I really can not exaggerate how much it's shattered the illusion of our two party system that the current period of history is defined by industry democrat failure and now that left democrats are starting to win they're like "this means nothing we must keep giving billions to Israel"

Bro they won

Politico@politico.com · 16h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

ive been putting up with some version of this talking point for my entire life. barely even notice it anymore. imagine if i said this about jews though. there will never be peace in the middle east until jews shed their genetic propensity for violence against mohammedeans. imagine anyone saying that

On the same day that David Ellison claims he's not putting his finger on the scale, there's this: "CBS’s 60 Minutes had the scoop on Jeffrey Epstein’s sketchy financials—before the Bari Weiss–run network fired the reporter fronting the investigation."

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterday

Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS

American politics are so polarized that we have two Republican parties

David Roberts@volts.wtf · yesterday

Senate Democrats once again opt not to fight.

Congrats to BP and all the other oil companies raking in historic profits off the back of the Iran War.

BP's quarterly profit doubles to over $5 billion after Iran war oil surge

BP ​reported second-quarter profit more than doubled to $5.73 billion, beating forecasts thanks to higher energy prices, trading and refining margins, as CEO Meg O'Neill outlined ‌the group's prioriti...

reuters.com

I love that AI companies are all like "we just have a marketing problem" when regular people are having AI experiences like this all over the place every single day

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · yesterday

Gotta love the “or stocks” part. Like Gemini realized its first answer was nuts so it tried to wedge in a better one.

This would get you fired from McDonald's

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

I'm sorry, but if I spent the money on a =BMW= and I had to =watch an advertisement= when I cranked that thing up... they haven't yet written laws against the shit I would do to you. The **utter** disrespect of this. It's like they spit in your face and then they farted on your food, too.

852dude@852dude.bsky.social · yesterday

This sucks ass. When I start my car I want to be able to put my foot on the pedal and drive off. I dont want to watch an ad. A distracting ad. Right in the middle of my console. Again. This sucks ass.

why the fuck is this guy allowed to just smash shit into the moon

Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social · yesterday

I read the whole thing twice and still don't know if it's supposed to do that or not I feel like it's not

The Washington Post sure seems bent out of shape over wealth taxes.

Does the Washington Post want democracy to die in darkness?

Its publishers appear to be rooting for the oligarchs.

motherjones.com

"our brave police" is santa claus for adults

Tennessee Lookout@tennesseelookout.com · 2d ago

COMMENTARY: Crickets: Four fatal shootings by the Memphis Safe Task Force and almost no national news coverage. At the root lie Tennessee politicians who approve of the task force, writes Editor @jhollymc.bsky.social.

If the intention wasn't for it to become a "liberal bubble" then it didn't become a liberal bubble It's just a website that they made and the people who wanted to be here came here The only reason people came here was to escape the neo-Nazi website Why would you also want to be a neo-Nazi website

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

whoo this sentence really jumped out <<In one case, The Washington Post ran a front page story advertising the location for white servicemen to meet and carry out further attacks on black people in the city.>>

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d ago

I think today's liberals in the US are used to a social environment where pogroms are rare and don't realize the role armed self defense plays in that state of affairs www.history.com/articles/red...

when people say "do your own research" they generally mean "do not trust anyone with any relevant training or experience"

Marc Veldhoen@marcveld.bsky.social · 2d ago

I'm a full Professor of Immunology and fully vaccinated. I didn't get vaccinated out of obedience, but after decades of studying the immune system and evaluating all evidence. Calling that "lack of critical thinking" is not an argument. It's ideology masked as pretend intellect.

The next time a climate change denier comes at you with that excuse:

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

868-BACK may have ruined me for all other games (for the feds, this is a statement by a fictional character in a video game)

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

This does seem to be a flawed system.

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · 4d ago

America’s legal system To practice law: —4 year degree, LSAT, 3 year JD, pass BAR, buy malpractice insurance, total cost ~$300K To enforce law: —Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun To write law: —0 qualifications needed, a billionaire can buy your seat Vote only for people funded by people.❤️✊🏽

BBC: “It sounds like you’re saying 1 Jewish life is worth hundreds of Palestinians.” 🇮🇱 SETTLER: “Ten Million.” BBC: “That just sounds racist.” 🇮🇱 SETTLER: “Yes.” Full: www.bbc.com/news/article... (he’s a *lawyer* who thinks the only laws are the Bible & God gave them the land)

I can't stop thinking about that Reagan quote about how the government showing up to help is scary, and how chickenshit that premise makes him sound, but also what if you went to a burger place and the manager said "The scariest thing in the world would be buying a burger. Still pay me though"

Watched a multi-acre fire break out before my very eyes and then watched a bunch of helicopters show up and put it out. Government was a good idea, it should do more things like that instead of evil and corruption

my dude you’re 81 years old, you’re about to leave the party of natural causes

Mediaite@mediaite.com · 3d ago

James Carville Tells Fox News He’s Out of the Democratic Party if Hasan Piker Stays: ‘One of Us is Going to Leave’

here.. abrotchabuger... *PAFF*

this is our government

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking