Normal People: I wouldn’t normally vote for X but under these circumstances again against these evil opponents they are the only choice: Other Normal People: Let’s work together where we agree Bluesky People: UNACCEPTABLE, I DEMAND YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU DON’T ALWAYS SUPPORT X

Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that. But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal. You can’t negotiate with people like that.

I Never Thought It Would Happen To Me: Below is the final line of a judge’s tentative ruling denying an opposing party’s motion. We had pointed out that some of their cited cases did not seem to exist. The judge noticed. I leave it to judicial watchers to evaluate the tone of the comment below.

Some spammer or phisher sent a mass email to a list that hit my work account and now dozens of people are responding to it asking to be taken off and dozens of people are yelling for other people to stop responding. It’s a reply cascade. I deserve this.

The Republicans have been promising a specific plan as an alternative to Obamacare ever since it passed in 2010. The promise is 15 1/2 years old now. That's probably why they don't seem very sincerely interested in it. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p&cid=bafkreic6ye73gj3icm3kdldki4rgdo5flkdoqs7tvzjxyxh5vzdmwl7ejm

You mean we gotta spend an extra hour in the middle of all this

/13 Seriously, though: if you are suffering, reach out for help. There is always hope, and things can get better, and you are not going through it alone.

So I have a Friday story for you. It’s one I promised to tell before. The themes are “seek help when you need it” and “communicating with family is important” but also “pay attention to how your coms work.” /1

American Right: WE HATE TRANS, GAYS, MUSLIMS, BLACKS, PROGRESSIVES, POORS, MEXICANS, DEMOCRATS, WHALES, THE ENVIRONMENT, LAWYERS, UNIVERSITIES, AND EVERYTHING ON TV American Right-Wing Jews: Whooo! Yeah! You tell them! American Right: BUT ESPECIALLY JEWS! American Right-Wing Jews: a man in a blue tank top is sa...

/2 Anyway it’s great to see Heritage recognize and support the philosophical core of “free speech culture”: judging Jews as inherently suspect or harmful to America is just another opinion, but judging someone for saying that is unacceptable in a free society.