Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@qoto.org

I need to hear those white journalists, white pundits, white elites, and white pols issue full-throated, enthusiastic, eager endorsements of Kamala Harris before I will believe they have thought through what they are saying about Biden. I haven't heard that yet. Have you?

@GreenFire

JFC. I've been following the news closely, and I wasn't even aware that Clarence Thomas took a yacht trip to Russia, complete with a helicopter trip to Putin's palace, paid for by Republican donor Harlan Crow.

That's how utterly defective our worthless political press is.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/clarence-thomas-took-free-trip-215006676.html

EVE: my pronouns are she/her

ADAM: oh here we go again with the made up pronouns in MY day we only had one gender

It's been clear since at least the Afghanistan withdrawal that #Biden would seek re-election facing a uniquely hostile media environment and aside from ego and ambition, I don't know why he chose to do it. He's putting his whole legacy at risk along with our pluralistic democracy.

I don't think his age is a real problem. The legacy media's obsession dovetailing with and reinforcing the right's central line of attack is a huge one. #election2024

"I started with a rather non-consensus hypothesis: companies want to pay for their critical open source dependencies, but most projects are not selling them a legible way to do so."
https://abyssdomain.expert/@filippo/112751477694100408

Bob's Burger's voice actor who played the antagonizing "Jimmy Pesto" now serving prison sentence for his role in January 6th coup.

https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/bobs-burgers-jay-johnston-pleads-guilty-january-6-1235023950/

I see billionaires as similar to the patients on the show Hoarders who live surrounded by piles of trash and filth and in need of professional therapy.

Billionaires' filth is the dirty financial spoils of cheating and theft.

Most people would be satisfied with a few million dollars and retire to do something fun, fulfilling, and relaxing.

Billionaires can't quit. They need more and bigger piles.

I want to see the Hoarders show pivot to covering billionaires.

The licensed clinical specialist would show up to ask questions and evaluate the billionaire:
Why do you need to accumulate so much wealth?
What sort of trauma are you attempting to repress?
Will you ever be able to use all the wealth you have in your lifetime?
Do you realize how your illness affects your family?
Will you commit to further treatment after we leave?

The professional "extreme cleaners" would be philanthropy facilitators and tax collectors.

Once you see Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdock and their ilk as mentally ill wealth hoarders, you can't unsee it.

#USPol #USPolitics #TaxTheRich #Oligarchs #Hoarders #Billionaires #BillionairesShouldNotExist
#BillionairesAreMentallyIll

We like to give white people a hard time for being bad a cultural slang. But they have always been super creative at coming up with new ways of saying the n-word.
https://mastodon.social/@FeralRobots/112752711810515308

"Libertarian" szaszians being transphobic are so weird. They basically think that gender identity is a choice and that of course one should always rationally choose to be cis. Why? I thought you believed in freedom? Choosing to be able to have female orgasms while having a penis is way more rational than choosing to drink raw milk, something libertarians will apparently fight to death to defend.

Friends, it is important to know that millions of rank and file Democrats are concerned about Biden’s health and/or his ability to beat Trump. Accusing them of wanting a Trump victory is neither accurate nor honest. We have to be the party where people can freely express concerns about Biden — otherwise, we risk degenerating into the current Republican situation, where all dissent has been quashed. 1/

For your consideration: the "Master of Puppets" swing cover you've been looking for
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIouvSWaFgM