cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026For bigger rooms, electric baseboard going to be cheaper and easier to install. Heat pump generally going to have lower operating costs but will probably take ~10 years for the breakeven point. Heat pump also may cool in summer. 010
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026What are your decision points/size of room/budget/region? For a small room and if you're just sitting at a computer/couch, a directional heat lamp is simplest. 110
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hastert rule - it's an informal guideline, primarily used by Republicans, that the Speaker of the House won't bring a bill to a vote unless a majority of the majority party supports a bill. This really limits the minority party's ability to bring forward legislation to get passed. 031
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026No! We have to have false dichotomies! It's either that or cannibalism! 020
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It is the ball a-rolling on For Tippecanoe and Tyler too And with them we'll best little Van Van is a used-up man 120
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I am scared that this is what will end up happening. People gonna get fed up about temp increases, see that the price tag on albedo change is "reasonable", then we get a whole new set of crises because of that amount of shit in the upper atmosphere. 000
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026But that's probably giving him too much credit - anti-vax will look at VAERS data and pretend that's accurate. And by him talking about this on anywhere the same scale as people getting measles is fucking insane. 031
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026There are a very small number of vaccine injuries. 1 in 100,000 sort of thing. Met a girl on permanent O2 b/c of it. There is a vulnerable population who cannot get vaccines, who find out because of these injuries. That said, it does not outweigh the benefit that 95,000 in 100,000 get from vaccines. 130
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I feel like the 'congress vacation too much' critique comes from the place of 'president golf too much' critique: people fucking hate the thing and will engage with any criticism. There is some validity, sure, but also I think the fewer laws Republican Congress passes the better. 000
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I want Democrats to win but that's because I want them to *do good things* Universal healthcare Protect LGBT rights Punish Trump & his cabinet Abolish ICE & protect immigrants Address corruption in federal agencies Reduce debt (by raising taxes, not austerity) Rebuild our reputation 040
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026When I lived in Philly, there were cops who would, regularly, illegally park in a bus-turning area to get some Wawa, forcing buses to make 3-point turns. I told them it's illegal to park like that. They told me it's "exigent circumstances". 020
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026But also when I'm a listener I kinda want to hear what they're saying...sometimes it's 'funny', sometimes it's a lesson, and sometimes you're like "oh shit people still be saying that" 000
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's frustrating to get right! And sometimes the pull quote isn't as affecting without all the context so either you spend time explaining that or risk it not hitting or someone being like "well that's not that bad" and then it ends up backfiring. 100
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Lots of the immigrant abuses that accelerated and were protested and got headlines during Trump I continued under Biden, and there wasn't anywhere near the outrage/pushback, people just let it happen because Democrats in office. Just ask @jamesstout.bsky.social 1270
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Yeah, sorry it's not totally directed at you, I just get so fucking frustrated at how partisan so many words have come, despite it being strategy everyone uses - "identity politics", "cancel culture", shit like that 010
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026turning a big dial taht says "r̶a̶c̶i̶s̶m̶ transphobia" on it and constantly looking back at the a̶u̶d̶i̶e̶n̶c̶e̶ polls for approval like a c̶o̶n̶t̶e̶s̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ democrat 0190
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I hate the phrase "identity politics" as if it's a uniquely left-side thing. RIGHT NOW people getting deported because of identities and backgrounds. Trump complained about judge's backgrounds. It's "identity politics" if you're doing it to be inclusive. It's "just politics" if you're being cruel. 120
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I understand "you are not immune to propaganda", and spreading it is harmful, and also that's how they get clicks. But I also feel like just never listening or completely embargoing information from the right isn't the right answer either, I'd like to hear others thoughts. 000
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It's very frustrating seeing so much "Republicans say this crazy shit" on a timeline. I want to hear what *you're* doing and building! That said, how do you balance seeing and reacting to what fascists actually say and plan vs just repeating their propaganda? 110
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thank God they specified 2001 or else I would have thought they were referring to the fall of Salvador Allende 000
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026NRSC is the National Republican Senate Committee, they primarily do fundraising for Senate Republicans. 111
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I can't stop thinking of our response - we lost buildings and thousands of people. Here, let us destroy hundreds of buildings and hundreds of thousands of people (or more). We should nuke them. Why do they keep chanting "Death to America"? They must be ontologically evil. Fuck. 020
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I keep trying to find an incredibly affecting essay I read "shortly" after 9/11 (could've been a week or a year), not the Hunter S Thompson one. It analogized the dead as laid upon the altar of liberty/freedom, rather than people needed avenging, that the repercussions would be not honoring them. 120
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026And this is not the point but - wouldn't the best example be LBJ and the progression of Civil Rights Acts he got done? But yeah, none of them are good examples because trans rights already exist and Republicans are trying to roll them back 040
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026NCAA had a reasonable restriction for trans women for over a decade before the bigots took over. Number of NCAA records held by trans women: 0 Trans women are *underrepresented* at the top levels of women's sport, not a problem. 1261
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Praise the good, condemn the bad. This is a good thing. 100
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It's so fucking frustrating. "NCAA had conservative standards for trans athletes for decades with no problem until Republicans started to eradicate transgender people from public life" or *something*, I'm not a political strategist but surely he can anticipate, you have to turn this shit around. 0201
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026We need more people like you. We need more people who are able to break into the Republican propaganda bubble with strong leftist messaging. 100
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Ah I think I had mis-read the initial article; I understood she was doing direct outreach to some influencer leaders instead of political leaders. The point remains-the way we're doing things now is losing elections. 100
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Yeah man, it's a fantastic, well-researched series, I love it, that's why I brought it up, that's why I'm following you Dems still lost the elections and now so many people's lives are materially worse. There needs to be more means of pushing out leftist thought, not anger at AOC for using one. 100
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Propaganda is effective. How many messages did you get in the alt-right playbook that it changed people's views? Why do content like that if you don't think views can change? 110
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Come on man. There *has* to be some competing messaging to people like that. It can't be counted on to solve everything, and it will not, but it shouldn't be entirely discounted either. 120
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 01/09/20262/2 Instead, we bury knowledge beneath algorithmic feeds and "just asking questions" journalism and debate bros demanding we debunk their lies and open lies of people in power 000
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 01/09/20261/2 Re: "Library of Alexandria moment": Algorithmic feed is analogous to The Burning. The chief problem with The Burning wasn't the loss of the physical books, it was that they were main conduit of passing knowledge. Burning books nowadays isn't analogous to burning them before widespread publishing 100
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Yeah - when your position is "criticizing Israel's destruction of Palestine is antisemitic", you are assuming it's an inherent trait of Jewishness to hurt Palestinians. Which is antisemitism. 020
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It's the Chris Rufo strategy - take a thing generally supported by non-Republicans (CRT, Woke, trans rights), recontextualize it to mean "the left is bad", then push that message out everywhere. 0120
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026xkcd.com/2832/xkcd.comUrban Planning Opinion Progression 0237
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Good politics is loudly and consistently critiquing your own side. People will see how forthright and honest you are and respect you! They won't just see a bunch of disorganized, self-critical messaging! They won't go "even [politician] said the left is crazy!" and ratchet further right! 051
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026lol I was so worried about this exact Discourse when you posted earlier 110
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My earliest memory "of" the Internet was a glossy ad pamphlet had a lunar landscape, barren and strange. And at the bottom was written "Visit us in CYBERSPACE at [website]". No additional information about the company, market, product, etc. 000
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026There are a surprising number of those people. When I hit a pothole and fucked up my wrist so bad I needed surgery, 2 relatives and 1 acquaintance ask "but were you wearing a helmet" as if it would have protected my wrist or pre-filled the pothole. 140
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026But we have to have false dichotomies! It's either that or cannibalism! 000
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Not "whether", "by how much". You gotta take as much ground as possible to start with! 020
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love. -Cool guy with a strong analysis 000
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026In logical terms, voting is necessary, but not sufficient, to block the rise of fascism. We should encourage people to do both voting and other work! 110
cboge.bsky.social @cboge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Thank you for not centering "but the police say..." or framing it as some controversy in this headline. 030
