Tomás Arís
@littlebridgetroll.bsky.social
He/Him, grew up small town, grown up big city. Educated in theology and politics, which explains why he's really quiet in person. Checks most of the boxes for a progressive with far left sympathies.
Striving to be kind. Mostly succeeding.
Striving to be kind. Mostly succeeding.
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I'd love to know what anyone thinks of this article. I quite liked it. Story below.
There Is No Trolley Problem
We actually aren't constrained into atrocious premises by thought exercises. Obstacles are a reason to fight, not an excuse to quit. Our friends and neighbors aren't distractions..
www.the-reframe.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I'd love to know what anyone thinks of this article. I quite liked it. Story below.
I have not heard this song in a very, very long time. I did not know it was a banjo tune. Now I refuse to know it as anything else.
The distance from Cali to Kentucky just adds to the yearning. Sigh.
The distance from Cali to Kentucky just adds to the yearning. Sigh.
Santa Monica
YouTube video by Tony Kamel - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I have not heard this song in a very, very long time. I did not know it was a banjo tune. Now I refuse to know it as anything else.
The distance from Cali to Kentucky just adds to the yearning. Sigh.
The distance from Cali to Kentucky just adds to the yearning. Sigh.
What does he think this is? The Mafia?
Trump slams pardoned Democratic congressman as 'disloyal' for not switching parties
President Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar plans to run for reelection as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federa...
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What does he think this is? The Mafia?
That does make some sense. The grass is always greener.
Hunter-gatherer groups are much less egalitarian than they seem
There is a widespread belief that altruism and equality drive social behaviour in traditional hunter-gatherer societies, but the truth is more surprising and complex
www.newscientist.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
That does make some sense. The grass is always greener.
One thing I *hate* about this kind of reporting is they talk about *institutions* like they're people who are capable of changing their minds.
The Supreme Court is not a person. It's an organization only as good as its members. This is just a change in membership. Name the names!
The Supreme Court is not a person. It's an organization only as good as its members. This is just a change in membership. Name the names!
The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
One thing I *hate* about this kind of reporting is they talk about *institutions* like they're people who are capable of changing their minds.
The Supreme Court is not a person. It's an organization only as good as its members. This is just a change in membership. Name the names!
The Supreme Court is not a person. It's an organization only as good as its members. This is just a change in membership. Name the names!
In that the role of a football is to get kicked, this is apt.
Joe Biden slams Republicans for turning transgender rights into ‘political football’
Former president gave a speech expressing support for LGBTQ+ rights at an LGBTQ+ leaders conference on Friday
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In that the role of a football is to get kicked, this is apt.
There's a nice gesture.
Priest walks from Pope Leo's childhood home to Statue of Liberty in show of solidarity with immigrants
A Catholic priest from Chicago's south suburbs took an interesting journey, walking from Dolton to New York, a trek of more than 50 days, as he sent a message to immigrant families.
www.cbsnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
There's a nice gesture.
Obviously, the answer is 1.
My grandma loved this song.
My grandma loved this song.
How Many Reindeer Would Have To Run Over Grandma To Off Her?
We asked a reindeer rancher
www.cracked.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Obviously, the answer is 1.
My grandma loved this song.
My grandma loved this song.
It's a low bar, but they cleared it.
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It's a low bar, but they cleared it.
Oh, and we're supporting all the European n**i parties now.
Definitely winding up for WWI all over again. Now with drones. And nukes.
Definitely winding up for WWI all over again. Now with drones. And nukes.
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Oh, and we're supporting all the European n**i parties now.
Definitely winding up for WWI all over again. Now with drones. And nukes.
Definitely winding up for WWI all over again. Now with drones. And nukes.
Ignore our enemies, allow international conflicts to fester, neglect our allies, and start ramping up production. This is a recipe fro World War I all over again.
Selfishness is bad foreign policy. It'll take a while for the consequences to come home, but they will. I feel sorry for my kids.
Selfishness is bad foreign policy. It'll take a while for the consequences to come home, but they will. I feel sorry for my kids.
Hegseth declares end of US 'utopian idealism' with new military strategy
The Defense secretary, speaking at the Reagan Defense Forum, outlined defense priorities that focus on the Western Hemisphere and reevaluate the U.S. relationship with Europe.
www.politico.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Ignore our enemies, allow international conflicts to fester, neglect our allies, and start ramping up production. This is a recipe fro World War I all over again.
Selfishness is bad foreign policy. It'll take a while for the consequences to come home, but they will. I feel sorry for my kids.
Selfishness is bad foreign policy. It'll take a while for the consequences to come home, but they will. I feel sorry for my kids.
Can I just live in a world that doesn't feel like a sci fi dystopia?
At the Sphere, I Witnessed the Future of Entertainment. I Really Don’t Like Where This Is Going.
I saw the Wizard of Oz. Oh, god.
slate.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Can I just live in a world that doesn't feel like a sci fi dystopia?
And that's why I ride a bicycle and take transit, y'all!
See also: "New York’s recently implemented congestion pricing plan is thought to have kept it from ranking higher on the list. "
See also: "New York’s recently implemented congestion pricing plan is thought to have kept it from ranking higher on the list. "
The US city with the worst traffic revealed and it’s not LA or NYC
US cities also make up three of the top five worst for traffic globally, a study found
www.independent.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
And that's why I ride a bicycle and take transit, y'all!
See also: "New York’s recently implemented congestion pricing plan is thought to have kept it from ranking higher on the list. "
See also: "New York’s recently implemented congestion pricing plan is thought to have kept it from ranking higher on the list. "
Because of course they would. Assholes.
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
www.npr.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Because of course they would. Assholes.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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We are such world-historical losers right now.
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We are such world-historical losers right now.
Racism is never about logic, reason, or even philosophy.
It's just greed disguised as a mad scientist. It used to be a mad biologist. When that got discredited, it switched to a mad social scientist. And now...now it's just plain mad.
It's just greed disguised as a mad scientist. It used to be a mad biologist. When that got discredited, it switched to a mad social scientist. And now...now it's just plain mad.
America has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals
According to Trump’s new national security strategy, America is done with “democracy promotion”… except in Europe.
www.vox.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Racism is never about logic, reason, or even philosophy.
It's just greed disguised as a mad scientist. It used to be a mad biologist. When that got discredited, it switched to a mad social scientist. And now...now it's just plain mad.
It's just greed disguised as a mad scientist. It used to be a mad biologist. When that got discredited, it switched to a mad social scientist. And now...now it's just plain mad.
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The problem with all these threats to leave NYC is rich people love living in NYC
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The problem with all these threats to leave NYC is rich people love living in NYC
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You fucking reptiles can smear hate on the wall all day long, but you’ll never have the power to claim someone else’s name, and there’s nothing you can do to tarnish them, either.
If you cared more about your own names, you might start to understand that integrity is the only capital that matters.
If you cared more about your own names, you might start to understand that integrity is the only capital that matters.
It is this open hatred that enables people like that student who KNEW they submitted an unacceptable assignment and the cowardly University administration who have thus far aided their bigotry
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
December 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
You fucking reptiles can smear hate on the wall all day long, but you’ll never have the power to claim someone else’s name, and there’s nothing you can do to tarnish them, either.
If you cared more about your own names, you might start to understand that integrity is the only capital that matters.
If you cared more about your own names, you might start to understand that integrity is the only capital that matters.
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I think we should put more elephants in boardrooms
Wow. Tracy Beth Høeg, the FDA's new acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) just put this slide up during her presentation to ACIP.
We have left reality.
We have left reality.
December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I think we should put more elephants in boardrooms
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Why child deaths under age 5 will likely rise for the first time this century : Goats and Soda
www.npr.org/sections/goa... Thanks to Little Marco, and Elon cutting USAID. #merchantsofdeath
www.npr.org/sections/goa... Thanks to Little Marco, and Elon cutting USAID. #merchantsofdeath
For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?
A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Why child deaths under age 5 will likely rise for the first time this century : Goats and Soda
www.npr.org/sections/goa... Thanks to Little Marco, and Elon cutting USAID. #merchantsofdeath
www.npr.org/sections/goa... Thanks to Little Marco, and Elon cutting USAID. #merchantsofdeath
Speaking about lessons in self stifling and self expression. Neat stuff. What's normal?
Everyone Uses This Coping Strategy. When Does It Become a Problem?
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Speaking about lessons in self stifling and self expression. Neat stuff. What's normal?