otatma
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· Apr 11
Blocked another user today who posted a paywalled article. Stop doing this. Stop retoasting people that do this. Most importantly, stop writing for orgs that put up paywalls!
Paywalls are garbage and journalism orgs that use them need to crash and burn yesterday.
Paywalls are garbage and journalism orgs that use them need to crash and burn yesterday.
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The Republicans will kill you, and the Democrats will let you die.
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
Ten Articles Explaining the 2024 Election
Some background reading
sarahkendzior.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The Republicans will kill you, and the Democrats will let you die.
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
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Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.
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They also should have just said this aloud. I agree with this post, this is the wrong move, it was the opportunity to say "Trump is hurting you so much when all we're asking for is to make your health insurance less expensive." BUT - we just couldn't stand to see people hurt anymore is
like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
They also should have just said this aloud. I agree with this post, this is the wrong move, it was the opportunity to say "Trump is hurting you so much when all we're asking for is to make your health insurance less expensive." BUT - we just couldn't stand to see people hurt anymore is
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It's super cool that everyone in government, on both sides of the aisle, can come together to peaceably agree that they should all be hanged by the neck until dead.
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It's super cool that everyone in government, on both sides of the aisle, can come together to peaceably agree that they should all be hanged by the neck until dead.
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Enjoy the Reformation and Halloween with the classic 95 Reese's being nailed to a door
October 31, 2023 at 8:11 PM
Enjoy the Reformation and Halloween with the classic 95 Reese's being nailed to a door
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After the largest peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in American history, and a blue wave election where voters clearly and loudly said FIGHT ALL OF THIS CHAOS, it is malpractice and disqualifying for an elected Democrat to suggest caving to Trump.
I'm looking in your direction, Chuck Schumer.
I'm looking in your direction, Chuck Schumer.
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
After the largest peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in American history, and a blue wave election where voters clearly and loudly said FIGHT ALL OF THIS CHAOS, it is malpractice and disqualifying for an elected Democrat to suggest caving to Trump.
I'm looking in your direction, Chuck Schumer.
I'm looking in your direction, Chuck Schumer.
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Meanwhile, over at Tumblr…
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Meanwhile, over at Tumblr…
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Am I the only person who thinks this is great? Like, “yes, we should have a variety of candidates in primaries. Let’s stop being afraid of what Fox News is going to say, they are going to say it anyway.”
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Am I the only person who thinks this is great? Like, “yes, we should have a variety of candidates in primaries. Let’s stop being afraid of what Fox News is going to say, they are going to say it anyway.”
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Yes really — the “we asked this guy. He doesn’t actually know jack shit but he’s rich” model of reportage really needs to go
theres a whole category of newstertainment thats gotta go. and its "ask a really rich freak who is also evil and directly stealing from you what hes seen on the computer lately that has made him feel bad." the only -- ONLY -- story about this guy worth exploring is: he is getting rich spying on you
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Yes really — the “we asked this guy. He doesn’t actually know jack shit but he’s rich” model of reportage really needs to go
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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I've never had an issue with "gifted kid burnout," but man oh MAN, "gifted kid aversion to not being immediately good at something right away" has been a lifelong struggle.
I cling to my incremental gains in coding/gamedev and Japanese like a fucking life raft.
I cling to my incremental gains in coding/gamedev and Japanese like a fucking life raft.
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I've never had an issue with "gifted kid burnout," but man oh MAN, "gifted kid aversion to not being immediately good at something right away" has been a lifelong struggle.
I cling to my incremental gains in coding/gamedev and Japanese like a fucking life raft.
I cling to my incremental gains in coding/gamedev and Japanese like a fucking life raft.
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Starting to suspect anyone vowing to abolish ICE and prosecute these fuckers would win in a historic landslide
One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.
Chaos erupted in Little Village.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Starting to suspect anyone vowing to abolish ICE and prosecute these fuckers would win in a historic landslide
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I am officially one of The Ancients, Keeper of Knowledge of the Before Time
June 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I am officially one of The Ancients, Keeper of Knowledge of the Before Time
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“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
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The quintessential aesthetic of fascism
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The quintessential aesthetic of fascism
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Man alive. The contrast between the courage of voters and the absolute cowardice of Democratic leadership is just undeniable and the story of the moment.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Man alive. The contrast between the courage of voters and the absolute cowardice of Democratic leadership is just undeniable and the story of the moment.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
if your timeline is so fucked up and chaotic that I still can't figure out your political allegiance in fifty or a hundred posts, I'm just fucking blocking you. Sarcasm and irony are sufficient to cook your brain when you fucking gigadose them like this.
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
if your timeline is so fucked up and chaotic that I still can't figure out your political allegiance in fifty or a hundred posts, I'm just fucking blocking you. Sarcasm and irony are sufficient to cook your brain when you fucking gigadose them like this.
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AH!
Dishwashers exist primarily to make living with traditional dinner ware easier. It's the anti-single-use-item machine.
The pods are like "but what if we force some single-use items into your routine?"
I think that's why I hate them so much.
Dishwashers exist primarily to make living with traditional dinner ware easier. It's the anti-single-use-item machine.
The pods are like "but what if we force some single-use items into your routine?"
I think that's why I hate them so much.
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
AH!
Dishwashers exist primarily to make living with traditional dinner ware easier. It's the anti-single-use-item machine.
The pods are like "but what if we force some single-use items into your routine?"
I think that's why I hate them so much.
Dishwashers exist primarily to make living with traditional dinner ware easier. It's the anti-single-use-item machine.
The pods are like "but what if we force some single-use items into your routine?"
I think that's why I hate them so much.
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The meltdown by the liberal elites, legacy media, the pundits, and the limp Democratic party about Mamdani's win is a message to run on. The anti-status quo candidate with a bold vision is a winning platform. Also, the meltdowns are a joy to watch.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The meltdown by the liberal elites, legacy media, the pundits, and the limp Democratic party about Mamdani's win is a message to run on. The anti-status quo candidate with a bold vision is a winning platform. Also, the meltdowns are a joy to watch.