Posts by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
(DIR) Post #AzTVVzdTbOby6WqHRI by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-10-22T17:46:16Z
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@Mab_813 Yeah...I'm surprised at how little play this is getting. I'm also genuinely unsure how much of a difference this is going to make in the race.#maine #platner #uspol
(DIR) Post #AzTmfDojwW8Dun64zA by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-10-22T19:53:43Z
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@Mab_813 I think people are genuinely concerned about elitism in politics, and there's an extent to which it's being conflated with age. But at its heart, this is all about BS populism. It's the charisma you're referring to, but it's also a specific message. "They've been ignoring you, I hear you." And thank you for that, but I don't want the guy answering me to be someone with an unironic Nazi tattoo who's sexist and anti-Black. @abucci @theprospect
(DIR) Post #AzqCgKSBivA6Cd0eKO by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-11-02T16:47:45Z
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@futurebird A good friend of mine was homeless for a little while. I told them how impotent it made me feel to give a dollar or two to someone on the street--what good is that when they need actual shelter? My friend said that bit of money can help them get bandaids, which is a big deal when they're literally constantly exposed. As well as whatever else they might need. It's made me less miserable about giving money. @roytoo
(DIR) Post #B06J8H8fhtNm2DWgHg by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-11-08T17:58:38Z
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@stux My grandfather was a gambling addict, and I support this message.
(DIR) Post #B0R6gkSGQPMMdD79JA by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-11-20T12:04:44Z
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@futurebird I lived without a smart phone for about four years. I loved it, and people who talked to me about it were filled with envy, for all the reasons. I got one because I needed to travel overseas on very short notice, but I'm constantly plotting to get rid of it.I read about how long it took for the average Italian to get a fridge in *Consider The Fork*. Their secret? The markets were very close by, so they could buy vegetables "on demand". I fantasize about that all the time.
(DIR) Post #B0s75JQCbbghO7eug4 by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-03T12:46:39Z
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@futurebird I took a hard no YouTube stance a few months ago, and it's changed the way I consume the internet itself. There's a bunch I'm missing out on, but I feel better.I've softened a bit and watch some through my RSS reader...but there's more friction when I'm doing it, which forces me to be more conscious about it.
(DIR) Post #B10HRqUAuMvj6ya0tE by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-07T11:19:24Z
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@futurebird Possibly because my maternal grandfather was a gambling addict, but I look at the stock market in the same way, and can't stop thinking about everyone in it as a sucker. Yeah, there are some whales, but, as they say, the house always wins, so it's just a matter of time. (Which is why the whales keep trying to control the SEC, but I digress.) @sarble
(DIR) Post #B10IwrMnmYgOm8U3Ye by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-07T11:36:41Z
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@futurebird Ooh, that's a chillingly accurate way to put it @sarble
(DIR) Post #B10K0EZM4XwhYkWoK0 by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-07T11:39:39Z
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@futurebird My "favorite" of these: the student loan, which is a bet not just on your future but market conditions you have no control over.
(DIR) Post #B1L4xg65qgxn4gK5B2 by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-15T10:55:09Z
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@adamvs1 Oh my god, they were stabbed???
(DIR) Post #B1L4xiIZfG8RtyB4uO by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-15T13:50:19Z
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@adamvs1 I saw that, and it just shows how awful the times were that I felt a little relieved that it was that and not political violence. But I suspect it's also a sign of the continuing degradation of our civilization.
(DIR) Post #B1L4xjmk8ZrUVpIgZU by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-17T11:53:04Z
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@adamvs1 We keep talking about end stage capitalism, but we also need to consider what end stage fascism looks like. When you elevate violence to an art form, I think it's going to get much worse if not stopped.
(DIR) Post #B1LysiB4HY2JVlrHIu by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-17T22:36:08Z
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@strypey I read the book decades ago but never saw the movie because I'm squeamish and the book was bad enough. But I do remember the inescapable culture of violence. It's either street hooligans or sadistic organs of the state--oh wait, aren't both just mirrors of each other? @adamvs1
(DIR) Post #B1XfSx2z4jchKrM1PE by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-23T11:57:37Z
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@gerrymcgovern But Sweden is so wonderful!"...free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)..., a nonbinding element of international law, is not a legal obligation in Sweden, and the country has not ratified the ILO Convention 169, a binding treaty that establishes this right for Indigenous and tribal peoples."Between this and the Danish kidnapping indigenous children from Greenland, I hope I never have to hear about Scandinavian Utopia again.
(DIR) Post #B1XfSyE0hE2MzLWLEO by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-23T11:58:41Z
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@gerrymcgovern And also: I am a fan of trade, but didn't we manage to trade things that didn't require mining before?
(DIR) Post #B1mbxVP0QHNM80MqG0 by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2025-12-30T18:56:32Z
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@tomjennings What if I just want to be hyper-enthusiastic with fellow travelers?@mattblaze
(DIR) Post #B1sgSS3oSllvVQE4Bs by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2026-01-02T15:53:44Z
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Fucking Substack...I guess I should start blocking people who share Substack posts.
(DIR) Post #B1sgSbl2PQhBa5WDJY by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2026-01-02T17:08:26Z
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Yep--blocking people who share Substack. Go flaunt your Nazi bar to someone else.
(DIR) Post #B23s5ftmrRO70QJjEW by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2026-01-08T00:46:01Z
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My rep, Ayanna Pressley, tried to subpoena records and footage related to the ICE murder in Minnesota today. Guess what? The GOP Reps voted her down.#AbolishICE --https://pressley.house.gov/2026/01/07/breaking-pressley-condemns-ice-murder-in-minnesota-slams-gop-for-blocking-her-subpoena-for-records-footage-related-to-shooting/
(DIR) Post #B2FzEjKeUpOvpufQtk by dnkboston@apobangpo.space
2026-01-13T22:58:41Z
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Oh hey, look at #southkorea taking an insurrection seriously.This is a post about #uspol https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10654839