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@countessemilia.bsky.social
I'm pretty mercurial.
Reskeets not endorsements
She/her/hers
Usonian/Estadounidense/Usania/Usana/United Statesian
Erie land on Lake Erie
Slava Ukraini
Free Palestine
Reskeets not endorsements
She/her/hers
Usonian/Estadounidense/Usania/Usana/United Statesian
Erie land on Lake Erie
Slava Ukraini
Free Palestine
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listen you can make fun of GoT fans still deluding themselves that GRRM will finish the stories but remember that in the late 60s, nerds were eagerly awaiting the Silmarillion being finished any day now while Tolkien was busy writing forty page essays on phonological shifts in Quenya
how dare you, Tolkien never wrote a prequel in his life, just accidental sequels which actually got published before he went back and rewrote the unfinished original stories for the seventeenth time
February 17, 2026 at 3:10 AM
listen you can make fun of GoT fans still deluding themselves that GRRM will finish the stories but remember that in the late 60s, nerds were eagerly awaiting the Silmarillion being finished any day now while Tolkien was busy writing forty page essays on phonological shifts in Quenya
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Tolkien (pathetic naïve rube) writing prequels: And so Melkor who was called Morgoth tainted all creation and Arda Marred shall suffer under the shadow of his evil until the end of days
George RR Martin (edgy, dark, and modern) writing prequels: INTRODUCING THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY
George RR Martin (edgy, dark, and modern) writing prequels: INTRODUCING THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Tolkien (pathetic naïve rube) writing prequels: And so Melkor who was called Morgoth tainted all creation and Arda Marred shall suffer under the shadow of his evil until the end of days
George RR Martin (edgy, dark, and modern) writing prequels: INTRODUCING THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY
George RR Martin (edgy, dark, and modern) writing prequels: INTRODUCING THE ADVENTURES OF LARGE LAD AND BALD BOY
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I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
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this is madness!
madness? this is SHORT TRACK 🤯
madness? this is SHORT TRACK 🤯
February 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM
this is madness!
madness? this is SHORT TRACK 🤯
madness? this is SHORT TRACK 🤯
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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We can make them regret it
They won't regret it (because they have no souls) but they will be defeated
February 17, 2026 at 2:49 AM
We can make them regret it
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Soon all this disgusting ice will be gone
February 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Soon all this disgusting ice will be gone
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Imagine the arguments we would have had on Bluesky in 2006 about voting for Hillary in 2008 when she inevitably became the nominee.
I do not understand why deciding if you would vote for gavin newsom is a such a pressing question. like would you drink gutter water or eat a lightbulb. sir, that question has not arisen today.
February 17, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Imagine the arguments we would have had on Bluesky in 2006 about voting for Hillary in 2008 when she inevitably became the nominee.
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I do not understand why deciding if you would vote for gavin newsom is a such a pressing question. like would you drink gutter water or eat a lightbulb. sir, that question has not arisen today.
February 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I do not understand why deciding if you would vote for gavin newsom is a such a pressing question. like would you drink gutter water or eat a lightbulb. sir, that question has not arisen today.
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"once you treat him with respect he thinks youre a dope
and immediately loses respect for you"
and immediately loses respect for you"
Steve Bannon talked about invoking the 25th Amendment with Jeffrey Epstein.
The conversation happened over New Year’s in 2018/2019 and included talk about how Madeleine Westerhout, the director of Oval Office ops, was “saving the world” by giving Trump oral sex.
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
The conversation happened over New Year’s in 2018/2019 and included talk about how Madeleine Westerhout, the director of Oval Office ops, was “saving the world” by giving Trump oral sex.
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
February 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"once you treat him with respect he thinks youre a dope
and immediately loses respect for you"
and immediately loses respect for you"
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Spanberger plans to sign legislation to increase the minimum wage to $15/hr!
February 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Spanberger plans to sign legislation to increase the minimum wage to $15/hr!
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This is correct. They can pay TSA whenever they want! They have arrogated the authority to do that to themselves. If they don't want to fund TSA out of the big slush fund they passed, it's because they want to shut the airports down.
ICE/CBP have gone unfunded for 3 days; how about 3 years? The best way to claw back the $170 billion immigration enforcement surge in the Big Beautiful Bill is to just claw it back. The 2nd-best way is to slowly drain it by never funding the underlying appropriation. @ryanlcooper.com makes the case:
The Case for Keeping ICE and CBP Defunded - The American Prospect
Democrats should not provide one thin dime to MAGA storm troopers.
prospect.org
February 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM
This is correct. They can pay TSA whenever they want! They have arrogated the authority to do that to themselves. If they don't want to fund TSA out of the big slush fund they passed, it's because they want to shut the airports down.
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see I respect how much she *hates* them.
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 1:35 AM
see I respect how much she *hates* them.
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The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
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as concerned as i often am with centrist policy, if democrats shake off the mccarthyist history of treating leftism as de facto illegitimate....oh the places we'll go, together, arguing about means testing the whole way
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 AM
as concerned as i often am with centrist policy, if democrats shake off the mccarthyist history of treating leftism as de facto illegitimate....oh the places we'll go, together, arguing about means testing the whole way
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NOW: Demanding justice for all those shot and killed by federal agents over the last 2 months, protesters marched from Stewart Park to the memorial of Alex Pretti.
Pretti was shot and killed by border patrol agents on January 24, 2026.
Minneapolis February 16, 2026
Pretti was shot and killed by border patrol agents on January 24, 2026.
Minneapolis February 16, 2026
February 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
NOW: Demanding justice for all those shot and killed by federal agents over the last 2 months, protesters marched from Stewart Park to the memorial of Alex Pretti.
Pretti was shot and killed by border patrol agents on January 24, 2026.
Minneapolis February 16, 2026
Pretti was shot and killed by border patrol agents on January 24, 2026.
Minneapolis February 16, 2026
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it really seems like “entered politics during the Trump era” is a dividing line among Dems, it’s hard to write all of this off as a game when one of your very first political experiences was a literal mob invading the capitol at the behest of some of your colleagues
A lot of the '18 House members were personally shocked at seeing Republicans do exactly this sort of thing in the press, then say hello in the hallway and try to play it off like it was just all in the game.
February 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
it really seems like “entered politics during the Trump era” is a dividing line among Dems, it’s hard to write all of this off as a game when one of your very first political experiences was a literal mob invading the capitol at the behest of some of your colleagues
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she didn’t throw trans people under the bus and she thinks republicans are the scum of the earth and that’s good enough for me
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
she didn’t throw trans people under the bus and she thinks republicans are the scum of the earth and that’s good enough for me
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I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
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Team Fight is significantly more progressive than the party as constituted but where there are exceptions it is all about personal antipathy towards Republicans
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Team Fight is significantly more progressive than the party as constituted but where there are exceptions it is all about personal antipathy towards Republicans
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We will get a Dem presidential candidate committed to supporting throwing the regime in prison as soon as we pressure a dem presidential candidate into doing so, and if we do not we basically don't get to have a country anymore.
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
We will get a Dem presidential candidate committed to supporting throwing the regime in prison as soon as we pressure a dem presidential candidate into doing so, and if we do not we basically don't get to have a country anymore.
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I don't know how to explain to people that elections have consequences beyond their specific pet issue, and that not caring about those consequences is actually pretty shitty.
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I don't know how to explain to people that elections have consequences beyond their specific pet issue, and that not caring about those consequences is actually pretty shitty.
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This is how you get the way of kings
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
This is how you get the way of kings
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Sitting pretty in the storm. Probably another week of incubation to go.
February 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Sitting pretty in the storm. Probably another week of incubation to go.