I think there’s a lot of “too much optimism” on impeachment, even from informed people. But even if it is not “a solution” it is actually pretty important to establish procedural consequences for behavior that warrants impeachment.
Would be great if we had Jewish communal institutions less slavishly loyal to an Israeli state that doesn't give a shit about them, but alas.
To be left dead by attacks is the natural state of the Middle Easterner, while in the Western culture (also Israel somehow) being killed is a major taboo.
updating my polymarket and kalshi stocks for the us senate elections
Every time I open a news app or site and this story isn’t being discussed or featured prominently I feel like I’m losing my mind. Do not look away.
Remember when the news would breathlessly repeat Chris Rufo and Republican's "worries" about Critical Race Theory in school for years?
Anyway, indiscriminately bombing foreign fishing boats might be considered nearly as bad as Critical Race Theory.
The summer I was in Carlsbad I would drive past this lonely Gentleman's club, The Pink Slipper (now closed). ~1h south of Roswell.
I have included a Google Maps screenshot so you can see how desolate it actually was. I often wondered how much it got frequented.
Screenshot from the Planet of the Bass Tiktok where lyrics on screen say "Women are my favorite guy"
Screenshot from the Planet of the Bass Tiktok where lyrics on screen say "Tell the world 'stop the war'"
This song feels incredibly relevant today.
I'm actually mildly astonished to see Murphy's take broadcast on a Mainstream Outlet.
It's long been a peacenik truism that just gets you a blank stare from your parents who are more used to The Way The World Actually Works.
I think this deserves at least as much sustained attention from US media as Claudine Gay's dissertation
the "me sowing/me reaping" tweet edited to read me falling back: haha fuck yeah!!! yes!! me springing forward: well this fucking sucks. what the fuck.
USUALLY presidents getting blame or taking credit for gas prices (or local crime rates, or etc etc) is dumb, because it’s a commodity whose price is set on a global market, USUALLY for reasons having little to do with the White House’s occupant. But this is 100% directly Trump’s fault.
This trade off led to the Belco owl
the dumbest form of politics is yelling at voters after you lose. if you lose it is *always* your fault. every confounding factor in the universe is your job to overcome. if you take a position that is unpopular and don't adjust to learning that, you are bad at running for office.
I have more in common with any Iranian than with any of the ghouls who have run my country my whole life
"why are people so mad at genAI companies and evangelists for those tools?"
well, i might have some theories
we went through reddit atheism argument from ignorance dunking only to arrive back here once again.
this is the kind of thing you say to Socrates before getting embarrassed at the agora
The obvious wisdom and effectiveness of Housing First is obscured by the fact we've made "a tiny, no-frills apartment" an expensive status symbol in huge swathes of the country by creating an artificial housing shortage
this is like
the thesis statement of our times
He's very good. I think knowing it you can appreciate him more in early Genesis. Genesis had ungodly instrumental talent but really reigned in the shred to produce absolutely immaculate prog compositions at peak performance. Steve Hackett is also an incredible guitarist.
On this Bandcamp Friday, remember that the latest Cryptic Shift album is absolutely an Album of the Year contender, even for a technical thrash metal album released in February.
Sleepy time bear
It's Friday night baby
holding space in my heart and prayers for the poor democratic senators making the most difficult decisions 😔
Ok he probably should have stayed drummer but
A) it cannot be overstated how much he sounded like Gabriel
B) Trick of the Tail and Duke are not just good albums, they are excellent.
Those who only know Phil Collins as the "In The Air Tonight" guy as well as the "he should have stayed as the Genesis drummer" folks need to have the basic knowledge that he was not just a cool drummer but a fantastic drummer, and you should know how much Brand X kicked ass.
Been posting about my new job as of 2 weeks. It has been going well.
I had interviewed for a different job. I got a job offer.
It was even better.
One of the things we argue here is that the priority should be demanding "no war." Not "hold a vote" or "follow procedure." It's stop killing children at school, stop bombing apartments, stop a violent, rapidly expanding war of domination. Ridiculous this needs to be said but discourse is so rotten.
Evil Empire is too kind by far
I worked in public health for a long time - in fact doing mass vaccination clinics - and between “we need to meet people where they’re at” and “look at these fucking idiots, we should shun them,” only the former will reach anyone. Public health is as much about harm reduction as anything.
