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@ErikUden Republicans thought 1984 was a political self-help book.
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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Later, snowflakes! (No, not really)
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@DrALJONES "[Slaughters school children] Now if you guys could rise up and fight your government on our behalf, that'd be great! [more explosions targeting civilians] And make sure your next government plays ball with the US or, you know, more bombs."
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@PeachMcD @lritter @Natasha_Jay That sign's probably not in TN libraries - not while the Stalinist purges are in full swing. I had the thought that my act of resistance could be buying a few dozen copies of banned "DEI" books and quietly restocking these libraries.
https://popular.info/p/tennessee-public-libraries-close
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@Urban_Hermit@mstdn.social @Extra_Special_Carbon@mastodon.world @Quenby@cutie.city When I was young and broke, we'd go to a handful of various joints that had large proportions for ~$3 a pop - China Kitchen, El Ranchero, CiCi's Pizza, Anthony's 3.50 (Yes, it was in the name.), maybe Tbell. And, of course, Ramen was 12c a pack. I'm in the south, so I got by on grits a good bit. It was a wretched diet, nutrition-wise.
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@ecadre@mastodon.social @Nickiquote@mstdn.social He's a business bro. He has brilliant business ideas, like "cut costs."
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@ThePolishDispatch@mstdn.social @VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Don't hold your breath. Most of us are still way too comfy with all this.
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@luupies@mastodon.social @StingrayBadger@zirk.us @Mogleg@mastodon.scot @greenpeace@mastodon.social They ain't got shit on Israel.
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@luupies@mastodon.social @StingrayBadger@zirk.us @greenpeace@mastodon.social If we're attacking governments that kill people who protest evil regimes, on behalf of freedom and democracy, we surely must include Israel and Saudi Arabia and Egypt... (and America, since they're US proxies). The idea that any of this Zionism or US-led hegemony is about human rights is laughable from warmongering genociders and their apologists.
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@luupies@mastodon.social @DziadekMick@mstdn.social @greenpeace@mastodon.social It just has to be one or the other. It couldn't possibly be a stupid and unending cycle of ethnocentric violence (with modern Israel easily dominating the land-theft and body-count for all of recent history).
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@thecrushedviolet@mstdn.games @courtcan@mastodon.social @stellarsarah@mastodon.world @Daojoan@mastodon.social Confirmation bias: people just believe whatever sounds good in their ear-holes.
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@jollysea@chaos.social @pubby@mastodonapp.uk Yep! A significant portion of antivaxxers are just scared of injections (mostly big tough guys).
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@Natasha_Jay I hate Trumpist fascism. I hate that so many of my family and coworkers are ok with this.
https://popular.info/p/tennessee-public-libraries-close
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@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social If we don't start jailing folks, this rogue executive will happily continue defying the other branches.
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@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social @GrimmReality@beige.party As an American (employee and consumer), it kills me that competent or exemplary employees are routinely fired for not adequately kissing customer ass, while shitty and gregarious is considered adequate.
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@dangillmor@mastodon.social The DNC is incapable of upholding the #TrumpPrecedent. They'll get their bribes the old fashioned way - by kissing oligarch ass, not lawsuits designed to warp the news.
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@VeroniqueB99 @JonathanLarsen had a weird take on benign self-expression weird and rich guy weird and oppressive Christofascist weird. Either way, Democrats should reclaim freedom.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thefuckingnews/p/dems-finally-crack-the-maga-cheat?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=9gey7
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@brianfit@mastodon.social @neilhimself@mastodon.social I try to remind older folks crying about "PC bullshit" that PC is just politeness. It's reviled by bigots because it's politeness directed at oppressed minorities.
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@RSPB@mastodonapp.uk We get a lot of Brown Thrashers here (our state bird). They have a wide variety songs like mockingbirds, and it's fun to watch them thrash around (forage) in leaf piles and hedges. They're also mean tough little fuckers. They'll peck the shit out of your cats, dogs, sometimes even people if you get too close to their nest.
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@Joshfrai@mastodon.social @parkermolloy@masto.ai Optimally, experts could delegate to a funny fast-talking great public speaking debater who does their research beforehand and is quick with a fact check and/ or redirect. That way know-nothing blowhards don't seemingly own the narrative.
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@halfcocked@mstdn.social Is it also a crime to say that a planned raid without body-cams is a premeditated cover-up?
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@luupies@mastodon.social @greenpeace@mastodon.social Whataboutism is a sad stupid deflection. "Everything you *didn't say here proves X" is called the "arguing from ignorance" fallacy.
#USPOL
#TrumpPrecedent
The GOP's motto: It's only a problem if Democrats do it.
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@luupies@mastodon.social @StingrayBadger@zirk.us @greenpeace@mastodon.social "Jews have been pogromed and expulsed since forever in the Middle-East and they got tired of it."
Now it's Jews' turn to do some pogroms and expulsions and genocide - just like they did in the Torah, when they routinely left no man, woman or child alive in their bloody conquest for "the promised land."
I'm rewatching Barry in anticipation of Max being absorbed into the Ellison conglomerate (and my rapid cancelation). I won't willingly pay these fascist shitheads a penny.
#OLIGARCHYmedia
#entertainment
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@gimulnautti@mastodon.green It's 100% defensive if you ignore all the overt unprovoked attacks we just did (and have been doing for decades).
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@mattblaze@federate.social Yep! It's all questions and irregularities and vague statistical improbabilities - no serious evidence once I drill down. I do think Kamala/ DNC should've honored the #TrumpPrecedent just to make a point, make sure all those risk-limiting audits are as robust as can be, making clear that Trump set this shitty precedent and maybe offering some sort of legislative remedy to crying "Stolen!" without serious evidence.
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@Strandjunker The vast majority of people yelling "Christian nation" are prideful bigots and greedy elitists. They're exactly the kind of corrupt theocrats Christ warned us about.
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@jrdepriest@infosec.exchange @GrimmReality@beige.party That is significantly less hospitable for me. Still boycotted! Double-boycotted!
There's too much censorship here. It's difficult-to-impossible to have a contentious political debate without someone hitting the eject (report/ cry home to Mommy) button.