I hope Abdul El-Sayed wins tonight, partly because I think he’ll do good, but mostly because I want to see the mass centrist crash out
He eats a diet that’s 90% meat and salt and takes testosterone. Keep making him apoplectic and something might burst
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoRFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking
“Chait” sounds like a British insult. As is “who wrote this article, some daft fucking chait?”
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 6d agoAbdul El-Sayed is mixing populism and anti-Zionism in a way that has little precedent in the Democratic Party—and the ramifications of his conspiratorial rhetoric may be difficult to control, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
They say Bari Weiss doesn’t know TV but then she hires Ross Douthat for 60 Minutes and you’re like… maybe she doesn’t know TV, but Bari knows RIZZ when she sees it!
babe wake up, a new "bernie reminds me of my abusive father"-type tweet just dropped
The downhome folksy charm you expect from Rochester Hills and Birmingham
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
Col. Sanders because I know he’s armed, Ronald because clowns are sinister, Chester because he’s a cheetah, and the jolly green giant because he can stomp the rest
Discontinued Foods!@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 2w agoThings aren't great, let's have some fun
I know we’re not doing body shaming anymore but why do so many ICE goons have girl butt
They halted the study because of mood changes and acne? MOOD CHANGES and ACNE??
evy kwong@evystadium.bsky.social · 2w ago“A World Health Organization trial of a hormonal male contraceptive injection was notably halted in 2016 after men reported side effects like mood changes and acne. Porter is concerned that the bar might be too high for the modern man: “My fear is … they won’t be able to tolerate any side effects.”
you can tell the DSA is winning because libsky is using Radio Rwanda ass language about them
Atlantic writers having a normal one, I see
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 2w ago“Democrats appear slow to recognize that ideologues on the left are attempting a hostile takeover of the party,” James Kirchick writes. In looking for a way to reclaim control, he argues, they could find inspiration in British history:
My Arctic cold AI take is that chatbots are designed to make us more isolated from one another, which makes us easier to control
I don’t like these articles, I like the ones about people falling in love with chatbots and such. Show me the freak show or hit the bricks
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w agoCould AI be conscious?
I enjoy this as a funny anecdote but also lament the world we were deprived of in which understanding such an unknowable character became Redford’s singular obsession as an actor
they propose national service in the same breath that they say that liberalism should prioritize freedom! everything in this conversation is "...exaaactly."
Kelly²@anarchakelly.bsky.social · 3w agoAbsolutely insane that a national service is being seriously considered. These people are so detached from reality. Is there anyone left that actually values bodily autonomy? Everyone from Stephen Miller on down to Liberal Currents thinks we’re all just wards of the state.
Verify your age We drank from the dadgum hose!
c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 3w ago"Verify your age" On my first domestic airplane flight, we bought tickets in the non-smoking section.
Jack fucking Bergman, high in the running for most useless house rep
Shawn Micallef@shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's good they haven't opened the Gordie Howe bridge it would just let more smoke through.
So if people on kalshi and polymarket are “trading” then insider trading rules apply, right?
There’s a difference between forcing hospitals to desegregate (good) and depriving people of health care based on how other people voted (bad)
Django McFruit@djangomcfruit.bsky.social · 3w agoMedicare reimbursement was conditioned on desegregation Thousands of American hospitals desegregated almost overnight Title VI of the CRA combined with the VRA dismantled Jim Crow in a few months Then it was desegregation, now it's de-nazification pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Broad indiscriminate punishment for people in districts that vote 51-49 for republicans is dumb and bad, sorry. Also starving the children of people whose politics you dislike is psycho shit
Who Up Socializing Their Summit, MSW (NOT A MAN)@acabcalloway.bsky.social · 3w agoHi, as someone who grew up in a rural area and realistically can never return, I am fine with conditioning farm aid/highway and infra money/Medicare and Medicaid/etc on rural deNazification efforts.