(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
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I'm mad because you whiny fucking bitches are playing a BIG part in CREATING the narrative *and* reality of "Dems are polling terrible" and "Dems are losers." at least it sure seems like y'all are trying. You're part of this, so start acting like it.
You know why I'm mad? I'm not mad because you fuckers are harshing my copium. Weirdly, I had the same copium up to 2024 and I'm not crushed into bitty pieces. BECAUSE I had some hope. Despite the loss.
fuckin' wossface from Rolling Stone always dooming and WIRED publishes some chick mutter dark imprecations about the horror of Dem influencers starting a network (remember, DEMS SUCK and are LOSERS and never do anything to change that). why'd I subscribe, again?
When Republicans act confident in the face of bad polls, it's because they Know Something and are unstoppable and we're naive to have any hope at all. Dems Suck. When Dems act confident in the face of bad polls, it's copium. Dems Suck. where DO those "Dems Suck" numbers come from. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well, then, (all together now) "DO SOMETHING!!!ELEVENTYBEEP!!" Isn't that what we do on here? Mutter dire imprecations and then bitch that no one's doing anything about it and we're all fucked forever and ever and ever?
Say, you know what I love? When the GOP acts confident in the face of bad polls, it's because they're unstoppable and have it all sewn up. When Dems do, it's copium. We always lose, except when we don't. What the fuck are we doing here?
BERMAN: End EV credit- underwater. Boost Medicaid work requirements- underwater. Increase border wall spending- underwater. Increase detention center spending- underwater. End solar, wind incentives- underwater. Reduce SNAP benefits- underwater JOHNSON: I'm not buying it. Polls can be manipulated
Let me guess. They have it all planned out and we'll all be sorry for having had any hope at all, boo fuckity hoo, we're all doomed?
and in 2018. Oh.
Yes, polls can be manipulated So can Republicans like Mike Johnson
Johnson: "Polling shows individual issues are very popular." CNN: "A FOX News poll says they're not." Johnson: "Well, I'm not buying that, polls can be distorted." Then why bring up polls, you squirmy little shit...?
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I figure Bsky on our own stands a mid chance at best of penetrating the bubble, but there was folks on X and Reddit and TikTok losing their minds over it too, and clearly *something* spooked 'em if they're half-assing a proof of life
I wish I believed that what happens on Bluesky ever makes it through the White House information filter, because I really would like him to get the full Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come "they're having a party about how dead you are" experience just to find out once and for all if that really works
"Diet Mountain Dew." -waits for non existent laugh.- President Couchfucker. one issue with not being as delusional as Trump is he can't pretend to himself he's not actually loathed and laughed at.
I don’t think he can hold the cult together. He, Vought, and Thiel have negative charisma, and only look good when compared to Stephen Miller. No one’s going to a Nuremberg rally to watch JD Vance jiggle around to YMCA and an assortment of Broadway tunes.
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but, no one is afraid of him.
They already knew to accuse the other side of what you are doing. Remember George W Bush’s legal team accusing Gore’s team of preventing votes from being counted?
isn’t it weird that we’re living in a world where an unhinged rant without a verified cause is still not credible because it was too coherent?
I suspect he hasn't written any in days. His rose garden rant sounded like him. Then I think they took over.
Governor Pritzker requested proof of life yesterday. 🤔
"Vance is measuring the drapes and looking where to stick the knife," which that USA Today article is *ample* paranoia fuel, he did that to himself.
Also, in much the same way as repeatedly manifesting "Trump is frail and dying" is wishcasting that punctures their illusion of invincibility, making "Vance would be a weak and floundering President" the common wisdom might be advantageous. We can't actually determine that but we can set the tone.
A). No question. He's scared out of his mind, probably as much of looking weak as of his actual cessation of existence, which I bet he still can't quite believe in. He's now had at least two brushes with death--Covid and the shooting (not real close but it still freaked him out). And now...
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This is one of my favorite TikTok videos this week. 😬 Nobody is playing with white people at all right now. Lmao Yall better get right with Jesus. 🤣🤣🤣
NEW JERSEY should be able to fill in around 40% of their missing federal funds: acasignups.net/25/08/29/new...
Yes ma’am I have seen the price of candy bars and other candy. 😭 Halloween and other holidays are going to be a lot more expensive because of the orange demon and his taxes on Americans.
speaking of. I should really start to tear myself away and head to bed. It's been good talking to you! I followed you, hope that's ok.
heh.
yikes. per the Cracker Barrel blow up 🙄 I've been once too, well twice same day bc nothing else in town. And yeah, the food wasn't bad! but the front room looked like Holly Hobby barfed Precious Moments all over it. I'd get the bends if that were my regular hangout.
i cannot wait to see what happens to the Borg when Trump's finally out of the picture. "it'll be as bad as worse bc Vance is smarter and more compos mentis/aligned with Heritage.Yarvin/etc" well. We'll see. *cracks knuckles* I don't KNOW, but... yeah. Fearless Leader Couchfucker. nah.
yeah, she broke up with MTG, maybe there's some hope. some. maybe. lol.
What xanadian said. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a specific and separate diagnosis. I had cramps in my pre-yeeterus time, sometimes more sometimes less, but rarely debilitating. It's different. Also, mood swings can be absolutely heinous. Like, mistaken for bipolar bad, except: cycle.
Teenagers with period pain more likely to have chronic adult pain, study says
oh, is she based in SoCal?
does she have an account here?
Every Congress person who goes to their local detention center day after day and demands to get inside and do their job. I hate it so much when people on here whine "Where are the Dems?" Motherfucker, LOOK.
Right now, Van Hollen, for instance. How is he not a "leader?" He's not standing up there in the spotlight all the time and being super charismatic, but he fucking went out of his way because he saw evil being done and he wanted to do what he could to right it. Brad Lander. This judge Sparkle now.
I really think we all need to talk about this more. GOLIKEHELLMACHINE among others has said a few times we should be using "corruption" as a hammer and even more so, "character" or ethics, even morals, as a dividing line.
It's sort of the, do you at least love your spouse and kids and dog. Do you balk at, like, deporting or starving children. No, it's not ENOUGH for me to vote for you; but, sure, we can march on the same side as needed.
The few normal ones seem to be the ones who're pushed out. Have a scrap of ethics. Any kind. Like I'm sure I didn't agree with Justin Amash on practically anything but props to him for sticking to his guns and dipping when the options were do that or conform. Kinzinger too. Even (gah) Liz Cheney
A.R. Moxon wrote this recently on that connection. I see he just wrote something on arrogant ignorance that I’m guessing will be highly relevant to the “I do my own research” people in my life. www.the-reframe.com/change-the-l...
don't know her!
though apparently Lauren Boebert has a soft spot for Raskin and she's visited him in the hospital and they've had dinner, which was kind of *thud*. Well--ok
I swear none of them can stand their spouses
I love that! So much better than "I alone can fix it." And you know, I don't think there are ANY Republicans currently in office (at least nationally, that I know of) who even seem to get along? Ally, maybe. Admittedly I don't exactly follow closely. The ones in this Cabinet are all freaks
I gather Waffle Houses would be even more ripe for it--I heard of the Waffle House sign that the hurricane's REALLY serious when they finally send the servers home--but I've never been to one, not being in the right region
true true
also of course most of my friends there's no choice because literally scattered over the world. we need a TARDIS
Sometimes I sort of get it; as a Terminally Online person who's neurospicy & has friends of the same ilk, I've been in rooms where we're all on the same chat on our various devices *to each other.* Or sometimes just doing "parallel play," you know. But yeah generally. Face to face can be...nice.
Went to Applebees (sue me; I like them) w older people there all laughing and talking. Four young people came in, sat down, never said a word, all on phones. Server took the order, gave it out, they ate, never said a word or put down the phones. Left. So...why BOTHER? 🙄
also I should say there's the LGBT center that has a cafe and also rooms; and city community/rec centers, there's at least one group I've attended meetings at my local. but not everywhere has those. They should!
I still think it'd go better over Viennese pastries and Art Nouveau, oh well
there's a direct connection between "we should all be able to break down differences and just TALK to each other!" and "you'll regret it one day; she IS your mother (father, brother, etc)" Not really. Not always. If you don't know, you don't, but please take people at their word.
Well, it takes two (at least). I'd like more well meaning people to be more discerning. I'm not saying anyone does it perfectly, me very much included god knows, but yeah some people are in fact unreachable. Can't or won't, idk, the point is, they don't.
I think part of it is--well, some people just want to divide rigidly by ideology and/or affinity group first and foremost, which tends to result in a lot of splitting. Other people have a lot more idealism than I do that you can, and should, be able to have dialogue with *anybody*.
Yeah by some major coincidence these are some of the more abuser personality type relatives. As far as the fix, i was thinking someone needs to invent an empathy transplant. But I’m sure this crowd would find a way to link it to autism.
yeah, he's great. I hope he can keep that seat! This environment should help. "Should" being the operative word. Ossoff seems pretty good also?
then I read the Cult of We after those imploded and it was so very...now. these people are all fucking insane. The techbrozillionaires--well, WeWork was never tech, but he SOLD it as tech somehow, which is why he was able to scale up tremendously before it all crashed. high on their own farts
There are libraries. There are parks. Struggling. And libraries aren't always comfy esp in a back room where you don't have to shush, and parks, there's weather. and omg I went to a WeWork one time for a meetup. I HATED IT SO MUCH FLAMES ON THE SIDE OF MY FAAACE Kombucha on tap. Nuff said.
and then there are bars and pubs, of course. I'm not much of a drinker, but I'm happy enough to go, and Working Families for instance does a monthly think at an outdoor pub; thing is, they can get noisy when it's not like theirs where they actually reserve a whole big space.
Not political as such, of course, but nice. Unfortunately they ended up closing the cafe because it wasn't making enough money. You start to realize how challenging it is when you're in book clubs. Now since Covid a lot more are on Zoom, which is nice bc easier to attend, but...nicer in person.
I think yes, but it'd be a bit sui generis, not a chain, in a city and it'd have to have committed and good-at-the-books owners. It's a good idea. In SF there is or was a nice fantasy/SF bookstore that had a cafe next store, with frequent author presentations and groups in the back, that was nice
I wonder how long an "open late" cafe with all electronics but e-books banned would survive? Would people actually TALK with strangers? Used to have a coffee place w artists and cops that was remarkably social and welcoming. People DID talk to one another. Not sure why that worked so well but it did
i guess we could plot the Revolution (TM) at a Denny's
...stayed open later. course we're all phone addicted on top of it.
it's also a question of--is rentier the right term here? well, again: physical places to just hang out, that you WANT to just hang out and aren't prohibitively expensive. the destruction of public spaces is very much a right wing project for a reason. in cities I just wish cafes stayed open
That's a really good point. People hang onto congregations as community. We've tried "church without walls" that SORT of works, but having secular safe space w conversation and interaction is hard to find. Someone either wants you to draft an 'action plan' or has music that makes you gag. 🙄
but as far as well meaning people falling into shit they find online or in media, repetition matters a lot more than the quality of the info, I think, unfortunately.
i feel like i've gotten a frame for it all between narcissistic abuse and cult studies (same diff really, just at scale) "how to fix it" is, well. Slowly and painstakingly, at best. It seems.
oof, I'm sorry. I try to be if not optimistic at least, idk, not "it's all downhill from here." No one can really predict the future, generally. but AI is only gonna make the reality-breakage that's made this shit mainstream worse.
I think also non religious folk--I mean this is an endemic issue, none of us can just snap fingers and solve it--are generally hurting for a lack of a (non online) third space. I'd love cafe society but everyone on their phones at Starbucks (closed at 7) is not gonna be the vibe.
They were and are incredibly powerful in upholding the lives and rights of their communities. I've worked w a lot of them on health care particularly, and they are powerhouses on issues like that. Civil rights, human rights, it doesn't matter. They are THERE. They are also great fun!
I'd far rather spend time/ally with progressive churchgoers than New Atheists. Reverend Warnock or Bill Maher? What to do, what to do.
I'm so happy to see this discussion. It's become a strange world, indeed, when I am the one defending religion and going to church. Yet I do it a lot. Partly because I admire Black churches and the central role they've had for generations of people living with some hideous truths.
I do not doubt our commitment to Sparkle Motion!
good idea. Thanks for letting me ramble. Night!
ANYway I think it's funny when pundit dweebs like MattY bitch about this place being a hive mind. Not our fault you can't even register differences between anyone left of, idk, Jared Golden. also weird how centrist pundits and online lefties seem to end up with similar talking points on Dems.
another exchange: them: fascism is the one true enemy. me, well actually-ing for wev reason, authoritarianism really. I mean, Stalin. "Apologize for that!" you really get why they're into the whole authoritarian gig
I know! Not as many as the ones who just die on the hill of "Zionism The Devil"--it's only tankiesm if they support authoritarian regimes with their whole chest, otherwise it's just sparkling dipshittery--but yeh ran into those too. And the Kims! Glorious stuff.
I Learn Things On Here.
the difference between Israeli colonization and U.S. ("so, you've lived here your whole life and so have your folks? do YOU want to leave for parts unknown?): big diff between 250 and 75 years. also, you can almost always clearly tell the oppressor from the oppressed in international conflict.
She hearted the first response explaining "well actually," then never responded to my follow up ("do better" basically) Another long exchange reveals: Israel isn't legit, all Israelis have dual passports and can live anywhere anyway;
difference between Jews and, Jews read the Torah, that's their Book; Zionists are Israeli and read the Talmud, which (I forget what jaw droppingly ignorant and offensive statement, but it seemed straight out of Protocols) I not so gently correct her and invite her to expand her research a tad
stumbled across: another apparently earnest woman, more Dem than not from the profile, sharing books she's been reading on Palestinian history, probably perfectly cromulent titles. Then, in response to someone else confused on the distinction, she explains:
can't these people just go chug some raw milk and go swimming in sewage and just Darwin their way into irrelevance already
Ah good, that's what I was wondering. Thanks.
("but if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao...")
meanwhile today or yesterday an earnest someone on my feed piped up to something I said about "we rather than I" on the general topic of leadership to opine we need a worker's dictatorship. we follow(ed?) each other, it seems. I said, let's not and say we did, yeah? oy.
Woo inevitably ends up in the fascist pipeline, so tankies who are into it are walking red flags that they're going to end up red brown alliance with a side of esoteric Nazism.
honestly anti vax shit all by itself ought to be enough to blacklist her from any reality based publication. yes, it does actually matter even if that's not the current topic. it means you're wearing tinfoil and that's not a good sign for journalistic integrity in general, yeah?
oh yeah lol, be a shame if those crazy kids can't make it work. still. if Bannon and Loomer can get along, who's to say
There's not a whole lot of evidence of the Jesse Singal friendship being a thing, so I don't know if she successfully scrubbed it online, though people swear it's real. Only reason I don't think she's going to end up being bffs with Chaya is because she can't stop emitting Nazi particles
and, like, that shit is common enough I see what seems like reasonable people on the left trying to gently explain to their comrades no, it's not actually ok to cheer shooting people at a consulate and setting wine moms who want the hostages home on fire, like this needs to be said and this is ok.
at this point just using the term "Zionist" is making my knee jerk, I don't care how painstakingly you "not all Jews." No shit, I am one and I've never fucking been to Israel and fuck Bibi into next century, but also, pretty much fuck you. I've had some *wild* exchanges on here.
Yeah, it's not a good situation and people need to stop letting them get away with bigotry under the guise of Gaza