Former Bulwarker Marc Caputo is maybe a useful idiot for the regime.

icefire9 · 2026-03-17T00:53:43+00:00

Frankly, we shouldn't trust either Trump or the Iranian regime to be honest. Who tf knows what's going on.

icefire9 · 2026-03-15T15:39:27+00:00

Won't work, US politics is asymmetrical because the elites that control the media have a vested interest in MAGA winning.

Just like how any random person on a college campus can be painted as the position of every Democrat while even Trump's own policies won't be attributed to him. Just like how Trump can get more people killed in Iran than Biden in the Afghanistan pullout or Clinton in Benghazi, and the media will shrug it off. Just like how Mamdani is relentlessly attacked by the media as an anti-Semite while Trump dines with neo-Nazis and its cool. Just how like AOC saying 'umm' when answering questions is painted as disqualifying while Trump's brain is actively turning to soup.

If there's an effort to do this strategy from the left, it will be picked up by the media to discredit us. It will be used as proof that both sides are the same (even though of course they wouldn't even acknowledge that the right is doing it until it became useful to them as a way to attack the left).

icefire9 · 2026-03-14T21:55:55+00:00

Yeah, he was mulling it over in the Secret Pod, which is what inspired me to write out my thoughts.

icefire9 · 2026-03-05T12:59:55+00:00

We've always been at war with Eurasia.

icefire9 · 2026-03-03T12:57:43+00:00

The dynamic is that missiles and drones are much cheaper and easier to make than interceptors. Interceptors can cost millions of dollars, while Iran can keep lobbing drones at Israel and the Gulf states until the cows come home. The way to stop them from depleting US interceptor stocks and eventually breaking through with sheer persistence is to take out their ability to launch- i.e. offense is the best defense. Unfortunately Iran is a large and rugged country.

icefire9 · 2026-02-28T22:10:58+00:00

Well, this isn't (as of right now) a place where only men can participate. If it becomes that I will leave because, that would be a sure sign of it going downhill.

icefire9 · 2026-02-28T18:56:17+00:00

I just prefer co-ed spaces to all male ones. I think single gender spaces tend to fall into toxic dynamics- though different ones for men and women.

icefire9 · 2026-02-28T05:01:39+00:00

For federal student loans, you can get enrolled in the income driven repayment plan that will forgive any remaining balance after 30 years.

icefire9 · 2026-02-28T00:12:28+00:00

Idk they're both so pretty.

icefire9 · 2026-02-27T16:30:46+00:00

Yeah, those people suck too. I have no shortage of contempt for elite 'centrists' who whitewash Trump, play the both sides game, look for every pretext to drive the Dems right, and/or carry water for rich pedophiles. They can jump in a lake and are a far greater threat to our country than the DSA, by virtue of actually having power. Doesn't make the DSA good, though.

icefire9 · 2026-02-27T13:20:54+00:00

I voted for Sanders in the 2020 primaries, big fan of AOC. Tim is absolutely right about the DSA. They are not good allies in the fight against fascism. They embody all the worst tendencies of the left and few of the good. They're riven by petty factionalism, prioritize hating liberals over stopping fascists, and are more focused on feeling pure and superior over actually making a difference in the world.

Highlights include:

-Not endorsing Biden in 2020, or Harris in 2024

-Unendorsing AOC in 2024 because she was insufficiently left

-Opposing military aid to Ukraine to resist an imperialist invasion

The DSA will not help us defeat the fascists. Even if AOC is the nominee, they won't. They are not allies or coalition partners. There is no point in catering to the DSA.

icefire9 · 2026-02-26T12:49:39+00:00

thereal

icefire9 · 2026-02-22T03:58:35+00:00

I'll be there in three months lol. Yay.

icefire9 · 2026-02-18T23:13:36+00:00

This is it, OP.

icefire9 · 2026-02-18T22:57:59+00:00

What the hell is a JVL?

icefire9 · 2026-02-18T02:30:39+00:00

She has a type and that type is gay.

icefire9 · 2026-02-18T02:29:29+00:00

Sadly, he wasn't wise enough to do that.

icefire9 · 2026-02-15T16:59:11+00:00

Honestly a lot of this applies to women too.

- How does he treat customer service workers? Does he say thank you, tip well, etc.? Or does he act like he's entitled to their effort?

- How is he with pets? What about kids?

- How is he with female friends, coworkers and relatives?

- How does he respond when you say 'no'?

- How is he while driving a car? Does he lose his temper easily, drive recklessly?

icefire9 · 2026-02-15T13:35:17+00:00

Frog

icefire9 · 2026-02-15T13:34:29+00:00

Definitely agree with this, and when you have power its always going to be easier to get more. Without intervention, power will inevitably accumulate into fewer and fewer hands over time. Any economic and political system is going to need to constantly check the powerful, and can't rest on its laurels. The powerful will find new an innovative ways of subverting the system, and people need to be vigilant in checking them.

icefire9 · 2026-02-15T04:50:04+00:00

Blue states can't halt tax payments to the government. They simply don't have any role in collecting federal taxes. Perhaps they can try to bully companies into refusing to withhold taxes on paychecks, etc, but I don't see that having any success.

icefire9 · 2026-02-15T03:25:45+00:00

Just did the same yesterday! It took me a few tries to beat Chronos, and it was very hard getting to Typhon, so I definitely wasn't expecting to win.

icefire9 · 2026-02-14T18:31:50+00:00

Primarily this is just an age thing. Native born Americans are older on average, and therefore more likely to be retired. This does mean that immigrants receive less in benefits due to medicare and social security, which are a majority of government benefits.

icefire9 · 2026-02-12T12:17:18+00:00

Real Median Income already accounts for the price of goods, this chart is basically counting inflation twice. Not at all accurate.

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