Robin 🦊

@robindamien.bsky.social

LGBT+ Positive. Tabletop Roleplayer. Furry. Pessimist. Imperfect. Loud Mouth. 🔞. Bisexual. In a Closed Relationship. Non-Binary. They/Them Pronouns.

Nor do we want to be on Truth Social. I would hate to find a welcome home there. I would hate to be somebody who would be palatable to such a place. We don't go on Truth, because nobody needs bullies. They *do* try to come on Bluesky, because bullies need the rest of us.

Ruth Zakarin@ruthz.bsky.social · 2d ago

The burden is always on us lefties to welcome them, debate them, compromise with them, find middle ground, and generally make them comfortable. It’s totally one directional. No one is calling for Truth Social to make any room for us.

My thoughts on Bluesky not being welcoming to Republicans is Trump blocks disaster relief to states voting blue, & is also legally codifying anyone who opposes him as a terrorist deserving violence, & his kidnapping brute gangs terrorize the streets, & there's much more but I'm out of characters

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Bluesky is a political echo chamber" okay but I'm mostly here to chat with fun internet people and post art and make jokes, I cannot stress how much I don't care

Everywhere should be a hostile place for Republicans. They should not be able to find a friend anywhere. They should lose all their professional and familial relationships. They should be blocked from signing up to social media platforms, clubs, and yard sales. They should be ejected from fairs.

If poor children eating even if I don't have children to benefit about is socialism & unaccountable corporations burying science that says they're directly responsible for climate disasters that literally make breathing outdoors carcinogenic is capitalism, I'll take socialism every time.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Just so everyone knows, this is a tried-and-true mainstream media tactic. For progressives/leftist candidates, every election is a “crucial test” and any loss would serve as proof to the media that the latest left-side moment is at its end. Any win, though, just means it’s time to find a new test.

Politico@politico.com · 2d ago

Michigan will provide another crucial test of whether progressives can not only keep up their winning streak in safe-blue seats but also break through in battlegrounds crucial for control of Congress. The stakes for the Democratic Party are huge.

This is just "Democrats can't win unless they support brutal austerity, endless war, and corporate handouts," which failed in 2016, needed a pandemic to barely win in 2020, and failed again in 2024. It's clear that you think crushing the serfs is more important than defeating fascism. What a joke.

This isn't understanding the marginal utility of a dollar. If you're well off, & getting $0 is acceptable you can see it as $500k expected return vs $50k. But would he give up $1 Billion to coin flip $10 billion vs nothing? Probably not. $30 trillion now vs $300 trillion or nothing?

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 2w ago

The same is true of the larger million-dollar sum, which can be invested, etc. A lot of people are contorting themselves in pretzels to explain why 5 > 50, but it just ISN’T. Please just grasp reality and understand that the poll respondents - and Bluesky consensus - are wrong.

I hate defending a corporation like Taco Bell, but I hate more that they're taking the fall for quickly identifying the problem & source because it's linked them to an outbreak they didn't start where if they shut up & did nothing just quietly doing evil, nobody would pay them any mind.

public health guy@publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 2w ago

it does actually sound like taylor farms and the white house teamed up to try and blame taco bell for the outbreak. unprecedented corruption

you know the media is Irreparably Diseased when joe biden chose to dismantle the massively popular and successful covid-era medicaid expansions, kicking 25 million americans off their insurance in the span of just ten months, and somehow this WASN'T a historic and legacy-defining failure.

sarah zedig 🐐@hmsnofun.bsky.social · 2w ago

like the longer you look at how we treat welfare in this country, the more undeniable it becomes that the whole thing is predicated on a logic of bigotry, classism, and eugenics. it is a despicable practice that needs to be abolished with violent and unapologetic prejudice.

Because like replies in this thread show if Democrats win during the height of BLM, or campaigning against 'kids in cages', or soar in polls mocking Republicans & calling them weird, then immediately lose after pivoting to inviting the Cheneys, becoming anti-immigration, or anti-lgbt, the lesson-

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 3w ago

The "defund the police" cost Democrats countless elections claim always sits awkwardly with the fact that peak "defund" activism was 2020, the year that Democrats won their first federal governing trifecta since 2008.

exact same dynamic with 'look we HAVE to get hard on immigration to win' and how 'no kids in cages' and hitting trump on border cruelty was running hot in 2020 and oh hey they won. meanwhile in 2024, running on being pro border wall and backing an extreme hard right border bill - did not help dems

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 3w ago

The "defund the police" cost Democrats countless elections claim always sits awkwardly with the fact that peak "defund" activism was 2020, the year that Democrats won their first federal governing trifecta since 2008.

Millennials who are too broke to own housing, disallowed from painting or hanging anything on walls, under strict rules on decoration/curtains allowed & then unable to buy color coordinated furniture all at once, being blamed again for the drab outcome. "Participation trophies" stuff.

Jack Saint@lackingsaint.bsky.social · 3w ago

No fuck off we're not calling this "Millennial grey" this shit was dictated completely by boomer retiree house flippers we absolutely had NO say in this

Millennial grey

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A kitchen with beige grey floors, drab walls, brushed steel appliances, and grey granite countertops.
Grey floors and furnishings are said to appeal to Millennial tastes.
Millennial grey refers to a desaturated colour scheme that is said to appeal to the interior design sensibilities of the Millennial Generation in the early 21st century.[1] Cultural historian Kassia St. Clair attributed its widespread adoption to a desire among Millennials for "a flexible, sensible choice that will last years, hide any stains, and can be adapted to different schemes."[1] Some have diagnosed Millennial grey as a reaction to the warm hues of the late 20th century.[2]

Millennial grey is polarising, particularly when used with imitation-wood-texture sheet vinyl flooring, which many describe as depressing, soulless, or corporate.[3][4] Although attributed to Millennials, the grey colour scheme is often chosen by house flippers, vacation rental owners, or other people who do not actually live in the greyed properties.[3] Thus, the occupant of the property—Millennial or not—has little say in its colour scheme, particularly when deployed for fixtures such as flooring.[4] The greying may have been driven, in part, by a desire to prepare properties for sale in a manner thought to be least offensive to the average buyer.[5] Given the housing crises gripping many countries in the early to mid-21st century, buyers and renters may feel they have no choice but to accept a property decked in Millennial grey.[4]

To the extent that Millennial grey is said to be enjoyed by Millennials, it is also said to be loathed by Generation Z.[1][2]