Have come to feel a visceral revulsion at this imagery … it’s uncanny frictionlessness is like nails on chalkboard to me. Hostile to humanity itself, it is a kind of anti-art.
@essbee.bsky.social
someone must have told gavin the game involves destroying hastily built shelters
WHAT THE FUCK
Freedom from kings. Freedom from fascism. Power to the people forever. ♥️ Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
During Kirk Cameron’s peak Growing Pains stardom he and his bodyguards cut directly in front of me as I was about to go down a slide at a Kansas City water park.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
America’s military, including the national guard, can and should refuse unconstitutional orders. May those men and women who fight for the lawless regime face appropriate consequences.
this was so good that I stopped at multiple points just to think, “I really hope jake tapper reads this”
Knicks led by 14 with 2:45 to play in 4th quarter and now are in OT vs Pacers. Teams leading playoff game by 14+ in final 2:45 of 4th quarter are 994-0 in play by play era (since 1997)
Members of Congress should never be allowed to trade stocks. Period.
The good news is that money isn't real. It has no intrinsic value, you can't eat it. The blood and flesh of the rich, on the other hand, can be made into dozens of useful household items
AOC was right. It's probably the right time for a lot of people to start entering the fray and running establishment Dems out of office.
a group of people standing next to each other with the words never gonna be president now above them
Alt: a scene from hamilton where the cast is singing “never gonna be president”
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the thing about chasing what you think is public opinion is that if and when things turn you will have made a bunch of statements and taken a bunch of stances that you’ll have to disavow. probably a better strategy just to say what you actually believe and stand by it. anyway, this guy sucks.
I am COMMITTED to being mean to bad people in general and Nazi sympathizers specifically in this pursuit i am unrelenting
As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
It's difficult to wrap your head around the enormous atrocity the Trump administration is committing *right now* -> 1,500 babies getting HIV each day. All to score some political points. God, this is sickening.
AMFAR has published a report on how the foreign aid freeze affects PEPFAR, which actually still hasn't resumed. They estimate that hundreds of thousands of people lose access to HIV antivirals and 1500 babies are expected to contract HIV — *each day* 🧵
Well folks, it's here! My massive Favorite Media of 2024 roundup is live! I've got #videogames, #movies, #tv, and #books, plus links to everything that was eligible from last calendar year. As always, it's a big one, but I think it turned out well. Enjoy! xavd.id/blog/post/fa...
My Favorite Media of 2024
David's 9th annual roundup of his favorite things he played, watched, and read this year.
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The Democratic Party needs to get out of this woman's way.
AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.
Maybe he should stop imprisoning all those cute animals in droids if he wants to be liked.
By “free speech” they meant “make it illegal to dislike me”
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by @astrokatie.com makes reading about the universe's blissful annihilation(s) a genuine delight. The little girl in my heart who dreamed of supernovas and the vast unknown is over the moon rn 🌌
Good morning, and happy Momentary and Unconvincing Conservative Skepticism About The Justice System Day!