Q & A

Q:

Want some help buying a house? $25,000 for a down payment. Or maybe we could build a few million places that are more affordable.

A:

Nah

Q:

Could you use $50,000 to start a business?

A:

Nah

Q:

How 'bout we pay for some childcare?

A:

Nope

Q:

Tax breaks for middle- and low-income wage earners?

A:Pffft

Q:

Union support and a minimum wage hike? 

A: Big whoop

Q:

Well, maybe we could go after corporate collusion and price fixing and market manipulation?

A: Yawn

Q:

OK - so, what are your issues?

A:

We need eggs at 2 bucks a dozen, and gas at 2-fifty a gallon.

And, oh yeah - shoot a few border-crossers for us - and put that on pay-per-view.

Rage Against

One of the main things we can't allow ourselves to do is to sink into self-loathing.

Tell MAGA to go suck a whole bag of moldy dicks. Kick 'em in the metaphorical balls 

every chance you get. Do what gets you through the next few years, but don't let them convince you that this country is filled with assholes just like them. Don't sink into that morass, thinking, "Well, I guess that's who we are."

WE ARE NOT THAT

Seven Rules for Dealing with Autocrats And Their Enablers. --Trygve Olsen

Rule #1:

Play the Game You Are In, Not the One You Wish or Want to Play - Recognize and adapt to the dynamics. In a zero-sum struggle against illiberal forces, there's no room for romantic win-win approaches. The outcome is binary: either victory for democracy or defeat to autocracy.

Rule #2:

Speak Truth to Power Relentlessly - Challenge the illiberal forces' Big Lies by consistently speaking truth to their power base, the people. Persistence is key, as there's always a tipping point where either truth or lies prevail.

Rule #3:

Avoid Giving Autocrats Ammunition - Remember, the struggle isn't about policy or ideology but democracy. Be cautious with your words to prevent autocrats from using them to divide you from your allies.

Rule #4:

Recognize Authoritarians' Disregard for Truth - Understand that authoritarians operate in a truth-free zone, focusing solely on maintaining or gaining power. They want you to move on with them, don't. Stay vigilant in forcing them to answer for their actions, lies, and distortions.

Rule #5:

Employ Zero-Sum Judo - Turn their tactics against them. Use Big Truths, marginalization, dependency, mockery of disinformation, and division to weaken their power structure. Exploit their need for the legitimacy of democracy.

Rule #6:

The Stalin Rule - Unite Against Illiberalism - Stand with anyone willing to fight against illiberal structures, regardless of other differences. Shared commitment to democracy and opposition to illiberal politics is the binding force.

Rule #7:

Daily Challenge to Power Structures - Every day, seek ways to expose, confront, and destabilize vertical power structures. Be proactive in restoring faith in democracy and facing the fear used by autocrats to keep you in silence.

Here's Belle On 2028

It's bound to feel like a long hard slog. Take breaks. Rest. Recharge.

The Dems were outflanked by bad information and low voter enthusiasm.

So don't do the other guys' work for them.

More On The Hero Bots

The cancer of Artificial Invincibility

Today's Tik Tok

@sweeper698 Its been a rough week. And I couldn’t figure out why I was SO beartbroken and disappointed over the #election2024 . But now I know. #election2024🇺🇸 #trump ♬ original sound - Sweeper

Today's Funny

You were late clocking in for work today. What happened?

Well - there was this bear, see - and he had a red balloon ...

A Poem

THE TRUTH AND THE LIE

Samantha Stephens

The Lie said to the Truth, "Let's take a bath together, the water is very nice."
The Truth, still suspicious, tested the water and found out it really was nice.

So they got naked and bathed.

But suddenly, the Lie leapt out of the water and fled, wearing the clothes of the Truth.
The Truth, furious, raced out of the pond to get her clothes back.
But the World, upon seeing the naked Truth, looked away, with anger and contempt.

Poor Truth returned to the pond and disappeared forever, hiding her shame.
Since then, the Lie runs around the world, dressed as the Truth, and society is very happy -because the world has no desire to know the naked Truth.

Overheard - Again

Q:

What borders on stupidity?

A:

Mexico and Canada

Today's PSA

This one's for all of our Fallopian-American friends.

Desi Breaks It Down

It's not about why she lost. It's about how the fuck did that guy win?