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Please commence your new deathwishes. And remember not to be crass when you describe the eventual grave desecration rituals you have planned. Certainly we will all have our chance to befoul it, but that means allowing for those at grave risk getting a chance to move to the front of the line.
Gotta believe he's going to wipe out the tariffs and impose new taxes after finding out that's where he can get more money to the government, which he can then just dump into his crypto.
People are having fun. It's a small salve for the anguish caused by the last year.
People are waking up to the scam of capitalism, but most won't be able to put the name to the problem because the generations of regulation created a false sense of potential.
Time your deathwishes appropriately, everyone!
Used an equivalent recently to great success (apologies were accepted and I deleted all the nonsense). The system works, people!
I wrote a lot about this anti-expert moment and I barely even touched on how it's been part of America since basically the beginning.
This guy's attitude sucks shit. Exhausts people via pedantry to "win" every argument.
I wrote a lot about this anti-expert moment and I barely even touched on how it's been part of America since basically the beginning.
Mr Gaines, in your own words, what makes you feel qualified to represent the state of Tennessee in Congress? "Well, my daughter isn't very good at swimming."
Collectively, we can progress. Take care and be smart and honest and just. Good luck out there. Thank you.
Together we can not only empower knowledge as a core value, but advance the aim of our species maturing out of the banality of evils and hatreds of others for how they are born, or where they are born, or why they are born. The majority of people want to abandon ignorance rather than cling to it.
Specifically irrational fears drive conservatives. Rational fears don't enter into their agenda as evidenced by their agenda! So it remains in our collective interests to push aside their devotion to ignorance. It is in our interests to disrespect it! To loathe it!
And then you can keep your focus on your job, your family, your community, your art, your hobbies, or whatever would be a better way to spend your life. Experts are a shortcut to the best possible future, but there are giant groups of conservatives that will impede all progress out of fear.
They are taking so much off your plate! You don't have to evaluate and investigate pollution, medicine, product safety, food safety, social advancement opportunities like UBI or universal healthcare. In so many cases the work is already done! If you have a proven outlet, you can get the facts!
And an acceptance that people who devote all their effort to understanding something and work alongside others who do the same and who invite oversight and evaluation will know more than you do about so many topics and that there is societal value in deferring to those experts.
Knowledge is always the frontier. There's always more to learn and understand and inspire and progress. But to keep humanity able to push at that frontier requires acceptance. Especially an acceptance that while you may maintain rules in your house, those are unlikely of value outside of it.
So it's up to all of us to not simply ignore those who prefer to know nothing while espousing their truths, but to also deride them and end all tolerance of their xenocidal poison. This is not to target those who investigate matters of the spirit, but those who devalue real knowledge. The frontier.
I write all of this to arrive at the crux of the battle: the hatred of knowledge. The way that genuine knowledge humbles those of weak character; those who spout about truth rather than addressing reality. They are woven into the fabric of America and maybe humanity. They eschew reality for comfort.
Neither congresspeople, nor judges (collectively) are adequate to understand the value of research and so it should be entrusted to those who can evaluate and appreciate the work and the intentions behind said work. And then there's libraries and the lasting value of the research...
Which ties into funding. They should be well-funded, determined primarily by peers and emeritus members of their community providing informed recommendations to Congress to prevent research being beholden to capital's interests over humanity's.
So we want our experts to be appreciated, and also for them to be connected and intertwined both with each other and with the world (and art!) around them. They shouldn't require security. They shouldn't face threats. They should absolutely be questioned and held to ethical standards.
Returning to experts and their work, they don't typically pursue it in isolation, because they know that will lead to cul-de-sacs of uninspired thumb-twiddling. Without openness to peers and beyond, they will find breakthroughs elusive and incremental advancements unsatisfying.
Because so many others will tell you that truth is the only valuable pursuit and these experts are wasting their time chasing down the minutiae of reality. And those many others are not helping anyone. Anyone whose efforts require ignoring reality are not here to make your life better in any sense.
They don't have to be humble in the face of their work because they are excited to do the work and see what happens and use what they learn in each study or experiment to advance to a new frontier in their field. They aren't out for truth; they want reality. And that pursuit of reality is precious.
We're talking about people who invite criticism and examination of their work, because they know it strengthens the value of their work. These are not the type that eschew peer reviews or fight for a conclusion to their research when the evidence refutes it.
So I have a longstanding button inside me that this notion presses with great force. Experts, true experts, are invaluable to the advancement of life on this planet. We need to start from there because dismissing the people who devote their talents to a field and endeavor to advance it is wrong.
Why isn't this being framed as child trafficking? They are bullshitting about who knows how many of these kids because they are racist ghouls. There's no benevolent or good faith basis for these actions.
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Yes, but what is desired?
Nah, dude. This is fascism. Maybe you just never really looked too deeply or never felt all that threatened, but here were are, right where conservatives have been driving for generations.
Yes it does? It very literally is one of the core tenets of fascism?? And also itās not attributable to āmadnessā. Mental illness has nothing to do with bigotry, racism, hate, and power tripping.
Horrific. Remember this the next time you want to tout some "bipartisan" effort or legislation.
I also think it is more healthy for us as a group. It unifies and heals some amount of the anguish.
Wow this is amazing. They're putting $5 million into canceling medical debt for families. And for every million the movie makes at the box office, another million in medical debt will get paid off!
We should all settle on a time each evening to begin the DeathWish.
DVD commentaries were the original podcasts.
I also welcome a current or former health inspector to step up on bluesky ad a resource for the people.
Reads like a Discworld quote of the day from @rincewind.run
Joe sending out a press release with "vaxxed?"
It's a nice sequel to when he had covid and we all had hope.
My insomnia finally working in my favor, keeping me awake in case it happens. And if I do pass out, it will be with such pleasant thoughts.
And our country. And the world.
Maybe he got covid again? That was a fun time last time.
We have all earned a holiday weekend.
Please explain the value of conservatives. In as much or little detail as you require. Take your time.
Honestly if us having a celebratory weekend fantasy comes crashing down, I still like to imagine it would hurt his feelings and make the cult sullen for a bit and that's a lot of upsides.
Why are you telling us?
Mark Cuban will assure you that he's doing it better, sir, and it's rude not to believe him. His also doesn't smell bad. Please retract your lies about dear Mark Cuban!
Whoever said that should be tripped in a way that looks exactly like an accident.
Have a great holiday weekend.
To what end? So that I can be more hopeless like you? No thanks.
Immigration reform would actually make more doctors easier. A governmental system that handles things at scale facilitates a more stable life as well. Not sure why you're just poo-pooing ideas, but I encourage you to imagine bigger.
My "I don't like like this authoritarianism, I just like it" shirt isn't helping my campaign as I expected.
You gotta block those goofballs with only... uh oh...
This presumes that we don't increase the number of doctors and nurses everywhere, which would be part of the plan. Right now there are areas drastically underswrved, but lack of profit means they'll never get more. Gov't run akin to the post office would benefit everyone.
But what's your disagreement based on? Do you work for the insurance industry? Like what value does it add to healthcare?
You should fly in some philosophers, best in the world, to have conversations with you about ethics and life and how you can leverage your wealth and status to help the most people.
The media wants and supports the conservative agenda.
Investors should just be completely replaced in the style guide with business gamblers.
A malevolent Cowboy Wally was elected president twice. No one is going to know what I'm talking about.
Or outright removing them and nationalizing healthcare.
We should make them cry each and every day until we can take it all back and just forget them completely.
Does he want to take over MAGA when Trump dies? Is that the play?
Like let the fun people have fun.
It seems insane that Ortegas wasn't included in the team.
The white was always more important than the nationalism in their ethos.
this thread is unbearable & should be required reading for anyone rushing to minimize/rationalize/compartmentalize the genocide. the zionist brutality on display is as relentless as it is unthinkable
Feels like he wants to run as a Republican.
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Grow your empire! Launch the Beet!
I think the actual answer is to keep pushing forward any progressive options we can find and keep pushing even them further left. We have to give (take your pick of the few) the juice to get media attention. Right now it's all going to a mayoral candidate and that's not ideal, but we know we can.
But they won't stop asking for money!
The dumbest and laziest terrorists.
Dude thinks he's Qui-Gon
I'm PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
Ethics as a foreign language.
But like maybe not with a camera pointed at your face.
Enumerate the shady and crappy things. Then explain how if they were comfortable breaking laws then, that we should believe they're not breaking laws now.
That's such a small amount considering he's possibly talking about the country.
There are no distractions. There is a full assault on America on many fronts. It's a war and you need to address the moment as your oath demands. Meet this moment. Lead. American people need leaders RIGHT NOW that are meeting the moment and talking about the fight.
I hate to be so harsh towards you, as I respect you, but this is fucking ridiculous. Fuck bipartisanship. Fuck Republicans and any of their agenda. Make them eat shit. Keep talking about the goddamn Epstein files and the goddamn fascism. This is dumbshit behavior and you're not a dumbshit.
But maybe that too is for the best...
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Not enough pictures in that story. We love a chonky frog!
every democrat who does not speak out about this enables it. what the administration is doing here is a large-scale tactic to isolate trans people and strengthen future attacks on us. the gains we have made are built on visibility and public knowledge of us and our needs.
The one upside of this is that we never have to pretend Republicans believe in the constitution, freedom, states rights, freedom of speech, America, democracy, the economy, jobs, children, decency or family values ever again.
PLEASE don't make eye contact!
Heert wannabes.
Okay this is the piece of the puzzle I didn't have. Hopefully this works in her favor and this turns out to have been the right move. I do typically want aggressive responses, but this looked like bait in terms of his stupid action.
That can still happen right now... the lawsuit doesn't prevent that behavior.
This is a move that will lead to greater Executive power (as the broken system bends to greater breaks). The better move was just to ignore him because it was illegal.
You may well be correct and it's pretty bleak. I think that's why the Star Trek future is often predicated an end to scarcity and the ability to make and move things with minimal effort. It's what makes the green energy industry the most hopeful. To end scarcity of energy would be a massive save.
Sowing seeds of mistrust among them is a strong means of breaking down their structure. Just need to turn a couple.
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., āin its current incarnation, simply isnāt all itās been cracked up to be,ā johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
We don't turn anyone away from the fight against tyranny, but also don't expect grand appreciation for cleaning up a mess you helped create. That's just being an adult.
New at Tusk: There's a straight line from southern redeemers in the 1870s to civil rights opponents in the 1960s to Trump's domestic troop deployments today