@RejoinEU Well, in that case the monarchy should go to, as that presupposes an hereditary right bequeathed by the church. Yet if the interests of the family could elect representatives for the Parliament or Congress, and delegates for the Lords or Senate, they could propose to keep the Monarchy. If by choice it was the selection and election of an upstanding citizen, who would get it? #HereditaryPeersToGo #SellingOut #HereditaryRightsToGo #MonarchyToGo #ConstitutionalRights
Former Washington Post Editor Torches Jeff Bezos Over Newsroom Cuts

Marty Baron blasted the publication’s billionaire owner for “sickening efforts to curry favor” with President Donald Trump.

HuffPost

A quotation from Bill Watterson

HOBBES: Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1990-10-14)

More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81669…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #tiger #ego #vanity #art #commercialism #consumer #painting #sales #sell #sellingout #subject

“It’s hard being pissed with a nice car and a good job. Fed up on filet medallions and swimming in chilled martinis. We know what we think and our life here is our reward for thinking it.”
― Eric Sennevoight

#Bot #Quote #Conformity #Martinis #Politics #Reward #SellingOut #Wealth

Ron Filipkowski: "Trump makes a deal with Maduro’s vice president to pillage oil from #Venezuela in exchange for the Maduro regime remaining in power (without Maduro), while Fox News and Republicans continue to tell the Latino community that he is going to put Machado in power because he wants freedom and democracy in Venezuela."
#Trump #greed #corruption #SellingOut #politics
Sen. Brian Schatz: "Why the hell is the President of the United States willing to sell some of our best chips to China? These chips are our advantage and Trump is just cashing in like he’s flipping a condo. This is one of the most consequential things he’s done. Terrible decision for America."
#Trump #corruption #SellingOut #tech copy: @renewedresistance

Paul Rudnick: "JD Vance is trying to force his Hindu wife to #EmbraceChristianity.

Because if she'll embrace JD she'll clearly embrace anything."
#religion #values #SellingOut

As I'm contractually obliged to play music in a shop if I'm behind the counter, I've been playing* last night's vortex this morning as I had to open up the comic shop. Makes a nice change from the wierd melancholy of Cate Le Bon, or the finely crafted ambience of Mixmaster Morris

#listeningclub

*did have to skip past the RATM track as I was trying to talk to a person from a publishing company when that came on #sellingout

Selling Out to the Riyadh Comedy Festival | Gianmarco Soresi | Stand Up Comedy

YouTube

Fixed your headline, NY Times:

A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Throw Gays, Poor People, and the Environment Under the Bus

#USPol #DemocraticParty #SellingOut

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/us/politics/democrats-liberals-jentleson-searchlight.html

A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Curb the Influence of Liberal Groups

Led by a former aide to Senator Harry Reid, the Searchlight Institute is hoping to persuade Democrats to play down causes like climate change and L.G.B.T.Q. rights to appeal to more voters

The New York Times