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Charles Attend
@cmerlin.bsky.social
· Jul 19
The future of Red America: stuck in near indentured service, you can't pay for the treatment to cure your daughter but manage to scrunge up just enough to take her to the closest privately run national Park for a final hurrah. Tears roll down your face as you say you're so lucky to be an American.
Why does the media keep running these headlines?
Occam's razor: because they like him and want to help him.
Occam's razor: because they like him and want to help him.
This entire article points out that there is no plan. His own Treasury Secretary says he doesn’t know anything about it. So why does media keep running these kind of headlines? He keeps making these Truth Social posts and media keeps running stories as if it is something real.
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Why does the media keep running these headlines?
Occam's razor: because they like him and want to help him.
Occam's razor: because they like him and want to help him.
Kids::6-7
Geezers::alpha
Geezers::alpha
A subtle one that's easy to miss, but the fact that Andreesen and Musk both use "alpha" as slang for "information advantage" is a clear tell that their mental world is finance, not technology. They try to talk otherwise but they are investors not inventors.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Kids::6-7
Geezers::alpha
Geezers::alpha
But at least Americans won't be able to offer health insurance.
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
But at least Americans won't be able to offer health insurance.
Our science genius, so smart we have to give him our democracy, discovers the meaning of a high school math definition.
Still no sign he understands the graph intuition behind it.
Still no sign he understands the graph intuition behind it.
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Our science genius, so smart we have to give him our democracy, discovers the meaning of a high school math definition.
Still no sign he understands the graph intuition behind it.
Still no sign he understands the graph intuition behind it.
Yes the 7 Dem traitors have negotiated a massive and awful reform to the ACA.
Dismantling ACA isn’t about punishing insurance cos. The subsidies Dems were haggling for are tax credits. That’s our money. Not theirs. They’re talking about health savings as pre-tax dollars like your 401k. This is deregulation. Letting insurance cos resume denying coverage and selling junk plans.
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Yes the 7 Dem traitors have negotiated a massive and awful reform to the ACA.
Business activity downtown Chicago has fallen down by double digits since Trump sent the goon squads.
His solution is to send more goon squads.
His solution is to send more goon squads.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Business activity downtown Chicago has fallen down by double digits since Trump sent the goon squads.
His solution is to send more goon squads.
His solution is to send more goon squads.
Ukraine's electric grid has been struggling to recover from Russian attacks for days.
Last night, Russia sent over 100 drones.
US media has lost interest since Trump told them WONTFIX.
Last night, Russia sent over 100 drones.
US media has lost interest since Trump told them WONTFIX.
Darkness of war.
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Ukraine's electric grid has been struggling to recover from Russian attacks for days.
Last night, Russia sent over 100 drones.
US media has lost interest since Trump told them WONTFIX.
Last night, Russia sent over 100 drones.
US media has lost interest since Trump told them WONTFIX.
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The Americans are coming.
President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
u.afp.com/Snq2
President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
u.afp.com/Snq2
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The Americans are coming.
President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
u.afp.com/Snq2
President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
u.afp.com/Snq2
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So we make a deal that allows several Republican senators in key states to vote for ACA subsidies next month and get political cover back home, but not enough to pass it. Sounds great.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
So we make a deal that allows several Republican senators in key states to vote for ACA subsidies next month and get political cover back home, but not enough to pass it. Sounds great.
People who stayed home instead of voting for the climate candidate taught politicians voters don't care about it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
People who stayed home instead of voting for the climate candidate taught politicians voters don't care about it.
I do find it more appealing when right wing dynasties' businesses fail.
Wendy’s plans to close hundreds of its restaurants in an effort to 'boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing'
Wendy's To Close Hundreds Of U.S. Stores
The latest round of closures comes on top of the 240 U.S. Wendy's locations that shuttered in 2024.
www.huffpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I do find it more appealing when right wing dynasties' businesses fail.
"Media that adopts all right wing narratives favours the left wing views because sometimes it reports on right wing malfeasance," says British public.
New YouGov poll: Is BBC News politically biased? 50% of Britons say yes.
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Media that adopts all right wing narratives favours the left wing views because sometimes it reports on right wing malfeasance," says British public.
Remember that all it would take to force a vote on ACA subsidies is for 4 GOP reps to want it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Remember that all it would take to force a vote on ACA subsidies is for 4 GOP reps to want it.
Tim Kaine: "Fuck my base, I don't worry about what they might say."
Tim Kaine on backlash he's getting: "I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct 1, b/c I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed fed worker would say to me at church, or what somebody would say about SNAP"
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Tim Kaine: "Fuck my base, I don't worry about what they might say."
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In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
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Absolutely.
The far right took over the GOP through the long process of taking over local and county organizations and the left can do the same. It’s not an instant fix but it actually works.
The far right took over the GOP through the long process of taking over local and county organizations and the left can do the same. It’s not an instant fix but it actually works.
Join your county Democratic Party! There are shockingly few people willing to show up and those are the people who get to make decisions
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Absolutely.
The far right took over the GOP through the long process of taking over local and county organizations and the left can do the same. It’s not an instant fix but it actually works.
The far right took over the GOP through the long process of taking over local and county organizations and the left can do the same. It’s not an instant fix but it actually works.
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Schumer's a coward. Shaheen & co. soiled themselves. Yes, yes to all of it. But why don't Murkowski, Tillis, & company even get asked questions? Why do we have zero expectation of them? Journalists don't even bother trying. We have accepted Murc's Law as a constitutional provision. It's maddening.
These 5 people could caucus with the Democrats, giving them a majority & firmly opposing the fascism, any time. It might be nice for an enterprising journalist to ask them why they keep not doing this every day as the crimes & corruption continue & John Thune refuses to fulfill his oath of office.
🚨 The Senate votes 52-48 to overturn President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Brazil. 5 GOP Senators break ranks to vote against Trump: Collins ME, McConnell KY, Murkowski AK, Paul KY, and Tillis NC.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Schumer's a coward. Shaheen & co. soiled themselves. Yes, yes to all of it. But why don't Murkowski, Tillis, & company even get asked questions? Why do we have zero expectation of them? Journalists don't even bother trying. We have accepted Murc's Law as a constitutional provision. It's maddening.
I love that silver has given up on passing for a serious person.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I love that silver has given up on passing for a serious person.
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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The evidence keeps accumulating that Brexit was an astonishing self-inflicted economic policy disaster. The fact that it is a slow-moving one bodes ill for those who think that populist economic mismanagement will translate into voters punishing populists. www.nber.org/system/files...
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The evidence keeps accumulating that Brexit was an astonishing self-inflicted economic policy disaster. The fact that it is a slow-moving one bodes ill for those who think that populist economic mismanagement will translate into voters punishing populists. www.nber.org/system/files...
BBC too plagued by knee bending leadership and management.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
BBC too plagued by knee bending leadership and management.
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
I shouldn't be shocked but I am: the legacy media just doesn't give a fuck about people's lives being upended by Republicans taking away health insurance from Americans (+~$25k is taking it away). I don't see these stories in the press, all we get is hallway gossip from access "journalism."
Because many struggle with math…
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I shouldn't be shocked but I am: the legacy media just doesn't give a fuck about people's lives being upended by Republicans taking away health insurance from Americans (+~$25k is taking it away). I don't see these stories in the press, all we get is hallway gossip from access "journalism."
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Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
"historical margins" = 1.5%.
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"historical margins" = 1.5%.