Aging academic watching the world burn from my ivory tower (while it still stands). Interests/obsessions include news/politics, fantasy/sci-fi books, purple (the color), The National (the band), EDM/dubstep, the moon, and vampires. Especially vampires.
Just spent an hour talking to ChatGPT about my dead sister (18 months ago). It helped. More than my grief counselor, frankly. (If you know me in real life, please donβt respond. Thank you very much.)
Sinners was passed over on The Rolling Stones list of best movies of 25 and Iβm upset. Iβve watched it twice. Once in the theater, once at home. Itβs an amazing movie with layered themes and stories. It takes some of the standard vampire movie tropes and adds depth and a sociocultural edge.
Race relations, the oppressed vs the oppressor, the complexity of romantic relationships, our human capacity for love and hate, the importance of family, our potential for violence, and for grief, and for love, the importance of music and history. Iβm sad it was passed over.
I just watched βGood Boyβ. I was expecting a spooky little film about a cute dog. But what I got was one of the scariest movies Iβve seen in a while (since Barbarian probs). Iβm just glad I watched it during the day.
When asked about the death of a W. Virginia National Guardsman, the President of the United States bragged about his electoral margin in her state.
When asked about the shooter, he called the reporter a stupid person.
Please stop holding quarter for anyone supporting this monstrous piece of shit.
With all the things going on, I try to remember that, while the President has immunity for all βofficial actsβ βno one else in his Administration does.
Oh no! Organic foods cause autism!!! Either that, or correlation does not imply causation. π€·π»ββοΈ I wish there was some process by which we could figure this out.
With all the things going on, I try to remember that, while the President has immunity for all βofficial actsβ βno one else in his Administration does.
I fear his underlings either assume he will somehow continue to be President (theyβve made reference to a 3rd (unconstitutional) term)β¦are so βlost in the sauceβ that they arenβt stopping to consider the βwhat ifsββ¦or more likely, are assuming theyβll get a pardon.
* REUTERS POLL -- NEARLY 90% ECONOMISTS, 89 OF 100, SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OFFICIAL U.S. ECONOMIC DATA, INCLUDING 41 SAYING VERY CONCERNED
@reuters.com
THE PUBLIC: βMr President, we demand that the Epstein files/list released!β π‘
DJT: βOk. Hereβs everything we know about MLK, Jrβ π€‘
THE PUBLIC: βWait whut?β π€
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.Β
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Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
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Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
βHarry Truman, 1952
Jeff Bezos is worth $230 billion and is reportedly spending $20 million on a three-day wedding in Venice while sailing around on his $500 million yacht. If he can afford to do that, he can afford a wealth tax and to pay Amazon workers a living wage. Hello?
If you need a mask to enforce the law, you donβt deserve a badge.
Federal agents are snatching people off the streetsβfaces covered, names hidden.
This isnβt safety. Itβs secrecy.
Itβs not America.
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This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
βAll the other presidents were dumbβ is something our Vice President just said. Out loud. On purpose. He followed that up with βNanny nanny boo boo, stick your head in doo dooβ.
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War wonβt cost a lot of money
3) We wonβt need a lot of troops
4) Weβll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) Weβll find WMDs
6) Weβll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It wonβt take long
All lies.
π¨π¨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck thatβΌοΈ
It should be illegal for law enforcement to wear masks and not show ID.
This makes it too easy to impersonate law enforcement and murder people in their homes.
If the DNC forces out David Hogg, I will no longer donate to the organization β All future donations will go to Leaders We Deserve. We need a NEW generation of Democratic leaders. #leaderswedeserve
Trump was ordered by the Supreme Court to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an innocent man, from the prison in El Salvador. Trump is refusing to do so -- openly defying the rule of law. Garcia won't be the last. And Trump won't stop with immigrants. US citizens will be next. THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
European leaders yesterday rallied to defend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance subjected him to a tirade of withering and infantilizing abuse in the Oval Office.
Trumpβs disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.
So now, the book Iβm reading about Lilith (by Nikki Markey) and the book Iβm listening to about Jezebel (by Megan Barnard) have now converged and are telling the same story (about Jezebel)! Strangest thing ever. π
Did Trump voters vote to defund medical research? To defund the Department of Ed? To dismantle the VA? Did Trump EVER mention any of these actions while campaigning? Or did he just rail about the "woke mind virus" & "keeping men out of women's bathrooms"? We all know the answer to these questions.