Them Tankies be tanking

Seriously, opinions on the Russo-Ukrainian War is the ultimate litmus test for Western leftists.

Weaponising the NIH is a new low. He slashes all funding for LGBT-focused, and for institutions doing LGBT-focused research, and then pays people to publish studies pointing to his desired ideological conclusion

The shit that will come out of this will make the Cass Review seem impartial

To begin, the recent Morning Consult poll seems a press release, as it doesn't even when the 2028 Democratic Presidential primary polling was done.

Secondly, The Economist/YouGov according to this: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html seems to slightly oversample conservatives.

But this The Economist/YouGov poll (econTabReport_Uo7FRzc.pdf) is important because of the details.

Remember that in the 2020 Democratic Presidential primary, US Senator Elizabeth Warren was in the lead and on her way to becoming POTUS. Until she moved to the Right on Medicare For All.

Much of the Mainstream Media and the elite media already seem to support AOC for a POTUS 2028 run or at least aren't averse to it.

AOC is already considered by many the de facto leader of the Democratic Party.

Pete Buttigieg aside from his mayoral time and his time as US Transportation Secretary will also have to answer for being out of elected politics for 4 years for no good reason instead of running for Governor of Michigan or Michigan US Senator.

If VPOTUS Kamala Harris doesn't run for Governor of California in 2026 and win and do good as Governor, she'll have to answer for being out of elected politics for 4 years for no good reason.

These times are these times and it's certainly not being a fighter if you decide to not have actual power for 4 years.

A campaign would just have to remind people of the 2024 Veep debate to sink Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

So far, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is barely registering in 2028 Presidential polling.

Mark Cuban? Mayor Michael Bloomberg was easily ousted out of the 2020 race. And at least he was a 3-term mayor of New York City and was a major Democratic donor.

A campaign would just need to remind people of what Mark Cuban was saying about corporate regulation, Lina Khan, etc. in 2024 to sink him.

AOC's numbers and standing are already great and she has never ran for POTUS. Probably around 6-10% or less don't know enough about VPOTUS Kamala Harris. That number is probably around 30-32% for AOC.

Governor Tim Walz? Compare his social media numbers, his rally sizes, etc. to AOC's and US Senator Bernie Sanders's.

Pete Buttigieg ran for POTUS in 2020 and was the US Secretary of Transportation for 4 years. Yet more people know AOC. Pete has possibly hit his ceiling.

And AOC is already actually beating California Governor Gavin Newsom.

And if US Senator Bernie Sanders endorses AOC? His supporters go to her.

Step 1: (Pic 1)

Season the shit out of the pot with everything you have, and bathe it in a layer of olive oil, Chianti and brine, just enough to cover the seasoning, (you don't want any seasoning touching the bare metal of the pot, but you don't want to drown it either) and sit it on the lowest heat setting to allow the flavours to all melt into eachother.

Step 2: (Pics 2, 3 and 4)

Chop and dice the mushrooms, red onion and garlic, put the diced garlic into a garlic crusher, chuck them all into the pot and stir it all around to apply an even coat of oil and seasoning, and turn up the heat high to begin a sauté.

Step 3: (Pic 5)

Continue to stir periodically and add helpings of seasoning, oil, wine and brine with the vibes feel right.

Step 4: (Pics 6 and 7)

After a while, a thin stock will seep out from the mushrooms and pool in the pot. Drain as much of this as you can into a a container, as this contains a lot of flavour and will be useful later, but you don't want to keep it during the sauteing process, as it will ultimately make the mushrooms boil instead of fry, making them rubbery, chewy and slimy. You will have to drain the pot 3 or 4 times to ensure maximum drainage.

Step 5: (Pics 8 - 12)

Now that the mushrooms are cooked, the sauteing process is finished and now you can move onto the stewing process. Pour 2 tins of chopped tomatoes, half the tube of purée, the whole jar of olives (brine and all) and the bay leaves into the pot and stir. (Optional, add another helping of seasoning and wine if you feel inclined to do so), then add the final tin of tomatoes and the rest of the purée, stir again, put the lid on, turn to low heat and let it stew.

That's all for now, I'll get back in a few hours when it's time to make the Spaghetti and serve. The longer it stews for on low heat, the better it's gonna taste in the end

I've been wanting to share a recipe on here for a while now to do my part about helping y'all with home cooking. There have been a few mentions on stream about it and how it's more necessary now than ever before, given the political and economic climate of the world right now, so I thought now is as good a time as any. I hope this comes in useful to someone and that maybe the light of budget cooking spreads a little bit of whimsy and joy into the desensitised, doomer pulled masses of the terminally online.

These are the ingredients, I substituted minced beef with mushrooms because they're a lot cheaper and they last much longer, not to mention being much healthier than red meat, and they also have the rather nifty side benefit of being compatible with vegan chicks, if one were so inclined to impress one with high class home cooking. Good for your wallet, good for your gut and ultimately good for your dick.

The entire list of ingredients are:

800g closed cup mushrooms, 1 red onion, 2-3 cloves of garlic, 3 tins of chopped tomatoes, 1 tube of tomato purée, 1 jar of olives, 1 bottle of extra virgin olive oil, 1 bottle of Chianti, 1 container of bay leaves, Salt, Pepper Spaghetti

Optional (but highly recommended): Oregano, Chilli powder, Garlic granules, "Italian seasoning" (sorry that's like 4 or 5 different herbs blended in one jar) Brine from jarred olives and jalapenos (I know that's weird but just trust me on this one)

All together, a whole shop of everything needed for roughly a week's worth of Bolognese (plus ingredients for a few days worth of chicken wraps, I'll make one of these for that recipe another time) came to somewhere just under £30

I've seen this posted a tonne across Reddit this weekend & I thought I'd repost it here as the excitement builds towards Orange Monday

* On the left - Black Monday 1987 On the right - We are here 2025

I don’t know if you guys have been looking around socials for the past few days or so, but I’m starting to see a whole set of certain users that do acknowledge the economic hardship tariffs will cause but then follow up by saying that they don’t care because the “system fought against them at every turn so what cares if it all burns”.

Now keep in mind when they say this, they don’t mean stuff like income inequality or anything of the the sort, their reasons are more “The economy can go into the shitter because of arrogant woke liberal elites denying me my economic birthright” or something similar. In fact some even state that they knew Trump would fuck up the economy and will gladly admit they voted for that.

Some healthy cheap recipes I can recommend: 1. Obviously rice and beans with paprika and goat cheese (adding a bit of salsa sauce additionally to the spices is great) 2. Soy glazed zucchini on plain short grain rice with green onions (one zucchini is like 0.7€ + 1 onion is ~ 0.2€) 3. Homemade oatmeal with nuts and a splash of oat milk sweetened with honey (very easy, oats are really cheap like 10 portions for 0.8€ + whatever fruits or nuts you like)

Very important: the thing that made cooking fun for me was getting a decent kitchen knife. In Europe a swiss made Victorinox is the only chefs knife you'll ever need for 25€. I think there's a comparable brand in America but the point is cheaper knives are disposable, more expensive ones are scams. You only need that one knife! (maybe one for bread and vegetablea if you're feeling fancy)

It's a trade world war.

Not everyone can be reached obviously, but obviously some people have broken out of Trump's cult. We should all be familiar with those instances as well as what experts say. We need a subreddit dedicated to those resources if there isn't one already!

I read something the other day about a de-conversion expert saying something insightful about how what keeps them in the cult is that it's their social circle, which I thought was pretty insightful.

We should try to think of new and creative ways to reach people. Some people say "don't disrespect them, it will push them deeper" and while I think sometimes that is true, other times consequences are exactly what is needed. We should be mindful of whether carrot or stick or a mix of both is best in a specific instance and prioritize that over our anger towards them. We should try different things, but we should all be trying something radical now and then.

As economic consequences hit, we will have increasingly greater likelihood of waking people up. "Tarrifs are a tax" is a quick way to tell these people in a way that they can relate to if you only have a few seconds to talk to someone. Plant that seed of doubt.

I know Rev. Bridgford personally. I worked for Norfolk Urban Outreach Ministry and their retirement properties years ago. It's legit. This hits home for me, but will hit even harder for hundreds of low-income retirees. Your grandma. Your grandpa. They will suffer.

We will rise to the top with our own cooking!!!