everyone gets squeamish when i say we should condition voting rights on vaccination status
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only here to be vague and post bad i am a monument to all your grins (he/him)
he has never believed in comparative advantage because his entire ontology is predicated on rape
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce
i think this is the second time in recent memory that Saudi Arabia has turned the Big Dumb Object trope from sci fi into a giant scam
Paul J Davies@pauljdavies.bsky.social · 4d agoTIL that Saudi Arabia is planning to build a whole new downtown centered around a massive cube building that will measure 400mx400mx400m... I don't understand how that is physically possible newmurabba.com/en#DiscoverN...
took a little break away from the apps and it’s crazy how quickly you get back to that miserable ground state when swiping again
The US is a deeply unserious country, and it grates when our politicians open their mouths seemingly hell-bent on celebrating the depth of American ignorance
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoLisa McClain questions why El-Sayed's wife doesn't treat patients for free if he's really a supporter of universal healthcare 🤔
my entire apartment is vibrating thanks to my neighbors blaring music, someone in their car blasting music, and the world’s largest toddler using the upstairs apartment as a trampoline. earplugs don’t help much when the ground is shaking
oh yeah. there’s a hole where the east wing of the White House used to be
very hard to talk to people about the depth of evil wielded by the Republican Party when the entry level is “they intentionally destroyed the institutions which kept children from going hungry” and they zone out as soon as you say “institution” because they genuinely don’t know what it means
Katie Bergh@katiebergh.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨NEW: In the 9 months after last year’s reconciliation law enacted unprecedented SNAP cuts, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million. Based on available data, we estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
I love when Trump functionaries construct pocket universes based on denying specific parts of reality they personally hate and/or profit from and force them on the rest of us like a chud domain expansion
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.RFK Jr: "Our soldiers are getting high-quality food for the first time in history"
you should have to pass a licensing exam to rent an upstairs apartment
new form of social anxiety unlocked: sending a pizza back and sitting in the lobby while listening to the cooks argue about what I complained about over the counter
sweet, looks like Venezuela has really top-notch oil now
it’s hard to watch Adam Conover now that I know he’s a sex master consultant for Aella
This thing where we wake up to a fresh new national degradation every morning is getting kind of old, if I'm gonna be honest
“This is real life! There is no fantasy!” look I see where you are going, optimistic translator, but that’s a deeply funny statement on its face
lord save me from cis people who think allyship is an activity conducted by talking at trans people rather than cis people
remember when we debated NAFTA back in the day? Pepperidge farm remembers
Joey Politano🏳️🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · 2w agoI mean just every day you wake up and he’s embarking on an even more ridiculous act of economic self harm
I’m sure a podcast about the comprehensive history of American policing will improve my awful day
you should have to pass a licensing exam to rent an upstairs apartment
Buddy is up in his golden bedroom at zero dark stupid eastern time dictating tweets about Canada and farm policy to his cult adjutant, oh he's MAD mad
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of Tariffs. No more!!! President DJT”
I got four uninterrupted hours of sleep for the first time in weeks and I’m just standing in my apartment vibrating with energy, crazy how good sleep really is
it’s cool that we matched on Hinge to not talk to each other
I was having a nice quiet morning, and my neighbors took that personally, so they’re now blasting music at max volume I live in hell
Trump going after the bar association is top-notch post-legal shenanigans
Trump take delicious Red Baron stuffed crust frozen pizza
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2w agoBREAKING: The U.S. is imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products after last-ditch negotiations failed. Canada promises to match the tax.
Incidentally this is also great advice for being queer online. Don't try to justify your experiences or preferences or existence to random Internet assholes. You don't owe them anything. Just be your most authentic self, and live life on your terms. That is enough.
Hendrik Mans@hmans.dev · 2w agoThe only healthy way to talk about your AI use in public is to be very confident about it. As soon as you go even just a little "I agree that it also has its problems", you're dead. These people are bullies, and bullies can smell fear. Don't fear. Block.
Have we tried Republicans as an object of obsessive hate