Tearlach
@tearlach87.bsky.social
A creative person who loves other people's creations. Also Dad who plays too many games.
He/him/They/them
Current song: Born on the Outside by Refused
When I gotta place for my writing it goes here.
He/him/They/them
Current song: Born on the Outside by Refused
When I gotta place for my writing it goes here.
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We too often look at prices when talking about affordability & not enough at wages. As Harold Meyerson explains, had the bottom 90% earned the same share of national income they did in 1975, by 2023 they would have made an additional $79 trillion!
prospect.org/2025/12/03/7...
prospect.org/2025/12/03/7...
The $79 Trillion Heist - The American Prospect
We’re in an affordability crisis because workers aren’t being paid at the same levels they earned in the past.
prospect.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We too often look at prices when talking about affordability & not enough at wages. As Harold Meyerson explains, had the bottom 90% earned the same share of national income they did in 1975, by 2023 they would have made an additional $79 trillion!
prospect.org/2025/12/03/7...
prospect.org/2025/12/03/7...
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The one year anniversary of Yoon's failed martial law takeover just passed and lots of untold stories came out proving that THE ONLY REASON KOREA IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DISOBEYED ILLEGAL ORDERS.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The one year anniversary of Yoon's failed martial law takeover just passed and lots of untold stories came out proving that THE ONLY REASON KOREA IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DISOBEYED ILLEGAL ORDERS.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
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Took my kid’s pet 🐀 to the nonprofit Odd Pet Vet.
Mid apt kid says “um, why is there a tortoise walking down the hall?”
Vet: oh that’s Bling, he’s had free rein of this place for 14 years
Me: protecc bling at all costs 😍
Mid apt kid says “um, why is there a tortoise walking down the hall?”
Vet: oh that’s Bling, he’s had free rein of this place for 14 years
Me: protecc bling at all costs 😍
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Took my kid’s pet 🐀 to the nonprofit Odd Pet Vet.
Mid apt kid says “um, why is there a tortoise walking down the hall?”
Vet: oh that’s Bling, he’s had free rein of this place for 14 years
Me: protecc bling at all costs 😍
Mid apt kid says “um, why is there a tortoise walking down the hall?”
Vet: oh that’s Bling, he’s had free rein of this place for 14 years
Me: protecc bling at all costs 😍
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There are fewer creatures I both feel sorry for and absolutely envy. Oh to be a shitfaced raccoon, adrift in a drunken haze.
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There are fewer creatures I both feel sorry for and absolutely envy. Oh to be a shitfaced raccoon, adrift in a drunken haze.
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we’ve got to Cask of Amontillado these people
Hillary come check out my wine cellar, I have new polling data down there which says you should totally run again in 2028. bring your husband and James Carville
Hillary come check out my wine cellar, I have new polling data down there which says you should totally run again in 2028. bring your husband and James Carville
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
we’ve got to Cask of Amontillado these people
Hillary come check out my wine cellar, I have new polling data down there which says you should totally run again in 2028. bring your husband and James Carville
Hillary come check out my wine cellar, I have new polling data down there which says you should totally run again in 2028. bring your husband and James Carville
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This is a good argument for why we shouldn’t hide that we are socialists and we should loudly proclaim what that means !
870 out of 1201 (72%) surveyed Americans support ramping down harmful/unnecessary production/consumption, taxing the rich, universal basic services and guaranteed jobs, democratizing business, and ending exploitation of disadvantaged countries. As long as nobody gave a name to those policies!
I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is a good argument for why we shouldn’t hide that we are socialists and we should loudly proclaim what that means !
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New Penny Arcade for your Monday!
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/1...
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/1...
Come In Clutch - Penny Arcade
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
www.penny-arcade.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New Penny Arcade for your Monday!
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/1...
www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/1...
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"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
Thiiiiiiissssss!
Dimon is a snake; he was one of the biggest proponents of the bank bailouts; at his core, he's always focused on his continued survival at his current position. And has been effective at doing so.
That this is his position speaks volumes.
Dimon is a snake; he was one of the biggest proponents of the bank bailouts; at his core, he's always focused on his continued survival at his current position. And has been effective at doing so.
That this is his position speaks volumes.
A lot of people are pointing out that this guy is no prince among men and that JPMorgan Chase has done some stuff, and right—that’s what makes it so notable that this guy thinks there will be accountability for this stuff in the future. He believes this is the *strategic* choice. That’s revealing.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Thiiiiiiissssss!
Dimon is a snake; he was one of the biggest proponents of the bank bailouts; at his core, he's always focused on his continued survival at his current position. And has been effective at doing so.
That this is his position speaks volumes.
Dimon is a snake; he was one of the biggest proponents of the bank bailouts; at his core, he's always focused on his continued survival at his current position. And has been effective at doing so.
That this is his position speaks volumes.
Comic-verse today; She didn't treat Kax as the 'heir to two legacies", just did her best to understand and connect with /him/. On the reverse; he did the same for her. They met and treated each other as the people they actually are, as opposed to the legacies they've inherited.
What made your MC really start to fall for their love interest in your book/wip? #WritingPrompt
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Comic-verse today; She didn't treat Kax as the 'heir to two legacies", just did her best to understand and connect with /him/. On the reverse; he did the same for her. They met and treated each other as the people they actually are, as opposed to the legacies they've inherited.
Oh life with ADHD, how often will you hand me these?
(Every time. Everything new is this thing.)
(Every time. Everything new is this thing.)
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Oh life with ADHD, how often will you hand me these?
(Every time. Everything new is this thing.)
(Every time. Everything new is this thing.)
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
Please don't think about the billions and billions being offshored to avoid having to pay back into the country we're trying to venture capital to death
...shit, please don't think about venture capital and how little is paid by capital gains tax...
...shit
...shit, please don't think about venture capital and how little is paid by capital gains tax...
...shit
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Please don't think about the billions and billions being offshored to avoid having to pay back into the country we're trying to venture capital to death
...shit, please don't think about venture capital and how little is paid by capital gains tax...
...shit
...shit, please don't think about venture capital and how little is paid by capital gains tax...
...shit
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
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begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
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Something I and everyone else need to remember is that when CEO's brag about AI becoming more and more widespread that's referring to it being shoved into every website, not user interaction or actual revenue.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Something I and everyone else need to remember is that when CEO's brag about AI becoming more and more widespread that's referring to it being shoved into every website, not user interaction or actual revenue.