billbindc
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Alvin and Chipmunks read the classics.
So alpha.
So alpha.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Alvin and Chipmunks read the classics.
So alpha.
So alpha.
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so about last night…
Democrats were never going to win the shutdown fight
Yes, polls showed more people blaming Trump. But on their substantive demands, the party was drawing dead.
www.vox.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
so about last night…
2 bit Blues
open.spotify.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Overwhelmingly Roddy Ho vibes going on here:
"They immediately homed in on the employer of Patel’s girlfriend, Prager U, a conservative pro-Israel propaganda outlet whose CEO, Marissa Streit, lists herself in her bio as a former member of Israel’s Unit 8200 cyber-spying division."
thegrayzone.com/2025/11/10/k...
thegrayzone.com/2025/11/10/k...
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Overwhelmingly Roddy Ho vibes going on here:
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ACAB and Defund The Police -- the two most destructive messaging efforts from sloganeers who don't actually want to fix a fucking thing and will, at every opportunity, alienate the entire electorate from actual police reform for the sheer pleasure of their own self-regarding purities.
Eat a dick.
Eat a dick.
Okay but ACAB includes David Simon.
Hard, fast rule from a veteran police reporter: Excepting anyone engaged in infiltrating a criminal conspiracy in an undercover capacity, any law officer who hides his identity from the public is a shitheel is doing vile shit and is, in fact, actively destroying the credibility of law enforcement.
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
ACAB and Defund The Police -- the two most destructive messaging efforts from sloganeers who don't actually want to fix a fucking thing and will, at every opportunity, alienate the entire electorate from actual police reform for the sheer pleasure of their own self-regarding purities.
Eat a dick.
Eat a dick.
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If Trump’s going to go full Mad King mode on SNAP like this, the optics of the Democrats caving to try to protect people are significantly better than anyone’s assuming, imo
Wait did...they not get what they wanted last night? What is happening?
*TRUMP OFFICIALS SAY SUPREME COURT SHOULD KEEP FOOD AID ON HOLD
*TRUMP: ALL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS MUST GET BACK TO WORK, NOW
*TRUMP: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS NOT WORKING WILL BE 'DOCKED'
*TRUMP OFFICIALS SAY SUPREME COURT SHOULD KEEP FOOD AID ON HOLD
*TRUMP: ALL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS MUST GET BACK TO WORK, NOW
*TRUMP: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS NOT WORKING WILL BE 'DOCKED'
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If Trump’s going to go full Mad King mode on SNAP like this, the optics of the Democrats caving to try to protect people are significantly better than anyone’s assuming, imo
The dedication ICE shows in proving every allegation that they operate like an invading army is truly astonishing:
Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At 'The Bean' For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, Little Village!"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The dedication ICE shows in proving every allegation that they operate like an invading army is truly astonishing:
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AIPAC sucks, supports genocide, and is a hub for Christian Zionists as much as anyone. *And* at the same time:
When you vaguepost like this about issues unrelated to Israel suggesting an org associated with Judaism is to blame, you are at least FLIRTING with antisemitic conspiracy theory.
When you vaguepost like this about issues unrelated to Israel suggesting an org associated with Judaism is to blame, you are at least FLIRTING with antisemitic conspiracy theory.
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
AIPAC sucks, supports genocide, and is a hub for Christian Zionists as much as anyone. *And* at the same time:
When you vaguepost like this about issues unrelated to Israel suggesting an org associated with Judaism is to blame, you are at least FLIRTING with antisemitic conspiracy theory.
When you vaguepost like this about issues unrelated to Israel suggesting an org associated with Judaism is to blame, you are at least FLIRTING with antisemitic conspiracy theory.
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Donald Trump is Joe Biden now
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump is Joe Biden now
The president's numbers on prices are where Biden's were during peak inflation in 2022-23.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Donald Trump is Joe Biden now
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
Trump's ability to turn a loss into a larger loss is really something to behold (see "Election Day, 2025" for further examples):
Trump to air traffic controllers: "For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK"
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Trump's ability to turn a loss into a larger loss is really something to behold (see "Election Day, 2025" for further examples):
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As a reminder, she was leaking Trump-Epstein stuff to the wsj and then got a meeting with trumps personal defense attorney, was transferred to a better prison, and the leaks stopped.
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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This would be an absolutely gigantic political mistake...which is why Trump will do it.
He knows what she can say, after all.
He knows what she can say, after all.
BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This would be an absolutely gigantic political mistake...which is why Trump will do it.
He knows what she can say, after all.
He knows what she can say, after all.
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I know everyone is upset about the deal, but don’t worry. We’ll be doing this again in a month.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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This:
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This:
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👀 Speaker Johnson what say you ?
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
👀 Speaker Johnson what say you ?
Well worth the read: bsky.app/profile/andr...
Honoured that "Our Dear Friends in Moscow" was recommended this week by @semafor.com Editor-in-Chief @semaforben.bsky.social — thank you!
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Well worth the read: bsky.app/profile/andr...
Now *this* is idiotic:
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Now *this* is idiotic:
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FWIW a lot of people are now taking on the Trump position that the Tuesday elections were about the shutdown specifically, as opposed to a more general repudiation of Trump. I'm skeptical.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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ACA marketplace consumers are 45% GOP.
57% of ACA consumers live in districts represented by a GOP, and over 75% live in states won by President Trump in 2024, concentrated in FL, GA, MS, SC and TX.
63% of Republicans and 56% of MAGA want to see the tax credits extended.
Lose/lose for GOP.
57% of ACA consumers live in districts represented by a GOP, and over 75% live in states won by President Trump in 2024, concentrated in FL, GA, MS, SC and TX.
63% of Republicans and 56% of MAGA want to see the tax credits extended.
Lose/lose for GOP.
Hassan: My vote was to do two things: 1) Make sure the government is functioning… 2) continue the fight to a realistic platform to get the premium tax cuts done. If that is not successful, then shame on the Republican Party and shame on Donald Trump.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
ACA marketplace consumers are 45% GOP.
57% of ACA consumers live in districts represented by a GOP, and over 75% live in states won by President Trump in 2024, concentrated in FL, GA, MS, SC and TX.
63% of Republicans and 56% of MAGA want to see the tax credits extended.
Lose/lose for GOP.
57% of ACA consumers live in districts represented by a GOP, and over 75% live in states won by President Trump in 2024, concentrated in FL, GA, MS, SC and TX.
63% of Republicans and 56% of MAGA want to see the tax credits extended.
Lose/lose for GOP.
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The RIFs language is actually great. Not only does it rehire the people RIFed during the shutdown, it makes it an unequivocal Antideficiency Act violation to do ANY MORE RIFs through the duration of the CR (Jan 30)
Completely stops Trump/Vought Phase 2 for now
Would love to see this standardized
Completely stops Trump/Vought Phase 2 for now
Would love to see this standardized
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The RIFs language is actually great. Not only does it rehire the people RIFed during the shutdown, it makes it an unequivocal Antideficiency Act violation to do ANY MORE RIFs through the duration of the CR (Jan 30)
Completely stops Trump/Vought Phase 2 for now
Would love to see this standardized
Completely stops Trump/Vought Phase 2 for now
Would love to see this standardized
It is *very* easy to imagine that a month from now we will be talking about the irrevocable damage done to Trump by the close of the shutdown and the reopening of the House:
If the House comes to session I assume Johnson can continue to refuse to seat Grijalva?
Wouldn't it be something if newly "rebellious" MTG holds out for her swearing in?
Wouldn't it be something if newly "rebellious" MTG holds out for her swearing in?
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
It is *very* easy to imagine that a month from now we will be talking about the irrevocable damage done to Trump by the close of the shutdown and the reopening of the House:
Where "name the stadium after Trump" discourse is tonight:
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Where "name the stadium after Trump" discourse is tonight:
Watch for the Epstein Files carom:
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Watch for the Epstein Files carom: