Widespread, toxic belief is the idea that rich and powerful people are essentially playing characters, and what they say isn't what they think. As if they're disciplined actors who really believe something else, but maintain a character in public in a crafty manipulation.
They're not.
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Fun fact: did you know that if you served in iraq and were injured in an attack that had a connection with Iran, you could sue Iran in federal court and receive damages taken from the Iranian assets that the USG froze?
The very same assets we are agreeing to unfreeze
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People in dry climates- thoughts on swamp coolers as a way to manage periodic surges of high heat?
Mom’s still hemming and hawing about installing AC. We have two portable room units so I’m fine and she’s okay at night.
She hates the noise and finds all the reasons to say we can’t do XYZ
…I reaming boggled at the way these people once again remove any agency or ownership from Trump.
End of day he’s president. All he has to do is say no. The buck stops on his desk, not JD Vance’s.
Asking me if my kitten pics are AI when your feed is full of AI?
That’s a block my friend
Interesting decision and a long term very poor one for him. It’s clear the play was to blame Vance. That gets harder with Trump actually signing the document
I know VERY smart people who’ve gotten sucked in by the right wing resentment machine.
Trust me, they FIRMLY believe the things coming out of their mouths.
Related to previous posts- if this is a bad deal, Trump shouldn’t be signing it.
The handwaving may work briefly. History isn’t going to pull punches
There’s people are just weird. Matt needs to touch grass and maybe set his phone down the garbage disposal
Nicholas Grossman
And while I'm retweeting Nathan, I would desperately like everyone on Bluesky to read & internalize this thread of his. The fact is, people generally say what they think. There's no secret Straussian cabal manipulating things. People aren't lying for money. They believe the things they say.
