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― the tightening is plateauing (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 7 October 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link
approaching the time to unfollow the otherwise-intersting ppl who just go *on* about the nba
― mookieproof, Saturday, 15 October 2016 03:53 (seven years ago) link
the nba is literally more interesting than all other topics of inquiry, do shut up
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Saturday, 15 October 2016 03:55 (seven years ago) link
pop's okay i guess but that's about it, portia
― mookieproof, Saturday, 15 October 2016 04:04 (seven years ago) link
i am going to beat you up after school
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Saturday, 15 October 2016 04:08 (seven years ago) link
I find this conversation deeply offensive
― Clay, Saturday, 15 October 2016 05:07 (seven years ago) link
all of these tweets about donating to the NC republicans to help them (!!) after someone firebombed their office are really something
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 14:18 (seven years ago) link
fuck giving money to NCGOP obvs but could be a smart move strategically to loudly take make a big show of taking higher ground on something like this in face of all the brutal shit Trump supporters are going to do (and he's going to applaud)
― flopson, Monday, 17 October 2016 16:18 (seven years ago) link
it has zero strategic value
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 17 October 2016 16:23 (seven years ago) link
I mean, you know, if a Trump campaign worker was killed in the firebombing and people were donating to a gofundme to support his kids or something, maybe that's be "rising above differences." But this was a fucking insured building. What a bunch of rubes.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 17 October 2016 16:24 (seven years ago) link
like you might think you are taking the higher ground, but what you are doing is donating money to the NC republican party. you are literally a donor to one of the more outspoken, anti-trans rights organizations in the country
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 16:24 (seven years ago) link
otm
And really I think the fact that any liberals think this off-the-mark "good faith" act of pointless kindness would do anything to "heal the divide" or whatever just shows how naive and unprepared they are for the fight they are facing.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 17 October 2016 16:26 (seven years ago) link
I said it myself on twitter, but if there is an olive branch to be extended to people in that group, this is not it. Outreach works best on a person-to-person basis. Having dinner and polite discussion with some NC republicans and a handful of your transgender friends might help you come to an understanding. Facelessly giving money to people halfway across the country because someone who is in no way associated with you did them harm, that is probably going to be covered by insurance, is asinine.
Maybe people have some false guilt about it? idk, I guess if you felt a little happy they were firebombed and are giving them cash to feel better about it, then maybe you need to work on divorcing your feelings from actions you had no part of
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 16:28 (seven years ago) link
also lol: https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/787867882579435520
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
just cuz u don't like NCGOP (me neither) dosnt mean its unstrategic
― flopson, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:38 (seven years ago) link
p clear at this pt trump is going to go as dirty as possible, outclassing him probably the best move (although i hope she trolls him harder on wednesday night than she did the 2nd debate)
― flopson, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:39 (seven years ago) link
spraypainting 'nazi republicans get out of town' and torching the place is so badass tho lol
― flopson, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
β mh π, Monday, October 17, 2016 12:24 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it's not about the literal moral higher ground, it's about how it's perceived
― flopson, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:44 (seven years ago) link
feel like itd be best to vandalize trump buildings tho
― lagβn, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:46 (seven years ago) link
β flopson, Monday, October 17, 2016 12:38 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah but their entire strategy is "we'll show them we go high and be sympathetic"
if it was to be a genuinely compassionate person, maybe wait to see what they actually need instead of throwing money in an online bucket immediately? if it's to reinforce your image, then maybe you should find a better group to support? if it's to convert voters, then maybe you're the vulture here?
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:47 (seven years ago) link
udgi
how naive and unprepared they are for the fight they are facing.β the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, October 17, 2016 12:26 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
β the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, October 17, 2016 12:26 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
you mean the election she's about to win by a double digit margin? lol
― flopson, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:48 (seven years ago) link
did you guys see who actually started this harebrained donation fund, really
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:48 (seven years ago) link
β lagβn, Monday, October 17, 2016 1:46 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
can we get hoos on this
― flopson, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link
yeah, I totally get it, the idea is you donate to show - you're not allied with people that destroy offices - you're a sympathetic human being - liberals are people too - you are a cynical person who thinks the emotional allegiance of republicans can be bought in the wake of what isn't even that big of a tragedy by sending some money online for unspecified reasons
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link
"sorry some people I don't even know bombed your office. I agree with what they wrote on the side of your building, though. If I give you some money will you not firebomb things, and maybe be less of a nazi?"
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link
ur thinking too `Twitter`. irl election is all about the marginal Republican holding their nose to vote Trump staying home instead; seen cynically, this should budge that dial
― flopson, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:54 (seven years ago) link
yah, they might have the $$ to man a call center and get those republican voters to the polls
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:57 (seven years ago) link
heh, true
― flopson, Monday, 17 October 2016 17:57 (seven years ago) link
the "funny" thing abt this is the republican nominee is actively consorting with actual nazis and every liberal in the world is all if i had been in germany 1933 i wldve stood up to those monsters, given the chance theyre donating money to the nazis
― lagβn, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:03 (seven years ago) link
(in some weirdo moral grandstanding)
having said that it is likely a minor prob meaningless pr victory
― lagβn, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:04 (seven years ago) link
β lagβn
what's the point of vandalizing buildings that ugly, really
― fat fingered algorithm (rushomancy), Monday, 17 October 2016 18:06 (seven years ago) link
the county this is in has a five-to-one ratio of democrats to republicans
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:06 (seven years ago) link
spite, i guess xp
― lagβn, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:07 (seven years ago) link
β mh
and a local reputation for being "left of trotsky", to quote one of my nc fb friends
― fat fingered algorithm (rushomancy), Monday, 17 October 2016 18:09 (seven years ago) link
idk I just keep thinking about how someone might have done the landlord a favor if this is one of the buildings leased during campaign season that could really use a remodel
the local obama hq from some years ago (formerly a blockbuster video) got a big old remodel and is now one of my fave restaurants with reclaimed wood and all the 2016 cool restaurant signifiers
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:10 (seven years ago) link
in a few years theyre gonna be kicking themselves for not preserving that authentic 1990s decor
― lagβn, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:11 (seven years ago) link
Trump's buildings have the best style, tremendous styling
― rip van wanko, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:13 (seven years ago) link
if this inspires someone in that county to be a very well-liked republican leader in the future who cites this as the beginning of their bipartisan records then I will enjoy the delicious egg on my face xp
― mh π, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:15 (seven years ago) link
funny thing is almost no trump buildings are actually owned by him these days, the developers just license his name, and now his name is mud, his primary revenue stream is dry
― lagβn, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:16 (seven years ago) link
aint no one want another season of the apprentice
― lagβn, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:18 (seven years ago) link
there's an account about drone delivery service called @dronesdelivery that seems to just retweet random shit with the word "drone" in it, including stuff about drone airstrikes killing people in Yemen and stuff that isn't even about drone aircraft at all
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 03:24 (seven years ago) link
congrats you have now met a spambot, there are 1,000,000,000 more like it
― slathered in cream and covered with stickers (silby), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 03:45 (seven years ago) link
i have removed my govt name from twitter and now feel free to say and do whatever i want
― mh π, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 20:16 (seven years ago) link
just flagged your account so you are forced to associate a phone number with your account
^_^
― Fβ― Aβ― (β), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 20:23 (seven years ago) link
joke's on you, I signed up when twitter sent you text messages so they've had my number since 2006
i don't care if twitter knows, they don't care
― mh π, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
i just said some very mean things about u on twitter though
― mh π, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 20:27 (seven years ago) link
dat mean u canno say whadever guy
― Fβ― Aβ― (β), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 20:28 (seven years ago) link
i flag u
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― Fβ― Aβ― (β), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 20:30 (seven years ago) link