All In Due Time

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[glowcowboy]

reminder that if you’re a terf leave me ALOOOOOONE leave me alone get away from me!!!!!!! you are not wanted or welcome here

[the-big-mood]

[what-even-is-thiss]

You know it is kind of fascinating to me watching professionals do what they do even if it’s presented a bit weirdly. You can in fact go to school for this sort of thing.

[prokopetz]

The choice of music and the patterned wall art directly behind his head make it feel like I should be fighting this guy in EarthBound.

[geeses]

from the bottom of my heart, i am tired of everyone trying to sell me something

[prof-grace-aspen]

"Republicans don't have consistent morals"

Yes they do. It's just that their morals are rooted in "protect the people and things closest to me at all costs". Their values are extreme tribalism. They also believe those outside the group are constantly threatening the safety and prosperity of the in-group.

This is why so much of what they do seems contradictory and hypocritical. Yes, they want prosperity for those they consider "like them", but they are also willing to do things that harm themselves if it harms the "enemy" more. And, they blame the enemy for that harm, not themselves.

It's literally "this is why we can't have nice things". It's your fault.

A conservative may think, "welfare might be nice, and it's true all my neighbors depend on it, but those welfare queens are stealing it, so we can't have it. Public pools might be nice, and they provide a safe place for my children to play, but people I consider unclean might use them, so we can't have them."

This is how a conservative woman can justify an abortion for herself, but not for others, even though anti-abortion laws make it harder for her to get that abortion in the first place.

What needs to be done will morph and change, external influences will change what they think are important values for the inside group to have to some degree, but at the core it's always about protecting their own.

[im-not-shouting-im-projecting]

When I was in highschool, I had a conversation that truly made me understand how conservatives think on a fundamental level. I was discussing with a conservative family friend an essay I was writing that was arguing for the decriminalization of sex work and I spent a while laying out my various arguments and why this issue was important and at the end she said to me "okay, but I don't want my daughter to think that is an acceptable thing to do".

I (being a teenager) was confused by this because this issue is so much larger than just her daughter. So I tried again to explain how many people are harmed by sex work criminalization and how decriminalization would decrease sex trafficking and she repeated again, with a smile on her face: "I don't want my daughter to do that and decriminalization would signal that that is an acceptable thing for her to do".

I was struck with a moment of realization that the way I see the world is the exact opposite of this woman. She fundamentally saw the world as centered on her and her loved ones as individuals, and was completely unconcerned with how it would affect society on a larger level. To her, the material harm that was caused to thousands of people is completely inconsequential when compared to the imagined possibility of it signaling something to her family that she personally disagrees with. That is, at it's core the conservative mindset.

[digitaldiscipline]

The core of these people's "moral" identity is ignorant, short-sighted selfishness:

I wouldn't make that choice, so nobody else should be able to, either.

[hbbisenieks]

normal people in SF are fucking sick of every billboard being for AI slop

[error-404-fuck-not-found]

takes a real artist to go "i have to deface this billboard promoting an evil corporation's evil product. but crucially☝️the typeface and kerning must match or else it's cringe"

[quasi-normalcy]

Given America's historical success rate in wars of occupation, it is pretty baffling that Trump has decided to convert all of America's domestic problems into wars of occupation.

[banananloop]

“Fuck you. Make me.”

[punkenglishnerd]

Unpopular opinion: Being intelligent isn’t an excuse for being unkind.

[stns-classics]

Pretentious asshole is OUT! Pretentious Sweetheart is IN! Wearing dapper clothes and holding the door open for others makes you feel COOL AS H*CK! Glance up from your hefty books to give a stranger a smile!! Quote literature to inspire others! Be presumptuous in the way that you presume that everyone needs their day to be a little brighter!!!

[representationthirst]

Administration showed us this tweet on day one of grad school and boy did it hit home

[biglawbear]

“distinguished yourself by being kind” is my literal life motto at work, holy shit

[transpondster]

Minneapolis comic bookstore owner Greg Ketter.

[thebibliosphere]

He owns Dreamhaven Books and Comics in Minneapolis and has done since the late 70s. Well worth the visit if you're local.

Their website is currently down from the sheer amount of traffic hitting it and Greg has said after they catch up with the online orders he's going to rest up for a bit before they get things back online, but for anyone outside of Twin Cities who wants to have a browse, their ABE books and Ebay where they post rare/collector items are still up.

https://www.abebooks.com/DreamHaven-Books-Minneapolis-MN-U.S.A/452261/sf

https://www.ebay.com/str/dreamhavenbooks

[qqueenofhades]

Can't find the video at the moment, but this elderly badass was standing in tear gas yelling FUCK YOU, STOP, I'M 70 YEARS OLD AND I'M FUCKIN' PISSED!!! at ICE goons after Alex Pretti's killing.

I imagine, as noted, his website is completely slammed, but I will keep checking back to see if I can get an online order at some point.

[paulgadzikowski]

Here's the CBS news/WCCO video on Bluesky.

[thebibliosphere]

There are people in the notes worried about Greg’s safety and that his identity was outed against his will.

Greg has willingly given interviews and been loudly active in the local community. He is one of many people making the choice to do so to expose the levels of cruelty and inhumanity taking place, this is not the same as taking pictures of non-consenting protestors—but thank you for being worried about him.

Please know Greg and other booksellers in the area who have becomes hubs of local activity and resistance are being looked after by the community. They are making themselves visible so people have rallying points.

Also, did you know if you shop through Bookshop.org you can choose which independent book seller to buy from, directly increasing their visibility and sales? And that bookshop.org gives a large portion of their profit to supporting independent book sellers across the country?

Now you do!

[depsidase]

[animentality]

[saywhat-politics]

Minnesota toy shop hit with shock audit by Trump officials after criticizing ICE on TV, owners claim

Minnesota toy shop claims DHS began auditing it after owner criticized ICE on TV

Toy store says it was hit with an audit notice hours after one of its owners said ICE had ‘terrorized’ Minnesota

[writing-relatedactivities]

This is our local toy store, they posted today that they received legal help to comply with the insanely short deadline on the audit. They're a great store and an important part of the community. They've gotten a lot of support (had to shut down online orders because they were overwhelmed) and are directing folks to donate to immigration nonprofits instead.

[charlesoberonn]

Literally cartoon villain behavior.

[animentality]

[depsidase]

[libraford]

Happy to see this in places where I usually find white nationalist stickers.

[animentality]

[animentality]

[conifersncoasts]

Repost into the fucking sun. They're already trying to confiscate phones from witnesses of the shooting. Everyone of these thugs needs to be arrested and tried for murder.