good messaging is, "raise corporate taxes and massively fine companies who abuse their workers".
bad messaging is, "billionaires wish the federal government would subsidize corporate payrolls".
you have to know this, mark.
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Activist, listener, traveller. Mostly retired tech person (ex-GOOG). Seattle. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ I activate voters, so can you. register.how
good messaging is, "raise corporate taxes and massively fine companies who abuse their workers".
bad messaging is, "billionaires wish the federal government would subsidize corporate payrolls".
you have to know this, mark.
Listening to the Party of Five song even though I never saw the show.
10.08.2025 13:12 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0this happens to me, and then i open literally any compartment in my car ๐
09.08.2025 06:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0hi, no it didn't
09.08.2025 06:45 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0i would definitely delegate much of the planning and retrospective to an eng manager or rotation of engineers
08.08.2025 00:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0A black cat sleeps on top of a tricolor hound.
A little family time watching The Golden Girls.
06.08.2025 06:02 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0performative contrarian main character syndrome
06.08.2025 03:46 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0in many cases, the purpose is to sell the account to someone who will then rename it
04.08.2025 16:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0A dashing black cat standing on his back feet with his front legs propped up on a drawer handle.
Today is Zot's 17th birthday. That's a lot of life and a lot of memories. He's doing great. ๐ฅณ๐๐ธโจ
02.08.2025 06:52 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I donโt do doomerism. Cause I know too many wonderful people who grew up in fascism, war, poverty, or all of the above. And everything that is good in my life is good because people like them fought for better. In 50 years, I hope people remember that we did the same. And that hope costs me nothing.
01.08.2025 20:53 โ ๐ 86 ๐ 16 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 2omg cute
02.08.2025 03:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0my uncle, who was telling me about officiating hundreds of weddings, apparently did this. he says only once did someone take him up on it, and the only quip he could think of on the spot was to declare the objector incompetent.
31.07.2025 05:44 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0several people! DMing.
31.07.2025 01:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0We went to my [x] year high school reunion last weekend in the small town I grew up in, and everyone was nice and still remembered me, even the jocks.
One lesbian kept saying, "you were such a nerd in high school, but now you're a beautiful man", and I'll be holding onto that for some time.
happy birthday! ๐ฅณ
28.07.2025 12:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0it's like in Smart House where all messes get sucked into the floor
25.07.2025 09:55 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Sleepless Pepper Jack
22.07.2025 20:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0barbershops are worse than planes at communicating illness tbh
21.07.2025 00:25 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A neon light installation comprising various noble gas colors in simple shapes like circles, lines, and squares.
A patterned and colorful shaggy ottoman in the shape of an unknown creature with four legs and a neckless face with a wide smile. Other colorful carpet creatures surround.
A tufted doglike ottoman with four feet, stripes, and an embroidered clownlike dog face under its face.
There is plenty of neat stuff at the Seattle Art Fair this yearโonly a few hours left to visit!
20.07.2025 21:52 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Significant intraparty reform is necessarily a core value of the Democratic Party, and folks looking to war rather than ally and discuss are not worth your time.
20.07.2025 21:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I'm sorry, nine HUNDRED former DOJ lawyers all signed this letter opposing Emil Bove's nomination to be an appellate federal judge?
900?!
Their tax bailouts for the ultra-rich take effect now, but slashing healthcare is timed to go into effect after the midterms next yearโfor the most vulnerable children, adults, and the elderly.
Do not forget what they have done, and tell everyone you know who is confused about the facts.
Refill each stadium with all new people each day for 5 days straight, and take away every attendee's healthcare.
Then find at least another 1,355,570 more people.
In the middle of the night, 50 republican senators, JD Vance, and 218 republican representatives did this. Zero democrats.
The law republicans passed today will take away healthcare for at least 17 million people.
For a sense of scale, fill the largest sports stadium of every single state to its maximum capacity.
it's a gorgeous film that only an architect could craft
04.07.2025 02:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Based on the email I just got, the Social Security Administration is now using federal infrastructure to campaign on behalf of republicans.
04.07.2025 00:46 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0when this happens in a video call, it is the perfect opportunity to screenshot everyone elseโs reactions and turn them into office memes
01.07.2025 02:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0i swear they are made out of some kind of dental product
01.07.2025 02:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I'm feeling really grateful for all the wonderful people celebrating Pride this weekend.
30.06.2025 04:00 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0A spate of machinery-related safety warnings, including "FLYING DEBRIS AND LOUD NOISE" and "BITS SPINNING AT HIGH SPEED CAN SHATTER OR START FIRE". Also, highly stylized cartoon faces with many arrows pointing at them.
24.06.2025 20:17 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0