Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
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I would pledge fealty to a political movement that was laser-focused on the destruction of the American Car Dealer as a class.
Kelsey Atherton@atherton.bsky.social · 2y agodirect sale of cars from manufacturers would, in a single blow, hollow out one of the most consistently reactionary classes of local gentry, these small-money middlemen with their middling bribes that nevertheless halt years of work to maintain a rotten status quo.
It is not saying anything bad about his kids, it is saying Vance hates his kids, which is something that the fucking VP should be called out for.
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 5d agoI think it’s a remarkably stupid thing for a political candidate to say. This is not the first time people have pointed out Vance’s hypocrisy on this issue, but to pull his children into it and say that you somehow know what’s in Vance’s mind about his own kids is over the line.
Bernie and Rahm are equally toxic and both cause harm to the party. Both of them should be ignored and we should listen to VOTERS.
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2w agoI’ll just drop this here and wait for people to scream. I didn’t provide a link because nobody here is gonna read it anyway.
As we're seeing tonight, if Democrats want to win primaries by understanding the electorate, they would do well to spend more time on Bluesky and zero time on X
You know it is THE Sports App when it goes this nuts for a 3rd Place game!
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
I am yet again getting on my soapbox to tell y’all about how my previous job (public library) received a grant once to keep branches in some neighborhoods open until midnight on Fri and Sat. The neighborhoods were picked specifically because of higher crime rates and lack of support services (1/ )
D.J. Kirkland@ohheydj.bsky.social · 3w agoTHE KIDS ARE BORED BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO OR ANYTHING TO DO!
Shaming and stigmatization is goated when enforcing basic social norms is the vibe. These glasses are by and for perverts
The Backlash Is So Strong That People With "Pervert Glasses" Are Afraid to Use Them in Public
Meta's camera-equipped "AI Glasses" are so divisive that some adopters are reportedly leaving their expensive smart glasses at home.
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Everyone who is excited that these things come in threes should prepare themselves that it could just end up being Lindsey, Mitch, and Rudy. Which would still be great, but you know...
It’s like when your food is taking a long time to come out so your server brings some free bread to apologize for the wait.
When someone who consistently does and says terrible things dies, it's helpful. It means that they can no longer do and say terrible things. It's a form of cleansing the world. That's a positive thing.
Lindsey Graham achieves lifelong goal of dying in office.
Lindsey Graham won't see you calling him a spineless ass-kisser who sold his soul to a con man, but all the other Republicans will.
A reminder that the only reason why 20 million ACA enrollees are freaking out about their healthcare premiums skyrocketing 58% on average this year is because Biden & Democrats were the ones who caused them to be so much *lower* for the previous five years.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 4w agoWhat nobody wants to hear is that Democrats would have done a lot more progressive shit under Biden if there had just been more of them.
I don’t really have anything to add to the discourse that isn’t already being said but a lot of people I thought were shitty have proven it and we should be keeping tabs on who is being shitty so we don’t listen to them in the future.
this guy also needs to just not be allowed near democratic politics ever again. same with everyone who thought any of this was a good idea
The ‘Mad Scientist’ Behind Graham Platner’s Scandal-Plagued Rise
Dan Moraff rushed the vetting of the Maine Senate candidate. He says he’s trying to blow up the way Democrats run campaigns.
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Until we address the fact most talented soccer players in the US can’t afford to compete because club and travel teams have snuffed rec/school ball out, this is probably going to keep happening.
bluesky was right about platner, right about ICE, right about dems fighting back vs. moving to the middle, right about AI and data centers…
trump just called the leader of FIFA and they announced Graham Platner can still run for Senate.
