Will J. 🌐

Republicans are incoherent at policymaking but good at political storytelling and narrative.
Democrats are good at policymaking but incoherent at political storytelling and narrative.

Hate that this is a somewhat clever wedge for him to post on Bsky. Say what you will, this guy poasts.

Seems like a good response to the awful housing crisis in Dublin.

Bouie, welcome to neoliberalism.

I'll be honest, that poster doesn't strike me as the most emotionally-regulated...

Not that the original question is any more clear, but I don’t really get what this is supposed to mean. Like, if Israel fails to meet that standard should they lose UN membership? Would we recognize an insurgent government?

And millions of people hadn’t yet formed a negative opinion about the site because they had no opinion. The fact that increased exposure leads to a surge of users who fade away is a problem.

Idek why I go on here occasionally at this point. Like just look at the replies to this and how clearly pathological they are. And with time the concentration of people who are clearly unwell is only increasing. But I guess they’ll beat the imagined fascists at the posting online game!

Idk do you like being pathologically antisocial on social media?

I think it’s the precipitous decline in posters actually.

I mean, should they do it on every Mastodon instance that exists? Why post on Bsky when it’s a platform with very limited reach and a hostile user base? The upside is what, people might learn about you because users got sufficiently mad and made you a pariah?

Some hold the view that 2024 was a loss despite a weak candidate. I’m starting to think T is a historically strong candidate, in his ability to raise turnout, be immune to criticism, and never be attributed unpopular positions.

You’re on the side of being performatively antisocial on a social network. You’re not doing anything other than stroking your own ego when you do that.

The tell you get, in looking at many of the responses to this (including one particularly viral one I immediately blocked) is that rhetorically they talk about providers of an entertainment good the same way Lugi fans talk about healthcare

I have no patience for this. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time retailed for $59.95 in November, 1998. That's $117.27 today.

You're dramatically underpaying for games right now. In fact, AAA studios are killing themselves with big bet live-service disasters and microtransactions to cover costs.

Idk maybe philanthropists should’ve been more effective, environmentalists less irrational, and climate hawks more realistic about the changes people will find acceptable.

You should get help for your weird obsession with someone you hate this much.

The hysterics over AI energy usage will only backfire as people contextualize it. And I think that only hurts messaging on the seriousness of other environmental issues. If people freak out this much over something that matters so little, should any of the freaking out be taken seriously?

Well luck for you, you apparently got your wish as he's been replaced by a Republican.

Her district is on the border. The majority of her district is comprised of a county that is part of the Portland metro area and right next to Portland.

“Basically a Republican” just like the other Republicans who voted with Biden 88% of the time during the first half of his term?

A graph of a year’s worth of tracking daily unique posters. Just not a good sign for the long term viability of the platform.

Obviously you can find someone with literally any take on whatever social media site, but just like weirdos race scientists have reached critical mass this insanity is totally indicative of the content here.

The reason I have a hard time taking Bluesky seriously is that people will seriously defend the take that @whstancil.bsky.social is a fascist when he’s to the left of ~85% of the country.

This is (part of) the reason why I want private schools to always remain an option.

Are you implying that Will Stancil is a fascist?

Even though the LPC is more aligned with my policy preferences than the NDP, there's a big part of me itching to see the NDP extract electoral reform concessions to form a government.

It's gross and alienating to people today which is a strong enough point, but also:
1. They're traitors
2. They're LOSERS
The only thing worthy of celebration regarding the Confederacy is its quick dissolution.

MLK said the founders wrote an uncashed check for liberty and it was the duty of the civil rights movement to demand payment. I love that idea.