peppermint.jack
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starting a fistfight at the family 4th of july bbq by reminding the divorced uncles that trump is a convicted felon
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once you see it it becomes hard to avoid noticing that any time dems make a public comment about something terrible that's happened they never offer any plans to hold the people responsible accountable or to take any action to prevent it from happening again in the future
robert byrd was the last democratic senator to take seriously the job of mastering parliamentary rules as a tool to advance his party's agenda and he entered congress in the 1950s
There is just such complacency in Dem ranks. Not a serious strategic thinker in the entire Congress.
February 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
robert byrd was the last democratic senator to take seriously the job of mastering parliamentary rules as a tool to advance his party's agenda and he entered congress in the 1950s
this is true to an extent but it's a bit like saying that if you're hiring building security you'd rather have the drunk rent-a-cops than the cult of arsonists
the rent-a-cops won't burn the building down but when their shifts end the arsonists are just gonna go right back to setting things on fire
the rent-a-cops won't burn the building down but when their shifts end the arsonists are just gonna go right back to setting things on fire
You'd *still* rather have Fetterman in the Senate than Oz.
You'd WAY rather have Cortez Masto than Adam fucking Laxalt, who's insane.
Corey Booker? Are we pretending he's a problem now?
Newsom is a slime - and still a better governor than Brian Dahle would've been
THINK! CRITICALLY!
You'd WAY rather have Cortez Masto than Adam fucking Laxalt, who's insane.
Corey Booker? Are we pretending he's a problem now?
Newsom is a slime - and still a better governor than Brian Dahle would've been
THINK! CRITICALLY!
No, let’s say the quiet part out loud:
Vote Blue, No Matter Who itself has been a failure of a test. Very clearly, we need to better evaluate politicians we’re supporting blindly.
John Fetterman, Graham Platner & his tattoo, Catherine Cortez Masto, Corey Booker, GAVIN NEWSOM?!?
Think! Critically!
Vote Blue, No Matter Who itself has been a failure of a test. Very clearly, we need to better evaluate politicians we’re supporting blindly.
John Fetterman, Graham Platner & his tattoo, Catherine Cortez Masto, Corey Booker, GAVIN NEWSOM?!?
Think! Critically!
February 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM
this is true to an extent but it's a bit like saying that if you're hiring building security you'd rather have the drunk rent-a-cops than the cult of arsonists
the rent-a-cops won't burn the building down but when their shifts end the arsonists are just gonna go right back to setting things on fire
the rent-a-cops won't burn the building down but when their shifts end the arsonists are just gonna go right back to setting things on fire
this argument reminds me of the logic behind the Cold War era arms race. sure, this technology will destroy the things we care about and cause indelible harms to society—but we must invest in it! we can't risk letting the other guy do it first!
I don’t particularly care what anyone misses out on in their personal lives. But if one set of activists/institutions/candidates makes use of AI, and another doesn’t because they’re a priori convinced it can’t possibly have any utility for any function, I’m concerned insofar as I care who wins.
Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
February 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
this argument reminds me of the logic behind the Cold War era arms race. sure, this technology will destroy the things we care about and cause indelible harms to society—but we must invest in it! we can't risk letting the other guy do it first!
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the "left" broadly advocated for open access community owned gigabit fiber networks while the right coddled monopoly access to the detriment of progress and affordability for four decades
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 12:27 PM
the "left" broadly advocated for open access community owned gigabit fiber networks while the right coddled monopoly access to the detriment of progress and affordability for four decades
we have to dismantle these institutions during the next presidency or else the gaping maw of this monstrosity will continue to grow until it consumes us all
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
February 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
we have to dismantle these institutions during the next presidency or else the gaping maw of this monstrosity will continue to grow until it consumes us all
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I think it’s pretty clear this is all extremely intentional.
The media has refused to cover Trump as he actually is for 10 years: a corrupt, racist imbecile.
It’s intentional.
These way out of proportion attacks on AOC, smarter than Trump in every way, are intentional.
The media has refused to cover Trump as he actually is for 10 years: a corrupt, racist imbecile.
It’s intentional.
These way out of proportion attacks on AOC, smarter than Trump in every way, are intentional.
seeing this shit while donald trump is president is enough to melt my brain
I see they settled on a framing in the donor group chat
February 18, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I think it’s pretty clear this is all extremely intentional.
The media has refused to cover Trump as he actually is for 10 years: a corrupt, racist imbecile.
It’s intentional.
These way out of proportion attacks on AOC, smarter than Trump in every way, are intentional.
The media has refused to cover Trump as he actually is for 10 years: a corrupt, racist imbecile.
It’s intentional.
These way out of proportion attacks on AOC, smarter than Trump in every way, are intentional.
nothing Very Serious Journalists love more than saying they prefer hanging out at the at the site operated by the raging bigot who is advancing the cause of global fascism
after all what choice did they have? anonymous randos on bsky were being mean to them
after all what choice did they have? anonymous randos on bsky were being mean to them
This is a good example of why I find Bluesky exhausting and not worth cross posting. You could write a piece that carefully lays out the evidence, and the first (and 2nd-4th) replies are Big Mad that you didn't just write the piece they wanted. X has its problems — many, many problems — but ...
Well look at that.
If only the media had reported realistically about the economy in 2024, would we even be in this position?
But bothsides, amirite?
If only the media had reported realistically about the economy in 2024, would we even be in this position?
But bothsides, amirite?
February 18, 2026 at 2:47 PM
nothing Very Serious Journalists love more than saying they prefer hanging out at the at the site operated by the raging bigot who is advancing the cause of global fascism
after all what choice did they have? anonymous randos on bsky were being mean to them
after all what choice did they have? anonymous randos on bsky were being mean to them
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A system built to eat people never stops eating people.
The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
February 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
A system built to eat people never stops eating people.
jumping in a time machine so i can tell my past self that The Matrix was right, the late '90s were the peak of american civilization and that All Your Base represented the final era of the internet before it would be hollowed out by oligarchs
25 years ago today, ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US began its worldwide invasion on @newgrounds.com.
February 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
jumping in a time machine so i can tell my past self that The Matrix was right, the late '90s were the peak of american civilization and that All Your Base represented the final era of the internet before it would be hollowed out by oligarchs
senate brain is a terrible affliction causing irreparable harm to one hundred victims every single day
once senate brain takes hold the condition is uncurable; every case is terminal
once senate brain takes hold the condition is uncurable; every case is terminal
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
senate brain is a terrible affliction causing irreparable harm to one hundred victims every single day
once senate brain takes hold the condition is uncurable; every case is terminal
once senate brain takes hold the condition is uncurable; every case is terminal
democrats are gonna be too cowardly to even attempt to hold anyone accountable for what are very obviously war crimes because they're terrified of fox news attacking them as hating the Troops™ (fox news will use this attack against them regardless of what dems actually do)
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
democrats are gonna be too cowardly to even attempt to hold anyone accountable for what are very obviously war crimes because they're terrified of fox news attacking them as hating the Troops™ (fox news will use this attack against them regardless of what dems actually do)
EGM including a pronunciation guide is a nice touch because in 1996 no one had any idea how to say the name Suikoden, when i first heard of this game it was being referred to as SOO-Ko-Den
February 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
EGM including a pronunciation guide is a nice touch because in 1996 no one had any idea how to say the name Suikoden, when i first heard of this game it was being referred to as SOO-Ko-Den
it's been less than a month since the murder of Alex Pretti but for all the urgency from the democratic party's leadership you'd be forgiven for thinking that he & Renee Good were gunned down half a decade ago
February 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
it's been less than a month since the murder of Alex Pretti but for all the urgency from the democratic party's leadership you'd be forgiven for thinking that he & Renee Good were gunned down half a decade ago
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Any Dem that comes in without a plan for court reform will effectively be a lame duck on day 1, who will spend 4 years giving orders to agencies that the Supreme Court tears up and reverses with the help of burrowed right wing bureaucrats.
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Any Dem that comes in without a plan for court reform will effectively be a lame duck on day 1, who will spend 4 years giving orders to agencies that the Supreme Court tears up and reverses with the help of burrowed right wing bureaucrats.
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Democrats seeing the biggest shift against immigration enforcement in U.S. history
February 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Democrats seeing the biggest shift against immigration enforcement in U.S. history
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wealth concentration is already 200% as bad at is was in 2020. think about that
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
wealth concentration is already 200% as bad at is was in 2020. think about that
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AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
every day the united states inches closer to a domestic repeat of the dachau liberation reprisals
33-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia, who has been held in ICE detention for nearly a year, recently suffered a seizure after “malnutrition and poor conditions,” says her attorney.
February 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
every day the united states inches closer to a domestic repeat of the dachau liberation reprisals
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www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE forced starving children to watch them eat thanksgiving.
...
Prosecute everyone. Every single ICE agent. I don't care anymore if you think you're trapped. By saying nothing, you are complicit.
Fuck off. Burn. Live the rest of your life in a cell. Nazis.
ICE forced starving children to watch them eat thanksgiving.
...
Prosecute everyone. Every single ICE agent. I don't care anymore if you think you're trapped. By saying nothing, you are complicit.
Fuck off. Burn. Live the rest of your life in a cell. Nazis.
February 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE forced starving children to watch them eat thanksgiving.
...
Prosecute everyone. Every single ICE agent. I don't care anymore if you think you're trapped. By saying nothing, you are complicit.
Fuck off. Burn. Live the rest of your life in a cell. Nazis.
ICE forced starving children to watch them eat thanksgiving.
...
Prosecute everyone. Every single ICE agent. I don't care anymore if you think you're trapped. By saying nothing, you are complicit.
Fuck off. Burn. Live the rest of your life in a cell. Nazis.
napoleon dunking on england even from the grave
Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
February 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
napoleon dunking on england even from the grave
have a hard time having faith in Indivisible because they'll post graphics like this—an accurate attack on the republican budget!—then turn around and support schumer even as the majority leader gives his support to trump's budget
February 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
have a hard time having faith in Indivisible because they'll post graphics like this—an accurate attack on the republican budget!—then turn around and support schumer even as the majority leader gives his support to trump's budget
we're in primary election season, this is our chance as voters to support the politicians whose views are most aligned with our own
when the general election rolls around maybe then we'll have vote for the compromise nominee but right now is the time to vote for the candidates we like best
when the general election rolls around maybe then we'll have vote for the compromise nominee but right now is the time to vote for the candidates we like best
February 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
we're in primary election season, this is our chance as voters to support the politicians whose views are most aligned with our own
when the general election rolls around maybe then we'll have vote for the compromise nominee but right now is the time to vote for the candidates we like best
when the general election rolls around maybe then we'll have vote for the compromise nominee but right now is the time to vote for the candidates we like best
that's right, once chuck schumer has a majority it's gonna fix everything
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
that's right, once chuck schumer has a majority it's gonna fix everything
the defining trait of the democratic party is a quarter century of failures
they failed to hold anyone accountable for the lies that lead to the iraq war
they failed to hold the banks accountable for wrecking the economy
they failed to punish the insurrectionists who tried to steal the election
they failed to hold anyone accountable for the lies that lead to the iraq war
they failed to hold the banks accountable for wrecking the economy
they failed to punish the insurrectionists who tried to steal the election
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM
the defining trait of the democratic party is a quarter century of failures
they failed to hold anyone accountable for the lies that lead to the iraq war
they failed to hold the banks accountable for wrecking the economy
they failed to punish the insurrectionists who tried to steal the election
they failed to hold anyone accountable for the lies that lead to the iraq war
they failed to hold the banks accountable for wrecking the economy
they failed to punish the insurrectionists who tried to steal the election
the democratic party saw millions of voters in the streets in 2020 but instead of trying to harness that energy they tried to diffuse it as rapidly as possible
now it's happening again
the dem establishment is more concerned with quashing disruption than reforming our broken political system
now it's happening again
the dem establishment is more concerned with quashing disruption than reforming our broken political system
I do think there’s a certain type of Democrat that realizes it’s possible we are dealing with a perfect storm where almost any Democrat will win, and are terrified we might nominate radical candidates who will actually engage in needed change instead of status quo corporate centrist bullshit.
One of the interesting things this time around is just how hollow the whole thing sounds. In the past, people have been able to use the empty concept of electability to anoint and position the person they demanded, but now that Republicans are getting obliterated everywhere, that doesn't work.
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
the democratic party saw millions of voters in the streets in 2020 but instead of trying to harness that energy they tried to diffuse it as rapidly as possible
now it's happening again
the dem establishment is more concerned with quashing disruption than reforming our broken political system
now it's happening again
the dem establishment is more concerned with quashing disruption than reforming our broken political system