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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 1h

I think the underlying assumption when someone says, as Kruse does, that not voting communicates . . . nothing is that the folks performatively declaring their vote-withholding probably weren’t persuadable anyway

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 3h

thank you!

Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 3h

that's my assumption too, but then I never thought the dying gasps of white patriarchy would last as long or be as violent as they have been

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 5h

Elie Mystal on why the GOP needs the illusion of a Trump third term

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Tande @elysiumtan.bsky.social · 20h

Casual reminder as snap benefits are fucked but if you witness someone steal at the store no you didn't
Be more like the kid from terminator with this dope ass mullet

A kid with a dope ass mullet is asked by a clearly evil cop "hey do you know this guy?" And answers smoothly "nah, I don't know him" picture clearly cuts to another scene where the kid with a dope ass mullet tells our little nerdy protagonist that "hey, theres this cop scoping for you. Check it out."

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 6h

yep, I should've mentioned the influence of how we count votes

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 7h

I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 7h

Donegan's columns are always smart and insightful--this one nails the Dems' weird commitment to white masculinity www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The leftwing defense of Graham Platner is rooted in a false Democratic vision | Moira Donegan

Tolerance for behavior like Platner’s is tied to a wrongheaded theory of the male working class. Zohran Mamdani illustrates a different path

www.theguardian.com

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 7h

GREAT thread--never let someone who hates unions tell you how unions work, especially not if it's JD fuckin Vance

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14h

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

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kattsdogma.bsky.social @kattsdogma.bsky.social · 7h

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 7h

change one letter, ruin a candy

Cutterfingers

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20h

Milky Wad

Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 21h

Change one letter, ruin a candy.

Demonheads

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20h

Milky Wad

Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 21h

Change one letter, ruin a candy.

Demonheads

Andrew Blum @ablum.bsky.social · 21h

Change one letter, ruin a candy.

Knickers

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 7h

I agree, but the only way is to build up other parties at the local and state level (like Working People's Party in NY)--DSA, Greens, other insurgent parties aren't winning elections for a national office any time soon

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 19h

change one letter, ruin a candy

Baby Tuth

Unpaid Low Life @chaptal.bsky.social · 19h

Change one letter, ruin a candy.

100 Gland Bar.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20h

Milky Wad

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Rocky Flats Chimney Sweep 🇺🇸 @midlifesuezcrisis.bsky.social · 20h

hey uh

what the fuck

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 21h

yes, it can suck but also be true

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 21h

some people would rather feel self-righteous than do the work to get shit done—that’s the only conclusion I can draw from their behavior

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 21h

sure ok but a general strike will totally reverse the curse right?

Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 1d

the Emo Phillips is not for you, girl

Gumby Screens @gumbyscreens.bsky.social · 1d

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 1d

went straight from a Gaza protest at Columbia to a gun emporium

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 1d

continually amazed at the persistence of this idea that teenagers are weak-willed and eager to adopt the ideas of overeducated, dorky grownups--when I taught undergrads it was pretty obvious most of them were barely putting up with me

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 1d

come for the shade, stay for the eclipse

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Tune in tonight, as Bari Weiss has arranged an exclusive interview with Clyde, the orangutang from the 1978 blockbuster EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE!

CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · 1d

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 1d

we had a good run

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A Cabin In The Woods @woodo.bsky.social · 2d

Moleman; I need the biggest metaphor you have...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP --> Major new Bidenworld autopsy just dropped: 45 former Biden officials candidly assess their mistakes and failings in new Roosevelt Institute report. They lay out the beginnings of a Project 2029 agenda to reverse authoritarian tide.

Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2023...

Why Is Trump Autocracy Rising? These Dems Have an Unnerving Answer.

A new Biden administration autopsy, based on internal assessments from many government insiders, has crystal clear lessons for the future.

newrepublic.com

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