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· Sep 13
Gun violence is a threat to freedom and liberty, and gun-owners who believe they have a right to an unregulated gun-industry are not just wrong, but are per-se irresponsible and reveal how unworthy of a weapon they are.
The Post DC v. Heller interpretation of the 2nd amendment is tyrannical.
The Post DC v. Heller interpretation of the 2nd amendment is tyrannical.
This is the sort of blatant war-crime so egregious that I'm like 90% sure that any medieval power and most of the ancients would recognize. It goes against the most basic principles of human morality. This is just murder, full stop.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This is the sort of blatant war-crime so egregious that I'm like 90% sure that any medieval power and most of the ancients would recognize. It goes against the most basic principles of human morality. This is just murder, full stop.
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The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
The age of the grumpy old conservative Uncle complaining about welfare and immigrants on Thanksgiving ends today. Become the crotchedy old left-wing Aunt complaining about xenophobia, tariffs, and civil rights violations.
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The age of the grumpy old conservative Uncle complaining about welfare and immigrants on Thanksgiving ends today. Become the crotchedy old left-wing Aunt complaining about xenophobia, tariffs, and civil rights violations.
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Catholicism in media: Opus Dei secret agents
Catholicism in real life: popcorn reading the letters of Paul on a creaky bench
Catholicism in real life: popcorn reading the letters of Paul on a creaky bench
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Catholicism in media: Opus Dei secret agents
Catholicism in real life: popcorn reading the letters of Paul on a creaky bench
Catholicism in real life: popcorn reading the letters of Paul on a creaky bench
Honestly, a really good aesthetic argument for theism is you can drop a dope-ass line like "AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’"
The Pope just told people who use AI that God thinks they have a skill issue and its poetic.
The Pope just told people who use AI that God thinks they have a skill issue and its poetic.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Honestly, a really good aesthetic argument for theism is you can drop a dope-ass line like "AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’"
The Pope just told people who use AI that God thinks they have a skill issue and its poetic.
The Pope just told people who use AI that God thinks they have a skill issue and its poetic.
Mark Twain once said of Hartford: ""Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see, this is the chief"
Poorly conceived zoning policy and running the highway through the city stole the Hartford of Mark Twains day. I dream of a resurrection and YIMBYism is the antidote.
Poorly conceived zoning policy and running the highway through the city stole the Hartford of Mark Twains day. I dream of a resurrection and YIMBYism is the antidote.
‼️ Gov. Lamont has signed HB8002! This bill represents a big step in the right direction for facing CT’s housing shortage. Congrats to Gov. Lamont and his team, our legislative champions, municipal leaders, and advocates who are creating a new pro-homes consensus in CT!
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Mark Twain once said of Hartford: ""Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see, this is the chief"
Poorly conceived zoning policy and running the highway through the city stole the Hartford of Mark Twains day. I dream of a resurrection and YIMBYism is the antidote.
Poorly conceived zoning policy and running the highway through the city stole the Hartford of Mark Twains day. I dream of a resurrection and YIMBYism is the antidote.
Yes, I'm sure the people who want more freedom in zoning are the Adolf Hitler-adjacent ones. The NIMBYs don't want to start this argument. NIMBYism's historic connection to racism and white-nationalism are well-known.
Imagine looking around at American politics in 2025 and concluding that the zoning reform dweebs are the people you really have to worry about.
sometimes you just need to take a step back and marvel at the absurdity that is the left-NIMBY mindset
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Yes, I'm sure the people who want more freedom in zoning are the Adolf Hitler-adjacent ones. The NIMBYs don't want to start this argument. NIMBYism's historic connection to racism and white-nationalism are well-known.
Trump immediately scapegoating Afghan Americans over a shooting is disgusting and aggrivating, because his illegal order to shove the national guard into a role they don't belong in, unnecessarily has enflamed tensions and put the national guardsmen into a situation they shouldn't have been in.
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Trump immediately scapegoating Afghan Americans over a shooting is disgusting and aggrivating, because his illegal order to shove the national guard into a role they don't belong in, unnecessarily has enflamed tensions and put the national guardsmen into a situation they shouldn't have been in.
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The full time job of the modal person with the title of "city planner" in the US is to be a steward of segregation.
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The full time job of the modal person with the title of "city planner" in the US is to be a steward of segregation.
Follow-up to my latest Thanksgiving rant: If you think stovetop is a suitable replacement for homemade stuffing please leave. My family uses my Papa's old recipe for it and its the kind of stuffing that can convert anyone to the cause.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Follow-up to my latest Thanksgiving rant: If you think stovetop is a suitable replacement for homemade stuffing please leave. My family uses my Papa's old recipe for it and its the kind of stuffing that can convert anyone to the cause.
Maybe this will make me lose followers but I don't actually care.
My Thanksgiving take is that green bean casserole is disgusting and the fact any of you think it ranks in the high halls of festive side dishes alongside Sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, or cranberry sauce repulses me.
My Thanksgiving take is that green bean casserole is disgusting and the fact any of you think it ranks in the high halls of festive side dishes alongside Sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, or cranberry sauce repulses me.
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Maybe this will make me lose followers but I don't actually care.
My Thanksgiving take is that green bean casserole is disgusting and the fact any of you think it ranks in the high halls of festive side dishes alongside Sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, or cranberry sauce repulses me.
My Thanksgiving take is that green bean casserole is disgusting and the fact any of you think it ranks in the high halls of festive side dishes alongside Sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, or cranberry sauce repulses me.
If I ever write a book on why the U.S. Constitution is beyond all hope of redemption, SCOTUS granting corporations personhood and to hide their malfeasance is going to be exhibit B.
Exhibit A is of course the lack of action to protect our 3rd amendment rights.
Exhibit A is of course the lack of action to protect our 3rd amendment rights.
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If I ever write a book on why the U.S. Constitution is beyond all hope of redemption, SCOTUS granting corporations personhood and to hide their malfeasance is going to be exhibit B.
Exhibit A is of course the lack of action to protect our 3rd amendment rights.
Exhibit A is of course the lack of action to protect our 3rd amendment rights.
I urge people not to see this as just grotesque or despicable. It's beyond rude and offensive. It is evidence of Trump's authoritarianism. Trump has murdered fishermen, and is hosting a human rights abuser, insulting his victim. Trump is speaking as he is: A tyrant. He has an autocrats mindset.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I urge people not to see this as just grotesque or despicable. It's beyond rude and offensive. It is evidence of Trump's authoritarianism. Trump has murdered fishermen, and is hosting a human rights abuser, insulting his victim. Trump is speaking as he is: A tyrant. He has an autocrats mindset.
Besides being undemocratic, the problem with 'town meetings' is people micromanaging. No, I don't think John Q. Taxpayer knows what the hell zoning policy should look like and has valuable insight. They should be the judge of the results, not the means of designing a city. Vote.
My crazy idea for incorporating public feedback into city planning: You let residents vote for representatives in city government, and those people are empowered to implement the policies they promised while campaigning.
At Land Use (again) and it's literally all the same people it always is (myself included)...like who are we fooling that the same 75 people showing up every time is "the will of the people"? What a sham public process is sometimes, sadly
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Besides being undemocratic, the problem with 'town meetings' is people micromanaging. No, I don't think John Q. Taxpayer knows what the hell zoning policy should look like and has valuable insight. They should be the judge of the results, not the means of designing a city. Vote.
"In order to comply with an executive order (Not a law) we are going to ignore compliance with an actual law"
This is what happens when you turn DEI into a bogeyman, but it's also what happens when you elect an authoritarian.
This is what happens when you turn DEI into a bogeyman, but it's also what happens when you elect an authoritarian.
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"In order to comply with an executive order (Not a law) we are going to ignore compliance with an actual law"
This is what happens when you turn DEI into a bogeyman, but it's also what happens when you elect an authoritarian.
This is what happens when you turn DEI into a bogeyman, but it's also what happens when you elect an authoritarian.
I need a "Don't Blame Me I Voted For The Prosecutor Not The Pedo" Bumpersticker.
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I need a "Don't Blame Me I Voted For The Prosecutor Not The Pedo" Bumpersticker.
It brings me glee as a new (As of today) Attorney to say this one: My most Woke opinion is that American prisons at least as currently designed, serve no penological purpose and are an affront to Justice; as they make us all unsafer and violate the rights of the convicted.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
It brings me glee as a new (As of today) Attorney to say this one: My most Woke opinion is that American prisons at least as currently designed, serve no penological purpose and are an affront to Justice; as they make us all unsafer and violate the rights of the convicted.
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me in the downtown area of any city on earth: but despite all of our differences, are we not all siblings and friends?
me driving on a highway anywhere on earth: i support the total eradication of the human race and i vote
me driving on a highway anywhere on earth: i support the total eradication of the human race and i vote
When I am in any city: "wow, I love this city!"
September 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
me in the downtown area of any city on earth: but despite all of our differences, are we not all siblings and friends?
me driving on a highway anywhere on earth: i support the total eradication of the human race and i vote
me driving on a highway anywhere on earth: i support the total eradication of the human race and i vote
The problem with getting rid of Schumer is that many people hate him and Americans are dissatisfied with the Democratic party right now, people generally think their own representative is 'trying their best'. America suffers from complacency. He's not unbeatable, but primary challenges are hard.
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The problem with getting rid of Schumer is that many people hate him and Americans are dissatisfied with the Democratic party right now, people generally think their own representative is 'trying their best'. America suffers from complacency. He's not unbeatable, but primary challenges are hard.
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Accidentally correct that unpaid labor obtained through threats and coercion *is* the American way.
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Accidentally correct that unpaid labor obtained through threats and coercion *is* the American way.
The Democratic establishment seems to think it needs to be afraid of GOP voters. It is time for us to make them afraid of the voters they're actually supposed to serve. Every establishment Democrat shoud be primaried. The whole lot of the old guard needs to be thrown out.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The Democratic establishment seems to think it needs to be afraid of GOP voters. It is time for us to make them afraid of the voters they're actually supposed to serve. Every establishment Democrat shoud be primaried. The whole lot of the old guard needs to be thrown out.
Anyone defending Schumer right now needs to be ashamed of themselves. People will say "Oh but he's not the one who voted for this shutdown deal!"
It doesn't matter. Schumer is the leader. It is his role to set the party line and push for it. He failed and does so constantly.
It doesn't matter. Schumer is the leader. It is his role to set the party line and push for it. He failed and does so constantly.
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Anyone defending Schumer right now needs to be ashamed of themselves. People will say "Oh but he's not the one who voted for this shutdown deal!"
It doesn't matter. Schumer is the leader. It is his role to set the party line and push for it. He failed and does so constantly.
It doesn't matter. Schumer is the leader. It is his role to set the party line and push for it. He failed and does so constantly.
I would like to propose that from now on, Chuck Schumer be called 'Charlie Brown' for constantly 'falling for it' whenever his GOP colleagues promise good faith and give us nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I would like to propose that from now on, Chuck Schumer be called 'Charlie Brown' for constantly 'falling for it' whenever his GOP colleagues promise good faith and give us nothing.
My non-political Mom (Non-political not Apolitical. She cares she just doesn't normally post about politics) got some snide comment from my nutcase MAGA cousin, rhetorically asking if even one Republican has called for violence.
Tempted to ruin this man's whole career.
Tempted to ruin this man's whole career.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My non-political Mom (Non-political not Apolitical. She cares she just doesn't normally post about politics) got some snide comment from my nutcase MAGA cousin, rhetorically asking if even one Republican has called for violence.
Tempted to ruin this man's whole career.
Tempted to ruin this man's whole career.
To cut about 0.5% of the US federal budget, the United States chose to sentence hundreds of thousands of people, mostly kids, to death. The GOP's irate, irrational hate-boner for international aid is vile.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
To cut about 0.5% of the US federal budget, the United States chose to sentence hundreds of thousands of people, mostly kids, to death. The GOP's irate, irrational hate-boner for international aid is vile.