Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.

Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.

Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.

But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

Remember this.

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”

We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:

We can be changed, sometimes greatly, by people who come only glancingly into our lives and move on, never knowing what they have done to us. We can do this ourselves to others. And never know. Move past an encounter, away, leaving something significant behind for another. It is unsettling to think about. One can call it a sorrow, or a thing of beauty running through the turning of our days and nights, however many, however few, they are.

As writing becomes a lost art slowly but surely, coming across gems that speak to my soul means more and more.

From "All The Seas of the World", Guy Gavriel Kay

On some level, everyone has to take one for the team, but you shouldn’t be volunteering people for sacrifice.

Why? Easy. Modern Monetary Theory says we can just make more money to bail the farmers out, no problem. What's even the national debt anyway?

I'm pretty sure the 1A only applies to governments, people who spread hate and violent rhetoric should absolutely fear the repercussions of their actions.

Where tf did these guys learn to do jailhouse pushups?

Yes, this is not public ownership. It is the forcible alignment of capital with a capitalist political project. A core feature of fascism is preserving private property while subordinating all economic activity to the bourgeois state. The ultimate goal is total economic and social control.

Not only is this fucking embarrassing, I can’t imagine how much counterintelligence work is going to be required after this trip.

Having a hostile head of state in the presidential limo is *insane*

Not since 303 Creative v. Elenis 🫤

One of the last Renaissance men. My mother used him as an example of how nerds are actually the most awesome people and that we should celebrate our weirdness but not to anyone's detriment. RIP

The Carbon Footprint Sham “This is one of the most successful, deceptive PR campaigns maybe ever.”

Yes, i drive old diesels. If a plane is full i have no compunction about flying. I landfill all my plastic, don't carry bags into a grocery, use plastic straws and go to Burning Man.

My carbon footprint is still lower than most individuals, but it doesn't matter. Companies dwarf all of us

I already *have* zero debt. I also live in a far-flung place, hence why my asset value is so low. I feel like you're ignoring a hellovalot of privilege in your personal situation- Ever hang out with generational locals on your island or have they all moved away due to gentrification?

That's not "anyone can do this" territory, m8. If i saved every penny for three years and sold my home i would have like 40k

We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.

The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.

I don't argue, i provide facts so you can make yourself look wrong

Aviation Rescue Swimmer ≠ Pilot

Just eat the polish, the leather will make you sick

So you're arguing with the USCG.

Rescue. Swimmer. Not pilot. Swimmer.

So every single report saying "swimmer" is wrong. Okay.

Because pilots are interchangeable with the swimmer on a heli crew. As we all know.

BUT DID YOU DEFUND FEMA?

He flew nothing. Your bias filled in details that aren't there.

Critical thinking < bootlicking

No mention of his teammates? Or of the amphetamines fed to him to achieve this impossible?

I'm assuming the fact that he's the "triage coordinator" gives him the right to claim "he" rescued all these folks. Math ain't mathing.

An illustration of a young girl in silhouette with a ponytail, standing against a fiery orange and red background. Over her figure is a handwritten quote in white text that reads: “The wicked become even worse when they are tolerated.” – Tolstoy. The intense backdrop and the child's silhouette create a haunting, powerful visual emphasizing the quote's message about the dangers of complacency toward evil.

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I do not think you fully grasp what it is being discussed here...

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MAGAs: Why won’t Muslims just assimilate to our country!?!

Muslims: [Get elected to office]

MAGAs: …Wait not like that

Mamdani didn't have a contentious political history going back 30+ years, maybe some of her past decisions influenced voters?

If you're stuck on "because she's a woman" you're gonna miss all the other reasons. Not denying it factored in for some voters, but i doubt the majority