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| Topic | Labor wins election, Dutton loses seat! |
| legendary_zell 05/03/25 9:02:09 AM #26 | Can't tell you how much I wish we could have this in the US. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | NYMag article on John Fetterman's bad mental health |
| legendary_zell 05/02/25 11:02:17 AM #15 | LightSnake posted... Zell, this is one progressives need to take an L on. We've talked about this and I agree. This is a 180 that's not really that surprising. A real progressive would've been better, but this guy was never the progressive he half way sold himself as and people just really tricked themselves into believing that this guy was different because they wanted to believe it. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | NYMag article on John Fetterman's bad mental health |
| legendary_zell 05/02/25 10:34:15 AM #3 | Weird how Democrats keep falling into this pattern lately. Just really bleak. No more candidates with obvious potential for immediate decline or that are already declining when chosen. We need young or at least youngish, healthy, fighting candidates only. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Donald Trump thinks dems are paying people to infiltrate town hall meetings |
| legendary_zell 05/02/25 10:05:51 AM #45 | A guy like this doesn't believe anything except what would be advantageous for him and his supporters to believe and what would help him "win" an argument. The card says moops. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Games are not worth $80+tax, like at all. Plus it affects a lot of people |
| legendary_zell 05/01/25 10:50:04 PM #12 | They absolutely are worth that much considering how much expectations and costs have ballooned. It's gotten out of control honestly and I understand why they think a price increase is justified. That said, I won't be buying anything at that price other than my absolute all time favorites. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Trump DOJ to end school segregation order. |
| legendary_zell 05/01/25 8:05:57 PM #40 | This is bad just on principle, but even worse is the mass exodus of staff they've engineered and the fact that they've geared the whole agency towards prosecuting political and ideological enemies. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Columbia Janitors Sue Protesters Who Occupied Building Last Year |
| legendary_zell 04/30/25 2:44:34 PM #3 | The Dallas Express is a right wing rag that stole the name of a historic black newspaper. The lawsuit was filed by a right wing hack firm founded by former Trump AG Bill Barr because he thought corporate law was too woke. I hope you're posting this as an example of how the right wing weaponizes the law to shut down free speech. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Jeffries reportedly pushing Dems to stop El Salvador trips |
| legendary_zell 04/30/25 1:00:11 PM #14 | I've said it before and I'll say it again: a party that elevates Schumer and Jeffries to be their standard bearers and most public figures is criminally incompetent, fake opposition, or much more concerned with blocking the left than defeating the right. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | House Democrats' old guard prepares to fight against youth revolt |
| legendary_zell 04/29/25 11:27:45 PM #14 | Humble_Novice posted... And who is going to even carry out said insurgency? Federal workers, community groups, Justice Dems, Working Families Party, or even just regular old dems with a backbone. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | House Democrats' old guard prepares to fight against youth revolt |
| legendary_zell 04/29/25 9:25:05 PM #7 | Completely useless. We need a left insurgency now, well before the midterms where we'll be accused of sabotage. It should have been launched immediately after the Schumer folded on the budget. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | canada election day |
| legendary_zell 04/28/25 10:15:23 PM #116 | Whew, may everyone learn from our hideous mistake. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Are some of you left radicals? |
| legendary_zell 04/26/25 3:48:18 PM #27 | Rai_Jin posted... anarchy is not a left thing imo. It very much is. Anarchy is a specific political/ideological tradition on the far left focused on abolishing the state and other unjust hierarchies and the spread of democratic practices to every element of life, including/especially the economy. The term as it's used colloquially has only a vague relationship to the political ideology. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Tim Rogers drops his LA Noire review |
| legendary_zell 04/26/25 11:24:06 AM #22 | He makes really good reviews and analyses guys. His analysis of that famous dating sim is the type of thing Youtube was made for imo. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | We are beating Musk. |
| legendary_zell 04/26/25 10:45:54 AM #46 | UnfairRepresent posted... He's already got peons in positions of power all across the country, compromised security, had access to private data and given it to his sychophants all over the world. That's absolutely not true. If he leaves tomorrow and budget cuts don't lock in his destruction, we could fix a lot of stuff quickly. If the current path is locked in, we're in trouble. And I'm saying this as a person directly working under these assholes. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | A U.S. Citizen Has Been Deported |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 10:28:51 PM #34 | ICE must be abolished. It's an indictment of our entire system that we had people willing to carry out gestapo orders in our government and they were there before this administration started. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | US Attorney targets Wikipedia's tax-exempt status |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 7:47:22 PM #7 | They're fundamentally anti-knowledge and anti-freedom. They're trying to create their voters rather than appeal to existing voters. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Trump executive order to claim ActBlue dem fundraising is illegal basically |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 7:44:08 PM #2 | Honestly, this is the type of thing most likely to get Dems to take the kid gloves off. When you come after the money and the ability to do their favorite thing: send tone deaf fundraising emails, that's an existential threat. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Have no fear, Democrats. Elissa Slotkin has a plan |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 6:43:18 PM #108 | Toonstrack posted... Yet there are people who will 100% not support a candidate if dont side with them on any one of those, despite being left to pretty much the same degree on everything else. Especially that Palestine one; which we've seen play out. Those are a completely different thing than sacred cows. What you're talking about are purity tests if you disagree with them and basic standards if you agree with them. Both separate concepts from a sacred cow, as I've already defined. Words have specific meanings; you can't just muddle concepts to heap more shit on a group you disagree with. I don't think Slotkin is talking about Palestine here. And if she is, she's also misusing the term in the same way. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Have no fear, Democrats. Elissa Slotkin has a plan |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 6:14:13 PM #104 | Oh, so you just don't understand what a sacred cow means. Palestine, Medicare for All, free college etc are not sacred cows, they don't even have majority support among elected Dems. The groups you're talking about have no ability to designate anything a sacred cow as that's something that's inherently a widespread view. If a minority holds the view, it's by definition not a sacred cow. Social Security is a sacred cow. Medicare is a sacred cow. Equality under the law for minorities is a sacred cow among liberals and the left. Tax cuts are a sacred cow on the right. And it's hilarious that you'd use Gavin Newsome as an example here when he's in the news lately specifically for throwing immigrants and trans people on under the bus. You twist every single topic into being about your crusade against the same few groups, whether or not it makes sense. It doesn't here. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Pedro Pascal on JK Rowling |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 6:04:17 PM #32 | I was very scared to enter this topic, assuming he disappointed humanity by saying the opposite. Very glad to see this instead. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | ICE can legally enter homes to search for illegal aliens, according to DOJ. |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 5:08:27 PM #30 | This is not a recommended course of action by them. It may not have the results they expect because even for right wing people, they don't play about home invasion. That memo won't protect them from anything. And following a memo is not going to be a valid defense in the Nuremberg Trials Part 2. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Have no fear, Democrats. Elissa Slotkin has a plan |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 5:05:46 PM #89 | It's either about requiring Democrats to actually be supportive of some vulnerable minority groups or actually defending social programs. There's little else it could be. And his entire schtick is getting mad at people not loudly, reflexively, and eternally supporting the Democratic Party and refusing the criticize them for any reason, regardless of what they do or don't do. Unless of course it's one of his specific pet peeves like not being nice enough to men who can't get dates and vote fascist over it. If she came out tomorrow and said it was about dropping defense of immigrants, LGBT people, black people in order to win elections, etc, he'd be madder at the people who disagreed with that than he would be at Slotkin. At least if his entire posting history is something to judge by. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | FBI arrest sitting Judge for obstructing ICE arrest |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 11:26:49 AM #12 | Judges better stop coddling these people and start issuing contempt rulings. Though I'm worried about they'll respond by giving the administration the rulings they want. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Finally starting to see some spicy trump polls come out |
| legendary_zell 04/25/25 9:45:34 AM #6 | It's the tariffs and disappearing people that has people worried. Mass "legal" deportations would've been fine. Austerity would've been fine. But now he's messing with people's ability to pay their bills and their fundamental sense of safety. He's creating an unfamiliar and unmistakable atmosphere of fear. What most people want is security and to not have to think about politics. That's what Biden's appeal was and why he beat Trump in the first place, things were too chaotic in 2020. Trump is now bringing back the chaos, so he's plummeting. It's good that this is happening, it'll give people more permission for fighting back because many were initially demoralized by the sense that the American people actively want all this and that there's no point in resisting. This indicates that's not true. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Will Trump Run in 2028? |
| legendary_zell 04/24/25 8:39:35 PM #18 | He'll sure as hell try if he's alive. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Have no fear, Democrats. Elissa Slotkin has a plan |
| legendary_zell 04/24/25 8:09:10 PM #36 | Basically, she wants to do Clinton 1996 all over again, but in the midst of a fascist/plutocratic coup. As if the compromises made back then aren't a huge part of how we got there and the rapid decline of the Democratic Party with the working class and low info voters. Maybe we shouldn't let Clintonite, ex-CIA types take ownership of the party in this moment? I have little reason to believe someone like that can spark the mass mobilization we need to get and stay out of this dark moment. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Some Trump advisors and JD Vance are open to higher taxes... on millionaires. |
| legendary_zell 04/24/25 10:33:26 AM #19 | Even if they raise taxes, they're gutting the IRS and DOJ's tax enforcement. No rich person will have to fear tax evasion. Unless they get on Trump's bad side. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Poll: Americans favor bringing Abrego Garcia back to US by nearly 2-1 margin |
| legendary_zell 04/23/25 1:11:03 PM #7 | Americans can be fine with cruelty, but not when it's this specific, incompetent, and so clearly sets up a slippery slope. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Progressives get the Dem civil war they wanted |
| legendary_zell 04/22/25 10:48:08 PM #86 | @divot1338 It doesn't give you pause that the arguments you're making are so broad they could apply to literally anyone with a D next to their name no matter who they are, what they do, what they believe, or who the potential alternative is? It covers Manchin and Sinema. It covers Joe Crowley when he lost to AOC, who by unseating a single, not particularly bad incumbent Dem has injected untold energy into the party. You have a historically unpopular Democratic Party that is underwater with its own supporters, precisely because those supporters don't see enough fight from them and because they pushed DOA candidates like post-2022 Biden. Keeping on the same track and keeping the same tactics with the same candidates is straight up suicide. We need a huge huge injection of new blood who have being fighters and communicators in common. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Progressives get the Dem civil war they wanted |
| legendary_zell 04/22/25 8:56:36 PM #60 | Again, some of y'all out here are more loyal to Democratic incumbents than I am to myself and my own mother, it's fascinating. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | NPR: White House has begun looking for new Secretary of Defense |
| legendary_zell 04/21/25 3:01:30 PM #27 | Absurd that he was ever there. Glad for his potential humiliation, but worried that the new guy will be more competent and thus worse. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Here Are the Prime Contenders for Pope |
| legendary_zell 04/21/25 2:59:29 PM #12 | Everyone knows you have to confess 100 Sundays in a row to unlock Iseem --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Senator Van Hollen responds to the cowardly fraudlence of Gavin Newsom |
| legendary_zell 04/20/25 12:00:24 PM #11 | You don't need to be Sanders to meet the moment. And there's a lot of ways to do it. I hope we're all seeing the rot at the core of the Democratic Party and that we can't go back to business as usual after this because frankly, a lot of these people suck and they led us here. There should be zero Dems that aren't at least where Van Hollen is. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | DOGE goon screamed at Fed workers, made them work 36 hours straight and |
| legendary_zell 04/20/25 10:33:32 AM #17 | Mostly, they don't interact with us directly. I think they know where they can get away with it and where they can't. I don't think this would go the same way here. I don't need this specific job so badly that I wouldn't take the opportunity to make an example of this guy. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | So how're you dealing with all the soul-crushing depression |
| legendary_zell 04/18/25 6:38:17 PM #19 | Doing stuff that could help in the real world and encouraging others to do so too. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Alamo Drafthouse workers win strike, laid off workers to be rehired |
| legendary_zell 04/18/25 10:09:33 AM #4 | There's a reason labor has been one of the top targets under this admin. That's the path forward, mass scale organizing and building of worker power. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Kilmar Garcia is alive |
| legendary_zell 04/17/25 10:41:27 PM #37 | I don't want to hear from politicians that there's nothing they can do. There's plenty they can do, they are just terrible politicians with no creativity or organizing skills to speak of. This is a time for stunts, to be performative, to get wild with things to show people what's happening is not normal and it's okay to resist despite fear. Anything else is abdication of responsibility. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Kilmar Garcia is alive |
| legendary_zell 04/17/25 10:31:26 PM #34 | Antifar posted... Good work from Van Hollen. A useful reminder that their jobs are more than the votes they take. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Target is bringing woke back |
| legendary_zell 04/17/25 3:06:23 PM #7 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote] This, that's how you can tell this is performative, just like getting rid of DEI and having it in the first place too. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Looking back, what was the first sign that Harris wasn't going to win? |
| legendary_zell 04/17/25 3:04:30 PM #114 | Some of y'all cling to the party like it's your family and like your primary objective is to shoot down criticism of the party, not even to have that party win or for material conditions to change for anyone in the country. I don't even defend myself the way LoZ defends anything Democrats do or don't do. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Lisa Murkowski ( Alaska U.S. Senator) is clutching her pearls |
| legendary_zell 04/17/25 2:21:46 PM #7 | They could stop everything in its tracks tomorrow. They could tell him they'll only accept normal republican stuff, not this fascist speedrun they're on. They've been riding the tiger since at least Goldwater, too late to be scared of what they've unleashed now because it might end up with someone lone wolfing them or Trump chucking them in jail. It's the dish you ordered! --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Looking back, what was the first sign that Harris wasn't going to win? |
| legendary_zell 04/17/25 10:33:10 AM #35 | The fact that she even had to run was due to Biden being deep underwater and on track for a historic loss. Then she couldn't or refused to differentiate herself from that incredibly unpopular President in a time of worldwide anti-immigrant, anti-inflation, post-covid, anti-incumbent sentiment. That's what doomed her, she would've had to present her own vision, but she didn't and never really has had one. That's part of why she was picked as VP in the first place. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | 4chan is kill atm |
| legendary_zell 04/15/25 10:31:22 AM #175 | May it and its like never return. Nothing poisoned internet culture more. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | If you could, would you use time travel to resolve the current issues in the US? |
| legendary_zell 04/15/25 9:37:32 AM #21 | Make sure Lincoln doesn't get assassinated and goes hardcore with Reconstruction. Make that Rush Limbaugh is never hired. Make sure that FDR picks a better VP than Truman or never gets rid of Wallace. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | MD senator Chris Van Hollen requests meeting with Bukele re: kidnapped father |
| legendary_zell 04/14/25 10:10:31 PM #8 | Great stuff, this needs to happen everytime someone is disappeared. Don't just let it happen without an uproar. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next'' |
| legendary_zell 04/14/25 2:33:10 PM #26 | He's an outright fascist, gunning to be a dictator. It's going to take major historical events to fix this at this point. Civil War, Depression, etc. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | A Democrat Is Holding the Line Against Trump's Nominees |
| legendary_zell 04/14/25 12:28:39 AM #19 | I support this. I don't like guys, I like individual actions. If Bernie were to break a picket, I wouldn't defend him just because he's the best Senator of all time ideologically. Giving people passes is a large part of how we ended up here. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | Democrats. |
| legendary_zell 04/13/25 3:32:14 PM #11 | Hinakuluiau posted... If we have legitimate elections, 2026 will be a bloodbath for Republicans. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | White House Physician: Trump the perfect specimen of human health |
| legendary_zell 04/13/25 1:49:07 PM #7 | Him losing 20+ pounds at his age without exercise or a change in diet means he's got a tapeworm or bone cancer or something. He did this last time too, but this is even more North Koreaish as he's several years older and in visibly worse health. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
| Topic | DOGE Goons Physically Drag Social Security Worker From Desk |
| legendary_zell 04/13/25 12:38:17 PM #2 | They're attempting to cut Social Security by default without taking the political hit. They want to create the sense that it's broken and in crisis so they can privatize and pocket it. And they're trying to bring fascism directly to the workplace. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. |
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