Brad Carpenter (he/him)

The answer (with @garyseconomics.bsky.social ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0quh...

Really sucks that the US is now the destination of choice for overthrown despots, but that's what happens when people think "both sides are the same" and allow the worst people imaginable to gain power in the US govt.

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

Politico wrote up Zohran playing basketball with the uncovering-a-big-scandal tone the same day the NYTimes wrote up "credible allegation that The President of the United States raped a woman" as a political strategy story. Broken media in a nutshell

There is an international, well-connected network of fascists promoting far-right candidates in elections (and coups) across the world. The guy who owns the site Yglesias posted this on is one of their leaders. Be careful of people advocating for their opponents to disarm!

This is a great discussion. Abdul is great. Make sure to check out the M4A sections www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7MV...

There's a reason the tech-oligarchs will oppose democracy. The people will reject them.

@steveshives.bsky.social with a great one www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-gA...

Jfc

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

Never being held accountable for corrupt actions is what this GOP is all about

This is the whole ballgame.

So, unless Y’all have been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that cities across Europe are burning. Young folks have taken to the streets and are making demands of their governments that are strangling the hell out of their lives every which way and trying to steal their futures.

He’s literally describing himself.

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

That wasn’t a contradiction. That was the loyalty test, passed on camera. Every time Donald Trump does something outrageous, the same chorus starts up within the hour. “He can’t do that.” “That’s illegal.”

You can't beat fascism by agreeing with fascism. You can't beat fascists by accepting a fascist frame. Corporatist Democratic Party leadership needs to be defeated and jettisoned. We have to fight them, not because we don't want to fight Republicans, but because they refuse to.

This admission alone is an impeachable offense

I can think of better adjectives than "Controversial" for the headline. How about "damning" or "veil-piercing"? "Fever-breaking" or "Cult-destroying", maybe?

AI is bad, not because of what it can or can't do, but because of who controls it and what they'll ask it to do. Also, watch Black Mirror.

@timmiller.bsky.social is correct here Until there are 1000 progressive candidates running in our elections, the coalition to defeat fascism will include people you don't agree with 100%. Vote your conscience in primaries. Vote for harm reduction in generals. m.youtube.com/watch?v=rz2F...

Everyone is the hero of their own story. *rewatches video* Yes...even Matt Yglesias *rubs temples* thinks he's a hero.

All the money is in the hands of people who think this is cool.

Many people decided not to stop these people from getting back into power because they COMPARED the two parties and found them both wanting. They forgot to CONTRAST.

A media that was interested in ending this GOP corruption instead of drama farming would simply interview Jack Smith constantly and make plain the truth of what he found: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vJ9...

Literally fire all the Democratic fundraising consultants and shut down all these fucking companies.

This is how the Trump administration ended dozens of disinformation and propaganda experts’ careers in government. With an awkward, almost gleeful speech from known white supremacist and conspiracy theorist Darren Beattie. Listen to the rest on DISARMED: www.thewayfinder.net/p/is-the-us-...

Normalize liking Hasan Piker and ignoring people like Matt Yglesias.

Dear #merica, are you embarrassed yet 😳

I said as much as a joke yesterday, but...I think it's a 🎯

Allowing these people to get back in charge of our govt is the sin of our time.

Every time I see something like this I remember listening to @davetroy.com podcasts...like this one: open.spotify.com/episode/0NiQ...

The answer to almost every problem is to tax those hoarding all the world's wealth and make sure people who need whatever have access to whatever. Also, log off and go visit people again. Go bowling or play some pool with friends. Golf. Bike. Hike. Engage with nature and friends/community.

The first genuinely honest ad for generative AI I've ever seen, from Microsoft / CoPilot A mediocre white guy sees his non-white colleague getting praised for good work, he asks AI to *literally copy it*, and then he gets all the praise instead: www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/micr...

I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity.

Extremely stupid society we've allowed the tech-bros to build for us.

US carbon emissions exploded last year, rivaling the rest of the world combined. What a disgrace. www.unep.org/en/publicati...

It's crazy because my parents *correctly* told me to get outside and touch grass vs rotting my brain all day on the TV & computer growing up; these days they have absolutely nuked their attention span, critical thinking, and grip on reality scrolling Facebook memes all day.

Oh, God, it's getting stupider. One guy was an adoptee who, as far as he knew, was born in the US. He didn't find out he was adopted until he was 51, by which time he had already voted in six elections.

The amount of reckless nonsense and lies it requires to not pay taxes on one's hoarded wealth is astounding.

University of Nottingham, right now, is cutting 560 jobs. Do we need to rebrand universities as very large, very clean, land-based oil rigs to get government support?

Have people made this point a lot because I keep thinking about it? If you want the best example of the "abundance" mentality the "center" wants, you get data centers, and the people who have to live with them absolutely hate it!

There probably shouldn't be jobs for psychopaths to beat up, abuse, and oppress children and others, and we definitely shouldn't hold that job in high regard.