“We should be able to disagree on politics but still be civil and respectful” is an aspirational norm but it’s not absolute. I think almost everyone accepts that there are limits — if my former friend becomes a literal neo-Nazi most people won’t judge me for shunning them. Most people. /1 https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p&cid=bafkreihg4lvdleumjrgegquxxtrftyxwdjcyvi7mltufvpzpet3v6gywgu
Watch all of the headlines on this and check how many say something like “Cops Shoot Suspect Armed With Knife, Another Cop, Two Civilians,” which is what happened. Most headlines and even most ledes are exonerative /1 RE:
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Your Last Merry Popehat (@kenwhite.bsky.social)
The NYPD’s firearms training motto is “hold my beer and watch this” https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-shooting-sutter-ave-subway-sta...
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The NYPD’s firearms training motto is “hold my beer and watch this” [www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...](
NYPD officer, 2 bystanders shot on Brooklyn subway platform when police fire on armed suspect, authorities say
An NYPD officer was shot when police opened fire on a suspect at an L train subway station in Brooklyn, authorities said.
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NYPD officer, 2 bystanders shot on Brooklyn subway platform when police fire on armed suspect, authorities say
An NYPD officer was shot when police opened fire on a suspect at an L train subway station in Brooklyn, authorities said.
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Most of the media right now: “When Klansmen burn crosses on the lawns of black families, some people claim they can hear the echoes of past racism.”
Blue Cross/Blue Shield trains people to find really very polite ways to say "hey we noticed from your health insurance charges that you are seriously fucked up, would you like to hear about some of the other services available for free to seriously fucked up people." It's kind of charming somehow.
The “Haitians eat cats” thing is not just an appeal to racists. It’s an end-zone dance, a celebration of how far the American Right has successfully shoved the Overton Window back to where they can revel in being openly, overtly racist. It’s glee over the abandonment of pretense.
Also: if you ran for President, served as President for four years, hung out griping for four years, then ran for President again, I think it’s reasonable to expect you to have some kind of plan about something you want to talk about. You can’t Infrastructure Week people forever. Can you? RE:
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Your Last Merry Popehat (@kenwhite.bsky.social)
OK I turned it on for a second and got a new screen name.
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OK I turned it on for a second and got a new screen name.
At this point the GOP is fully leaning into “saying immigrants eat pets is just a joke like the couch joke, bro” and people like Robby are giving them cover to do it. Contemptible. RE:
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Your Last Merry Popehat (@kenwhite.bsky.social)
[prolonged derisive fart noise]
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