Wes Chadwick
@byomission.bsky.social
These ephemrae represent my opinions
I hold these these truths to be self-evident.
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Mocking Moon Observatory, @wickedlywhen.bsky.social
I hold these these truths to be self-evident.
Affiliated with
Mocking Moon Observatory, @wickedlywhen.bsky.social
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Wes Chadwick
@byomission.bsky.social
· Jan 10
The thing about the Boston Massacre— the fruits of arbitrary power— was not that the colonists were universally in the right. Things were thrown at the soldiers. But, the presence of a standing army escalated conditions. The use of force that night was not proportional. Citizens died needlessly.
I propose a Renee Good & Crispus Attucks Memorial Organization for Peace-Oriented Organizing.
Americans may need to be reminded that "we are not descended from fearful men," on this Anniversary of our Original Revolutionary Action.
#PeaceOnOurStreets
#NoRightOnRed
#LeftOnMLK
#MAGACivilStrife
Americans may need to be reminded that "we are not descended from fearful men," on this Anniversary of our Original Revolutionary Action.
#PeaceOnOurStreets
#NoRightOnRed
#LeftOnMLK
#MAGACivilStrife
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Now ask, by what rhyme or reason did American elites come to view a 49.8 percent popular vote plurality as a landslide? www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Now ask, by what rhyme or reason did American elites come to view a 49.8 percent popular vote plurality as a landslide? www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
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Just gonna leave this here
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
The Trump Foundation-Pam Bondi scandal - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
In March 2016, CREW discovered that the Trump Foundation had broken the law by giving an illegal $25,000 contribution to a political group supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. This would set...
www.citizensforethics.org
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Just gonna leave this here
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
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Q: What do you tell Americans who are concerned that repealing the endangerment finding comes at a cost to public health and the environment?
Trump: I tell them don't worry about it
Trump: I tell them don't worry about it
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Q: What do you tell Americans who are concerned that repealing the endangerment finding comes at a cost to public health and the environment?
Trump: I tell them don't worry about it
Trump: I tell them don't worry about it
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A special team of prosecutors to investigate and indict ICE/CBP crimes is the moderate position.
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A special team of prosecutors to investigate and indict ICE/CBP crimes is the moderate position.
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Members of Congress demand DOJ stop tracking lawmakers' Epstein files searches
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Members of Congress demand DOJ stop tracking lawmakers' Epstein files searches
Attorney General Pam Bondi brought a document referencing Rep. Pramila Jayapal's search history to a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Members of Congress demand DOJ stop tracking lawmakers' Epstein files searches
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Josh Hawley claims he has Keith Ellison quotes in black and white.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Josh Hawley claims he has Keith Ellison quotes in black and white.
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When you dig deeper around mysteriously successful figures you generally find that rather than being incomprehensibly brilliant masters of the universe, they actually just lied a bunch and committed a bunch of crimes that no one wanted to look too hard at
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
When you dig deeper around mysteriously successful figures you generally find that rather than being incomprehensibly brilliant masters of the universe, they actually just lied a bunch and committed a bunch of crimes that no one wanted to look too hard at
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one thing that comes across in these clips is that bondi is totally out of her depth. just an absolute lightweight. barely sentient.
holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
one thing that comes across in these clips is that bondi is totally out of her depth. just an absolute lightweight. barely sentient.
Pat-a-cat, pat-a-cat,
Patter's cat.
Pat me a cat,
As flat as you cat.
Patter's cat.
Pat me a cat,
As flat as you cat.
February 12, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Pat-a-cat, pat-a-cat,
Patter's cat.
Pat me a cat,
As flat as you cat.
Patter's cat.
Pat me a cat,
As flat as you cat.
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Trump & his goons are weaponizing the DOJ against anyone who disagrees with them.
They're trying to silence any dissent.
But the tide is turning. The American people are speaking up and fighting back.
They're trying to silence any dissent.
But the tide is turning. The American people are speaking up and fighting back.
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Trump & his goons are weaponizing the DOJ against anyone who disagrees with them.
They're trying to silence any dissent.
But the tide is turning. The American people are speaking up and fighting back.
They're trying to silence any dissent.
But the tide is turning. The American people are speaking up and fighting back.
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Depressed to hear how many people showed up to city hall in SUPPORT of building a giant data center here. Michigan holds 21% of the world's fresh water. If we poison it, we're cooked, especially in the US. This is "destroying the Amazon rainforest" level of serious.
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Depressed to hear how many people showed up to city hall in SUPPORT of building a giant data center here. Michigan holds 21% of the world's fresh water. If we poison it, we're cooked, especially in the US. This is "destroying the Amazon rainforest" level of serious.
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Not ICE's job
Pou says her New Jersey district is hosting World Cup matches in June-July. She asks Lyons to commit to pausing ICE operations at FIFA games.
That's a big no from Lyons. 3 times.
ICE is "dedicated to ensuring everyone that visits the facilites will have a safe and secure event."
That's a big no from Lyons. 3 times.
ICE is "dedicated to ensuring everyone that visits the facilites will have a safe and secure event."
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Not ICE's job
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"republicans literally chose to fund the dragnet instead of healthcare" @emptywheel.bsky.social
produced by @thefarce.org, this clip is very worth your time and envisions an America we must strive toward. youtu.be/Fr3UTB3A8Gs?...
produced by @thefarce.org, this clip is very worth your time and envisions an America we must strive toward. youtu.be/Fr3UTB3A8Gs?...
Swapping VA Care for Dead VA Nurses
YouTube video by emptywheel
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
"republicans literally chose to fund the dragnet instead of healthcare" @emptywheel.bsky.social
produced by @thefarce.org, this clip is very worth your time and envisions an America we must strive toward. youtu.be/Fr3UTB3A8Gs?...
produced by @thefarce.org, this clip is very worth your time and envisions an America we must strive toward. youtu.be/Fr3UTB3A8Gs?...
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The number of people and organizations who read a 1.5% popular vote margin as a permanent realignment and acted on it as though it was permanent will never stop stunning me.
The political dynamics of 2025 were shaped by Democrats and Republicans over-reading Trump's victory in the same way. That turns out to be a problem for a LOT of rich and powerful people who made a very large bet on the theory that MAGA had won the culture war. www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
Trump Has Lost The Culture
And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.
www.offmessage.net
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The number of people and organizations who read a 1.5% popular vote margin as a permanent realignment and acted on it as though it was permanent will never stop stunning me.
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
Tomorrow I will testify before subcommittee of House Judiciary Committee against the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act," which would authorize exclusion/deportation of all or most non-citizen Muslim immigrants. My written testimony posted here: reason.com/wp-content/u...
reason.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
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He absolutely talked about having lots of girlfriends and about people rubbing their butts on each other and even waving around their butts by themselves. He also said, "dance without fear" and "love without fear," which are decent answers to any concern about this.
From what I understand from a person who described all the symbolism in the show, the lyrics were adjusted for this occasion. So if you googled the lyrics of the original songs, they are not going to match what was actually sung.
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
He absolutely talked about having lots of girlfriends and about people rubbing their butts on each other and even waving around their butts by themselves. He also said, "dance without fear" and "love without fear," which are decent answers to any concern about this.
Why didn't the Patriots simply win the Super Bowl?
February 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Why didn't the Patriots simply win the Super Bowl?
(A young Megyn Kelly listening to La Bamba)
February 9, 2026 at 11:54 PM
(A young Megyn Kelly listening to La Bamba)
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Ten years ago today, #SCOTUS issued five unsigned and unexplained 5-4 rulings granting emergency applications to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan—a completely unprecedented move that helped to usher in the Court’s modern … (mis)adventures … with its shadow docket.
Me in today’s “One First”:
Me in today’s “One First”:
209. The Modern Emergency Docket Turns Ten
The February 2016 rulings blocking the Clean Power Plan were unprecedented; in retrospect, they were harbingers of a paradigm shift in the Supreme Court's role.
www.stevevladeck.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Ten years ago today, #SCOTUS issued five unsigned and unexplained 5-4 rulings granting emergency applications to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan—a completely unprecedented move that helped to usher in the Court’s modern … (mis)adventures … with its shadow docket.
Me in today’s “One First”:
Me in today’s “One First”:
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We are all Americans! We forget our shared, linked history.
And went all the way north to include the US and Canada! All of the Americas, South, Central, and North!
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
We are all Americans! We forget our shared, linked history.
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Worth noting that this response actually concedes that what Pritzker said is true.
February 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Worth noting that this response actually concedes that what Pritzker said is true.
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This looks to be an extraordinary overperformance for Dems. With more than three-fourth of the vote in, the Dem leads by more than 20%.
February 8, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This looks to be an extraordinary overperformance for Dems. With more than three-fourth of the vote in, the Dem leads by more than 20%.
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That adhorrible
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
That adhorrible