Rightists are a fringe of assholes who only rules America thanks to A) the toxic power of social media, and B) Americans' hatred of progressive ideology.
@bobEbaybay@TheCriticalDri2 lol are you kidding? She already had other stuff lined up before this hit big. It’s not that she just lucked out by being in a big film, her performance is a huge part of what’s driving her success. Studios are going to be lining up to try to get a piece of that magic.
PICARD: Data, shields up
DATA: Brilliant! Shields can reduce damage we sustain. Not immunity. Not hubris. Just prudence. It's not precaution—it's strategy.
[camera shakes]
WORF: HULL BREACHES ON NINE DECKS
DATA: Here's what happened: you told me to raise shields, and I didn't
@mattyglesias I think the OkC chart is true with respect to how men are viewed by women on dating apps but doesn’t hold up outside of that niche environment. The problem is that apps are the only socially acceptable way to meet potential partners now.
People don't enjoy their jobs. What they like is the idea that they have some sort of leverage over society, to *make* society give them food and shelter instead of just *begging* for it.
That's why most people don't want to be on welfare, even if they'd have more *stuff*.
This chart, from YouGov, shows non-MAGA Republicans (about half of the party) moving 50 points, from +25 to -23, against Trump’s war in Iran over the last month.
I wrote two weeks ago why this was the group to watch:
https://t.co/FZrGgk1XnB