“Republicans since 2008 just haven't had the power to inflict the kind of damage it would be galling to see laughed off” Am I reading this wrong? What?!
Hemry, Local Bartender@bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 2d agoLike on some level this is just a fish saying what the hell is water
Here is the NY Times chart with (my rough drawing of) all of the times we have murdered people on boats in the Western Hemisphere over the same period.
Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2w agoWar on the whim of one man who flails around looking to escape the mess he made. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“Sharp rocks at the bottom?” “Most likely.” “Bring it on.”
Karl@mrtattastic.bsky.social · 4d ago"Sheriff Deeds is dead, honey. You just Sheriff Junior."
Darkly hilarious after all the QAnon bullshit, this is the end result and people are like "ah well, at least he isn't a woman or a Democrat."
Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 4d agoSex trafficking investigations stalled and prosecutions declined in the past six months because of staffing shortages, funding cuts and immigration enforcement, according to Reuters interviews with 25 former prosecutors, current agents and victims' advocates. Read the special report reut.rs/4fWSJ1k
yeah man "woke 1" sucked ass. I "woke 1" morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed into a giant insect
I'll go another step further: the research shows that BLM protests causally shifted Americans' racial attitudes leftward and helped Democrats in the 2020 election link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 4d agoI don't understand why this keeps getting overlooked: Joe Biden won in 2020 in the middle of Peak Woke. I'd go one step further than @brianbeutler.bsky.social does here: Biden *defended the BLM protesters!* www.offmessage.net/p/woke-one-a...
*Freeze frame* Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I froze time just now. You're probably wondering how I'm still advancing towards you. You're probably trying to run away.
i need a good weekend whole chicken recipe. preferably, something that, with lots of vegetables, could hold up for about a week. typically, i would make shawarma and yellow rice, but i am a little bored with that. what say you, meal planners?
Fun read! And yes, lots of vintage computers at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo: from a retro PC Lab, to 70s/80s home computers and computer history! Join us! www.usnews.com/news/best-st... #prge #prge2026 #retrogaming
hire exactly two attractive people to read good skeets out loud on video for 6 hours a day imo
NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo@originalist.bsky.social · 5d agoPeople prefer video and algorithmic feeds!
it is good to have confirmation its not just bots, but like this app seems to be incredibly sticky to those using it
Yoooo fucking gross man fucking gross.
Monkey D. Kewchie@astoldbyterry.bsky.social · 6d agoI can’t be surprised anymore.
I can’t explain it but my washing machine has the hiccups
yeah sorry that you had to switch from “master” to “main” for version control, but the alternative didn’t have to be fucking technofascism
Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6d agoThere's a few categories of "excesses" to reckon with. The first — and most numerous — were annoying-but-harmless updates to language and norms. The HR person at work telling you to stop saying 'brown bag' or 'flip chart' may be cringe in hindsight but don't really matter that much.
video of Trump letting the WHCA take his place during an assassination attempt. he was recently their guest of honor!
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 6d agoExclusive: An Iranian assassination threat against President Trump prompted an extraordinary operation in July in which he flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft while the White House said he was aboard Air Force One. https://wapo.st/4wRrQl7
I have a proposal for court reform, not biased to any party at all, preview image unrelated www.liberalcurrents.com/editors-note...
Editor's Notes: Court Reform With The Appearance of Nonpartisanship
Another possible long term settle
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