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The Id of Conservatism Or, what Nick Fuentes’s patriarchal hysteria tells us about conservative shame today

Deep down they are terrified of women seeing how small they are katemanne.substack.com/p/the-id-of-...

Inspiring!!

No Kings includes Draft Kings

I still think the best idea for progressive donors is to just revive every alt-weekly in the country and staff them with 10 reporters each.

I hope there is a downfall with the tradwife trend and MAHA movement too.

Amen.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

You’ll feel less confused if you admit to yourself that some people don’t care about the suffering of others, and some people like it.

Thank goodness I finally read books again, because that's the only way to temporarily hide from the absurdity of everything right now.

Both Philando Castile and Alex Pretti were licensed gun owners. What Second Amendment? At this point, the Bill of Rights only seems to apply to the authoritarians.

"We will seek the truth. Seek justice. We will find out who gave every order, if laws were broken in the process, and who must be held responsible for this horrific culture of impunity. Those who do not comply we will hold in contempt of Congress."

"Third, a word on what the American people can expect should they return the Democratic party to power on Capitol Hill this November. We will employ our full investigative powers to get to the bottom of the abuses of ICE and the Department of Homeland Security. We will leave no stone unturned."

"They have agreed to fund a national legal defense fund to support those who need anything from bail support to specialized counsel. This effort is crucial and these courageous people must continue to stand watch over our democracy and our most vulnerable, and we will be there for them."

"Second, with regard to the brave people on the front-line who have taken up the proud American tradition of non-violent civil resistance and witness: we have your back. I have spent these last days in conversation with our party's most generous and committed donors..."

"First, we will do all we can to turn off the spigot of violence. I can announce that every Democratic senator will vote no on funding the Dept of Homeland Security. We will do our constitutional duty of oversight and prevent this rogue agency from seizing any more power to terrorize the public."

"We are at a crisis point. And so tonight, as a leader of the opposition - a leader of the American opposition to his sick authoritarian vision - I want to tell you clearly what we plan to do to *stop* it and to protect Americans during this government-inflicted crisis."

"They regularly *kidnap* our children. They steal our mothers and fathers. They send innocent people to foreign concentration camps without recourse. And today, once again, they took the life of a fellow Americar who objected to this reign of terror."

"The toll of this project is plain to those who are willing to look: Our communities are under assault. Our neighbors are suffering. Our families are being torn asunder at the hands of our own government and their bullets."

I wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is:

"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."

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Drummers at the lead of an anti ICE march in Minneapolis

A sign on a fence says “Renee was good. Fight the good fight.”

A makeshift checkpoint constructed out of trash bins and chairs with signs that say “ICE OUT” and “ICE GO HOME”

Protesters marching in downtown Minneapolis

Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.

SHE WAS GOOD. FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT.

is a haunting and evocative slogan tbh

Today, I’m especially grateful for the MLK Promenade — a peaceful walkway tucked between the San Diego Convention Center and the historic Gaslamp District. This space is more than a path; it’s a living tribute to Dr. King’s legacy and a reminder of the progress we continue to strive for.

Just read this too. Will be reflecting on this for a while.

There's a reason why Fred Rogers used the word "neighbor." The older I get, the more powerful I realize "being a good neighbor" is... and I'm not talking about some damn State Farm.

The Ultra-Introverts Who Live Nocturnally While most people are fast asleep, some are going about their lives, reveling in the quiet and solitude. They challenge a core assumption of psychology: that all humans need social connection.

Extroverts need attention. They can't understand why Introverts don't, so they distrust them.

www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.

What’s missing from the online discourse about the viral Jacksonville Jaguars interview The Black Press never agreed to conform to the mainstream media’s ideal of “objectivity.”

New from me: There's some context missing from all of the conversation about Lynn Jones Turpin, the Black journalist who went viral for her words to the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach

i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs

Synopsis: You need to kick more people out.

You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.

I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.

we need more allies doing stuff like this instead of sharing screenshots of content by white supremacists