The reality is always more banal and stupid than the conspiracy theory. My response has always been that people are too lazy for all that.
13.11.2025 21:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@erikalyoung.bsky.social
Young Gen X'er/Elder Millenial doing outreach, engagement, writing, and campaigny things for transportation and the like.
The reality is always more banal and stupid than the conspiracy theory. My response has always been that people are too lazy for all that.
13.11.2025 21:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So the one factor this article didnβt mention was whether or not prices went up for consumers after the elimination of pbms. As we know, thats the entire sales pitch for them.
18.04.2025 10:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As someone who worked retail to pay for some of my early career jobs, i cant guarantee you that this scenario hes dreamed up will never be a reality. They are the first ones to tell you that they can get it cheaper elsewhere.
06.04.2025 15:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ohh nooo, look at the terrible danger and crime of the cherry blossom car ππ
05.04.2025 03:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Honey, i need you to be more specific, becauseβ¦. *waives hands wildly*
05.04.2025 01:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Im in greater danger commuting to work in a car than I am riding the bus or a subway. What we doin about that?
05.04.2025 01:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Your tariff rate is the number of letters in your first pets name + your house number/the percentage your 401k dropped this morning.
03.04.2025 14:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I say this as a former Hill staffer, pay attn to the ones who thank the staff.
02.04.2025 00:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Girls are like, βI really needed thisβ, and its thisβ¦.
01.04.2025 22:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Truly the best thing crawford supporters can do if they get one of the opponents canvassers at their door is to talk with them as long as you possibly can.
30.03.2025 22:33 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0He had to have his phone number, in his phone, in order to add him.
26.03.2025 19:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Listen, for any Senate-confirmed position, thereβs a saying that still rings true. The Senate giveth and the Senate can taketh away.
26.03.2025 16:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A list today for no reason:
-there is no cong auth for war in yemen
-the VP isnβt Comm/Chief
-its not legal to evade public records laws
-its not legal to share class info outside of approved channels
-saying intel officersβ names on unsecure channels is amoral
-lieing to congress is not legal
Heres the difference. Right now? This is the most that a Member of the House can do. The Senate, however, can file articles of impeachment if he doesnβt go. Would it pass? You donβt know if you donβt try.
25.03.2025 22:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If only a body of the American government had the power to impeach senate-confirmed positionsβ¦if onlyβ¦
25.03.2025 12:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you havent already, @davidzipper.bsky.social βs feed is pretty full of articles/research that may help.
24.03.2025 15:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ever since zuck signed me up for the conservative βnewsβ ecosystem on jan 20, i cant get away. So now im just occasionally dropping alternative ideas into the comments bc I know they arent getting them elsewhere (assuming theyre real)
24.03.2025 14:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I hate the βolder votersβ bias. Things dont just change, you have to make them change. There are plenty of objectionable younger voters out there. Progress isnt a straight line.
23.03.2025 23:28 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Oh heβs 100% right on the history. But counterpoint, if their guilt is so obvious and overwhelming, why be afraid of giving them due process before incarceration? If its *so obvious*?
23.03.2025 16:27 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0These people desperately need the attn. my hope is that you blocked and moved on.
22.03.2025 23:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Arlington, va isnt bad
16.03.2025 22:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Petition to make β/sβ an indicator of sarcasm. Put it at the end of the post. Sarcasm should sneak up on ya.
16.03.2025 15:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Germans are, in a word, decisive.
15.03.2025 21:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ahh yes, japanese internment. A noted high point in our nations history π
15.03.2025 21:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0orβ¦ORβ¦ we can start finding/developing them now. I dont need to know how to code in order to ask thoughtful, policy questions about the topic
09.03.2025 21:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Was he at the VP residence when this happened? Bc i highly doubt he would leave those parklike grounds to go walking down the highly trafficked mass ave with a 2yo
09.03.2025 03:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Both the patienceβ¦and memoryβ¦of Canadians is long.
06.03.2025 21:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0SchrΓΆdingers china cabinet
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