Chris Curtis
@curtosis.bsky.social
Computational linguist, artificer, λ(data). Syntactician with semanticist delusions. Theatre artist. Anti-Taylorist. Continuous everywhere, differentiable nowhere. Living in the occupied USA. Boosts are multivalent. He/they.
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Chris Curtis
@curtosis.bsky.social
· May 3
Feeling deictic today; might delete later.
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There are no "reasonable Republicans" because they long ago ceased to be a political party.
A political party tries to court your vote. An authoritarian regime tries to keep you from voting, and all votes from counting.
A political party tries to court your vote. An authoritarian regime tries to keep you from voting, and all votes from counting.
NEW: Sen. Susan Collins became the 50th senator to support the voter suppressive SAVE America Act.
The Mainer's alignment with Trump’s agenda exposes her willingness to turn her back on democracy.
But this November, voters will get the chance to return the favor, Marc Elias writes.
The Mainer's alignment with Trump’s agenda exposes her willingness to turn her back on democracy.
But this November, voters will get the chance to return the favor, Marc Elias writes.
Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections
When it comes to free and fair elections, Collins is as conservative and anti-voting rights as they come.
www.democracydocket.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
There are no "reasonable Republicans" because they long ago ceased to be a political party.
A political party tries to court your vote. An authoritarian regime tries to keep you from voting, and all votes from counting.
A political party tries to court your vote. An authoritarian regime tries to keep you from voting, and all votes from counting.
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The Talmud is very clear on this. The rabbis considered the trolley problem long before it was known as such. If you’re in a position where you have to make that kind of choice you attack the person demanding it.
Israel plays fast and loose with conflating itself to the Jewish people. But that's the thing - EVEN IF THEY REPRESENT ALL JEWS, AND EVEN IF GENOCIDE WAS THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE US, IT'S STILL WRONG.
The end.
That's the point.
The end.
That's the point.
February 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The Talmud is very clear on this. The rabbis considered the trolley problem long before it was known as such. If you’re in a position where you have to make that kind of choice you attack the person demanding it.
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I’ve been thinking about doing a meta story on this for a while: the second trump administration is so pathetically, world historically psychotic that you likely don’t know what’s happening with his labor department. It’s a constant stream of scandals and excess
Constant.
Constant.
The labor secretary’s husband was barred from the department’s premises after two staffers said he sexually assaulted them.
Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From Department Premises After Reports of Sexual Assaults
At least two female staff members said Dr. Shawn DeRemer had touched them inappropriately at the agency in Washington.
nyti.ms
February 20, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I’ve been thinking about doing a meta story on this for a while: the second trump administration is so pathetically, world historically psychotic that you likely don’t know what’s happening with his labor department. It’s a constant stream of scandals and excess
Constant.
Constant.
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I have learned in recent years there are 10s of millions of Americans not only willing but eager to go watch a lynching from the comfort of a picnic blanket and the only thing that was holding them back was the social penalty; really makes you think about those who warn against social penalties.
February 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I have learned in recent years there are 10s of millions of Americans not only willing but eager to go watch a lynching from the comfort of a picnic blanket and the only thing that was holding them back was the social penalty; really makes you think about those who warn against social penalties.
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appreciate the clarity here that there *isn't* a distinction between Trumpist ideology and Trumpist corruption: "i get to do what i want because it's all mine" is the bedrock of not only his belief system, but that of the people who fund and staff his movement
February 19, 2026 at 9:44 PM
appreciate the clarity here that there *isn't* a distinction between Trumpist ideology and Trumpist corruption: "i get to do what i want because it's all mine" is the bedrock of not only his belief system, but that of the people who fund and staff his movement
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Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.
February 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.
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Being in the Trump administration is 1000% a scam meant to enrich yourself, not perform public service.
These people should be shamed and shunned and mocked relentlessly. Not because they care about that, but to send a message to people who might want to do this in the future.
These people should be shamed and shunned and mocked relentlessly. Not because they care about that, but to send a message to people who might want to do this in the future.
The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Being in the Trump administration is 1000% a scam meant to enrich yourself, not perform public service.
These people should be shamed and shunned and mocked relentlessly. Not because they care about that, but to send a message to people who might want to do this in the future.
These people should be shamed and shunned and mocked relentlessly. Not because they care about that, but to send a message to people who might want to do this in the future.
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Trump & his Admin are threatening everything from federalizing our elections to putting federal agents at the polls to ensure, as Kristi Noem said, the "right people" are "electing the right leaders."
They're doing everything to subvert & intimidate. We can't let that happen.
They're doing everything to subvert & intimidate. We can't let that happen.
February 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Trump & his Admin are threatening everything from federalizing our elections to putting federal agents at the polls to ensure, as Kristi Noem said, the "right people" are "electing the right leaders."
They're doing everything to subvert & intimidate. We can't let that happen.
They're doing everything to subvert & intimidate. We can't let that happen.
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Hmm. The US is giving $10 billion in taxpayer dollars, not appropriated by Congress, to a fake board set up by the President and which he put himself in charge of *for life*... seems very, very illegal.
Trump: "I want to let you know that United States is going to make a contribution of $10 billion to the Board of Peace." (Congress has not appropriated this money!)
February 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hmm. The US is giving $10 billion in taxpayer dollars, not appropriated by Congress, to a fake board set up by the President and which he put himself in charge of *for life*... seems very, very illegal.
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An attack on Iran would be a flagrant violation of international law, lacks congressional authorization, lacks clear objectives and lacks any effort by the administration to justify military action to the American public.
War on the whims of one man.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
War on the whims of one man.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
U.S. Gathers the Most Air Power in the Mideast Since the 2003 Iraq Invasion
President Trump is being briefed on military options for striking Iran, even as aides hold talks with its regime.
www.wsj.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:45 AM
An attack on Iran would be a flagrant violation of international law, lacks congressional authorization, lacks clear objectives and lacks any effort by the administration to justify military action to the American public.
War on the whims of one man.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
War on the whims of one man.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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the Trump foreign policy of violence at will against whoever for whatever with total impunity will continue until the administration experiences a consequence
February 19, 2026 at 3:53 AM
the Trump foreign policy of violence at will against whoever for whatever with total impunity will continue until the administration experiences a consequence
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Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
February 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
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My latest for @religiondispatches.org on Rubio’s nod to far right calls for an end to the remembrance of Nazi crimes: That a right-wing revisionist narrative is being echoed by the US State Dept as they attempt to build a global ethno-nationalist alliance is a harbinger of what’s to come
US Press Missed Rubio’s Nod to Far-Right German Movement to End Holocaust Guilt
Before embracing Hungary’s authoritarian leader, Viktor Orbán, and wishing him success, Marco Rubio gave a speech at this year’s Munich security conference that was littered with White Nationalist tal...
religiondispatches.org
February 19, 2026 at 8:57 AM
My latest for @religiondispatches.org on Rubio’s nod to far right calls for an end to the remembrance of Nazi crimes: That a right-wing revisionist narrative is being echoed by the US State Dept as they attempt to build a global ethno-nationalist alliance is a harbinger of what’s to come
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Yoon and Prince Andrew wishing they had a friend like John Roberts.
February 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Yoon and Prince Andrew wishing they had a friend like John Roberts.
As @jamellebouie.net has repeatedly emphasized so clearly:
It doesn’t matter what analysis you do to justify it; if it arrives at that conclusion it simply cannot be correct.
There are no loopholes in the “no kings” purpose of the whole fabric of the Constitution.
It doesn’t matter what analysis you do to justify it; if it arrives at that conclusion it simply cannot be correct.
There are no loopholes in the “no kings” purpose of the whole fabric of the Constitution.
Trump v. United States is an illegitimate decision.
February 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
As @jamellebouie.net has repeatedly emphasized so clearly:
It doesn’t matter what analysis you do to justify it; if it arrives at that conclusion it simply cannot be correct.
There are no loopholes in the “no kings” purpose of the whole fabric of the Constitution.
It doesn’t matter what analysis you do to justify it; if it arrives at that conclusion it simply cannot be correct.
There are no loopholes in the “no kings” purpose of the whole fabric of the Constitution.
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It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.
So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
Breaking News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested in Britain on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC said.
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.
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To my knowledge, no ICE Enforcement and Removal officer has ever been shot by an immigrant.
Might be wrong but I don’t think so.
Might be wrong but I don’t think so.
"Three federal immigration agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year, according to internal documents reviewed by Newsweek."
ICE agents keep accidentally shooting themselves
Three ICE agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year.
www.newsweek.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
To my knowledge, no ICE Enforcement and Removal officer has ever been shot by an immigrant.
Might be wrong but I don’t think so.
Might be wrong but I don’t think so.
It’s really quite remarkable to see Brazil become demonstrably less corrupt than the US, and over less than a decade.
Mind you, not because Brazil has been especially aggressive in improving.
Helluva legacy, Mitch McConnell and John Roberts.
Mind you, not because Brazil has been especially aggressive in improving.
Helluva legacy, Mitch McConnell and John Roberts.
Yes, and don't forget Brazil:
February 19, 2026 at 1:35 PM
It’s really quite remarkable to see Brazil become demonstrably less corrupt than the US, and over less than a decade.
Mind you, not because Brazil has been especially aggressive in improving.
Helluva legacy, Mitch McConnell and John Roberts.
Mind you, not because Brazil has been especially aggressive in improving.
Helluva legacy, Mitch McConnell and John Roberts.
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Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life in prison. Prince Andrew arrested. Oh, to live in a nation with a non-captured judiciary.
February 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life in prison. Prince Andrew arrested. Oh, to live in a nation with a non-captured judiciary.
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Very important interview.
msmagazine.com/2026/02/17/f...
"I asked her what she sees when she watches footage of current ICE operations. She didn’t offer a comparison to her counterintelligence days. She offered something more damning: a list of violations of the agency’s own rules." 👇👇
msmagazine.com/2026/02/17/f...
"I asked her what she sees when she watches footage of current ICE operations. She didn’t offer a comparison to her counterintelligence days. She offered something more damning: a list of violations of the agency’s own rules." 👇👇
February 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Very important interview.
msmagazine.com/2026/02/17/f...
"I asked her what she sees when she watches footage of current ICE operations. She didn’t offer a comparison to her counterintelligence days. She offered something more damning: a list of violations of the agency’s own rules." 👇👇
msmagazine.com/2026/02/17/f...
"I asked her what she sees when she watches footage of current ICE operations. She didn’t offer a comparison to her counterintelligence days. She offered something more damning: a list of violations of the agency’s own rules." 👇👇
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Laura Provinzino was an AUSA for 14 years
1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
February 18, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Laura Provinzino was an AUSA for 14 years
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Hey, folks who write seriously about defense. There is no Department of War in the US--that is just a small dick branding exercise. Just as there is no Gulf of America. So, use Dept of Defense until Congress legislates a change.
FFS.
and, today's example: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/what...
FFS.
and, today's example: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/what...
February 18, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Hey, folks who write seriously about defense. There is no Department of War in the US--that is just a small dick branding exercise. Just as there is no Gulf of America. So, use Dept of Defense until Congress legislates a change.
FFS.
and, today's example: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/what...
FFS.
and, today's example: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/what...
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I live a trad life, living off the land simply, because living natural is the best way. If you want to know how to live off the land simply and without technology, please watch my TikTok videos and join the discord, I also stream on Twitch every Thursday where I scream at women who wear pants
February 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I live a trad life, living off the land simply, because living natural is the best way. If you want to know how to live off the land simply and without technology, please watch my TikTok videos and join the discord, I also stream on Twitch every Thursday where I scream at women who wear pants
The (nominal, temporary) president is wrong.
Frequently, in fact.
Frequently, in fact.
Leavitt: "You need an ID to go and purchase alcohol. You need an ID to go to the library and check out a book. So the president thinks you should have an ID to vote in our nation's elections."
February 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The (nominal, temporary) president is wrong.
Frequently, in fact.
Frequently, in fact.
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The more I think about the DC press slagging AOC for a lack of FP depth while Donald Trump is President, twice, is making me angry enough to explode. The fuck is wrong with the journalists that they're like this
February 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The more I think about the DC press slagging AOC for a lack of FP depth while Donald Trump is President, twice, is making me angry enough to explode. The fuck is wrong with the journalists that they're like this