The Emptied
@theemptied.bsky.social
Another refugee from right-wing techbros. Leftist, not lib.
Yep, I feel you. See also: Porky's (although that was at least a little more consensual. mostly)
December 8, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Yep, I feel you. See also: Porky's (although that was at least a little more consensual. mostly)
So much more prestigious than the 4 Seasons Total Landscaping Peace Prize.
December 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So much more prestigious than the 4 Seasons Total Landscaping Peace Prize.
2. Talking about how fucked up it was that the movie culminated in a literal rape and we all just accepted it was no-harm-no-foul because the victim orgasmed while thinking she was having sex with her boyfriend.
December 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
2. Talking about how fucked up it was that the movie culminated in a literal rape and we all just accepted it was no-harm-no-foul because the victim orgasmed while thinking she was having sex with her boyfriend.
That doesn't poll well with 5 or 6 donors though.
December 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
That doesn't poll well with 5 or 6 donors though.
We have to vote for the lesser evil, and then that lesser evil has to meet the greater evil halfway.
And after decades of that, dems make surprised noises when the net level of evil has increased to incredible levels.
And after decades of that, dems make surprised noises when the net level of evil has increased to incredible levels.
December 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We have to vote for the lesser evil, and then that lesser evil has to meet the greater evil halfway.
And after decades of that, dems make surprised noises when the net level of evil has increased to incredible levels.
And after decades of that, dems make surprised noises when the net level of evil has increased to incredible levels.
I'm a delight in person. Not to dipshit assholes, though, so your mileage may vary. 🤷
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I'm a delight in person. Not to dipshit assholes, though, so your mileage may vary. 🤷
Tom Homan looks like a literal corpse in the thumbnail, and honestly it's a great look for him and I wish he'd lean in on it.
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Tom Homan looks like a literal corpse in the thumbnail, and honestly it's a great look for him and I wish he'd lean in on it.
We're adding transphobia to this list, I see. Gender and sex are different things, bud.
Yes, dictionaries are descriptive and not prescriptive. I get it making you upset, it used to make me upset too until I learned how classist "proper english" pedantry is and unpacked that part of my programming.
Yes, dictionaries are descriptive and not prescriptive. I get it making you upset, it used to make me upset too until I learned how classist "proper english" pedantry is and unpacked that part of my programming.
December 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We're adding transphobia to this list, I see. Gender and sex are different things, bud.
Yes, dictionaries are descriptive and not prescriptive. I get it making you upset, it used to make me upset too until I learned how classist "proper english" pedantry is and unpacked that part of my programming.
Yes, dictionaries are descriptive and not prescriptive. I get it making you upset, it used to make me upset too until I learned how classist "proper english" pedantry is and unpacked that part of my programming.
"The evidence reviewed here suggests that, where poverty has declined, it was not capitalism but rather progressive social movements and public policies, arising in the mid-20th century, that freed people from deprivation."
Sorry, some of those words are big, I don't understand, can you translate?
Sorry, some of those words are big, I don't understand, can you translate?
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"The evidence reviewed here suggests that, where poverty has declined, it was not capitalism but rather progressive social movements and public policies, arising in the mid-20th century, that freed people from deprivation."
Sorry, some of those words are big, I don't understand, can you translate?
Sorry, some of those words are big, I don't understand, can you translate?
Misogynistic insults are inherently sexist, but I certainly don't expect you to suddenly gain the ability to self-reflect.
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Misogynistic insults are inherently sexist, but I certainly don't expect you to suddenly gain the ability to self-reflect.
All reforms that came about from the George Floyd protests and the Occupy movement have been gutted in less than a year.
December 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
All reforms that came about from the George Floyd protests and the Occupy movement have been gutted in less than a year.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
You are carrying water for an inherently oppressive economic system while faithfully attacking your masters' detractors like a well-trained Doberman, all while acknowledging that the truly important things are too important to entrust to that system.
You are carrying water for an inherently oppressive economic system while faithfully attacking your masters' detractors like a well-trained Doberman, all while acknowledging that the truly important things are too important to entrust to that system.
Capitalism and extreme poverty: A global analysis of real wages, human height, and mortality since the long 16th century
This paper assesses claims that, prior to the 19th century, around 90% of the human population lived in extreme poverty (defined as the inability to a…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
You are carrying water for an inherently oppressive economic system while faithfully attacking your masters' detractors like a well-trained Doberman, all while acknowledging that the truly important things are too important to entrust to that system.
You are carrying water for an inherently oppressive economic system while faithfully attacking your masters' detractors like a well-trained Doberman, all while acknowledging that the truly important things are too important to entrust to that system.
Condescending and sexist ad-hominem attacks are the cornerstone of critical thought! For someone who values critical thought so highly you sure do display a lot of logical fallacies. Which is on brand, since your entire stance is a middle ground fallacy.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Condescending and sexist ad-hominem attacks are the cornerstone of critical thought! For someone who values critical thought so highly you sure do display a lot of logical fallacies. Which is on brand, since your entire stance is a middle ground fallacy.
Don't you have a Cato Institute essay to be memorizing or something?
December 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Don't you have a Cato Institute essay to be memorizing or something?
Says the guy whose handle and argument both point to lead poisoning.
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Says the guy whose handle and argument both point to lead poisoning.
And this is plenty of progress for you, because you are benefitting under the current system and you don't require reforms to create meaningful economic justice, you just need a thin veneer of morality so you can feel good about yourself.
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
And this is plenty of progress for you, because you are benefitting under the current system and you don't require reforms to create meaningful economic justice, you just need a thin veneer of morality so you can feel good about yourself.
5 more people would be a rounding error in a statistically significant sample set. Also, that WDG goal was to lift people out of *extreme* poverty, which means something like "Living on less than $2 a day". Mostly in regions that are largely impoverished because of capitalism in the 1st place. 1/
December 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
5 more people would be a rounding error in a statistically significant sample set. Also, that WDG goal was to lift people out of *extreme* poverty, which means something like "Living on less than $2 a day". Mostly in regions that are largely impoverished because of capitalism in the 1st place. 1/
Man you really disproved my point by posting Keynesian neocon think tank resources. If you want to pretend to care about critical thought, a cursory understanding of confirmation bias might be a good place to start.
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Man you really disproved my point by posting Keynesian neocon think tank resources. If you want to pretend to care about critical thought, a cursory understanding of confirmation bias might be a good place to start.
People innovated long before capitalism and capitalism has intentionally and brutally stamped out every attempt at real socialism, but yes that is definitely the line you are supposed to faithfully produce upon request. Good dog, go ask Master Job Creator for a treat for being such a good boy.
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
People innovated long before capitalism and capitalism has intentionally and brutally stamped out every attempt at real socialism, but yes that is definitely the line you are supposed to faithfully produce upon request. Good dog, go ask Master Job Creator for a treat for being such a good boy.
Thank you for providing a predictably perfect example of middle-class sycophants simping for capitalists.
You not understanding or accepting my point does not invalidate my point.
You not understanding or accepting my point does not invalidate my point.
December 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Thank you for providing a predictably perfect example of middle-class sycophants simping for capitalists.
You not understanding or accepting my point does not invalidate my point.
You not understanding or accepting my point does not invalidate my point.
I know what the problem is. It's a system designed by and for rich white men and their middle class quislings that mistake which side of the class divide they are on.
December 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I know what the problem is. It's a system designed by and for rich white men and their middle class quislings that mistake which side of the class divide they are on.
Sure, just like viewing them as meaningfully different (w/r/t their behavior on a national level) is naive and myopic.
Dems are controlled opposition, bought and paid for by capitalists.
Dems are controlled opposition, bought and paid for by capitalists.
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Sure, just like viewing them as meaningfully different (w/r/t their behavior on a national level) is naive and myopic.
Dems are controlled opposition, bought and paid for by capitalists.
Dems are controlled opposition, bought and paid for by capitalists.