I have a theory that a lot of careerists don't actually like being careerists because it's icky and rots their souls. Some revel in it for sure, and i don't want them to be anywhere near politics, but when the tone flips immediately it is a cursed little bright spot.

Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 10h ago

Hopefully this means Dems are feeling pressure to quickly consolidate & let bygones be bygones

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anyway vote blue no matter who buddy we're going to give you healthcare and a life worth living.

I really feel like it's a terminal sign when a campaign can go from "my opponent is "doctor", podcast bro palling around with a commie terrorist" to "he's a real, intelligent, doctor, and gosh a swell guy" in 48 hours. The void of beliefs enables the former makes the latter feel insincere at best.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2h ago

A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…

Adding American Gentry to my required reading. Partially because I read it, thought "damn, that nails what it is like", then forgot about it for 2 a few years. Partially because I just re-read it and was reminded that it's still a great primer. patrickwyman.substack.com/p/american-g...

American Gentry

Local Power and the Social Order

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Adding Elite Panic vs. The Resilient Populace to my required reading. I post this on FB 2-3 times a year, usually around thanksgiving and during wildfire season. Every time at least one person finally reads it and tells a story of their neighbors helping eachothr. www.commentary.org/articles/jam...

Elite Panic vs. the Resilient Populace

North America’s strongest recorded earthquake struck just off the Alaskan coast at 5:36 p.m., on March 27, 1964. The shaking from the magnitude 9.2 quake lasted an unimaginable four and

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"Progressive candidate wins despite being outspent 9-to-1 in key state election"

Politico@politico.com · 9h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

The fucks going on in Detroit lol.

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

Might be reading this wrong but the Grasshopper Fire could actually end up running from Central Oregon all the way to the gorge if these wind patterns hold. A lot of fuel on that side of the mountain.

It's funny how the only super hero movies they can make good is Spider-Man.

A movie where Mark Zuckerberg is explicitly a villain responsible for the state of the modern world. While he's still alive? In the past we used to have Dennis Hopper play a dinosaur version of the real life super villain.

Peasent uprising movie? All the fuck in.

Wildwood is a documentary about the Portland area btw

6 seasons and a movie please.

wargen@funeralpig.bsky.social · 2d ago

cop: did he send any texts around the time of the crash? cop 2: he sent a post that reads "padding my three track album with 26 skits and interludes" cop: not bad but it ain't going viral cop 2: posting isn't just about going viral cop: (sighs) not this shit again

Where can I find Al Gores running shorts and maybe a map shirt that's a little more irony poisoned.

Fun@funkelly.bsky.social · 2d ago

lets go girls

I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d 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.

FOR YOU AND ME TO SHIT IN

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020"

frog day continues to be one of my favourite days every month! But also zevy makes amazing fantasy art based in her own world. If you like sad gays and inspiring lore, it's a great time. 100% recommend.

Zvesta@artbyzvesta.bsky.social · 3d ago

The horrors persist. I am the horrors. Enjoy some very normal #frogs. Oh, and happy shark week~

Zaba -> How to be a human being -> Dreamland Actually insane

Mia Murphy 🏳️‍⚧️@miamurphy.com · 4d ago

What's the best three album run from a band? (the correct answer is Moving Pictures, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure by Rush, but I'm excited to learn second place)

My take on COVID "lockdowns" (really, state and local decisions in the face of a killer plague) is that yes they were bad for children and this is an additional reason why it was morally repugnant when huge segments of the population refused to help with social distancing. Shame on you all.

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking

Hard to imagine bigger loser shit than relitigating the “lockdowns” when there were no real lockdowns you just weren’t allowed to eat inside the burger king for a few weeks.

Cascade Policy Institute: This is the most prominent free-market think tank in Oregon. It focuses on issues such as education reform, healthcare, taxation, and transportation. Cascade advocates for reduced government intervention and market-based solutions.

Another wildfire year where people don’t know where to find evacuation information because Oregon lacks a single cohesive place to find it. WatchDuty links to maps that crash. Local govts are relying on Facebook to share critical information.

You feel hopeless or you feel organized.