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#actuallyautistic Late-diagnosed, still sorting that part out. Software professional, dad, serial-interest-haver
Current special interests: competitive cycling, cooking from scratch , learning the history we weren't taught, unpacking my own neurodiversity
Current special interests: competitive cycling, cooking from scratch , learning the history we weren't taught, unpacking my own neurodiversity
I say if being told the truth is going to make these people mad, let them be mad, but do your best to have them be mad about having been misled, rather than having them be mad at you for how they felt when you told them
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I say if being told the truth is going to make these people mad, let them be mad, but do your best to have them be mad about having been misled, rather than having them be mad at you for how they felt when you told them
So on the one hand it's practical to be gentle to the folks who are genuinely ignorant because they've been lied to/propagandized, on the other it's so frustrating that they're so comfortable being ignorant of history and the injustice that continues to this day
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So on the one hand it's practical to be gentle to the folks who are genuinely ignorant because they've been lied to/propagandized, on the other it's so frustrating that they're so comfortable being ignorant of history and the injustice that continues to this day
LOL as if pointing out that a deployment is already political is 'politicizing it'.
Has the same energy as crying "you're being divisive" when they're disagreed with, honestly. It's just a bad-faith call for the other side to stop disagreeing so they can win by default
Has the same energy as crying "you're being divisive" when they're disagreed with, honestly. It's just a bad-faith call for the other side to stop disagreeing so they can win by default
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
LOL as if pointing out that a deployment is already political is 'politicizing it'.
Has the same energy as crying "you're being divisive" when they're disagreed with, honestly. It's just a bad-faith call for the other side to stop disagreeing so they can win by default
Has the same energy as crying "you're being divisive" when they're disagreed with, honestly. It's just a bad-faith call for the other side to stop disagreeing so they can win by default
Putin: "We demand unconditional surrender so we can win, or else we will keep on losing until our demands are met"
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Putin: "We demand unconditional surrender so we can win, or else we will keep on losing until our demands are met"
An effective leader is able to delegate and manage workload, given resources (which he has, in spades). That he's overwhelmed just sidelining congress for months should tell you whatever it is he's doing, it's not his job
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
An effective leader is able to delegate and manage workload, given resources (which he has, in spades). That he's overwhelmed just sidelining congress for months should tell you whatever it is he's doing, it's not his job
I am not a lawyer, but... that is a crime
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I am not a lawyer, but... that is a crime
I'm going with: when they need a reason to escalate the use of force they so badly want to do, I wouldn't put it past these people find a way, even if they have to manufacture a pretext themselves
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I'm going with: when they need a reason to escalate the use of force they so badly want to do, I wouldn't put it past these people find a way, even if they have to manufacture a pretext themselves
The biggest thing the grid can't handle isn't EVs, it's AI datacenters
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The biggest thing the grid can't handle isn't EVs, it's AI datacenters
Their argument, then, must be that antitrust law and the first amendment cannot be reconciled- no matter that case law and legislative law and legal precedent all say otherwise. Also, didn't they settle a suit with DOJ on this yesterday?
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department Requires RealPage to End the Sharing of Competitively Sensitive Information and Alignment of Pricing Among Competitors
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement today to resolve the United States’ claims against RealPage Inc. as part of its ongoing enforcement against algorithmic coordina...
www.justice.gov
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Their argument, then, must be that antitrust law and the first amendment cannot be reconciled- no matter that case law and legislative law and legal precedent all say otherwise. Also, didn't they settle a suit with DOJ on this yesterday?
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
It's also helpful to remember that being in a position of power or privilege itself has cognitive effects on people; too much of it along with absence of accountability has a way of unleashing a person's inner sociopath. Flatter hierarchies are better for us all, mentally
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It's also helpful to remember that being in a position of power or privilege itself has cognitive effects on people; too much of it along with absence of accountability has a way of unleashing a person's inner sociopath. Flatter hierarchies are better for us all, mentally
When that girl mansplained that liberals just want free labor she wasn't actually engaging the ideas the left actually hold, she was bashing a straw-man of her own construction in order to look like she was winning a point or something
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
When that girl mansplained that liberals just want free labor she wasn't actually engaging the ideas the left actually hold, she was bashing a straw-man of her own construction in order to look like she was winning a point or something
Plus, nobody's demanding unpaid labor, what they're demanding is that we pay for health care with taxes instead of throwing money at private companies and complaining when they deny care and pocket the difference
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Plus, nobody's demanding unpaid labor, what they're demanding is that we pay for health care with taxes instead of throwing money at private companies and complaining when they deny care and pocket the difference
He's just mad that he's being reminded
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
He's just mad that he's being reminded
Although we do understand that you're using a figure of speech, the literal meaning of it becomes an intrusive thought that can sometimes be distracting. Keeping track of what you're saying can be like listening to multiple radio stations at once
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Although we do understand that you're using a figure of speech, the literal meaning of it becomes an intrusive thought that can sometimes be distracting. Keeping track of what you're saying can be like listening to multiple radio stations at once
And here my thought on that was: that's not a new rule, is it?
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
And here my thought on that was: that's not a new rule, is it?
Sorry, I can't boycott them any harder than I already am
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sorry, I can't boycott them any harder than I already am
Why not charged with treason AND impeached?
a man and a woman are looking at each other and the man is asking " both "
ALT: a man and a woman are looking at each other and the man is asking " both "
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Why not charged with treason AND impeached?
Yep.
"Don't obey illegal orders" is not the same thing as "Don't obey any order the president gives"
When they get big mad about the troops maybe disobeying illegal orders, it tells you they intend to give that kind of orders and they know their success depends on the troops doing their dirty work
"Don't obey illegal orders" is not the same thing as "Don't obey any order the president gives"
When they get big mad about the troops maybe disobeying illegal orders, it tells you they intend to give that kind of orders and they know their success depends on the troops doing their dirty work
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Yep.
"Don't obey illegal orders" is not the same thing as "Don't obey any order the president gives"
When they get big mad about the troops maybe disobeying illegal orders, it tells you they intend to give that kind of orders and they know their success depends on the troops doing their dirty work
"Don't obey illegal orders" is not the same thing as "Don't obey any order the president gives"
When they get big mad about the troops maybe disobeying illegal orders, it tells you they intend to give that kind of orders and they know their success depends on the troops doing their dirty work
Well, yeah. He was running a honeypot op to get blackmail and leverage on elites, the wealthy, people with power or connections
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Well, yeah. He was running a honeypot op to get blackmail and leverage on elites, the wealthy, people with power or connections
One word: Nuremburg
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
One word: Nuremburg
When elected officials in a co-equal branch exercise their ability to check that of another (as the system is designed), arguably the one doing the sedition is the one trying to promote themselves into a supreme leader of sorts via a system designed to not have one of those
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
When elected officials in a co-equal branch exercise their ability to check that of another (as the system is designed), arguably the one doing the sedition is the one trying to promote themselves into a supreme leader of sorts via a system designed to not have one of those
When the utility has been purchased by private equity and under that management they cut personnel and milk their locked-in clientele for profit and neglect their responsibilities as a utility, I say they ought to be held liable for failures, leaks, downtime costs, all of it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
When the utility has been purchased by private equity and under that management they cut personnel and milk their locked-in clientele for profit and neglect their responsibilities as a utility, I say they ought to be held liable for failures, leaks, downtime costs, all of it.