Liberal capitalist is capitalist supporter of welfare state is democratic socialist is socialist is communist is illiberal anticapitalist
Dylan@dyl057.bsky.social · 4d agowell then I guess that's that
Tod Mipple
@todmipple.bsky.social
Cosmopolitan. Perfect Martini in a pinch. Never Puritan. Rootless.
Dylan@dyl057.bsky.social · 4d agoPSA: Incident: an event or occurrence, usually an unusual, public, or unpleasant one. Incidence: the rate, frequency, or number of occurrences of an event, condition, or disease in a specific population and time frame. Please don't use "incidences" when you mean "incidents". It hurts my brain.
If you don't already read Paul Krugman regularly, at least read today's Paul Krugman.
Reality is a Communist Plot
Of MAGA and the totalitarian mindset
substack.com
Nazis are obsessed with inherited ethnic or racial identity. If you want to be the opposite of a Nazi, be race-blind, be color-blind. Don't be tribal. Make ancestry irrelevant. Just be a human being. Thank you for coming to my Tod Talk
I vote for permanent Standard Time. As the second-best option, I'd settle for permanent DST, reluctantly, since it's plainly wrong but still better than the wrenching, unhealthy semiannual clock change.
Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? (Gift Article)
More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.
nytimes.com
PSA: If your post contains gratuitous references to "white men," I'm less likely to read it. By "gratuitous," I mean irrelevant. Sometimes a person's skin color or sex is a meaningful part of the argument, and then it's OK to mention it. But racism and misogyny are wrong, regardless of the target.
Never Again To Our Tribe. To others, no problem. Whether Israel engages in genocide or merely in the mass murder of innocents is semantics, the ongoing wholesale slaughter and ethnic cleansing in service of wanton expansionism is the real, inevitable fruit of rabid tribalism Am Yisrael Chai my ass
Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza (Gift Article)
Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
nytimes.com
Wait is it Good to control a the Strait of Hormuz and charge protection fees for passage or is it Bad? I'm so confused
You should understand that my net worth will exceed the value of the known universe if I accomplish my goal of owning the known universe and also several unknown universes
Which god, Chuck Shomer Yisrael? Do you imagine it was your El? H/T Joanne Freeman
Joanne Freeman@jbf1755.bsky.social · last mo.In the well-over 100,000 documents written by founders included in the Founders Online database from the National Archives, no one uses the phrase "God's noble experiment." No one.
The reason to oppose salience for inherited identity is the same as the reason for rejecting collective punishment: one should be neither rewarded nor punished for someone else's behavior and decisions. Thank you for coming to my Tod talk
I expect that Jake Tapper will be quite content to work for Bari Weiss. They're both Likudniks after all. And on course to become Kahanists.
I, like you, am tired of I-talked-to-a-Trump-voter-in-a-diner stories. But newly published research that involved weeks of contact with conservatives and their communities offered some novel insights that I hadn't considered. So I wrote about it. Gift link: shorturl.at/3FeaO
The mistake many people make when trying to understand Trump voters
A new study suggests concerns about democracy may not resonate with Trump supporters the way many assume.
shorturl.at
Here are some right-wing dirty tricks and political sabotage operations of which you should be aware: These three seemingly pro-Democratic orgs... 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗣𝗔𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗔𝗖 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗣𝗔𝗖 ...are wholly funded by Conservative Americans PAC, a very Republican dark money ratfucking group.
UPDATE: The money behind a network of sham “progressive” super PACs
A network of purportedly progressive super PACs, spending millions in Democratic primaries across the country, is funded by a Republican dark money group, the American Prosperity Alliance (APA).
popular.info
Funny ha ha but also funny peculiar. This "newspaper" was created by Sheldon Adelson, is now run by Miriam Adelson. Per Gemini: "Sheldon and Miriam Adelson have collectively donated well over $500 million to Republican campaigns, super PACs, and conservative causes since 2010." Bad investment, eh
You could have been the greatest president of all, but you failed
Mr. President, you have gravely harmed the human interests of the enlightened world, and you may be remembered forever as the president who brought about
israelhayom.com
Quelle surprise, you say. But what's interesting is that we're hearing about it. Someone is not thrilled with Netanyahu.
Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say
The counterintelligence threat level was raised by the Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks after growing concerns that Israeli espionage had become more aggressive than usual, sources say.
nbcnews.com
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?" The good NY Times: "Mr. Netanyahu delivered his presentation in a confident monotone. It seemed to land well with the most important person in the room, the American president. Sounds good to me, Mr. Trump told the prime minister." Free link.
How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran
nytimes.com
Issuing an EO declaring the inflation rate shall henceforth be set at 2%
Liberalism is, of course, the philosophy of all decent people. This is a fair overview of its current sad state, under attack from both the totalitarian right and the identitarian left. Free link.
How the US Gave Up On Liberalism
The country is arguably the philosophy’s greatest victory. But “post-liberals” on both left and right are turning away from that inheritance.
bloomberg.com
The custom of providing undue respect for the big lie of organized religion has seriously hampered society's ability to respond rationally to other kinds of insane belief systems
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoRFK Jr: "President Trump understands that we're engaged right now in spiritual warfare and that the malevolent forces want to drive us apart and end our connection to each other. One of the ways we can remedy that is by reinstituting this sacred ritual of eating with each other and cooking."
The custom of providing undue respect for the big lies of organized religion has seriously hampered society's ability to respond rationally to other kinds of insane belief systems
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoCOLLINS: In 2021, you began using psychedelic mushrooms. Do you stand by encouraging people to try them? MEANS: There's exciting work in that area C: What about when you heard an internal voice whispering, 'it's time to prepare'? M: In my meditations I had a sense something ominous was coming
It would be a different world if respectable news orgs used the more revealing term "import taxes" rather than "tariffs".
I cannot tell a lie, Pa. You know I can't tell a lie! The Dow is over 50,000 right now.
