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Propaganda. We thought that it was gauche and problematic to have government propaganda about public accomplishments and so people forgot about them. People consistently like the military more than ‘the government’ and you know what a large part of that is? They have an advertising budget.
I think about this, also in terms of vaccines, and really struggle with how you have a free society that doesn’t fall into this trap in one way or another. solved problems become invisible and the solutions become the source of conspiracy theories.
This seems logical but Dems solved* the whole problem of old-age health care costs in the mid-1960s and then they lost five of the next six presidential elections because by 1968 it was a solved problem and no one cared about it.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Propaganda. We thought that it was gauche and problematic to have government propaganda about public accomplishments and so people forgot about them. People consistently like the military more than ‘the government’ and you know what a large part of that is? They have an advertising budget.
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replacing ‘male loneliness epidemic’ with ‘male maturity epidemic’ never misses
17k dudes who are not emotionally mature enough to be in the workforce
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
replacing ‘male loneliness epidemic’ with ‘male maturity epidemic’ never misses
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They should invent a city that doesn't spend 60% of its budget on cops
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
They should invent a city that doesn't spend 60% of its budget on cops
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I cut the brake lines on the trolley. Now it's YOUR problem.
December 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I cut the brake lines on the trolley. Now it's YOUR problem.
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”
It must be wild to get to abuse the public then pay for it with the public's money
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
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so many of our current problems stem from americans not being able to comprehend that a guy they know from tv might actually be stupid
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
so many of our current problems stem from americans not being able to comprehend that a guy they know from tv might actually be stupid
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It seems like resistance-lib fanfic to think of this as anything other than a state GOP calculating that the new gerrymander might cost them seats rather than gain them, but that is quite significant in and of itself
There are two takes to this, though, right?
1. Telling Trump to go to hell.
2. Actually doing the math that Trump refuses to, and realizing that (even more of) a gerrymander + a blue wave is worse *for the GOP* than the current gerrymander + a blue wave.
1. Telling Trump to go to hell.
2. Actually doing the math that Trump refuses to, and realizing that (even more of) a gerrymander + a blue wave is worse *for the GOP* than the current gerrymander + a blue wave.
The Dems voted 10–0 against the gerrymander, and the Republicans voted against it 21–19.
A majority of the Republican members of the Indiana State Senate just told Trump to go fuck himself.
A majority of the Republican members of the Indiana State Senate just told Trump to go fuck himself.
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It seems like resistance-lib fanfic to think of this as anything other than a state GOP calculating that the new gerrymander might cost them seats rather than gain them, but that is quite significant in and of itself
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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I will literally give a reporter $1,000 bucks if they ask Elon Musk how it felt to be a DEI admit at UPENN
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I will literally give a reporter $1,000 bucks if they ask Elon Musk how it felt to be a DEI admit at UPENN
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Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
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As an adult I've had fewer yabadabadoo times than the Flintstones led me to believe would be the case
December 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
As an adult I've had fewer yabadabadoo times than the Flintstones led me to believe would be the case
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I am very sorry to all the guys who would like to be one of The Five Guys Who Have All The Money but we will never have a working economy with Five Guys Having All The Money
The economy is supposed to be an ecosystem not a kingmaker
The economy is supposed to be an ecosystem not a kingmaker
December 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I am very sorry to all the guys who would like to be one of The Five Guys Who Have All The Money but we will never have a working economy with Five Guys Having All The Money
The economy is supposed to be an ecosystem not a kingmaker
The economy is supposed to be an ecosystem not a kingmaker
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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Luigi Mangione is getting hotter in custody which should be enough proof that he’s innocent
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Luigi Mangione is getting hotter in custody which should be enough proof that he’s innocent
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After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
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republicans who think you have a safe seat: no you don’t
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
republicans who think you have a safe seat: no you don’t
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We live in an era where people who have never gone 100% on any creative project hear that AI can get them 90% of the way and think the future is nigh, not understanding that creatives spend their careers honing the skills required to navigate the last 10%.
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We live in an era where people who have never gone 100% on any creative project hear that AI can get them 90% of the way and think the future is nigh, not understanding that creatives spend their careers honing the skills required to navigate the last 10%.
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I do wish more ppl would remember to include the "Brooks Brothers Riot" on the “how the fuck did we get here” timeline
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I do wish more ppl would remember to include the "Brooks Brothers Riot" on the “how the fuck did we get here” timeline
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Have the Epstein Files been released yet or is the Kegseth thing that has been going for some time cover? Just askin’
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Have the Epstein Files been released yet or is the Kegseth thing that has been going for some time cover? Just askin’
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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have you ever looked into what topics Hemingway was writing about in that manifesto when they died
Yes, Ernest Hemingway was Transgender
On people who dream about being another gender – on transgender, non-binary, crossdresser, crossdreamer and queer issues
www.crossdreamers.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
have you ever looked into what topics Hemingway was writing about in that manifesto when they died