Thx for the warning. I may b Pollyanna but I keep thinking she's genuinely in the arc of a politics-gullible yet brave true believer. Her flaws, incl racismz had her believe & fight for misinfo. Makes sense she hit disillusionment. I do NOT mean she's a big hero now. MAGA-infected but not lost cause

ABSOLUTELY!! I believed the reasons for it before but now that I work in a small clinic I much more see how exasperating, wasteful, & almost abusive, the complicated profit-motivated system is. It leaves docs, patients, office staff & more, worn out. Only a niche few know how to win in that system

And where did they get those hats in the photo! Like cowboy but floppier. Good coverage.

Seems likely that's part of it. I can believe she has some impressive qualities (some of which led to her rise from nowhere), but they did no good when she was emotionally & conceptually hooked by wild maga stuff. It's not that unusual for humans, inexperienced politicians, to get jaded, or mature

On The View she said she was a victim of "media lies &... social media" such as QAnon. I figure this is what her intensity, courage & stubborness looks like when it starts seeing thru & questioning loony narratives & fakers. She seems more true-believer than her colleagues. Actually cares bout kids.

Good news! This race wasn't on my radar but I've been happy to see Krasner's successes. I always remembered the name from when he was a pro bono lawyer for the, what did we call it, RNC435 arrested in Philly protests, August 2000

Other mentioning Qobuz. Me too: Ive been meaning to try it more ever since I used it for a cpl songs I needed to "own" not just stream. It had a bigger catalog than I expected, pretty much all I wanted. Seems to do what Spotify does plus more (well, probly less annoying AI and 'for you' clutter)

I've seen these posts and don't get why it's apparently yr 1 thing worth repeating every day. What's the rationale for making this priority, when so MANY manifestations of MAGA r ugly, and affect more people? Is there a reason for wasteful demolition AGAIN other than petty or just matters of taste?

I can imagine many ppl livin that life have some admirable qualities & skills, but I don't get the rely-on-guns & bugout-bag strategy. Like, maybe plug into community & civics a lil, to help shape things BEFORE it comes down to guns? But no, that takes hard work & patience; gun fantasies r more fun?

Enjoyed reading this. Wondered if it's too snarky to actual humans on the right but then it says: "Is this mean to say? Yes. It is. Which is why I wouldnt even bring it up if they weren’t going around trying to claim their bigotry is just a desire to preserve some official American culture or unity"

The Right Can Keep Its Raisins Out Of Our Potato Salad, Thank You They don't contribute to our culture, they don't get to say what it is.

This is brilliant! AND it is EXACTLY how I feel about the GOP party & voters👇👇👇
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And I don't know a lotta ins and outs of military but I don't think generals are on the literal front lines at that stage... I would think many have been thru some deployments and have earned the prestige to say f u pretty boy, I got a right to a beer belly now!

Your assessment is that anti-MAGA protestors aren't voting? Isn't it evident that the opposite is much more common? (Despite a handful of, say, anarchists who protest but on principle dont vote.) Just looking at numbers, many more people VOTE against MAGA candidates than make calls or street-protest

Double standards are annoying, but also, I doubt "No Kings" as a movement opposes Democratic candidates. Wouldn't roughly half the mvmt see that as shooting ourselves in the foot, since all Dems share the big-tent No Kings views? It IS different than what Tea Party position was towards other parties

Yeah but, respect: just think if all you needed to eat (or is it for reproducing?) was a DROP of blood from a massive creature, minimal damage... compared to how many insects crushed just to grow & harvest to feed even a vegan human

Good one

Gosh so many cynical replies. Isn't it all more complicated than a hot-take? We're talking about humans. And don't we all have admirable people we sincerely looked up to, who then turned weird/wrong? The reverse can happen too right? Conversion isn't soley Biblical. And it's not tidy nor a fix-all

Huh, she more struck me as a true believer. Like someone who is all-in for a religion that turns out cult-y, yet they did have misplaced values in play, truly working for something bigger than self. But sure, most of us are frequently selfish& ignorant if we peel away the other layers of motivation

Huh people have different takes; mine is that the same MTG personality that's been intense when she's wrong, drawn to conspiratorial stuff, is the same source of courage & authenticity as she keeps learning, seeing hypocrisy in her own crowd. E.g. she was always against child abuse; just misinformed

This.

Clear words and fabulous resolve. Thanks for your work. Maybe we will keep seeing lots more of you-- in a good way, soon!

The Trumpie bullying threat (to fire a lotta ppl if Dems don't sign onto the Repub plan) reminds me of unwell people making suicide threats. It's weak, nonsensical, yet alarming, but don't take it TOO srsly. Also, if suicide threats are a cry for help... "pls Dems, stop us from being such a-holes"??

Sweet, two of my follows met up!

Right wingers in 2017: Dumb libs think words are violence
Right wingers in 2025: Words are violence and we're going to throw you in jail for saying the wrong ones, which is terrorism bsky.app/profile/atru...

At this point, my friend, democracy is like the dollar bill: You're going to have to believe in it if you want it to work.

dialogue between two kids and anthropomorphized drone about drone strikes killing kids in gaza in 2014

cartoon from 2014 that I just found on my desktop while looking for something else

Off and on, it's a staple for me. (with cold unsweetened soymilk.) Fairly healthy as far as I know, easy, crunchy, has some flavor and not too sweet.

Homan's attitude creeps me out (he strikes me as someone who'd be weirdly overly harsh about enforcing girls' dress code rules, if he happened to work at a middle school). But, accuracy matters: I clicked the link & he did NOT say what the article claims. He did spread inane "paid protestors" lie

I made 2 comments earlier with a "f u I REALLY wanna donate now, come after me" tone. But now I watched the clip and, while Homan's demeaning actions are cringey & badfaith, in this clip he expressed 1st amend support, & did NOT appear to go after e.g. someone who donates to, say, legal defense

Anyone got credible recommendations to donate?? I looked up sandwich guy when it 1st happened but didn't find a funds appeal. I just want this icky Homan et al to try to intimidate me, get beyond this uncomfortable charade of life being normal & fine for now yet foreboding, +awful for the vulnerable