AuldDragon
@aulddragon.bsky.social
YouTube Content Creator, fan of AD&D, history, mythology, and Lego. Connoisseur of ham.
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I tried to provide a simple guide to assessing which senators are ready and willing to battle back from Trumpist autocracy and which aren’t.
The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I tried to provide a simple guide to assessing which senators are ready and willing to battle back from Trumpist autocracy and which aren’t.
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Amendment which strikes section which “allows senators who were legally subpoenaed during the January 6 criminal conspiracy investigation to get millions of dollars deposited into their bank accounts at taxpayer expense” voted down by Republicans
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Amendment which strikes section which “allows senators who were legally subpoenaed during the January 6 criminal conspiracy investigation to get millions of dollars deposited into their bank accounts at taxpayer expense” voted down by Republicans
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huh, that's interesting. once you see the comparison, it becomes very obvious why one is better. would not have noticed it before
The font would appear to be English 111 Adagio CE, available for the highly presidential sum of just $39.75 USD
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November 12, 2025 at 5:59 AM
huh, that's interesting. once you see the comparison, it becomes very obvious why one is better. would not have noticed it before
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Oh fuck, it just dawned on me, he is WHEATLEY from the final part of Portal 2 where he keeps telling Chell and GlaDOS all the books he's read and how extremely smart he is as the building is crumbling around them.
Jaysus.
Jaysus.
Elon Musk Vs. Joyce Carol Oates—The Online Feud, Explained
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is entangled in a fierce online feud with author Joyce Carol Oates on X, the site formerly known as Twitter.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Oh fuck, it just dawned on me, he is WHEATLEY from the final part of Portal 2 where he keeps telling Chell and GlaDOS all the books he's read and how extremely smart he is as the building is crumbling around them.
Jaysus.
Jaysus.
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The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
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Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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as someone with two children who are talented at math and need (especially the younger one) a lot of help with social and emotional stuff this makes me want to scream
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
as someone with two children who are talented at math and need (especially the younger one) a lot of help with social and emotional stuff this makes me want to scream
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
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Firing whistleblowers is textbook impeachment material
WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Firing whistleblowers is textbook impeachment material
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Been a while since Trump has done a Watergate; he needs to get back on that horse if he's going to keep up the Watergate-a-day pace.
WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Been a while since Trump has done a Watergate; he needs to get back on that horse if he's going to keep up the Watergate-a-day pace.
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“Traditionally, presidents have issued pardons to right a wrong or to protect those who have been falsely accused of wrongdoing. In 2025, if Trump sees a convicted criminal as an ally, or even the relative of an ally, that’s apparently all the president needs to know.”
“You’re a Republican official convicted of corruption charges? You get a pardon. You helped finance the president’s stablecoin and put money in the Trump family’s pockets? You get a pardon.” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Spouse of conservative congresswoman quietly rewarded with Trump pardon
Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger proved herself a presidential loyalist. A pardon for her husband soon followed.
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“Traditionally, presidents have issued pardons to right a wrong or to protect those who have been falsely accused of wrongdoing. In 2025, if Trump sees a convicted criminal as an ally, or even the relative of an ally, that’s apparently all the president needs to know.”
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Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
I had never heard of this system before I read the article linked in this thread and OH MY GOD it sounds so obviously wrong on its face (the article has plenty of science to back up that it's wrong) that I'm shocked it ever got anywhere in the first place.
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I had never heard of this system before I read the article linked in this thread and OH MY GOD it sounds so obviously wrong on its face (the article has plenty of science to back up that it's wrong) that I'm shocked it ever got anywhere in the first place.
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This is the other one. With fossil fuels, discovery costs rise while tech costs fall, meaning prices stay roughly the same (inflation-adjusted) over time. With electrotech, discovery costs are $0, so the only dynamic is falling tech costs. Victory is inevitable.
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is the other one. With fossil fuels, discovery costs rise while tech costs fall, meaning prices stay roughly the same (inflation-adjusted) over time. With electrotech, discovery costs are $0, so the only dynamic is falling tech costs. Victory is inevitable.
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wow. WOW.
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
wow. WOW.
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
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Great chart from Goldman about what happened to “layoff discussions” after the launch of ChatGPT:
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Great chart from Goldman about what happened to “layoff discussions” after the launch of ChatGPT:
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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It’s not at the top of my list, but we need to reform the pardon power.
"But the true message—the prospective message—is that pardons will be available to everyone who joins him in election subversion in 2026 and 2028. This wave of preemptive pardons is a permission slip, an encouragement for election subversion in the future."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Pardon the Corruption
Trump’s blanket pardons for stop-the-steal illegality aren’t only about settling scores from past elections. They’re about laying the groundwork to subvert future ones.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s not at the top of my list, but we need to reform the pardon power.
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your first response might be that bari weiss is incredibly incompetent, but your second response should be that this is exactly what she was hired to do
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
your first response might be that bari weiss is incredibly incompetent, but your second response should be that this is exactly what she was hired to do
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
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Dems will almost certainly flip one seat on Utah's new congressional map if it stands.
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Dems will almost certainly flip one seat on Utah's new congressional map if it stands.
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”