2026-10-23T14:29:32Z https://nostr.now Oggie https://nostr.now/npub1jzq80em3ntec9qj4lvrqm3t67eqgnc6j83x0xtt2eue35nf0s5vskj32gn https://files.woof.group/accounts/avatars/109/543/771/048/591/901/original/79fbcfbf3dbeb71f.png https://files.woof.group/accounts/avatars/109/543/771/048/591/901/original/79fbcfbf3dbeb71f.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspd7m90txtlndhwnqk44jefyv8he0aamukm67g4nnzfskgnsjrxqgzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jq73kuj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvr2e6fl6k6426pdufh4tcnfkvryvm7nuh4lcyk70km55nwp7zp9sqthn8r'>nevent1q…hn8r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what movie is/was it?<br/><br/>Just curious 2026-10-10T16:22:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs93gape3r0yratuhq2m7mh3kt2tmsp8tv6jkd0v2gyhhuua46pa9gzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j5ykgas In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs97rxke8mvsge5dqaryjufu7rkzavlrs6539jj2ae3w9des4z5gmsh8kef3'>nevent1q…kef3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He&#39;s actually quietly been an out gay voice for a LONG time, not making huge noises but exerting influence when he can in that very measured, not-quite-closeted way that a lot of gay men who got to those positions and got themselves entrenched have.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not saying he&#39;s got my undiluted support, but I put him in a similar tier (though LOWER, of course) as the One True Batman. 2026-10-05T18:43:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5980l9yszvsfrq00lfc76nxhq4fdq7re8j7mkd5s7z4wq8pkm6czyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jkdqa08 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7auejtqnfdr6ahnzepxrqncfcqs46k0v5f86439yyg4wksgmu6stpkah5'>nevent1q…kah5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also deadheading is, uh, basically free?<br/><br/>And NYC has been doing this stuff for Broadway for literally most of my life (&#39;theater raffle&#39;), just not usually for the opera. It&#39;s just not a story!<br/><br/>But they also want to point out that Mamdani has influencers talking him up! And sometimes influencers can be paid! (Not, actually, his, which they admit somewhere deep in the articles). 2026-09-24T21:16:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstjawhwfa2zhek4kwtam30ps634ke5kcr48cenrneercm0557e6xczyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jz3ty00 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9c6mw5jpatg4u9guku0354nw703w3krredgn6d0dcvgqt03qf7cm0zwrd'>nevent1q…zwrd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I genuinely think it&#39;s kind of funny that he&#39;s publicly talking about where specifically he wants to put snipers, because that&#39;s such a jarring disconnect...<br/><br/>But I mean, you&#39;re half right. The other half is he wants his name to be spoken &#39;forever&#39; and thinks by screaming &#39;national security &#39; people will let him<br/><br/>Based on what he&#39;s said recently, I think only now is he actually all the way into &#39;actually I can just do -anything-&#39;, which is not a great sign<br/><br/>Ocean yelling inc 2026-09-20T19:32:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5zw8terl55j9ycycu4zxr4ruzttuk2rf8zcrs8vnwwfg8s3uevqzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jd8medp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy0ju7nehyypnlefgy4v3scm759wsmj4pyak4nm27e8ed3wwk7g7cpqavq6'>nevent1q…avq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They&#39;re also skipping over grand fraud not being disqualifying as long as it happened over 3 years ago.<br/><br/>I genuinely just want to know which of his frat bros he&#39;s trying to get hired in. 2026-09-15T16:41:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfy2etw9yzm59mnlj8wuxyhdfgarxycll6gp5c8ggwx24qlj9exsszyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jgum5f2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9xqldmw3y39s505qe5s6av92twd8466umdf69az353yz8hq040xgvwmyv2'>nevent1q…myv2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like I&#39;ve heard the stuffed animal one before, it was &#39;fine&#39;. I don&#39;t think I ever heard the other one before, I liked it a little more?<br/><br/>Actually I have a weird one for you- I really do like this song - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXccqTlhoI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXccqTlhoI</a><br/>but the weird part to me is it sounds SO MUCH like a cover, like a &#39;generic james taylor song&#39; (complimentary, the man has had a few solid ones).<br/><br/>Do you get that vibe as well? I&#39;ve been told I&#39;m crazy and my friends don&#39;t hear it. 2026-09-15T01:10:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyc4axdtqsfl3c253r2g4l2v5s0jqmu6qkhpyt64naljythpwn9hczyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j2lytd4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsge8qg2gfdeva7a9m8yu37grlkx85ajpkp2knhdgly92q0974su8g8xhla5'>nevent1q…hla5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>funny thing is, I really like and imagine dragons......video<br/><br/>If you mute it and put other music over it, it&#39;s kinda cool, good work with ( basically) Ren faire people. Contortionist et all, with good makeup.<br/><br/>Also my current pop culture music indulgence is the latest Orville Peck, whose music I have -not- traditionally liked ( not big on country), &#34;already gone&#34;. Found myself humming it between Floyd 2026-09-15T00:11:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9c4amp4jpcphvjmh40ehq2gc4yrg0utgjf66fw87ywqa60j6fepqzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jdfcj0y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz65lpuj83wn35x8jurnyn7wkpra3snnqs6n9vyjdpu0znl9uzm0gl99wt6'>nevent1q…9wt6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In theory the president is a figurehead, a tiebreaker, and someone to do pr with and shake hands.<br/><br/>The supreme court basically has no constitutional function, supposed to just be one guy.<br/><br/>I am not saying I actually think the constitution as written would work wonderfully well and be democratic, but we&#39;re so far from it we can&#39;t see it on a clear day 2026-09-12T13:58:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0xtwp20zzhtfj7lescl5h3qa4wssluzygvvwstqqz044v9z9x43qzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j6lu8au In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fkfl3xwpe9zhkyp6g5hgfc0jhqfery9f6gg59crfjts6w2hck0gn9gfl2'>nevent1q…gfl2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow, that was an article.<br/><br/>Talk about taking things at face value. <br/><br/>Everyone who works at turning point is a deeply religious christian who just wants the best for america and they&#39;re all deeply saddened because of kirk and their deep emotional feelings about him.<br/><br/>Just...absolutely a bold face &#39;This group of fine people on both sides&#39; moment 2026-09-09T11:30:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqldu6jvuem0ctwm6fc7nzpedvmmsytx90jex4mly5renzdmhsm6qzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jemn70v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr3dr7y5fj6c392mx6jw9y23gtm6ykkgk4rgeaqltdw45nc5var5sr4e8kh'>nevent1q…e8kh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is so stupidly over the top and insane and surreal, but everyone in the movie gets at least one monologue where they just go ape shit, and it&#39;s somehow beautiful 2026-09-01T01:05:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstyx9tsgxkr5tulpcdre4c9tqmyrqpe4hrkfzx60nxatg7ek4tytqzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j3wkt5f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jvt8v0w7vw32r8tna2yq4e46saycsnhdccmj3qdwe60d9zcv5lsnam2kw'>nevent1q…m2kw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I only very recently rewatched the corruptor and I had kinda forgotten how good it was. Fat definitely acts circles around marky mark, but it might be MM&#39;s actual best acting job, and he&#39;s not hard in the eyes. It definitely is a surprisingly good one.<br/><br/>The movie I adore with mark though? The Big Hit. Absolutely required viewing for the cast just chewing all the scenery. So stupid, so funny. 2026-09-01T01:00:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszwpf0xdv53cye425h6275vy07706h50vypw89yky5av8ztrux9lczyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jr6t3pl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsplqm6kx0tsgqvrlk52q8366qdulm7umdu9swurrwfey58yz2v8hc33lxj2'>nevent1q…lxj2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trump -talks- about Obama, but he complains about jokes at his expense from 2009, and he&#39;s still trying to change decisions that were made in the 1980s!<br/><br/>It&#39;s a huge thing that he simply cannot allow himself to be wrong. So every opinion he has ever had, every fight, not matter how small and petty, he must secretly have accidentally been correct.<br/><br/>And that&#39;s why the aircraft carrier towers have to move.<br/><br/>And why solar power can&#39;t work.<br/><br/>And tarrifs are good. 2026-08-30T00:41:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst5yhd8m3z4w8hrylvh0rdamsum5jad8akcazdesheh8g6drdhluqzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jsqfks2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgprlwfjj0wsnaxlq92yct4ddtx66ak99vhwcmfepr0kf3v3z68aq9yg30l'>nevent1q…g30l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It looks like she has some heavier leanings than I would have expected in certain counties that are not heavily counted (Wayne, eg), so I&#39;m definitely not counting this as certain.<br/><br/>I really hope so, though!<br/><br/>On the other hand, want a HUGE fucking laugh?<br/><br/><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/the-downballot.com/post/3mscmxjhen227">https://bsky.app/profile/the-downballot.com/post/3mscmxjhen227</a><br/><br/>Just fractally racist. 2026-08-05T05:16:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs97p00prflf6ls9sxw63fghfdlmkvef7w8yrsjag0nj7efvtsgc2gzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j34e0uj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7e0am6jsjyfmycgasuq5ezvk5tz6yxpyumpah5lg7pyyjkehmzqrajla5'>nevent1q…jla5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Still like her better than newsom.<br/><br/>But really my dark horse is the drunk homeless guy who fairly regularly screams obscene shit at 3 am down the street. Mostly because he had this interaction of like &#39;*screamed racial slur* *screamed homophobic slur* *screamed... something maybe someone&#39;s name*-&gt; *far more normal tone of voice*nice dress lady, green really looks good with your hair color-&gt; *screaming how the government is going to kill him*<br/><br/>I am building a campaign strat. 2026-07-31T20:08:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvdevcqghhedvjneshzjcmj73fpjyak8zwrd5xm7vxpyrxw2mmt4gzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3juu4rcf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5wdcqkqlzkgdpllz2g42mh4r8u985l6vu9cyfpjjfju5khznw6swyq9hk'>nevent1q…q9hk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I assume you saw this?<br/><a href="https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02a7-213a92896eb0-54dfbf454e3b-1000--statement-on-behalf-of-uefa-and-its-55-national-associations/">https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02a7-213a92896eb0-54dfbf454e3b-1000--statement-on-behalf-of-uefa-and-its-55-national-associations/</a><br/><br/>Without a retraction this is basically the ballgame. And there&#39;s no pressure because world cup just finished, long time before the next one. 2026-07-31T19:54:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfh79xxaqzmdkdtj0jy87pljfkv4chx6sn2epva3mfpc6ec4692dgzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jrk5lm5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstsrfxfeqjdlgjfejvc7fqqg65zltq45zfz4yz8uqmfmv3m93z5ycuawh5z'>nevent1q…wh5z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Pure humor, but might tickle you a bit<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AE4nq1vxpfA">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AE4nq1vxpfA</a> 2026-07-29T22:05:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstsrfxfeqjdlgjfejvc7fqqg65zltq45zfz4yz8uqmfmv3m93z5yczyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j2l4gug In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswevmgm5wvawnq6zsrwgfk9q2rshnhdlwsq78535ne0kfmdxx4rfc4z53fc'>nevent1q…53fc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He has no appeal, he can&#39;t speak out that much against trump because the crazy old man is that petty, so there is no way he can reality warp his own history.<br/><br/>Flat out, people don&#39;t want to believe him. 2026-07-29T17:19:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswevmgm5wvawnq6zsrwgfk9q2rshnhdlwsq78535ne0kfmdxx4rfczyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jmtmfc3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf30vs2ptzzpyttmkjgc003l9vx5unsutr5575l3naa5rgujdf5rsxqvj0j'>nevent1q…vj0j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also yes I have said at least 20 times to you specifically, I fully agree, everyone hates Vance.<br/><br/>And it&#39;s not even -interested- hate. None of that fascinated disgust. Just a vague &#39;ugh&#39;. When you think of him, vague lip curl and distaste.<br/><br/>I do think the current &#39;setup&#39; is Rubio takes all the Israel influence stuff, trucking trump, he was just an old confused man (insert anti semetic shit to taste), and &#39;not white&#39; being a factor.<br/><br/>Vance was always against..etc<br/><br/>However 2026-07-29T17:18:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf30vs2ptzzpyttmkjgc003l9vx5unsutr5575l3naa5rgujdf5rszyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jwx0emj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4juqn7p6etemtvh68h0qc0gxjw6rj9zxd8fd9q35uw6t40h4meqc4lnxu'>nevent1q…lnxu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Absolute funniest part of this whole thing is trump is 100% behind inherited positions of power, landed gentry, and just moving titles and seats down families....<br/><br/>Except he can&#39;t stand his elder sons, so refuses to groom them as successors.<br/><br/>He is definitely &#39;I take the sun with me when I die&#39;, but likes other people just appointing their children absent qualifications. Not his, though! 2026-07-29T17:05:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0e4fntxemcyg6st0lejwvpgteqxj7330udwz9mjq2f8hlm8e8aygzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jjaahdy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdht2xuwxzdlvyen5lml5j9kzc0ensz2xsngs50cdssrl3kdqr3s0ca3lx'>nevent1q…a3lx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wasn&#39;t expecting to get to furious at people saying things about how he fell into trump&#39;s orbit and turned bad over the past decade.<br/><br/>Then they claim he was such a force for good in the 90s, or 00s.<br/><br/>When he was furiously attacking gay and black people? How about when he was going after women for speaking in public.<br/><br/>If he was ever good, he hid it very well. Just because you happen to agree with him saying shit about trump a decade ago doesn&#39;t mean he wasn&#39;t awful before. 2026-07-12T17:56:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs875mkccj9v7vd8n3hf8339umlcfesxp53q8g5whhfcykteaw87dczyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jw7a4mc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst0wxp2cy3mtxd4chczvh422sunw8k845mc0u2y6mym6hzycshq4sqduf7h'>nevent1q…uf7h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wait, the new DNI guy got rejected? I think I missed that one! 2026-06-03T21:36:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgce7l7k27gexhwdzdz56z2j4ql2lyzlg4m6pgh2vs6gr5vuuc8mgzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j9rugqf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqtx5gf4wqjyl7t2eymgj09yd4zlnv2legt7uyaqrjjvzysd9zuc3wenzg'>nevent1q…enzg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trump is hilariously fine with it, but very adamant about the &#39;And I can&#39;t be audited ever and neither can my kids&#39; thing.<br/><br/>Which to be clear, there is not any way in hell to stop that from being retroactively changed. I have no idea why he thinks that is possible, but there&#39;s a senate hearing going on today where they claim it&#39;s not blanket immunity, it is something that looks exactly the same but sounds different...<br/><br/>Tha&#39;ts all trump cares about, though. 2026-06-02T22:07:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstta8c66xdqvyjh92dlpgcdn8uz6s5zfky776z53k6ly8tn5uchhszyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jaha8sr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs99wwht4e2cl3dkf5cmnp9ntmrnpaxg6e0h3ryk5xf6wx7w2d0sks9sf46l'>nevent1q…f46l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also think at least a few they didn&#39;t even negotiate with but just assumed they would be fine with it.<br/><br/>I love that we&#39;re down to Vanilla Ice (the &#39;headliner&#39; of the lip synced, pre recorded, badly audio-layered, and almost hilariously underpopulated superbowl halftime alternative show, I ASSUME he&#39;s going to actualy continue to be there), and Flo Rida (who I haven&#39;t heard anything about, yet, so maybe he&#39;s not gotten around to declining).<br/><br/>I like that Mili Vanilli noped. 2026-05-31T03:49:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq64xxf5vfc2nq3jgv657cmj82xjw9qrx385r3s8egz2rpaqjyxhgzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jp2wk6e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf20rr84hvzl2elnrqk9tkrg0em5lt2kupkvvh0v8tn5xcgk0wyxczt4g5x'>nevent1q…4g5x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Actually, and I hope you don&#39;t mind me basically blind optimisim posting (and wow is that not super standard for me):<br/><br/>They actually don&#39;t.<br/><br/>Look, I&#39;m not saying charlie kirk was some Brilliant Revolutionary Genius, he was just a photogenic mostly charismatic huckster.<br/><br/>But they actually don&#39;t have a lot of those, esp with media training and without GIANT skeletons in their closet. There&#39;s just not a replacement lined up. They have to rebuild an audience for one from scratch. 2025-09-21T23:37:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8h9764qjam35mh3ca84qpqnenrjavmlmsllrw9syudk47kt6lvczyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jxwg0cn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdrr0fhtr8j6lccwgmdm42qq3x8phfet4d65rse0c553qy6j9wjvchgpdm0'>nevent1q…pdm0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#39;Could you be a little less stupid so I can hate you properly&#39; is a hell of a way to feel about a politician.<br/><br/>I mean, I&#39;ve felt it too! I sympathize! 2025-09-14T16:07:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw9tl6cg0x867tpwlqgq6ff0wc4eyz2ql9ptv969lxd9lpgjv53tgzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jgrqaa8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9tv9gydktkufc6rudmc638u7skryks2jy5kkt8wayt92xsye4yusq0s750'>nevent1q…s750</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What would you recommend for a simple basic windows PDF reader that I can just...set down with someone who doesn&#39;t know much about computers and will &#39;just work&#39; and not...have to deal with anything?<br/><br/>This is not me being snarky or anything, I&#39;m just trying to get a simple set and forget. Minimal editing would be nice, but emphasis on -functional- and unintrusive (it&#39;s not for me, so fiddliness is the big showstopper). 2025-08-23T12:56:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2h3hnx5g6y64xspzfqs7pn4927vaycpy52x2dmjuathw6yz4lh9gzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jfxvpz2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthzyrxjtlks5gr5k2xr3d8xjjt8w34jzxvjfrxlfhpw7euheq86qactv9f'>nevent1q…tv9f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just ran straight into the pdf issue earlier today, trying for a simple task of &#39;basic pdf reader&#39;.<br/><br/>Like, I have not been a fan of Adobe for decades but at least Reader used to be no fuss no muss.<br/><br/>And now ...Lord. <br/><br/>And it started because the windows/word built in one is, at best, semi functional now, because it tries to OCR then AI-geb everything, and does a worse and slower job than oce tech from 2010 (literally). 2025-08-23T07:57:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0pvem5esew3zjsrudcn0kx2qzkmcu8pdhw897nw6mcuqqva0vn7gzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jggp8rr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs26ehedzdzwjfufndezvh90323ls7j523ctfvn9umvg8ek77w0vyql6sa92'>nevent1q…sa92</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I honestly think it&#39;s a mistake to think that they believe, or even really care about, onshoring manufacturing jobs. <br/>It&#39;s possible some believe it, but I don&#39;t think that was ever the goal.<br/><br/>I think the real goal is to get &#39;most americans&#39; so scared for basic care- housing, health, and (to a lesser degree) food, as well as police state things (&#39;we will deport dissidents&#39;), and make that the new normal. Coupled with heavy surveilance, and someone to blame, to make everyone comply. 2025-06-04T21:45:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf6uf892hhecummjd94t2qrlkfzkrdp5l4eq6cggg0wxkgzyj2tjszyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j0ny6dr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs92ulwx7jg864qra84tyxlmmg0uypuyvljt32m6v28zv5l4mv2snsre2l6r'>nevent1q…2l6r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At this point &#39;far left&#39; seems to currently be code for &#39;obeys laws&#39; so we&#39;re pretty far beyond the looking glass.<br/><br/>But it&#39;s been very clear that they generally just make up things that frankly a lot of people would support and assert that democrats are for them- like when they tried to make a case that democrats were supporting a big push for UBI, or a nationwide abortion legalization (both supported by most voters). I&#39;m still surprised we got an effective repeal of DOMA. 2025-04-23T19:43:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggts6689kyxxka0g2fmzj564gc9ge3wwhvnfs4yuvhlg995yujfqzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jefa627 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzv9zx0j0np57e7waq570y0rvxgpgyrnnxpp0d56xmz6hsw7uz8saert7s'>nevent1q…rt7s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I actually started thinking, &#39;well, smoke detectors aren&#39;t that complicated I bet you could &#39; and that way lies crazytown.<br/><br/>I mean, technically it&#39;s true but considering how important it is, this feels deeply in the &#39;do not fuck with established tech&#39; pile.<br/><br/>Still, annoying that this is an area they are being weird about, sorry to hear it. 2025-03-29T00:00:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdzusm89pvryfqfjp0lxxmg9k5tqurkt5u9p4mz90sxpmfrw0yy6szyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j9mp5e7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvru3hs5669sc542j9ud98hjcuwx22xx6h56e0vzumejdffxc8r5s05eukn'>nevent1q…eukn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh is this the one where you can address the colors of the network ports dynamically? That looked so cool when I was poking around at this stuff! 2025-03-25T20:42:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxf0yn33z7mtf8d3vxd9km5lj84egx0ggpcl7avxat0tcj70xucnqzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j3kucpn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqedkegvyqf4hth5naxp5427ltstkpf8ast2e9tykzuj2agzsstvgycrknt'>nevent1q…rknt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Popular was so wildly underrated. 2025-03-22T01:59:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp2f7surtqqwmy66rat4gaw3fuepf4x5dlkrv0qfvrtp0fkj5ddhgzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jeej6g4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvnzcs3radccumpl0vyd7jfkumkpytqze9zgjddsttrkyv04t5yespyj5dd'>nevent1q…j5dd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Jokes are hard- I have a lot of sympathy (generally) for comedians, especially struggling or new ones. But sometimes, things just aren&#39;t funny, and you can&#39;t land that joke. People at the time didn&#39;t do a ton of jokes about a lot of difficult times and struggles (mostly around civil rights!). HOnestly even trans comedians I haven&#39;t heard many decent ones lately.<br/><br/>Just... maybe wait a bit? THere&#39;s a reason &#39;too soon&#39; is a common response to a joke falling flat. 2025-03-15T18:46:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx3896lgc3q2f7u5377la6ds5z60239kc8sm6e0dfccvntwf03upczyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jeaqnhj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs05kvwl05usypwe2nd8xsqrxqkwf652azh0ct8aeagg9tgu6x2eys8lwrct'>nevent1q…wrct</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And bonus points, people will continue to claim that &#39;oh these people don&#39;t have any problems with gay people!&#39; 2025-03-07T14:02:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst3na8jq3079qmdf7eju6saklam7jxkz44z0vtgq5jjhqn7f25uhgzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jvg5e0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszfruw0wtr0q3h9kv2s432g9u3kzhgsxjc8dsnlz40hyhkz0z4yms0ls72g'>nevent1q…s72g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a REALLY excellent book and a very fast read. Highly recommend.<br/><br/>The sequel didn&#39;t hit quite the same level for me, but it is also absolutely worth the time/energy to track down and read! 2025-03-05T20:16:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyq9hha7n54n0nguaxgxt2tdx6mv377lzufnxmyeeh7urgd33lpzszyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jac87j3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwghpdf6hsgnrlmpznw6xv4azkwgn6zllchapuq6jeszqchftf0slaku9x'>nevent1q…ku9x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>honestly a recipe thing probably isn&#39;t a bad idea!<br/><br/>E-ink is very nice on the eyes. <br/><br/>I kinda want one now, but I feel like I need to stop buying toys and consolidate for a while... 2025-02-26T00:00:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8w9phwjgqkkd08kcdvjzm3ae8ql8h4nemwt269t6gv9cp48j9c0gzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3j2yh24s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst98wsx7w0szwpfml0w35v6ylxywvjts9r5lc4jj7pqxzrhaglhmqmmdclu'>nevent1q…dclu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A few of them have just come out and said, but if we give everyone health care, they might quit their jobs. We need them to keep working and be scared.<br/><br/>This is a deeply horrifying thought. 2025-01-03T08:09:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgqxfel7ryfsvgka3gzyws35j0aenhezcwakfdkzjvgrzx7s0tlxgzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3js7u3yt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89danvkk2nec432mdm9svhycyy0z69qltmapr2j0h3j3uh4xgpeqpwapn7'>nevent1q…apn7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Physics is hard.<br/><br/>Now I&#39;m actually genuinely curious, how tough is the backplate on that trunk? I genuinely have no idea, but if the driver had stopped suddenly, what happens there? I feel like maybe &#39;it&#39;s textured plastic&#39; is the answer, and that worries me. 2024-08-27T16:33:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq6glds8fentu82a3l47ycxqakc7kv63zvx56fc38k93mdgwku7vqzyzggqal8wxd08q5z2hasvrw90tmypz0r2g7yeueddt8nxxjd97z3jmm63pv Always reminded of this from Tales of the City on valentine&#39;s day- Michael&#39;s valentine&#39;s day resolutions.<br/>1 I will not call anyone nellie or butch, unless that is his name. <br/>2 I will not assume that women who like me are fag hags.<br/>3 I will stop expecting to meet Jan-Michael Vincent at the tubs. <br/>4 I will inhale poppers only through the mouth. <br/>5 I will not spend more than half an hour in the shower at the Y.<br/>1/n 2024-02-14T12:02:05Z