Democracy Dies in Dorkness
@lizamazel.bsky.social
(Banner and thumbnail are both from Remedios Varos' painting "Paraiso de los Gatos")
Therapist, writer type, armchair activist, kvetch. Raised from early adulthood by Internet wolves. Warning: squees at cats.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
I also like cute doggos
Therapist, writer type, armchair activist, kvetch. Raised from early adulthood by Internet wolves. Warning: squees at cats.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
I also like cute doggos
Pinned
a cartoon of a duck with a swirl in the background and the letters netflix on the bottom left
Alt: Daffy Duck losing his entire shit and tearing the room apart in "Duck Amuck"
media.tenor.com
Me, when disagreeing with someone who seems to be able to hear and respond and modify: generally do the same, sometimes end up with a great discussion and even a new follow.
Me, once I have decided someone is an obdurate fuckhead:
Me, once I have decided someone is an obdurate fuckhead:
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Does anyone in Baltimore need (or could use) a 20 lb turkey? Because reasons, we have acquired one, and while we can come up with uses for it, it's A Problem for my allergy issues and if someone needs it more, Sarah is happy to deliver anywhere in Baltimore
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Does anyone in Baltimore need (or could use) a 20 lb turkey? Because reasons, we have acquired one, and while we can come up with uses for it, it's A Problem for my allergy issues and if someone needs it more, Sarah is happy to deliver anywhere in Baltimore
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We are all simply cat furniture
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
We are all simply cat furniture
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This is still incorrect. Just build. You can require some low and mid but every luxury place you build, is a person that can afford that price that would otherwise be competing with you for “non-luxury” housing. And they are going to win that fight
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is still incorrect. Just build. You can require some low and mid but every luxury place you build, is a person that can afford that price that would otherwise be competing with you for “non-luxury” housing. And they are going to win that fight
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Hey gang, guess what my next Liberal Currents essay is going to tackle?
Yes, the supposed genius and success of the "they/them" ad has been wildly overstated in one of the most degrading exercises in elite confirmation bias I've seen in a while. And it was worse than I thought. Stay tuned!
Yes, the supposed genius and success of the "they/them" ad has been wildly overstated in one of the most degrading exercises in elite confirmation bias I've seen in a while. And it was worse than I thought. Stay tuned!
Just apropos of some ongoing discourse, I think the political class is describing way more salient to the “Kamala is for they them” ad then is actually warranted
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Hey gang, guess what my next Liberal Currents essay is going to tackle?
Yes, the supposed genius and success of the "they/them" ad has been wildly overstated in one of the most degrading exercises in elite confirmation bias I've seen in a while. And it was worse than I thought. Stay tuned!
Yes, the supposed genius and success of the "they/them" ad has been wildly overstated in one of the most degrading exercises in elite confirmation bias I've seen in a while. And it was worse than I thought. Stay tuned!
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Somewhere, someone with a great deal of INT and a WIS penalty is figuring out how to cross the Chotiner with the Tewson.
Is this likely to work? To the best of my knowledge and belief? No.
Would the pillars of heaven tremble if it did?
Oh my. Yes.
Is this likely to work? To the best of my knowledge and belief? No.
Would the pillars of heaven tremble if it did?
Oh my. Yes.
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Somewhere, someone with a great deal of INT and a WIS penalty is figuring out how to cross the Chotiner with the Tewson.
Is this likely to work? To the best of my knowledge and belief? No.
Would the pillars of heaven tremble if it did?
Oh my. Yes.
Is this likely to work? To the best of my knowledge and belief? No.
Would the pillars of heaven tremble if it did?
Oh my. Yes.
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The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
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"a man at war with multiple farmers markets"
Don’t know what’s funnier—calling Alan Dershowitz, a man at war with multiple farmers markets—“charismatic,” or throwing it back to Dana Loesch who no one has even thought about since 2018
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
"a man at war with multiple farmers markets"
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UK's far right Reform is currently polling around 30%, similar to Germany's far right AfD. But in Germany proportional representation means they are out of government.
In the UK, should the election be held today, Reform would have a blow out majority in the Commons.
In the UK, should the election be held today, Reform would have a blow out majority in the Commons.
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
UK's far right Reform is currently polling around 30%, similar to Germany's far right AfD. But in Germany proportional representation means they are out of government.
In the UK, should the election be held today, Reform would have a blow out majority in the Commons.
In the UK, should the election be held today, Reform would have a blow out majority in the Commons.
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"Your polling numbers are through the roof, my liege. The best numbers you've ever had, my liege."
a man with long hair and a beard is looking at another man
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is looking at another man
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"Your polling numbers are through the roof, my liege. The best numbers you've ever had, my liege."
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According to new polling, the majority of Utahns think Trump is exercising too much power.
Newsweek
Newsweek
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
According to new polling, the majority of Utahns think Trump is exercising too much power.
Newsweek
Newsweek
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This drunken ignorant oaf
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This drunken ignorant oaf
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Maybe they could cover this…
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Maybe they could cover this…
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This deserves broader media coverage than it’s been getting. Even though Trump is polling lower on this issue than he was before, it’s still about his strongest issue. Not enough people know what the facts are about ICE detentions and deportations.
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This deserves broader media coverage than it’s been getting. Even though Trump is polling lower on this issue than he was before, it’s still about his strongest issue. Not enough people know what the facts are about ICE detentions and deportations.
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oh hell yes
Texas - GOP Senate Polling:
Paxton: 36%
Hunt: 26%
Cornyn: 25%
Paxton: 51%
Cornyn: 34%
Cornyn: 29%
Hunt: 29%
Stratus / Nov 22, 2025
Paxton: 36%
Hunt: 26%
Cornyn: 25%
Paxton: 51%
Cornyn: 34%
Cornyn: 29%
Hunt: 29%
Stratus / Nov 22, 2025
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
oh hell yes
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Pew notes that never in 20 years of polling have Latinos said their situation is worse than a year before
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Pew notes that never in 20 years of polling have Latinos said their situation is worse than a year before
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Still, I think polling for 2028 now is basically meaningless, lmao, voters have goldfish memories
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Still, I think polling for 2028 now is basically meaningless, lmao, voters have goldfish memories
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you don't go: "trans rights are the most important issue in my view facing americans."
but if someone asked if minors should have access to gender affirming care, the answer should be an unequivical yes.
but if someone asked if minors should have access to gender affirming care, the answer should be an unequivical yes.
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
you don't go: "trans rights are the most important issue in my view facing americans."
but if someone asked if minors should have access to gender affirming care, the answer should be an unequivical yes.
but if someone asked if minors should have access to gender affirming care, the answer should be an unequivical yes.
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Polling showed just 31 per cent of Germans saw the US as a partner on “dealing with China”, down from 49 per cent a year earlier — even if 80% saw China as an economic threat.
EU ministers want to work with Trump on joint China policy. Its citizens aren't so sure...
My report on the yawning gap between EU governments' approach to Trump, China and the fascinating findings of a new survey out of Berlin
My report on the yawning gap between EU governments' approach to Trump, China and the fascinating findings of a new survey out of Berlin
EU ministers court Trump on joint China policy, even as public scepticism grows
European officials lobby American counterparts to ‘push back’ on Beijing together, while German poll shows wariness towards Washington.
www.scmp.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Polling showed just 31 per cent of Germans saw the US as a partner on “dealing with China”, down from 49 per cent a year earlier — even if 80% saw China as an economic threat.
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Fun fact; Mary Peltola has a polling lead against Dan Sullivan.
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Fun fact; Mary Peltola has a polling lead against Dan Sullivan.
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do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
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just a reminder that the last time the Trump admin tried to pre-sabotage a future presidential opponent it got him impeached
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
just a reminder that the last time the Trump admin tried to pre-sabotage a future presidential opponent it got him impeached
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One year at my wife's grandmother's house, it was time for pie. I offered to do the slicing and plating. Got the tub of cool whip from the fridge, opened it and asked the assorted family when did they start making blueberry cool whip?
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
One year at my wife's grandmother's house, it was time for pie. I offered to do the slicing and plating. Got the tub of cool whip from the fridge, opened it and asked the assorted family when did they start making blueberry cool whip?
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on vacation with my college roommates and families for a week and we pick up a gorgeous prime rib, stick it on the grill of the rental house, go inside to get beers and play cards, and look out the window to see a giant fucking inferno blooming on the deck
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
on vacation with my college roommates and families for a week and we pick up a gorgeous prime rib, stick it on the grill of the rental house, go inside to get beers and play cards, and look out the window to see a giant fucking inferno blooming on the deck