especially anti-gay & anti-trans.
Good Mormons celebrated the change as revelation: it became a cultural marker of your faithfulness as a Mormon on how strenuously you rejected that term and told others to stop using it. Now that the only energy behind this has died the cultural pendulum will quickly swing back to not mind its use.
September 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Good Mormons celebrated the change as revelation: it became a cultural marker of your faithfulness as a Mormon on how strenuously you rejected that term and told others to stop using it. Now that the only energy behind this has died the cultural pendulum will quickly swing back to not mind its use.
For non-insiders, Nelson always hated the nickname, and once he became Prophet-President one of his first revelations was that God was very insistent on using the Correct Name of the Church (TCoJCoLdS). Even though previous Prophets had fully embraced the term it was now perceived as a "slur."
September 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
For non-insiders, Nelson always hated the nickname, and once he became Prophet-President one of his first revelations was that God was very insistent on using the Correct Name of the Church (TCoJCoLdS). Even though previous Prophets had fully embraced the term it was now perceived as a "slur."
So it's time to place your bets on how many years until Mormons call themselves "Mormons" again! And how many years until Moroni goes back up on temples and is used as a logo for something?
Breaking News: Russell Nelson, who led significant changes to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as its president, died at 101.
Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of the Mormon Church, Dies at 101
He left a career as a pioneering surgeon to become a church leader, diversifying its policies and its senior ranks. He became its president at 93.
nyti.ms
September 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
So it's time to place your bets on how many years until Mormons call themselves "Mormons" again! And how many years until Moroni goes back up on temples and is used as a logo for something?
Are we sure this loud-mouthed idiot doesn't work in the next cubicle down from the author of the tweet? Or that they're not taking the day off from their day job working inside the facility?
September 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Are we sure this loud-mouthed idiot doesn't work in the next cubicle down from the author of the tweet? Or that they're not taking the day off from their day job working inside the facility?
I completely trust The Blaze to fully report that such a statement was made as much as I completely trust them to report if the other protesters quickly told their fellow loud-mouth compatriots to shut the hell up and tried to pull them away or if everyone else just shrugged silently.
September 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I completely trust The Blaze to fully report that such a statement was made as much as I completely trust them to report if the other protesters quickly told their fellow loud-mouth compatriots to shut the hell up and tried to pull them away or if everyone else just shrugged silently.
I always encourage everyone to keep thoughtful and respectful voices that disagree with them on Bluesky to provide diverse viewpoints. This troll is most definitely NOT thoughtful nor respectful. You never have to keep the trolls talking to prevent an echochamber, so for me this guy is now muted!
September 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I always encourage everyone to keep thoughtful and respectful voices that disagree with them on Bluesky to provide diverse viewpoints. This troll is most definitely NOT thoughtful nor respectful. You never have to keep the trolls talking to prevent an echochamber, so for me this guy is now muted!
We're NEVER going to solve the climate crisis through personal bike riding and buying local without ALSO solving the massive systemic issues present in big oil, big agro, and shipping/transportation, which can only be done in legal regulatory ways that cut deeply into their profit margins.
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We're NEVER going to solve the climate crisis through personal bike riding and buying local without ALSO solving the massive systemic issues present in big oil, big agro, and shipping/transportation, which can only be done in legal regulatory ways that cut deeply into their profit margins.
Here's a sentence I don't usually write, but what Trump is saying in this quote is 100% correct (when divorced from the context of his "speech"): the personal "carbon footprint" was dreamed up by BP as a way to promote "individual responsibility" as a smokescreen against "corporate responsibility"
Trump to the UN: "The 'carbon footprint' is a hoax made up by people with evil intentions, and they're heading down a path of total destruction."
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Here's a sentence I don't usually write, but what Trump is saying in this quote is 100% correct (when divorced from the context of his "speech"): the personal "carbon footprint" was dreamed up by BP as a way to promote "individual responsibility" as a smokescreen against "corporate responsibility"
Yes, and you're right to call me out on it. I tend to be long winded and BS encourages brevity, so I don't always say everything I need to.
"Leominster police arrived at the scene, recovered the child and returned her to the family."
This was the right action here and would be if it happened again
"Leominster police arrived at the scene, recovered the child and returned her to the family."
This was the right action here and would be if it happened again
September 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yes, and you're right to call me out on it. I tend to be long winded and BS encourages brevity, so I don't always say everything I need to.
"Leominster police arrived at the scene, recovered the child and returned her to the family."
This was the right action here and would be if it happened again
"Leominster police arrived at the scene, recovered the child and returned her to the family."
This was the right action here and would be if it happened again
This is amazing to me, and so simple. Turns out that the 9s Times Table from 0 to 10 is a palindrome!?
Applying the divisibility rule of 9 feels like a superpower
September 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This is amazing to me, and so simple. Turns out that the 9s Times Table from 0 to 10 is a palindrome!?
Generally calling the cops on ICE is not a good idea because they'll claim they're following their rules by detaining people, but in this case there is no legal footing or precedent for their actions. So, yeah, call the cops!
September 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Generally calling the cops on ICE is not a good idea because they'll claim they're following their rules by detaining people, but in this case there is no legal footing or precedent for their actions. So, yeah, call the cops!
Yes, but with diluted power for each new justice
September 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Yes, but with diluted power for each new justice
Every new justice just dilutes the power of the rest accordingly. Instead of the court being swayed by 2-3 weirdos the number of weirdos versus normal people needed rises. Even conservative judges, if normal, are preferable to what we currently have. Eventually the SC will become normalized
September 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Every new justice just dilutes the power of the rest accordingly. Instead of the court being swayed by 2-3 weirdos the number of weirdos versus normal people needed rises. Even conservative judges, if normal, are preferable to what we currently have. Eventually the SC will become normalized