People yelling, "Bad people like this art, therefore the art is bad!" is one of the weakest, worst trends in appreciation and critique of art and I am sadly convinced we will never be free of it.

I am "tinarussell". I don't use Discord much but I'd love to continue to have a way to keep in touch with you!

Damn, that's a cool photograph! I love the pose and angle.

Now that's how to wear a bikini!

Glad to hear you're taking care of yourself. I hope you feel better soon!

🥲 That is very sweet! I hope you're able to find something that works for y'all.

Weird

Wait, are you serious? I know I haven't watched much Simpsons in like twenty years, but isn't Lisa the one explicitly written to be a left-wing radical?

(I know, right now it's November and the day before some important off-year elections, but you get the idea!)

I see what you mean. To me it comes down to two things: yes I'll vote for the less-bad person when it's time for an election (that's my responsibility as a citizen of a democracy), but we're not perpetually in Oct of an election year. We have time to change/open ppl's minds bsky.app/profile/tina...

What a beautiful sight to stumble upon! 😍

I really like these! What a fabulous use of color. I love how commanding her poses are, too. It's a great contrast with the casual setting.

(That, and the difference between 2008 Obama and people like Newsom is that Obama supported a half-measure to improve gay people's lives (civil unions) while Newsom et al propose rolling back trans peoples' existing rights in hopes that sacrificing us will bring electoral rewards… which I doubt)

Gods I wish e.g. Gavin Newsom were just trashing trans people so he can get elected President and then will actually defend us and make our lives better, but I have my doubts 😒

No, he is best known for his role as Rameses in the 1990s The Tomorrow People serial "The Rameses Connection" 😤

I have two questions. The first is, who gets to decide who the "most prominent Dems" are? It seems to be based largely around media coverage and social-media buzz. Second, how do you propose we Dems "un-nationalize" elections? (I'm genuinely curious)

Harris-Walz ran exactly the sort of economics and “kitchen-table issues” campaign these voices recommend, adamantly avoiding identity politics.

Biden-Harris was a working-and-middle-class-economics-focused administration.

“Ah, but in 2020, Democrats said…”

Yes, that was the election they won.

I love that pose. Nobody takes a cock as elegantly as you do ❤️

Dammit, I can't beat that one! 😄