oracle of caprera

yes-sayer

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

@ryangrim the much funnier example is Gillibrand running just a bit ahead of Harris in New Square, NY (5.5% BA+, $39k median income, no I will not elaborate)

Trump 3,518 (99.6%) Harris 13 (0.4%)
Gillibrand 3,269 (95.6%) Sapricone 150 (4.4%)

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

@ryangrim Klobuchar, Brown, and Tester in particular outran Harris much more in lower educational attainment areas!

For example:

Big Horn County, Montana (18% BA+):

Trump 2,188 Harris 2,112 (R+1.7%)
Tester 2,805 Sheehy 1,580 (D+27.5%)

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

?

[Akashic Edge @AkashicEdge]

Guess the metro area

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

"It is, in an objective sense, a problem to be fixed."

Rarely do you see such a clear illustration of what's going on! It's spiritually bankrupt and, frankly, communist to define yourself in relation to others!

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

It is so, so fascinating to me how GLP-1s are colliding with something that, for lack of a better term, I'll call 'fat identity'.

It's one thing to argue that fat people shouldn't be discriminated against. But a lot of fat people seem to have constructed an entire identity out of being fat. They took the moralizing lectures they faced from others and turned it around into moralizing about bigotry, with a new label of fatphobia. It's treated similarly to gender or race bigotry. And while there are surely a lot of people being jerks to the obese, a lot of fatphobia sure looks like "my doctor told me I should lose weight" from the outside.

People seem to have forgotten that while nobody should be a jerk to fat people for no reason, being fat is in fact a medical issue. It is, in an objective sense, a problem to be fixed.
Now we have a drug that (erasing some nuance) just solves the problem. And there are instances of fat-identity influencers basically shamed by their communities/fans for losing weight. People lose the weight but still somehow cling to the idea that parts of the process were fatphobic. It feels like watching identity deconstruction in real time.

It makes me wonder - are there similar cultural recriminations for deaf people who get cochlear implants? If we developed a pill to cure blindness, would some blind people still cling to blind identity, or call a doctor bigoted for suggesting the pill?

[Danu @danuastrology]

Astrology that knows you, it's not just a line

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

https://t.co/8DRLQuU5br

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

shaking my head

[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

@StephenM shut up you ugly fuck

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

@isaiah_bb that's a mirror buddy

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

@robertlasagna1 Cause and effect

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

@DBZYuYuYasha @Charlie694204 @xwanyex What do you think it would take for black Americans to finally rise up? We all but ripped up the constitution to give black Americans preferences in hiring, contracts, schooling, etc, so I am really at a loss as to what would actually work

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

Jaw dropping, literally indefensible position so 'who cares nerd' is the only thing she has. Fucking pathetic

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[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

@chriswithans More dishonest than I usually see from you, I'm disappointed!

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

Funny thing about Cleaver's new district is that it was Obama +2 in 08, so I'm saying Likely R

[Ally Mutnick @allymutnick]

Big redistricting news: MO Supreme Court rules state constitution DOES allow for mid-decade remap

Bad news for Rep Emanuel Cleaver whose #MO05 now turns deep red

BUT Dems are still trying to pause the new map by petitioning to force a referendum
https://t.co/FF67SE0CBW

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

ridiculous, Dems will win all of these, at most they'd lose Davis' seat

[Decision Desk HQ @DecisionDeskHQ]

We looked at 20 Democratic-held seats that Trump carried or that he lost by <5 points in 2024.

Read more here:
https://t.co/ZYOjpRrRsR

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

You know you've lost your way as a party when you think it's a novel observation that more attractive politicians do better in elections

[Sam Stein @samstein]

NEW: In their frantic efforts to win back power, Democrats are warning up to something more... primal: Why not just run hotter candidates?

These convos are really happening. And there is real science behind it.

via @Lauren_V_Egan

https://t.co/NN1hYvZl9E

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

replying to Claude like Dougie Jones 'implement login form next'

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

Embarrassing, may vote for Don Tracy honestly

[Benjy Sarlin @BenjySarlin]

The winning message in the IL Dem Senate primary

[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

might as well ban women and market as a gay bar, it's not like it would make a difference!

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[oracle of caprera @oracleofcaprera]

Pritzker's gotta be feeling good - hard to get coverage this flattering! But I think at the end of the day, Stratton is a lightweight and he will be shown to have made the wrong choice. https://t.co/8iWH3SVIH8