Stephanie Greig

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

Looking for the "leaders" of Antifa — a philosophy, not an organization — is so stupid. You might as well look for the leaders of Optimism, or Being a Morning Person, or Virgos.

Wisdom, moral imagination, an enlarged sympathy for those who live or have lived differently from yourself. This is what you get from studying the Humanities. So quite important, actually.

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something On accepting the fascist offer and being better than Ezra.

I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks.

On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...

ancient meme image of a cat paw on a person's hand on a keyboard, which signifies that it is time to stop posting

pov: you're seeking out the most unhinged replies to dunk on, while ignoring earnest, reasonable criticism

It is not a coincidence or a historical contingency that the US right is fundamentally based on lies. This is true for all reactionary politics at all times & places. It is intrinsic to reactionary politics.

Not much in the constitution that is more blunt or straightforward than this. Compared to this the 2nd amendment is a cryptogram. Any court that finds that the President can end birthright citizenship is an illegitimate court.

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

This is the real story of ICE. 1200 detainees have disappeared just from Ailgator Alcatraz. Their families and their lawyers can’t find them. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

The Weakness and Incompetence of American Authoritarianism And why it needs to be continually highlighted.

As @dandrezner.bsky.social notes, we must highlight where Trump's authoritarianism is failing, too.

"Civil resistance works. Combined with the inevitable economic downturn, it is what will bring his regime crashing down to Earth."

(cites my piece on this)
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-weakne...

One of the great and most exploitable weaknesses of fascism is that it genuinely comes to believe in the hype of its own claims to superiority, rendering caricature reality, and in doing so severely underestimating the resolve of groups it is targeting

General pattern in regime change: the comedy gets better and then it gets banned.

Who is this god they speak about?
This god of guns, but not of grace.
This god of greed, but not generosity.
This god of the womb, but not of the woman. This god who cannot hear kids cry. This god who fears dark skin.
This god of America, but not all of America? Who is this “god”

so much is bad right now but the AI stuff in particular is making me insane. a desperate attempt to smother all human creative labor at an absurd cost to the planet by some of the most short-sighted, rapacious, and pathetic people who have ever lived

Got to wonder how many rich guys with an Epstein problem REALLY didn’t want a woman in the White House. And went above and beyond to prevent it.

Right? I’m furious - this is OUR MONEY, invested to serve us, that these thieves want to gleefully squander

YouTube video by Xorisame The original Misirlou - Μισιρλού (Τέτος Δημητριάδης -1927)

For those of us whose strongest connection to this song is Pulp Fiction.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW6q...

 Donald Trump couldn't act more guilty if he tried.

Seriously. Body double?

I don't want to read his name in the news anymore.

I don't want his greasy, leathery face in my thoughts.

I don't want to hear him pronounce China in That Way ever again.

I want to be Free.

It blows my mind how thoroughly America has demonized socialism, a perfectly normal, sane political worldview even if you disagree with it. Call something "socialist," and most people will just accept it as meaning "bad."

But it doesn't happen with libertarianism, which is facially idiotic.

I miss the old brand #CDC

I used to think that second wave feminism had really, drastically overstated the power of patriarchy, but that was before Somehow The Patriarchy Returned

Crackermaxxing

Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it

and just like that the abuser in chief isolated us from the world

bsky.app/profile/redl...

The people need IKEA-level instructions for Reconstruction 2.0 and I am not even kidding.

Worst thing of all of this is the years in our lives wasted when society could be making progress to life being better, more fair, more kind, advancing real intelligence & preserving the natural world.

Time is fleeting, then it’s over.

All of Our time wasted, because of him & them.

a green square that says "fast food meals. new phenomenon burger taste. $19.90. order via seamless" and in the corner is a non-euclidean cluster of chicken finger.

a very normal 5-star review that says "I would be lost without restaurant. I would like to personally thank you for your outstanding product." - Nina Margaret, CEO apple.

another normal review that says "without food, we would have gone bankrupt by now. thanks food! the service was excellent." John Doe, manager.

an AI image of a pastrami sandwich. not to overuse the word non-euclidean but what else can I say to describe these layers of meat? this one also has some kind of yellow sauce leaking out of the bottom, and another yellow sauce being sensuously drizzled on top. in the lower right corner are baffling tubes that sort of look like if roasted carrots fucked a soft pretzel.

my roommate was trying to find the menu for a nearby bagel shop and instead found some of the most iconic slop I've ever seen. thanks food! :)