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We could be doing so much better than this. "Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value." -Joe Biden, who never actually wanted people to hold him to that ...

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · Aug 4

You've asked, you've begged, (you haven't this is rhetorical), and here it is: An Andor/Dril Season 2 Thread! Since I put half the EU in the Season 1 thread (embedded below), I'm instead going to focus on our special boy, Syril Karn.

(Spoilers for Andor S2 follow)

Fig. 1 - Syril at the office.

Syril kindly informs a new hire at the Bureau of Standards "once you achieve the coveted post count of Seven Thousand...Thats when you gain access to the prestigious halls of MENSA. not one post less."

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 14m

What the actual fuck??? This is a really scary situation. This family is already facing death threats which is why they are leaving.

Because Dr. Bray is a scholar of anti-fascism.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 41m

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 2h

So outwardly partisan gerrymandering is non justiciable but you have standing to sue over facially neutral ballot counting?! Calvinball!!!

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 3h

I'm genuinely concerned about where this is going...

JB stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 4h

Sam Alito thinks you can have standing to sue over any law that results in more votes for Democrats

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 3h

Trying to speedrun martial law before the economy collapses

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 3h

meme. screenshot from royal tenenbaums. owen wilson as eli cash doing the "general custer" line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeKjKWXWZOE

caption on the screen reads "What this Democratic Party presupposes is... maybe you can."

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 3h

He's like Walter white. He takes on the characteristics of his vanquished foes.

Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 4h

1776-2025

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 5h

Guess what this is responding to...

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Foucault's Pudendum @kaitave.bsky.social · 7h

This picture is from Two Thousand and fucking Eleven

A picture of John Pike (the cop) spraying a group of seated protestors with pepper spray during the UC Davis incident back in 2011

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 7h

If they exist, the answer is no.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 8h

yeah this is just obviously true and revealed preferences confirm it. it’s an argument for heavy state subsidy of children

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 9h

I think the thing with the debate about ‘Pro-Natalism’ is that everyone kind of dances around saying explicitly is that revealed preferences show lots of people think having kids of sort of sucks for the parent but is clearly necessary for society.

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Danilo, Juicero Aspect 🇵🇷 @daniloc.xyz · 9h

They’ve been running this scam since 2017, and the media needs to be smarter about cornering them on it

any time there’s a question like this suddenly they’ve been in a cave with no cell service for 48 hours

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 9h

I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 9h

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I understand why people *want* the police to intervene--normies are like, 'I thought cops are supposed to arrest people doing crimes, ICE is right there doing crimes, go do your thing'

but police organizations take nearly every opportunity to be like, 'oh you misunderstood what our thing is'

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 10h

The Fraternal Order of Police is on the side of MAGA and against the people they are supposed to be "policing." I think this says a lot to the people who insist local police are going to be "resistance."
www.foxnews.com/us/national-...

National police union calls Chicago's refusal to help ICE agents 'shocking' violation of duty

Police union leaders called Chicago's alleged directive to not assist ICE agents surrounded by protesters a violation of law enforcement's duty to protect fellow officers.

www.foxnews.com

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 11h

The proposition that there are supernatural eternal forces that cannot be seen but respond to human thoughts and words is extraordinary. There is zero evidence to support it. And if you clearly say this in response to anyone trying it, YOU are the asshole.

Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 11h

It's amazing that this could be read as insensitive but that everyone on planet earth having to give tax breaks and legal privileges to absolute nonsense is fine...

Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 11h

Y'all know prayers without works are pointless right? That's because God either isn't real or has set things up that they don't answer prayers in any recognizable way.

Save time. Don't say them.

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Stephen Robinson @playtyperguy.com · 11h

Republicans hammered Clinton on “deplorables.” They didn’t dismiss it as a distraction from health care policy.

They also hammered the issue long enough to force Dems to publicly disagree with Clinton over it.

Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social · 1d

I've seen a few people question why these sorts of comments haven't hurt Miller, Trump, etc. the way "basket of deplorables" hurt Clinton.

And I think it's just because we expect them to say and do mean shit.

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 2d

Stephen Miller leads GOP charge equating Democrats to 'domestic terrorists'

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 11h

"This idiot thinks he can buy the Brooklyn bridge and I am going to sell him the uniforms for the toll collectors."

Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 12h

EIC and former IDF prison guard Jeffrey Goldberg couldn't be reached for comment

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 21h

Fascinating report just released by DropSite which reveals that David Frum, while working on a profile of an Israeli ambassador to the United Nations for the Atlantic, was also shadow-writing speeches for that same ambassador.

David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador

Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war

www.dropsitenews.com

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 21h

"Officer, I swerved at the last minute, clearly driving on the left side of the road poses no risk to anyone."

Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 22h

Found him in COVID but @jeffrosenstock.bsky.social is the perfect indie rock guy. Just saw his show in Brooklyn, a real generous time.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

What’s a good band you’ve discovered recently that not enough people know about? And don’t be like The Beatles you piece of shit, you ornery fuck

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 22h

Reminds me of NYC ID "hey we found a great workaround to get undocumented folks id, let's just hope no feds ever want to use it for bad stuff..."

Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 22h

Cool. How will age verification not end privacy for Danes on the internet? Especially relevant since there are actual fascists in Denmark that could take power if the government falls?

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Your Friend Michael @michaelpg.bsky.social · 22h

Not enough for Chuck to endorse tho