Sasooli
@sasooli.bsky.social
Even a good thing is not as good as nothing
Even having secured their assurance puts this proposal ahead of a lot of the stuff actually being discussed.
January 29, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Even having secured their assurance puts this proposal ahead of a lot of the stuff actually being discussed.
But that's only the choice if my individual vote would cause the tip from one victor to the other. Otherwise my choices are "send a small electoral signal in favour of third-party over D/R", or "send a small electoral signal in favour of D over R"
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
But that's only the choice if my individual vote would cause the tip from one victor to the other. Otherwise my choices are "send a small electoral signal in favour of third-party over D/R", or "send a small electoral signal in favour of D over R"
Exactly. And if we're just talking about things we wish could have happened, why not wish for millions of Trump voters to reject fascism instead of wishing for millions of non-voters to compromise on their principles?
January 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Exactly. And if we're just talking about things we wish could have happened, why not wish for millions of Trump voters to reject fascism instead of wishing for millions of non-voters to compromise on their principles?
Why not apply this logic to "abolish" or "refund" then?
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Why not apply this logic to "abolish" or "refund" then?
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So why did you list "wants to distance us from the USA" as a bad thing about the Greens, given you're now agreeing that it's a necessary and difficult task which we'll need to work on for years?
January 29, 2026 at 11:22 AM
So why did you list "wants to distance us from the USA" as a bad thing about the Greens, given you're now agreeing that it's a necessary and difficult task which we'll need to work on for years?
No, he spoke to me about it a while ago, possibly when I was visiting them? I feel like it was fairly relevant at the time, at least as relevant as anything I talk to him about is.
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 PM
No, he spoke to me about it a while ago, possibly when I was visiting them? I feel like it was fairly relevant at the time, at least as relevant as anything I talk to him about is.
Oh is this the one that possibly lived in the Black Sea but possibly didn't?
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Oh is this the one that possibly lived in the Black Sea but possibly didn't?
But he's not blaming elected Dems for the result of the election, he's blaming them for what they're doing now.
The fact that they wouldn't be in this position if the voters hadn't put them there doesn't change the fact that they're failing now they have been put there.
The fact that they wouldn't be in this position if the voters hadn't put them there doesn't change the fact that they're failing now they have been put there.
January 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
But he's not blaming elected Dems for the result of the election, he's blaming them for what they're doing now.
The fact that they wouldn't be in this position if the voters hadn't put them there doesn't change the fact that they're failing now they have been put there.
The fact that they wouldn't be in this position if the voters hadn't put them there doesn't change the fact that they're failing now they have been put there.
And, of course, the fact that humans are actually pretty good at comprehending things they haven't personally experienced.
Like I'm not 20ft tall but I can still comprehend a fucking giraffe, like almost everyone else.
Like I'm not 20ft tall but I can still comprehend a fucking giraffe, like almost everyone else.
January 28, 2026 at 10:50 PM
And, of course, the fact that humans are actually pretty good at comprehending things they haven't personally experienced.
Like I'm not 20ft tall but I can still comprehend a fucking giraffe, like almost everyone else.
Like I'm not 20ft tall but I can still comprehend a fucking giraffe, like almost everyone else.
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The things and patterns which maths describes were always there and always will be, but the human act of exploring them - which is the heart of maths as a discipline - will not.
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The things and patterns which maths describes were always there and always will be, but the human act of exploring them - which is the heart of maths as a discipline - will not.
Thanks for making it clear early on that it's not worth trying to engage with you in good faith, as I could have wasted some time and effort on that otherwise. Stay wrong, cunt.
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Thanks for making it clear early on that it's not worth trying to engage with you in good faith, as I could have wasted some time and effort on that otherwise. Stay wrong, cunt.
Ok but the post you replied to didn't say both sides are the same, and isn't talking about a small handful of people, so I'm not sure what the relevance of this is here.
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Ok but the post you replied to didn't say both sides are the same, and isn't talking about a small handful of people, so I'm not sure what the relevance of this is here.