i dreamt a dream,
@adistantdream.bsky.social
cynicism delenda est
Let's just tea party all these stupid assholes and call it a day.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Let's just tea party all these stupid assholes and call it a day.
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
It's actually not hard. The mainstream left could deliberately decide to distance themselves from local lefty policy that alienates median voters.
The mainstream left doesn't *support* those things but neither do they distance themselves at a party level. They just hope it goes away.
The mainstream left doesn't *support* those things but neither do they distance themselves at a party level. They just hope it goes away.
Exactly, the problem is that as long as San Francisco can do “weird” local lefty policy stuff that offends someone in Tennessee, there’s no way to counter the “looney left” dems narrative. It’s just not possible. National Dems can move away from this stuff but they’re already doing that
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's actually not hard. The mainstream left could deliberately decide to distance themselves from local lefty policy that alienates median voters.
The mainstream left doesn't *support* those things but neither do they distance themselves at a party level. They just hope it goes away.
The mainstream left doesn't *support* those things but neither do they distance themselves at a party level. They just hope it goes away.
Yeah, well, they should! If the Democrats really are in an existential war with fascism - which they are - they should act like it. The last time we were at war with fascists we didn't let random lieutenants damage the war effort by running their mouths. Loose lips sink ships even today.
i could understand this viewpoint, but at no point does matty offer an organizational route to get to this point outside poasting when you'd essentially need stronger party discipline than lenin
the way I have come to think about this is that he essentially does not believe in representative democracy. the electorate of California or Massachusetts does not have a right to candidates who reflect their values, they must strategically vote for people Kansas can tolerate a coalition with
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Yeah, well, they should! If the Democrats really are in an existential war with fascism - which they are - they should act like it. The last time we were at war with fascists we didn't let random lieutenants damage the war effort by running their mouths. Loose lips sink ships even today.
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Quoting again to add:
And we're supposed to "work across the aisle" with these people? People who think this? Of ordinary, hardworking Americans like you and me?
Fuck no. They must be expunged, excised, extirpated, exorcised, expurgated, expelled. Not "made nice" with
And we're supposed to "work across the aisle" with these people? People who think this? Of ordinary, hardworking Americans like you and me?
Fuck no. They must be expunged, excised, extirpated, exorcised, expurgated, expelled. Not "made nice" with
it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
November 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Quoting again to add:
And we're supposed to "work across the aisle" with these people? People who think this? Of ordinary, hardworking Americans like you and me?
Fuck no. They must be expunged, excised, extirpated, exorcised, expurgated, expelled. Not "made nice" with
And we're supposed to "work across the aisle" with these people? People who think this? Of ordinary, hardworking Americans like you and me?
Fuck no. They must be expunged, excised, extirpated, exorcised, expurgated, expelled. Not "made nice" with
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it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
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But *fundamentally* Big Boy War is won with spreadsheets, it is won with production, it is won with research and development.
Troop training and fitness matter, but on the margins. In WWII, we buried the better men in steel; the USSR buried them in just more men.
Spreadsheets win wars.
Troop training and fitness matter, but on the margins. In WWII, we buried the better men in steel; the USSR buried them in just more men.
Spreadsheets win wars.
November 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
But *fundamentally* Big Boy War is won with spreadsheets, it is won with production, it is won with research and development.
Troop training and fitness matter, but on the margins. In WWII, we buried the better men in steel; the USSR buried them in just more men.
Spreadsheets win wars.
Troop training and fitness matter, but on the margins. In WWII, we buried the better men in steel; the USSR buried them in just more men.
Spreadsheets win wars.
This is a poor metric because the value of fraud prevented matters a lot more than the fraud making it though. It costs WAY more to pay the salaries of all those cash truck guards than is stolen from cash trucks every year, but you still have to pay the guards, or else they'd rob them blind.
For every $1 in benefits fraud, agencies spend $3.72 trying to detect it, based on the unproven assumption that means-testing lowers the rate of fraud. But there's evidence to indicate that trusting people to self-report what they need would be cheaper overall, even factoring in fraud/abuse.
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This is a poor metric because the value of fraud prevented matters a lot more than the fraud making it though. It costs WAY more to pay the salaries of all those cash truck guards than is stolen from cash trucks every year, but you still have to pay the guards, or else they'd rob them blind.
I had a Marxist phase when I was a teenager but the inability of anyone to plan an economy without prices for a century turned me back into a lib.
people talking about their "nazi phase" is so weird to me because i've been a normie lib all my life outside of when i had like a six month phase in 2014 where i entertained antiwoke libertarian ideas because of youtube and then halfway through a video i was like "wait this is all stupid as shit"
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I had a Marxist phase when I was a teenager but the inability of anyone to plan an economy without prices for a century turned me back into a lib.
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Platner didn't join to get access to higher ed.
In his own words: he joined for "adventure & to kill".
His family is very wealthy.
Grandfather is a famous architect whose chairs sell for $15k. Father is a wealthy corporate lawyer. Mother owns several restaurants.
Went to $75k pa boarding school.
In his own words: he joined for "adventure & to kill".
His family is very wealthy.
Grandfather is a famous architect whose chairs sell for $15k. Father is a wealthy corporate lawyer. Mother owns several restaurants.
Went to $75k pa boarding school.
October 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Platner didn't join to get access to higher ed.
In his own words: he joined for "adventure & to kill".
His family is very wealthy.
Grandfather is a famous architect whose chairs sell for $15k. Father is a wealthy corporate lawyer. Mother owns several restaurants.
Went to $75k pa boarding school.
In his own words: he joined for "adventure & to kill".
His family is very wealthy.
Grandfather is a famous architect whose chairs sell for $15k. Father is a wealthy corporate lawyer. Mother owns several restaurants.
Went to $75k pa boarding school.
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Graham Platner’s campaign thought they could silence me by offering me money and calling me a liar in the press.
I was going to let it go.
It has become increasingly clear they are unfamiliar with Maine women.
I was going to let it go.
It has become increasingly clear they are unfamiliar with Maine women.
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Graham Platner’s campaign thought they could silence me by offering me money and calling me a liar in the press.
I was going to let it go.
It has become increasingly clear they are unfamiliar with Maine women.
I was going to let it go.
It has become increasingly clear they are unfamiliar with Maine women.
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There is never, ever a response from this guy that is not narcissist coded. He is literally a glorified reddit poster, legend in his own mind, problematic as hell. The more he talks, the less qualified he seems. There is absolutely no good reason for this man to be in the Senate, and several bad.
"It's really interesting to have this whole power structure essentially turn on to try to drag my name through the mud." Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner describes the resistance he has experienced within the Democratic Party.
www.threads.com/@thebriefing...
www.threads.com/@thebriefing...
The Briefing with Jen Psaki (@thebriefingwithpsaki) on Threads
"It's really interesting to have this whole power structure essentially turn on to try to drag my name through the mud." Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner describes the resistance he has experienc...
www.threads.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:13 AM
There is never, ever a response from this guy that is not narcissist coded. He is literally a glorified reddit poster, legend in his own mind, problematic as hell. The more he talks, the less qualified he seems. There is absolutely no good reason for this man to be in the Senate, and several bad.
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incredible how fast this guy went from "interesting candidate" and just zoomed through "thoughtless dipshit" and is now deep into "oh this guy is actually like Malevolent. there is a Problem with this guy"
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
incredible how fast this guy went from "interesting candidate" and just zoomed through "thoughtless dipshit" and is now deep into "oh this guy is actually like Malevolent. there is a Problem with this guy"
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The more evidence mounts that Platner is lying, the more convinced I become that he is lying not only about his past but also about his current views.
CNN confirms that multiple sources suggest Graham Platner knew his tattoo was a Nazi symbol years prior to launching his campaign — and is now blatantly lying about it.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
October 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The more evidence mounts that Platner is lying, the more convinced I become that he is lying not only about his past but also about his current views.
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Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
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CNN confirms that multiple sources suggest Graham Platner knew his tattoo was a Nazi symbol years prior to launching his campaign — and is now blatantly lying about it.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
October 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
CNN confirms that multiple sources suggest Graham Platner knew his tattoo was a Nazi symbol years prior to launching his campaign — and is now blatantly lying about it.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
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Oh so Platner just decided to get rid of the Nazi tattoo because he wanted to become a powerful politician, that tracks.
October 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Oh so Platner just decided to get rid of the Nazi tattoo because he wanted to become a powerful politician, that tracks.
jacobin
pod save america
the atlantic
forget podcasts, pretty sure america would be substantially improved if every political commentator were sent to mars and we were all forced to read beat reporters and watch sports
pod save america
the atlantic
forget podcasts, pretty sure america would be substantially improved if every political commentator were sent to mars and we were all forced to read beat reporters and watch sports
October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
jacobin
pod save america
the atlantic
forget podcasts, pretty sure america would be substantially improved if every political commentator were sent to mars and we were all forced to read beat reporters and watch sports
pod save america
the atlantic
forget podcasts, pretty sure america would be substantially improved if every political commentator were sent to mars and we were all forced to read beat reporters and watch sports
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I don’t need to explain why it’s wildly unacceptable for the military to be illegally privately financed by the president’s wealthy allies, right?
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I don’t need to explain why it’s wildly unacceptable for the military to be illegally privately financed by the president’s wealthy allies, right?
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This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.
fucking lmao, geidner blocked me for this one. sorry people's lived experiences are more important than your political idol's fan fiction.
This shit is dumb. Survivors of inert gas asphyxiation and carbon monoxide asphyxiation don't report anything like the fanfiction that Sotomayor is writing.
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
fucking lmao, geidner blocked me for this one. sorry people's lived experiences are more important than your political idol's fan fiction.
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Nazi tat affair useful because anyone doing bizarre prevarications atm re how its totally normal to have a Nazi tattoo, good actually, not a big deal that'd matter in an election, if anything its cringe you care, etc etc, has revealed you never need to take their politics opinions seriously again.
October 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Nazi tat affair useful because anyone doing bizarre prevarications atm re how its totally normal to have a Nazi tattoo, good actually, not a big deal that'd matter in an election, if anything its cringe you care, etc etc, has revealed you never need to take their politics opinions seriously again.
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I think that Platner's story about being a drunk Marine is probably true to an extent, but it seemed like he also relished the edginess of it, knowing it was taboo. I think the taboo on Nazi symbology needs to be enforced, especially now.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I think that Platner's story about being a drunk Marine is probably true to an extent, but it seemed like he also relished the edginess of it, knowing it was taboo. I think the taboo on Nazi symbology needs to be enforced, especially now.
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Incredible what a great Rorschach test the Platner tattoo is. Almost no one I have respect for is defending it and almost everyone I think is a dishonest hack is coming up with excuses. Like, cutting across ideology even!
Surest sign that there's worse to come is Ryan Grim signing up to defend him for free
October 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Incredible what a great Rorschach test the Platner tattoo is. Almost no one I have respect for is defending it and almost everyone I think is a dishonest hack is coming up with excuses. Like, cutting across ideology even!