I'm a middle aged, caucasian male. That makes me a big part of the problem in America right now. I just hope I live long enough to cast a vote for @Emma4Change when she runs for president in 2036.
@a_h_reaume Your point about assumptions goes both ways. I'm a lawyer and have been for nearly 30 years. Apparently arrogance isn't just for Americans. My sentiment hasn't changed - I do hope you are more resilient than we were, but the world is turning very dark all around us. Take care.
@a_h_reaume I hope you are correct. We once thought that our system was built to keep this type of religious zealotry out of our government but we were very wrong.
We have one party cheerleading and accelerating our societal collapse and the other party so terrified of the cheerleaders of the apocalypse that they cave to nearly every demand those arsonists make. Hard to be hopeful these days. 2/2
This is deeply depressing. Cory often offers suggestions on how things could be shifted into a more positive course. Sadly, but 🎯, this makes the future look very bleak. We need some political will to turn things around but we only have that for bathroom and book bans. 1/2
A funny thing happened on the way to the enshittocene: Google - which astonished the world when it reinvented search, blowing Altavista and Yahoo out of the water with a search tool that seemed *magic* - suddenly turned into a pile of shit.
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@HonorDecency Wasn't Callahan the name of the company Chris Farley was trying to save in Tommy Boy? Apologize for the levity, but can't help laughing at that odd connection.
@Taniel Didn't the referees say these maps were still tilted relatively in the GOP's favor? Why did Evers agree to them? Wouldn't it have better served Democrats to let this go back to the court unresolved so they would implement the recommended maps that are better for them?
It's the same grammatical obfuscation that the American press uses to avoid ever blaming the police for their violence. "A 12 year old was struck by a bullet during a confrontation with police"... That darn bullet, wonder why it was just flying around willy nilly?
One of my Twitter favorites retweeted this so I took a look. I don't usually read this sort of book but have to admit it sounds interesting, may pick up a copy. If you like mysteries maybe give this one a shot.
Capitalism is a vibes-based system. Sure, we all know about Keynes's "Animal Spirits" that see "bulls" and "bears" vying to set the market's future, but beyond that, there's just a hell of a lot of *narrative*.
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Any shooting is a terrible tragedy, but imagine if the one today in KC took place at a Super Bowl celebration in San Francisco. National media would be piling on. Fact: KC, w/ a little more than half the population of SF, had more than 3 TIMES the number of murders last year.
BREAKING: Democrat Jim Prokpiak just WON his special state house election in Pennsylvania's 140th district. This now means that the Pennsylvania State House, State Senate, AND governorship are *all* Blue. Another Democratic trifecta. Amazing news for Pennsylvania & Democrats.
Something that haunts me: years ago my mom, an alcoholic, went to rehab to get clean. My grandparents who grew up soaked in alcohol culture —prolific partiers/socialites their entire lives —went sober in solidarity.
Except it turns out they didn’t…🧵 (an essay on access)
If you include "history will not look kindly on" with pretty much every statement about your opponents' actions but you do nothing substantive to fight them, I have news: they will win and history will "look kindly" because they wrote it themselves. In crayon, but still.
President Biden on the Mayorkas impeachment vote: "History will not look kindly on House Republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games."