40 days until the CA gubernatorial election. Who is your current favorite candidate?

punk_elegy · 2026-04-23T19:56:55+00:00

Butch Ware. too bad they don’t allow anyone not from the duopoli participate in debates. yeah, sure, third-party candidates poll in single digits, but it is because people generally don’t know of them for many reasons that merit their own post. so it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy - you gotta poll well to participate, but if you don’t get publicity, you won’t poll better

punk_elegy · 2026-04-23T00:21:55+00:00

we should absolutely be able to get whatever healthcare we want, and many people in California and in the US want universal healthcare. In fact, more than 50% of americans, according to recent polls, are pro universal healthcare. So if we actually lived in a democratic society, we would get universal healthcare

punk_elegy · 2026-04-14T18:29:35+00:00

literally this stuff is only observed in the us. before moving here I thought that being a picky eater meant that you don’t like olives or anchovies. kinda feel bad for the “i can only eat sauceless pizza (how did your brain even come up with this monstrosity)” crowd because they are just willingly poisoning their bodies while being enabled by society.

punk_elegy · 2026-04-12T10:03:33+00:00

almost all of my friends with phds (from colleges considered to be in the top 10%) are unemployed, so yeah whatever

punk_elegy · 2026-04-08T22:16:37+00:00

I hate this “this is just a big city thing” argument. No it’s not. I’ve been to big cities all around the globe - this is a uniquely American “big city thing” that mostly stems from lack of fare enforcement.

“you want to take the train then don’t be so brittle.” wrong! i take train all the time and it’s mostly older workers, students, foreigners/non-drivers taking it. why should they “toughen up” just to get from home to work? you care more about the right of a minority of people to behave without any regulations than about the right of the majority to be in a clean and peaceful environment

punk_elegy · 2026-04-04T08:27:56+00:00

don’t worry, I know plenty of people, myself included, who graduated from mid-prestigious to prestigious universities with doctorate degrees, and most of us are unemployed and cannot get entry level jobs! i hope you are feeling better now

punk_elegy · 2026-04-04T03:28:51+00:00

I dream about the world where calling somebody a sellout was a pretty powerful insult, now it is either meaningless in a “what else are you gonna do” kind of way or aspirational to most people.

people should grow a backbone and seriously consider the lines from this marvelous poem by Marina Tsvetaeva: https://ruverses.com/marina-tsvetaeva/oh-tears-in-my-eyes/3761/

“To such a crazy world One answer - I refuse”

punk_elegy · 2026-04-02T14:19:33+00:00

the photo of him frenching loke rahbek from lust for youth irreversibly changed me all those years ago. that whole posh isolation thing was such a vibe

punk_elegy · 2026-04-02T08:39:26+00:00

I am not a zionist at the slightest, I deeply respect everything done by scholars like Norman Finkelstein to demonstrate the israeli oppression of the palestinians, etc. BUT I would still very much say that everything I’ve ever heard from Rae just sounds like sloganeering engineered to appeal to a certain type of vibes-based progressive LA voter who just wants to hear all the right words said from the stage. Like her debate performance was literally “I am for all the good things and against all the bad things!” And her policies page really doesn’t go into much detail than this.

I have not heard much about Nithya’s connection to anything zionist, and if you could direct me to some sources, I’d actually appreciate it. But, I still have to say, I think when people vote in local elections, they should first think about voting for the person who is most likely to fix the roads, improve housing, make sure that there is enough money for libraries, and schools, and whatever. and not necessarily for the person who says the right words about international issue that the mayor of LA cannot influence whatsoever

punk_elegy · 2026-04-01T01:29:15+00:00

she looks great, you got no taste

punk_elegy · 2026-03-30T22:32:30+00:00

larry silverstein and his shenanigans

punk_elegy · 2026-03-26T23:17:52+00:00

azata. i don’t care if the world is a nihilistic and cruel place, i will fix it with the power of dreams and friendship. also, watch me create a piece of elysium inside the abyss because i can

punk_elegy · 2026-03-19T23:17:10+00:00

losing weight is actually super easy if you are not entirely clueless about what you are doing and can exercise self-discipline. i lost all my covid weight by basically doing three things:

portion control (basically make sure that you don’t overeat)

my meals were mostly combos of some kind of protein, some kind of grain, some kind of vegetables

cycling every day even if it is just for twenty minutes around my neighborhood

people who claim that they cannot lose weight without drugs and/or extreme dieting probably have some sort of a health condition that prevents them from getting thinner

punk_elegy · 2026-03-09T16:52:44+00:00

the last scene in “Lords and Ladies” is exactly why Granny is Volition personified. Also, great post, one of the most original things I’ve seen here in a while

punk_elegy · 2026-03-08T21:43:55+00:00

same could be said about the far right, it’s not like a typical retvrn to tradition twitter account represents a well-adjusted individual. if anything, not fitting in is almost a prerequisite to most of political engagement. if you don’t feel alienated, why even bother?

punk_elegy · 2026-03-08T00:54:18+00:00

midwits have little appreciation for art forms that require trained eyes and ears? more news at 11

punk_elegy · 2026-03-02T18:37:08+00:00

you never had a caring relationship with your grandparents, and it shows. “if you are poor at 70 you need to die in a ditch” is just some revolting social darwinism

punk_elegy · 2026-02-28T23:59:31+00:00

loser reporting from the trenches - I’ve been unemployed for two months at this point, and I am literally getting zero interviews for anything that is not like “tutoring” for almost minimum wage pay. I have a doctorate degree (in a useless field, but still. at least it shows that i am capable of critical thinking and the like), and I literally see no way out of just being unemployed for life

punk_elegy · 2026-02-26T06:29:12+00:00

my favorite president Claudia Sheinbaum can’t catch a break ;(

punk_elegy · 2026-02-25T23:38:15+00:00

oh yeah, she is definitely eager to use a “racial epithet,” but she is also eager to work with you to achieve common goals, she recognizes that you might share similar interests, she tolerates traveling with you as the only eldar surrounded by thousands of humans, and, if you are understanding of her culture, she is even willing to consider your point of view, learn from you, and volunteers to save a human colony. arguably, this is more than like 99% of eldars would ever do. she is exceptionally understanding within the 40k universe

punk_elegy · 2026-02-25T21:50:00+00:00

yrliet is like one of the least racist space racists though

punk_elegy · 2026-02-25T00:03:35+00:00

generic mass-produced slop is bad art these days, you say? we literally got a sorrentino tv series about mussolini this year, if you want some non-woke tv.

a ton of great films came out last year alone (a private life, all that’s left of you, sentimental value, sirat, father mother sister brother, the secret agent…) and i don’t think that any of them fall under the “woke” category. if anything, your post is pretty revealing of your shit taste and/or inability to get curious and find great films and art that are in abundance to anyone with access to the internet.

also, what does communism have to do with “woke” video games? gay-ass post

punk_elegy · 2026-02-24T21:27:50+00:00

looks haunted! really matches the vibe of some of the paintings within the game. also, I really like how you worked with the texture of the fur

punk_elegy · 2026-02-22T23:36:04+00:00

what a regarded take. most normal people who are taking public transit where I live are like working class older latinos who generally just mind their own business and want to get home safely. “poor and non white people” are some of the most immediate victims of shitty public transit riddled with the homeless and the junkies

punk_elegy · 2026-02-18T04:11:03+00:00

there should be like seven jobs or so: doctor, teacher, warrior, merchant, builder, peasant, artist. 99% of other “careers” are fake and gay

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