Well, which was the one you were most proud of?

Well, I really enjoyed your posts and wish you well whatever comes next!

A sheep with red eyes, black face and human posture, looking over its left shoulder dramatically and wearing a tie. Drawn similar to an anime still, from the video game Catherine.

Ah, the heritage of common law

They think you're stupid.

Maybe I'm too optimistic because of Mamdani, but, NY is a center of gravity for democratic elites. Many are happy with him, even those that didn't want to be.

Reason party leadership was so tepid towards him was they didn't want to give up leadership. But they failed and d party is ripe for change.

I know all that was a bit milquetoast, but we could have at least had public option during Obama without Liberman... Or at least with the resolve today to do away with the filibuster

People have their own choices to make.

But the way I see it, blue no matter who has a great chance of electing another weather vane. Those turn into votes for good things if the tides roll the right way.

If we had a couple more during Biden we could at least have had permanent child tax credit

Die hards like Schumer are a small minority. The primary is the answer to them too, eventually. But, in the shorter term if the next election changes voting blocks enough, he can and will be knocked out of leadership.

Like most dems Jeffries will blow with the wind. Same way that Hotchul decided to become a Mamdani enthusiast, Trump hater and congestion tax lover.

That's why primary wins like Mamdani are so important. Big Democratic turnout by the young and left will change the tune of 80% of dem electeds.

There are plenty of modern examples... Most recently Iran has heavily relied on mercenaries for murdering their protestors.

A very powerful guy, a big, strong, tough questioner ran up to Keir with tears in his eyes

Palantir are about six months away from ordering their employees to leave audio logs scattered around their offices

let's make a cultural value judgment: palantir are a bunch of execrable fascist shitheads and their ideas go against the basis of every civilized country on earth, from which they should be extirpated like the intellectual cancer they are

Break Up the Big Court The federal court suffers simultaneously from lawless leadership and chronic understaffing. Let's fix both problems at once.

“The Roberts Court, supine and submissive as it is to its Caesar of choice, will suddenly rediscover its constitutional role again the moment the White House changes the color of the drapes.” www.liberalcurrents.com/break-up-the...

keep honking! I'm taking your feedback seriously and considering next steps

Exactly one year ago today:

Refusing solidarity with lib voters because Schumer exists would be like libs refusing to come out for a DSA candidate because the IC loves imperialist Russian conquest.

Schumer sucks, if we can get a good primary going we'll see the last of him soon enough.

Libs voted blue for Mamdani, no matter that he was a socialist. How do the liberal bloc of NYC Democratic voters successfully rallying around the Democratic Socialist nominee and voting blue to put socialism in the Mayor's office, lead you to think that very behavior should die?

Did you read the article? If so, how do you feel about the many left fall who not only voted but encouraged their own leaders to bow out of unfavorable races... All for a candidate to the right of a turd like Newsom?

The same who cheered victory in streets, knowing they had won prosecutions?

I’ve been thinking about this all day and I’m going to make everybody mad with this (apologies up front) but it’s not just that they can’t talk about NatSec it’s that they have nothing to talk about.

How to Divide Large Numbers in Your Head We need to get our minds around our millions, billions, and trillions.

www.liberalcurrents.com/how-to-divid...

Ask how you came to know about the need and you can see why a vital gfm is unlikely worthwhile.

Local food banks (because of their efficiency receiving and preparing donations/almost expired food) and Give Directly are the most reliably helpful imo.

Direct giving is good emotionally though.

who always seemed to be doing well and you somehow noticed a struggle that maybe they didn't even want help with or know how to ask.

Conversely the asks you're most likely to see are those created by the people best at promoting them. The smoothest and most emotional pleas are often most practiced.

literally told me after taking my money that I shouldn't give to him and people like him that hung around.

Which really made me think twice about the whole thing. The unfortunate thing is the less visible and less perfectly needy the story, the more likely it's real need- eg a friend or family

I think for many it's also personal; whether they were just asking family or friends, many have had to ask for assistance at some point and been stung by rejection or just judgement.

It's valuable to think about regardless. I used to always give as a poor college kid and one guy took me aside and

I’ve seen enough. God is 1) real 2) nonbinary 3) primarily motivated by a deep hatred of JD Vance

Think people posting here, bsky, are ”Democratic institutionalists" whose job is ”telling voters" (few of whom are on bsky) lies about the bureaucracy? Something voters don't care about anyway?

Simpler to believe the admin is incompetent and not focused on bls.Takes effort to fire&hire economists.

"RACISM MAKES YOU STUPID"

www.everythingishorrible.net/p/white-supr...

Cringe is Good, Earnestness is Strength On irony poisoning and the importance of being earnest.

“We are still being subjected to endless discourse about the supposed need for macho, beer-swilling, pot-smoking commentators on the left who can go toe-to-toe with the right’s manosphere influencers and cancellation-seeking comedians.” www.liberalcurrents.com/cringe-is-go...

Both covers of Marvel Comics Presents issue 91, by Sam Kieth, featuring Wolverine, Cable and Ghost Rider, because it was 1991

Absolutely devastating news about Sam Kieth. One of the foundational artists of my youth. So many incredible comics, including immense amounts of eye-meltingly stunning MCP covers (such as these, from the first issue I ever bought, in the RS McColl on Kilwinning Main Street)