Jen Roth

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I'm so, so tired.

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there are many reasons we need to win in the fall, but one of them is that i simply am not going to abide by letting both the brits and the french lecture us

*MACRON'S GROUP PROJECTED TO WIN MORE SEATS THAN FAR RIGHT *LEFT ALLIANCE SET FOR 170-215 SEATS IN FRENCH VOTE: ESTIMATES *LE PEN'S GROUP SET FOR 110-158 SEATS IN FRENCH VOTE: ESTIMATES *FRENCH LEFT SET FOR SHOCK ELECTION VICTORY, PROJECTIONS SHOW

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Peter Jacobs

I'm going to end up sharing this everywhere, but look how easily it *could* be done donmoynihan.substack.com/p/troubling-...

Troubling Signs of Cognitive Decline as Trump Struggles to Recognize Closest Aidesdonmoynihan.substack.com "I know nothing about Project 2025" statement triggers new concerns about his fitness to serve

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You can also use resistbot if you're calling averse: resist.bot

I recommend taking five to ten minutes to put your US rep, US senators, and state and local elected officials into your phone contacts so you can instantly call them whenever you get mad, which will be every day from now until we die.

Resistbotresist.bot Text RESIST to 50409 to contact your federal, state, or local elected officials; create movements; and more. Over 30,000,000 letters delivered and counting.

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"If the left allows it to be" is a code phrase that means "If we get fed up and start murdering you, it's your fault." There is no amount of submission and supplication they will accept as sufficient to meet their bar. The Heritage Foundation wants to murder Americans.

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

I propose a swap: Biden will sit down with the NYT editorial board if the Times editors will sit down with Isaac Chotiner

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Jamison Foser

Listen, there's only one candidate who can successfully navigate this strange new world that the SCOTUS has created, where bribery is legal and abuse of power is encouraged. That's why they must nominate Bob Menendez

Trying to bolster confidence in the nominee by taking the most panicky option possible

Exclusive: The Democratic National Committee is considering formally nominating Joe Biden as early as mid-July to help stamp out chatter of replacing him

Democrats Weigh Early Biden Nomination to Squash Talk of a Swapwww.bloomberg.com The Democratic National Committee is considering formally nominating Joe Biden as early as mid-July to ensure that the president is on November ballots, while helping to stamp out intra-party chatter ...

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Kimberly Mutcherson

Best quote of the day so far comes from @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social -“Playing a game of telephone with a dead slave holder is no way to run a country.”

Am I getting this right? Conversations a president has with advisors about how to steal an election can't be used as evidence that the attempted election theft was an unofficial (and therefore prosecutable) act because the conversations themselves are official acts?

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Despair creeping in? Worried things ultimately won’t work out for you? Is Hell getting a bit too Hellish? Consider setting those worries aside and trying Grim Determination and focusing on helping who you can however you can Ask your doctor if Grim Determination is right for you

One of the worst things about online in the last few years has been the idea of "cringe" and how its been used to crush the ideas of believing in things, wholeheartedness, hope.

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PERFORMATIVE DESPAIR IS NOT A POLITICAL STRATEGY. Do not conjure your own imagined demise. In particular, don't do it collectively, on a communication system meant to amplify emotional contagion. (simpler/more esoteric: don't do death magic at collective scale on your own minds, for fuck's sake)

Personal Me: performative despair is not a political strategy. You do not need to read it, boost it, otherwise encourage it or absorb it. Taking time offline is a super good idea today.

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Every morning I check the news and it's like -SCOTUS Eliminates Three More Basic Rights, Only Six Remain -President Mispronounces a Word, Will Now Lose Election to Senile Hitler -New AI Company Uses Artist Blood to Let Billionaires and Racists Live Forever, Gets $45 Billion Valuation

My entire day has been serial bouts of hyperfocus on pointless things and now I have a meeting, fml

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the fact that we can look at most major problems with our lives and guess "this is the fault of private equity" - and have that actually be correct a shockingly large percentage of the time - is an excellent reason to regulate the industry into the ground

"Veterinary prices have soared more than 60% over the past decade, according to federal stats. Private equity firms and large corps have bought 100s of facilities around the country, an acquisition spree reminiscent of the corporate roll-ups of doctors’ offices." www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...

Why You’re Paying Your Veterinarian So Muchwww.nytimes.com People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.

Putting off difficult conversations can take many forms. Sometimes it's doing yard work in 95-degree weather. Sometimes it's picking a fight on the internet. Bad decisions, but at least my vegetables are doing well.

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The Federal Trade Commission, of all entities, is out here writing absolute bangers about AI snake oil. www.ftc.gov/business-gui...

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You should have seen my kids’ faces when I told them that you could have a question about something and not be able to get the answer to that question without leaving the house.

i hate to have one of these at all but my big "WE DRANK FROM THE HOSE" opinion is that people younger than millennials really can't imagine what coming of age in a time of media scarcity meant - like, I would read about records and movies and not actually be able to see them for YEARS

Back in 1999, the WB pulled a Buffy ep because it was too soon after the Columbine shootings. (Imagine anyone bothering to do that now.) But it aired in Canada, so there was a tape chain to get the episode to fans in the US. I had a 4th-gen tape and it was SO bad. decider.com/2016/09/21/t...

I can still remember watching exactly 4 episodes of some anime that I borrowed from a friend, with japanese commercials included, on very low-quality Maxwell VHS tapes. I never saw any more episodes because the ebay seller she bought them from deleted their account shortly after sending them.

Today in TV History: 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Was Too Real For TVdecider.com Celebrate the TV anniversary of the "lost" episode of 'Buffy' finally being put before the country's sensitive eyeballs.

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It feels like you have to pass a test of worth to even bid on it

I wish I had a tenth as much personality as this house tbh

new baltimore zillow madness just dropped; it can be yours for less than a million www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

I'm "went to the music store at the mall to look at the sheet music" years old

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that means it’s working and needs to be kept up

Rightwing rage that the Alitos got caught on tape proceeds apace

I suppose I could get up and go take my migraine meds and then the migraine would go away and I could do literally anything at all, but here we are.

"Trying to figure out what the barriers to achieving your goals are means you're making excuses for not achieving them" fuck all the way off.

Note to self, do not reply to the bad-faith assholes, just block them.

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Hmmm. What’s the daily recommended dose? (Posted with @bcdreyer.bsky.social in mind!)

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Mike Masnick

In the early 70s, Mad did a guide to political types, from extreme left to extreme right, listing defining traits (every single one had "Distrust Nixon"). One of the far-right traits was "Wears Spiro Agnew wristwatches for the wrong reason." Same energy.

I've made blaseball propaganda that required more skill than this. I guess you don't have to put in a lot of effort to scam the rubes but still, have a little pride in your work.

National Review has introduced Alito flags. They’re very real. Each costs $197. www.nationalreview.com/2024/06/intr...

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LMAO DO IT YOU BABY BITCH

Tesla CEO Elon Musk could leave if $56 billion pay package not approved, shareholders warned - https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/6/24173064/tesla-board-chair-warn-elon-musk-leave-pay-shareholders

Tesla CEO Elon Musk could leave if $56 billion pay package not approved, shareholders warnedwww.theverge.com ‘This is obviously not about the money,’ Tesla’s board chair writes — presumedly with a straight face.

They should make cat food that crinkles like plastic