Archiving my Twitter, Facebook and other social network activity
Rep. Weber just accused tiktok of pushing chinese propaganda and “woke” propaganda in the same sentence — thedextriarchy
I think their mind would be blown if they knew what Chinese state ideology thinks of the things they call “woke.”
Not exactly big on minority rights, racial equality, acceptance of non-traditional gender roles, or awareness of and wanting to dismantle state abuses of power in enforcing conformality.
Republicans: Google’s spam filters are biased against us!
Google: No, they aren’t, but here, we can bias them in your favor!
Republicans: No, thanks.
Google: Um…nevermind, then?
How weird is it for
(a) Gorsuch to be the swing vote and
(b) Gorsuch and Jackson to co-sign a dissenting opinion?
(Basically, whether you think you need to summarily kick people out at the border or not, you can’t justify it as keeping covid out of the country.)
No surprise, the rest of the “conservative” majority voted to force the government to keep doing it, while the liberal judges agreed that the policy should be allowed to expire.
Made the mistake of reading comments on a WSJ editorial with people simultaneously accusing the entire democratic party and mainstream media of living in a bubble while also claiming that Biden and the DNC are “far left.”
I think it’s fair to assume they’ve never stepped out of their own bubbles and heard what actual leftists have said about Biden and the DNC.
GOP: your cable company should be allowed to charge extra for you to visit competitors websites because they’re not common carriers, but your social networks shouldn’t be allowed to block harassment because that’s censorship.
At the post office. Again. At least the line’s moving today. There’s a shelf of shipping supplies labeled “Land of the free boxes.”
Mildly gross/COVID adjacent:
Inhaled a bit of spit & tried to stifle the resulting cough. Failed. The person behind me in line left.
Considering she was one of only 2 people in line not wearing masks, I can’t feel too bad.
COVID measures:
County has had an indoor mask order for months now. State has just imposed one over rising case rates. Curiously, LA county’s rates are a lot flatter than the state as a whole.
I can spin the PokeStop in the lobby again, but my item bag is full.
USPS/uspol:
“The job got so big, Santa asked the USPS to find volunteers to help!”
Um, seriously. Because a hatchet man appointed by the previous administration gutted their ability to actually pay people.
Oh, NOW I realize I should’ve put a lure on it
Shipped!
Now back onto the road with people who haven’t driven in the rain for a year!
Republicans: Corporations should be able to do whatever they want!
Also Republicans: Wait, not like that.
Left for a 30-minute walk before lunch (Pacific time), when the latest news out of DC was just Ted Cruz being an ass as usual. Got back, wife cornered me and whispered, “Did you look at the news before you left?”
Been doomscrolling news of the coup attempt for the last 3 hours. She’s stress-baking, I’m stress-eating, kid’s stress-watching youtube game play-throughs.
Anyway, I’m relieved at the result of the election, though in a sane country it wouldn’t have been as close as it was. Trump started his term taking a sledgehammer to the walls and when the house caught fire, he cheerfully tossed gas on it figuring he’d look better by firelight. I’ll happily take someone who’ll at least try to put the fire out, even if his repair plans aren’t perfect.
JFC there are still people who think there’s “no difference” between the two major parties? Have you fucking been paying any attention for the past 4 years????
I love how I’ve seen opinion pieces titled both
“The election has actually been the most normal thing about 2020”
and
“Stop pretending anything about this election is normal”
Finding myself focusing on covid news/stats to keep myself from focusing on election news/stats because it’s less stressful. wtf, brain?
Saw a giant (6ft?) banner on someone’s corner yard this morning:
BIDEN
ACCEPTABLE UNDER
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
And I realized…I honestly couldn’t tell which direction they were approaching it from.
So if I understand the conservative position, a business should be allowed to refuse service to anyone based on their gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, etc., but *not* based on whether they’re wearing enough clothing?🙄
Shoppers are suing over mandatory mask rules, but doctors don’t buy it
A Pittsburgh grocery chain is facing multiple lawsuits over its no-exceptions mask policy
No shirt, no shoes, no service, right?
(And I’ve always found it amusing that they don’t specify pants.)
And now I’m thinking of the news story about a group of Czechs who were sunbathing nude back in, idk, April, and were cited for not wearing masks.
You’re so vain, you probably think this impending public health emergency is about you.
uspol
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
“Dershowitz argues that a president is immune if he views his reelection as in the public interest”
Making the legal claim that the president is allowed to do whatever the hell he wants as long as he’s egotistical enough seems like an awfully dangerous premise.
On Wandering.shop
I’m still baffled by the right-wing narrative of “Do you *really* want more witnesses? Well, if you call witnesses, we can call YOUR SIDE TOO!”
Um, sure. Why not. It’ll be a waste of time, but what the hell.
It’s only a valid threat if they don’t have a reason to block witnesses in the first place.
This is what happens when you elect someone who has no impulse control, doesn’t think ahead to potential consequences, has a hair-trigger temper and is focused more on power than responsibility.
Who knew international relations could be so complicated?
LITERALLY EVERYONE ELSE.
Either he has no idea what he’s doing as Commander in Chief, or he’s deliberately trying to provoke a war (or both) after being formally impeached for abusing his power. Either way he has no business being in the job.
Remove him before he does any more damage.
Yeah, it’s been obvious for years, but it’s just gotten a lot more urgent.
OK, I’ve got to admit, this is a funny choice of a photo to run with the headline.
As for the substance: Good riddance. We’re better off without him. Sadly, I know he’ll just be replaced by a yes-man, but one thing at a time, right?
source: https://www.latimes.com/
You get in the car to go buy groceries. Halfway down the driveway, your roommate pulls in and blocks you. They won’t let you out until you agree to help them slash someone’s tires.
Who’s to blame for holding up the grocery run?