Notice how conservatives always skillfully invert liberal discourse.

Notice how conservatives always skillfully invert liberal discourse. Now everyone is worried about “normalizing” socialism as opposed to racism, sexism, Nazism etc.

Conservatives own the liberals by owning their discourse and in no time at all liberals will be apeing them, wringing their hands and clutching their pearls over “normalizing” things like working public infrastructure.

As a rule liberals tend to hate socialists a whole lot more than conservatives (and, in practice, Nazis).

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/07/24/view-stars-joy-behar-meghan-mccain-clash-over-normalizing-democratic-socialism.html

Adaptationism will increasingly become a feature of speculative fiction as fuckwits start warming to the idea of…

Adaptationism will increasingly become a feature of speculative fiction as fuckwits start warming to the idea of putting cities on fjords and turning 99% of all arable land into uninhabitable desert.

Capitalism finds a way? Only to the graveyard, fuckers.

Originally shared by Jeff Zahari

Today in totally unwarranted optimism

This thread on Twitter in which Chris Hayes explains the economics of reporting about climate change on MSNBC.

This thread on Twitter in which Chris Hayes explains the economics of reporting about climate change on MSNBC.

Spoiler alert: it’s a ratings killer.

In other words reporting about an actual existential threat doesn’t sell and that’s why they don’t cover it. Mission accomplished, Exxon-backed right wing think tanks.

Now, allow me to return you to your 24×7 Russia Russia Russia coverage.

https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1021758319336349696?s=12