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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Man, these posts and headlines are just fucking terrible. Really, only California leaders are condemning a sitting president suggesting a foreign adversary take out major UD cities? I dont recall "deplorables" being condemned by only red state leaders.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Let he who is without roof-cheese throw the first stonefruit. I think that's how it goes right?

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Makes sense - i just want the uber wealthy to contribute more to the places and systems that allow them to exist and thrive. This is just one way, not the only

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think the same criticisms that this brought before are valid. The implementation is not some massive state apparatus - there's like what, ~100 billionaires in the state? I also find the fullcourt 'No on 40' sms and flyer campaigning reeks of monied interests rather than legit concerns.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So long as its engraved and not just painted im ok with it. Trying to guess on a worn off fixture shouldn't feel like a coin flip

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It kinda looks like she's going to whip that all that hair off like a dramatic chef reveal

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The financial crisis that rideshares put medallion systems into was nuts. People losing everything. Fuck rideshares, but cab cos have sucked for a while too.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Knowing some cabbies, the medallion systems are not particularly good at what they are supposed to be doing. Like its not so good that a cab driver is planning on using their medallion to fund their retirement, or that others have bought a share of a medallion.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If large swathes of the general public are often inclined to chanting "you should be ashamed" when they encounter you in the general public, maybe the problem is you, and not everyone else.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Its one of the leading indicators that you might be left-handed

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Its not unusual for replacement pilots to board at an earlier stopover.

A second set of pilots were on board, due to replace the original pilots.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Goat pupils are rectangular. Thats a bird.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Not me though. Other people do it, but I wouldn't do that."

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Again, the poll is not "Do you approve of inflation right now?" It is "Do you approve of Trump's handling of inflation?"

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I like some good fight choreography, but yeah it was honestly unrealistic enough to cause issues suspending disbelief.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I don't think Trump meant deflation as an economist knows it - i think he was aping economic language to describe "make $ worth more" and we all fall into a hole of ascribing some actual organized theory he has to what he is doing - basically a reacting andy content creator.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Would you prefer Carter in office handling current inflation issues, or Trump? I wasn't alive during the Carter admin, but its hard for me to think he would be worse at it than Trump currently is.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Inflation is not quite where it should be ≠ Trump admin has handled it well. Like "Would inflation performance be better under another admin?" Is not a difficult idea to entertain. This is projecting an issue you bang on about - vibes not tracking common measures - onto something else.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That is not a reason to post like a jerk. There are also bsky gifted article groups on here you can join, and usually find what you are looking for.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Subjective, but its also tracked along formerly predictive empirical measures is not very subjective sounding.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What the hell does this mean? If DEM LEADERS are pushing back, THEN ITS HASN'T HAD UNFLINCHING PARTY SUPPORT.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Do you know who Jack Aubrey is? April 1805, Napoleon is now master of Europe. Only the British fleet stands before him- Oceans are now battlefields." Just to have something important added to the discussion.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This is just cope for being deeply incorrect and way Too Online.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I feel like the act of typing out "No one dares say" should prompt a little popup box asking if you are sure you want to do that? Like this seems like the downward path to exclaiming oneself a "heterodox thinker".

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"He was pushed on the party by the far left" We were all present when he beat Lamb. Lamb lost to Fetterman. That's on Lamb's (and campaign) ability to convince voters to support him.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Police seeking Tycoon in connection

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Republican office holders and campaigns say this all the time. All the time.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'd also at least try to note at least some of the other govt admins and political campaigns doing this, if not actually directly paying for play. Im honestly shocked at this piece - like its not even hiding the slant in coverage.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"The story isnt about the actual stuff happening, the REAL story is who is getting to describe it, and who gets more traction. We're an old newspaper! Listen to us and stop listening to influencers - you can't trust their spin *spins even harder*"

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I mean, the FDR and Roald Dahl comparisons are also pretty out there.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

No its not. Like it or not, significant infrastructure investment planning is almost always involves counties wooing investors with hefty savings via tax savings of one sort or another. Which is the thing you keep harping on about as a benefit of DCs.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

They. Are. Not. Using. DC taxbase. To. Do. This. Literally look at any of these deals, and its almost a guarantee there is some sort of tax abatement or outright waivers. Sure, it sounds neat! More tax base, great! They arent doing that.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Heavy tax revenue" *Laughs in San Francisco* This is why this makes no sense. While each DC and county are different, this same dynamic is usually in play. bsky.app/profile/josh...

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Man, you're just barfing out some crap now, huh?

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I think you mean well, but this is really not clarifying anything, and is by omission (unintentionally) eliding the terms history and use, which is a significant issue. There is a reason you are seeing such strong pushback from Cottle when Bouie attempts to situate the term.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The point of this seems to be to elide the specific point at hand, which is the term Woke and its definition, use, and etymology.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It doesn't seem like you are getting it. I did not say Black people are frustrated. You are assigning sentiments to me that I am not expressing. The state of current affairs as described here are neither here nor there to the term "Woke".

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I mean, it does still mean what it used to for the group that coined it. This is a core tension underlying many such instances of co-opting language (not itself a bad thing), and refusing to recognize the deeper meanings therein suppressed (a bad thing).

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"I think they’re both wrong" I think you need to reassess what you said here, what Bouie is quoted saying. Co-opting language does not remove it from the context of its creation.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I don't think your reasoning for doing so is very valid either. Even if its less stridently stated.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Its more than a little foolish to ignore the extremely unambitious roots of the term "woke" in AAVE. Cottle's attempt to poo-poo that awareness, as though the terms present use and impact come from actions of folks in her profession in particular is crazy.

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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Cottle rebuttal reads like a caricature, but is somehow a real thing.

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