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John Saunders

@js-53.bsky.social

I've been around a while. Sucker for pithy turns-of-phrase. Too much time on AI. https://corsirosenthalfoundation.org/ "The first lie of fascism is its own inevitability. " @jeffsharlet.bsky.social NO KINGS NO NAZIS NO SLAVES NO VILLIANAIRES

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conputer dipshit@davidcrespo.bsky.social · 7h ago

nice to see an attempt at analysis. it’s going to be tough to thread the needle on yes on renewables, no on data centers when it’s the exact same people opposing both. not sure the analysis is that great: it suggests the goal is to make people feel Listened To and then do the same thing anyway

Lawrence maintains that he supports renewable energy, especially community-owned and -operated models. (In 2023, the same year the law to bypass ordinances was passed, the Michigan legislature did not pass initiatives that would have supported community solar.) But the response to data centers, he says, has helped him understand why Michiganders are also resistant to seeing big renewable energy projects come to town. “The pattern that I see that is similar with the data center issue is people don't feel that they have control over the future of their own community,” he says. “That is fostering backlash. Then they have people who mostly live in cities lecturing to them and saying, ‘Don't you understand? This is the price of progress.’”
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 7h ago

okay straight off, this kind of thing is VERY bad to use as a proof. One thing that I recognize immediately is that black people tend to deny by litigating our own innocence. Mostly because instinctively we know that our word is rarely trusted

Eric Blair@protecttruth.bsky.social · 3d ago

I once had a longtime criminal defense attorney tell me he felt guilty people often said “there’s no way this could have happened because of X, Y and Z,” instead of ”this did not happen because I did not do it.”

STEMthebleeding@stemthebleeding.bsky.social · 10h ago

There be no greater success of capitalism than the continued belief that something that costs more must be better.

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 11h ago

The problem with this idea is that it requires that quality/durability of a product grow exponentially with price. E.g.: if you pay $5 for a whatsit, it lasts a year. If you pay $10 for a whatsit, it lasts 3 years. This is an absolute mathematical requirement for the theory to make sense.

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · yesterday

i just cant understand why voters are flocking to outsider candidates instead of sticking with the establishment picks

Brian Beutler@brianbeutler.bsky.social · yesterday

I was appalled (though not surprised) when I learned Sunday that Senate Dems intend to help Republicans fund the government through the election, with one minimal concession that has nothing to do with election subversion or ongoing Trump theft of federal dollars from blue states. And I remain so.

Matt Wolfbridge (read Typebar Magazine)@wolfbridge.bsky.social · 2d ago

“What if I could peel away some of the right wing base…” is a stove centrist democrats keep touching because they know they won’t move any further left hah.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 2d ago

There is pervasive corruption across our healthcare and agricultural systems that defy party lines. I meet with MAHA activists because a lot of their concerns are bipartisan issues that major corporations paint as partisan. The fight isn't left and right, it's top and bottom.

troyliss@troyliss.bsky.social · 2d ago

Why is it never seen as a problem that Gab or Truth Social are alt-right bubbles, or that Musk is actively making X a white-supremacist site, but a social media site being perceived as liberal or progressive is a horrible flaw that must be rectified? Is it a money thing? It must be a money thing.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

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🇨🇦 thimbles.bsky.social 🇨🇦@thimbles.bsky.social · 4d ago

What we see is not the success of Trumpism but the faults of a republic which does not put effort into maintaining an electorate fit to govern itself nor see the value in institutions fit for informing and/or protecting that electorate. They see value in entertainment & ratings. They want a show.

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 2d ago

these people talk about the supposed strength of the democratic party's brand and the best way to counter this is to ask who controls the presidency, house, senate, and supreme court *right now*

Fifty Shades of Whey@fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 2d ago

As a New Yorker, it's not lost on me whatsoever that these corporate-backed campaigns that support the inferior candidate in every primary around the country are being supported by the same class of party bigwigs that tried to resurrect that perv Andrew Cuomo's career

Pete Quily@petequily.bsky.social · 2d ago

28% Of Referrals To A Mood Disorders Clinic Had Undetected ADHD ADHD Was Also Diagnosed In 22.6% Of Patients Referred To The Clinic For Treatment-Resistant Depression Only 5% Of Adults Have ADHD. Misdiagnosis Of ADHD As Anxiety & Depression Are Huge Problems adultaddstrengths.com/2016/04/30/2...

28% Of Referrals To A Mood & Anxiety Clinic Had Undiagnosed ADHD - Adult ADD Strengths

28% Of Referrals To A Mood Disorders Clinic Had Undetected ADHD. ADHD Also Diagnosed In 22.6% Of Patients Referred For Treatment-Resistant Depression

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Jeff Lazarus@jlazarus.bsky.social · 3d ago

I learned this from growing up in Los Angeles around older folks who were around when it happened & still talked about it. But it’s also a subplot in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and people are shocked when I tell them that part of the movie is a true story.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d ago

Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.

John Saunders@js-53.bsky.social · 3d ago

This. As hard as it may be to truly wrap your head around this idea, being intelligent, that is, having the capacity to entertain an idea without *believing* it, may get you further than befuddlement.

Scott Forbes@scottforbes.net · 4d ago

Homelessness, like poverty, is a problem with a simple solution that costs money: 1. Find someone who is homeless 2. Give them a home 3. Repeat until no one is homeless …but the prosperity-gospel crowd thinks homelessness is a divine punishment for being lazy/wicked, and so opposes step 2.