Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 15hObama was seen as a failure because he made moderate choices that prolonged the problems, and Trump was seen as successful because the policies started working(a bit) finally. 010
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 15hI’m not trying to excuse these voters, because many of them are true believers in bad stuff, but a lot of it really was just wanting it to be 2019 again. Obama and Trump are fundamentally the same message “for 8years things were bad because stupid ppl were in charge” and I’m gonna fix that. 110
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 15hI think it’s about how people get info. No one watches the news on TV or reads the paper, so it’s mostly memes on FB that get reinforced by what headlines they *do* see. So if it’s another headline about some corrupt thing Trump did, who cares, the media is always claiming he’s corrupt. 210
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026But I’m definitely only mad at the bad data centers, not the ones storing the 1 petabyte of data YouTube creates everyday. Anyway make sure to like and subscribe for my latest 138 minute video essay on the new Spider-Man movie and how it relates to ancient Sumerian culture 0120
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If it’s a scale concern doesn’t that mean ag should be your 110% focus then? Because the amount of water we use to grow alfalfa for export absolutely dwarfs data centers. 161
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I feel like we just had an election about how inflation being above 4% causes a death spiral. We don’t need polls. Is gas over 4/gallon? If the answer is yes, the party in power is getting voted out. 000
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I think they should all say that so Alito thinks it’s reasonable to retire. 000
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“How stupid is MAGA that they could believe (unbelievable thing)!?!?” I do think a few of them believe kids are getting sex changes at school, but no one that actually pushes this stuff does. It’s an attack to force people to defend it. Truth is irrelevant. 011
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I’d assume he just thinks that raping a young woman is an inherent part of campus life for young men that he wants to maintain 000
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Vanilla is delicious and I won’t accept slander about it being “basic” 020
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Do you mean .628? The 24th highest winning percentage in NFL history? 130
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Is there any reason that you, a rando on Bluesky, is more correct about this than actual lawyers and law professors? 100
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The only people that say shit like this are cowards and feds lol 000
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Okay. I guess just go do what you need to do to yourself since it’s hopeless. 100
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What does this mean? It’s a 4 year term, are you saying they should look for a second amendment solution? 100
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Because people say shit like this on a poll and then vote for people that very vocally refuse to do it. 030
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That you’re comparing apples and oranges so you can doom 120
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think much like the “never Trump” republicans, they’ll pull the lever in the end. 101
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What do you mean by Iran for Trump though? Afghanistan withdrawal was really just the least worst option and Iran was completely optional. 010
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026With that kind of attitude you can survive one or two purges 110
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Maybe it’s bad the Trump is going to bulldoze that fence, but if we elect a Democrat they’re just going to tear it down and put a bike lane there, and that’s worse! 050
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I mean it’s gotta be an official act, right? “The president threatens to send you to prison if you don’t vote with him” is fundamentally something a president does I mean it’s an insane take but that’s what John Roberts wanted. 040
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Was he leading Vance until the RSCC dumped like 40 million into the race? 100
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I know more than a few lean R “independents” that have “concerns” about sports. So it’s def not a diehard GOP issue, it’s designed to snare these kinds of voters. It’s actually been my top priority regarding personal relationships and politics as far as de ganging the issue. 000
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026They work well, but for how new my system is and how much oil I actually use I’ll wait until it’s free or my existing unit dies. Otherwise it’ll take me decades to pay it off and I have much more pressing needs. 000
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Some people use closer to 2k gallons, imagine paying 8 bucks a gallon at that pricing in December or January. 110
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026FYI my highest August price ever was 3.80 in 2022 and I just paid 4.94 a few weeks ago. I’m fortunate that my house is pretty well insulated and efficient so if it’s extra cold like last winter and I keep it over 70 I’ll use 400 gallons, but I can get it down to under 300 if needed. 110
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Diesel also competes with home heating oil and jet fuel/kerosene in that middle distillates band. The heating oil is especially important as we approach the season, I know I usually fill my tank around August to get in before winter pricing kicks up 130
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026At some point having 15 different things that have a “minuscule” impact on voting start to add up though. 110
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026And I’m not even sure it works the way they want. If Paxton wins with his trans policies and Talarico loses with some shitty statements about sports I feel like the lesson is that you need to be *more* transphobic to win elections 120
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Yeah, I would declare I was done too. You can’t actually explain how it was supposed to work anyway, so just hand wave it away and make sure to blame the black dude 000
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Then explain what you think “codifying roe” means, and how it would’ve prevented SCOTUS from getting rid of it. 140
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Shouldn’t the FCC be investigating this? I’d hate for Jimmy Kimmel to point to this as unfair 011
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Though “smug, hypocritical asshole” is what right wingers think MLK was, they’re just baffled as to why he was allowed to get away with it and they aren’t, so they assume it’s some kind of race card thing. 000
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026and you have people with nearly perfect scores and grades hoping their bingo ball gets pulled. 000
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Wouldn’t this make every big school a lottery though? Maybe even the majority of higher ed? I wonder how low a GPA number can be before you’re at the cutoff, and how many kids that’s going to sideline. I don’t think it’s a bad idea, but I wonder if the cut line is like the 95th percentile 100
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The problem is that they *are* stupid. They aren’t MAHA because they’ve been incorrectly de-legitimized, they’ve been correctly dismissed. 050
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026You’re not going to get bipartisan agreement on this, we’re going to destroy the Republican Party electorally and send them to the wilderness for 20 years. If you think the only way out of this is reforming the Conservative Party, then there’s no way out of this. 110
Achedes @achedes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I make about 160-175k per year. Any plan to equalize wealth in America results in me making less money, and in the case of M4A, my healthcare getting *worse* I’ll still support it, because it makes the whole country better off though. 010
