"Neoliberal" is a slur used by delusional childish leftists to denigrate people with actual data-driven policy goals -Shrek thoughts

I’m going to vote for her, but I really wish she’d get some of that "securing our borders" language out of her immigration platform on her campaign page. She’d be better than any Republican psychos here in Iowa, but she’s not really a socialist or anything.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2d ago

Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, is one of a number of Democratic candidates who view politics as an extension of faith.

becoming a parent has turned out to be a great excuse to learn the entire alphabet. sometimes he’ll ask me what a letter is and i’m like well shit, bubba. let’s find out together

Covid lockdowns demonstrated, in a deeply imperfect way, the possibility of large-scale social solidarity for a higher cause. That is a prime reason why so many powerful people want us to run screaming away from them into the comforting arms of selfish individualist competition.

You say that hiring young people purely based on their ability to be obnoxious and provocative and racist enough to attract an online following might present some problems when the time comes to actually govern?! 🤔🤔🤔

GOP Staffers Say the Party Has a Groyper Problem

Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young Republican talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism.

politico.com

It's kind of nuts how you see clips like this broadcast by the BBC (!) and if anyone had a spare 10 minutes they could probably rack up multiple pages of quotes from Israelis that justify the genocide, even calling it such. And still, if you mention this, you'll be screamed at

The conventional wisdom that you had to be ironclad in support of Israel and even genuflect to a series of absurd, exceptional demands like "right to exist as a Jewish state" and "right to [offensively] defend itself" is dead. A lot of people are just mad that it's dead. Sorry.

I think 50% chance this is sarcasm but I like how conventional wisdom is now that running a Muslim socialist is actually an electoral cheat code. 6'2 white Navy SEALs are like "it's not fair I wish I was a Muslim socialist!"

In the 90s and 00s, churches invested millions in youth group, creating a parallel universe for christian teenagers to grow up in and, eventually, change the world. That was the plan anyway. What happened? My first cover story for @sojo.net.

if you want to see normally sclerotic do-nothing local governments suddenly snap into action, do some quietly beneficial tactical urbanism type thing like this and watch how quickly they race to remove it

wishda@wishda.bsky.social · 5d ago

The DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.

From Anatomy of Fascism by Robert Paxton

Matt McManus@mattpolprof.bsky.social · 5d ago

Really making the whole "dont call us fascists!" pitch a little harder.

Guess they don't realize it

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 4w ago

Do centrist Dems realize that the incentive structure they're establishing by admonishing one of the few major Arab American figures who unequivocally endorsed Harris despite nothing being conceded on Gaza? The lesson for those Arabs will be to uh, not do that again.

'but AI is the only way i can afford to make an event flyer' notebook paper. sharpie. here is my event. photograph with phone. post. be less stupid in the future

HELLO. WE ARE A UNION SHOP.

From latest Navigator poll, word cloud of responses from Trump voters who say they regret their vote

the elegant, simple pleasure of an egg salad sandwich

Seeing a Rob Sand t-shirt with the aesthetic of a bad MAGA shirt is breaking my brain

Laura Belin@laurarbelin.bsky.social · last wk.

Joe, who voted for Trump three times but says he's not MAGA anymore, showed up at @robsandia.bsky.social's Warren County town hall tonight in a shirt he had made. (He's of Norwegian descent like Sand, which explains the slogan on the back) #IAGov

"Baseball is actually a really great game, and it’s much more entertaining than people say." Whenever I actually sit down and try to watch a baseball game:

let me call you back boss I’m with a custoid right now [hangs up] i’ve been dreaming of ways to serve you.

It was clearly a great idea for me to make my email address publicly available. How else would I get such incredible insights into the human psyche, and so conveniently delivered straight to my inbox?

So uhhh apparently Haley Stevens’ main spokesperson was also working for Palantir

dammit the preview video wasn't attached to the post. whatever, here it is

Fruitless@fruitlessmedia.bsky.social · last wk.

CHRISTIAN ROCK SUMMER CONTINUES ON THE PATREON! On today's episode, @stewiegriffindj.bsky.social , @greezymoney.bsky.social, @champgnome.bsky.social, and Josiah overthrow their robot overlords with the power of brotherhood and dance. That's right, we're talking about Family Force 5.

might drop the next Christian Rock Summer ep here soon

Is this Family Force 5 music video too worldly? Does this edify Christ? Please discuss below.

This is probably the most fun episode of Christian Rock Summer we've done. What a ridiculous band [complimentary AND derogatory].

Fruitless@fruitlessmedia.bsky.social · last wk.

CHRISTIAN ROCK SUMMER CONTINUES ON THE PATREON! On today's episode, @stewiegriffindj.bsky.social , @greezymoney.bsky.social, @champgnome.bsky.social, and Josiah overthrow their robot overlords with the power of brotherhood and dance. That's right, we're talking about Family Force 5.

I have just refused to unmute this video. The facial expressions alone drive me insane.

Howard Mortman@howardmortman.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder." -- Haley Stevens

Sorry to spam you all with Christian rock, but it is Christian Rock Summer after all. If you thought us talking about ska was a little too goofy, and you needed something DARK and EMO, come over to the Patreon

Fruitless@fruitlessmedia.bsky.social · last wk.

CHRISTIAN ROCK SUMMER 2026 CONTINUES ON THE PATREON! On this episode, Nate Thiessen, @champgnome.bsky.social, and I discuss the prince, but never quite king, of Christian screamo/post-hardcore: As Cities Burn. This episode and more available on the Patreon for a mere $3/mo.