Zookdar
@zookdar.bsky.social
Mid-western nobody
Supporting the liberal order
Systems are complex, there are no easy answers
Supporting the liberal order
Systems are complex, there are no easy answers
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Zookdar
@zookdar.bsky.social
· Jul 20
In the end, everything works out. And if it hasn't worked out, then it isn't the end.
What's that?
Berate them and say they have no cards, then beg them for their help?
"You Democrats suck, you're the worst, and you're all my enemy. Now, would you help us fix our own mess?"
Berate them and say they have no cards, then beg them for their help?
"You Democrats suck, you're the worst, and you're all my enemy. Now, would you help us fix our own mess?"
Rep. Mark Alford on Trump's meeting today with Democratic leaders: "Let's bring them into the Oval Office, let's give them a little taste of what we gave Zelenskyy back in the spring."
September 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What's that?
Berate them and say they have no cards, then beg them for their help?
"You Democrats suck, you're the worst, and you're all my enemy. Now, would you help us fix our own mess?"
Berate them and say they have no cards, then beg them for their help?
"You Democrats suck, you're the worst, and you're all my enemy. Now, would you help us fix our own mess?"
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The left's idea of politics seems to be scolding liberals online and refusing to work toward actual political power.
I don't blame the left for anything except their own vastly inflated sense of relevance.
When ever someone actually gets into power the left hate them. AOC was a darling but now...
I don't blame the left for anything except their own vastly inflated sense of relevance.
When ever someone actually gets into power the left hate them. AOC was a darling but now...
September 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The left's idea of politics seems to be scolding liberals online and refusing to work toward actual political power.
I don't blame the left for anything except their own vastly inflated sense of relevance.
When ever someone actually gets into power the left hate them. AOC was a darling but now...
I don't blame the left for anything except their own vastly inflated sense of relevance.
When ever someone actually gets into power the left hate them. AOC was a darling but now...
"Woke" worked on Americans because they *saw* it. They were annoyed by the words they heard or the boundaries they felt. That was called "woke" and they were convinced to hate it.
Policy arguments over THE MOST COMPLICATED TOPIC has zero chance of resonating with people.
Policy arguments over THE MOST COMPLICATED TOPIC has zero chance of resonating with people.
NO ONE WANTS TO FIGHT OVER HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES, @lakshya.splitticket.org
you DO NOT GET TO DECIDE THIS
you DO NOT GET TO DECIDE THIS
September 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Woke" worked on Americans because they *saw* it. They were annoyed by the words they heard or the boundaries they felt. That was called "woke" and they were convinced to hate it.
Policy arguments over THE MOST COMPLICATED TOPIC has zero chance of resonating with people.
Policy arguments over THE MOST COMPLICATED TOPIC has zero chance of resonating with people.
The media and internet act like Biden didn't know what he was doing. But Biden was able to explain EVERY item he signed and why he was doing so.
But here (and each time)... Trump needs one of his controllers to explain to him what he's signing. Then he nods along like he actually understands.
But here (and each time)... Trump needs one of his controllers to explain to him what he's signing. Then he nods along like he actually understands.
Trump is doing that thing where he signs executive orders after one of his aides explains what they are
August 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The media and internet act like Biden didn't know what he was doing. But Biden was able to explain EVERY item he signed and why he was doing so.
But here (and each time)... Trump needs one of his controllers to explain to him what he's signing. Then he nods along like he actually understands.
But here (and each time)... Trump needs one of his controllers to explain to him what he's signing. Then he nods along like he actually understands.
This is an amazing creator whose work on the state of comedy and culture has culminated in this documentary. It's about the loss of a meaning and connection to the real world many face, and how that has specifically impacted some of the most influential people in our world.
I highly recommend this.
I highly recommend this.
How Comedy Was Destroyed by an Anti-Reality Doomsday Cult
YouTube video by The Elephant Graveyard
youtu.be
August 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is an amazing creator whose work on the state of comedy and culture has culminated in this documentary. It's about the loss of a meaning and connection to the real world many face, and how that has specifically impacted some of the most influential people in our world.
I highly recommend this.
I highly recommend this.
I don't think I've seen it said so well between the liberals and those far to their left.
August 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I don't think I've seen it said so well between the liberals and those far to their left.
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Two things conservatives hate:
2) Those in the out-group gaining privileges the in-group has
1) Those in the in-group being held to the standards placed on the out-group
2) Those in the out-group gaining privileges the in-group has
1) Those in the in-group being held to the standards placed on the out-group
August 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Two things conservatives hate:
2) Those in the out-group gaining privileges the in-group has
1) Those in the in-group being held to the standards placed on the out-group
2) Those in the out-group gaining privileges the in-group has
1) Those in the in-group being held to the standards placed on the out-group
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August 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Sometimes it feels like too many people are casually political.
Like they follow it enough to have very strong opinions, but nowhere close enough to know how anything works.
Like they follow it enough to have very strong opinions, but nowhere close enough to know how anything works.
August 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sometimes it feels like too many people are casually political.
Like they follow it enough to have very strong opinions, but nowhere close enough to know how anything works.
Like they follow it enough to have very strong opinions, but nowhere close enough to know how anything works.
Democrats must be extreme in their messages on non-extreme issues.
That's why people like AOC and Crockett. They're provocative in their rhetoric about issues people care about.
It gets attention and is emotionally satisfying.
That's why people like AOC and Crockett. They're provocative in their rhetoric about issues people care about.
It gets attention and is emotionally satisfying.
I understand why Dems think that they shouldn’t fight.
They think they can’t change the polls; can’t change people’s minds.
It’s not totally unreasonable. It is hard to change public opinion! Especially over short timescales.
They think they can’t change the polls; can’t change people’s minds.
It’s not totally unreasonable. It is hard to change public opinion! Especially over short timescales.
August 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Democrats must be extreme in their messages on non-extreme issues.
That's why people like AOC and Crockett. They're provocative in their rhetoric about issues people care about.
It gets attention and is emotionally satisfying.
That's why people like AOC and Crockett. They're provocative in their rhetoric about issues people care about.
It gets attention and is emotionally satisfying.
Neoliberal is thrown around like Zionist. Neither is used accurately nor with any understanding. They're used as terms to shortcut any critical thinking and focus criticism on the enemy of the day.
This here is some stupid, paranoid & self-defeating bullshit:
August 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Neoliberal is thrown around like Zionist. Neither is used accurately nor with any understanding. They're used as terms to shortcut any critical thinking and focus criticism on the enemy of the day.
Empaths shouldn't read this.
August 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Empaths shouldn't read this.
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The winds were wrong on the morning of the tailor's funeral. #booksky #darkfantasy #walkinggods #prologue #writing
Stay Awake
The newest iteration of the VERY beginning of the Walking Gods project.
open.substack.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The winds were wrong on the morning of the tailor's funeral. #booksky #darkfantasy #walkinggods #prologue #writing
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Culver's Hurt Me, I Am Not OK
open.substack.com/pub/alexiswr...
open.substack.com/pub/alexiswr...
Culver's Hurt Me, I Am Not OK
What else are they hiding?
open.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Culver's Hurt Me, I Am Not OK
open.substack.com/pub/alexiswr...
open.substack.com/pub/alexiswr...
Everything is new to Republicans, because they haven't learned anything.
Graham: What you don’t seem to acknowledge is there’s something new being found!
Welker: This report is five years old. There’s actually nothing new and nothing that changes any conclusion.
Graham: It’s new to me
Welker: Let’s talk about Gaza
Graham: Whatever
Welker: This report is five years old. There’s actually nothing new and nothing that changes any conclusion.
Graham: It’s new to me
Welker: Let’s talk about Gaza
Graham: Whatever
July 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Everything is new to Republicans, because they haven't learned anything.
The replies in this thread just prove the whole point.
The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too
July 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The replies in this thread just prove the whole point.
One thing you should note with conservatives:
They may be against something Trump is doing, but will they every withdraw their support?
For all the actions they don't want, you'll never see them pull back their support. So all those wishy-washy feelings they have are meaningless.
It's a cult.
They may be against something Trump is doing, but will they every withdraw their support?
For all the actions they don't want, you'll never see them pull back their support. So all those wishy-washy feelings they have are meaningless.
It's a cult.
WELKER: Would you support a pardon or commutation for Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker?
MIKE JOHNSON: That's a decision of the president. That's not my lane.
MIKE JOHNSON: That's a decision of the president. That's not my lane.
July 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
One thing you should note with conservatives:
They may be against something Trump is doing, but will they every withdraw their support?
For all the actions they don't want, you'll never see them pull back their support. So all those wishy-washy feelings they have are meaningless.
It's a cult.
They may be against something Trump is doing, but will they every withdraw their support?
For all the actions they don't want, you'll never see them pull back their support. So all those wishy-washy feelings they have are meaningless.
It's a cult.
A highly detailed flowchart on Democratic elections...
July 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A highly detailed flowchart on Democratic elections...
In the end, everything works out. And if it hasn't worked out, then it isn't the end.
July 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In the end, everything works out. And if it hasn't worked out, then it isn't the end.
"Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted."
~Apocryphal Churchill
~Apocryphal Churchill
July 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted."
~Apocryphal Churchill
~Apocryphal Churchill
Remember: Republicans live by the Shirley Exception.
They all think that 'Shirley' this won't affect me, or 'Shirley' there will be an exception for the people the REALLY need it.
But nope, they'll be hurt just like everyone else. From abortion bans to being dropped from Medicaid.
They all think that 'Shirley' this won't affect me, or 'Shirley' there will be an exception for the people the REALLY need it.
But nope, they'll be hurt just like everyone else. From abortion bans to being dropped from Medicaid.
Roger Marshall: "When they talk about people not being on Medicaid anymore, half of those people are on it because of fraud or some type of abuse of the system, the other half is because they're unwilling to work 20 hours a week."
June 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Remember: Republicans live by the Shirley Exception.
They all think that 'Shirley' this won't affect me, or 'Shirley' there will be an exception for the people the REALLY need it.
But nope, they'll be hurt just like everyone else. From abortion bans to being dropped from Medicaid.
They all think that 'Shirley' this won't affect me, or 'Shirley' there will be an exception for the people the REALLY need it.
But nope, they'll be hurt just like everyone else. From abortion bans to being dropped from Medicaid.
Passed unanimously in the Senate then 415-14 in the House...
I'm sure one fewer holiday is very popular with the American people too...
I'm sure one fewer holiday is very popular with the American people too...
June 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Passed unanimously in the Senate then 415-14 in the House...
I'm sure one fewer holiday is very popular with the American people too...
I'm sure one fewer holiday is very popular with the American people too...