@kinddude.bsky.social
Bears (Chicago variety), Buds and Battlestar Galactica. Retired attorney, avid reader, hater of low information dumbasses who support fascism and terrorists.
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The media strategy of trying to satisfy bad faith critics while dismissing long-time customers, and treating truth and lies as equal, covering both as "politician said" or "polls show some voters think," did not decide the election.
But it sure looks like a journalistic, economic, and moral failure.
But it sure looks like a journalistic, economic, and moral failure.
November 8, 2024 at 2:32 PM
The media strategy of trying to satisfy bad faith critics while dismissing long-time customers, and treating truth and lies as equal, covering both as "politician said" or "polls show some voters think," did not decide the election.
But it sure looks like a journalistic, economic, and moral failure.
But it sure looks like a journalistic, economic, and moral failure.
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Weird how none of the What Democrats Should Do Now articles say "Lie incessantly" and "Be super racist," because those things definitely work.
This is how the story of Trump's campaign is being rewritten as something that just spoke to genuine discontent, not the vile hatefest it actually was.
This is how the story of Trump's campaign is being rewritten as something that just spoke to genuine discontent, not the vile hatefest it actually was.
November 8, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Weird how none of the What Democrats Should Do Now articles say "Lie incessantly" and "Be super racist," because those things definitely work.
This is how the story of Trump's campaign is being rewritten as something that just spoke to genuine discontent, not the vile hatefest it actually was.
This is how the story of Trump's campaign is being rewritten as something that just spoke to genuine discontent, not the vile hatefest it actually was.
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Keep them off social media for as long as you possibly can, and teach them about how the algorithms are designed to create alienation and radicalization, because hate creates more engagement than positivity. Media literacy is the most important thing to learn these days.
November 8, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Keep them off social media for as long as you possibly can, and teach them about how the algorithms are designed to create alienation and radicalization, because hate creates more engagement than positivity. Media literacy is the most important thing to learn these days.
Call out to arty people!
I am thinking of a logo or hat or something simple that I can wear, post, tag, and put everywhere.
FTAFU
Who will choose the font, color, design?
I am thinking of a logo or hat or something simple that I can wear, post, tag, and put everywhere.
FTAFU
Who will choose the font, color, design?
November 7, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Call out to arty people!
I am thinking of a logo or hat or something simple that I can wear, post, tag, and put everywhere.
FTAFU
Who will choose the font, color, design?
I am thinking of a logo or hat or something simple that I can wear, post, tag, and put everywhere.
FTAFU
Who will choose the font, color, design?
Yeah. Pretty dumb. Better idea would be if a contractor shows up to bid a job with a Trump sticker on his truck, find someone else. Stop buying crap from people who want you gone, dead or silent.
This is what Trump wants, you asshole. Turning citizens against POC in both parties. Blocky block
November 7, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Yeah. Pretty dumb. Better idea would be if a contractor shows up to bid a job with a Trump sticker on his truck, find someone else. Stop buying crap from people who want you gone, dead or silent.
“Regular people” is doing a ton of work here. Just remember that this phrase now includes not just the racists but the people who saw the racism and said “Yes, more please!”
November 7, 2024 at 4:22 PM
“Regular people” is doing a ton of work here. Just remember that this phrase now includes not just the racists but the people who saw the racism and said “Yes, more please!”
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Which is just my cue to reiterate my constant call for con law and fed court and federalism types to flood the law reviews with what local resistance to federal judicial extremism looks like.
I'm hard pressed to think of scholarship with more value than that right now.
I'm hard pressed to think of scholarship with more value than that right now.
November 7, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Which is just my cue to reiterate my constant call for con law and fed court and federalism types to flood the law reviews with what local resistance to federal judicial extremism looks like.
I'm hard pressed to think of scholarship with more value than that right now.
I'm hard pressed to think of scholarship with more value than that right now.
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they can only take from us what we’re willing to give them. Resist through civil disobedience. Refuse to comply. Protect those you love along with those who can’t protect themselves. And love harder. This pain feels unbearable but this too shall pass
November 6, 2024 at 9:04 PM
they can only take from us what we’re willing to give them. Resist through civil disobedience. Refuse to comply. Protect those you love along with those who can’t protect themselves. And love harder. This pain feels unbearable but this too shall pass
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worst attorney general in American history. he had one job prospect.org/justice/2023...
Merrick Garland Failed America
Jack Smith is doing the attorney general’s job for him, 28 months after it should have been done.
prospect.org
November 6, 2024 at 8:10 PM
worst attorney general in American history. he had one job prospect.org/justice/2023...
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i have compiled a list of liberal/progressive/alternative news outlets that we will need in the coming months and years -- because the election shows we just cannot trust the mainstream media. please like/share/rt the list and suggest additions. thanks! www.oliverexplains.com/p/share-me-t...
Share Me: The New Media List
All The News That Fits
www.oliverexplains.com
November 6, 2024 at 8:32 PM
i have compiled a list of liberal/progressive/alternative news outlets that we will need in the coming months and years -- because the election shows we just cannot trust the mainstream media. please like/share/rt the list and suggest additions. thanks! www.oliverexplains.com/p/share-me-t...
I know I shouldn’t feel this but…..Today I’m kinda hoping that hurricane gets Cat 5 status and takes direct fucking aim at Mar a lago
The storm is expected to make landfall in Cuba on Wednesday afternoon. It will also fuel heavy rainfall in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Rafael expected to become 5th major hurricane of Atlantic season
In the U.S., flood watches cover three states: Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2024 at 6:48 PM
I know I shouldn’t feel this but…..Today I’m kinda hoping that hurricane gets Cat 5 status and takes direct fucking aim at Mar a lago
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i hate the democratic party as much or more than most but this is nonsense. Dems provided an alternative; it was Not Fascism. people had a binary choice and about half the electorate picked fascism.
it’s what a huge chunk of the electorate wants! we have to address that head on.
it’s what a huge chunk of the electorate wants! we have to address that head on.
The democrats couldn't sell a viable alternative to fascism. Twice! At what point do you look in the mirror and stop blaming everyone else?
November 6, 2024 at 6:03 AM
i hate the democratic party as much or more than most but this is nonsense. Dems provided an alternative; it was Not Fascism. people had a binary choice and about half the electorate picked fascism.
it’s what a huge chunk of the electorate wants! we have to address that head on.
it’s what a huge chunk of the electorate wants! we have to address that head on.
Amazing how Netanyahu can completely fuck up two countries at the same time!
Fox News exit polls show a significant erosion of Jewish support for the Democratic presidential candidate in New York, a state with a large Jewish American population.
Harris 56%
Trump 43%
Forgive me if I’m still furious for the way I was harshly attacked for these accurate tweets.
Harris 56%
Trump 43%
Forgive me if I’m still furious for the way I was harshly attacked for these accurate tweets.
November 6, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Amazing how Netanyahu can completely fuck up two countries at the same time!
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This is the Republican Party trying to secure the fruits of a Russian terrorist attack on the American election system.
The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party have filed a motion to halt a judge’s order allowing extended hours at six DeKalb County, Georgia, polling sites after they were evacuated earlier tonight because of bomb threats.
www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...
Election 2024 live updates: Presidential election results, analysis in the Trump-Harris race
Get live updates on Election Day 2024, including results, polls and the latest news on the presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2024 at 3:45 AM
This is the Republican Party trying to secure the fruits of a Russian terrorist attack on the American election system.
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One thing Democrats really don't have the power to fix: The end of the old MSM's power to shape opinion, and the power of the richest man in the world using new media to shift voters to the right.
Not a coincidence that anti-trans ads had their breakthrough two years after Elon bought Twitter.
Not a coincidence that anti-trans ads had their breakthrough two years after Elon bought Twitter.
November 6, 2024 at 3:55 AM
One thing Democrats really don't have the power to fix: The end of the old MSM's power to shape opinion, and the power of the richest man in the world using new media to shift voters to the right.
Not a coincidence that anti-trans ads had their breakthrough two years after Elon bought Twitter.
Not a coincidence that anti-trans ads had their breakthrough two years after Elon bought Twitter.
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Kinda crazy how we have a "How Racist Is America" festival every four years.
November 6, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Kinda crazy how we have a "How Racist Is America" festival every four years.
If women use all available courses of action *nod nod, wink wink*, I don’t think they have to use chains to keep men from the polls.
If you know any men who haven’t voted, chain them to your radiator.
November 6, 2024 at 12:01 AM
If women use all available courses of action *nod nod, wink wink*, I don’t think they have to use chains to keep men from the polls.
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“I think that if we all just recognize this basic principle that we oughta love people..." —JD Vance
Let me stop you right there, you penny-ante Nazi trash.
Let me stop you right there, you penny-ante Nazi trash.
November 5, 2024 at 7:24 PM
“I think that if we all just recognize this basic principle that we oughta love people..." —JD Vance
Let me stop you right there, you penny-ante Nazi trash.
Let me stop you right there, you penny-ante Nazi trash.
Late but great!
Wonder when then will get around to saying that “original intent” is just as frivolous an argument?
Wonder when then will get around to saying that “original intent” is just as frivolous an argument?
More than 100 past and present bar-association presidents warn against frivolous election lawsuits. In 2020, lawyers "not only lost their licenses and tarnished their reputations; they also betrayed their communities and the American public." democracy-taskforce.org/past-bar-lea...
November 5, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Late but great!
Wonder when then will get around to saying that “original intent” is just as frivolous an argument?
Wonder when then will get around to saying that “original intent” is just as frivolous an argument?
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THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS
Minor point but "half the country" remains a very wrong way to describe close elections.
Registered voters are ≈48% of the population. Among registered voters, ≈70% vote.
In 2020, a mere 22.4% of the country voted for Trump.
Not "half."
Registered voters are ≈48% of the population. Among registered voters, ≈70% vote.
In 2020, a mere 22.4% of the country voted for Trump.
Not "half."
counterpoint: shut the fuck up
November 4, 2024 at 9:44 PM
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS
Fascism creeps up slowly for most. Establishment press lifts its skirt for fascism having become tired of forced balance. They would rather be told what to say.
November 5, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Fascism creeps up slowly for most. Establishment press lifts its skirt for fascism having become tired of forced balance. They would rather be told what to say.
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"Luke Meyer, the Trump campaign’s 24-year-old regional field director for Western Pennsylvania, goes by the online name Alberto Barbarossa."
November 4, 2024 at 11:37 PM
"Luke Meyer, the Trump campaign’s 24-year-old regional field director for Western Pennsylvania, goes by the online name Alberto Barbarossa."
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We should not have to work tomorrow, we should be allowed the time to vote, and then the rest of the time until a winner is declared to roll around on our backs while clutching our tummies and going “HURRGH”
November 5, 2024 at 12:00 AM
We should not have to work tomorrow, we should be allowed the time to vote, and then the rest of the time until a winner is declared to roll around on our backs while clutching our tummies and going “HURRGH”