Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape
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Voting in a rigged system captured by capital isn't going to change anything, but it's very revealing that the folks who are the most vocal about their dedication to "democracy" always demand that you support whoever they anoint and say that you must settle for the opposite of what you actually want
February 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Voting in a rigged system captured by capital isn't going to change anything, but it's very revealing that the folks who are the most vocal about their dedication to "democracy" always demand that you support whoever they anoint and say that you must settle for the opposite of what you actually want
We're at the point where nearly everything in society boils down to being a scam or gambling.
Prediction Markets Are Sucking Huge Numbers of Young People Into Gambling
As sports betting continues to skyrocket, prediction markets are winning the attention of younger, inexperienced betters.
futurism.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
We're at the point where nearly everything in society boils down to being a scam or gambling.
Protecting democracy by peacefully handing power over to fascists and saying, "Welcome back."
February 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Protecting democracy by peacefully handing power over to fascists and saying, "Welcome back."
Here, we see the liberal in its natural habitat, defending horrible politicians while emphasizing the centrality of performative gestures that do little to affect policy. While they posture as being strategic, their minds are so captured by electoralism that they scarce realize their own ignorance.
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Here, we see the liberal in its natural habitat, defending horrible politicians while emphasizing the centrality of performative gestures that do little to affect policy. While they posture as being strategic, their minds are so captured by electoralism that they scarce realize their own ignorance.
If liberals actually cared about what's happening to immigrants, they would have acted prior to 2025, because nothing about ICE's practices has changed. The primary difference now is that all of this is happening publicly in predominantly affluent, white communities to US citizens.
February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
If liberals actually cared about what's happening to immigrants, they would have acted prior to 2025, because nothing about ICE's practices has changed. The primary difference now is that all of this is happening publicly in predominantly affluent, white communities to US citizens.
Posting actionable solutions to the problems of capitalism will immediately get your account banned from social media.
February 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Posting actionable solutions to the problems of capitalism will immediately get your account banned from social media.
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New from me: an example of how the voices of "moderation" have ALWAYS gotten it wrong in struggles for civil rights & equality. This would be a very good time to FINALLY collectively figure this out.
White ‘Moderates’ and Despotism: An Example from the Archive | Historian @wihorne.bsky.social looks back at a letter written by a Bucks County teacher to President Lincoln’s Secretary of War to draw lessons for today about resistance in the face of white supremacist threats to democracy.
White ‘Moderates’ and Despotism: An Example from the Archive - Bucks County Beacon
Historian William Horne looks back at a letter written by a Bucks County teacher to President Lincoln’s Secretary of War to draw lessons for today about resistance in the face of white supremacist thr...
buckscountybeacon.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New from me: an example of how the voices of "moderation" have ALWAYS gotten it wrong in struggles for civil rights & equality. This would be a very good time to FINALLY collectively figure this out.
If Kamala Harris had won in 2024, liberals would be at brunch, happily supporting increased funding for ICE, more deportations, dismissing record homelessness, and insisting that what Israel is doing isn't a genocide. None of them would be out in the streets protesting.
You can try to convince me it would be easier to resist things under a liberal but none of you helped with Gaza and we couldn’t even convince the dems to stop a genocide when they were running against Trump. Do you hear yourselves
February 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
If Kamala Harris had won in 2024, liberals would be at brunch, happily supporting increased funding for ICE, more deportations, dismissing record homelessness, and insisting that what Israel is doing isn't a genocide. None of them would be out in the streets protesting.
That's only half the story. The Dems were responsible for the uncontrolled proliferation of Big Tech and AI. Palantir grew into what it is under Obama. Dems were content to look the other way as the PayPal Mafia gave them millions in campaign contributions and infiltrated every aspect of society.
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
That's only half the story. The Dems were responsible for the uncontrolled proliferation of Big Tech and AI. Palantir grew into what it is under Obama. Dems were content to look the other way as the PayPal Mafia gave them millions in campaign contributions and infiltrated every aspect of society.
We've reached the breaking point where wages are so low that people can't afford to purchase what corporations are selling anymore.
The Break Is Over. Companies Are Jacking Up Prices Again.
Higher tariffs, labor and health-insurance costs have pushed many businesses to raise prices for consumers.
www.wsj.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
We've reached the breaking point where wages are so low that people can't afford to purchase what corporations are selling anymore.
What exactly do you think happens in the US? 🤨
You should try living in a Communist country. There the Communist Party elites will "f" you over and you will only have the rights they decide you can have.
February 16, 2026 at 2:43 AM
What exactly do you think happens in the US? 🤨
Remember when she ran for Congress as a "bold progressive" and served as the Executive Director of TYT's Rebellion PAC?
February 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Remember when she ran for Congress as a "bold progressive" and served as the Executive Director of TYT's Rebellion PAC?
A lot of chart fetishists refuse to admit that the working class has been getting fucked over by the rich for more than half a century and that it's gotten to the point where people can barely afford food and rent. You can't gaslight us into ignoring our material conditions.
February 16, 2026 at 12:32 AM
A lot of chart fetishists refuse to admit that the working class has been getting fucked over by the rich for more than half a century and that it's gotten to the point where people can barely afford food and rent. You can't gaslight us into ignoring our material conditions.
Do you prefer when people pretend to care, or exhibit blatant disregard?
February 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Do you prefer when people pretend to care, or exhibit blatant disregard?
Not caring about sports means that when I see "Tom Wilson" trending, my immediate thought is, "Oh, god, I hope that Biff Tannen didn't die."
Biff's Question Song (Stand-up Comedy)
YouTube video by Tom Wilson
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February 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Not caring about sports means that when I see "Tom Wilson" trending, my immediate thought is, "Oh, god, I hope that Biff Tannen didn't die."
It's incredibly fucked up that a weapons manufacturer can put out retro video game hardware and people will still buy it (while defending the company) when there are other alternatives available.
The Arms Dealer's Nintendo 64 Finally Sees the Light of Day
It's hard to get truly excited about ModRetro's M64 when Palmer Luckey is on board.
gizmodo.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:28 PM
It's incredibly fucked up that a weapons manufacturer can put out retro video game hardware and people will still buy it (while defending the company) when there are other alternatives available.
Literally nothing makes sense under capitalism. The contradictions are everywhere, and it makes you feel like you're losing your mind.
February 15, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Literally nothing makes sense under capitalism. The contradictions are everywhere, and it makes you feel like you're losing your mind.
The people in charge of HHS: "We need to get rid of ultra processed foods, vaccines and pasteurization!"
Also the people in charge of HHS: "Here, have some caffeinated milk."
Also the people in charge of HHS: "Here, have some caffeinated milk."
February 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The people in charge of HHS: "We need to get rid of ultra processed foods, vaccines and pasteurization!"
Also the people in charge of HHS: "Here, have some caffeinated milk."
Also the people in charge of HHS: "Here, have some caffeinated milk."
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NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science
Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...
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February 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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While I'm looking forward to the collapse of AI, I can't really relate to the post, because I can't imagine caring about the financial wellbeing of an employer so much that it makes you physically ill to discover something like this. I'd just be like, "Oh, well, you fuckers wanted to use this." 🤷
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
While I'm looking forward to the collapse of AI, I can't really relate to the post, because I can't imagine caring about the financial wellbeing of an employer so much that it makes you physically ill to discover something like this. I'd just be like, "Oh, well, you fuckers wanted to use this." 🤷
Turns out that billionaires are actually pro-climate change because their goal is to have "mass executions of the elderly and infirm."
Emails Show Epstein Scheming That Environmental Destruction Could Solve "Overpopulation"
Recently spotted emails from 2016 show Jeffrey Epstein suggesting that climate change could be the answer to "overpopulation."
futurism.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Turns out that billionaires are actually pro-climate change because their goal is to have "mass executions of the elderly and infirm."
A bunch of the folks that are upset about ICE and insist that you have to vote for Newsom were the same people who supported the draconian border policies Trump was proposing, used the same tactics as ICE against peaceful anti-genocide protesters, and insisted for years that Biden was healthy.
February 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
A bunch of the folks that are upset about ICE and insist that you have to vote for Newsom were the same people who supported the draconian border policies Trump was proposing, used the same tactics as ICE against peaceful anti-genocide protesters, and insisted for years that Biden was healthy.
It's the house that Charlie Kirk built. Opportunism, grift, and conspiracy all wrapped up in the politics of bigotry. Of course its self-destructing.
Turning Point USA has recently fired several employees, as a right-wing commentator Candace Owens’s conspiracy theories about founder Charlie Kirk’s death have reportedly begun to take root at the far-right organization. trib.al/Bd9gMWz
TPUSA Is in Shambles Over Conspiracies About Charlie Kirk’s Death
Far-right commentator Candace Owens has claimed that members of Kirk’s own organization had him killed.
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
It's the house that Charlie Kirk built. Opportunism, grift, and conspiracy all wrapped up in the politics of bigotry. Of course its self-destructing.
