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The universe doesn't care whether we think we have time to wait or not. There are things no amount of willpower can change, and part of wisdom and happiness is making peace with that.

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Their menu of random tree branches and leaves will shut them down first.

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The Simpsons: We've Tried Nothing

Yes, a small group isn't going to get everything they want immediately. Deal with it like every other minority political movement. Organize to leverage your limited power and take what wins you can.

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Alt: The Simpsons. Flanders' beatnik parents: We've tried nothing, and we're all out of ideas.

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Electoralism requires working with people who you don't like to build a majority coalition via compromise, which means that they won't get everything they want and they'd have to admit that the Democratic platform isn't that bad since they'd not do that much better in the end.

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Individual voters are individual voters, each with only a single vote to be responsible for and their own inscrutable motivations. I doubt those who were registered Democrat but voted for Bush would agree what a higher standard candidate would be.

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Simple. We hold political candidates to a higher standard both because they seek to lead us and because their choices have larger impacts.

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It isn't owed anything. The structure of our system only allows for two viable parties, and these parties are defined by who the people voting in their primaries vote for. A person wishing to influence America's future should pick a party and organize with others to change who it nominates.

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Dungeon Master Tim @tstaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I have no idea what word you meant for suborn here, but running in a primary is how you change a party's policies and politics. Sanders did it by running and coming in second. Trump did it even more by running and winning.

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Damn, this hit the nerve of Nader's Raiders. I hate him because he empowered wealthy NIMBYs to sue to stop housing and transit projects. Essentially, he helped create a means of regulatory action that favors wealthy land owners. Everything he did after is down stream of that.

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Voting is like a trolley problem where one side has no one on the other track. If you don't pull the lever and the people die, you're going to look like a giant asshole if you defend yourself by saying that no one is owed your lever pull.

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He ran for office as a third party candidate in a system where doing so is always counterproductive to one's cause because it splits the vote. He should have run in the Democratic primary like Sanders did. He still wouldn't have won but he would have a more positive influence on the US.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My theory is that environmental messaging about climate change broke a lot of people's minds much like the threat of nuclear war did to an early generation but made worse by the distorting power of social media. Growing up in the Great Recession probably didn't help things.

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I feel like if AI wants to be in the business of offering medical opinions, then AI companies need to be in the "getting sued for medical malpractice" business too

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Or the difference between the 5 through UCSD and North Torrey Pines. Sunny on the highway. Fog with twenty foot visibility along the coast.

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One of the first things I noticed about San Diego is that the local news gave four different forecasts because the coast, inland, mountains, and desert were all within broadcast range and had very different weather.

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The other big problem is that the buildings don't have much insulation so you have to use a lot of energy to keep things cool compared to a similar house elsewhere.

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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It proves their refinement, like in the Princess and the Pea.

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The tunnel needs to get built and the line needs to be electrified to make the tunnel practical.

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This is the same math that has lawyers claiming to be living paycheck to paycheck. There's a difference between a surprise $1000 bill having a noticeable effect on one's life (cancelling a vacation or a large elective purchase) and not having the money at all.

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Nick Andert @nickandert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

That statistic never made sense to me. The median American is relatively rich and $1000 isn't that much money. It's less than the median rent.

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It's wild to me that, while Del Mar alts are fairly far along in study, the best we have for san clemente track relocation is an OC supe saying earlier this month that OCTA will 'soon' embark on a study to relocate the tracks... IN 30 YEARS. They intend to keep the tracks here for 3 MORE DECADES.

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 29/09/2026

The only way to solve the housing crisis is to focus on material outcomes: how many people are housed, how much do they pay, etc. Focusing on making your perceived enemies feel pain is a recipe for counterproductive measures.

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This is the problem with the urban left: they base housing policy on how they "feel" about developers' "pain." This is not about feelings, it's about building housing! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/24/b...

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

if trump thought he'd rigged the midterms, he'd be saying things like, "we have rigged the midterms" because he pretty much can't shut up about it when he thinks he's done something clever.

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They had a bit of chemistry when she was helping him with his panic attacks, but they can't coast on that forever. An affair needs a compelling reason for the cheater to be with the other person and for them to want to stick with their partner. This has neither.

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I also wouldn't be so sure that she'd pull sub-Bernie numbers. She'd pull less of the incoherent anti-establishment energy, which would lower her floor. However, she's also a proud Democrat and capable of building coalitions which raises her ceiling.

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Winning isn't the only consideration. Presidential candidates can shape the debate both in what topics are up for discussion and what solutions are considered. They also raise their profile. The mayor of South Bend isn't typically on Cabinet short lists. They get experience for later runs.

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Dawn's story is another realistic example: just an abusive boyfriend exploiting a vulnerable girl to feed his drug habit and using drugs to control her. No need for a dark web or an international crypto auction.

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