It's morbidly hilarious that centrist donors gave Democratic Party operatives millions of dollars to come up with a sparkly new way to differentiate themselves from the left and they were like, "What about spanking kids?"
Adam Jentleson of Searchlight Institute recommended in his Ezra Klein interview today that Democrats embrace spanking children as a "a very powerful signal" that connects with voters "on a values basis."
I didn't think I could dislike the man any more than I already did, but lo!
I didn't think I could dislike the man any more than I already did, but lo!
November 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
It's morbidly hilarious that centrist donors gave Democratic Party operatives millions of dollars to come up with a sparkly new way to differentiate themselves from the left and they were like, "What about spanking kids?"
This partly why, when I talk aboug heterosexuality and patriarchy, I tend not to append prefixes like "cis-".
Cisness as an emergent has been used by queer people to differentiate themselves from us, yes, but in general not being straight *is* treated as gender deviance by most people.
Cisness as an emergent has been used by queer people to differentiate themselves from us, yes, but in general not being straight *is* treated as gender deviance by most people.
It's always interesting to see just how deeply lesbians have been parsed as de facto trans men and gay men have been parsed as de facto trans women across history, even extremely recently. And this association hasn't exactly gone away.
November 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
This partly why, when I talk aboug heterosexuality and patriarchy, I tend not to append prefixes like "cis-".
Cisness as an emergent has been used by queer people to differentiate themselves from us, yes, but in general not being straight *is* treated as gender deviance by most people.
Cisness as an emergent has been used by queer people to differentiate themselves from us, yes, but in general not being straight *is* treated as gender deviance by most people.
The reason why MAGA and DSAs/Leftists are hard to differentiate is that they both perpetuate ethnic antagonism.
Neither wants to lose political or cultural power with their majority constituents.
Neither wants to lose political or cultural power with their majority constituents.
November 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The reason why MAGA and DSAs/Leftists are hard to differentiate is that they both perpetuate ethnic antagonism.
Neither wants to lose political or cultural power with their majority constituents.
Neither wants to lose political or cultural power with their majority constituents.
If you needed to differentiate individual atoms on the surface of the Earth, you would need pi to be precise only to 17 digits: 3.14159265358979324.
November 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM
If you needed to differentiate individual atoms on the surface of the Earth, you would need pi to be precise only to 17 digits: 3.14159265358979324.
I love that we have to differentiate Luigi's, actually.
November 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I love that we have to differentiate Luigi's, actually.
GDP treating all spending as fabulous news doesn't differentiate between good news & bad news.
Treating all investment as fabulous news doesn't differentiate between positive investments & negative ones.
Unsurprisingly, oversimplistic employment numbers also conceal plummeting job quality. 15/
Treating all investment as fabulous news doesn't differentiate between positive investments & negative ones.
Unsurprisingly, oversimplistic employment numbers also conceal plummeting job quality. 15/
November 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
GDP treating all spending as fabulous news doesn't differentiate between good news & bad news.
Treating all investment as fabulous news doesn't differentiate between positive investments & negative ones.
Unsurprisingly, oversimplistic employment numbers also conceal plummeting job quality. 15/
Treating all investment as fabulous news doesn't differentiate between positive investments & negative ones.
Unsurprisingly, oversimplistic employment numbers also conceal plummeting job quality. 15/
If you want to get better at your art form, you must practice. Critically, differentiate practice from performance or product. Write things you won't publish. Draw things you won't post. Play things you won't record. If you only perform or produce, you're neglecting a whole mechanism for improving.
November 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
If you want to get better at your art form, you must practice. Critically, differentiate practice from performance or product. Write things you won't publish. Draw things you won't post. Play things you won't record. If you only perform or produce, you're neglecting a whole mechanism for improving.
I understand both wanting to differentiate her moveset from Link, as well as create a limitation so you can't just ignore the mob summoning mechanics, but they also clearly realized you needed a fast active attack to do boss fights, so at that point why not just give her mana based attacks?
November 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I understand both wanting to differentiate her moveset from Link, as well as create a limitation so you can't just ignore the mob summoning mechanics, but they also clearly realized you needed a fast active attack to do boss fights, so at that point why not just give her mana based attacks?
The ones actually in Scotland are called Coos to differentiate
November 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The ones actually in Scotland are called Coos to differentiate
“Voters didn’t have to differentiate between the quality of the candidates and the quality of the president’s leadership, because the first flowed so clearly from the second” - @brianphillips.lol
www.theringer.com/2026/11/04/p...
www.theringer.com/2026/11/04/p...
The Obvious Truth of the Midterm Obliteration
He’s done
www.theringer.com
November 10, 2026 at 3:07 AM
“Voters didn’t have to differentiate between the quality of the candidates and the quality of the president’s leadership, because the first flowed so clearly from the second” - @brianphillips.lol
www.theringer.com/2026/11/04/p...
www.theringer.com/2026/11/04/p...
BlueSky brain can’t differentiate between takes and jokes. Very sad condition to have.
November 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
BlueSky brain can’t differentiate between takes and jokes. Very sad condition to have.
That doesn't differentiate you from a number of Americans online...
November 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
That doesn't differentiate you from a number of Americans online...
The important thing to differentiate is:
The effective 2021 gerrymander
Vs
The foolhardy 2026 gerrymander
The effective 2021 gerrymander
Vs
The foolhardy 2026 gerrymander
Texas geography favors Dems—I estimate gerrymandering cost them ~10 seats statewide:
2 in Austin’s suburbs
2 in Houston’s suburbs
6 in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs
Many folks are considering only the 6 seats the GOP failed to win—not how many more they should’ve lost when getting routed statewide
2 in Austin’s suburbs
2 in Houston’s suburbs
6 in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs
Many folks are considering only the 6 seats the GOP failed to win—not how many more they should’ve lost when getting routed statewide
Not sure enough attention is being paid to how well the Texas gerrymander worked for Republicans. Democratic vote share rose 12 pts; they won the popular vote 53-47. But they only gained one seat and the delegation is still 24-14 Republicans. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Un...
November 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The important thing to differentiate is:
The effective 2021 gerrymander
Vs
The foolhardy 2026 gerrymander
The effective 2021 gerrymander
Vs
The foolhardy 2026 gerrymander
Presumably the MPs and peers on the committee will not be able to differentiate it from normal GC rhetoric.
November 11, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Presumably the MPs and peers on the committee will not be able to differentiate it from normal GC rhetoric.
The Call of Duty video game features warriors. He doesn’t differentiate.
November 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The Call of Duty video game features warriors. He doesn’t differentiate.
The Liberal party voted for UBI at convention, weird how the policies that are helpful for working people, that differentiate them from the Cons, never see the light of day.
Every fucking time! Almost like we should stop studying this and actually implement it.
“This study confirms growing evidence that we and others have long presented: there is no evidence that Basic Income reduces economic and labour market activity,” he told CNN. “On the contrary, it gives workers the economic security to take good risks and avoid bad ones in their working lives.”
November 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The Liberal party voted for UBI at convention, weird how the policies that are helpful for working people, that differentiate them from the Cons, never see the light of day.
She can’t differentiate from taste alone. 😂
November 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
She can’t differentiate from taste alone. 😂
Also...yes she's hotter than him. But when you're insanely rich, probably hard to differentiate spy from conventional "gold digger". Now, if you're some maga chud who works in the state department, that's a different story
November 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Also...yes she's hotter than him. But when you're insanely rich, probably hard to differentiate spy from conventional "gold digger". Now, if you're some maga chud who works in the state department, that's a different story
I do not feel the need to differentiate and say "Generative AI" because the only AI being talked about is only Generative AI
November 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I do not feel the need to differentiate and say "Generative AI" because the only AI being talked about is only Generative AI
The word Nora is defending here is "Zio." Really think it's important that the Anti-Zionist left find a way to differentiate themselves from neo-Nazis like David Duke.
November 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The word Nora is defending here is "Zio." Really think it's important that the Anti-Zionist left find a way to differentiate themselves from neo-Nazis like David Duke.
people assume sex differentiation is stuff that makes the sexes different but it is also stuff that accommodates for other sex differences, like very different hormonal environments. other animals’ brains irreversibly differentiate in fetal/infant periods for different postpubertal environments
November 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
people assume sex differentiation is stuff that makes the sexes different but it is also stuff that accommodates for other sex differences, like very different hormonal environments. other animals’ brains irreversibly differentiate in fetal/infant periods for different postpubertal environments
well the junior senator from Illinois did it. if he doesn’t have the juice to differentiate himself as a senator he probably doesn’t have the juice to differentiate himself in a very crowded 2028 primary field
November 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
well the junior senator from Illinois did it. if he doesn’t have the juice to differentiate himself as a senator he probably doesn’t have the juice to differentiate himself in a very crowded 2028 primary field
i used to differentiate more with what color hearts i use for each person in my life - like assigning special meaning to certain colors over others. but now tbh i just think my default for almost everyone is the pink heart bc i think pink its cute
November 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
i used to differentiate more with what color hearts i use for each person in my life - like assigning special meaning to certain colors over others. but now tbh i just think my default for almost everyone is the pink heart bc i think pink its cute
It is his beauty spot! And it helps differentiate between him and brother Joe! 😻😻😻
November 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It is his beauty spot! And it helps differentiate between him and brother Joe! 😻😻😻
Republicans are the kind of people who can't differentiate between the expressions "golden age" and "gilded age"
November 9, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Republicans are the kind of people who can't differentiate between the expressions "golden age" and "gilded age"