Andrew
@acunaandrew.bsky.social
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Andrew
@acunaandrew.bsky.social
· Oct 10
a man wearing glasses is saying `` i 've had enough ! ''
Alt: a man wearing glasses is saying `` i 've had enough ! ''
media.tenor.com
Let me be clear:
I have ZERO patience for nihilism about our current affairs.
ZERO.
I WILL call you out for that sort of attitude and I will lay down the fire on your ass.
You’re free to think it. I’m free to call it out.
Deal with it.
I have ZERO patience for nihilism about our current affairs.
ZERO.
I WILL call you out for that sort of attitude and I will lay down the fire on your ass.
You’re free to think it. I’m free to call it out.
Deal with it.
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The lack of turnover in the Trump admin in even these highly messy visible mouthpiece roles really implies to me that the people in the admin don't actually think they have a place to land after the admin.
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The lack of turnover in the Trump admin in even these highly messy visible mouthpiece roles really implies to me that the people in the admin don't actually think they have a place to land after the admin.
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For today's ispost that is going to certainly get me yelled at because it isn't properly oughtposting:
These jobs are incredibly high stress, long hours, and kind of thankless. You take them to position yourself to take something nicer- like a lobbying gig. I'm surprised we've seen so few exits.
These jobs are incredibly high stress, long hours, and kind of thankless. You take them to position yourself to take something nicer- like a lobbying gig. I'm surprised we've seen so few exits.
Breaking Politico:
Tricia McLaughlin, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's spokesperson and a known spreader of disinformation, is expected to inform colleagues Tuesday that she's leaving DHS.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Tricia McLaughlin, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's spokesperson and a known spreader of disinformation, is expected to inform colleagues Tuesday that she's leaving DHS.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump administration
The move comes as public opinion has turned on the administration’s hardline immigration policies.
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
For today's ispost that is going to certainly get me yelled at because it isn't properly oughtposting:
These jobs are incredibly high stress, long hours, and kind of thankless. You take them to position yourself to take something nicer- like a lobbying gig. I'm surprised we've seen so few exits.
These jobs are incredibly high stress, long hours, and kind of thankless. You take them to position yourself to take something nicer- like a lobbying gig. I'm surprised we've seen so few exits.
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This is insane doom porn lmao.
One of my biggest fears about the midterms is that ICE could flood the polls with agents who perform Kavanaugh Stops on every non-white person before they get a chance to cast a ballot, then detain them until voting is over. Which is not far-fetched at this point. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
February 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This is insane doom porn lmao.
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People literally think they're going to just what, ziptie the people on the street in front of the polling place? And that this is somehow going to work?
February 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
People literally think they're going to just what, ziptie the people on the street in front of the polling place? And that this is somehow going to work?
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The reason why the ICE shit is so stupid is because of two things:
1.) ICE arrests a single person with multiple people.
2.) If you do a Kav stop and detain someone, you will require the agents to leave the area to detain the person.
1.) ICE arrests a single person with multiple people.
2.) If you do a Kav stop and detain someone, you will require the agents to leave the area to detain the person.
February 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The reason why the ICE shit is so stupid is because of two things:
1.) ICE arrests a single person with multiple people.
2.) If you do a Kav stop and detain someone, you will require the agents to leave the area to detain the person.
1.) ICE arrests a single person with multiple people.
2.) If you do a Kav stop and detain someone, you will require the agents to leave the area to detain the person.
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And lo and behold, it's the Black Dem from Indiana.
LOL!
LOL!
February 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM
And lo and behold, it's the Black Dem from Indiana.
LOL!
LOL!
It’s actually very important this face is a white man.
White folks have the power to force their will & stop all this whenever they want
White folks have the power to force their will & stop all this whenever they want
SCOOP: I have the first interview with the 36-year-old South Jersey man whose tearful protest against an ICE raid at a school bus stop has been watched more than 3 million times
How a non-political Eagles fan Everyman became the face of ICE resistance
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
How a non-political Eagles fan Everyman became the face of ICE resistance
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
South Jersey guy becomes the face of ICE resistance | Will Bunch Newsletter
Last Friday, Joseph Zobel, “an average Joe who grew up in Haddon Heights” saw a video that shocked him. First interview with the ICE protester whose viral video reaction has been seen 3 million times.
www.inquirer.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:14 AM
It’s actually very important this face is a white man.
White folks have the power to force their will & stop all this whenever they want
White folks have the power to force their will & stop all this whenever they want
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Yeah this is kind of key. There isn't really an executive order that the president can sign that meaningfully changes election administration. Basically what he can do is direct the FEC to work with states to change things (or something) and maybe impose penalties somewhere if they don't?
President Trump keeps threatening to unilaterally impose rules (like voter ID requirements) on upcoming elections.
Today's "One First" explains why, whether as a matter of constitutional law, existing federal statutes, or simple, practical logistics, his (ominous) threats are ultimately empty ones:
Today's "One First" explains why, whether as a matter of constitutional law, existing federal statutes, or simple, practical logistics, his (ominous) threats are ultimately empty ones:
210. The President's Lack of Power Over Elections
President Trump keeps insisting that he can unilaterally change the rules for voting in the midterms. It's not just that he's *wrong*; it's that there's no mechanism through which he could even *try.*
www.stevevladeck.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Yeah this is kind of key. There isn't really an executive order that the president can sign that meaningfully changes election administration. Basically what he can do is direct the FEC to work with states to change things (or something) and maybe impose penalties somewhere if they don't?
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An EO that says "hahahaha, I am the law! you must do this!" will be.. ignored. And when the DOJ sues to enforce, it will be thrown out.
Yeah this is kind of key. There isn't really an executive order that the president can sign that meaningfully changes election administration. Basically what he can do is direct the FEC to work with states to change things (or something) and maybe impose penalties somewhere if they don't?
President Trump keeps threatening to unilaterally impose rules (like voter ID requirements) on upcoming elections.
Today's "One First" explains why, whether as a matter of constitutional law, existing federal statutes, or simple, practical logistics, his (ominous) threats are ultimately empty ones:
Today's "One First" explains why, whether as a matter of constitutional law, existing federal statutes, or simple, practical logistics, his (ominous) threats are ultimately empty ones:
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
An EO that says "hahahaha, I am the law! you must do this!" will be.. ignored. And when the DOJ sues to enforce, it will be thrown out.
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there also aren't nearly enough feds and they've already done this. they already sent election monitors in the '25 elections in NJ and CA, and it accomplished nothing.
The big issue is trump judt sending in feds to do it on election day and the judocial order not coming in time to stop anything, except with early voting and mails in this probably wouldnt do anything and shouting about election chaos wont do what you want when your the guy obviously causing it.
February 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
there also aren't nearly enough feds and they've already done this. they already sent election monitors in the '25 elections in NJ and CA, and it accomplished nothing.
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And before you doomer or w/e, there are already multiple EOs that Trump has signed that states (including GOP run ones!) have gone "lol no" to.
The only mechanism in that case to enforce the EO is DOJ suing.
The only mechanism in that case to enforce the EO is DOJ suing.
February 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
And before you doomer or w/e, there are already multiple EOs that Trump has signed that states (including GOP run ones!) have gone "lol no" to.
The only mechanism in that case to enforce the EO is DOJ suing.
The only mechanism in that case to enforce the EO is DOJ suing.
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The federal government has almost no meaningful authority over election administration - and what it did have has been chipped away by a.. friendly supreme court that wants to advance state supremecy.
It cannot order states to "count it this way, instead of that way" There is no enforcement.
It cannot order states to "count it this way, instead of that way" There is no enforcement.
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The federal government has almost no meaningful authority over election administration - and what it did have has been chipped away by a.. friendly supreme court that wants to advance state supremecy.
It cannot order states to "count it this way, instead of that way" There is no enforcement.
It cannot order states to "count it this way, instead of that way" There is no enforcement.
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One of the real problems of the rhetorical obsessions with this website is that it ignores the mechanisms of how things actually work. EO's do not make law, they tell Agency X to interpret Statue Y as Z. The president can tell -the federal government- what to do to follow the law.
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
One of the real problems of the rhetorical obsessions with this website is that it ignores the mechanisms of how things actually work. EO's do not make law, they tell Agency X to interpret Statue Y as Z. The president can tell -the federal government- what to do to follow the law.
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Basically, California sets a whole lot of environmental policy in the private sector whether the feds want it to or not.
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Basically, California sets a whole lot of environmental policy in the private sector whether the feds want it to or not.
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Also the problem is the California exception~ (which multiple GOP admins have gone after and failed)
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Also the problem is the California exception~ (which multiple GOP admins have gone after and failed)
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This is going to be a dog catches car moment, because a more serious EPA under the next administration is going to promulgate a new rule that's more serious than the last one.
true, and: it really doesn’t help matters that major media outlets reinforce this perception in headlines like this
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This is going to be a dog catches car moment, because a more serious EPA under the next administration is going to promulgate a new rule that's more serious than the last one.
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There is no way to enforce an EO proclaiming states must do what are special orange boy wants in terms of elections.
February 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
There is no way to enforce an EO proclaiming states must do what are special orange boy wants in terms of elections.
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tl;dr and thank you for coming to my Ted Talk: The problem with EOs isn't that the president can't proclaim wild shit in them (they've tried) - it's that when the EO is targeting things the federal government doesn't run, it's all about -enforcement- and the mechanism by which the EO is enforced.
February 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
tl;dr and thank you for coming to my Ted Talk: The problem with EOs isn't that the president can't proclaim wild shit in them (they've tried) - it's that when the EO is targeting things the federal government doesn't run, it's all about -enforcement- and the mechanism by which the EO is enforced.
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IT's also worth noting this decentralized election administration is very much an American thing and is part of why Europeans struggle to understand that the president and federal government can't just "cancel elections"
February 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
IT's also worth noting this decentralized election administration is very much an American thing and is part of why Europeans struggle to understand that the president and federal government can't just "cancel elections"
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Legit "you cannot put in the newspaper that I am mad" posting
A completely unhinged tantrum from someone who didn’t get their way.
I don’t know one person in NJ, Republican or Democrat, who doesn’t see the power and value of the Gateway Tunnel Project.
I don’t know one person in NJ, Republican or Democrat, who doesn’t see the power and value of the Gateway Tunnel Project.
February 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Legit "you cannot put in the newspaper that I am mad" posting
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Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
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The reporter, Kellen Browning, is about 28 years old and his first job out of college was with The New York Times.
Google results on his name are filled with references to his stint as a member of the Pomona College track team. He graduated in 2019.
Google results on his name are filled with references to his stint as a member of the Pomona College track team. He graduated in 2019.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The reporter, Kellen Browning, is about 28 years old and his first job out of college was with The New York Times.
Google results on his name are filled with references to his stint as a member of the Pomona College track team. He graduated in 2019.
Google results on his name are filled with references to his stint as a member of the Pomona College track team. He graduated in 2019.
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Republicans are not used to this idea of a two way street and better pray the next round of Dems are not filled to the brim with vengeance. Red State will learn what true suffering is.
February 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Republicans are not used to this idea of a two way street and better pray the next round of Dems are not filled to the brim with vengeance. Red State will learn what true suffering is.
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Youngblood: Strikefile #7 - Atop the Fourth Wall
YouTube video by Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 6:14 AM