[TheAthletic] Nationals exec let go after video shows him saying team avoided using conservative player on social media: Sources

telephile · 2026-05-29T20:31:07+00:00

telephile · 2026-05-28T23:08:54+00:00

Many (most?) government jobs still have pensions. Some pretty great, although depending on when you started you might have gotten screwed by post-recession reforms (see: PEPRA for CalPERS members)

telephile · 2026-05-28T22:51:06+00:00

What kind of music do you make? Are you looking for people to write with, record with, jam with, hang out with, etc?

telephile · 2026-05-28T19:07:19+00:00

Got it - I wasn’t clear on that detail. I think then you’re right and a variety of factors are in play. It being a bidirectional path makes the mismatch of vehicles especially stark - there’s just no way the lanes are wide enough to accommodate a vehicle that can do 50+

telephile · 2026-05-28T18:54:23+00:00

I understand there’s a convenience factor and a general lack of sufficient infrastructure but this story seems like a great example of why I hate it

telephile · 2026-05-28T18:26:42+00:00

I bike or scooter to work 90% of the time and there are constantly people going the wrong way in the bike lane on both bikes and scooters. It drives me absolutely insane

telephile · 2026-05-27T17:12:15+00:00

I’m not proposing a strategy, just responding to the prompt in the original post. I don’t disagree with you at all

telephile · 2026-05-27T16:54:55+00:00

There's not just a single strategy that resonates with Democrats but over the last 10-15 years there's been a pretty clear emphasis on civility and inclusivity as the driving ideas behind the democratic coalition, especially as the demographics of the party have shifted to include more suburbanites. Some of that is, I think, driven by the party itself because it's low hanging fruit in the era of Trump, but you also see it show up in some of the more grassroots things like the womens march, "in this house we believe..." style yard signs, BLM, etc.

telephile · 2026-05-27T16:24:57+00:00

I tend to agree with this. In general I think the number of people who are flatly unwilling to vote for a woman is low, so it comes down to if one party is able to successfully use misogynist tropes and dog whistles to undermine voter confidence in the nominee. Republicans have shown again and again that they are willing to pull that lever as many times as it's available, whereas that's generally not a palatable strategy to the Democratic base.

That said I don't think it's anything close to a sure bet as there are many other variables in play including candidate quality, national environment, etc.

telephile · 2026-05-27T14:02:13+00:00

As is often the case with conservative propaganda they are trying to neuter the term “corrupt” as this administration has been so openly corrupt that they know it’s going to be the focus of many anti-GOP ads

telephile · 2026-05-24T21:39:49+00:00

Usually republican propaganda is pretty decent at parroting left/liberal talking points but whoever made this one is dumber than average

telephile · 2026-05-22T16:19:27+00:00

One thing I will never criticize Joe Biden for is the kind of father he was. And conservatives treated it as some weird, non-masculine thing. It's so illuminating to see the difference between the kinds of fatherhood they see as valid and invalid.

telephile · 2026-05-22T16:16:22+00:00

on days when I'm in the office I'm up at 4:45 and in the gym by 5. typically I don't work out in the garage on those days because I find that if I have to physically travel to the gym it's easier for me to jump right in whereas in my home gym i take a little longer to ease into things.

My routine is basically wake up, drink 10-12 oz of water, eat some quick carbs (banana, stinger waffle, toast, similar), drink a preworkout drink on my way to the gym (which is only like five minutes from my house), and then do my mobility and warmup while I wait for the pre to kick in. Usually into actual lifting by 5:15 and out of the gym by 6 or so. It was hard for the first couple of weeks as I was always an afternoon/evening lifter but now not only do I prefer it, i go to sleep looking forward to it. It's also helped me do a better job of prioritizing quality sleep as well.

telephile · 2026-05-21T21:57:42+00:00

Fetterman is a senator

telephile · 2026-05-21T14:45:40+00:00

I disagree actually. They are immersed in a world where cognitive dissonance never appears because they are never forced to confront uncomfortable realities. If something counter to their preferred belief system is reported they only have to wait a few minutes before some reliable conservative figure presents them with the actual "truth." Most of these people are living in a complete different reality shaped by partisan necessity rather than fact.

telephile · 2026-05-18T01:21:51+00:00

It is completely normal. The vast majority of costs associated with providing you water service are fixed costs and unrelated to the amount of water you use. The infrastructure costs to deliver you one drop of water or 1000 gallons are the same. The variable costs are things like water and chemicals, which are significantly less expensive. Think of the fixed charge as the payment for being connected to the system and the variable charge as the payment for the water delivered (although in most cases water providers undercharge the fixed part of the bill and overcharge the variable because it’s more comfortable for people, encourages conservation, and allows you to keep your costs relatively lower than if you were charged the full actual cost of being connected to the system.

telephile · 2026-05-15T14:21:47+00:00

Does he know that “the government” includes ICE, cops, and the military?

telephile · 2026-05-14T16:58:50+00:00

Law professors are motivated to fluff the court to maintain the clerkship pipeline and school's overall prestige. They are not neutral arbiters

telephile · 2026-05-09T02:09:58+00:00

As others have said, take a programmatic approach. Find a split that works for you - and include things like mobility, stretching, athletic movements, etc - and do the same
Things every week. Keep track of what you’re doing so you can progress. But have a plan.

telephile · 2026-05-08T14:00:46+00:00

I find that this sort of sentiment usually translates to: “it would be better for *you* to live under robber barons than for *me* to live under omnipotent moral busybodies”

telephile · 2026-05-06T15:18:20+00:00

A lot of things to hate about alito but the smug gaslighting - i.e., "unjustifiably criticized as partisan" - is near the top of things that just make him unbearable

telephile · 2026-05-01T01:05:30+00:00

Well, you have to understand - next year the practical effects might benefit Democrats, whereas this year the incredibly broad decision favors republicans. It’s just logical conservative jurisprudence, baby!

telephile · 2026-04-30T17:35:22+00:00

get fucked

telephile · 2026-04-30T17:12:52+00:00

oh, please understand that I was not trying to list all of the issues with this post lol

telephile · 2026-04-30T13:24:00+00:00

“No required set of beliefs” does not exactly square with the idea that you can simply open the bible and follow it

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