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Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 10d

That account has so many labels on it 😦

Labels: Dearborn Scapegoating, Liberal Apologia, Gaza Genocide Denier, Gloats Over Harm, Islamophobia, Israel Apologia, Leftist Scapegoating, Liberal Conspiracism, Denies US Genocide Role, Weaponizes Antisemitism, Weaponizes Racism

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 10d

This is why people stopped trusting "experts." No, our bodies didn't "win out" over the virus and our immune systems are not "taking it on." There are numerous studies that prove this is false, yet the endowed chair of public health at UMinn is saying it and this is what they're teaching students.

CIDRAP News: Is the COVID pandemic still going on?

Michael Osterholm: No, I think we can safely say that we are now adjusting into a more routine cycle of infection. And you can argue that in several ways. First of all, there's a much greater stability to the virus that we see now with so much background immunity in the population.

It’s similar to previous influenza pandemics, which were the hallmark pandemics we had prior to COVID. Clearly, they were situations where once a large portion of the population either got infected and died or got infected and recovered, there was a level of protection that, over time, basically won out over the virus itself.

That's why you still see the virus circulating, but in a way that, genetically, our body's immune systems are largely able to take on. So again, if you look at the flu pandemics of the past, in every instance they just kind of faded away over time and became a background endemic disease.

And today we are in a much more steady-state existence with COVID because of our preexisting immunity and the relative lack of genetic change to the virus. We haven't watched it go from the ancestral strain to Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, or Omicron, like we did in those first four years.

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 12d

I keep seeing versions of this and I get the impression that people don't really understand what's happening. Within the party, DemSocs are contesting power, but the bigger struggle is ideological. Despite the fact that they're all capitalists, socialism itself is an existential threat to capitalism

@stephstephking: Will never stop being wild to me that establishment Dems saw these enthusiastic, insurgent DSA folks and instead of saying "you guys are a lil weird but the enemy of my enemy is my friend so LFG" they threw a crashout tantrum & had to be dragged away like a toddler in a McDonald's

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 12d

Image from A Trip to the Moon: The moon appears with a human face and a capsule sticking out of its eye

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 16d

"Removed by Author"

@ohnoshetwitnt: I made this handy chart for the people who keep blaming others for the current state of things

The president: Trump

Not the president: Biden, Clinton, Obama, Clinton, Carter

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 17d

That just speaks volumes about how far right the Dems have moved since the 1950s. And they were already pretty far right and onboard with McCarthyism at the time!

@sofferclese: This was back during the Eisenhower years. Eisenhower's speeches now sound like they were written for Obama.

@beingliberal: Back when the GOP wasn't completely insane.

@muellershewrote: 1956 Republican National Platform: 1. Provide federal assistance to low-income communities 2. Protect Social Security 3. Provide asylum for refugees 4. Extended minimum wage 5. Improve unemployment benefit system so it covers more people 6. Strengthen labor laws so workers can more easily join a union 7. Assure equal pay for equal work regardless of sex

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 17d

Liberals in 2024: "Yay genocide! Yay draconian immigration policies! Yay ICE! Yay war with Russia! Yay funding the police! Yay abandoning trans rights! Yay social safety net cuts!" Liberals in 2026: "When did we turn into the Republican Party?!?" *Surprised Pikachu*

@blueheronfarm: There is absolutely no room in my big tent for a Democrat who uses the term coastal elites. What the fuck are we doing here?

Haley Stevens: "Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder."

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 18d

CNN's out here casually writing ads for this shit 🤮 Absolutely no discussion of the fact that the guy behind ModRetro is an arms dealer.

CNN: Our favorite product launches this week: Dyson, ModRetro, Schlage and more

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 18d

It's good that Iran isn't taking the bait.

Iran condemns Ukrainian attack on commercial vessel in Caspian Sea, calls it irrational

Iran has strongly condemned a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea.

In a statement, Iran’s foreign ministry said the attack today caused an explosion on the ship that killed one sailor and injured another.

The statement continued that the “Ukrainian regime’s attack on the Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, which was explicitly acknowledged by the head of that regime, is a sign of the continuation of the irrational and hostile approach of the Ukrainian regime towards the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· 19d

@whstancil: I mean I went on a date recently and the girl texted me after to tell me she was listening to a podcast and someone randomly brought me up and said they wished a tornado would hit my house and I would die, and wanted to know what that was about. What do I say to that??

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jul 11

And you wonder why everyone with any sense stopped listening to clowns like this years ago? These are folks that used the Bernie campaign to grow huge platforms to spread this nonsense. "I don't think there were any red flags in terms of what ended up actually coming out about [Graham Platner]."

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jul 10

Fuck Kyle Kulinski 🖕

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jul 9

As much as Platner himself is an abusive opportunist, his most vocal supporters are somehow even worse. Do not forgive these people and never forget all the things they said. This whole debacle has exposed "left independent media" for what it is: completely fraudulent and a giant grift.

@mike_from_pa: This video confirms for me the exact reason he thought he could actually win a Senate race with as much baggage as he has: severe Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Even know, he's pointing blame outwardly with not one ounce of regret over the way he mislead or mistreated people

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jul 7

How do you identify as a socialist and still end up thinking this? You just abandon principles and historical analysis to go with popular opinion because someone is electable?

@hecubian_devil: I’ll admit, the tattoo was extremely off-putting and initially made me backtrack on Platner, but when voters kept backing him and he kept polling well against Collins I was like “welp, I guess we’re in the post-taboo era so might as well stick with him,” which was an error

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jul 7

Absolutely wild. Prominent Platner supporters are like, "New phone, who dis?"

@krystalball: I agree that Platner should drop out. The allegations are horrible and I see no reason why his accuser would lie. Some things have to be beyond the pale.

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jul 6

The fucking audacity of this guy. Pretending to be an objective journalist and conveniently ignoring the fact that he spent the better part of a year doing everything possible to prop up Platner's campaign.

@ryangrim: Platner’s source of strength was the people passionately committed to volunteer for him. On his campaign discord, people are sharing feelings of betrayal, heartbreak, and resignation. He has lost his base.

It no longer seems like a question of whether he will drop out, but when, and whether his campaign, by virtue of an overwhelming primary win, will be able to influence who replaces him.

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jul 6

You know, I can't help but remember what the Dems and the media did to Tara Reade, whose accusation against Biden was just as credible in 2020. Her mother had literally called into Larry King to ask what her daughter should do. Platner is absolutely guilty, and so was Biden. No consequences at all.

@greenwell: I have edited a lot of sexual-assault-accusation articles, and this one easily clears every veracity check: contemporaneous emails with her therapist, a boyfriend who knew, a woman she warned—all before Platner ran for office. Good on Politico for nailing it, and on Jenny Racicot for speaking up.

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jul 6

😬😬😬

NYT: He had what she described as a "warrior ethos" and would fantasize about killing people he deemed a threat, she said. She said he told her that rape was about power.

It was something that stuck with her through the years, Ms. Fifield said.

"He said this a lot: If anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them," she recalled, saying that he added it would not be in "a sexual war, not in a gay way."

"He was like, I would rape them to show them that I'm dominant," she said.

Asked about those remarks, a Platner campaign official did not dispute them. A friend who knew Mr. Platner and Ms. Fifield during that period said the comments sounded out of character.

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jun 14

It doesn't sound like there's a deal at all. They have a tentative memorandum of understanding, which is very different from an actual deal. Nothing happens until the US follows through on its end of the bargain.

Iran says negotiations for a final ⁠deal will be ⁠held during a 60-day period
More details are emerging on the ceasefire agreement.

According to remarks carried by Tasnim news agency, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said negotiations for a final ⁠deal will be ⁠held during a 60-day period after verifying that the US implemented its commitments under the deal, including ending hostilities, lifting the blockade, and releasing assets.

Gharibabadi said that on Friday, the date set for the official ceremony, the two delegations will hold talks to determine the future arrangements for the negotiations.

He also said that Iran included all “important positions” in the draft of the memorandum of understanding, adding that the text will be published after the official ceremony scheduled for Friday.

“This memorandum of understanding does not mean trusting the enemy,” Gharibabadi said in remarks carried by Tasnim news agency. “We will monitor the implementation of US commitments,” he said.

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jun 14

Figured they'd block.

@jaybird54: Let's join communities across the nation in celebrating Obama Celebration Day, his vision for a more perfect union--a vision rooted in the power of ordinary people coming together to achieve extraordinary things. At #DOOR, this isn't just history; it's our daily mission. @defendersofourrepublic.org

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jun 10

Liberalism in a nutshell.

@wreckl3ss: I'll vote for a Nazi before I vote for a Republican.

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jun 10

Platner knew that it was a Nazi tattoo. Stop supporting Nazis.

Mr. Platner, she said, knew when they were dating years ago that the tattoo was a Nazi symbol, and that he called it “my Totenkopf.”

“I would never have known what that was,” she said. “He would joke about it being a Nazi tattoo.”

Ms. Fifield said he told her that he and other members of his unit selected the tattoo because “they were like a death unit, they were killers,” and saw a parallel between their unit and the Nazi Schutzstaffel, or S.S., unit, that used the skull-and-crossbones image.

“They literally, deliberately, selected it because it was relevant to their military unit,” she said.

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jun 7

Community meme:

I'll vote for a Nazi, but I draw the line at voting for a Republican.

You would vote for a Nazi?

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jun 2

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· Jun 1

I don't think I've ever seen a crash out happen in 3-4 sequential posts on a timeline like this.

@matt602738: My mom is dead. None of you have ever gotten pussy. Nothing more need be said

When will the scientific community address the anomalies in their frameworks?

You ever just see someone say something so Freudian you have to hit them with the psychoanalysis stare?

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· May 30

L-O-FUCKING-L If we're talking about the US Senate, Platner will fit right in with the rest of the Nazis, pedos, and right wingers. "It is a place for proven leaders with moral clarity and integrity"? WTF world are you living in?

Ms. McDonald shared with The New York Times what she said was a screenshot of a text message exchange with Ms. Gertner that started in the early hours of Aug. 27, 2025. Ms. Gertner had sent a message to a broader group, asking someone from the campaign to contact her, and Ms. McDonald offered to talk. In their conversation, Ms. Gertner told her about the messages, which she described as “sexting,” according to Ms. McDonald.

“The United States Senate is not a training ground for redemption,” Ms. McDonald said. “It is a place for proven leaders with moral clarity and integrity.”

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· May 21

Bezos: "The wealthy aren't evil." Also Bezos:

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· May 9

Fucking liberals 😒

Liberal protester with sign saying "If Kamala were president we'd be at brunch"

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· May 9

Bluesky's vibecoding strikes again. One of the top results when you click on "Obama in Canada" on the trending list 🙃

Obama in Canada on the trending list:

@doubleemmartin: It’s not every day — or ever — that you get invited to a 110th birthday party, so I was delighted to spend time with Mildred Giesbrecht, Manitoba’s oldest living person (sixth in Canada), on her big day.

www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape@breakify· May 7

Never fails.