kirklonguski.bsky.social
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this is a perfectly good theory which presents the problem that it has not happened once in american history
Independent, pro-worker, class warrior candidates can absolutely beat Republicans in red states if they are not tainted by the Democratic Party brand. The labor movement can make this happen systematically.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
How to Win Red States With a Labor Party
We can take political power without asking Democrats for it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
this is a perfectly good theory which presents the problem that it has not happened once in american history
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I cannot emphasize enough that Americans do not act like they are in the middle of a recession.
U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online during Black Friday sales
Shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday despite wider economic uncertainty.
www.cbsnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that Americans do not act like they are in the middle of a recession.
I am an absolute sucker for the Roundup movies like yes please Ma Dong-seok hit someone and eat some fried food.
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I am an absolute sucker for the Roundup movies like yes please Ma Dong-seok hit someone and eat some fried food.
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It's the left's version of climate denialism -- completely immune to data and something we need to change. We can't solve our actual problems if we're not living in reality.
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It's the left's version of climate denialism -- completely immune to data and something we need to change. We can't solve our actual problems if we're not living in reality.
He should have done it.
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
He should have done it.
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This post is going to make people INCANDESCENTLY mad but here we go: the annual Farm Bureau survey of a Thanksgiving meal (using the same basket of goods over time) priced out at $55.18 for 10 people this year, -5% YoY. In real terms (delf w/ CPI) it's the cheapest Thanksgiving meal ever.
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This post is going to make people INCANDESCENTLY mad but here we go: the annual Farm Bureau survey of a Thanksgiving meal (using the same basket of goods over time) priced out at $55.18 for 10 people this year, -5% YoY. In real terms (delf w/ CPI) it's the cheapest Thanksgiving meal ever.
The Thorn of Emberlain WILL COME OUT AT SOME POINT. I still believe.
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Thorn of Emberlain WILL COME OUT AT SOME POINT. I still believe.
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Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
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No, the neo-Nazism of young Republican staffers is not driven by economic anxiety
www.vox.com/politics/468...
www.vox.com/politics/468...
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
No, the neo-Nazism of young Republican staffers is not driven by economic anxiety
www.vox.com/politics/468...
www.vox.com/politics/468...
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I hate how every ad is structured as a tiktok now
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I hate how every ad is structured as a tiktok now
Frankly I think it's disturbing that there's such an unbalanced and unpredictable force in our politics as MTG. I didn't even know trump liked card games.
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Frankly I think it's disturbing that there's such an unbalanced and unpredictable force in our politics as MTG. I didn't even know trump liked card games.
Jeffrey Epstein? the firefighter?
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Jeffrey Epstein? the firefighter?
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People just can't quit the argument that if you say anything positive about the economy in general, then that means you are telling a specific person that they are not struggling when they say they are. Such a cheap strawman that shows no signs of going out of style.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
People just can't quit the argument that if you say anything positive about the economy in general, then that means you are telling a specific person that they are not struggling when they say they are. Such a cheap strawman that shows no signs of going out of style.
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I think everyone here is misinterpreting your stance as “disrespect for the voters”.
“Ah HA!”, they say. “So you’re calling bullshit on voters’ stated (mostly economic) excuses? How dare you not take them literally; that must mean you don’t take them seriously! Why I oughtta”, etc.
“Ah HA!”, they say. “So you’re calling bullshit on voters’ stated (mostly economic) excuses? How dare you not take them literally; that must mean you don’t take them seriously! Why I oughtta”, etc.
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I think everyone here is misinterpreting your stance as “disrespect for the voters”.
“Ah HA!”, they say. “So you’re calling bullshit on voters’ stated (mostly economic) excuses? How dare you not take them literally; that must mean you don’t take them seriously! Why I oughtta”, etc.
“Ah HA!”, they say. “So you’re calling bullshit on voters’ stated (mostly economic) excuses? How dare you not take them literally; that must mean you don’t take them seriously! Why I oughtta”, etc.
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I feel like there is this recurring thing in internet responses to fiction where anything non-utopian in the worldbuilding is treated as a flaw in the writing rather than the society.
It goes all the way back to “why don’t the characters liberate the droids” which is just as effectively answered with “well why WOULD the characters liberate the droids?”
Not all storytelling is like…utopian humanist worldbuilding.
Not all storytelling is like…utopian humanist worldbuilding.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I feel like there is this recurring thing in internet responses to fiction where anything non-utopian in the worldbuilding is treated as a flaw in the writing rather than the society.
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It’s our version of “regardless of what the data says, crime is up” or “I don’t care what your studies show, everyone knows immigrants commit more crime.” It could be true, but it just isn’t??
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
It’s our version of “regardless of what the data says, crime is up” or “I don’t care what your studies show, everyone knows immigrants commit more crime.” It could be true, but it just isn’t??
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These are quantities we can measure! We spend vast resources measuring them. We have examined this question from every angle, dedicating entire agencies to it for generations. And then the moment the debate hits the political sphere, it becomes “numbers schumbers, everyone knows the REAL truth”
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
These are quantities we can measure! We spend vast resources measuring them. We have examined this question from every angle, dedicating entire agencies to it for generations. And then the moment the debate hits the political sphere, it becomes “numbers schumbers, everyone knows the REAL truth”
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It's a matter of millennial self-identity that they're the most economically benighted generation in history.
Like the belief that they've experienced more recessionary events than anyone else. It's not true, but if it was, older generations were there, too.
Absolutely maddening.
Like the belief that they've experienced more recessionary events than anyone else. It's not true, but if it was, older generations were there, too.
Absolutely maddening.
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It's a matter of millennial self-identity that they're the most economically benighted generation in history.
Like the belief that they've experienced more recessionary events than anyone else. It's not true, but if it was, older generations were there, too.
Absolutely maddening.
Like the belief that they've experienced more recessionary events than anyone else. It's not true, but if it was, older generations were there, too.
Absolutely maddening.
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if this seems wrong to you, the problem is not that there is some hidden thing in the statistics you can unskew and untangle. you are simply WRONG. you are wrong because you are in the grips of a powerful intra-left narrative about stagnation and affordability. it is false. reflect on implications
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
if this seems wrong to you, the problem is not that there is some hidden thing in the statistics you can unskew and untangle. you are simply WRONG. you are wrong because you are in the grips of a powerful intra-left narrative about stagnation and affordability. it is false. reflect on implications
Contagion on 4k looks so goddamn good
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Contagion on 4k looks so goddamn good
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Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
It would have been funnier if he'd lost but I'm glad he won.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It would have been funnier if he'd lost but I'm glad he won.
It's really fascinating: down to one, all the way across the board, 100% success rate, the elections tonight have confirmed what I already believed to be true.
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It's really fascinating: down to one, all the way across the board, 100% success rate, the elections tonight have confirmed what I already believed to be true.
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We can’t just cordon off all the public beliefs we think are good and say “These idea don’t come from anywhere, they are a pure expression of truth.” They also got into people’s brains somehow.
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We can’t just cordon off all the public beliefs we think are good and say “These idea don’t come from anywhere, they are a pure expression of truth.” They also got into people’s brains somehow.