Caleb Mercer's Desk
@calebmercersdesk.bsky.social
Systems, governance, and failure modes. Interested in how democracies break and how they hold.
*The Trumpism Germ* *Resiste tyranno*
*The Trumpism Germ* *Resiste tyranno*
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TRUMPISM GERM PATHOLOGY
Trumpism functions as a reward-driven political pathogen. When norm-breaking earns attention and avoids consequence, systems select for repetition. This framework maps the conditions that sustain it and the levers that can interrupt persistence.
Trumpism functions as a reward-driven political pathogen. When norm-breaking earns attention and avoids consequence, systems select for repetition. This framework maps the conditions that sustain it and the levers that can interrupt persistence.
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UK Armed Forces Undersecretary Alistair Carns on Trump’s statement that they stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan: “I served 5 tours alongside Americans. We shed blood, sweat and tears together. There’s only one thing worse than working with allies - and that is working without them.”
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
UK Armed Forces Undersecretary Alistair Carns on Trump’s statement that they stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan: “I served 5 tours alongside Americans. We shed blood, sweat and tears together. There’s only one thing worse than working with allies - and that is working without them.”
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SPEND ACCORDINGLY.
"Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Delta Airlines
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty."
- Robert Reich
"Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Delta Airlines
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty."
- Robert Reich
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 PM
SPEND ACCORDINGLY.
"Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Delta Airlines
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty."
- Robert Reich
"Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Delta Airlines
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty."
- Robert Reich
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Trump's BOARD OF PEACE
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Trump's BOARD OF PEACE
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Kinzinger: I saw a stupid post with a picture of The Art of the Deal, saying, “If you want to understand Donald Trump…” blah blah blah. And I’m like, actually, if you want to understand Donald Trump, we need the rest of the Epstein files.
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Kinzinger: I saw a stupid post with a picture of The Art of the Deal, saying, “If you want to understand Donald Trump…” blah blah blah. And I’m like, actually, if you want to understand Donald Trump, we need the rest of the Epstein files.
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Goldman: It’s shocking to me how much the media talked about Biden’s mental state and are not talking about Donald Trump. He can barely put a coherent sentence together. You have someone who is clearly not all there
January 23, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Goldman: It’s shocking to me how much the media talked about Biden’s mental state and are not talking about Donald Trump. He can barely put a coherent sentence together. You have someone who is clearly not all there
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Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
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Trump has removed signs at George Washington’s house in Philadelphia that inform the public about the history of slavery and signs at Fort Sumter that inform the public that the fort is at risk due to climate change.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
January 22, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Trump has removed signs at George Washington’s house in Philadelphia that inform the public about the history of slavery and signs at Fort Sumter that inform the public that the fort is at risk due to climate change.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
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Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6
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We had"proof beyond a reasonable doubt" to prove election charges against Trump.
-Jack Smith
-Jack Smith
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
We had"proof beyond a reasonable doubt" to prove election charges against Trump.
-Jack Smith
-Jack Smith
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David Easterwood is his name.
And being a Scientologist, Greta Van Susteren knows a thing or two about people in churches being involved in shady things, like disappearing people. #ShellyMiscavige
And being a Scientologist, Greta Van Susteren knows a thing or two about people in churches being involved in shady things, like disappearing people. #ShellyMiscavige
VAN SUSTEREN: The church -- that's a particularly troubling issue because you got a pastor, I purposely didn't name it, he's reportedly associated with ICE
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
January 20, 2026 at 10:17 PM
David Easterwood is his name.
And being a Scientologist, Greta Van Susteren knows a thing or two about people in churches being involved in shady things, like disappearing people. #ShellyMiscavige
And being a Scientologist, Greta Van Susteren knows a thing or two about people in churches being involved in shady things, like disappearing people. #ShellyMiscavige
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Important perspective from Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Important perspective from Greenland.
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Please SHARE if you agree!
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Please SHARE if you agree!
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We are in precedented times.
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We are in precedented times.
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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The best, and possibly only, way to actually get the files released:
Democrats must not fund Trump’s Epstein cover-up | Opinion
Democrats need to leverage government funding talks to get an appointment of a special master on the Epstein case.
www.newsweek.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:54 PM
The best, and possibly only, way to actually get the files released:
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Less than 1% of the Epstein Files have been released – in violation of federal law. What is the DOJ hiding?
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Less than 1% of the Epstein Files have been released – in violation of federal law. What is the DOJ hiding?
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