The real lesson of the Hungarian people's victory over authoritarianism is that people power can defeat dictators. The massive opposition movement led to a massive electoral victory. We can do it too!

Real gut punch to suddenly be cut off from the collections feature in Microsoft Edge. What do you mean just add my 346 saved websites to favorites?!?

Zoe Weissman - survivor of 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, FL Mia Tretta - survivor of 2019 Saugus High School shooting in Santa Clarita, CA Both are now students at Brown University in Providence, RI.

The Weekend: Primetime@theweekendprime.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Zoe Weissman, a sophomore at Brown University, joins us to discuss the shooting on Brown's campus in Providence, Rhode Island. She was in middle school in Parkland, Florida during the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School massacre. She is now an advocate for gun control and gun violence prevention.

If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control: Paramount Studios CBS CNN MTV HBO Comedy Central Nickelodeon Cartoon Network Warner Bros. DC Studios Fandango New Line Cinema TNT Sports TBS Oracle And more.

Ladies, if you resent your man for cheating on or disrespecting you, have you considered that the real problem is that you’re just not liberated enough?

This is NOT Erika Kirk's company. I do anticipate she’ll drop merch at some point, but this is coming from an unrelated brand with a similar name and other merch companies. Yes, I feel weird I immediately knew this graphic wasn’t aligned with her brand’s aesthetic

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Kirk’s widow, clearly being positioned as political heir, is already selling martyr merch. (Via @annneumann.bsky.social). Meanwhile, I’m listening to Fox Kirk tribute show—ads for “discrete” generators to give you power you won’t have to share when apocalypse hits.

Erika Kirk just made content out of Charlie in the casket. His face is not shown, but we see his hands as she kisses them and poses a keepsake eagle medallion next to his torso. The spectacle is disturbing, grotesque, and fascinating.

Rumor has it code PaytriotGrief10 will save you 10% on those AmericaFest tickets

Charlie Kirk was 22 when he co-authored his first book. The prologue is mostly him chatting about googling ”famous authors under age 23,” as well as political leaders. He shares some irrelevant fun facts about Mary Shelley and King Tut and laments many young leaders were killed…

Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦@deonandan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

At 22, I was listening to David Bowie to help me recover from a devastating breakup, while writing my first book. At 22, David Bowie was recording some of the greatest music in history. At 22, Tyler Robinson was committing a pointless public murder. All 22 year olds can do so much. Choose wisely.

Can’t miss an opportunity for merch! TPUSA waited a whole 24 hours

Turning Point USA made a literal watch list of professors, primarily women, queer folks and people of color, and made us targets of political violence. I’ve received hate mail and harassment and death threats off and on for nearly a decade in part due to that man’s organization so 🤷🏽‍♀️

I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.

You’re missing out on top tier (non-existential) drama if you haven’t joined your neighborhood Facebook group. Tonight we’ve had a whole saga over a possibly abandoned duck that got so out of control the original post was deleted and was replaced with an admin tantrum.

This has been a core tension for a long time. Even far-right trad wives, like Lauren Southern have admitted that this lifestyle isn’t realistic— she financially supported her family when her abusive ex decided to not fulfill a “provider” role. But still an enjoyable listen with funny hosts!

Tradwife War Ripping Conservatives Apart

YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

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🧵1/ Once again, I am talking about identity in communication. In a new #openaccess piece, we argue that scholars cannot meaningfully understand political communication unless we center identity. Ignoring it means missing a huge piece of the puzzle. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I want to turn it off but don’t want to miss anything in the infinitesimally small chance dems grow spines and start throwing fake blood water balloons or something. I dunno show the blood the GOP lusts for on their hands?

Finally spending five minutes at the State of the Union, while the country is being sold off for parts, for the most important thing happening in this country: Division III high school girls volleyball.

“Universities have more power than they are pretending to have in this moment. Their acts of cowardice are baffling. Universities can and should join together and use all tools in their considerable toolbox to fight these attacks on their most vulnerable members.”

Trump isn’t worthy of shining President Zelensky’s shoes. Donated $100 to United 24 and I encourage everyone else to do the same. Slava Ukraini! u24.gov.ua

DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.

Ok, let’s talk about information literacy. Let’s say something happens. Something big and splashy. Like, say, a Blackhawk helicopter colliding with a passenger airline over the skies of DC. There’s going to be a period of time in which nobody knows the answers

I live a joyously egg-free life and while there are many easy swaps here are 3 of my faves that each equal 1 egg: 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce (for cakes I also add 1 tbsp of ACV) 1/2 ripened banana 3 tbsp. of aquafaba (liquid from a can of chickpeas

It’s unsurprising but nonetheless depressing seeing white nationalist influencers posting IG stories of themselves at the inaugural events. Folks who are banned from entering many EU countries but somehow made it to DC…

Exactly this. The entire dance was done specifically to benefit Trump and make sure everyone knows that it's he who "saved" TikTok. It's a very successful PR stunt for Trump.

No human should work in such vile and gruesome conditions where it is legal and encouraged to slam baby piglets’ heads into the concrete until they die, turkeys are scalded alive, and humane slaughter means animals throat will be slit but they will still be alive as their flesh is ripped off.

U.S. Department of Labor@dol.gov · 2y ago

Ok, time to be serious. We announced some big settlements this week that will help put an end to illegal child labor in meat and poultry processing. Because there are some jobs kids should never do.

I spoke with the amazing @jamieloftus.bsky.social about the manosphere and what we get wrong when we talk about it. Check it out!! open.spotify.com/episode/0MaH...

we’re talking about the manosphere the wrong way

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) · Episode

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First attempt at making Korean BBQ seitan. Sauce could use some work but quite proud of my seitan bites.

"One of my teachers at Columbia was Joseph Brodsky...and he said 'look,' he said, 'you Americans, you are so naïve. You think evil is going to come into your houses wearing big black boots. It doesn’t come like that. Look at the language. It begins in the language.'"

Dave Weigel@daveweigel.bsky.social · 2y ago

Inbox: [Sen. Tom] Cotton Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Federal Use of the Term “West Bank”

A lot of people make choices I find morally reprehensible. I think they’re actively making our society worse. I still don’t want them to be violently murdered.

i don't know maybe look at your post and ask yourself "does this make it seem like I'm cheering a human being murdered in the street?" and if the answer is yeah or maybe it could be interpreted like that, then log off.