Chaoptimist
@chaoptimist.bsky.social
PNW guy, dog dad, houseplant collector, and detester of alternative facts.
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DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE.
You're sending prey signals to fascist predators.
"Paul, Weiss Appeased Trump.
More Attacks on BigLaw Will Follow.
Fascists respond to capitulation with more aggression.
Elon Musk has already started targeting firms himself."
prospect.org/justice/2025...
You're sending prey signals to fascist predators.
"Paul, Weiss Appeased Trump.
More Attacks on BigLaw Will Follow.
Fascists respond to capitulation with more aggression.
Elon Musk has already started targeting firms himself."
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Paul, Weiss Appeased Trump. More Attacks on BigLaw Will Follow.
Fascists respond to capitulation with more aggression. Elon Musk has already started targeting firms himself.
prospect.org
March 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE.
You're sending prey signals to fascist predators.
"Paul, Weiss Appeased Trump.
More Attacks on BigLaw Will Follow.
Fascists respond to capitulation with more aggression.
Elon Musk has already started targeting firms himself."
prospect.org/justice/2025...
You're sending prey signals to fascist predators.
"Paul, Weiss Appeased Trump.
More Attacks on BigLaw Will Follow.
Fascists respond to capitulation with more aggression.
Elon Musk has already started targeting firms himself."
prospect.org/justice/2025...
If Schoolhouse Rock was around today...
This was done in September and is scarily accurate.
This was done in September and is scarily accurate.
The Project 2025 Song!
YouTube video by Kravits
www.youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If Schoolhouse Rock was around today...
This was done in September and is scarily accurate.
This was done in September and is scarily accurate.
I'm not even going to bother reading the fact checks of Trump's address to Congress. I don't have all night.
March 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I'm not even going to bother reading the fact checks of Trump's address to Congress. I don't have all night.
"Members are directed to uphold and maintain decorum in the House."
Oh.
Oh.
March 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"Members are directed to uphold and maintain decorum in the House."
Oh.
Oh.
In all of the arguments some of y'all put out there to sympathize with Russia and its invasion of Ukraine, I just see one word: appeasement.
March 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In all of the arguments some of y'all put out there to sympathize with Russia and its invasion of Ukraine, I just see one word: appeasement.
Imagine if George Soros went to every university he didn't like and decided to reduce each of their football teams to just 8 players total and one coach who is loyal only to Soros. Oh, you mean you can't play football with just 8 players?
Now you get it.
Now you get it.
March 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Imagine if George Soros went to every university he didn't like and decided to reduce each of their football teams to just 8 players total and one coach who is loyal only to Soros. Oh, you mean you can't play football with just 8 players?
Now you get it.
Now you get it.
There should be an Olympics event category for the mental gymnastics some people employ to justify or even praise the Trump administration's ham-handed foreign policy and personnel management.
March 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
There should be an Olympics event category for the mental gymnastics some people employ to justify or even praise the Trump administration's ham-handed foreign policy and personnel management.
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
Worth a read.
Jimmy Carter: The Last Progressive Evangelical
The former president embodied a strain of Christianity that emphasized caring for those on the margins — but was eclipsed by the Religious Right.
www.politico.com
December 31, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Worth a read.
Feds Wistfully Gaze At Photo Of Hunter Biden’s Penis One Last Time Before Closing Investigation — theonion.com/feds-wistful...
December 2, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Feds Wistfully Gaze At Photo Of Hunter Biden’s Penis One Last Time Before Closing Investigation — theonion.com/feds-wistful...
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Gabbard’s transformation into an open and notorious rightwing conspiracist and transphobic bigot was complete.
It therefore came as no surprise when, during the ensuing months, she jointed the GOP, and also became a Fox News host
www.publicnotice.co/p/tulsi-gabb...
It therefore came as no surprise when, during the ensuing months, she jointed the GOP, and also became a Fox News host
www.publicnotice.co/p/tulsi-gabb...
Tulsi Gabbard and Trump's scheme to gut the intel agencies
It's hard to envision a less suited intelligence chief. That’s a feature, not a bug.
www.publicnotice.co
November 30, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Gabbard’s transformation into an open and notorious rightwing conspiracist and transphobic bigot was complete.
It therefore came as no surprise when, during the ensuing months, she jointed the GOP, and also became a Fox News host
www.publicnotice.co/p/tulsi-gabb...
It therefore came as no surprise when, during the ensuing months, she jointed the GOP, and also became a Fox News host
www.publicnotice.co/p/tulsi-gabb...
What's old is new again. www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:16 PM
What's old is new again. www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...
This seems a fair perspective.
The deep historical forces that explain Trump’s win
Our research shows that political breakdown, from the Roman Empire to the Russian revolution, follows a clear pattern: workers’ wages stagnate, while elites multiply
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:12 PM
This seems a fair perspective.
Wow!
I used both FEET and HANDS to draw 6 realistic portraits upside down
YouTube video by rajacenna
youtu.be
November 29, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Wow!
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This tech is not going away, so privacy advocates -- and you and me -- need to stay on top of the issue.
Backyard Privacy in the Age of Drones
Police departments and law enforcement agencies are increasingly collecting personal information using drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition to high-resolution photographic and v...
www.eff.org
November 27, 2024 at 6:11 PM
This tech is not going away, so privacy advocates -- and you and me -- need to stay on top of the issue.
We don't have to tolerate intolerance.
White Supremacist Incidents Are Rising Across the U.S. (Gift Article)
Flash demonstrations intended to spread fear and anxiety are happening almost weekly, say experts who track the incidents.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:32 AM
We don't have to tolerate intolerance.
“If his ballot was red, his balls stay blue.”
Of misogyny, Musk, and men
Women are not okay. We're furious.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:24 AM
“If his ballot was red, his balls stay blue.”
I love a good drone show.
10,000 Drones Controlled By A Single Computer! - Guinness World Records
YouTube video by Guinness World Records
youtu.be
November 17, 2024 at 9:48 PM
I love a good drone show.
If they could...
Oklahoma Law Requires Ten Commandments To Be Displayed In Every Womb
OKLAHOMA CITY—In an effort to provide all developing fetuses in the state with a thorough grounding in Judeo-Christian values, a new bill was signed into law Tuesday that requires the Ten Commandments...
theonion.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:54 PM
If they could...
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The point of bringing in Hegseth, Gaetz and Gabbard is to burn it all to the ground. Senate: You must recognize this and stop it.
November 17, 2024 at 11:44 AM
The point of bringing in Hegseth, Gaetz and Gabbard is to burn it all to the ground. Senate: You must recognize this and stop it.
"Do not try and bend the spoon—that's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth."
The Floating Cork
YouTube video by Quirkology
youtu.be
November 17, 2024 at 7:31 PM
"Do not try and bend the spoon—that's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth."
Slightly shocking news from the insect world 😜⚡
The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology | Quanta Magazine
Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this phenomenon.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 17, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Slightly shocking news from the insect world 😜⚡