Icemopper
@icemopper.bsky.social
He/him. Architect. I also take photos and draw stuff. My opinions are my own and do not reflect the institutions I may be a part of.
Why aren't the 2nd Amendment people going out to buy military-grade drones? Isn't their whole thing just buying guns so they can protect themselves against a tyrannical gov't? Their little guns are going to be useless if the government turns its might on the 2A ardents in today's day and age.
What publications do people actually like to read? I often see people dumping on The Atlantic and the NYT and WaPo, does anyone actually like the articles coming from a major publication in 2026?
Can't wait for people in my city to complain ad nauseum about our city council when only 7,300 people turned out to vote in the primary yesterday.
That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 4w agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
The Fauci hearing perfectly illustrated how living through a once in a century pandemic somehow made Republicans far worse on public health. God forbid we face anything like covid again during Trump 2.0. There will be no Dr Fauci around to try to talk sense to Trump.
The only conclusion that can be drawn is that the White House press corps knows and accepts both the appearance and reality of its obeisance
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last mo.“.. he was met with applause from roughly half the room .. before turning toward new #WHCA president Jacqui Heinrich, who smiled .. and embraced the man who had just spent more than an hour assailing the work of those seated before him.” @passantino.bsky.social www.status.news/p/the-white-...
Yes, that's what I want for America!
gamera obscura@ohrobin.bsky.social · last mo.Texas Republicans doing recruitment for us.
I read this story this morning and it almost broke me. In a land of almost comical abundance, we are starving people to punish them for being poor and to force them into indentured servitude to oligarchs.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last mo.Page One. @nytimes.com
Hey American Airlines, please just let me get home tonight at all. I've been up since 3:30, and the fourth potential flight of the day is now delayed another hour as I watch the terminal from a stationary third flight, stranded on the tarmac.
My takeaway from that speech is that we are headed down the road of Trump trying to outright rig elections. It probably won't work, but he's going for it.
i would rather have a city full of these than ginormous and deadly SUVs that go from 0-60 in under 4 seconds
David King@cityplanning.bsky.social · 2mo agogift link.
If you are wealthy, I think you should spend more money on clothes. There's no pride in buying clothes for the lowest possible price, as this puts downward pressure on garment worker wages and increases the likelihood of exploitation.
As I slide deeper into disillusionment with "the internet" or what's left of the internet, I see more and more people espousing hate or just shredding each other apart because they made a mistake.
The Taco Bell I went to yesterday only had water to *purchase*, not at the fountain, no drinking fountain. The hotel where I'm staying only gives water to "diamond" members, regular guests can only consume water that comes out of the tap. Even the fitness center does not have water to drink.
There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
Republicans are at the stage with Talarico like any genre fan: "Oh you say you're a MAN? Well list all of them if you're such a manly-man-guy!"
Danielle Kurtzleben@titonka.bsky.social · 3mo agoHOW ARE YOU DOING SO MUCH GENDER
as much as i appreciate the democrats responding with vigor for once, the fact that republicans are using "transgender" as a slur for a political candidate is fucking horrifying and dems need to quickly figure out a way to address it head on. calling stephen miller ugly isn't a long-term fix.
Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.
Wow guys it's almost like robotaxis like Waymo contribute to the problem of bloated vehicular mass and therefore play a role in ramping up the costs to maintain car infrastructure, which turns into actually entrenching car dependency because a lot of the relevant decision makers can't imagine better
John Berry@aniccia.bsky.social · 3mo agoEvidently, Waymo's 5th gen robotics weighs ~1100 lbs per robot. And Waymo doesn't secure their vital docs any better than they test their sw.
just open contempt for the united states as a pluralist and secular democracy. and a reminder that the function of the fiction that the united states was founded as a fundamentalist christian nation is to establish a hierarchy of human worth with white christians at the top
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 4mo agoAt the Rededicate 250 event on the National Mall today today, the product of a public-private partnership with the federal government to “rededicate America to one nation under God.” Lines to get in are huge.
Car deaths per capita are around 120 out of a million in the USA. Bicycle deaths are around 3. But yes, we need to balance the convenience and safety of ... bikes.
WBAY-TV@wbay.com · 4mo agoElectric bikes and scooters are becoming more common across Green Bay, and police say they’re working to balance convenience with safety as complaints grow in some neighborhoods.
ok but we’ve learned laws don’t really matter anymore, the governor should just act and sign the new seats into law just like texas and florida. fuck it
Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 4mo agoBREAKING: In a loss for Democrats, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled the congressional map voters approved last month to counter GOP gerrymanders cannot go into effect. The decision overturns the will of voters for technical reasons and gives Republicans a leg up for the 2026 midterms.
virginia voters should call their delegates and senators and demand that they ignore this illegitimate ruling
I, a very high IQ, keep being handed IQ tests, they want me to take so many. I don't need to ask these questions, I know everything, I only answer, "Lion, best, squirrel." They are amazed at my intelligence, I must tell the world.
About to go to the hardware store to test the theory, "the thing you actually need at the hardware store will only be revealed upon your return from the hardware store."
