Sometimes I think it might just be worth moving to another country for the internet.

Why is it that our primary relationship with others in the world is about taking more than we give? Why do we call the former profit and the latter loss?

The basic problem with Trump—and this is not entirely new—is that he fuses his life with the life of America such that they are coextensive and coterminous.

What happens to America—in his mind—is happening to him.

All his orders and proposed policies seem to follow this pattern.

My dad—parroting Musk—bemoans wasteful spending.

But what does Twitter/X create other than informational waste? In the process of generating that waste a few people get rich. This is the very thing under review in government.

Press the logic.

I just want logics—any…even those used reinforce conservative agendas—to be applied evenly not conveniently.

Only then can we test their merits and their consequences.

Celebrity look alike contests seem like simple vanity. Celebs relish—albeit privately—the flattery/worship.

@kasie.bsky.social perfect example of having no seat at the table:

You’ll never see this. Nor give it any serious attention.

@kasie.bsky.social what your commentators don’t seem to grasp is that common people have no seat at the table when healthcare is treated as a “matter of policy.” For us it’s life and death. For policy makers it’s a matter of budget and growth.

@kasie.bsky.social invite a commoner to come on and comment on health care, to challenge your constant repositioning of the conversation—I dare you not to cherry pick a poorly spoken dope but a thoughtful peasant and to not get a panel that gets severely edited or firmly guided.

@elliotwilliams.bsky.social

Your continued citation of the “internet” as an explanation for mangione demonstrates that you miss the common conversations offline.

The reaction is not an online pathology.

If you had spent time in a layman’s garage you would have heard the same comments.

Let me help pundits who dismiss the Mangione phenomenon through a real vs online world distinction.

Wrong line. The line b/w weak and powerful offers a better explanation.

The weak want a power shift. It’s not an internet pathology.

Spend time in a peasant’s garage and you’ll hear the same favor.

Middle class can:

Whine about money
Vote for tall tales and intimidation
Help pay for contract killing (taxes for weapons supply)
Work jobs for owner profits

But they are never permitted to:

Get angry enough to confront the power brokers
Feel vindicated when someone does

What befuddles me is the public lie detector…

Biden’s lie v Trump’s lie…?

What is the metric I’m missing that elevates on over the other.

(Bland generalizations about public consciousness is not a metric by the way)

In its heyday, what made Twitter intriguing was its ability to replicate a stroll down the street.

It wasn’t a public square where people all converged in the same place.

It was like walking by 20 different garages hearing different topics and voices with intersecting concerns.

@daltonvaughn.bsky.social I see you