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Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Conservativism considered as a movement of bitter rubes; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/22/all-day-suckers/

#Pluralistic

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Ever notice how many right wing influencers are on the grift? Like Alex Jones - he's basically Gwyneth Paltrow for conservative bros, selling the same "wellness" crap to a male audience (and not for nothing, Paltrow's victims are reliable boosters for RFK Jr's MAHA movement):

https://theweek.com/speedreads/709232/how-goop-infowars-are-selling-exact-same-wellness-products

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/22/all-day-suckers/#i-love-the-poorly-educated

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The sound of this balloon being popped in a cooling tower is amazing.
Good.
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The current breakaway leader in the Tour de Nap 🚴
@Natasha_Jay archetypical viral Fedi post 
@grob
I was away, and oh, my notifications!! 😯

@Natasha_Jay

I hope it wins!

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@Natasha_Jay Ha! Cute. That's what I need the Tour de Nap.
@Natasha_Jay I don't normally boost cats but that is just too good
@justbob
I thought it was a pro cycling post πŸ˜‰
@Natasha_Jay Ok, who paid off the cat with catnip to pose for this absolutely fabulous and perfect picture?

@Natasha_Jay

Reminds me of the wheelers from Return to Oz.

@Natasha_Jay

So charming, love to see such a solid sleeper! πŸ™‚

@Natasha_Jay Wow, great photos, and the cat is so cute!
@Natasha_Jay Not surprising, given their stellar performance in the Giro di Snoozia

@Natasha_Jay

You should tell your cat to wear a helmet, it’s not serious ... tell him that humans drive worse and worse, so he should be careful ! 😁