hey, thanks! I had no idea this existed but I'll check it out.
hey, thanks! I had no idea this existed but I'll check it out.
definitely not unusual for kids in rural America to gather in barns or whatever buildings are available for drinking, partying, whatever.
yes, kind of. Looks like the gathering was happening in a barn or out building where you'd expect to see heavy machinery.
Cops are out there every single day but aren't issuing tickets to drivers who blocking intersections, driveways, etc and impeding traffic? Yeah, I wonder why the problem isn't getting better.
oh yeah, I blocked him. But I felt it was fair to give him some unsolicited advice on my way out the door!
....did they shave his head? Where is his hair?
bro, stop replying to people with this stupid comment.
KETCHUP. I NEED... KETCHUP.
Dude made cogent enough points but at the end of the day it's all just speculation, and speculation from a non-medical professional at that.
It was someone who isn't a doctor or medical professional arguing that Trump is (in his opinion) having frequent mini strokes/TIAs. The guy's name is Adam something.
Why are you trying to get JFK Jr Fired?
paging @jaketapper.bsky.social , who has always taken such a special interest in pressing news re: the health of the President.
"In God we" just doesn't have the same ring to it, in their defense.
Great dress rehearsal everyone. Hang tight and we'll announce "Places in 10" soon!
It's kind of nice to get a dry run.
"you're a khaki-colored dial tone" omfg
I saw Warren Haynes perform a few hours after Gregg Allman died. Summer Camp Music Festival 2017. I've never experienced a live performance with that kind of emotion behind it. His sorrow and his love were so powerful in the air that I felt the weight of it in my bones.
Bless you for your work in bringing the vote to people who need your help. I can't imagine a better embodiment of democracy than the work you do.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social , take note.
People who repost their own posts are the literal worst.
Yes please, more of this from all elected Dems! If that fascist fuck thinks Chicago will tolerate any of this nonsense he'll soon find out how deluded he is. Stay strong, governor. I've voted for you twice and I'll be happy to do it again.
call us old fashioned but, this account finds newsom's "check out my rock-hard AI nipples. they're absolutely glistening" platform less inspirational than pritz's "you fascists bring that shit here and I will personally fuck your asses up."
man, seeing it in action is even more horrifying than seeing it in still images. Like there is absolutely no conceivable doubt of what he does. Twice!
THANK YOU.
all your pizza are belong to us!
James Dobson dying is a staring into the middle distance type of event. You have likely directly suffered bc of him. Few have done more to harm humanity at large in the past few decades. A principal architect of our current nightmare. No redeeming aspect. He was a rat made entirely out of plague.
I already sub but I want that tote.
When the Washington Post decided not to endorse in 2024 I canceled my subscription. I now use that money to subscribe to The Onion and it's a much better use of my dollars.
I, for one, am willing to just hand America over to whichever European leader brings up the Epstein files during a press conference after their meeting with Trump.
The sitting US president is using the military to invade and take over the capitol of America. And THIS is the bullshit, milquetoast response you give???
This is a good point. In this way he's similar to Walz-- the strategy of "enact good, popular policies with the help of my legislative majority" seems to be a winner despite those policies being so progressive! Makes sense- people love Dem policy until they know it's Dem policy.
tl;dr: he's no Mamdani, but Pritzker is doing a great job right now and so yeah basically three skeets later I agree. LOL
If nothing else, I think it's definitely good if we have more progressive than centrist voices speaking up during primary season. Dem leadership needs to start shifting lefter, and fast. Jeffries, Schumer, anyone else still playing by the old rulebook has to get out.
I live in IL and I've been very, very happy with Pritzker lately. I worry about his billionaire status and he's not my TOP choice, but I certainly would support him running and think his voice will be very important to help set the tone during the primaries.
Talk about a cheap date
"join the resistance-- we have snacks!"
My bad-- of course it's not the same, and I typed too fast on that one.
Thanks again for taking the time to answer me. I wish you the best with your work and hope you get some good colleagues out of the job search. Hold the line, I guess? In any case, good luck!
We have immunity for this challenge!
haha ok, this is good
So, in other words: "if you need to bring up race, gender, etc do it. But do it with a whisper, or code it behind other language so as not to ruffle feathers. And only do it around the edges, never draw attention." A good college prez can only shield you so much under fascist rules like that.
it's just hard for me to imagine how you can teach political science without mentioning gender, sexuality, etc given that..... the current state of politics is highly focused on those things?
and I don't mean that as a "gotcha" question, though it reads like one. I'm genuinely interested in what your job is like!
Thank you for the response! follow up question-- how can you possibly teach politics WITHOUT touching on issues related to race, gender, and sexuality? Do you feel like you are able to fully teach your subjects while totally avoiding these topics?
Honest questions-- how secure does your job feel right now, given the circumstances down there? How free are you to teach without the government interfering in your syllabus or whatever?
oh my god it's more than an hour long. *buckles in*
The said the same thing about abortion. "What is this distracting us from??" Uhhhhhh half of the nation losing their right to choose what happens with their bodies IS THE MAIN EVENT, DUDES.
I mean... thanks for bringing visibility to the issue but I don't think us women are surprised by this. We know; trust me, we know.
Ok, but.... I've lived in IL most of my life, I've been a registered Dem since the day I turned 18, and..... this state is gerrymandered all to hell. We can call a spade a spade. (I say all this as a Dem who lives downstate, outside of the Cook Co blue bubble.)
Disagree only because the later seasons are so weak compared to the first three. The show did NOT go out on a high note.
well said. The Dem Party has lacked any real sense of urgency for far too many election cycles. I blame leaders who are too old, not to mention too centrist.
doing my stupid little tasks, making my stupid little breakfast as it remains an open question if the president has raped children
Agreed, and Obama should take notes from Bernice King and release another statement that says exactly that. We're done letting these clowns change the subject.
Hastert's hometown was one over from mine. I know people who wrestled when he was a coach. One has a pretty harrowing story to tell. What an absolute fucking CREEP that guy is.
Please enjoy this turtle being given the gift of speed, and immediately using it to chase a kitty
A hospital would likely have diagnosed me with "failure to progress" after 48h of being stuck at 4cm, and again when I hit the 2hr mark of pushing during delivery. a whole cascade of interventions would have started that I didn't need. Daughter was born healthy and happy after 2hr15m of pushing.
and luckily so-- I was in labor for DAYS and a hospital almost certainly would have pressured me to get an epidural, to be on my back in bed, and to take no food or water. My midwives in contrast kept me comfortable, provided lots of encouragement, and kept me fed so I had strength to continue on.
for example both of my local hospitals perform c-sections at rates higher than state and national averages. When I was pregnant two years ago I was lucky to be able to work with midwives at a birth center instead of being stuck with a hospital where I had a high risk of ending up with a C-section.
I don't disagree with you in theory but would add that a lot of the "I want 'natural' birth without medical help" sentiment from some (myself included) is a direct result of women receiving low-quality obstetric care in hospitals that care more about their bottom line than about patient comfort.
Authoritarians hate being laughed at because laughter is power. Laughter means "I see you, you ridiculous piece of shit. The Emperor has no clothes."
Whether it's Hillary Clinton wearing pantsuits or Donald Trump drawing naked women in a letter he sent to a pedophile, both candidates took a provocative approach to women's attire.
"we have certain things in common, Jeffrey." OMFG.
Children of Men but itβs the last driver still using turn signals.
What a surprise that all of higher education is under attack as women outnumber men in enrollment
Me two weeks ago: Jeffrey Epstein killed himself, not to protect anyone, but because entering prison as the world's most illustrious pedophile makes that a logical decision. Conspiracy theories make less sense than the stated story. Me now: The Pee Tape was shot on Epstein Island.
Assuming this is true -- ie, FNC edited an interview to make Trump look less bad prior to the election-- then, as per the CBS settlement, FNC owes Kamala Harris 15 million dollars.
Because there's more money for them in leaving Trump behind. True Believers will only keep tuning in, subscribing, buying merch, etc if the content creators stay in line. Plain and simple, Trump is a sinking ship who is wilting before our very eyes. And they know it. Rats are always first to go
and so like, some of MAGA will stay on Trump's side because they get something out of it (money, freedom to be openly racist, whatevs) but the True Believers, the QAnon folk, aren't going to stick with him.
As fun as it is to watch MAGA implode, lets be careful not to sane wash some of the truly nutty content creators on the right who just happen to be right this ONE time.
there's research that it's the True Believers in a cult who are most likely to get disillusioned and leave, because eventually they can no longer reconcile what they've been taught with how their leaders behave. The people who are just in it for profit stay forever.
Because if it's Option 1 then we are in deep, deep trouble.
Genuine question, where did we (the Dem Party) go wrong with Fetterman? Was he always this ridiculous and he just hid it well, or has he changed from the person he was when he was elected to national office?
"I'm meeting you halfway, you dirty hippies! AROOO!"
All intentional of course, because now those experts will be gobbled up by private companies run by rich billionaire assholes who believe space travel is the answer to all their eugenicist dreams.
Like it doesn't mean anything about me other than "my ancestors fought in a war."
also, who cares if my ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War? That was LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO. That doesn't give me any excuses today!
Thank you for reminding me that there's a new episode to watch. I've also been a Minj fan for a long time so it's nice to see her doing so well!
like my dude we're all siblings cruising around on a biological spaceship, why the fuck does it matter has ever ever just like, smoked a jay could a jay fix this
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. Iβm sorry we have to live through this.
So Alito and Thomas' position appears to be: Women have no constitutional right to reproductive autonomy. But PARENTS may have a constitutional right to restrict their kids' reproductive autonomy. This is not law and it's barely pretending to be. Dobbs' "democracy" language was just a total lie.
Thank you for the link. It sounds like Afa was an amazing person. I'm both surprised and pleased that the WSJ ran this profile.
I think most people severely underestimated how much fascism and kleptocracy would triumph through the surrender and default of forces that should have opposed it.
"We need more billionaires, not fewer." jfc, read the room!
Of course the WSJ uses a picture of a Black family with a headline that implies that they're ungrateful or bad at managing wealth.
If you're still working for the NYT you are part of the problem. Quit licking boots and go work for a publication that doesn't suck Trump's ass.
FOX: βThe final read for Q1 GDP was -0.5%β¦ the first negative read we've actually clocked since Q1 of 2022.β
I heard this in Zoidberg's voice, well done! lol
If ever there has been a time in your life to imagine the world you really want, now is that time.
nearly 1 in 4 Americans don't know that the US has nuclear weapons? Yikes.
You need to be primaried. You're useless. You're actually worse than useless-- you're complicit.
"must be condemned"?? THEN GO AHEAD AND DO IT. What is this passive voice bullshit?
Not the biggest issue right now, but Dutch continues to not be a serious language
Your hysterical doomerism is misplaced. Actual lawyers and people who know better are telling you it wont' happen. Carry on if you must, but there's enough to be worried about without worrying about nonsense.
The president does not have the power to pardon state crimes. Focus your energy where it matters, because getting preemptively worried about this is pointless.
an *inherently political question*??? jfc
omg thank you for this, I read this response and thought I was crazy for a minute. Like...no bro, you clearly do not agree with me!
You clearly DON'T agree with me, and it's gross that you lump me in with you for whatever reason. I'm saying Obama doesn't owe us shit since he doesn't hold elected office anymore; the same obviously goes for Harris too. fuck off for your purposeful misrepresentation of my point.