AquinasLiberal

Grad student in polisci & instructor. Wisconsinite, virtue ethicist & lib

[AquinasLiberal @AquinasLib]

@TheOmniLiberal I'm going to get mileage out of this well into Emperor Newsoms 5th term

[Swann Marcus @SwannMarcus89]

Seattle is banning new data centers despite the fact their entire economy and tax base these days is literally just the tech sector and nothing else after they killed every other industry

Legit impressed by their record-breaking “Become Detroit - Any% speed run”

[Destiny | Steven Bonnell II @TheOmniLiberal]

I am so glad that I was right about this guy from years ago. Russian paid disinformation operative 1000000% lmao.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Musk frequently and vocally intervenes in European politics on behalf of pro-Russian political parties — attempting to undermine the alliance system that has anchored freedom and prosperity for generations.

https://t.co/aJPZbkRIxV

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Musk became Donald Trump's #1 political donor, assumed a high-profile role early in his administration, and in that role inflicted incredible harm on some of the most vulnerable people in the world while failing to achieve any of his stated goals.

https://t.co/mObo8uRpER

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

I sincerely think it's bad when people polarize themselves into denying Musks' incredible achievements in engineering, but this is such a dopey take. It's not "because of politics" like Musk gave an interview once saying he's pro-life or disagrees with Democrats about taxes.

[Haley Stevens @HaleyforMI]

This isn't hard: Condemn violence without equivocation. The reported planned violence and intimidation at the University of Michigan is wrong. This is simple and any leader should be able to say so. The fact my opponent cannot bring himself to say that is concerning.

[Dahlia ダリア @kuchisakeonnax]

He said America deserved 9/11 and then gets to watch the Knicks in the Finals? This does not sit right with me. New Yorkers should punch this nigga on sight

[Destiny | Steven Bonnell II @TheOmniLiberal]

This is one of those clips that sounds fake when you explain it.

[AquinasLiberal @AquinasLib]

@TheOmniLiberal Hopefully the stormtroopers will aim better for once

[Destiny | Steven Bonnell II @TheOmniLiberal]

trump planning his next fake assassination attempt

[Park MacDougald @hpmcd1]

People’s brains are a bit broken by the alleged “end of the Cold War” and so don’t recognize that Piker, DSA, etc are just a domestic fifth column allied with the socialist/authoritarian bloc (CCP, Russia, Cuba, North Korea, etc)

Piker favorably quoted based trad hero Vladimir Putin at his Yale speech in April. Why would that be?

[blue dog geosh @bluedoggeosh]

I get Hunter Biden’s sentiment that Graham Platner could be just like you under the right light.

The thing is, I want my *Senators* to be much better than me as a person. They should be shining examples of the best of American citizenship, not your everyman. We need to bring back standards for the people representing us.

[🕷️𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒙109 🕷️ @Spiderdx109]

🚨Destiny (@TheOmniLiberal ) Criticizes Hasan's "Israeli-Coded" Defense 🚨

"It's such a bullshit comment. Imagine saying, 'I hate Mexicans whoa, whoa, I'm not racist, I just mean people from Mexico, it's a nationality.' That's not how this works."

"At this point it's not even coded language anymore. What the f*** does that comment even mean? What does 'Israeli-coded' mean in this context?"

– Destiny

[Destiny | Steven Bonnell II @TheOmniLiberal]

I don't know why people think every vote needs to come with a standing ovation.

[Everything Price Sufferer (but especially eggs) @agraybee]

Could you imagine if Democrats convinced themselves Paris Hilton was a contender for the mayorship of Salt Lake City and then started making conspiracy theories when she came in a distant third.

[Joseph Guarino 🐲🐝🏳️‍🌈🚊🦉🍥 @joeyjguarino]

The last point is the most important. I call it trickle down progressivism.

The crux of Sanders’ argument has always been that he can uniquely pull white working class male voters back to Democrats with the promise of populist economic and social safety net policies. These people will vote for Leftist policy to maintain benefits, solving the issue of identity politics and bigotry. You might say their generosity will trickle down (since these people see the social safety net as a form of taxation).

This seems benign or even good (a sort of tit for tat exchange), but it’s actually what’s made Samders’ worldview so effectively ruinous over the last decade. Because it’s built on the implicit idea that economic precariousness is what causes bigotry, rather than vice versa.

But even the most casual look at the country or knowledge of history will tell you vice versa is what’s true. Bigots would cut off their own arm if it meant preventing a Black man from getting the same level of economic comfort as them.

You need only compare red states to blue states and see this clearly, which states go out of their way to prevent their citizens from getting state benefits, citizens who then return these politicians to power.

Sanders taught his supporters to believe that economic salvation can cure bigotry so fervently that they reject evidence, and instead look for alternative explanation: that corporate Democrats muddied the waters by creating public programs that cater to corporations instead of people.

While there’s an element of truth in here, it doesn’t explain the cycle of state politicians cutting the state off from federal benefits and then being returned to office. This is nearly always justified by the idea that the benefits will go to people who don’t deserve them (demographically-speaking, Black people). And many of those economically anxious white working class people eat it up. And now the Supreme Court has “codified” it into law, which will make M4A very difficult however many house rallies one holds.

This fantasia is THE central pillar of Bernie-anity. It is used to justify all kinds of atrocities that have resulted from the failure of his acolytes to support Democrats while tactically accepting or even endorsing Republican rule and rigging of the law in favor of acceleration. But the Bernie supporters are never the ones who pay the price.

It’s the people oppressed by white bigotry who will supposedly be saved by the easing of white economic anxiety.

Now to me, that sounds like a group of people primed for ten years to accept the dismantling of civil rights if it means white people get extra social benefits. Trickle down progressivism.

[Anastasiya Paraskevova @UkrainianAna]

Lads... I think I know the key reason why you all have this "male loneliness epidemic" and "incel dude bros rising" issue after talking to gamers 🥲
They just literally know nothing about women 😭
My guy is bewildered by the notion of women loving Astarion 😂
And finding a guy who makes them laugh more attractive even if they don't find his appearance that hot.
Like... How many layers into the "females might as well be aliens to me" are we?! 😭
P. S. On a serious note...
This is actually sad.
I love men, I enjoy their company and learning what they like, their quirks and making them feel cared for...
But you can only do this by paying attention and listening to a person.
These guys... Are profoundly detached from women and refuse to learn. Instead they would rather listen to a some scammer red pill fuck profiting from their isolation and delusion and loneliness.

[SCHOOL BONDS NIGHT DOG @bonds_night_dog]

Not surprising