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New Radicals - You Get What You Give (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by NewRadicalsVEVO
youtu.be
Back on my musical #Xena #webcomic, I believe its themes are relevant now:
1) Fear & anger are powerful servants, but terrible masters
2) You have more allies than you think
Here’s a pep talk from it, sung by Xena herself at a moment when all seems lost:
youtu.be/DL7-CKirWZE?...
1) Fear & anger are powerful servants, but terrible masters
2) You have more allies than you think
Here’s a pep talk from it, sung by Xena herself at a moment when all seems lost:
youtu.be/DL7-CKirWZE?...
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omg this is a good ad
October 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
omg this is a good ad
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Troy Jackson: "Sen. Collins says that she voted against it 9 times, but she didn't have the votes. Well, that sounds like then we probably ought to have Democrats in charge of the Senate so we have the votes to stop this war and hold Donald Trump in check. It sounds like Republicans won't do that."
October 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Troy Jackson: "Sen. Collins says that she voted against it 9 times, but she didn't have the votes. Well, that sounds like then we probably ought to have Democrats in charge of the Senate so we have the votes to stop this war and hold Donald Trump in check. It sounds like Republicans won't do that."
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Every single time I posted political content with no exception I got a lot of hateful/angry comments on Instagram.
Yesterday I posted about the student protests in France so I was kinda expecting some insults, and… Nothing. Just 200+ nice comments.
I wonder if it could be connected to this.
Yesterday I posted about the student protests in France so I was kinda expecting some insults, and… Nothing. Just 200+ nice comments.
I wonder if it could be connected to this.
According to Cloudflare Data Explorer the amount of russian bot traffic has dropped to 49% after Ukraine struck a yandex data center.
yoda69 / twitter
yoda69 / twitter
October 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Every single time I posted political content with no exception I got a lot of hateful/angry comments on Instagram.
Yesterday I posted about the student protests in France so I was kinda expecting some insults, and… Nothing. Just 200+ nice comments.
I wonder if it could be connected to this.
Yesterday I posted about the student protests in France so I was kinda expecting some insults, and… Nothing. Just 200+ nice comments.
I wonder if it could be connected to this.
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The one (1) strategic lesson Dems in power need to learn from the last two years is that these fascist fuckers moved FAST. They knew the clock was ticking and broke as much as they could, as fast as they could. So don't fuck around for 2 years "building coalitions" or whatever
what i want out of the next two years of an at least partially democrat-controlled congress is robust dossiers on every criminal in this administration ready for relevant agency heads and state governments at 12pm on january 20, 2028. impeachments are one avenue to help build them
October 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The one (1) strategic lesson Dems in power need to learn from the last two years is that these fascist fuckers moved FAST. They knew the clock was ticking and broke as much as they could, as fast as they could. So don't fuck around for 2 years "building coalitions" or whatever
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begging with all my heart for more Democrats running in this election cycle to pick up what Jon Ossoff is putting down
CALL 👏 THEM 👏 NAZIS 👏 TO 👏 THEIR 👏 FACE
CALL 👏 THEM 👏 NAZIS 👏 TO 👏 THEIR 👏 FACE
October 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
begging with all my heart for more Democrats running in this election cycle to pick up what Jon Ossoff is putting down
CALL 👏 THEM 👏 NAZIS 👏 TO 👏 THEIR 👏 FACE
CALL 👏 THEM 👏 NAZIS 👏 TO 👏 THEIR 👏 FACE
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nationalize everything Elon Musk owns.
Just two days before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, President Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX, a major federal contractor run by Elon Musk, according to ethics filings made public on Thursday. https://cnn.it/4rRrZU0
October 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
nationalize everything Elon Musk owns.
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I'm so *not* interested in predicting how movies will open, or guessing what the opening will mean for the box office total, or any of that stuff. But I do know box office alone does not indicate whether a film is a financial success, especially long-term. There are so many revenue streams now.
October 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I'm so *not* interested in predicting how movies will open, or guessing what the opening will mean for the box office total, or any of that stuff. But I do know box office alone does not indicate whether a film is a financial success, especially long-term. There are so many revenue streams now.
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United Artists 2.0
I do think it's weird that more of the richest directors and actors in Hollywood don't pool their money and create studios as the system they work in is dismantled by tech bros and billionaires.
New studios can still become behemoths. A24 is less than 15 years old.
New studios can still become behemoths. A24 is less than 15 years old.
October 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
United Artists 2.0
#Inktober Day 6: Ogre
From my Xena project:
concept sketch of Metamorpheus in black armor & headdress, trainer of Rome’s future leaders, & befitting the description of ogre!
From my Xena project:
concept sketch of Metamorpheus in black armor & headdress, trainer of Rome’s future leaders, & befitting the description of ogre!
October 7, 2026 at 3:46 AM
#Inktober Day 6: Ogre
From my Xena project:
concept sketch of Metamorpheus in black armor & headdress, trainer of Rome’s future leaders, & befitting the description of ogre!
From my Xena project:
concept sketch of Metamorpheus in black armor & headdress, trainer of Rome’s future leaders, & befitting the description of ogre!
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Stevens: Endorses Abdul
Slotkin: Endorses Abdul
Nessel: Endorses Abdul
Peters: Endorses Abdul
Whitmer: Endorses Abdul
Harris: Endorses Abdul
DSCC: $30M helping Abdul
OBAMA: Endorses Abdul
Leftists: "WHY DO MODERATES WANT ABDUL TO LOSE???"
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/b...
Slotkin: Endorses Abdul
Nessel: Endorses Abdul
Peters: Endorses Abdul
Whitmer: Endorses Abdul
Harris: Endorses Abdul
DSCC: $30M helping Abdul
OBAMA: Endorses Abdul
Leftists: "WHY DO MODERATES WANT ABDUL TO LOSE???"
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/b...
Barack Obama is to appear with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit
Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Stevens: Endorses Abdul
Slotkin: Endorses Abdul
Nessel: Endorses Abdul
Peters: Endorses Abdul
Whitmer: Endorses Abdul
Harris: Endorses Abdul
DSCC: $30M helping Abdul
OBAMA: Endorses Abdul
Leftists: "WHY DO MODERATES WANT ABDUL TO LOSE???"
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/b...
Slotkin: Endorses Abdul
Nessel: Endorses Abdul
Peters: Endorses Abdul
Whitmer: Endorses Abdul
Harris: Endorses Abdul
DSCC: $30M helping Abdul
OBAMA: Endorses Abdul
Leftists: "WHY DO MODERATES WANT ABDUL TO LOSE???"
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/b...
This will come in handy whenever smug conservative Christians ask me what it’s like to live in “Tent City.”
October 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This will come in handy whenever smug conservative Christians ask me what it’s like to live in “Tent City.”
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Congress needs to audit the White House and cut funding controlled by the president to the bone. What’s the minimum budget required for him to be housed, fed, and staffed to do the basics of the job? That should be his annual budget. Let him ask Congress for more as he needs it.
Stephen Miller's Office of Remigration deliberately announces right in its name that white nationalism is the basis for US immigration policy. Dems should defund it.
The great Posting Through It pod invited me on to talk about my reporting on Miller. We went deep:
open.spotify.com/episode/5OAX...
The great Posting Through It pod invited me on to talk about my reporting on Miller. We went deep:
open.spotify.com/episode/5OAX...
146: Taxpayer-Funded White Nationalism feat. Greg Sargent
Posting Through It · Episode
open.spotify.com
October 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Congress needs to audit the White House and cut funding controlled by the president to the bone. What’s the minimum budget required for him to be housed, fed, and staffed to do the basics of the job? That should be his annual budget. Let him ask Congress for more as he needs it.
One of the surprising things about Digger is that there’s key shots in the trailer that don’t appear in the film, & the pacing & tone are very different. It’s closer in feel to Robert Altman’s filmed plays & later work than the screwball comedy sensibility of the trailer.
October 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
One of the surprising things about Digger is that there’s key shots in the trailer that don’t appear in the film, & the pacing & tone are very different. It’s closer in feel to Robert Altman’s filmed plays & later work than the screwball comedy sensibility of the trailer.
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Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job.
Think about that in context of
Think about that in context of
AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP.
Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down.
"AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago.
We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down.
"AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago.
We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
October 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job.
Think about that in context of
Think about that in context of
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Someone needs to stuff this guy in a locker and arc-weld it shut
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
www.politico.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Someone needs to stuff this guy in a locker and arc-weld it shut
I saw Digger tonight, & enjoed it. It is a kind of modern-day Dr. Strangelove, starring the last actor to star in a a kubrick film. Of course you can’t just do a climate take on it, because that’s letting us off easy. The stage replaces the war room of Strangelove…
October 5, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I saw Digger tonight, & enjoed it. It is a kind of modern-day Dr. Strangelove, starring the last actor to star in a a kubrick film. Of course you can’t just do a climate take on it, because that’s letting us off easy. The stage replaces the war room of Strangelove…
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A whole political movement should be stood up against this arrogant and sociopathic bullshit www.politico.com/newsletters/...
October 5, 2026 at 2:18 AM
A whole political movement should be stood up against this arrogant and sociopathic bullshit www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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My man looks like Mike Myers wearing a mask of Michael Myers
October 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
My man looks like Mike Myers wearing a mask of Michael Myers
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A reason im not moved by the “don’t give the trump administration the pretext they’re looking for” is that we would not dare say that about any anti-authoritarian protest movement in literally any other country
June 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A reason im not moved by the “don’t give the trump administration the pretext they’re looking for” is that we would not dare say that about any anti-authoritarian protest movement in literally any other country
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Related: Good God, how I miss color in movies & TV. Real color. Not that "desaturated" color. COLOR.
October 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Related: Good God, how I miss color in movies & TV. Real color. Not that "desaturated" color. COLOR.
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Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy.
I made this case here:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
I made this case here:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
October 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy.
I made this case here:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
I made this case here:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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