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Gary Alexander

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M.A. in United States political history. Another end of the world is possible. Admin, Unnamed Leftist Gaming Discord https://discord.gg/sK7BNjXfXv.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · Jan 27

If I'm correct it's because Democratic electeds and consultants want to win by default, that is reach a political equilibrium in which the GOP are seen as too extreme to govern, and a plurality of voters have no choice but to elect Democrats. This results in sliding right and taking the temperature.

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Miles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 23h

The Boston Globe's editorial page editor

✈️ Accepted "sponsored" trip from Israeli govt
🐣 To write his 1st-ever reported op-ed since his 2022 hiring
🫵 Only mentions genocide once, to accuse progressives using that word of forcing Israelis to be more pro-genocide

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/07/o...

Reporting for this piece was sponsored in part by the American Middle East Press Association.

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big neutrals @boymoder.meangirls.online · 40m

interesting timing on this right after @jay.bsky.team got (correctly!) made fun of for following Jonathan Chait

Follow Tracker @for.shame.wtf · 1h

This labeler will be shutting down. We will first be unlabeling everyone who is labeled and then will cease to operate. As the unlabeling operation will take an unknown amount of time, we are not setting a specific timeline other than as soon as possible.

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Chris Knowles @tarrenam.com · 4h

Bryan Cranston, best known for his role as Ranger Ericsson in the Babylon 5 episode "The Long Night" (1997)

Still from the Babylon 5 series 4 episode "The Long Night". In the foreground, Bryan Cranston playing the role of Ranger Ericsson, dressed in the standard Ranger uniform, on the bridge of a White Star ship. In the background, three religious caste Minbari wearing yellow robes.

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 4h

People got mad at John Oliver for pointing out that Marc Rich's pardon under Clinton basically established the precedent Trump uses to enrich himself and double his net worth this year, but like I'm sorry you have to understand this did not all happen at once lol

Imptropy @entropydeath.bsky.social · 4h

The foundations were already shaky. George W Bush stole an election, Mitch McConnell stole the supreme court...
What's happening now is the result of a decades old conspiracy by rich fascists and a relentless assault by the GOP.
Trump is just a figurehead.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 4h

Personally as a Babylon 5 guy Seether is funnier to me, Keffer was practically a boy scout on that show but still also a space fighter pilot.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5h

Local cops are not on the side of Democratic politicians or under their actual control. People refuse to understand this too even though we've been making this point for decades.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 6h

sixteen of these are one guy!!!

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Josh Broadwell @fionnthebrave.bsky.social · 6h

I spent the last week combing through reports and speaking with analysts about where EA's studios and most well-known franchises will likely fit under its new owners - and how that massive debt will potentially influence the way EA handles them

www.polygon.com/ea-deal-pred...

What the EA deal could mean for BioWare, The Sims, and more

The $55 billion deal would take the publishing powerhouse private

www.polygon.com

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 6h

I mean read this, the Trump administration in an official document is saying that Americans won't ever pick crops and America won't have enough food to eat because of ICE raids!
prospect.org/politics/tru...

As a result, employers are facing significant economic harms, the filing claims. And incredibly, given the administration’s unceasing rhetoric to the contrary, the Labor Department definitively rejects the idea of Americans replacing the missing workers. “The Department does not believe American workers currently unemployed or marginally employed will make themselves readily available in sufficient numbers to replace large numbers of aliens,” the filing states, adding that agricultural work involves “a distinct set of skills and is among the most physically demanding and hazardous occupations in the U.S. labor market.” (For what it’s worth, nearly half of all agricultural workers are native-born, and significantly more than half are U.S. citizens, according to Department of Agriculture data.)

The Labor Department even claims that broadly advertising agricultural jobs, which is required under the H2-A rules, has not led to a boost in applications from U.S. workers. This is a bit of a fiction; workers who apply often do not receive jobs, and nobody is really checking to see if applications are coming in. “The system isn’t set up to prove that there’s a labor shortage of U.S. workers,” said Costa, of EPI.

In the end, the Labor Department concludes, the only way to protect agricultural employers from disaster and consumers from rising prices and food shortages is to slash wages in the H-2A program to make it more viable to bring in workers. This is an odd response to a workforce crisis, since cutting wages across the sector will likely drive existing workers to look elsewhere for jobs. In fact, farm employers in Florida fear that H-2A foreign workers won’t apply for these jobs anymore because the wages are so low. (There were 384,900 H-2A applications last year.)

But the filing states, “Without swift action, agricultural employers will be unable to maintain operations, and the nation's food supply will be at risk.”

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 7h

"This map is wrong." I'm gonna stop you right there: all maps are wrong.

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 7h

Big West™ or "the United States as seen by 19th century finance capital, who decided all this forever a century ago."

A map of the United States showing mainly four distinct regions: A Northeast consisting of PA, NY, CT, MA, VT, NH, RI, ME. A South consisting of VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN. A Midwest consisting of OH, IN, MI, IL, WI, MN. And a West consisting of IA, ND, SD,, NE, KS, OK, MT, YT, CO, NM, ID, UT, AZ, WA, OR, NV, AK. Midwest/South border states of MO, KY, WV. Northeast/South border states of MD, DE, DC. West/South border state of TX. And HI as its own weird thing.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 7h

aw hell im gonna have to dig up my Big West map from twitter to upset an entirely new social media platform now

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 8h

good thing magic beans are the labour plan for growth

Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 8h

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI - on.ft.com/4o3RheA

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI

Financial Policy Committee warns equity prices are at levels comparable with dotcom bubble

on.ft.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 16h

We won’t LECTURE you with ideology but also you better be patriotic lol like for real haha we’re all having fun here but capitalism should not be questioned but hey let’s all be pals as we all agree that Jeff Bezos is actually not bald but simply had very short hair in a fashionable way

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 16h

What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 9h

hmm. probly not shy about the hawk part, and might just have "correct" technique on the tua part. Ex. making a barrel with your tongue and upper teeth.

[never been gayer than when i was playing sports] i learned how to spit properly on the baseball team, you see

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 9h

is the sound from the spit or the impact

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 11h

Tbh I think they'll hit 2026.

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 13h

Since Walton Goggins is a rare former Wing Commander actor who isnt in Squadron 42 maybe I'll make my PC look like him when it comes out in 2044. I'd even keep the callsign.

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 14h

Walton Goggins, best known for his role as Border Worlds Pilot #3 (callsign "Moose") in the video game Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995).

A young Walton Goggins flying a space fighter, his face mostly obscured by a helmet with the label MOOSE.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 17h

Fan wearing a "Dump Here" jersey with 61 caught Cal's HR 🔥

Immediately changes into an identical 62 jersey

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 20h

Joe Biden going off script about it on Meet the Press forced his hand lol

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 21h

These guys are so vulnerable to defecting to Chicago

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 22h

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 22h

A year ago, Chait said centrists were winning. When Harris lost, though, he blamed the left's trans rights agenda.

Jon Chait Thinks Kamala Harris Went Too Far Left. He's Just Falling for Trump's Demagoguery.

A year ago, Jonathan Chait said centrists were winning. When Kamala Harris lost, though, he fell for Trump's anti-trans demagoguery.

interc.pt

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 22h

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · Sep 7

Centrism is actually the perfect example of a No True Scotsman, "true centrism" has never been, and can never be, tried because the target always moves; usually rightward.

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · Sep 7

The sort of thing that becomes apparent when you have a functioning memory is that despite centrist's favored posture, they offer new compromises that solve the issue, their suggestions are not only quite old but also haven't worked before either.

Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 23h

Once took a date to Don Pablos and the hostess was a girl I used to work with at a movie theater and who was, up to that point, the best looking woman I'd ever seen in person. And we were friendly! Anyway that was a very brief but memorable social minefield. Miss those flautas.