Eat the rich 🥣, save the bees 🐝, and Free Palestine 🇵🇸 📚 Author of "HOW TO FIND JOY IN A CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE" howtofindjoybook.com
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Dude, get out of here with that bullshit. Biden set the stage for what Trump is doing in relation to Gaza. He also set the stage for what Trump is doing with college students who've protested genocide. Mahmoud Kahlil was arrested because Biden demonized protestors before Trump was even president.
Y'all, I have been having constant anxiety about all the ways capitalism is trying to screw me (and everyone) every day. I'm even having trouble following my own advice to find joy. Our society is based on extorting money without regard for human welfare. This cannot continue.
No, the people deported by Obama and Biden didn't deserve it. Blue deportations might be more subtle or less openly cruel and violent, but they're no less harmful to the families involved than red deportations. Abolish ALL deportations.
Democrats will do anything except enact progressive policies that help the average American.
Twice
Very wise!
You're wiser than me. I just put shims all along the front of the bookshelf so it's leaning against the wall. Haven't had one fall in anyone... yet. *knock wood*
This cannot be real
If everyone America has bombed were able to bomb us back, America would not bomb so many places.
I recently used AI to create this post. AI can be pretty funny, and one of its few good uses is insulting billionaires.
I don't see how we're going to save our democracy when so many Democrats benefit from the money in our political system. There's a whole contingent of Democrats who will rip your face off if you suggest Congress shouldn't take money from AIPAC.
The bare minimum seems like all they ever do.
I recently used AI to create this post. AI can be pretty funny, and one of its few good uses is insulting billionaires.
I recently used AI to write this post: defundbillionaires.now/mark-zuckerb...
He has no practical skills. Someone else did this. Or else he asked AI to do it.
Germany just made it illegal to put "Have we learned nothing from the Holocaust?" on protest signs. So, they definitely don't quite have it all figured out.
It's kind of always been that way.
You can. I just clicked the three dots next to this comment and one of the options is "Block Account."
Of course that is all true. And that's why we're in this mess. Because all of that leads to where we are now. (Which is why focusing on Trump instead of our entire system is a huge distraction but a great way for Democratsto avoid any accountability.)
I’m so confused by the folks who said that raising the minimum wage would increase the price of every day goods while also being okay with tariffs raising the price of every day goods… I reckon they are okay paying higher prices as long as it doesn’t help anyone making a minimum wage.
Yeah, one of his comments is that everyone down on Harris is a bot. Not true at all. I've looked at a bunch of the accounts. He just doesn't want to believe that so many people didn't like her.
Yes! Democrats are more divided than ever. We're never going to fix the Party this way, and maybe that's their plan.
This administration has been trying to make our neighbors, relatives, and friends the enemy. We are not each other’s enemy. We must stand together and say this is not what we want in the United States of America. #CuomoTownHall
Of course he's not mentally competent. I think that's pretty apparent.
Gosh, I wonder why we're divided...
I can't tell you how many people here on Bluesky lay into the personal, biting insults. And that's just the Democrats! If you're angry, please go for a walk. Other people are not your verbal punching bags. If you want to argue an issue, stick to the issue.
We can't rest until government is restored as an instrument for the people, not our homegrown theocrats, kleptocrats and oligarchs.
Not just any woman. AOC!
Thank you. I love when people blame voters for the failings of our leadership.
Yes. This. 🎯
Listen, Mr Ed, I'm done arguing with you. I usually don't argue with Zionists at all because they are so propagandized. This link source is not reliable. But thanks for playing and have a great day.
I'm flattered that you took the time to learn more about me. I'm sorry you're such an angry person. Good luck with your worldview.
That's not a antizionist! It's honest.
Like, why don't you let ME change your mind? I'm not hiding behind a fake name. I'm a published author. Go read The Lemon Tree. Or The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
I don't even know who you are! 🤣 Why would I listen to you?
Zionism is a lot like MAGA. It runs on propaganda. I listen to well respected voices in the world, and for that reason, I know when someone is either not being honest or else is uninformed. So are you going to change my mind over Amy Goodman. No, man.
Do you think I shouldn't listen to @democracynow.org? Or @mehdirhasan.bsky.social? Or Gabor Maté? Or Ta-Nehisi Coates?
Who is "we"? I get my news from independent journalists and credible books. I don't get my facts from randos on social media.
I'm pretty educated about it, and you have no idea what I know. But, hey, congrats on the personal attacks, fellow Democrat. Sending you a big hug for a better day, sister.
See. No more arguments = you block me. Bye bye.
I actually never said I have Jewish friends. I don't know where you're getting that from. I align with @jvp.bsky.social and the other Jews who are against the zionist political ideology.
You can define many however you want, brother. I really don't care.
No, just because an important person says it doesn't make it any more true. Take your zionist propaganda elsewhere.
My views on Israel are in line with many Jewish people.
I call out ALL elected officials, not just Senator Booker. I vote Democrat and think we should hold all our elected officials to a higher standard.
That didn't answer my question. Because Biden could've had a ceasefire any day in the last two years by denying funds to Israel. Instead he gave Israel ZERO motivation to stop bombing Gaza. So you can change the subject, but that's still true.
What does me being white have to do with AIPAC?
What is the conspiracy? That AIPAC put more money into the primaries to oust progressives Cory Bush and @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social than any other primaries in history? That conspiracy?
Please tell me what is untrue or antisemitic about my comment. Just because your definition is wrong doesn't mean you're right.
No thanks. I don't argue with Zionists for the same reason I don't argue with MAGA.
Might I suggest, "We Have Never Been Woke" by @musaalgharbi.bsky.social. Also "The Message" by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
I have, sister. Maybe you should change up the ones you're reading.
Sorry, I don't argue with Zionists for the same reason I don't argue with MAGA.
So you think Hamas is attacking Israel for being Jewish and not for committing genocide? Sure. That makes total sense.
He's not a Jew (he just said so) nor was there any way to know whether he was or not. But enjoy your outrage.
You're out of arguments so you start the personal attacks. Got it. Sending you a big hug, my friend. Ciao.
Many Jewish people are protesting Israel, so please do not speak for all of them. No one is attacking Israel for being Jewish. They're attacking Israel for committing genocide, and when you conflate Judaism with Zionism and Israel, you put Jewish people at risk.
I feel like we're agreeing, but you're saying no one can ever make any money or they're part of the oligarchy?
Oh dear Lord
Palestinians are pushing people out of their homes in Europe and America using military force and stealing their land? I have not seen that in the news. Feel free to send a link.
By the way, those 60,000 Americans went there and stole Palestinian land because they were allowed to by the Israeli government (in fact, encouraged to). They've also been given weapons to protect their stolen land. But apparently that's all super acceptable.
But nice gotcha question. You don't actually care about Jews so you can stop pretending. Zionism and Israel have nothing to do with Jews.
Jews have a right to exist. But most people in Israel are not practicing Jews. In fact 60,000 are Americans who may or may not be practicing Jews. No nation state has a "right" to exist if it's practicing settler colonialism, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing.
Not at the expense of Palestinians.
Because I don't think Israel should be running our country?
She obviously didn't prove that she would help the majority or she would've been elected.
Capitalism is not the same as commerce. The fact that you think it is shows how much you've succumbed to the propaganda.
But if you would, please explain to me how going around Congress to send bombs to Israel was "securing a ceasefire."
OK then.
So it's 80 million people's fault, not the fault of the person running the campaign?
Proof that our "due process" needs some improvement. Too much corruption and racism.
Do people not have a right to vote for the candidate they want? Or not any candidate? Isn't it the candidate's job to convince voters they deserve to be president? We shouldn't demand a candidate earn our vote? How important is the job if you're just phoning it in during the election?
Because if we gave Democrats something they wanted to vote for, it would attract conservatives, too. But not billionaires. It wouldn't attract billionaires. And that's where the Democratic Party gets hung up.
Yes!!!! Unfortunately, I try the Sisyphean task of changing THOSE people's minds, but they don't see what THEY'RE doing as cruel and unhelpful.
Yes, that is apparently his Achilles heel. Disappointing.
Imagine thinking the solution is to change the mind of 80 million voters and not to just get the Democratic Party to be less shitty.
I promise you it leads to the same place. We had crackdowns on anti-genocide protestors before Trump. We had AIPAC and billionaires controlling our country before Trump. And that's what made it so easy for him to do what he's done. Because the step wasn't very big.
You're joking, right? Israel has broken every ceasefire. And Biden did fuckall to secure it in the first place.
You'd know, my man.
No, I'm saying you don't know what genocide means and are misusing it.
I guess genocide doesn't mean anything anymore to privileged white men.
🤣 You have no idea how I voted, dear. ICE was terrible under every president and should've been abolished under Biden.
There is no genocide here. I'm not sure why you're saying that.
Yes, because a slow slide into fascism is so much better than a quick one. Where we are was made possible because of the privilege Democrats had in ignoring the things their own leadership was doing.
Sending you a hug, my very angry friend.
You are clearly an expert. Congrats.
This genocide would still be going under Harris. What is your point?
She ran as a war hawk Republican. They have completely lost their base. They are not even trying. Here's a great article in Jacobin. Getting rid of Trump is not enough when the alternative also does not appeal to people. When do we hold them accountable? jacobin.com/2024/04/demo...
I used to be, but I'm not anymore, but I see that too many other people are. You can already see that the Democratic Party isn't going to save us or even pretend to. And you still shill for them? Until AIPAC and billionaire money gets out of the Party, we'll be back here again and again.
The longer you keep believing that the Democratic Party doesn't need to change, the worse things will get. People do not vote for the reasons you think they vote, despite you thinking you're an expert.
Also, if you hate the rich, consider that Harris was supported by 82 billionaires. Trump by only 52.
I wish he was, but I doubt it. That requires self awareness.
Well, if nothing changes with the Democratic Party, get used to Nazis running our government.
If you really care about America, cut your ties with AIPAC and stop taking their money.
Democrats lost this and contributed to this moment. Don't blame voters for the incompetence and greed of the Democratic Party.
The problem is that she is like Bernie Sanders. She has all the best ideas, but no one with any authority listens to or needs her.
I always link to buy it on @bookshop.org also!
I doubt he was the only rapist there. Just saying.
I post quotes from it in my Substack on the regular. There's one queued up for tomorrow. I love that you provide a group reading resource.
No one is above the law except every J6er?