It's worth noting that there are some extraordinary people in the world who have been quietly doing the work for decades, and they should be celebrated with all the fervor that we denounce the villains. I first read about Harrison twenty-odd years ago, when he'd already been doing this for about fifty years, and this is one of those guys whose life can, indeed, be summed up by his headline.
James Harrison saved millions of lives. Millions. Not with anything flashy or dramatic, not with profound speeches or brilliant strategy or any of the things we insist are the ways to impact the world. He simply kept himself as healthy as possible so that every few weeks he could go and sit quietly in a room and give away a fundamental part of himself — quite literally his lifeblood — to people he'd never meet, for no pay and no expectation of acknowledgement. (He was, it should be said, acknowledged quite a lot per this article, but that's beside the point.)
When we talk about the kind of people we want to elevate and celebrate in our societies, I often think of people like James Harrison. I hope we get more of him; not just for his blood, but for his heart.
It's a heist. Elon is the fraud. DOGE is the fraud. The coders destroying databases are the waste.
MAGA know they are inferior.
Anyone who has to negate black achievement is a loser. Complicit white people are bigger losers.
Charles Rogers represents all America. 🇺🇸
MAGA must disrespect black people. The racism feeds the myth of white superiority.
End the racism and the myth disappears.
Anyone who has ever worked for a company that was bought out by PE firms knows just how disastrous it is.
“Trump won, we remind you, by a mere 1.5 percentage points, and he failed to reach the 50% threshold in the popular vote – in other words, more people voted for Harris and the other candidates (50.2%) than Trump (49.8%). It is utterly breathtaking to imagine that Trump is trying to reinvent America based on a 1.5-percentage point win that hinged on high prices and a weak Democratic ticket in a stub campaign. It takes a titanic ego, unhinged from political reality, to believe he has a “mandate” to attempt such a sweeping inversion of our national identity. This is simply not what Americans voted for.”
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BTRTN: Trump at 50 Days – America is Unhappy, and Increasingly So
I mean, we told the dumb fucks who voted for this criminal fascist that this would happen, and they mocked us. So.
Reading rahaeli's bsky feed is an education in itself. I did not realize it was so common for undercover agents to join even harmless social activism groups and try to encourage people to do things they could be arrested for. The song has about a dozen verses, all of them based on incidents that resulted in felony charges o.O
The whole thread is very worth reading, especially since the incoming administration has been been very clear that they want to criminalize being trans or supporting trans rights. (Among other things.)
Just tax the rich at the same rate as everyone else. Scrap the cap and Social Security would be solvent for centuries.
At MagicCon Chicago, I met a reporter who brought his son to the event. While his son loved Magic, he was totally unfamiliar with the game. I met him in the press room and we had a wonderful chat. His article, in Men’s Health, came out today. I strongly urge you all to read this, especially if you’re a parent.