0ptiMystic CyclePath
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0ptiMystic CyclePath
@couzens.bsky.social
Not a shaman, not a showman, but I am a shodan blending my way through the current chaos with aikido, a mantra, and a bike. Meditation: it's not what you think.
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For the umpteenth time, Brian nails it. House Dem Leadership screwed up big last week. This isn't "I told ya so." There should be some real reflection within the Dem Caucus about the systemic error in judgement that dismissed all efforts aimed at getting them to make the right call last week.
The murder of Alex Pretti might prove to be a political turning point for the GOP. It should be a turning point for Dems, too. For the current leadership, and the consultant-industrial complex, which just fatally endangered the careers of seven members who chose to put morality last.
A Failure In Plain Sight
Who, if anyone, will acknowledge the obvious, and do something about it?
www.offmessage.net
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Perfection
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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1. Love to see this from KAT.

2. Amazing that the issue that's finally bringing athletes and pop stars back into politics is the same one the DC consulting class said to avoid at all costs.

3. More, please.
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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This is the right take morally and politically. If your Dem rep or senator has said something along these lines, shower praise on them! If they haven't taken a stance, you should be pissed, and let them know that too. And if they're up for reelection in a safe seat in a competitive primary, well...
Democrats have no obligation to support a bill that not only funds the dystopian scenes we are seeing in Minneapolis but will allow DHS to replicate that playbook of brutality in cities all over this country.
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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getting flipped off by the president is now a higher honor than a nobel prize. it’s only a matter of time before he flips himself off
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Trump: I was elected on all those issues I'm really good at.

No mention of the number of dangerous and corrupt criminals he has freed from prison.

DEFINITELY no mention of affordability.
January 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Who at the mngop contacted Shirley?
Who paid Nick Shirely to get here?
Was it paid for with taxpayer dollars?
How many state workers were using state time to coordinate this RACIST attack?

WHY HAVE NICK AND DAVID NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT?!? www.salon.com/2026/01/05/m...
Minnesota day care hoax is fueled by MAGA psychosexual weirdness
The racism underlying MAGA's latest obsession is intertwined with misogyny
www.salon.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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A bunch of weirdos with a documented party history of pedophilia who are in the middle of covering for Epstein want to hang out at child care centers. Fucking freaks. And we should say so.
December 31, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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But for some reason the USPS is supposed to make money
January 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Comical, @wsj.com.
January 2, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Clearly, my career in astrophysics was evident the minute I programmed the clock on my dad’s VCR… 😅
Trump says Barron has an “unbelievable aptitude in technology” because he can… turn on his laptop 😬🤷🏼
January 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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"I can identify a giraffe! To the likes never before seen. It's a great thing. Nobody knows what a giraffe is. I had an uncle at MIT. I'm a genius!" ~ Donald Trump
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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The Storytelling We Need to Rebuild Belief in Government

www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/22/t...
The Storytelling We Need to Rebuild Belief in Government - emptywheel
As we look ahead to the new year, we need to figure out ways to tell the story of the damage Trump caused so we can hold him accountable.
www.emptywheel.net
December 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🧑‍🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…
December 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Don Jr right now: 'hey, who did all my coke?'
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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December 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Front page of Drudge right now
December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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I continue to feel that our national experiment of making the dumbest MF in the country president was ill advised.
September 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM