Blocked someone for going all Protocols in my mentions, and at this point I don't think it's exactly an oopsie or ignorance of what they're doing, they just think AIPAC gives them enough of a figleaf to do it in polite society.
Raven Onthill
@ravenonthill.bsky.social
Just a dilettante amateur political science bird who lives in the US Pacific Northwest. If you want to know what I think, try my blogs at adviceunasked.blogspot.com and shinycroak.blogspot.com.
People keep citing Facebook as the quintessential example of how "real" name policies don't do shit, but for my money, Nextdoor is a million times better as an illustrative example!
The man shouldn't have visitation rights, and the wife and child need to hire guards.
Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3h agoNEW: Regarding the claims that Rep. Max Miller withheld his toddler's "blue bunny," I have some new screenshots suggesting there was a pattern of Miller not giving the bunny back. There were pleas from multiple people on multiple dates. (Thread: 1/8)
Lmao, just remembered that one of the reasons Olive Garden was so popular when it came to my town was that they had entirely separate *rooms* for smoking and non-smoking instead of just the little half wall divider that most restaurants had.
William Adler@williamadler78.bsky.social · 19h agoalso, like, everything else. In 1986 people smoked in restaurants. In a "smoking section" right because air stands still indoors suuuuure.
I had indicated earlier that there'd be more to follow on my 2 post 🧵 w/the Cry Cry Cry cover & Jame Keelaghan's original version of Cold Missouri Waters. I had hoped to do a new 🧵 for this year's anniversary, but it's been a very long day, I'm fried, so here's last year's anniversary 🧵.
Silverman on Security@silvermansecurity.bsky.social · last yr."August 49, west Montana, the hottest day on record & the forest tinder dry. Lightning strikes, in the mountains..." I mentioned last month that I'd do a 🧵 on the Mann Gulch fire, which happened 76 years ago today. This is a case study in everything that could go wrong, going wrong! 1/
Allow me to introduce you to the meanads.
Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · 14h agosome coverage connected Blanche's comment to the Comstock Act but tbh and I say this as that Comstock girl: I don't believe the thinking is that even that clear on his part, and I think what he's gesturing at could be something worse
It's a narrow bridge to the future progressives and Democrats now cross.
Well. Something he said that I agree with.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11h agoEl-Sayed: "Once a government agency like ICE is told it has impunity to do the worst things and violate the highest law of the land, which is the Constitution itself, I don't think you can reform or retrain. I think we need to start from scratch ... I think we need to abolish it."
Electing candidates but because of their looks? That will not end well.
Widow's Bay DSA@gonebabygone.bsky.social · 8h agoIt's tough to phrase this in a serious journalistic/analytical way but one reason al-Sayed won't tell us anything about how to win a swing state even if he pulls it off is that he's really hot, pointless to pretend that's meaningless
How did it happen that the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan is someone who Blacks, some 14% of the state population, largely despise? @mcopelov.bsky.social is right. We need stronger parties.
#They don't respect us.... DSA keeps showing us who they are when it comes to Black American voters.... believe them.
They're going to start World War III, aren't they?
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 8h agoIran is demanding a fee of 7% on all commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with Chinese and Russian vessels exempt from the fee, while Oman is discussing smaller fees of around 3% and the US wants no fees at all.-Reuters
What does Stevens endorsing AES have to do with him needing to reach out to Black Voters? I don’t understand why y’all are not understanding this part. Where is the disconnect? She was beating him by 40+ points with the Black Vote and y’all think that problem is going to magically disappear?
Dan eBoy@mandoqueer.itch.io · yesterdayMy brother in Christ she's already said she's going to endorse, y'all are fighting ghosts
The techbro coup continues.
Tim Marchman@timmarchman.bsky.social · 9h agoNEW: The National Design Studio is a curious corner of the government staffed by DOGE veterans. @telliotter.bsky.social spoke to an engineer who was recently interviewed by “Big Balls” about a role there; they were not super impressed.
And somehow managed to make it worse
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h agoTrump: "When we took office, we inherited a total catastrophe"
a reason that Stevens lost and other AIPAC candidates are losing despite the huge infusions of money is that Dem voters don't want to vote for a candidate who is funded by the same org who will immediately turn around and fund the Republicans
Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social · 16h agoAIPAC: "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November."
I vote for shitty moderate Democrats all the time in general elections. I do it because Republicans are demons from hell, not because I care about the opinions of people like this. But man is it annoying.
Delta Nupe@itsnotuitsme1911.bsky.social · 23h agoEl-Sayed won. I’m urging Black Detroiters to STAY HOME and be “uncommitted’ like El-Sayed was for Kamala Harris during the general election. Dearborn voted for TRUMP instead of the Black Lady. I’m encouraging Black Detroit to vote for Jill Stein or Trump , like the Arabs in Dearborn did in 24!
Healthcare turns out to be a key socialist issue in this century, because it's something that touches everyone's lives and it's something that can only be addressed socially.
And if your response is, "but I, a person who lives in a wealthy and largely food self-sufficient country, do not like the modern economy" fucking miss me with that. I am not particularly interesting in letting millions of Asians and Africans starve so your politics can be trendy.
Bad. This is unpleasantly reminiscent of the way measles makes people vulnerable to other infections. Different etiology but, similar results.
Nature@nature.com · 14h agoA severe bout of COVID-19 can wake up an army of dormant viruses hiding inside the body go.nature.com/4fDUY9w
I know it sucks, but Dems have got to be prepared to inherit a munitions-and-readiness hole that is going to be expensive to fill, but which will need to be filled. Hardly the only such hole, but it will be a big one.
Secretary of Defense Rock@sodrock.bsky.social · 15h agoWho knew ridiculously long deployments and demanding op tempos run a ship and crew into the ground!
FUCK DOJ has, in general, not relied on Trump v. US, even in all its most expansive claims to be able to do what they want. But in Broadview--where defendants suspect that Todd Blanche's enforcer Akash Singh was involved--DOJ went there. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Separately, as the Supreme Court recently held, “[i]nvestigative and prosecutorial
decisionmaking is ‘the special province of the Executive Branch,’” and so even the “President may
discuss potential investigations and prosecutions with his Attorney General and other Justice
Department officials to carry out his constitutional duty to ‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully
executed.” Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593, 620 (2024) (quotations and citations omitted).
Thus, members of the Executive Branch are constitutionally required to “take Care that the Laws
be faithfully executed,” and it is entirely appropriate for them to “decide which crimes to
investigate and prosecute.” Id. (quoting U.S. Const. Art. II, § 3). Although the Supreme Court in
2024 made clear that the law permits such interactions, as already noted and consistent with
Department policy, in this matter, the United States Attorney reported the Office’s charging
decision to Main Justice shortly before the first grand jury presentation in this case. R. 110 at 4,
n.2.15 Former Defendants are not entitled to any communications relating to charging decisions or](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreihyyexcusmlv2qq5dhiupo44u6dxuggoidlrpfdkddmsuesirnp2q)
The important thing to know about boots is that Dr. Martens was bought by a private equity firm a while back, the boots are now garbage in terms of construction quality, but Solovair set up to make similar boots on the old equipment in the old factory and their versions are much better quality.
Will Wilkinson@wlknsn.xyz · 16h agoMy take on boots discourse is that we face a lemons problem with many consumer goods, given the acquisition of many storied brands by companies aggressively milking accumulated brand equity for higher profits, such that price and reputation for durability does not reliably predict higher roi.
I don't like AeS but somehow the Republicans manage to be worse, lots worse.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
the people of Michigan DESERVE real leadership, and that is why I am a firm and staunch supporter of [WINNING_CANDIDATE] this November
Keith@mosheroperandi.bsky.social · yesterdayI support the winner of the Michigan Democratic primary as the future senator from Michigan.