the idea that empathy is dangerous has been permeating right-wing spaces for a while, but it's not an actual element of their ideology as much as it's a defense mechanism against confronting the reality of their cruelty
Yes. The conservative scheme for education is a three-way split: high-priced academies for the children of the wealthy, religious instruction to brainwash the middle class, and a rump of prison-like public schools to discipline the lower class into obedience.
the other thing is that conservatives resolutely do not see the purpose of education as providing social mobility but as reifying and deepening existing inequalities of status. they are as hostile to low income students getting admission to elite institutions as they are black ones.
Looking at the email I got for the Smashing Pumpkins VIP package (that I just got so I could have a good seat) and I saw this and was relieved that I don’t have to be in a small room with Billy Corgan
the real problem with hasan is he doesn't support israel's genocide and he advocates for higher taxes on the wealthy. that's it. those are the only two opinions that bar you from the democrat 'big tent'
Why does the media continue to use the word "Millennial" as code for "young person"? That's not what it means. It's literally in the name. A Millennial is someone at least a thousand years old.
I would say the second biggest science deniers of our time are women who don’t believe in the power of 3-in-1 body wash, shampoo and conditioner products
online arguments aren’t about convincing the other party. they’re about establishing a psychosexual dominance over them that will burden them every time they see your posts from that point forward.
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
i think nominating Gavin Newsom will lose the White House again for Democrats. The party's left flank will stay home again because he's an empty corporate shell. The age of Democrats punching left to appeal to the center is over and it's now a matter of if the party as a whole realizes that or not.
A really important cultural turn is going to be people realizing that “the fan” and “the fandom” of anything is the lowest life form and must not be catered to in any way. Artists or critics or anyone should never once consider what “the fans” think
everything this admin does falls into the "really stupid" bucket or the "insanely sinister" bucket. by default most stuff goes into the really stupid bucket. while putting a really stupid item in the insanely sinister bucket looks bad, putting an insanely sinister item in the stupid bucket is worse
I spent a summer slapping token ring cards in those fuckers and if you think they are in any way better than a Fractal I’m going talk to your family about establishing a conservatorship
This is why calling them weird creeps was so effective, not just to damage the leadership psychologically, but to make it extremely socially embarrassing to be a known supporter of them in the general public. The point is to make society at large view them as they are, not the force they wish to be.
New polling data shows that it's getting increasingly embarrassing to identify as a Republican, and some Trump voters are slinking away and pretending it never happened.
www.salon.com/2026/01/19/s...
It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.
Remember this from the 90s? No??? That's because I woke up with a splitting migraine today, and my malfunctioning synapses invented this abomination. I hyperfixated on it for several terrifying minutes while immobilized in bed. It haunted me all day, so here's my rendition of it.
My buddy saw Chris Pontius of Jackass and Wildboyz fame in the bathroom at Dublin Airport. He chatted with us for a minute outside while his Irish gf visibly wanted to leave.
I’m also gonna say something that will blow your mind, I heard a guy taking the loudest shit I’ve ever heard in the bathroom and it wasn’t farts and turds. He was grunting and going crazy in there. That was wild
The public-facing side of American conservative politics more or less amounts to crashing out constantly about a bunch of shit that either you or the weird liars you listen to uncritically have made up. The non-public part, from what we've seen of the chat logs and such, is somehow much worse.
The speed at which I've gone from "Xbox Game Pass is still the best deal in gaming" to "...do I even need an Xbox, really" should give Microsoft some pause
CNN confirms that multiple sources suggest Graham Platner knew his tattoo was a Nazi symbol years prior to launching his campaign — and is now blatantly lying about it.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Doctor: It looks he’s suffered significant brain damage, lets check with his AI avatar…
*Thomas the Tank Engine/Biggie remix starts playing from every BT device on the ward*
Doctor: Hand me that discharge paperwork…
I didn't take pics but the feeling of being in a group of people with no visible beginning or end was so thrilling. The opposite of online anomie, and a living counterpoint to the wary, isolated, compartmentalized world the shitheads want to make. It's simple and obvious I guess but it means a lot.