Democracy is supposed to fix that lol. Everyone just vote on which one they want, and majority wins. This should not be so hard.
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Democracy is supposed to fix that lol. Everyone just vote on which one they want, and majority wins. This should not be so hard.
Extremely good example! There's a lot of high-minded discourse about democracy, especially among older, retired people. But if you want to know why it's not persuasive to young people, it's that even the most basic shit is not getting done.
I agree with your idiot friends. But it honestly doesn't matter which we pick. Just stop changing the clocks.
I know it's a "small" thing, but if you want to know why people are losing faith in democracy, it's this. Most people want to stop changing the clocks. It's harmful to life and limb. It could be done in a day.
But for years, this has dragged on with no change. Of course people are cynical.
I'll also note that daylight savings is a symptom of the godawful death grip that boomers have on our politics. I read one forum discussing it and it was a bunch of retired people saying, "don't care, so why bother changing it?"
Well, because people who do have to set alarms are suffering!
Today's tune is a rock banger, even though I chose it to express my need for a nap.
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Great point from @amandamarcotte.bsky.social: Trump's 38% support for Iran war rivals where he was after "very fine people," amid worst of his Covid debacle, and after Jan 6.
On the pod we dig into Karoline Leavitt's latest full cult display and its real purpose:
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The fact that Congress can't get this done really is a dark sign of how dysfunctional our government is. This is a lay-up.
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Imagine holding out hope that Kristi Noem, of all people, will come back to her senses and be your wife again.
I mean, no sympathy for Bryon Noem, who is also a MAGA Republican. Just baffled.
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Yes, but again, most people are aware cis men don't have periods.
Yes, but this is just applying basic common sense. You don't need any scientific knowledge to ask this question.
For an upcoming video, I'm looking into the dumbass talking points against birth control, and man. I wish people would think for just a second. One video argues you need a "natural" period for a "true detox."
So what? Is every prepubescent girl and every post-menopausal woman toxic? What about men?
"Noem is in many ways taking the fall for Stephen Miller.
"While she is morally and professionally responsible for her blunders as secretary, she was also reportedly acting on direct orders from the White House deputy chief of staff."
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"Lewandowski is portrayed in a role that, on the right, is usually reserved for women: as Noem’s support staff.
"To Trump, who has rigidly hierarchical notions of gender, that probably seems emasculating."
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"Federal immigration agents were instead slipping on ice or shooting unarmed protesters, all while whining about how persecuted they were."
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Why read past headlines: Let's wallow in Noem's final humiliation together!
But also some crack feminist analysis about the trap MAGA women think they can avoid — but they can't.
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Happy Friday! Enjoy my piece about how Kristi Noem was disposable to Trump, despite being the saddest booklicker in his Cabinet.
You can destroy your face to please MAGA, ladies, but it doesn't matter. You're still a woman and they don't respect you.
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New "Standing Room Only!" This week, I look at the gender dynamics of the MAGA Catfight© between Candace Owens and Erika Kirk.
These two are peas in a pod: Telling you to be a tradwife while pursuing fancy careers.
But that's why they hate each other.
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My guest this week is @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social, an MS NOW reporter who has watched over 70 hours of Candace Owens' show.
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New "Standing Room Only!" This week, I look at the gender dynamics of the MAGA Catfight© between Candace Owens and Erika Kirk.
These two are peas in a pod: Telling you to be a tradwife while pursuing fancy careers.
But that's why they hate each other.
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What's wild about these stories is how quickly people go from "using it for research" to completely losing their minds.
It speaks to how the software is designed to addict people, flattering them and manipulating them so they don't log off.
We can hold two truths: most people know and mostly need help with the how and why, not the if. But some people don't. And a kid probably needs context to figure out which camp they belong to, which is why gender care for minors has so much therapy attached.
So what's the argument here? You fully agree that a child should have space to explore without heavy expectations on outcome. I think our best weapon to deal with discomfort is for people to understand kids are getting help from experts who understand these issues.
And obviously, children are a product of both plus more, because they also live in the world and absorb information from peers and other adults. That's why the right pushes homeschooling and other forms of extreme isolation for children.
Of course this loser POS lashes out and fires people who are actually good at their jobs.
This is what Hannah Arendt mean in large part by the "banality of evil". Fascism gives losers access to power they would never have in a remotely functional system.
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I'd go ahead and relax a little. Not every kid who has questions lands on "I'm trans" on an answer. We can avoid giving credibility to the accusations of force by making it clear it's a process and it's okay not to have all the answers on day one.
How weird it would be if something as huge as "who am I" were easy answer. I'm cis and middle-aged and I struggle daily with what my gender identity means. Imagine how it must be for a potentially trans child.
But nah, the trans panickers want you to believe it's just naive kids being manipulated.
We live in dumb times where everything has to be binary. Either a person (especially a child) is a perfect narrator of their experience or they have no credibility.
In reality, complex feelings — such as gender identity — take time and effort and ideally help to sort out. That's a good thing!
That's why you have medical professionals who are equipped to handle nuance. Even adults in therapy are there to sort out what inside them corresponds to reality and what feelings are counterproductive. It's complex.
But part of the process is putting some weight on a person's feelings!