The debate over Daylight vs Standard time is darkly hilarious to me, because it's such a mirror to US politics overall. Our politicians have separated us into two camps over arbitrary surface issues while the underlying issues remain entirely unaddressed. We have armchair economists,

@hankgreen.bsky.social I caught the fish.

Hi Tom, Is that the message from "some of [the users] on here"? If so, who are that "some of [the users] on here"? If not, why are you making them up? If you don't know, why are you posting about something you don't know?

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · last mo.

If the message from some of you here is "it's okay to be Stalinists because our opponents are Nazis," be ready for the possibility that - given that choice - people will choose Nazis.

@jamellebouie.net what if what I want is a political system where the politicians do the right thing because it's the right thing to do? Do you think our society is even redeemable if our leaders must be forced to just be good people?

So your political positions are based on petty grudges?

@annabellelecter.bsky.social · last mo.

Fine, but before I sign on to court packing, all the Bernie Sanders/ Jill Stein voters who screwed up in 2016 have to ADMIT how badly they screwed up.

Secured by Curtains? It's Fine.

Joshua Erlich@joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

when you say "shocking", how does "they're using curtains at a florida resort as a makeshift SCIF and they let everyone have their phones in it" fit into this

@democrats.org This is how you do it. Not just miserable whinging about the economy. An actual stand on principle.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2mo ago

Okay, all you HATERS mad that Kash Patel is spending taxpayer dollars on trips to meet the Italian soccer team and go snorkeling around Pearl Harbor: Have you considered the alternative? Would you rather have him back in DC trying to run the FBI? Worth every penny, I say.

There were no journalists at the WHCD, only toadies and stenographers.

Clara Jeffery@clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3mo ago

People here are being really shitty, including at fellow journalists who've been traumatized, and you will regret those posts. Or should. Also this does not help your political cause, whatever that might be.

Because they themselves are right-wing caricatures of Democrats.

Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 4mo ago

Why is it that Democratic politicians are always doing this thing where they legitimize right-wing caricatures of Democrats? Which Democrats are referring to people in prison as the "justice involved population?" That's just not a thing any elected official is saying.

Today in @nytimes.com continues to normalize the utter incompetence of the Trump administration, no the economy is not in the toilet, you're just wasting your money on too much underwear.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4mo ago

A good pair of travel underwear will dry overnight after hand-washing in the sink, or can even withstand back-to-back wearing over a day or two. We’ve tested 70 pairs to find the best options for men and women. nyti.ms/4tSxDoY

Told you so @cato.org bsky.app/profile/stev...

Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)@hansilowang.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW: With no authority under the Constitution to change election rules, President Trump has signed an executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail. The order is expected to be challenged in court www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Shit! They've discovered my secret culinary technique!

The Onion@theonion.com · 5mo ago

Every Ingredient In Recipe Substituted To Avoid Trip To Store

No, it suggests that: A) the arrests and harassment of protestors on Biden's watch had a chilling effect on free speech, and B) there are now numerous other fronts for the protestors to be active on, such as ICE, the attack on Venezuela, the attack on Iran, etc ad nauseam.

Get it to where it can be >90% certain and can cause non-destructive interference, and I'll consider it.

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 5mo ago

This is cool as hell: An app designed to ping people about nearby smartglasses. Also cool: The creator was inspired by @404media.co coverage, a great illustration of why their journalism is so essential. This kind of work is funded by paid subscribers so become one of those if you can.

I did not expect to see someone attempting to justify witnessing and not reporting the sexual abuse of minors today.

Brianna Chesser@chessercat.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Failure to report crimes against vulnerable people is a crime if you work with vulnerable people, like being a teacher, social worker, or minister. Otherwise, it’s being an individual, minding your own business, not snitching, not talking to feds, not having proof, or letting sleeping dogs lie.

1. He isn't planning. 2. He doesn't care what happens to other people.

Ivan the K ™@ivanthek.bsky.social · 7mo ago

When Trump says, "We're cutting out the insurance companies," how is he planning to cover catastrophic health events? An HSA ain't gonna do it.

He's already gotten Mike Johnson to delay swearing in Adelita Grijalva. Just do that on a larger scale. Maybe invent some emergency delaration bs to justify it. Also, it won't be Republicans who'll be out of a job.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 7mo ago

the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?

Slightly diminish a band Probably

🔞🫀Kasifel🫀 ~ [Useless Gringa]@kasifel.gay · 7mo ago

Slight diminish a band Twenty pilots

If there is a practical or procedural difference between a state prosecuting an individual or a state prosecuting an individual who happens to have a badge, we already live in an oppressive police state and hence outrage is doubly justified.

Vituperative Erb@vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If we assume there is no practical or procedural difference between a state prosecuting you and a state prosecuting a federal LEO for something he did at work this is a compelling point

@amyklobuchar.com @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Fuck "kitchen table issues" - this is what you NEED to be messaging on.

molly conger@socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 7mo ago

they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.

My @sumsung.bsky.social phone decided to update the keyboard to use @officialgrammarly.bsky.social for grammar suggestion. If that happens to you, turn it off immediately as @officialgrammarly.bsky.social does not understand grammar.

My New Years Resolutions: 1. Gain weight 2. Drink to excess 3. Waste all my money Less than 10% of resolutions succeed, so I picked ones that I'd be fine failing. Plus if I end up doing these things, I can console myself with my successful resolutions.

Or next comes panko, then fry to a nice golden brown.

And the AP have called the two referendum questions in Maine: 1. NO to disenfranchising voters needlessly, and 2. YES to allowing courts to bar people shown to be violent from having dangerous weapons. With that plus the other good election news, I'll sleep soundly tonight.

I am begging Democratic politicians to stop asking us to "help the Republicans lean how to be nice." They know how to be nice. They know the consequences of what they're doing. They don't care.

Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up. I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies. If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.

Spider-man, Spider-man, Does whatever a spider can. Spins a web, catches flies. Mates with spiders ten times his size. Look out! Here comes the Spider-man!

This presumes that the consensus of a collection of compulsive gamblers is a reliable predictor.

My thoughts on Charlie Kirk and the journalists (such as @ezraklein.bsky.social and @sallyjenx.bsky.social) who prefer to focus on his politeness over his intolerance. bsky.app/profile/stev...

Steve with a Q@stevewithaq.bsky.social · 11mo ago

He argued for death and intolerance. It doesn't matter how polite a bigot is, they're still a bigot. By ignoring or sidelining Kirk's bigotry, you are lying to yourself and us about who he was. BUT you are being interestingly honest to us about who YOU are...