Arcata Dave
@arcatadave.bsky.social
Retired English Prof into jazz, cats, trumpet
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Brill.
For the last time, people, "Epstein" is the name of the criminal. The president is "Epstein's monster."
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Brill.
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Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?
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And then think of what a cornered psychopathic human being with the morals and instincts of a rat and control of over five thousand nuclear warheads would do.
This is a very dangerous moment for the country and the world. A cornered rat will do anything to escape.
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
And then think of what a cornered psychopathic human being with the morals and instincts of a rat and control of over five thousand nuclear warheads would do.
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The next No Kings rally must call for impeachment and removal from office.
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The next No Kings rally must call for impeachment and removal from office.
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Every time you capitulate to a bully, they'll come back at you twice as brutally.
If you didn't learn this life lesson in third grade, GTFO of the US Senate.
If you didn't learn this life lesson in third grade, GTFO of the US Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Every time you capitulate to a bully, they'll come back at you twice as brutally.
If you didn't learn this life lesson in third grade, GTFO of the US Senate.
If you didn't learn this life lesson in third grade, GTFO of the US Senate.
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While I give Obama major credit for getting the ACA across the line, our biggest mistake was abandoning Medicare for All before we even started and adopting what was basically Mitt Romney's health plan in a futile attempt to get the GOP to vote for it. It was flawed from the start.
You may not agree, but I think it’s time for Dems from coast to coast to run on Medicare for all.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
While I give Obama major credit for getting the ACA across the line, our biggest mistake was abandoning Medicare for All before we even started and adopting what was basically Mitt Romney's health plan in a futile attempt to get the GOP to vote for it. It was flawed from the start.
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They are so good at this.
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 AM
They are so good at this.
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Dick Cheney Was Doing War Crimes in Exactly the Right Way, by Ezra Klein.
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Dick Cheney Was Doing War Crimes in Exactly the Right Way, by Ezra Klein.
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“Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it.”
My #SundaySentence this week from the movie Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, and attributed to Flannery O’Connor in the film. #Booksky 📽️🎸
My #SundaySentence this week from the movie Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, and attributed to Flannery O’Connor in the film. #Booksky 📽️🎸
October 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it.”
My #SundaySentence this week from the movie Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, and attributed to Flannery O’Connor in the film. #Booksky 📽️🎸
My #SundaySentence this week from the movie Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, and attributed to Flannery O’Connor in the film. #Booksky 📽️🎸
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Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.
October 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.
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it’s wild that this is just sort of the most openly corrupt administration of all time and they’re just allowed to do that and most media doesn’t say a word about it
October 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
it’s wild that this is just sort of the most openly corrupt administration of all time and they’re just allowed to do that and most media doesn’t say a word about it
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The shitbombing AI is eliminationist rhetoric, no pun intended. Associating your enemies with filth and disease is a time-honored rhetorical strategy. It can be a prelude to violence.
Using an AI-generated video of himself, Donald Trump sought “to mock and smear millions of Americans, literally depicting them covered in excrement, precisely so that none of his own supporters would want to join them,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues: https://theatln.tc/wY7pEvxZ
October 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The shitbombing AI is eliminationist rhetoric, no pun intended. Associating your enemies with filth and disease is a time-honored rhetorical strategy. It can be a prelude to violence.
The French know how to do it. Be like the French.
October 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The French know how to do it. Be like the French.
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Chip in if you can, Kelli has been fighting the good fight here in Escanaba but would be fantastic in the Michigan state senate!
I’m running to be the FIRST woman to represent District 38 in the Michigan Senate. Please help me get there! secure.actblue.com/donate/kvgfo...
October 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Chip in if you can, Kelli has been fighting the good fight here in Escanaba but would be fantastic in the Michigan state senate!
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One of my favs
October 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
One of my favs
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That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January
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The person advocating for Venezuelans got the peace prize, not the person murdering them in cold blood on the high seas.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The person advocating for Venezuelans got the peace prize, not the person murdering them in cold blood on the high seas.
This is so very very very true.
The single biggest problem with elite American journalism is that there are no follow-up questions. The reporters elicit a canned response and move on, letting lies pass unchallenged.
October 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is so very very very true.
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Neguse: "I would challenge anyone to make sense of the rantings and ravings you just heard from the president. These are not serious people tweeting out offensive videos last night on Truth Social ... I think it's important for all of us to acknowledge what we see with our own eyes"
September 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Neguse: "I would challenge anyone to make sense of the rantings and ravings you just heard from the president. These are not serious people tweeting out offensive videos last night on Truth Social ... I think it's important for all of us to acknowledge what we see with our own eyes"
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My wife who is very smart just wrote a great letter to an editor in which she argues that we should be featuring rather than ignoring tRump's very evident dementia. So far it's a letter to any editor. Any suggestions as to where she should send it?
substack.com/@pubella/not...
substack.com/@pubella/not...
Dakota Hamilton (@pubella)
This is a slightly edited version of a letter I recently sent to my representative, Jared Huffman. In response, I got a form letter by email that had virtually nothing to do with the content of my own...
substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
My wife who is very smart just wrote a great letter to an editor in which she argues that we should be featuring rather than ignoring tRump's very evident dementia. So far it's a letter to any editor. Any suggestions as to where she should send it?
substack.com/@pubella/not...
substack.com/@pubella/not...