yes! if your activism isn't intersectional, it's useless
Progressive. Secular humanist. Skeptic. AI Engineer by trade, truly impressed with GenAI technically, horrified with what the plutocracy are doing with it socially. Struggling with severe burnout. If your activism isn't intersectional, it's useless. he/him
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yes! if your activism isn't intersectional, it's useless
"hoarding obscene amounts of wealth" isn't about them having wealth, it's about nobody else having much: if they keep us miserable and constantly occupied with covering our basic needs, it's much harder for us to oppose them
repeating my point but including someone who put it quite well bsky.app/profile/sesq...
Same words apply to democratic leadership like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries
Same words apply to democratic leadership like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries
so... nothing?
2/ anybody who seems like *they* might try to actually do anything, e.g. Zohran Mamdani
if you're gonna have that attitude before getting an answer, let me point out you're probably a fuckwit troll, because the answer is so obvious just look at the fucking democratic *leadership* like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries who are *very systematically* doing nothing, and opposing /cont
history is packed full of this kind of thing
already with bush jr. the popularity of the idiot was mainstream
Trump is an imbecile. It takes an impressive degree of denial not to see that, given the mountain of evidence.
Day 224 REALITY CHECK: The election was highly compromised. There was a coup. The Supreme Court was the primary lever. Everything we have witnessed is TREASON. There’s no way out of this without MASS MOVEMENTS of the people. No one is coming to save us. We must rise up in peaceful revolution NOW.
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I think the funniest part of Gavin Newsom's 2028 run is that he thinks middle america is going to vote for Mt. Hollywood. What an absolute delusional idiot. yoinked from bsky.app/profile/casc...
I despise newsom--previous poster is correct--but would vote for him over the rampaging nazi death cult that is the republicans. But what all this means is that the democrats NEED to pick somebody (much) better in the primaries!!!
most likely outcome with gavin newsom is that he becomes like keir starmer--just as bad as the conservatives he defeated in the general election, and now who the fuck do you even vote for next time? we urgently need better people **within** our leftwing political parties
Ugh, no. Fuck that transphobic asshole.
I'm so tempted to answer these rhetorical questions. I'd be quite mean.
that assholes like that become popular is a massive indictment of our entire species
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money is the root of our dysfunction FTFY
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finally, just check out how bad keir starmer is in the uk, for a preview of how bad a gavin newsom presidency can be
also, this isn't a new cult, it's a continuation of the fox "news" cult, the "tea party", etc... it's *entirely* possible it doesn't all end when cheetolini croaks
the tech bros have been getting their way forever, including when democrats were in office, and cheetolini has moved the overton window far to the right post cheetolini they might ease up on the extreme human rights abuses, but still fuck the environment, education, media, etc. etc.
While we're wishing I would like sensible gun control, universal basic income, and for the release of the Epstein files.
spoiler alert: he's exactly what they want extra spoiler: he's exactly what a lot of democrats want, too he distracts everybody with his idiocy and cruelty, while the billionaires shape the world to their liking in the background
My worry is he'll kick the bucket, then the other nazis will do some market research and see which of his crimes people are complaining about the most, blame him for those crimes, and keep all the rest of the fascism in place with minimal resistance.
it's not about ruining your party, it's about preparing everybody to continue the fight after he dies if everybody relaxes, the nazis who were really in charge all along will have an even easier time doing whatever they want
I think the funniest part of Gavin Newsom's 2028 run is that he thinks middle america is going to vote for Mt. Hollywood. What an absolute delusional idiot. yoinked from bsky.app/profile/casc...
most likely outcome with gavin newsom is that he becomes like keir starmer--just as bad as the conservatives he defeated in the general election, and now who the fuck do you even vote for next time? we urgently need better people **within** our leftwing political parties
This would probably be less galling if it weren't for the fact that our 'democrats' won, and we're still dealing with open fascism to rival Trump's. The fight is global and it won't be solved with voting. People need to understand that real fucken quick.
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This allows us to predict future behaviour. However, it does not mean that attendance in the first week itself has any *effect* on future attendance. In other words, it does not mean that enforcing attendance during the first week would somehow improve attendance later on.
A fantastic teaching example of a predictor being misinterpreted as having a causal effect. #CausalSky #EpiSky
This UCP government treats public educators like absolute shit, every chance they get. “Hey - help us ban books by creating a digital library of every book in your classroom. And do that on your own time, without pay. By the way, don’t even thing about striking. We’ll lock your asses out.” #ableg
fwiw, that's a false dichotomy, not a straw man
#bannedbooksweek #censorship bannedbooksweek.org
when it happens, we get president vance, and things get even worse
and of course this will end up being a distribution... some number of people in each category... some variance to what it would take for people to get out of category 1 some variance to what it would cost people in category 2 to manage to vote I would very much like to know the specifics...
2) people who COULD vote, but don't put in the time/effort/..., e.g. they need to take time off work, wait in queues for hours, do research to even figure out where to vote, ... so my question is: I want to understand, *quantitatively*, how challenging these barriers are
lol wat there are definitely 2 categories that exist here 1) people 100% prevented from voting (e.g. their vote is discounted, or they're told they missed a deadline to register and now it's too late) although even in some of these cases, some things could have been done, e.g. registering on time
good! don't just describe the problems, give us solutions! and now, give us **way more detail** tell us about corruption in wall street and specific measures to stop it, tell us about how to actively restrain capitalism's major flaws, tell us how we educate people to stop voting for their abusers
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
I wouldn't call nonvoters "lazy", I do understand that voter suppression is fierce. But here's the thing: by not voting, they're allowing a rampaging nazi death-cult to take over the world. So, real question: **how much** effort/time/money/anything-else would it take for nonvoters to manage to vote?
The old sleight of hand. This is how they conduct business.
this is from 1995, and you were labour secretary from 1993 to 1997 wasn't your job to *fix* the problem, rather than to talk about it? idk, perhaps you did a some good things, I'm not going to research every detail... but in the long term, weren't you one more contributor to the overall failure?
“Jobs disappear and the markets cheer.” On Labor Day 30 years ago, I issued a warning the growing divide between workers and the super-rich. Watch. youtu.be/8rW1kkAV-gw
eh, at least it will be a long-term criterion for easily identifying utterly irredeemable fuckwits
it's ok, jesus will forgive me hahahahaha (there is certainly no god. now stop worrying and enjoy your life.)
also, do you shill professionally for all the scumbag politicians you constantly, uncritically promote--or are you actually drinking their kool-aid? and I'm an academic researcher btw, so you're wrong about **everything**
hahaha how *dare* I ask a politician what her actual actions are! listening to her promises and pronouncements should be enough! as you're somebody who can't even read a 40 word bio that you care enough to take a screenshot of, you're probably even less creative than the AIs you don't understand
Guillotinol
I'd settle for the guillotine as the way to kill them. More symbolic of why it's happening.
I have been saying this for something like 15 years and I am so tired, folks: the tactics. Of the right. Don't work. For the left. Because their politics are divisive and anti-community. Ours aren't. They win when politics is toxic and vicious. We win by building solidarity.
If/when he does re-emerge it would be fun to insist that it's a clone just to be annoying
My worry is he'll kick the bucket, then the other nazis will do some market research and see which of his crimes people are complaining about the most, blame him for those crimes, and keep all the rest of the fascism in place with minimal resistance.
None of the “trusted” media or commentators are even telling the truth. They’re going along with the idea this is still a democracy. They’re saying things like we’re “on a pathway toward dictatorship” or something “sounds like authoritarianism”. WRONG. It IS a dictatorship. It IS authoritarianism.
Five years ago I was a lot more inclined to believe that we could just remove the incumbents from power and build a better world around them. I'm afraid I am now much more of the opinion that if they do not learn the price is too high, they will just come back stronger.
This becomes especially urgent the closer we get to the orange shitstain croaking. Coz the nazis you named will do some market research, see which of his crimes people are complaining about the most, blame him for those crimes, and keep all the rest of the fascism in place with minimal resistance.
We better start targeting the money and power behind SKKKOTUS. Bc they are FAR more permanent than that Orange thing. Heritage Foundation Leonard Leo Peter Thiel Palantir Harlan Crowe RUSSIA We’ll never beat fascism by focusing on the puppet. Hell no.
or that but there definitely exist a few real cases that are just like the interpretation I provided here
AI is not threatening to replace manual labourers, it's threatening to replace office workers. The nazis in the usa aren't worried that immigrants will be left unemployed. They are trying to expel them to make room for the newly unemployed white americans whose jobs are replaced by AI.
of all the horrors of WWII, the one least criticised is that we handed the world over to those imbecilic maniacs
We’re not going to make it
My worry is he'll kick the bucket, then the other nazis will do some market research and see which of his crimes people are complaining about the most, blame him for those crimes, and keep all the rest of the fascism in place with minimal resistance.
My worry is he'll kick the bucket, then the other nazis will do some market research and see which of his crimes people are complaining about the most, blame him for those crimes, and keep all the rest of the fascism in place with minimal resistance.
the word "innocence" in that text can go fuck right the hell off
I think the funniest part of Gavin Newsom's 2028 run is that he thinks middle america is going to vote for Mt. Hollywood. What an absolute delusional idiot. yoinked from bsky.app/profile/casc...
good, patriotism was always evil
Ouch…
I see the solidarity from one nazi troll to another is strong for now, but I do wonder when you'll start eating each other alive. History does suggest that's what happens sooner rather than later. Enjoy being eaten.
As a grocery employee, I'm scared for us. People already treat us like shit. We were constantly attacked and abused in 2020. It's gotten worse and worse. Please dont take your frustrations out on grocery employees. We're doing our best to keep everyone fed. (Meant for general people)
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glad to hear it, that could finally cause an actual revolt
I'm having salad for dinner. Actually, it's fruit salad. Well, mostly grapes. OK, all grapes. Fermented Grapes. Wine. I'm having wine for dinner.
I’ve heard from a couple of messaging strategists now that people shouldn’t post so much about COVID19 vaccines because it’s “divisive”. I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular. I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
agreed, but who do you replace them with? hopefully not the reform bigots themselves! (don't know much about wales: is there a viable local party?)
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I'm done spending time on you, but if you really think you're right, try calling it to talk to these folks--and maybe, if you're not completely closed minded, you actually learn something: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYxT...
you, since you're the one posting neo-nazi propaganda (for anybody sane seeing this, what happened is: "A convicted high-profile extremist and transphobic activist has presented themselves as a transwoman, demanding to be sent to a women's prison," i.e. he was a nazi and was trolling)
just look in the mirror and you'll see exactly what it means
yeah, also putin owns chettolini's ass
thanks for the bad news what are **you** actually **doing** to make things better?
"he hid", or his handlers are hiding him?
oooh even more nazis you're an **infestation**
(seeing as they were in power for 4 years and let cheetolini get away with 0 punishment despite being found guilty of 34 felonies, the idea is, in fact, **ridiculous**)
I guess the logic is: * democrats gain a strong majority in **both** houses of congress, so **they** can impeach cheetolini without needing any nazi (ahem, gop) votes * democrats grow a spine and actually use their majority I don't buy it, but I think that's the idea...
bring out the guillotines!
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fair enough so you're one of them too anyway, life is too short to spend so much time on trolls, bye
My worry is he'll kick the bucket, then the other nazis will do some market research and see which of his crimes people are complaining about the most, blame him for those crimes, and keep all the rest of the fascism in place with minimal resistance.
They were telling YOU you're a nazi.
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