@scandela.bsky.social
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
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Scott Adams dying at 68 rather than 69 is the perfect capstone to a life of being almost — but not quite — funny
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Scott Adams dying at 68 rather than 69 is the perfect capstone to a life of being almost — but not quite — funny
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
April 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
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Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
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"He didn't wear a suit!" is a fun way to say, "There's no way to justify this dumb shit, but my entire belief system revolves around justifying dumb shit"
February 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"He didn't wear a suit!" is a fun way to say, "There's no way to justify this dumb shit, but my entire belief system revolves around justifying dumb shit"
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Name calling almost always works against people who take themselves too seriously and also have fragile egos. I have no idea why the Dems abandoned this. Although it does fit in with their strategy of not doing things that work.
February 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Name calling almost always works against people who take themselves too seriously and also have fragile egos. I have no idea why the Dems abandoned this. Although it does fit in with their strategy of not doing things that work.
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A good thing to do if you are flailing a bit right now (as who is not??) is to get in touch with your own values, the things that you find life affirming and necessary in the world. Read some inspiring works about things you value - labor solidarity, scientific achievement, social justice.
February 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A good thing to do if you are flailing a bit right now (as who is not??) is to get in touch with your own values, the things that you find life affirming and necessary in the world. Read some inspiring works about things you value - labor solidarity, scientific achievement, social justice.
Captain America wandering around baffled, a man out of time, wondering why people keep putting Stephen Miller on TV instead of punching the living hell out of him
February 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Captain America wandering around baffled, a man out of time, wondering why people keep putting Stephen Miller on TV instead of punching the living hell out of him
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Your outie understands when someone is making a joke on the internet and doesn't embarrass themselves in people's replies
February 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Your outie understands when someone is making a joke on the internet and doesn't embarrass themselves in people's replies
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From the makers of "Snakes on a Plane" comes a new aviation thriller for our times: "On a Plane"
February 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
From the makers of "Snakes on a Plane" comes a new aviation thriller for our times: "On a Plane"
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"Gulf of America" is just a loyalty test. It's a way of checking who is going to abrogate reality for no reason other than a cowardly refusal to stand up to the bully or an opportunistic willingness to toady up to one. Anyone who will call it that will help you round people up or look the other way.
February 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"Gulf of America" is just a loyalty test. It's a way of checking who is going to abrogate reality for no reason other than a cowardly refusal to stand up to the bully or an opportunistic willingness to toady up to one. Anyone who will call it that will help you round people up or look the other way.
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Democrats: How can we go viral?
(a pastor goes mega-viral for calling Trump a bigot to his face)
Democrats: What if Tim Kaine made a BLT on Instagram Live
(a pastor goes mega-viral for calling Trump a bigot to his face)
Democrats: What if Tim Kaine made a BLT on Instagram Live
January 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Democrats: How can we go viral?
(a pastor goes mega-viral for calling Trump a bigot to his face)
Democrats: What if Tim Kaine made a BLT on Instagram Live
(a pastor goes mega-viral for calling Trump a bigot to his face)
Democrats: What if Tim Kaine made a BLT on Instagram Live
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Drives me crazy. If you don’t want to fight say so. Stop trying to discourage others from doing the work you’re too jaded to do.
You try 50 times and win the 51st. That’s how it works. Progress happens when you find ways to make it matter. And sometimes it’s just your persistence.
You try 50 times and win the 51st. That’s how it works. Progress happens when you find ways to make it matter. And sometimes it’s just your persistence.
January 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Drives me crazy. If you don’t want to fight say so. Stop trying to discourage others from doing the work you’re too jaded to do.
You try 50 times and win the 51st. That’s how it works. Progress happens when you find ways to make it matter. And sometimes it’s just your persistence.
You try 50 times and win the 51st. That’s how it works. Progress happens when you find ways to make it matter. And sometimes it’s just your persistence.
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New York Times: the post made by elon musk is vague and unclear whether or not he is truly nazi. many are debating on this issue, but conclusions seem to be leaning towards just a simple awkward moment
the elon musk post in question:
the elon musk post in question:
January 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New York Times: the post made by elon musk is vague and unclear whether or not he is truly nazi. many are debating on this issue, but conclusions seem to be leaning towards just a simple awkward moment
the elon musk post in question:
the elon musk post in question:
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Republicans are the ocean drowning us all; Democrats have largely chosen to be the weight tied to our ankles that we have to rid ourselves of before we can start the work of swimming to the surface.
All these Democratic dinosaurs posting their usual platitudes here, the ones they said and wrote thousands times before - and getting ratioed - is a sight to behold.
January 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Republicans are the ocean drowning us all; Democrats have largely chosen to be the weight tied to our ankles that we have to rid ourselves of before we can start the work of swimming to the surface.
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
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Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
January 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
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I will never stop being mad about how the media has treated the anti-trans movement as a group of ordinary people with legitimate concerns rather than the obvious frothing bigots they are.
ABC White House correspondent just released ANOTHER anti-trans EO expected that we did not cover in our piece this morning:
A federal ban on funding to programs that acknowledge and affirm transgender people.
A federal ban on funding to programs that acknowledge and affirm transgender people.
January 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I will never stop being mad about how the media has treated the anti-trans movement as a group of ordinary people with legitimate concerns rather than the obvious frothing bigots they are.