The problem with the Lord of the Rings is that it ended. If they had just kept the story going, that last movie would have been so much better.

When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

[derogatory] Actually, Nazis were socialist
vs
[complimentary] Actually, Nazis were socialist

The bananas thing is… he didn’t even know who this dude was 5 minutes ago? You gotta go this hard for a nazi tattoo guy _you just met_? Just find another dude who makes good videos! There are literally millions of dudes who have done physical labor with no nazi tattoos, like all the non-white ones.

One thing I really wish people would understand about why you should very rarely listen to a former white supremacist on other topics in the media is because that a public facing job is not what they should be doing after deradicalization

Captain Beef Shart

Washington Post editorial board, 2 days ago: "The idea that Trump is easily swayed by Putin, let alone manipulated or controlled by him, does not hold water."

everyone: we don’t want kings

rightwing media: this is a confusing protest line, no one is claiming trump is a king

the entire trump administration:

This is why I argue that (ostensibly) progressive movements & parties should stop aiming for the ‘reasonable centre’.
Your ‘pragmatic politics’ is just ceding ground to the right & shifting the centre along the way. It’s essential to commit to progressive values & insist on the politics of hope.

It is still a genocide

Tonight the president of the United States posted a video of himself wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps diarrhea all over the United States.

Seriously. He actually did this.

Lmao this is not a bit it is a verbatim transcript

Kinda seems like whether or not the president has the power to assassinate people with no due process, no input from Congress, no review, no oversight, and with no obligation to provide anyone with any information or evidence other than “trust me” is an important test of our democracy.

You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.

JD Vance doesn’t think the racist assholes who praised Hitler and made Holocaust jokes are “scumbags.”

No, he says, the people who expose them are.

Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.

I once made a dumb pun in reply to Padma Lakshmi and she laughed and followed me back.

Some people might think it's cute or funny but it's not. When a turtle does this, it's actually in distress.

I will spare you my ex-coworker's raccoon story but I'll just say that it's a good idea to check up there once in a while if you can.

Jane Goodall recorded an interview with The Dogist before she passed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvOj...

If you’re a man in the room and a public official says this about your female colleague, you don’t continue as if nothing happened.

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.