Business Otter
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· Dec 18
Trump serves the same purpose for libs that he serves for conservatives - he gives them permission to be their worst selves. Conservatives view him as aspirational. Libs view him (correctly) as vile, and (falsely) conclude that they are good people as long as they're not quite as awful as him.
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“Progslop” is the assertion southern white people would vote for socialists if they heard their message about universal healthcare.
“Modslop” is the assertion Dems could win southern white people if they spent their whole campaigns reacting to Republican talking points.
“Modslop” is the assertion Dems could win southern white people if they spent their whole campaigns reacting to Republican talking points.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
“Progslop” is the assertion southern white people would vote for socialists if they heard their message about universal healthcare.
“Modslop” is the assertion Dems could win southern white people if they spent their whole campaigns reacting to Republican talking points.
“Modslop” is the assertion Dems could win southern white people if they spent their whole campaigns reacting to Republican talking points.
This is what I talk about when I say libs love Trump.
Once again -- I have not actually expressed support for Muslims to be rounded up. I have not expressed support for ANYBODY to be rounded up.
But I'm not going to refrain from pointing out that voting-eligible Muslims had the chance to avoid this outcome and chose not to.
But I'm not going to refrain from pointing out that voting-eligible Muslims had the chance to avoid this outcome and chose not to.
Cool cool cool.
And how do you plan to determine which are the Muslim voters who get rounded up and are not deserving of your sympathy vs. Those who voted for Harris vs. Those who couldn’t vote at all.
Do you understand the question I’m asking you? Let’s start there.
And how do you plan to determine which are the Muslim voters who get rounded up and are not deserving of your sympathy vs. Those who voted for Harris vs. Those who couldn’t vote at all.
Do you understand the question I’m asking you? Let’s start there.
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is what I talk about when I say libs love Trump.
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Shocking footage out of Minneapolis emerges as activists on the ground report ICE is pulling people out of their cars simply because they look Somali:
Jordan Uhl on Instagram: "ICE is reportedly increasing its presence in Minneapolis/St. Paul to target Somali communities."
The Trump administration's plan to increase ICE's presence in Minneapolis and St. Paul has sparked concerns among local leaders and residents. Critics argue it amounts to racial profiling, violating d...
www.instagram.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Shocking footage out of Minneapolis emerges as activists on the ground report ICE is pulling people out of their cars simply because they look Somali:
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
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Drug User Liberation Front's founders are arguing their members’ constitutional rights were violated by part of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
What’s at Stake During DULF’s Constitutional Challenge | The Tyee
The case’s outcome could affect the founders’ criminal charges, and Canadian drug laws. A Tyee explainer.
thetyee.ca
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Drug User Liberation Front's founders are arguing their members’ constitutional rights were violated by part of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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[emergent generation] is killing the [industry] by spending less money, time to cut wages relative to inflation again
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
[emergent generation] is killing the [industry] by spending less money, time to cut wages relative to inflation again
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if what I did was a "war crime" then how come I'm not in trouble
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
if what I did was a "war crime" then how come I'm not in trouble
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"congress shall make no law that gives a conservative student a bad grade"
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"congress shall make no law that gives a conservative student a bad grade"
Freeze Peach means, and has always meant, "It should be illegal to criticize or mock conservatives."
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Freeze Peach means, and has always meant, "It should be illegal to criticize or mock conservatives."
oh man too real
Megan Aldrich, 30, works full time in an attempt to avoid starving to death, but is forced to choose between showing up to work and being the sort of person who doesn’t cry in the shower.
Autistic woman can have work or dignity but not both
An autistic woman whose government is desperate for her to experience the "dignity of work" cannot experience "dignity" and "work" at the same time, it has been claimed. Megan Aldrich, 30, works full…
thedailytism.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
oh man too real
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When I sued the ARDC so trans people could practice law in IL without being deadnamed or subjected to genital inspections in court, their response was that they had plenary power to exclude anyone they wanted from the practice of law. Now that same argument is being used by Trump against cis women.
Fired worker sues government in a case that could upend civil rights laws
A fired immigration judge says she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
When I sued the ARDC so trans people could practice law in IL without being deadnamed or subjected to genital inspections in court, their response was that they had plenary power to exclude anyone they wanted from the practice of law. Now that same argument is being used by Trump against cis women.
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“One person is an autocratic president of the university for decades” certainly wasn’t a flawless system but it’s clear that “admins hop from job to job scaling the career ladder by filling their CV with ‘accomplishments’ that are expensive burdens to the schools they leave behind” is even worse.
The worst thing to happen to academia was the emergence of a nomadic administrative class like the one in corporations who just move from institution to institution setting fires and walking away.
Say what you will about the flaws of faculty governance, but at least they believe in the mission.
Say what you will about the flaws of faculty governance, but at least they believe in the mission.
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“One person is an autocratic president of the university for decades” certainly wasn’t a flawless system but it’s clear that “admins hop from job to job scaling the career ladder by filling their CV with ‘accomplishments’ that are expensive burdens to the schools they leave behind” is even worse.
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The FDA never released a comprehensive list of the drugs it allowed into the U.S. even though they were made by banned factories.
So we made that list for you 👇
So we made that list for you 👇
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The FDA never released a comprehensive list of the drugs it allowed into the U.S. even though they were made by banned factories.
So we made that list for you 👇
So we made that list for you 👇
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December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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as a staunch opponent of capital punishment on ethical and practical grounds i want to be abundantly clear that hanging is on the table when the gestapo faces the tribunals
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
as a staunch opponent of capital punishment on ethical and practical grounds i want to be abundantly clear that hanging is on the table when the gestapo faces the tribunals
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every troop that deploys against civilians must face the tribunals.
Disobey your nazi orders if you think you're so fucking brave
Disobey your nazi orders if you think you're so fucking brave
September 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
every troop that deploys against civilians must face the tribunals.
Disobey your nazi orders if you think you're so fucking brave
Disobey your nazi orders if you think you're so fucking brave
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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The very first entrant in the Illinois Bar Journal's "Holiday Gift Guide 2025" for lawyers is, I kid you not, ChatGPT plus.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The very first entrant in the Illinois Bar Journal's "Holiday Gift Guide 2025" for lawyers is, I kid you not, ChatGPT plus.
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I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
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"Heartwarming: Homeless man literally crushed to death by the state causes others to think deeply about the meaning and impermanence of life."
I am going to become the fucking Joker
I am going to become the fucking Joker
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Heartwarming: Homeless man literally crushed to death by the state causes others to think deeply about the meaning and impermanence of life."
I am going to become the fucking Joker
I am going to become the fucking Joker
Freeze Peach means, and has always meant, "it should be illegal to criticize or mock conservatives."
JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Freeze Peach means, and has always meant, "it should be illegal to criticize or mock conservatives."
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so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
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Moments ago, feds shove protesters out of the way as more NYPD officers arrive on scene. reporting for @thecity.nyc
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Moments ago, feds shove protesters out of the way as more NYPD officers arrive on scene. reporting for @thecity.nyc