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Pretending the bourgeoisie of Menlo Park are ordinary Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa is the kind of "class blind" Right wing propaganda we've come to expect from the yimby movement
A lot of times people assume that housing is unaffordable because BILLIONAIRES and CORPORATIONS. But frequently in California it’s because of ordinary mom dad grandma grandpa like these folks, who are protesting parking lots being turned into new low income housing
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Pretending the bourgeoisie of Menlo Park are ordinary Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa is the kind of "class blind" Right wing propaganda we've come to expect from the yimby movement
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
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8/ A public service reminder:
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
8/ A public service reminder:
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
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This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
these fuckers are all cowards. "weight of legal opinion says..." you are a u.s. senator! have an opinion.
"they haven't released information..." what possible info could there be that would show that we're in a state of armed conflict with drug gangs?
"they haven't released information..." what possible info could there be that would show that we're in a state of armed conflict with drug gangs?
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
November 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
these fuckers are all cowards. "weight of legal opinion says..." you are a u.s. senator! have an opinion.
"they haven't released information..." what possible info could there be that would show that we're in a state of armed conflict with drug gangs?
"they haven't released information..." what possible info could there be that would show that we're in a state of armed conflict with drug gangs?
Double tap strikes in Afghanistan? It's classified, we're looking into it, they could very well still be legitimate targets.
U.S. "rule of law" provides a swiss cheese defense against war crimes. only in an absolute freak accident, total system failure could leadership be guilty
U.S. "rule of law" provides a swiss cheese defense against war crimes. only in an absolute freak accident, total system failure could leadership be guilty
and trump gets to keep doing the boat strikes! a perfect compromise.
Murdering innocent sailors? Legally murky, hasn't been tested in court. Double tap murder? Obviously illegal and coincidentally the Trump administration already stopped doing it
thehill.com/policy/defen...
Murdering innocent sailors? Legally murky, hasn't been tested in court. Double tap murder? Obviously illegal and coincidentally the Trump administration already stopped doing it
thehill.com/policy/defen...
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Double tap strikes in Afghanistan? It's classified, we're looking into it, they could very well still be legitimate targets.
U.S. "rule of law" provides a swiss cheese defense against war crimes. only in an absolute freak accident, total system failure could leadership be guilty
U.S. "rule of law" provides a swiss cheese defense against war crimes. only in an absolute freak accident, total system failure could leadership be guilty
big failure by the grader here. they are not paid enough for this amount of work. by taking this many words they're setting themselves up as the student's equal.
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
big failure by the grader here. they are not paid enough for this amount of work. by taking this many words they're setting themselves up as the student's equal.
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
UK so weird. The unstoppable juggernaut in politics is the "racial abuse party". the party leader is now in a serious scandal for racial abuse as a kid.
they like treating things as scandals there and are unforgiving about them, but scandal causes? cant get enough of them
they like treating things as scandals there and are unforgiving about them, but scandal causes? cant get enough of them
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
UK so weird. The unstoppable juggernaut in politics is the "racial abuse party". the party leader is now in a serious scandal for racial abuse as a kid.
they like treating things as scandals there and are unforgiving about them, but scandal causes? cant get enough of them
they like treating things as scandals there and are unforgiving about them, but scandal causes? cant get enough of them
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I had a very detailed dream about being tasked with designing something called an Unusable Spoon
March 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I had a very detailed dream about being tasked with designing something called an Unusable Spoon
"historically under-resourced communities" is such a shit term. are they adequately resourced today? was it just some oversight that caused the shortage?
anyone using the term either means oppressed or culturally deficient and the term exists to bring them together under one useless tent
anyone using the term either means oppressed or culturally deficient and the term exists to bring them together under one useless tent
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"historically under-resourced communities" is such a shit term. are they adequately resourced today? was it just some oversight that caused the shortage?
anyone using the term either means oppressed or culturally deficient and the term exists to bring them together under one useless tent
anyone using the term either means oppressed or culturally deficient and the term exists to bring them together under one useless tent
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My most firmly held political belief is that it should be illegal to refer to wet wipes as "flushable" considering the havoc they wreak on our sewer systems. It is entirely coincidental that Marxist-Leninism is the only way to achieve this.
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My most firmly held political belief is that it should be illegal to refer to wet wipes as "flushable" considering the havoc they wreak on our sewer systems. It is entirely coincidental that Marxist-Leninism is the only way to achieve this.
They seem to be hooked to the idea that you can emphasize one thing by emphasizing your decision not to emphasize some other thing.
But actually they're just vice signaling to other elites.
But actually they're just vice signaling to other elites.
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
They seem to be hooked to the idea that you can emphasize one thing by emphasizing your decision not to emphasize some other thing.
But actually they're just vice signaling to other elites.
But actually they're just vice signaling to other elites.
I feel like someone smarter than me could say something really interesting about this project. But I just think it's neat.
Like it is sort of a civic religious project.
Like it is sort of a civic religious project.
So, as you know, we had a big cheat sheet to the elections on Bolts: nearly 200 key contests that we were tracking, & why.
The page is now updated with the results of ALL the races that were on it — from judges to mayors to school boards.
You can explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
The page is now updated with the results of ALL the races that were on it — from judges to mayors to school boards.
You can explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I feel like someone smarter than me could say something really interesting about this project. But I just think it's neat.
Like it is sort of a civic religious project.
Like it is sort of a civic religious project.
Buddy why the screenshot? You can quote post.
You're making up stories about people. You lack basic information about people's finances and expenses. And what kind of choices they make to be able to survive long periods of unemployment.
You're making up stories about people. You lack basic information about people's finances and expenses. And what kind of choices they make to be able to survive long periods of unemployment.
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Buddy why the screenshot? You can quote post.
You're making up stories about people. You lack basic information about people's finances and expenses. And what kind of choices they make to be able to survive long periods of unemployment.
You're making up stories about people. You lack basic information about people's finances and expenses. And what kind of choices they make to be able to survive long periods of unemployment.
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My conspiracy theory is that his brain is getting Extremely Bad and the GOP apparatus who once hid that are now steadily drip-feeding this stuff to their base because they've deemed him no longer useful and are manufacturing consent to dump him
TRUMP: You have to bring in talent
INGRAHAM: Well, we have plenty of talented people in America
TRUMP: No you don't. No.
INGRAHAM: We don't have talented people here?
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
My conspiracy theory is that his brain is getting Extremely Bad and the GOP apparatus who once hid that are now steadily drip-feeding this stuff to their base because they've deemed him no longer useful and are manufacturing consent to dump him
So much to talk about the wine moms but these are Senate races. No wine mom is winning the state of California
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
So much to talk about the wine moms but these are Senate races. No wine mom is winning the state of California
By accepting a commitment to make good on (legally required) back pay to fed workers, Senate Democrats have accepted that Trump is sovereign. Watch now as Democratic politicians criticize but not call for accountability.
There's one nationwide democratic organization left. Join
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November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
By accepting a commitment to make good on (legally required) back pay to fed workers, Senate Democrats have accepted that Trump is sovereign. Watch now as Democratic politicians criticize but not call for accountability.
There's one nationwide democratic organization left. Join
Dsausa.org/join
There's one nationwide democratic organization left. Join
Dsausa.org/join
"we need to put constraints back on the presidency"
No, we need the most unconstrained presidency ever to absolutely destroy the slaveholder Constitution and deliver us from the tyranny of rural wealthy whites
No, we need the most unconstrained presidency ever to absolutely destroy the slaveholder Constitution and deliver us from the tyranny of rural wealthy whites
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"we need to put constraints back on the presidency"
No, we need the most unconstrained presidency ever to absolutely destroy the slaveholder Constitution and deliver us from the tyranny of rural wealthy whites
No, we need the most unconstrained presidency ever to absolutely destroy the slaveholder Constitution and deliver us from the tyranny of rural wealthy whites
For millions of workers across the country, a photo of themselves with their eyes closed during work hours is immediate grounds for a termination.
Even in union contracts with just cause protection, sleeping on the job is so serious that it often skips all the steps of progressive discipline.
Even in union contracts with just cause protection, sleeping on the job is so serious that it often skips all the steps of progressive discipline.
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For millions of workers across the country, a photo of themselves with their eyes closed during work hours is immediate grounds for a termination.
Even in union contracts with just cause protection, sleeping on the job is so serious that it often skips all the steps of progressive discipline.
Even in union contracts with just cause protection, sleeping on the job is so serious that it often skips all the steps of progressive discipline.
a disciplined left media apparatus would ignore this story but blacklist within our lifetime leaders as sources and guests until they retract
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
a disciplined left media apparatus would ignore this story but blacklist within our lifetime leaders as sources and guests until they retract
idk, if a ben shapiro type throws a sandwich at a cop, id follow judges instructions and begrudgingly vote not guilty. Not bc im nullifying for a right winger but bc he'd be innocent under positive (and natural) law
I think this is a distinction w/o a difference, especially with a cop as the complaining witness
Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
idk, if a ben shapiro type throws a sandwich at a cop, id follow judges instructions and begrudgingly vote not guilty. Not bc im nullifying for a right winger but bc he'd be innocent under positive (and natural) law
Doing this to union employees... The NLRA is dead
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Doing this to union employees... The NLRA is dead
The governor spoke at his 10K person rally, suffering through the crowd chanting "Tax the Rich" when she tried to speak.
This is the closest we've gotten to the establishment bending the knee. We have to get all the way there (or destroy them) but we can't do that if we make shit up.
This is the closest we've gotten to the establishment bending the knee. We have to get all the way there (or destroy them) but we can't do that if we make shit up.
I'm excited and happy about yesterday's blanket repudiation of GOP governance but also let's keep in mind that the entire Democratic power structure got behind Andrew Cuomo and pushed to try and stop Zohran- let's celebrate the Ws but also don't get it twisted
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The governor spoke at his 10K person rally, suffering through the crowd chanting "Tax the Rich" when she tried to speak.
This is the closest we've gotten to the establishment bending the knee. We have to get all the way there (or destroy them) but we can't do that if we make shit up.
This is the closest we've gotten to the establishment bending the knee. We have to get all the way there (or destroy them) but we can't do that if we make shit up.
Trump crash plane - Trump take plane - Trump crash plane' (prime)
"Trump canceled your flight" is about as easy as messaging gets.
FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets during government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government...
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Trump crash plane - Trump take plane - Trump crash plane' (prime)