Peter Caffin
pcaffin.bsky.social
Peter Caffin
@pcaffin.bsky.social
IT, Project Management, Business, Strategy. Insufferable lefty.
You can convince people that Harris and Clinton are lesser evils than Trump, but under the American system you still have to convince them that those candidates are worth spending the time to vote *for*. That's where they failed.

(Different situation with Gore in 2000 though.)
September 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM
It's actually a real shame Canada can't say yes. Parliamentary democracies like Canada, including the UK and Australia, are very good at quickly flushing away terrible leaders. Someone like Trump wouldn't have lasted a year in any of these countries.
September 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Probably won't matter in the end. MAGAs won't release them, no matter the vote; and the next administration will sweep it all under the rug in the name of moving on, the way they always have before.
September 18, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Actually a plot from the UK superhero show, Misfits. All the heroes have janky powers, often without the associated prerequisites.

One of the first to go public is a guy who controls milk. The protagonists think it's the most lame power ever, until he uses it to suffocate people and clog arteries.
September 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Wouldn't back Labor to fight a straw man argument.
September 18, 2026 at 7:46 AM
"How did you get a plunger stuck all the way up 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆?"

"You'll never believe me, but..."
September 18, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Can only hope FIFA can be made to see sense, and at least schedule him to referee a game in Canada or Mexico.
June 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Reposted by Peter Caffin
Doctors at a diabetes conference in the US were removed by police for a paper criticizing government policy. www-nola-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nola...
Doctors removed by police from New Orleans convention after handing out anti-Trump article
None of those who were removed were arrested, according to Louisiana State Police.
www-nola-com.cdn.ampproject.org
June 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Which version though? There have been some right bangers and many duds, out of the official versions and random covers out there.
June 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
"Oh no, Bodie and Doyle have crashed the car out through the front window again. I'll never get the stains out of the linen."
June 7, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Nah. At state level, we often see the Libs and Nats outside of coalition in opposition, then they re-sign an agreement when they're back in govt. Being separate helps them better focus their separate policies to their particular support bases.
May 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Which mineral rights would we have to gift them, and how much over half?
March 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Not especially confident Harris wouldn't be planning much the same, tbh. The only difference is she's probably smart enough not to have said the quiet thing out loud.
February 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
With ethnic cleansing, it's usually mass graves in out of the way places, to be rediscovered in 20-50 years as an "interesting historical site."
February 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A choice between two very samey and revolting major parties isn't really much of a democracy though, is it. No wonder so many look at that and want something, anything, different.

History shows authoritarianism is terrible, but the samey neoliberals cheaped out on history education. So, 🤷‍♀️
January 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Simon Benson Snr and Simon Benson Jr?
December 1, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Unlike the other place, no way to remove unwanted followers, like the cam-site girls 🫤
November 26, 2024 at 2:11 AM