Sam Mobley

I wrote an article about the way our government and media are sweeping the COVID pandemic under the rug. "We all lived it. Would we have forgotten so quickly if bombs were falling? ... Are blood and guts the only measure of a disaster’s worthiness?" samwritingoutloud.substack.com/p/they-want-...

Oh, so the 1 dollar donut from Jake's Pup in the Ruff is the reason I'm poor. See, I thought it was because AI & Indeed have destroyed the ability of laborers to find employment that aligns with their skill and experience, but apparently it was actually just the weekly donut.

My favorite thing about climate change is that I've always wanted to live through the bronze age collapse, and now I know my dream is coming true.

This was, without exaggeration, the single most devastating single piece of writing I have ever read in my life.

I've never understood why we don't do this by default.

This is just objectively true. Why is this treated like some kind of debate? The question isn't "is climate change killing us?" The question is "what do we do about it?"

At this point, I'm convinced that cars are some kind of enchanted demon engine that robs people of their humanity the moment they step inside.

"What rights do cis people have that trans people don't?" Apparently the right to take a piss without being beaten within an inch of your life. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-coup...

Kinda seems like the solution to transit-funding is just broad-based upzoning. Replace SFH zoning with three-flats by-right, and bada-bing bada-boom.

More on the medical theme: modern medicine is basically science fiction. 30+ years ago, certain diseases were a death sentence. Now most forms of cancer are treatable and you can live a normal life with AIDS. Its to the point that if Breaking Bad released today, Walter's lung cancer would be curable

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

I literally cannot fathom being this reliant on AI to function. Like, even if you use AI, wouldn't it be as like a robo-coworker? What are you doing all day if you just order ChatGPT to do your job for you?

People really don't get how easy it is to die a million different ways before you turn ten. Even before you're born, just flip through the obstetrics section of an EMS textbook and you'll find twenty different ways to die before you ever see the sun for the first time. Modern medicine is a miracle.

Extremely funny possibility that our racist American Asses win the 21st century because we somehow managed to only be Average Chicago Ethnic White level racist and not Nathan Bedford Forrest level racist

I hate that it's basically impossible to build these kinds of homes today. All anybody thinks about is high-rise condos and single-family homes. The historical norm is to build relatively small multi-family homes with family-style apartments, the dichotomy between apartments and houses is artificial

This is an excellent piece about the parasociality of online politics. Your favorite podcaster is not a revolutionary, they are an entertainer. It's easy to forget that when we refuse to touch grass. #USPOL www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Dp...

Some of my favorite shots of Ravenswood, Chicago. A quiet little town in its own right, right in the middle of the Northside. Neighborhoods like this are why Chicago feels like 70 smaller towns all duct taped together. #urbanism #chicago #fuckcars

Surprising absolutely nobody, it turns out that cops hate trans people

Update: Did not live up to the hype. Solid 6/10. Typical Nolan movie with the pacing of a Mr. Beast video and color palette of an emo teenager's first comic strip. Phenomenal cinematography and action scenes. Penelope & Calypso were robbed of all agency, and Odysseus was a generic American war hero.

I wrote an article about the way that colonization transformed the land itself. Link below. samwritingoutloud.substack.com/p/what-did-i...

It took us a while, but we're getting there. Solarpunk, here we come.

Reading about the Pilgrims is crazy, cause they were basically like "yeah, we know the Indians are people, but we really want to take their stuff so let's just pretend they're evil." 17th Century Puritan sermons are some of the worst examples of double-think you can possibly find.

At this point, I'm convinced that Capitalism is the only thing wrong with AI. Like, how cool is it that you can have a conversation with a wikipedia page? Now imagine how cool it would be if the AI wasn't also destroying rare books and screwing over artists for the sake of profit

Blocking housing for not being affordable enough does not make housing more affordable.

Updated link: samwritingoutloud.substack.com/p/the-sneaky...

So instead of building bike lanes along a major thoroughfare, the alderwoman is just trying to ban the bikes. In a major city. In the city with the worst car traffic in the entire country. Car brain needs to be fucking studied, at this point. #fuckcars

Birds of a feather...

"parents rights" are an excuse to treat children like property, rather than people. Kids have rights, parents have responsibilities. If trans people exist, then trans kids do, too. Its insane for parents to decide the gender of their kids, as though the kid is just an extension of the parent

Reminder that any trans person like Caleb Smith who does propaganda for transphobic Democrats is a traitor asking you to concede that trans women are essentially men, which is the only basis for trans sports bans. Any Democrat who says this believes trans women are men and should be voted against.

This is the result of one of the most successful propaganda campaigns in history, coupled with car companies buying up rail networks and intentionally running them into the ground. The only way this changes is years of intense counter-messaging.

And whatever happens to trans people is their own fault, too? Should we just let the Republican Party erase us from existence because the Dems were too moderate? What about Latines? Is it their own fault if ICE burns their communities to the ground?

Woke is when bikes. Freedom is when cars.

Hey, I have these neighbors! I didn't know they were so based. I love Chicago 🚲🚋

This is your friendly reminder that Trump promised to fix high prices by getting rid of all the brown people. Kamala promised to fix high prices by responsibly managing the economy. If you think these two things are comparable, I have a bridge to sell you in Manhattan.

ARE YOU SERIOUS? THEY LITERALLY PUBLISHED A THOUSAND-PAGE MANIFESTO ON HOW TO DO FASCISM. Literally everything that is happening right now was a Trump campaign promise. He promised to tear down our country, and that's what he is doing. How can you pretend to be on the left and ignore project 2025?

Dems are suing the Trump admin into the ground and fighting tooth and nail to keep trans people out of Senate bills. What world are you living in? Sure, there is a minority of rightwing dems that defect for specific bills, but it's bizarre to judge an entire party when individuals break ranks

Unearned = extracting value without giving it back The classic examples are inheriting money from daddy or abusing a monopoly. Others include abusing IP, speculating on land values, etc. All of these things can be taxed or regulated out of existence. Land value tax, inheritance tax, etc.

Why is there a thunderstorm when it's 90 degrees outside 😭 Pick a lane, Chicago

If you want change and a chance for M4A , why aren’t you calling your senator screaming for them to support the Break Up Big Medicine Bill from Sens warren and Hawley? That’s your best first step

You all have also been sharing bathrooms and other public accommodations with trans people your whole lives, it’s never harmed any of you, and you didn’t know or care until assholes told you to be mad about it.

When the choice is between the status quo and literal fascism, refusing to vote means endorsing fascism. In the face of fascism, refusing to vote means endangering the lives of every queer person and POC in America. How many have to die because people refused to vote for the status quo in 2024?

The last boomers were born in the sixties. This entire list is filled with the accomplishments of the Silent Generation and Greatest Generation. Boomers weren't politically dominant until decades after these laws were passed, which is coincidentally when these laws started being dismantled.

The Silent Generation created almost our entire framework for environmental protection, from the EPA to the Clean Air Act. Boomers didn't become politically dominant until the seventies and eighties, which is coincidentally right when America started voting to slowly roll back these protections

So, in other words, an average day for the average racist