shove it, third way
Hey! Public opinion changing over the course of a year in response to real world events, Trump administration atrocities, and leadership from a few in the opposition! Who woulda thunk it possible? Next they’ll be saying the opposition doesn’t ALWAYS have to assume the position of a defensive crouch!
Wow — New YouGov / Economist poll:
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
shove it, third way
we don't have nearly enough progressives fighting hard for the kinds of policy changes that support families. Universal free childcare, UBI, universal parental leave. We leave it to the conservatives to discuss and then the conversation becomes a very different and much more condescending one
it frankly is kind of taboo to discuss these questions on the left, but this piece also doesn't get into the actual most promising policy ideas (limiting smartphone and social media use to the greatest possible extent) www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
we don't have nearly enough progressives fighting hard for the kinds of policy changes that support families. Universal free childcare, UBI, universal parental leave. We leave it to the conservatives to discuss and then the conversation becomes a very different and much more condescending one
the tyranny of small men
Cowards walking.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
the tyranny of small men
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So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
this would be highly relevant if the republicans cared about the truth
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
this would be highly relevant if the republicans cared about the truth
this is hilarious because it directly mirrors medieval history
the church condemned (most of) the teachings of Aristotle - student of Plato - as heretical in the 13th century
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condemn...
the church condemned (most of) the teachings of Aristotle - student of Plato - as heretical in the 13th century
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condemn...
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
this is hilarious because it directly mirrors medieval history
the church condemned (most of) the teachings of Aristotle - student of Plato - as heretical in the 13th century
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condemn...
the church condemned (most of) the teachings of Aristotle - student of Plato - as heretical in the 13th century
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condemn...
while i think the money is part of it i think seriously underestimate the role of the messiah complex in the behavior of these pinecones
rfk jr and miller esp think they will be the ones to save america from itself
not trump tho
he’s just a pile of angry noodles
rfk jr and miller esp think they will be the ones to save america from itself
not trump tho
he’s just a pile of angry noodles
RFK Jr. Will Let Us All Die Just to Make a Buck
“Kennedy can kill off access to vaccines and make millions of dollars while he does it. Kids might die, but Robert Kennedy can keep cashing in.” newrepublic.com/article/2044...
“Kennedy can kill off access to vaccines and make millions of dollars while he does it. Kids might die, but Robert Kennedy can keep cashing in.” newrepublic.com/article/2044...
RFK Jr. Will Let Us All Die Just to Make a Buck
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is forcing his MAHA agenda on all of us—and it’s already getting ugly.
newrepublic.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
while i think the money is part of it i think seriously underestimate the role of the messiah complex in the behavior of these pinecones
rfk jr and miller esp think they will be the ones to save america from itself
not trump tho
he’s just a pile of angry noodles
rfk jr and miller esp think they will be the ones to save america from itself
not trump tho
he’s just a pile of angry noodles
do you think these people ever take the extra five minutes to visualize what they’re proposing
you’d need household infrastructure on the level of kamaji except not fun
you’d need household infrastructure on the level of kamaji except not fun
December 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
do you think these people ever take the extra five minutes to visualize what they’re proposing
you’d need household infrastructure on the level of kamaji except not fun
you’d need household infrastructure on the level of kamaji except not fun
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Shigeru Mizuki's THE DEFINITIVE YOKAI FIELD GUIDE is coming to English this April!
The was a personal request by Mizuki to have translated--the last such request he made. He felt it was the culmination of his work as an educator on Yokai.
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The was a personal request by Mizuki to have translated--the last such request he made. He felt it was the culmination of his work as an educator on Yokai.
amzn.to/4jmUDIG
@dandq.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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this is a brilliant observation that might even be taken a step further: *only* the ignorant are able to perceive the truth.
expertise is seen as shackling one to the realm of accepted knowledge, which by virtue of not explaining everything completely is seen as false
it is a gnostic ignorance
expertise is seen as shackling one to the realm of accepted knowledge, which by virtue of not explaining everything completely is seen as false
it is a gnostic ignorance
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
this is a brilliant observation that might even be taken a step further: *only* the ignorant are able to perceive the truth.
expertise is seen as shackling one to the realm of accepted knowledge, which by virtue of not explaining everything completely is seen as false
it is a gnostic ignorance
expertise is seen as shackling one to the realm of accepted knowledge, which by virtue of not explaining everything completely is seen as false
it is a gnostic ignorance
this is so beautiful
AI sloppers (is that a term?) crying that their prompts are being stolen is more beautiful than anything AI could produce
December 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
this is so beautiful
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For my newsletter, I took a deeper look at the electoral record of WelcomePAC, a centrist group that produced that 352 page document advising Democrats to moderate once again.
Turns out the campaigns they work for aren't winning. www.burnsnotice.com/fire-the-con...
Turns out the campaigns they work for aren't winning. www.burnsnotice.com/fire-the-con...
Fire The Consultants
The Democratic party must move on from the same old stale, carefully poll-tested politics and get back to solving voters' problems.
There are only three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Democra...
www.burnsnotice.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
For my newsletter, I took a deeper look at the electoral record of WelcomePAC, a centrist group that produced that 352 page document advising Democrats to moderate once again.
Turns out the campaigns they work for aren't winning. www.burnsnotice.com/fire-the-con...
Turns out the campaigns they work for aren't winning. www.burnsnotice.com/fire-the-con...
there's gotta be a possible scenario in which american cattle ranchers & soybean farmers do a Zapatista
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
there's gotta be a possible scenario in which american cattle ranchers & soybean farmers do a Zapatista
i think the republicans have invented a fluid reality bubble somehow, wherein reality adjusts like elastic and the past becomes a distant blur with only now mattering
it is almost transcendent yet incandescently stupid
it is almost transcendent yet incandescently stupid
October 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
i think the republicans have invented a fluid reality bubble somehow, wherein reality adjusts like elastic and the past becomes a distant blur with only now mattering
it is almost transcendent yet incandescently stupid
it is almost transcendent yet incandescently stupid