Dave Clapper

Well, Pluralistic just got added to my daily reads. Thanks!

Thoundth like you're lithping, doethn't it?

Ewwwwwww.

Get real. Kristi Noem has never been, nor ever will be, hot.

I ❤️ @birbigs.bsky.social.

Every time I see JD Vance trending, I'm immediately disappointed that it's not about a change of office.

I deeply want this bastard to be held in contempt of court and imprisoned. Fined, too, just for funsies.

This is the most on brand Bruce Harrell thing ever.

“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: 'if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?' There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand – glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register. Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.”

reading slaughterhouse 5 for the first time and i was absolutely knocked senseless by this passage, which is so true and relevant that it feels like it was pulled from a history book

More of a master baiter.

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He loves the smell of asbestos in the morning.

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Mike Johnson, y'all.

Including a wrecking ball, apparently.

Fuck Ronald Reagan, then, now, and forever.

@actblueorg.bsky.social needs to stop asking questions if they'll only collect my answers if I make a donation. There are a ton of people who want you to fucking listen. They shouldn't have to be donors to have their voices heard.

Note to self: this is a great writing prompt.

Also, that home run jacket is beyond lame.

I legitimately can't remember the last time I watched a World Series game. Maybe when the Cubs won it?

KCMO. And collected 92 signatures for People Not Politicians.

You're the best!

I'd love to believe this, but when has Jeffries ever been "swift and decisive?"

These available as pins? I might wanna order a bagful. Too late for tomorrow, but I'm sure there'll be more.

Regarding protests and such, I've thought about taking more protective measures, but as a cis het white dude, I've ultimately come to the decision that any time they spend looking at me is time they can't spend on someone lower on the privilege scale.

I hope to gather so many signatures on Saturday.

I was back on campus for a reunion last year, and caught up with an old friend who's a professor there now. He told me if a student who said that they know they're the last generation and have come to terms with that.

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