Theory: Bluesky users respond especially ferociously to those who claim we "need to give conservatives a chance" because so many of us are part of those demographics that have spent our lives being told it's OUR responsibility to give horrible white straight men "a chance"
I talked to a close Israeli friend on October 7th who said, "And now thousands of Palestinians will die and they won't 'get Hamas,' because that's impossible." It's always been clear what would happen. Always.
Oh sure if you had a high IQ and you were born into the Roman equites caste you might have made a name for yourself, but what if you'd been a Gaul taken as a slave in battle? You think they let you test out of the fucking salt mines?
California, as always, ready to try every solution to the homeless problem possible except for the one that would actually work (construct enough new housing)
So, one positive thing about Harris is that she has a solid record on trans rights that goes beyond pithy statements. In her role as DA in San Francisco, she worked to abolish the gay and trans panic defense. As AG, she made it happen in California in 2014. The state was the first to ban it.
BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.
Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...
Once a guy in a bmw followed me through the streets of Palermo. After a while I ducked into a gelateria to ditch him but he waited, went around & cut me off. I took one more lick then smashed my gelato on his windshield, yelled “No!” And walked home. Smash food on bmw’s. 10/10 they deserve it
