looks ahead

…I’m in this Penrose diagram and I don’t like it.

Also: WHERE ARE ALL THE BABIES?!?!?

If space x and starlink had readily-accessible, plentiful public facing locations, I’m sure those would be protest targets as well.

velveeta treason weasel

You just made my day. Poetry.

And I explicitly voted against this.

Grey’s animal kingdom election series is gold.

gulp gulp gulp

Look like I got some on my cool red hat oh nooooooooooo uwu

…we’ll call it a draw.

“A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling and complaining.”)

And then gets elected anyway.

Honest question - does he not participate in local races? Endorsements, rallies, etc.? I’m not a local so I don’t know for sure. I would be very surprised if he does not.

Also, what does the local scene look like? Are progressive independents the norm? Or, just like the national stage, is Bernie the exception? We’re talking about someone who has overcome tremendous odds to be an outlier in a FPTP duopoly. He’s a statistical anomaly.

He’s spent his entire career leading by example. Did nobody follow? Or did they try, and run up against the same barriers that keep the status quo the status quo? These are honest questions on my part.

he’s done a great job, he deserves a vacation and the opportunity to write his memoirs

There’s no vacation/retirement from social justice. All the things that riled you up and made you fight back against the ownership class are going to go on as they were. You can’t just sit back and relax. Do I think he deserves some peace and quiet? Of course. Is he going to get any? Sadly, I don’t believe so. He’s been fighting the good fight his entire life…

there should be someone younger at the ready to take the mantle.

…and that includes leading by example. Him stepping back doesn’t mean we get a younger Bernie as a replacement. He’s been doing this long enough that there should be plenty of younger Bernies, not even waiting in the wings, but in active government. But there aren’t. The closest we got is AOC. And we could use a few dozen like her.

Bernie isn’t holding anyone back. It would be odd if he was. When he goes, he’s likely to be replaced by a milquetoast neolib at best.