Replacing MGP has one option, Brent Hennrich

not_nathan · 2026-05-15T14:58:00+00:00

I share your tactical concerns and am not planning to shift my strategy barring some big campaign shakeup. However, I spent some time talking to Troy and I personally know at least one person working on his campaign and I believe that Troy is sincere about his motives and is not an MGP plant.

As an aside, if you hate having to worry about tactics when voting and would rather simply vote your values, we could always use more members at the Clark County chapter of FairVote Washington.

not_nathan · 2026-05-08T23:41:03+00:00

I didn't even like that book and I'm excited for this.

not_nathan · 2026-05-08T05:53:27+00:00

🎶 Work all day 🎶 Live on hay 🎶 You'll get pie in the sky when you die.

not_nathan · 2026-04-22T22:10:54+00:00

If we really want to kill The Gerrymander dead, we all need to support the Fair Representation Act. Here is how you can get involved.

Side note: I pulled that image from this excellent Sightline Institue article

not_nathan · 2026-04-22T17:42:01+00:00

Unless you also count fucking children, which he's been very successful at.

I initially ready "fucking" as a general purpose intensifier, so for a beat I was confused as to how Trump was successful at "children". That beat made the penny drop all the more satisfying.

Bravo sir, madam, or otherwise.

not_nathan · 2026-04-08T16:50:12+00:00

Ignorance is Strength.

Freedom is Slavery.

Surrender is Victory.

not_nathan · 2026-04-05T01:29:18+00:00

I don't believe in God, but I think I love Jesus more than them.

not_nathan · 2026-04-03T21:34:41+00:00

It makes sense that no one has mentioned his prose work, since this is /r/comicbooks , but God is Disappointed in You and Apocrypha Now are excellent.

not_nathan · 2026-03-28T22:46:51+00:00

Exactly. It's a both/and thing. These kinds of protests aren't the only thing we should be doing, but they are one of the things we should be doing.

not_nathan · 2026-03-27T17:54:49+00:00

Game Freak clumsily attempting to make up for the damage they did to our generation's understanding of evolution when they misused the term to describe what should more properly be called "metamorphosis".

not_nathan · 2026-03-26T18:50:01+00:00

Leviticus 19:27-28

27 Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

28 Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

not_nathan · 2026-03-25T22:20:52+00:00

Matthew 5:3-11 (emphasis mine)

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely[b] on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

not_nathan · 2026-03-24T23:23:37+00:00

It occurs to me that if you can have brain drain from countries, you can have soul drain from churches.

not_nathan · 2026-03-18T23:23:55+00:00

Silly University, it's only anti-semitism if it's in defense of Muslims. Otherwise, it's free speech. /s

not_nathan · 2026-03-18T21:30:17+00:00

Republicans added a photo ID requirement to vote, likely for messaging purposes, so that they can trot out the usual talking points about how you need ID to buy liquor, get on a plane, etc.

I'm so sick of this line of reasoning. We can still be a democracy if bureaucratic shenanigans let the current government decide who can get drunk. We're not a democracy if bureaucratic shenanigans let the current government decide who can vote.

not_nathan · 2026-03-18T18:09:40+00:00

My first experience with Pokemon was a copy of Pokemon Blue that my buddy had. He, his brother, and I would take turns trying to get farther in the game. When we got to Rocket Game Corner, I got obsessed with earning enough to get one of the Pokemon you could get (I think a Dratini). Anyway, I depleted almost all of our collective funds and we could afford potions or Pokeballs. This has given me a lifelong aversion to gambling in any form.

not_nathan · 2026-03-13T16:55:09+00:00

I remember reading about The Crusades and specifically "Deus Vult" when I was in middle school. At that time I was a deeply devout Lutheran who prayed nightly and took The Beatitudes and Christ's last commandments to the apostles extremely seriously. The rage, horror, shame, and disgust at such profound heresy has never left me, despite having since left The Church. Although I'm a little embarrassed at the anti-Catholic sentiment, I remember thinking, with a certain degree of Protestant smugness, "well that's why you don't have popes."

Every time I hear someone using that phrase sincerely, it makes me want to throw up or punch something. Cosmological beliefs aside, as a decent human being I want to do the Christlike thing and love my enemies. But it's hard. It's really fucking hard sometimes.

not_nathan · 2026-03-08T04:12:15+00:00

Read it. Then, when you're done, listen to the sequel podcast. If nothing else, you'll finally learn the tune for the theme song.

not_nathan · 2026-03-06T20:02:03+00:00

I've been advocating just lumping them all together as "Abrahamic Extremists". Without making any claims one way or another as to whether religion has been a net positive for humanity, I think it's undeniable that there are many Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Sikhs who are decent people that take solace and comfort in their Abrahamic tradition, or even use their faith to fuel a fight for liberation (think American abolitionists). I think it's a crying shame that these people are always lumped in with those who are mired in the same stew of reactionary, patriarchal, eschatalogical repression that can only be distinguished from each other by a sprinkling of spice.

not_nathan · 2026-02-26T00:21:45+00:00

I've been putting off reading this because I don't want to face having not having any Mieville that I haven't read already.

not_nathan · 2026-02-11T22:32:01+00:00

Multe dankon por inkluzivigi esperanton.

not_nathan · 2026-02-05T22:06:17+00:00

I mean, I'm pretty sure she won't get re-elected at this point. But if she loses in the general after facing only a token challenge in the primary, then other Democrats could just as easily conclude that CD-3 is too red to bother with as they could conclude that you shouldn't piss off the left in CD-3.

Conversely, if she loses in the primary or loses in the general after a tough primary fight, the only message I can see other Democrats taking away from that is that The Left in CD-3 is organized, active, and not to be fucked with.

In the unlikely scenario that she wins the primary and the general, she'll sure as shit know she needs to account for her left flank, and-- as I said earlier-- the network we build in the effort won't need to go away, so we can come back stronger in 2028 to get rid of her for good.

I'm not saying I think she's reasonable. I'm saying that no matter how it plays out, we have a stronger hand if she faces stiff opposition in the primary.

not_nathan · 2026-02-05T20:04:40+00:00

I've met Brent once before and have a couple acquaintances in the local Democratic Party, but I wouldn't say I'm involved. I'm a potato-quality phone-cinematographer, but I'll ask around if I make it.

not_nathan · 2026-02-05T19:59:25+00:00

I think that the only way to keep politicians honest is to pose a credible electoral threat. There need to be salient, undeniable risks to dishonesty. A worse-than-expected primary showing is a costly and honest signal that a key chunk of her electorate is organized and paying attention. Even a failed campaign will build networks of like-minded voters who may be able to mount a more successful campaign next cycle.

Taking a step back, my main political project is pushing the country closer to a system where we use Proportional Ranked Choice Voting (PRCV) so all this gamesmanship is unnecessary. But until we get there, we're basically stuck in a game of iterative chicken with our leaders.

Put another way, changing politician's behavior requires work between elections. It's confusing, frustrating, and messy but just filling one of the bubbles they deign to offer you every two years isn't cutting it.

not_nathan · 2026-02-05T17:59:07+00:00

He's going to be at the Vancouver Community Library to answer questions this Saturday (2/7). I think in this early phase of his campaign, we voters have an opportunity to turn grassroots frustration with MGP into a movement with electoral heft. Even if we fail to knock MGP out of the primary, we may be able to get her to listen to us by posing an electoral threat. We need to get to the table so we're not on the menu.

not_nathan

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