Goddamn

I disagree that the Democratic Party as an instition, especially in recent years, has either abjured its left flank or shied away from contentious social issues. I also disagree that they've gone too far with it, but I don't think the underlying contrast (that Dems haven't gone left) is true.

I kind of thought a Republican senate would just look at Trump and say, "Alright, shh, there there" and do what they wanted instead of indulging his more outré weirdo shit like this, and yet

I don't think you should print lies in the newspaper, even if they're popular lies with your friends online.

"the Democratic party, which has often abjured its own left flank and frequently shied away from commitments on social issues, really did lean too hard into the culture-war agenda"

[citation needed]

My Bulgarian has gotten pretty bad, but I don't think I ever learned the word for shark. I don't think there are many sharks in the Black Sea.

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The one summer in Bulgaria when yellow and green were the fashion for teen girls and I remember seeing one group of girls wearing all green pants and yellow tops walking towards another group wearing all yellow pants and green tops and I felt like I was having a stroke.

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Dan, for you, the deep magic

The fact that police unions aren't gun control's strongest soldiers is some real "leylines underpinning our society" stuff.

I think you're okay to miss Lolita. Hardboiled Wonderland is great, but if you're gonna check out Murakami, I'd suggest "Wild Sheep Chase" as both better and more representative.

a man in suspenders is standing in front of a lighthouse in the desert . Alt: a man in suspenders is standing in front of a lighthouse in the desert .

I've conjured something I wasn't prepared for

That's fine, but when you're ready, I'll tell you about Homestar Runner.

I was working on one that would have drawn in Barth and Fowles, but what's the point now

I don't really read "fiction." If I need distraction from looking at the real world, I'll just reread my copy of "A People's History." I find something new every time.

Oh, those? Those are just my first edition Vonneguts, no big deal.

"Star Wars"? Pff. How about we go down to the corner bar and talk about who would have won in a fight, Hunter S. Thompson or Charles Bukowski

Videogames? Miss me with that. I'm reading "Lolita" and appreciating it on a level you wouldn't understand.

Enjoy your baby pablum like the MCU. Meanwhile, I'm staring eyes wide open at real culture, like Studio Ghibli.

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You do have a certain Night Tripper quality to you.

I am transparent like glass

Putting Dr. in your screen name unlocks new tiers of Lore to you.

What special insight does holding a Ph.D. in archeology imbue you with about the working class

Biden told us the shite economy was fantastic (when it wasnt), then he mass arrested our nations youth in service to a foreign apartheid regime. Here's a picture from one of the arrests if you dont believe me

Holding up three fingers image from "Inglorious Basterds"

"Dreamweapon" in particular is one of my favorites.

I saw that post and thought of six different responses before settling on "not today, Satan"

"We'll expose why the Dems don't want you to be able to buy a house"

It's certainly a statement of purpose!

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One of my favorite groups.