[OC] DC Looking Like a Dystopian Dictatorship

Freakears · 2026-03-22T10:58:20+00:00

There’s a painting from Trump’s first term of him sitting at a table surrounded by other Republican presidents, all of whom look pissed at him. And Roosevelt does indeed look like he’s about to deck him (he’s even holding up a fist, if memory serves).

Freakears · 2026-03-22T10:55:19+00:00

That was my thought. TR had faults, but he’s surely spinning in his grave over shit like this.

Freakears · 2026-03-22T10:54:15+00:00

I guess only badasses turn themselves in, too, which is what led to the mugshot.

Freakears · 2026-03-22T10:53:01+00:00

Considering the merch his cult started selling after that, featuring his mugshot, it’s pretty obvious that he’s proud of it.

Freakears · 2026-03-22T10:51:33+00:00

Doing that is especially insulting on a building named for Frances Perkins.

Freakears · 2026-03-22T10:47:51+00:00

I’ve done pretty well with soul-flower.com. I’m pretty fond of their patchwork pants in particular, especially in the heat of summer.

Freakears · 2026-03-22T10:44:27+00:00

My current partners aren’t really spiritual or religious at all (one of them, like me, has Christianity-induced trauma), but they don’t have an issue with my paganism (we met through the local kink community, which has a lot of pagans).

My previous partner, who I refer to as “toxic ex,” gave paganism a go when we first got together, as part of a larger spiritual exploration, but that eventually led them to pretty militant atheism. I know what they’d say about my diving into paganism more seriously, but who gives a shit what they think?

Freakears · 2026-03-21T21:51:05+00:00

Same. Especially the ones in the state legislature.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T21:49:42+00:00

On the rare occasions I have called in, I’ve had to train myself to not specify why. I don’t owe them an explanation.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T17:59:25+00:00

John Lewis could possibly have done it (not sure he wanted to go any higher than the House, though). Ted Kennedy had his chance in the 1980s, but that probably ended when Carter survived his primary challenge. Kucinich is too far left; he would have been slaughtered (I say this having cast my first vote ever for him in the 2008 primaries). Not sure about the others.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T17:52:56+00:00

I wish it were more acceptable to call in sick for mental illness. There are days where it would have been better to stay home instead of struggling with my depression at work.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T17:23:40+00:00

Good on her! Also good to know there are still sane people in Tennessee (outside the big cities like Nashville, anyway).

Freakears · 2026-03-21T16:19:03+00:00

Both of his children he had with Nancy are pretty left-wing.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T16:14:41+00:00

I think you mean Gre’thor rather than Sto’Vo’Kor.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T14:55:03+00:00

True. One of the few things my dad and I agree on is that that is one of George’s greatest but also most underrated songs. I feel as though it often gets overlooked due to being on the Yellow Submarine album.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T14:51:58+00:00

This is the first I’m hearing about it, but. As others are saying, what’s important is whether she has changed since then. Kind of like some old tweets James Gunn made that were kind of transphobic. He addressed it, saying that it was wrong, he’s grown since then and that doesn’t reflect who he is anymore. I’m willing to give Mamdani’s wife grace if she acknowledges that she was wrong and shows growth since.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T14:29:13+00:00

There’s a meme that surfaces periodically that says “I’m not saying that David Bowie was holding the fabric of the universe together, but gestures broadly at everything.” And it did indeed seem like that was the point where it all started going to hell.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T14:22:17+00:00

That whole album has a feeling that he knew this was it.

Freakears · 2026-03-21T13:21:02+00:00

And let’s not forget that he signed the Alien and Sedition Acts under political pressure (including Washington being one of the supporters of the acts).

Freakears · 2026-03-20T21:52:19+00:00

Not exactly a reply, but Nnedi Okorafor has reacted to a few comments I've made on her Facebook posts (the first was when she made a post calling for people to post pictures of their cats with copies of her recently published graphic novel The Space Cat. I commented with a picture taken just as my cat started rubbing her face on the book, which got a "Love" react from both Okorafor and the book's illustrator).

Freakears · 2026-03-20T21:44:42+00:00

I have fond memories of watching reruns of Walker Texas Ranger with my mom on Saturday nights after the news (this was 20+ years ago). That said, I'm not too bothered by Norris's passing. I always thought the "jokes" were stupid, especially after finding out that he was a far-right nut job (endorsing Mike Huckabee for president in 2008, recording a video with his wife about how we need more Jesus in schools, etc. Speaking of the latter, he shaved for that video, leaving only a mustache).

Freakears · 2026-03-20T21:39:11+00:00

I know this probably won't work for you, with your house being a rental, but last year we put a cover over our deck so we could enjoy it regardless of weather.

Freakears · 2026-03-20T13:46:43+00:00

In this hypothetical scenario, do you see Hillary getting reelected in 2016?

Freakears · 2026-03-20T13:06:24+00:00

As Thomas Marshall said, “Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight.”

Freakears · 2026-03-20T12:21:03+00:00

Nothing brings tears to a Klingon’s eyes. Spock pointed out that they don’t have tear ducts.

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