Watching Russian assets attempt to shut down the US government, and no one in US news seems to see it for what it is, is kind of surreal.

It's not just brinkmanship, that's the cherry on top, it's about helping Russia defeat #Ukraine.

These people have made clear who they are backing from the moment Russia invaded Ukraine

"Gee, why are you such a nihilist these days"?

I dunno, I'm a single dad, with no job, no family nearby, almost no IRL friends, no money, the world is burning, lefties are cheering on shitting on the poor, and we're still "debating" shit that's settled: we changed the climate dramatically, trans women are women, and fascism is bad.

Other than that, no reason to be nihilistic about things