chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 22h10 years? 50 years? This "project" of theirs has roots back at least to just before FDR... Certainly the "modern" version started with Reagan. It's going to take a lot of unfucking to try and remotely fix any of this, it's quite demoralizing... 110
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Maybe we can actually get an FDR to be the next president... so we can have the parallels follow the same trends. President AOC? 010
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I half expected the reason for these closures to be for some other non-car related infrastructure projects... And no... Just typical lane resurfacing and replacements. Like, do you want your roads to function? Then they need regular repair! So dumb. Anyway, expand the train network already! 281
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And policy can and does matter, depending on the policy. Look at Mamdani. 000
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For Americans who aren't doing well, that message isn't going to win votes. Don't blame me for how they ran their campaign and it not energizing people. It's not some "privilege" to want a candidate to actually make voters excited to vote so they get off their ass and vote. 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026You are speaking to me like I didn't vote for and try and get others to vote for the better side... I'm just pointing out the facts that Clinton and Harris (and technically also Biden, but he was still a "change" from Trump at the time) all ran on a public message of continuing the same things. 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I think people would vote for real change, that's literally what they keep trying to vote for and why Trump got elected (twice). These status quo Dems are enabling the right to keep getting back power on yet another "change" election. We have been in a "change" election cycle since Obama 2008 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"costs"? The "people" already pay plenty of taxes. The ones not paying is the 1%. And at this point they have fully exploited the tax avoidance loophole of the stock market, so the only way to actually fix this is to go after unrealized tax gains (in addition to likely raising taxes elsewhere). 200
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026They have done real harm and destruction to the core of the government in ways we still haven't fully felt yet. Fixing those things is going to take more than even 1 presidential term and that's assuming we can get a party willing to do Reconstruction + New Deal equivalent combined... 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yeah, to that end, I worry not just for 26 or 28... but beyond. I fear a repeat of 18/20 where we stop and then mildly pushback... and then voters reset and blame current admin for all their problems. 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I feel your core message here is one of "if you don't like this, then do something about it" ... without actually articulating that. But like, this is BlueSky... basically everyone here is already voting against this terrible admin and the GOP... But yes, yet another reason to try and change things 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026That said, they would be dumb to appeal, and if they did it should* get shot down, because they have on record from the company who did the lining admitting that they were the ones who fucked up and no evidence that Hearn did anything other than pick up a loose floating piece. 110
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The victim was harmed. Being arrested is embarrassing and potentially dangerous. He wasted his time and energy fighting this. He was arrested and detained for 5 hours. And then had to fight for 4 months trying to keep himself out of jail and clear his name. Yes, pay him out to make him whole. 110
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sounds like you took their "don't give up" part seriously. Congrats! 010
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It needs to be said that Nixon is currently getting sidelined (and has been the entire time) by the Dem Party itself. So this plea it not to moderate, but to support those on the left that the Dem Party doesn't actually want to win (Troy Jackson and AES being two others this is happening to.) 011
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Replenish the various programs they cut back on first, like SNAP and Medicaid... 020
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Daily Wire is already going under because they have lost most of their funding. I don't think anything people criticizing it has impacted this in either direction, they had paid bot views, and stupid money from wealthy donors to float them... Just my 2cents 010
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I need to add, in case it's not clear. Fuck AI, and I am not at all defending it to take away from experiences. But I think there is a lesson to be had here in this particular example which is that you need to consider how to make reading more fun and intentional if you want people to do it. 000
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is EXACTLY how I feel about trying to read Shakespeare. It's foundational, I get it. But also, he isn't actually that "great" of a writer, and then combine with how language has changed, and it's just a slog. Given both, as a requirement? I would see people shortcut. 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Games like Doom, SMB, Mario 64, OG Zelda, even Donkey Kong Arcade. They are foundational to where we are today, but are kinda bad experiences if you have at all touched anything newer. Had someone who played Odyssey and no other Mario games. I had them try Mario 64 and it nearly killed them. 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I know what you are trying to say. But if Video Games were part of the lesson plan, there would be games that students didn't find "fun" or "interesting" and would look for a shortcut out of it. 110
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I expected his opponent, Cait Conley, to be some like, DSA member or some such. And she is just a normal center left dem. This is a baffling endorsement that basically says "I am no longer a Dem" and honestly the party should just kick him out now. 040
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I feel like this is going to be "well, they aren't doing it yet, so we can't stop them... come back to us after they do bad thing", like they did with the USPS one. And the problem there is basically by the time they are doing this, they are going to get away with it, because voting will be done 000
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Toddler logic. Mom covered her eyes where did she go? 1184
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Grifter? He is actually using his audience to make change, if that is grifting then sign me up. 140
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The "why" is Trump saying "I'll tell you what, because the Democrats can't do it. Because with them it's negative growth with us it's so positive." Dems, just one of you in the House, go introduce a bill and call their bluff. 000
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Hey now, don't sell yourself short. There is still time for it to be number 1. 000
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Everything about her just pisses me off... Maybe we should stop giving Affirmative Action to cis-white conservative voices? Huh, WaPo? 000
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The 1230 was David Hogg (not knocking him specifically, but perfect example, white kid...) while the 50% for Harvard is a 1510+. So should David have not gotten in? Or should a black kid with a 1300 be denied over David? 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026So when she is trying to suggest that somehow magically these black kids shouldn't get into Harvard by throwing out the national averages as evidence and being like "see they can't even read properly"... it's just dishonest. 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026And to be clear, the lowest admission into Harvard that I have found is a 1230 score. Which black or white or whatever, is higher than the "white average". 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026being a Police Officer doesn't actually require this "highly rigorous standard" that she is trying to imply exists. And all of this is totally ignoring all the wealthy kids that go to these schools that are NOT at this same "rigorous" level... they are there because they (their parents) have money 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026and even if I grant you that this is the AVERAGE and would point to a less than college level reading ability for someone getting the average, the police are not looking for college grads. It's a GED + background chk + POST (exam) eligibility 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026and be like, well, they also shouldn't be in the police either because apparently getting a 903 SAT score means you can't read (earlier she mentions that the average SAT score for white people is a 1000, and black people is a 903) 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Go to whatever "black" school, but we still don't want you to actually practice medicine And the juxtaposition of then immediately pivoting into police as if somehow this is remotely the same level (but if you look at her books on cops, she really likes to boot lick the police, so to her they are) 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026So... is it fine to go to a not-Harvard Medical school? Or would it also be "lowering the standards" if you went to ATSU (one of the lowest ranked medical schools) and still passed the MCATs? Oh no, it's not ok, because they lowered the standards for the MCATs (according to her). 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Specifically this response, So, you are saying that black people can and should go to school, but one more fitting of their knowledge level (which on it's face might sound fine) but then she goes off on how they are lowering standards for Medical, Police, Fire, and Air Traffic Control. 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I just spent entirely too much time on reading about her, her views, and background. I'm just going to highlight this interview she gave recently-ish at the City Journal: www.city-journal.org/multimedia/w...city-journal.orgWhen Race Trumps Merit, with Heather Mac Donald | City Journal PodcastIs America trading excellence for ideology? In this episode, Rafael Mangual sits down with Heather Mac Donald—author of When Race Trumps Merit—for a frank conversation about affirmative action, divers... 100
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Oh well, excuse me, if Jefferson Beauregard Sessions the Third says so... nevermind... 110
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The targeted descriptions of these books here on the Manhattan Institute website (where she is a member) are just... really bad 110
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Holy shit, this woman is just a racist, pro-cop, murder the homeless, person... Just look at these book titles: 120
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The only thing to be nostalgia for was pre-google takeover and destruction of YouTube vs what it was before that. This was also before "internet 2.0". While there has been a lot of good to come from the shift, there is also a lot of bad... It was simpler back then, but it wasn't so corpo... 000
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Adrian Hemond is basically a highly paid consultant for the Dems in Michigan, guess who isn't getting used/paid by AES? As usual the Dems have a consultant problem... -_- www.grassrootsmidwest.com/adrian-hemond/ www.nmchamberalliance.com/event/bully-...grassrootsmidwest.comAdrian Hemond - Grassroots Midwest 000
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I expected a bad headline, but holy crap, this is just a terrible article all around. 020
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The average northerner might not have cared, but the south certainly did. They literally took the actions that started the war because they were pissed off that slavery was dying a natural death and wanted to cling to its vestiges. 050
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Sadly this is nothing new with the military. This didn't start with Hegseth and Trump. They have always fucked over service members who have had mental breakdowns. I've seen people thrown in the brig and dishonorably discharged. It's fucked, and the circumstances that lead to this shouldn't exist. 150
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 26/08/2026"Socialism for me, brutal capitalism for everyone else." 060
chickensevil.bsky.social @chickensevil.bsky.social · 26/08/2026She doesn't want to be converted. She likes the other things which are the real reason she votes for Trump and similar. 1431
