MattyBeRad

MattyBeRad

@mattyberad.bsky.social

Writer, woodworker, tenant organizer, J.D.. He/him www.barad.me

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Controversial opinion but I think it's about time that someone exposes themselves to radiation, dresses up in some kind of animal themed outfit, develops a theme song for themselves, and actually does something about the billionaires who are ruining the world.

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Real America

Luke O'Neil@lukeoneil47.bsky.social

There is no part of the country that is any more Real America than any other and any politician who claims otherwise is a liar and a racist. (Except for cities and specifically cities in the northeast. Those are the realest parts.)

It's a little surreal to be upset by Democratic party leaders widely lying/pretending to be illiterate re: Hasan to demonize Palestinians, only to then have people on this site lie and pretend to be illiterate re: me in order to demonize palestinians.

Anyways I deleted my reply to the concern trolling zionist because I don't want to deal with my mentions flooded by people who do not understand the word "humane"

The thing is that deterrence does not work nearly as well as other ways the same money could be spent - namely on education, health-care, and housing.

William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social

I don't think deterrence is illegitimate! in cases where confining someone can reasonably be expected to deter others from that behavior, I think that is justifiable, because indirectly causing other to follow their example is meaningful harm. it's vengeance for it's own sake that is unjustifiable

The thing about data centers is it's extremely hard to show what they would do for people. Like I understand they run servers and host video etc but almost all internet stuff is completely free to users, so we have literally no incentive to care if they get more expensive to run.

Voters will soon discover from Crowley that the center remains incapable of and uninterested in fighting. It's not random coincidence that the cowards are all moderates.

Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com

I think what you’re seeing in WI and the closer than expected Michigan senate race, it’s less about the Dems wanting to go far far left and more about wanting fighters. Completely normal desire in this Trump moment

It's democrats fault that they lost the white working class & their ability to win the senate. If they wanted to win, they should have appealed to that group more instead of complaining about the system. It's not republicans fault that black people never vote for them. We have to change the system!

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I want you to know that I have known that Dan went to beast castle from the day he was invited to beast castle. And I have been malding each day since

Nicki Manaj becoming an insane conservative because people made fun of her online for lying about her cousin's balls in order to be antivax is, i think, the purest distillation of conservatism.

I am not allowed to post what I think about John Roberts.

Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social

Methinks Mr. Roberts doth protest too much. The idea that you shouldn’t criticize public servants comes as a surprise to public servants everywhere. It also misunderstands the degree to which the Roberts court has brought this on itself. Thread: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Just completely tragic for star trek, a show written by a socialist, to become pure apologia for capitalism. The villain of an entire series is now a militant anarchist. What a fucking message.

In the far future of star trek: academy they've forgotten the rare technology of "self destruct to stop them from stealing your tech." In fairness it was only mentioned in dozens of episodes of 90s trek.

The thing about conservatism is it's a very diverse and complicated ideology but you can still pretty much explain it as a scheme to advance sex crimes

My problem with the latest episode of starfleet academy is that i don't think speech and debate is good and think participating in it for so many years made me a worse person

A profoundly brave woman.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.