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James Webber

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Once more unto the breach
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As with all political discussions on the internet: who the hell knows what it means for November
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"they will get rid of weather forecasts" is one of those things that seems too stupid to be real, but there it is
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they don't just let people bring guns to the rally. The GOP thinks everyone should have guns except obviously not near anyone they like
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"making up a guy to get mad at" is the basic human condition
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there's just no way to know
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Congrats to Mr T for getting that PhD in herpetology
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"anonymous sources always have an agenda" is a solid rule of thumb
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headless catgirls were briefly bizarrely popular, but are now ridiculed and/or feared
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in the UK they call them "jumpers"
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seriously, if he had said "yeah I wrote it and I want to do all of it" they'd just rush off to find some Midwest diner patron's opinion on gulags or whatever
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leveling up a sausage is always such a grind
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He hasn't done anything since then
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"Ah, very well" *stamps your passport with NERD* "enjoy your stay"
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it'll be up to the employer...which is also cops. So yeah. There's a big difference between "you have work OT or you're fired" and "hey boss, can I stand outside an open manhole this weekend? I'm trying to buy a boat"
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meanwhile at AIPAC: "we simply *must* help these guys get elected"
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just saw a tweet where someone was congratulating a colleague for "helping pull forward the Neuromancer future" ...I don't think they read the book
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I was thinking yesterday that the entire season could have been two episodes... And then actually do something
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I don't think anyone wants to jump into a woodchipper, period
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None of those people want to run
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wasn't this legalizing child labor or some shit
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I mean you can believe whatever, but this is just political fanfic?
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This is just nonsense. He doesn't need to resign! He'd say "I won't be fit for this job in 2028" and drop out of the race, and she's the nominee. (he _can't_ resign, because the House won't approve a replacement VP)
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my answer will always be Aretha Franklin - Respect (cover of Otis Redding)
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I like the idea of John pitching his band on it tho "John...do we even have a boss? Aren't you the boss?"
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I think @themountaingoats.bsky.social has already unionized the band tho
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this is the most important point--"third party ain't gonna work" is like, step 0 on figuring out how to go in the right direction. But step 1 (meeting people where they are and organizing at lower levels) is a pain in the ass and takes forever. So people want to go back and try step 0
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I think a more realistic goal is to defeat a GOP that is in its death throes and only then split the Democrats into left wing and center-right parties
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No one in the media is running interference here, they live for this shit. Way more interesting than fascism
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some say his heart grew three sizes (disastrously)