Andrew Volk

Is the bartender in the saloon scene the regular human bartender Jackie Daytona??

and now we get to read the worst political writing of all time

Welcome back!

It’s not the only reason I do what I do… but it’s not not the reason.

Just so you know, the lobbyists advocating for no tax on tips, insidiously are advocating for lower wages (lower than minimum wage). The lobbyists aren’t servers or bar tenders, they are their employers.

Genuinely one of my all-time favorite podcasts. I continue to recommend (and relisten). Thank you for such beautiful work.

So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?

I remember, when I ran for a local non-partisan position in 2019, getting coffee with one of my opponents (who ended up winning) and being told point-blank by him: “I’m older than you, so I know more than you do.”

What Are People Still Doing on X? Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout

I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it

this keeps coming up, but I'm begging people to understand that regular people's social media is not Political Messaging and policing it as such just makes you look like an asshole

people say bluesky isn't doing anything new or interesting but that's not quite true: this site has developed the first new way to get mad at the onion in 30 years

Up here in Maine, we’re preparing for front row seats to her run at Miss Maine, presumably to later take a run at Miss America…?

Above all, I care about propriety. We can't lose what makes us essentially human. So while some of you might be saying "lol eat shit Elon you spent $25 million and lost lol," I am instead choosing to remain above the fray and will say only: "Eat shit Elon."

it's important that today we put our differences aside to come together and say eat shit Strom Thurmond you desiccated corpse

it is BUCK WILD that they are just texting this shit to each other

I urge everyone to watch Jesse Jackson's "David and Goliath" speech in 1984 in Philly. (I'll link in reply) Where he likens unregistered and neglected voters to "rocks, just laying around" and how we need only pick them up to defeat Goliath. Rocks, being picked up:

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

Bar owner revenge fantasy time!

Something is stolen from your place; you have it on tape, and the guy’s credit card information and name. You find him and positively ID him with your staff and the tape, through his professional website (a local real estate office).

What do you do?

i’m sorry, i’m tired of this shit. there was no pronoun policing. i have encountered exactly three or four land acknowledgments in like ten years, and the most you’ll hear about “intersectionality” is in liberal nonprofits. this is just freefloating resentment masquerading as analysis.

Billionaires should not exist.

There is no other answer.

And to be clear, fully support her in this moment, standing up for our trans youth.

She’s buffing up her resume for a senate run

This soft binch has received more gender affirming care than most of my trans homies and we're gonna make his grave a gender neutral toilet

Well, sure! You’re watching it; she can just ask you what happened.

St Viateur. Schwartz’s. Larry’s. Mon Papillon. So many more! Enjoy!!

A screenshot of a Twitter/X exchange. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) tweets: "One of the first things Hitler did upon gaining power was apply aggressive censorship." The tweet has 1.1K replies, 1.7K retweets, 14K likes, and 346K views. Below, a user named "punished evan loves worf" (@eeesssjjj) replies with a single word: "cisgender." Below the reply, a notification from X states: "Visibility limited: this Post may violate X’s rules against Hateful Conduct," with a "Learn more" link. The interface follows X's standard dark theme, with Elon Musk’s profile picture showing him speaking on stage with an American flag in the background.

I mean, who do voters think they are?

redesign of the piece that has gotten me restricted/suspended at least 4 times 😇

Sorry; I’ll bring you a box of gloves next time!

But yeah, you’re nailing it.