Timid Pessimist
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"When we become Americans, we accept not only citizenship's privileges that we did not earn but also its responsibilities to correct wrongs that we did not commit." - Richard Rothstein
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When I see any headline about our government my eyes turn fully black and I moan "JUUSSTICE" like a tortured spirit
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
When I see any headline about our government my eyes turn fully black and I moan "JUUSSTICE" like a tortured spirit
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the reality is Spanish is our de facto second language and white people need to sack up and face reality
Cannot believe this version of the Republican Party won a record number of Latino/Hispanic voters, this country is so cooked lol
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
the reality is Spanish is our de facto second language and white people need to sack up and face reality
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once you realize many electeds come into office with a) the genuine desire to do good but b) not a ton of policy experience across the breadth of their portfolio and c) a degraded institutional structure, it becomes clear how this creates an opening for the advocate with a white paper and a smile
December 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
once you realize many electeds come into office with a) the genuine desire to do good but b) not a ton of policy experience across the breadth of their portfolio and c) a degraded institutional structure, it becomes clear how this creates an opening for the advocate with a white paper and a smile
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One big takeaway from Mamdani bringing YIMBYs into his transition is that advocates can often gain a lot of power by
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One big takeaway from Mamdani bringing YIMBYs into his transition is that advocates can often gain a lot of power by
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
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/2 And people in authority who openly defy the rule of law and encourage contempt of it, who openly use it to help their friends and hinder their enemies, are not morally entitled to its protection, in any way.
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
/2 And people in authority who openly defy the rule of law and encourage contempt of it, who openly use it to help their friends and hinder their enemies, are not morally entitled to its protection, in any way.
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mitt romney in 2028 on his mastodon account: let trans olympians compete!!!
gavin newsom, polling at -20% against jd vance: we need to privatize social security so palantir can compete with china
gavin newsom, polling at -20% against jd vance: we need to privatize social security so palantir can compete with china
December 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
mitt romney in 2028 on his mastodon account: let trans olympians compete!!!
gavin newsom, polling at -20% against jd vance: we need to privatize social security so palantir can compete with china
gavin newsom, polling at -20% against jd vance: we need to privatize social security so palantir can compete with china
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The end of society will be a dating app that has prediction markets fused in.
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The end of society will be a dating app that has prediction markets fused in.
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My take on the apps is 1. Women mostly don’t find static images of dudes attractive. It’s almost impossible to sell yourself on these things unless you’re clever and have good photos 2. The anonymity of it all encourages anti social behavior among men who get dates, making women even more cautious.
honestly unsure if contemporary dating or being single is worse
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
My take on the apps is 1. Women mostly don’t find static images of dudes attractive. It’s almost impossible to sell yourself on these things unless you’re clever and have good photos 2. The anonymity of it all encourages anti social behavior among men who get dates, making women even more cautious.
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CBS is planning a series of ideologically diverse, non-partisan town halls treating questions like "How has feminism failed women?", "Why are liberals so smug?", and "What makes poor people so lazy?"
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
CBS is planning a series of ideologically diverse, non-partisan town halls treating questions like "How has feminism failed women?", "Why are liberals so smug?", and "What makes poor people so lazy?"
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
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Most relatable US president
“I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth. Whether I shall ever be better I can not tell... To remain as I am is impossible; I must die or be better...”
“I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth. Whether I shall ever be better I can not tell... To remain as I am is impossible; I must die or be better...”
Any contemporary of Lincoln describing his personality: His natural sagacity was matched only by his wit and good humor
Describing his appearance: The grotesque creature was made by the devil in hell. Also his suit didn't fit
Describing his appearance: The grotesque creature was made by the devil in hell. Also his suit didn't fit
December 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Most relatable US president
“I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth. Whether I shall ever be better I can not tell... To remain as I am is impossible; I must die or be better...”
“I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth. Whether I shall ever be better I can not tell... To remain as I am is impossible; I must die or be better...”
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The reason they're so focused on trans teens is that people who transition younger typically blend into society better. To the extent that they're willing to tolerate our existence in society at all, they'd rather we be easily identified by our appearance/voices/etc.
Cis people really have no idea how it feels to watch a regime hold a press conference to admit, on camera, the pogrom against trans people they've been waging for 11 months is not only real, but they're going to double down on genocide and try to wipe out all the children first.
December 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The reason they're so focused on trans teens is that people who transition younger typically blend into society better. To the extent that they're willing to tolerate our existence in society at all, they'd rather we be easily identified by our appearance/voices/etc.
I want to blow my brains out every time I meet someone who imagines this, it's insane! No, our ancestors did not eat better foods that were supposedly "organic" and local, even 100 years ago!
One curse of modernity is achieving levels of comfort and wealth never before known to humans such that our minds are free to imagine an earlier time when all our food was local and things were better, when "local food" was either onions and potatoes, or onions and mutton, or potatoes and mustard
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I want to blow my brains out every time I meet someone who imagines this, it's insane! No, our ancestors did not eat better foods that were supposedly "organic" and local, even 100 years ago!
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like, humans literally started wandering *as a species* in search of a better meal -- and, it worked! We eat good now!!
December 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
like, humans literally started wandering *as a species* in search of a better meal -- and, it worked! We eat good now!!
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One curse of modernity is achieving levels of comfort and wealth never before known to humans such that our minds are free to imagine an earlier time when all our food was local and things were better, when "local food" was either onions and potatoes, or onions and mutton, or potatoes and mustard
December 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One curse of modernity is achieving levels of comfort and wealth never before known to humans such that our minds are free to imagine an earlier time when all our food was local and things were better, when "local food" was either onions and potatoes, or onions and mutton, or potatoes and mustard
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People are like "oh so you're saying you want there to be no food huh" like my brother in Christ they're draining the Colorado River to grow alfalfa to feed to racehorses in Saudi Arabia youtu.be/owieQnPYfT8?...
An Arizona Farmer on How to Grow Alfalfa in the Middle of the Desert | Odd Lots
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
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December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
People are like "oh so you're saying you want there to be no food huh" like my brother in Christ they're draining the Colorado River to grow alfalfa to feed to racehorses in Saudi Arabia youtu.be/owieQnPYfT8?...
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All you really need to understand about water usage in the western United States is that every single use - even the ones that sound egregiously wasteful like AI data centers - rounds down to 0 compared to what irrigated agriculture uses
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
All you really need to understand about water usage in the western United States is that every single use - even the ones that sound egregiously wasteful like AI data centers - rounds down to 0 compared to what irrigated agriculture uses
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this woman is your FRIEND
she FIGHTS for FREEDOM
she FIGHTS for FREEDOM
December 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
this woman is your FRIEND
she FIGHTS for FREEDOM
she FIGHTS for FREEDOM
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GOP-led healthcare reform will make penises cheaper than ever by putting the power back in the hands of consumers
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
GOP-led healthcare reform will make penises cheaper than ever by putting the power back in the hands of consumers
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“Could I have the balls on the side, please?”
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“Could I have the balls on the side, please?”
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And that's crazy because I got mine for free
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And that's crazy because I got mine for free
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-laughs nervously-
What the fuck?
What the fuck?
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
-laughs nervously-
What the fuck?
What the fuck?
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sometimes i think about how california manages to be the world's fifth-largest economy and yet also a consistently dysfunctional and shambolic state government
This is what passes for progressivism and climate policy in California. Jane Kim’s answer for elevated fire risk and actuarial risk? Put it on the public dime. Urban renters should bail out well to do exurban property owners and landlords in fire zones. FAIR plan is already a ticking time bomb!
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
sometimes i think about how california manages to be the world's fifth-largest economy and yet also a consistently dysfunctional and shambolic state government
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About 8.6% of California is developed land(not including farms). That number could probably go down to 8.5% and have a population of 100 million at an average population density of only 7543 people per square mile. The rest of the land can stay farmland @ 40% leaving over 50% of CA for conservation.
ONE
BILLION
CALIFORNIANS
BILLION
CALIFORNIANS
December 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
About 8.6% of California is developed land(not including farms). That number could probably go down to 8.5% and have a population of 100 million at an average population density of only 7543 people per square mile. The rest of the land can stay farmland @ 40% leaving over 50% of CA for conservation.
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The idea that these are useful idiots for arms companies is empty of all empathy or understanding. These are people whose grandmothers were raped by Russian soldiers purporting to “liberate” their country. Here, Bucha isn’t just something that happened to other people.
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The idea that these are useful idiots for arms companies is empty of all empathy or understanding. These are people whose grandmothers were raped by Russian soldiers purporting to “liberate” their country. Here, Bucha isn’t just something that happened to other people.