ParanoidPorygon
@paranoidporygon.bsky.social
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Concentrated wealth is the major public health issue of our time.
I try to only ever engage in good faith and I will assume the same of you.
Concentrated wealth is the major public health issue of our time.
I try to only ever engage in good faith and I will assume the same of you.
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The internet was built by and for autistic people to argue with each other about whether vi or emacs is better.
Any other use case is a perversion of this original intent and leads to disaster.
Any other use case is a perversion of this original intent and leads to disaster.
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The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election.
More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear
The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election.
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Really great reporting and writing here from @dflawrence.bsky.social
A Marine collapsed during a PT test. His family and former leadership say his death was preventable. trib.al/mEWWnOc
A Marine collapsed during a PT test. His family and former leadership say his death was preventable.
When Marine Sgt. Gordon Reed collapsed during a fitness test in Florida, a string of decisions by fellow Marines delayed his medical care.
trib.al
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Really great reporting and writing here from @dflawrence.bsky.social
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This person is now a self-proclaimed expert on Israel, the Middle East, and Jews btw
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This person is now a self-proclaimed expert on Israel, the Middle East, and Jews btw
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Almost everyone with a high level of racial resentment tended to vote for Trump in the 2024 election, regardless of educational attainment. Conversely, those with a low racial resentment score tended to support Harris, whether they had a college degree or not.
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Almost everyone with a high level of racial resentment tended to vote for Trump in the 2024 election, regardless of educational attainment. Conversely, those with a low racial resentment score tended to support Harris, whether they had a college degree or not.
It really is so simple as "evangelical Christianity is a veneer for white identity politics".
Yes, Trump dominates among the *white* working class (if defined as people without a college degree). But even here, religion played a key role: In 2024, about 86 percent of non-college white evangelicals voted for Trump – vs. only a minority of the non-evangelical white working class.
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It really is so simple as "evangelical Christianity is a veneer for white identity politics".
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the whole "indigenous rights is when nobody is allowed to be vegan" thing is really gross tbh. It's dishonest, underhanded and is quite frankly the opposite of anti-racist activism.
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
the whole "indigenous rights is when nobody is allowed to be vegan" thing is really gross tbh. It's dishonest, underhanded and is quite frankly the opposite of anti-racist activism.
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This is a truly fascinating thing to say about a 14 year old girl wanting her own parent to not eat meat on Thanksgiving. Genuinely interesting things going on in your brain, here. Almost as if it's a lazy copout argument or something.
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is a truly fascinating thing to say about a 14 year old girl wanting her own parent to not eat meat on Thanksgiving. Genuinely interesting things going on in your brain, here. Almost as if it's a lazy copout argument or something.
I see this talking point often and it comes from the research that shows that states with looser CCW laws tend to see more gun violence.
But those states also have looser purchase laws, and the existing research doesn't attempt to disentangle those two phenomenon.
But those states also have looser purchase laws, and the existing research doesn't attempt to disentangle those two phenomenon.
If Congress passes a national concealed carry mandate, anyone you see could have a gun on them—and the police would be powerless to protect you.
Leaders must stand up for public safety and put a stop to the gun lobby’s dangerous agenda.
Leaders must stand up for public safety and put a stop to the gun lobby’s dangerous agenda.
The Gun Lobby Wants to Pass a National Concealed Carry Mandate. It’s a Really Bad Idea.
A national concealed carry mandate means that almost anyone you see could have a gun—and the police would be powerless to protect you.
giffords.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I see this talking point often and it comes from the research that shows that states with looser CCW laws tend to see more gun violence.
But those states also have looser purchase laws, and the existing research doesn't attempt to disentangle those two phenomenon.
But those states also have looser purchase laws, and the existing research doesn't attempt to disentangle those two phenomenon.
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This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
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really enjoyed this conversation with @lkatfield.bsky.social about the "brain trust and influencer arm" of Trump II, the broad constellation of extremely online weirdos that includes catholic integralists, postliberals, national conservatives, and of course the esoteric hard right
Neon Liberalism #52: Join Samantha and guest Laura Field as they discuss how ideas have driven history, from John Maynard Keynes to Abraham Lincoln to Project 2025. How did highly online right-wing weirdos become "the brain trust and influencer arm" of the Republican Party?
Neon Liberalism #52: The Furious Minds of the MAGA Right
Join Samantha and guest Laura Field, author of the new book Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, as they discuss how ideas have driven history, from John Maynard Keynes to Abraham Lincoln ...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
really enjoyed this conversation with @lkatfield.bsky.social about the "brain trust and influencer arm" of Trump II, the broad constellation of extremely online weirdos that includes catholic integralists, postliberals, national conservatives, and of course the esoteric hard right
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People have a good reason to resist acknowledging the male loneliness crisis. They correctly perceive that women are being blamed and told to fix it.
But the real cause is predatory capitalists who profit on keeping men isolated and online.
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
But the real cause is predatory capitalists who profit on keeping men isolated and online.
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
Don’t blame women for men’s loneliness. Blame capitalism
There’s a lot of money to be made off angry, isolated men
www.salon.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
People have a good reason to resist acknowledging the male loneliness crisis. They correctly perceive that women are being blamed and told to fix it.
But the real cause is predatory capitalists who profit on keeping men isolated and online.
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
But the real cause is predatory capitalists who profit on keeping men isolated and online.
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
I think there's a valid but extremely banal point hidden in this self-own:
Anyone who is simply poasting as praxis is deeply unserious.
Anyone who is simply poasting as praxis is deeply unserious.
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I think there's a valid but extremely banal point hidden in this self-own:
Anyone who is simply poasting as praxis is deeply unserious.
Anyone who is simply poasting as praxis is deeply unserious.
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The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target.
People want to avoid ultra-processed foods. But experts struggle to define them
The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target.
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Well well well if it isnt the Blowjob Brothers
November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Well well well if it isnt the Blowjob Brothers
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I think the "blowing Bubba" line is almost certainly a joke, but can you imagine the history books if it turns out to be real and Bubba is Clinton, and explaining to future students how much of a place Bill Clinton getting blow jobs takes up in American history?
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I think the "blowing Bubba" line is almost certainly a joke, but can you imagine the history books if it turns out to be real and Bubba is Clinton, and explaining to future students how much of a place Bill Clinton getting blow jobs takes up in American history?
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These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years
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what a photo. what has happened to this country
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
what a photo. what has happened to this country
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It seems increasingly likely a lot of the epic freakout over young men's right turn (based in part on the swing towards Trump in '24) was significantly a compositional effect. It wasn't a swing right. Enough lefty 18-29s sat it out that it looked like a swing right in the two way. Flatland kills.
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It seems increasingly likely a lot of the epic freakout over young men's right turn (based in part on the swing towards Trump in '24) was significantly a compositional effect. It wasn't a swing right. Enough lefty 18-29s sat it out that it looked like a swing right in the two way. Flatland kills.
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Trump is the single most mentioned name in the 2,300 emails released.
The emails date back to 2009.
The emails date back to 2009.
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump is the single most mentioned name in the 2,300 emails released.
The emails date back to 2009.
The emails date back to 2009.
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Still. We do still have some reputable news sources, and if an alleged picture comes up we can evaluate its provenance. Just be careful out there, we have a fucked up media environment
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Still. We do still have some reputable news sources, and if an alleged picture comes up we can evaluate its provenance. Just be careful out there, we have a fucked up media environment
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It's a good thread. In some ways I feel like it shouldn't have to be said that Epstein and his brother talking via email about photos of Trump fellating "Bubba's" dick doesn't mean this was a real thing that happened and there are real photos of it, but I guess it does.
Okay I didn’t have time today to say this when it came up, but about the allegations that there is photographic evidence of Trump performing fellatio on Clinton….
(Yall are putting me back on my information literacy bullshit)
(Yall are putting me back on my information literacy bullshit)
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It's a good thread. In some ways I feel like it shouldn't have to be said that Epstein and his brother talking via email about photos of Trump fellating "Bubba's" dick doesn't mean this was a real thing that happened and there are real photos of it, but I guess it does.
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Things are going great.
AI infidelity is reshaping family law
“More and more, courts are beginning to see clients cite emotional bonds with AI companions as reasons for marital strain or dissolution.”
my latest for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ai-rel...
“More and more, courts are beginning to see clients cite emotional bonds with AI companions as reasons for marital strain or dissolution.”
my latest for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ai-rel...
AI Relationships Are on the Rise. A Divorce Boom Could Be Next
Secret chatbot flings are creating new legal challenges for married couples when it comes to infidelity.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Things are going great.
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The GOP is an anti-democracy political party
NEW: Missouri Republicans are in a "bare-knuckle brawl" to create legal delays in hopes of sabotaging a citizen-led ballot measure aimed at blocking the state's new Trump-backed gerrymander ahead of a major Dec. 11 deadline.
Republicans in ‘Bare-Knuckle Brawl’ to Stop Missourians From Voting on Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The GOP is an anti-democracy political party
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I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
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"Carlson’s interview with Fuentes was full of Nazi fan service, with Fuentes railing against 'organized Jewry in America' and claiming that the fascist anti-immigrant crackdown in Chicago was not brutal enough." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-heritage...
The Heritage Foundation, Groypers, and the Narcissism of Small Differences
Fuentes is the fly born of Heritage’s maggot.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Carlson’s interview with Fuentes was full of Nazi fan service, with Fuentes railing against 'organized Jewry in America' and claiming that the fascist anti-immigrant crackdown in Chicago was not brutal enough." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-heritage...