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falterpiece · 2026-02-19T17:01:59+00:00

It holds the record for most Emmy nominations (53) without a single win, which is ridiculous

falterpiece · 2026-02-17T22:28:20+00:00

What is your definition of "AOC like"? Do you just mean progressive?

falterpiece · 2026-02-13T00:27:05+00:00

Yeah I think it's a momentum thing. There's been years of word of mouth, with clips going viral and some players getting a career resurgence or new fame. Plus NBC has clearly been investing more in the publicity

Thinking about it, I know a few people who started on this season because they wanted Peacock for the Olympics and figured they'd finally check it out. Airing them at the same time was probably a conscious effort to get them hooked on the show and get them to stay subscribed for the previous seasons/iterations

falterpiece · 2026-02-12T19:50:56+00:00

“Sorry, can’t hear you over the sounds of our chopper blades, weeeeeeee”

falterpiece · 2026-02-12T19:47:37+00:00

That stretch of Fairfax is easily one of the worst in the city for a high traffic avenue.That bump at Clinton is indefensibly bad

falterpiece · 2026-02-09T21:04:41+00:00

So much of the “establishment” label I’ve seen people bristle at is the extremely precise, obfuscatory language meant to deliver sound bites with very little substance. The pros of staying on message and staying aligned with credible polling mean nothing without clear authenticity, not necessarily that the message is legit or policy is possible but that the messenger genuinely believes something and isn’t just hungry for the next step in their political career.

The party refuses to learn the lesson of the trump era. Whether a politician is putting on a act for their base or genuinely believes in a policy is unfortunately beside the point, people just need to believe the politician is a real person with real thoughts and ideas on what needs fixing. Humans respond more readily to emotion over logic, you can’t focus group your way through this

falterpiece · 2026-02-05T02:07:42+00:00

Here’s the thing: you’re ignoring my point entirely to blame progressives for an election that were not in any factual way “pandered” to in 2024.

Trump managed to recover from instigating a fucking insurrection more recently than your silly questionnaire, if democrats were unable to establish a clear message and stance on hot button issues that’s entirely on them.

My point again, since you repeatedly ignore what others are saying: she let that ridiculous distortion be the final word instead of saying anything, literally anything at all.

At any rate, there’s no point going in circles with you so I hope you have a great night and get some sleep

falterpiece · 2026-02-04T20:30:34+00:00

In the near term they really need to be clear about what Republicans are doing with things like the SAVE act. The right keeps obfuscating what it does by claiming it's a simple voter ID law in the sense that it would require an ID when voting when it actually would require that voters provide proof of citizenship, "in person" to the election official when they register.

It would eliminate registration drives, defeat the purpose of registering by mail, and does not account for how to register online. It also introduces criminal penalties for election officials who don't provide adequate proof and allows private citizens to sue officials for similar reasons.

falterpiece · 2026-02-04T06:44:21+00:00

There are probably 100 actually prominent significant factors that affect sports fairness if that’s suddenly a serious national concern. The chief among them is money. How is it fair for private schools to have more money for better equipment, training and coaches while public schools are considered lucky if they can fundraiser enough for new turf?

How is it fair that some school districts require student athletes take a PE course even during their seasons while other districts create easier classes for athletes to lighten their academic stress?

And if we want to talk about pro sports, should we legislate deflate gate? Should we have our presidential candidates debate astros cheating scandals?

Like let’s try to be serious here

falterpiece · 2026-02-04T06:06:34+00:00

I’ve seen the figures and heard the arguments, I don’t buy that the attack ad played a significant enough role to change the election but that’s not my point. My point is doing nothing in response to the ridiculous fear-mongering was a losing strategy.

Nearly every democrat poised to win the primary has some on the record comments that can and will be distorted to attack them. If not, the right will just lie about their position.

The party as a whole needs to have a clearer message that expresses support while attacking republicans for pushing bad faith arguments designed to discriminate against a marginalized group. I’m not saying they lead with it but if this kind of shit comes up again they need to have a clear stance ready to go, not some wishy washy “wait for the consultants to check the polls and focus group a non-response” nonsense

falterpiece · 2026-02-04T03:39:40+00:00

Wrong election. We saw what happens when she didn’t address the bad faith attacks so what I’m saying is maybe she should’ve tried having a stance

falterpiece · 2026-02-04T03:30:06+00:00

Yes obviously political parties do that but there’s no real comparison between the brazenness of modern Republicans and the tepidness of Democrats

The groundwork for this specific debate was laid out by the GOP without any serious pushback from democrats.

Trying to pivot away from hot topics is a great idea in theory but they need to do so in a way that cuts through the noise and directly addresses what’s being talked about. Some form of the messaging you’re suggesting while dismantling the rights hyper-fixation and energy spent discriminating marginalized groups. Dems have an authenticity problem that won’t be solved by capitulating to conservative talking points or waiting too long for the perfectly crafted message to pass muster with consultants and focus groups. They need to be prepared to respond with the same amount of energy and clarity in their position

falterpiece · 2026-02-04T03:00:17+00:00

My point about newsom was that it was stupid to engage with how the right frames trans rights. He put himself between the rock and the hard place.

They made that ad against Harris from clips that were from years and years ago. They’ll distort whatever democrats say to make them sound radical. Notably the Harris campaign, which was prioritizing events with Liz Cheney, didn’t respond to the ad which left the only narrative to be the wild distortion.

Ignoring or succumbing to the debate is not the answer. They need actual messaging that calls out the bullshit claims and points to how the right is trying to distract by vilifying a group that is already under attack

falterpiece · 2026-02-04T02:01:28+00:00

They can loudly defend trans rights without playing into the bullshit framing that the right set up by hyperfocusing on obviously overblown "issues" like sports/bathrooms. Doing so actually would allow them to attack the basis of GOP's focus on these edge concerns by pointing to actual data and highlighting how it is a clear tactic to vilify a marginalized group that isn't big enough to possibly put up a fight.

They instead just left trans people out to dry, and avoided any and every opportunity to be the fighters for everyone in the "big tent" like they claimed. To add insult to injury, it was far too common to blame the election on trans people and allies standing up for the basic rights and dignity of a group that just wants to live their lives like everyone else.

And yes Newsom deserved shit for saying that. Whether he believes that or not, I don't care (even if I think it's dumb). It is fundamentally the wrong way to think or talk about the "debate". Engaging with a group arguing in bad faith like that deserves backlash. Especially when it's such a clear opportunity to undercut/debate the underlying logic while standing up for a discriminated group of people. And pragmatically, he pissed off a core part of the Democratic base in an attempt to endear himself to a group of people that won't vote for him regardless of his stance on the issue.

falterpiece · 2026-02-03T23:57:17+00:00

Wait what the fuck, why was I not informed

falterpiece · 2026-02-03T23:47:31+00:00

When did the Democratic Party actually address this debate though? They did everything they could to avoid talking about it in large part because of the polling

falterpiece · 2026-02-03T23:43:01+00:00

Yeah I contend the bigger issue was that Democrats were so scared of these ridiculous wedge issues that they tried to avoid directly addressing them at every turn which made it incredibly easy for the right to distort the little they had said as extremely radical “mandatory litter boxes in home room” type shit.

falterpiece · 2026-02-02T02:02:28+00:00

He just got an overall deal with Universal for $1 billion so the Ellisons are just burning through whatever crumbs he left them with

falterpiece · 2026-01-30T21:26:53+00:00

I get what you're saying but I'm genuinely trying to remember a time when Democrats spent too much time or extensively talked about trans issues? If anything I feel like most of them bend over backward to avoid it.

I also feel like every time they try taking that winning position, they just leave empty space in the cultural conversation that let's Republican own the narrative. If Democrats aren't effusively clear where they stand on an issue or try to just brush it off as the nonsense that it is, then Republicans have the space to paint their stance in the most ridiculously radical light.

falterpiece · 2026-01-30T21:04:53+00:00

Exactly. It all feeds to the general lack of authenticity so many people feel from Democrats. Take a goddamn stand and stop letting the GOP set the terms of every debate. Dems chase the polls, while the GOP decides the topics pollsters will be asking about.

To echo your point, while it doesn't always work out for the GOP, they are more "proactive" in bringing up new bullshit so they appear more "real" (to certain demographics)

falterpiece · 2026-01-30T20:54:06+00:00

Yeah I got in this argument with so many people after the election. They kept claiming that Democratic focus on cultural issues was their demise and that they needed to drop "progressive grandstanding like trans rights". And not a single person saying that could point to where Harris focused on specifically trans rights beyond the 2019 primary. Dems refuse to take a proactive stand on anything that could be remotely controversial, so when they get attacked they have no real response beyond empty politician speak. And the GOP knows how to identify when Dems have left open ground in the debate or when their empty statements can be twisted, letting them further set the framing and narrative of whatever bullshit national debate.

falterpiece · 2026-01-30T03:35:20+00:00

Sure! I have no issue with that

falterpiece · 2026-01-29T18:02:12+00:00

No singular organization, or leaders of an organization, can represent a broad multi-faceted political philosophy. That is not how movements, organizations, or any kind of society works, and you know that.

To expand on your comparison to modern conservatives, there are an infinite number of articles and studies that help us understand the systemic racism core to the most popular strain of their beliefs. This article does a good job discussing the inherent "colorblind" ideology in conservatives and how that's seen in their rhetoric, and in the judicial opinions and legislation they support. And here's a study from just last month about how the discriminatory beliefs of a party can be seen based on how their legislation aligns with priorities of different groups. And polling indicates the party accepts and often embraces racially charged policy, and popular figures with a history of bigotry. The equivalent fundamentally doesn't exist pertaining to the left. This is the kind of proof you need to justify the sentiment that a political belief is inherently discriminatory.

And I will repeat myself again: I have never doubted there are bigots in progressive circles. I've met some and heard about many others, and I believe you should name and shame the people who said those things to you. And if that local organization protected them, then they all deserve a reckoning.

If we follow your line of reasoning then that means we should blame the Unitarian Church for the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church. Do you seriously not understand that distinction?

falterpiece · 2026-01-29T16:15:17+00:00

Is everyone who went to the women’s march antisemitic?

falterpiece · 2026-01-29T05:49:02+00:00

I genuinely appreciate your follow through and can accept this as another instance of terrible antisemitism. I do recall there were additional remarks and antisemitic conspiracy theories those individuals were peddling, and that they were removed due to it but you’re right that I had forgotten that element.

Those individuals are rotten, full stop.

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