maybe because we're finally realizing that limitless population growth is not only unsustainable but dangerous? you can't talk about anthropogenic climate change and then demand continued population growth, just like it's unrealistic and harmful for capitalists to demand constant profit growth. all growth has a ceiling because eventually you reach a point that you've maximized the output the system can produce and withstand.

really burying the lede here

WaPo once again coming in clutch with the full context

asbestos wasn't already banned?!

yeah how's that working out for you? maybe take the hint and quit waiting for someone who doesn't exist.

Jesus fucking Christ I can't anymore

how? she didn't throw anybody in jail for choosing to do business with the NRA. "it's be cool if you didn't do that" isn't government-enforced censorship because you can just ignore it or tell her "no." what about her first amendment rights?

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every family has that one whackadoo the rest of the family wants nothing to do with. this is not remotely surprising or newsworthy.

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religiously-motivated misogyny. wow that was really hard to explain.

and finally, we finish on the hilarious irony of "join us for this meeting on the lack of childcare. no on-site childcare will be provided."

no, what encourages car use among Texans is THE SIZE OF TEXAS. the Dallas metroplex alone is over 9000 [Vegeta gif] square miles. do you know how fucking annoying it is to visit my cousin in her "luxury" apartment and having to park 3 blocks away at a public park because they're all "we don't need parking, we don't need to drive, we wfh and there's a restaurant across the street!" I'm not living anywhere that doesn't have someplace for me to park my fucking car.

I was today years old when I realized this Simpsons episode was referencing a real-life Barbara Walters interview.

or we could, idk, NOT MAKE GUNS SO EASILY ACCESSIBLE

beyond parody

you could build a perpetual energy machine fueled by this guy furiously masturbating over Covid-era school closures.

Right-wing media 101: "both sides have taken up the antitrust cause. Democrats are taking action against monopolies. Some Republicans are worried about it."

REAGANOMICS. THE FREE MARKET IS A LIE.

see? that wasn't so hard. capitalism naturally encourages the consolidation of economic power. this is going to happen EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. you can't rely on competition unless you have a permanent, non-profit, govt-regulated alternative at every turn. ISPs, utilities, healthcare, groceries, housing, etc. the free market is a goddamn lie, it can't save you from the monopolies inherent in the system.