Mamdani: "I thought that if I could build a campaign of universality ... if I behaved well enough or bit my tongue enough ... it would allow me to be more than just my faith. I was wrong."
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Mamdani: "I thought that if I could build a campaign of universality ... if I behaved well enough or bit my tongue enough ... it would allow me to be more than just my faith. I was wrong."
The universality of this trend, despite *wildly* different cultural, political, economic and social differences across the world is one of the most fascinating phenomena on the planet right now.
This is actually kind of crazy and again implies it's not really any specific country's policies. But it does continue to support my "video games got too fun, more fun than baby" theory.
July 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The universality of this trend, despite *wildly* different cultural, political, economic and social differences across the world is one of the most fascinating phenomena on the planet right now.
JRM, despite his almost comically upper class Brit affect, is a Catholic who on a personal level takes the catechism’s teaching on the universality of man quite seriously.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the most stereotypically Tory conservative man of the 21st Century, responded to Suella Braverman with a long-form video criticizing her position and rejecting a race-based theory of Englishness, and in response has been ratioed by the increasingly feral British online far-right.
September 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM
JRM, despite his almost comically upper class Brit affect, is a Catholic who on a personal level takes the catechism’s teaching on the universality of man quite seriously.
the number one thing that my job has given me, that i wish i could forcibly give to everyone, is an understanding of the universality of grief and in turn the universality of humanity. there is no "type" of person i meet in a day, and once you understand that, there are no "types" of person at all
December 10, 2023 at 4:45 PM
the number one thing that my job has given me, that i wish i could forcibly give to everyone, is an understanding of the universality of grief and in turn the universality of humanity. there is no "type" of person i meet in a day, and once you understand that, there are no "types" of person at all
Oh that's awesome! I like the universality of being endeared to local wildlife as an innate human trait.
June 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Oh that's awesome! I like the universality of being endeared to local wildlife as an innate human trait.
Tell me more about the universality of Nazi emblems. bsky.app/profile/fain...
we're not talking about a generic skull and crossbones tattoo here - Graham Platner's tattoo appears to be a straight-up 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.
not subtle!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_SS_...
not subtle!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_SS_...
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tell me more about the universality of Nazi emblems. bsky.app/profile/fain...
The thing about my preferred ethnic group's apocalyptic violence is that it's the first moment of a dialectical process through which concrete universality as opposed to abstract 'universality' unfolds
November 26, 2024 at 7:38 AM
The thing about my preferred ethnic group's apocalyptic violence is that it's the first moment of a dialectical process through which concrete universality as opposed to abstract 'universality' unfolds
The universality of “ugh, men”
January 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The universality of “ugh, men”
The thing is, Mamdani's position is the only correct position for anyone who truly believes in the universality of human rights, not to mention the best framework for a durable peace. And people keep asking him like he's some sort of freak for holding it. And he keeps answering. Good for him.
June 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The thing is, Mamdani's position is the only correct position for anyone who truly believes in the universality of human rights, not to mention the best framework for a durable peace. And people keep asking him like he's some sort of freak for holding it. And he keeps answering. Good for him.
You guys would not believe the universality of this behavior in Adam Carolla's alcoholic rapist group chat!
“'Most every guy I know did what he’s being accused of at one point or another with their girlfriend at some point after a night of drinking,' complained the Donald Trump-loving comedian Adam Carolla."
www.salon.com/2026/07/15/m...
www.salon.com/2026/07/15/m...
MAGA influencers exploit Graham Platner scandal to win back men - Salon.com
Manosphere figures are using anger over the Maine race to coax young voters back to Trump
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July 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
You guys would not believe the universality of this behavior in Adam Carolla's alcoholic rapist group chat!
For a billionaire, Mark Cuban seems to retain a sense of real life and the universality of the human struggle.
January 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
For a billionaire, Mark Cuban seems to retain a sense of real life and the universality of the human struggle.
Oh John Quincy Adams, we hardly knew ye
March 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Oh John Quincy Adams, we hardly knew ye
The universality is one of the BBC’s most defining principles. Replace it with ads and it is lost forever.
Here's my first cut on the government's fairly radical plans for the BBC. Not sure the BBC even wants this (Tim Davie's rhetoric is universality, universality, universality). Also, can already see pitchforks at ITV and Netflix over a BBC fattened by ads/subs. deadline.com/2025/12/bbc-...
BBC Could Move To Netflix-Style Model & Carry Ads Under Radical Reform Plans
The BBC could be required to launch a Netflix-style subscription service or carry adverts under radical reforms being considered by the UK government.
deadline.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The universality is one of the BBC’s most defining principles. Replace it with ads and it is lost forever.
Universality my man. Universality.
September 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Universality my man. Universality.
Universality of lepton flavour universality
December 17, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Universality of lepton flavour universality
The universality of human rights ultimately protects *you*.
Among other things, I'm just so pissed that a country that once made winning WWII its whole personality is now building concentration camps
July 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The universality of human rights ultimately protects *you*.
A reminder that a subscription service would be the end of the BBC universality, which makes the BBC the BBC
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A reminder that a subscription service would be the end of the BBC universality, which makes the BBC the BBC
I really like this comment I saw on a video purely because it expresses a kind of human universality and global oneness that hits further home for me reading it in Japanese as a Westerner
🇯🇵 "whats a Jarona..."
🇺🇸 "whats a Jarona..."
🇯🇵 "whats a Jarona..."
🇺🇸 "whats a Jarona..."
July 7, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I really like this comment I saw on a video purely because it expresses a kind of human universality and global oneness that hits further home for me reading it in Japanese as a Westerner
🇯🇵 "whats a Jarona..."
🇺🇸 "whats a Jarona..."
🇯🇵 "whats a Jarona..."
🇺🇸 "whats a Jarona..."
Specificity (in story) leads to universality.
June 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Specificity (in story) leads to universality.
This is not what I had hoped with the recognition of the universality of mankind and abandonment of materialism.
April 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is not what I had hoped with the recognition of the universality of mankind and abandonment of materialism.
My dad died this morning. He was an extraordinarily decent person, and just about everyone who knew him was better for it. What’s striking right now is the universality of this experience: The sun shines, the birds chirp, and life continues, just as it has for tens of thousands of years.
May 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My dad died this morning. He was an extraordinarily decent person, and just about everyone who knew him was better for it. What’s striking right now is the universality of this experience: The sun shines, the birds chirp, and life continues, just as it has for tens of thousands of years.
The idea of the Supreme Court dissenters that citizenship is a “privilege” that only some deserve rather than a basic right for everyone born in the U.S. is in accord with the view that suffrage is a also privilege rather than a universal right. In both cases, they think universality demeans them.
July 1, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The idea of the Supreme Court dissenters that citizenship is a “privilege” that only some deserve rather than a basic right for everyone born in the U.S. is in accord with the view that suffrage is a also privilege rather than a universal right. In both cases, they think universality demeans them.
The magic wrought by simple poems I will always defend, for their universality is such that you can quite often slot yourself effortlessly into them and find a pocket of unquantifiable freedom waiting for you.
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May 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The magic wrought by simple poems I will always defend, for their universality is such that you can quite often slot yourself effortlessly into them and find a pocket of unquantifiable freedom waiting for you.
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This thread tells a real-life story to help understand why means-testing is wrong and universality is the correct approach. Read it. 💯
I grew up poor--dead poor--and was able to eat because of free lunch programs. Meanwhile, one of my school friends, Angel, grew up very well-to-do. Rich parents, nice house. Mother who thought fatness was a crime and all carbs made you fat.
The Seattle City Council just voted 6-3 to approve Joy Hollingsworth's amendment to delay universal school lunches for kids, replacing them with vouchers for qualifying low-income parents to buy groceries over school breaks and weekends. Eddie Lin, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, and Rob Saka voted no.
July 24, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This thread tells a real-life story to help understand why means-testing is wrong and universality is the correct approach. Read it. 💯