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Daojoan, to random
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The conservative paradox is a desperate need to be seen as both powerful dominators and persecuted victims.

jztusk,
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@Daojoan

The Church is always triumphant and always under dire threat.

GottaLaff, to random
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👇🏼Via @atrupar

It's probably best not to engage with dead-enders who'd rather watch society burn than be adults & vote for , or at least try to persuade rather than scold. But it's so damn frustrating they haven't already figured out at this late date that is an existential threat.

jztusk,
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@GottaLaff @atrupar

It's a valid point. But sometimes I think it's worth engaging with them for others to see. It's exhausting, but I think it's good when non-participating observers see that they get pushback.

(I might be flattering myself there, and maybe I just can't avoid an argument, but it might be right.)

Jaden3, to random
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Hey yall looking fo mo folks to fck with on dis app. I joined mastodon when I saw it trending when twitter was burning.
This shit good 👍🏾 but I want to fck with more interesting people. Like fun bad shit no I'm saying? 😄
Hit me up yall so I can follow yall back.
Love Jaden xxx
❤️❤️

jztusk,
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@Jaden3

I'm just an old fuck, so not what you're looking for (I spend waaay too much Mastodon time on politics), but I hope you find folks. We need more people doing fun bad shit around here

jztusk,
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@Jaden3

You're gonna be soooo bored by my posts. 😄

jztusk,
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@Jaden3

Done. Looking forward to some good bad from you .....

sundogplanets, to random
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Good morning from baby goat land! Still just the 2 babies so far, but 1 mama goat is due today and 1 tomorrow, so there should be more soon!

(I hope they have them earlier rather than later, toward the end of this week I have to spend a bunch of time on campus...)

A tiny white goat stands next to a metal-sided building, while a tiny black baby goat leaps in the air off a short concrete ledge. In one corner of the picture, the yellowish livestock guardian dog is rolled over on his back and looks completely ridiculous
The yellowish livestock guardian dog laying in the sun on an old straw bale, with a tiny white baby goats snuggled up on his belly, tucked in next to his back leg. They both look extremely comfortable.

jztusk,
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@sundogplanets

I'm looking forward to lots of sproingy-sproingy baby goat leaping action once they do!

jeffjarvis, to random
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"They want to prove they are independent of liberals & their own readers—who happen to be the same people. The Times equates independence with making us unhappy. Jay Rosen spotted that dynamic years ago. That—and petulance—is what drives The Times to and now ."
https://medium.com/whither-news/the-times-is-broken-02a4a6a27f8c

jztusk,
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@jeffjarvis

Thanks for coming out and saying it.

jztusk,
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@wjmaggos @jeffjarvis

Sorry, but "the view from nowhere" doesn't work. Everybody's got a perspective, and even the decision of what to investigate and what to report involves a judgment based on how you think the world should be.

Heck, the Times' decision to flood the zone with shit about how "Biden is old" (which he is) and barely mention how "Trump is showing signs of dementia" (which he is) shows how "just the facts" can be partisanly slanted.

jztusk,
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@wjmaggos @jeffjarvis

> present the most popular views that disagree and explain what assumptions they are based on

> acknowledge popular criticism

The idea that current changes in the climate are not significantly influenced by human actions is popular. I hope you're advocating for a media style that reports how much this belief is driven oil company spending and astro-turfing, while the contrary position is supported by the majority of scientific research.

jztusk,
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@wjmaggos @jeffjarvis

Also, how long do you think media need to keep chasing positions based on falsehoods?

Because the Koch foundations can keep pumping out new stuff longer than you can keep refuting it. If you're never willing to stop taking the bait you're just going to keep spinning until you fall down dizzy.

This privileges the liars, and you should make sure that your practices do not privilege the lies.

jztusk,
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@wjmaggos @jeffjarvis

OMG I am so on board with "we've been ignoring Gaza for 20 years"!

But I gotta say that your model seems like a good one for when different sides are all acting in good faith. I take your note that we can't just assume that those we disagree with are bad faith actors, there is currently a very large and powerful grouping that is.

And we cannot ignore them. Any media practice has to decide how to engage with them - only dealing with the "good" opposition will fail.

Gustodon, to random
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I don't know whether to laugh at the absurdity of people who fear Satan or cry because they still exist in 2024.

jztusk,
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@Threadbane @Gustodon

Well, the common teaching is that Satan works for God, and so it's not a question of Satan being powerful, but of God finding him useful.

God still doesn't come out looking very good in that explanation either.

jeffjarvis, to random
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Who does Morning Joe turn to about American higher education? The Atlantic, Forbes, and Bill Maher.

jztusk,
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@jeffjarvis

"Being a joke" is contagious. It travels by airing, from guest to host.

RickiTarr, to random
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That Novelty Cup you had to have on vacation, you'll never use it again.

jztusk,
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@auscandoc @RickiTarr

My mug from my trip to the UBC Anthro Museum.

Bought it like 10-15 years ago, use it about once a week.

jztusk,
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@RickiTarr

Ricki doing the "best way to get a response on the Internet is to bait people into correcting you" thing.

Tricky, and extremely effective. 😄

jztusk,
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@RickiTarr @auscandoc

The passage of my life is measured out in themed coffee mugs.

jztusk,
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@benroyce @RickiTarr

Why isn't "Louisiana Drive-Thru Daiquiri" a song by Southern Culture On The Skids? Why can't I live in that part of the multi-verse?

GottaLaff, to random
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Reminder:

I do not, for the most part, read replies or respond to them while live posting.

jztusk,
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@GottaLaff

This is the kind of guy who does a "Reply All" to a company-wide email.

(If people don't know the "free bananas in the kitchen" story, it's a fun one, although a bit long, so probably best saved to read during some down time.

https://www.metafilter.com/78177/PLEASE-UNSUBSCRIBE-ME-FROM-THIS-LIST#2408665 )

GottaLaff, to random
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TY @emptywheel who posted:

I'm really not sure what kind of self-imagined journo links to this out of anything but derision
Maybe Nick is performing for Sulzberger as part of pressure campaign to get a sit-down interview?
SCOTUS took a step towards making Trump king yesterday & you're linking this?

Nick Confessore:
Biden aides concerned enough about appearance of frailty…entourage surround him when he walks to Marine 1, "to draw less att to 81-year-old's halting & stiff gait," Axios reports

jztusk,
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@GottaLaff @emptywheel

Meh. Hopefully people now realize that if it's the NYT raising concerns about Biden's age it's most likely imaginary.

jeffjarvis, to random
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This is damning about The Times & A.G.:
"'All these Biden people think that the problem is Peter Baker or whatever reporter they’re mad at that day,' one Times journalist said. 'It’s A.G. He’s the one who is pissed [that] Biden hasn’t done any interviews and quietly encourages all the tough reporting on his age.'"
How The New York Times Became the White House’s Least Favorite Paper https://politi.co/4b9avJs

jztusk,
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@jeffjarvis

In my view, Biden's decision to tell the Times to go lump it is just yet another example of Biden being more fit for the job than I'd expected, and further along the road of a common sense agenda that helps the average American.

jztusk,
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@jeffjarvis

Didn't Sulzberger say the same thing in an interview that @froomkin reported on?

Also, let's give their philosophy the most accurate description we can: "We're going to trigger the libs."

As for me, one Matty Yglesias was too many - I don't need an entire newspaper devoted to contrarian hot-takes.

jztusk,
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@jeffjarvis

Y'know, they've normalized it so deeply that it can take me a while to notice it:

Wouldn't it then also require an interview with the Times to verify that Trump is fit to hold the presidency? So they're going to interview Trump, and use the same standards to judge his competence? And they're going to hammer away at questions of Trump's competence until then?

taylorlorenz, to random
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Stanford Professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who advocates for mass COVID infection, rails against masking and who has cast doubt on the utility/safety of the mRNA COVD vaccines, just won an award with major prize money from one of the most powerful right-wing foundations in America. https://www.importantcontext.news/p/covid-contrarian-doctor-scores-big

jztusk,
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@taylorlorenz

The author of that article wrote the article linked below.

I haven't forgotten.

https://www.salon.com/2016/04/29/a_liberal_case_for_donald_trump_the_lesser_of_two_evils_is_not_at_all_clear_in_2016/

Twitter_expat, to threads
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Hey @Gargron
Why I never see a @potus post in the section? Is there are discriminations towards posts?

jztusk,
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@Gargron @Twitter_expat

, please get on Mastodon directly!

GottaLaff, to random
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Hi from Functioning-WiFi Laffy!

Pro tip: You don’t need to use NFL (Not For Laffy) on days when I’m not live-posting trial threads.

NFL is only applicable when I need to skip your replies (they pile up enormously even on non-trial and slow days), but no need to extend that courtesy on non-proceedings days.

And thanks again for being considerate enough to use it when I need you to. It really helps.

Kthxbye.

jztusk,
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@GottaLaff @planteater24x7

Well I will now. 🤓. Along with NFL, when appropriate.

(Seriously, I'd never thought to mess with the pre-populated @'s. I still don't know how that affects toot threading, but I'll try it out in your busy mentions.)

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