Darcy James Argue
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Still seething that my former sainted editor cut my long couple paragraphs about all the ways Andreessen misunderstood the economics of 18th-century whaling. He was so wrong, y’all. Whaling was not like venture capital.
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Still seething that my former sainted editor cut my long couple paragraphs about all the ways Andreessen misunderstood the economics of 18th-century whaling. He was so wrong, y’all. Whaling was not like venture capital.
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This sounds like a request for people at his church to give him whatfor
Sen. Kaine on his vote for funding deal
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This sounds like a request for people at his church to give him whatfor
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3) They deliberately roundup senators who aren't facing voters to do the selling out.
And, the coup de grace ...
4) They sell out *in order to preserve the filibuster*, one of the very artifacts that makes the Senate so miserable & useless.
Perfectly shitty, as though designed in a Shit Lab.
And, the coup de grace ...
4) They sell out *in order to preserve the filibuster*, one of the very artifacts that makes the Senate so miserable & useless.
Perfectly shitty, as though designed in a Shit Lab.
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
3) They deliberately roundup senators who aren't facing voters to do the selling out.
And, the coup de grace ...
4) They sell out *in order to preserve the filibuster*, one of the very artifacts that makes the Senate so miserable & useless.
Perfectly shitty, as though designed in a Shit Lab.
And, the coup de grace ...
4) They sell out *in order to preserve the filibuster*, one of the very artifacts that makes the Senate so miserable & useless.
Perfectly shitty, as though designed in a Shit Lab.
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I'm trying to do real work today & everyone is bashing this already, but my god:
1) Schumer clearly arranges or at least greenlights the sellout but then votes against it so he can pretend to have a spine.
2) They sell out for a *promise from Republicans*, who lie like they f'ing breathe.
1) Schumer clearly arranges or at least greenlights the sellout but then votes against it so he can pretend to have a spine.
2) They sell out for a *promise from Republicans*, who lie like they f'ing breathe.
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'm trying to do real work today & everyone is bashing this already, but my god:
1) Schumer clearly arranges or at least greenlights the sellout but then votes against it so he can pretend to have a spine.
2) They sell out for a *promise from Republicans*, who lie like they f'ing breathe.
1) Schumer clearly arranges or at least greenlights the sellout but then votes against it so he can pretend to have a spine.
2) They sell out for a *promise from Republicans*, who lie like they f'ing breathe.
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Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
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getting a more powerful GPU to heat my apartment in the winter
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
getting a more powerful GPU to heat my apartment in the winter
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I would please like for Angus King, and anyone else in the ostensible opposition who believes “standing up to Trump doesn’t work,” to resign immediately.
Like, say what you will about the efficacy of the first term #resist movement, it is infinitely preferable to whatever the fuck this is.
Like, say what you will about the efficacy of the first term #resist movement, it is infinitely preferable to whatever the fuck this is.
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I would please like for Angus King, and anyone else in the ostensible opposition who believes “standing up to Trump doesn’t work,” to resign immediately.
Like, say what you will about the efficacy of the first term #resist movement, it is infinitely preferable to whatever the fuck this is.
Like, say what you will about the efficacy of the first term #resist movement, it is infinitely preferable to whatever the fuck this is.
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Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
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The Democrats just won a blowout election, the polling shows that the public blames the Republicans for the shutdown, Trump was freaking out and demanding the GOP abolish the filibuster, and now they quit with nothing to show for it? Absurd. Pathetic.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Democrats just won a blowout election, the polling shows that the public blames the Republicans for the shutdown, Trump was freaking out and demanding the GOP abolish the filibuster, and now they quit with nothing to show for it? Absurd. Pathetic.
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i think an especially depressing part of this whole saga is that "we need to win primaries so establishment dems are replaced by true progressives" is a thing we've done before but one of the progressives we worked hard to install over the establishment pick was fetterman
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
i think an especially depressing part of this whole saga is that "we need to win primaries so establishment dems are replaced by true progressives" is a thing we've done before but one of the progressives we worked hard to install over the establishment pick was fetterman
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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Kill the filibuster. Kill it dead. Stop protecting the GOP from the consequences of its actions
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Kill the filibuster. Kill it dead. Stop protecting the GOP from the consequences of its actions
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I think tonight shows why “moderate to win elections” is a real risk
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I think tonight shows why “moderate to win elections” is a real risk
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
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Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
Tentative Senate deal to end shutdown, multiple sources tell me & @frankthorp.bsky.social:
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
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The agreement to hold a vote on ACA subsidies is not a concession. It's worth literally nothing. It should be ignored when evaluating the merits of the deal
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The agreement to hold a vote on ACA subsidies is not a concession. It's worth literally nothing. It should be ignored when evaluating the merits of the deal
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Trump is like a toddler: time he spends asleep is to be prized, not resented. Every minute he sleeps is a minute he is not tantruming or breaking things or smearing his own shit on things.
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump is like a toddler: time he spends asleep is to be prized, not resented. Every minute he sleeps is a minute he is not tantruming or breaking things or smearing his own shit on things.
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A 15 YO kid wearing a fedora who is more or less explicitly anti-Nazi, that’s a heartwarming surprise
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A 15 YO kid wearing a fedora who is more or less explicitly anti-Nazi, that’s a heartwarming surprise
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And "The fedora, angled just so, is his homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin."
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And "The fedora, angled just so, is his homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin."
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vince gilligan shaved his moustache and i can tell you right now it would take me like ten years to figure out clark kent is superman. who the fuck is that
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
vince gilligan shaved his moustache and i can tell you right now it would take me like ten years to figure out clark kent is superman. who the fuck is that
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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So cute, this guy thinks he invented capitalism.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls his company the first to be 'completely anti-woke'
Palantir sees "accelerating and otherworldly growth" as CEO Alex Karp highlights working with ICE and supporting Israel on an earnings call.
www.businessinsider.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
So cute, this guy thinks he invented capitalism.
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thinking about telling my mom to also get a ticket out of montreal for her january trip
because you know
buying tix for transatlantic flights is like buying packs of baseball cards i guess
because you know
buying tix for transatlantic flights is like buying packs of baseball cards i guess
Frontier Airlines CEO: in the event you actually need to be anywhere, you should buy multiple plane tickets.
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
thinking about telling my mom to also get a ticket out of montreal for her january trip
because you know
buying tix for transatlantic flights is like buying packs of baseball cards i guess
because you know
buying tix for transatlantic flights is like buying packs of baseball cards i guess