Gluten-free Seitan
@davidjorgonson.bsky.social
In the southern USA.
He/him
Interested in world events, US politics, science, music
He/him
Interested in world events, US politics, science, music
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Congress should demand a return to the Constitution in exchange for any funding. Trump won't agree, but it's like Charles I. No funding for an autocratic ruler.
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they wouldn't have moved this much to southcom if they didn't expect to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
they wouldn't have moved this much to southcom if they didn't expect to use it.
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Not quite, at least according to the book. She said he *should have been* arrested on the spot and that there *should be* some way to remove him but that’s very different than telling Milley to do it.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/09/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/09/...
Pelosi told top general Trump should have been 'arrested on the spot' for inciting Capitol insurrection, new book says
Concerns about Trump starting a nuclear war, fear by China of an attack and a call by Mike Pence to an ex-vice president about Joe Biden's election are detailed in the book.
www.cnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Not quite, at least according to the book. She said he *should have been* arrested on the spot and that there *should be* some way to remove him but that’s very different than telling Milley to do it.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/09/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/09/...
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Chicago winters are rough. A “seasonal foreign fighter presence” is what they used to call this when the Taliban and al-Qaida took a similar approach to eastern Afghanistan.
"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago soon
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds' immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could b...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Chicago winters are rough. A “seasonal foreign fighter presence” is what they used to call this when the Taliban and al-Qaida took a similar approach to eastern Afghanistan.
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"Authoritarians worldwide have discovered how to exploit a weakness in democratic opposition: they weaponize our compassion against our principles."
This is the stuff, from @adambonica.bsky.social. All of it. "Normal politics" is wildly inadequate in the face of the far right authoritarianism.
This is the stuff, from @adambonica.bsky.social. All of it. "Normal politics" is wildly inadequate in the face of the far right authoritarianism.
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Authoritarians worldwide have discovered how to exploit a weakness in democratic opposition: they weaponize our compassion against our principles."
This is the stuff, from @adambonica.bsky.social. All of it. "Normal politics" is wildly inadequate in the face of the far right authoritarianism.
This is the stuff, from @adambonica.bsky.social. All of it. "Normal politics" is wildly inadequate in the face of the far right authoritarianism.
TIL Boko Haram has split into 3 mutually hostile pieces
One of them is affiliated to the IS
The one still called Boko Haram is the most out there - they say any Muslim who hasn't joined them is an apostate from Islam and may be killed
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
One of them is affiliated to the IS
The one still called Boko Haram is the most out there - they say any Muslim who hasn't joined them is an apostate from Islam and may be killed
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Terrorist turf war battle in north-eastern Nigeria leaves about 200 dead
Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province broke out on shores of Lake Chad
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
TIL Boko Haram has split into 3 mutually hostile pieces
One of them is affiliated to the IS
The one still called Boko Haram is the most out there - they say any Muslim who hasn't joined them is an apostate from Islam and may be killed
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
One of them is affiliated to the IS
The one still called Boko Haram is the most out there - they say any Muslim who hasn't joined them is an apostate from Islam and may be killed
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Birmingham, AL homicide rates have been cut in half? I didn't see this in local media
Then the article says spends a bunch of words downplaying the importance of the decline
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Then the article says spends a bunch of words downplaying the importance of the decline
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump claims the national guard makes cities safer. Birmingham halved its homicide rate all on its own
Local observers cite a reversal of social dynamics, a revitalized police department and violence intervention
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Birmingham, AL homicide rates have been cut in half? I didn't see this in local media
Then the article says spends a bunch of words downplaying the importance of the decline
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Then the article says spends a bunch of words downplaying the importance of the decline
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
And the right is able to attack the BBC from within *even during a Labour government*. Partly this relates to the timing of board appointments, but the center-left needs to prioritize who controls media as much as everyone else does
The departure of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness means the BBC is leaderless when it needs leadership more than ever. Where are the people at the head of the BBC standing up for it?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
And the right is able to attack the BBC from within *even during a Labour government*. Partly this relates to the timing of board appointments, but the center-left needs to prioritize who controls media as much as everyone else does
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being a whistleblower: difficult; risky; may ruin your life; should be reserved for only exceptional circumstances
innocently producing a document which must be produced in court should someone notice the thing: if legal thinks this document is a problem for the company, the thing is illegal
innocently producing a document which must be produced in court should someone notice the thing: if legal thinks this document is a problem for the company, the thing is illegal
i have never more clearly seen someone describe a job that they are probably the ideal person for
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
being a whistleblower: difficult; risky; may ruin your life; should be reserved for only exceptional circumstances
innocently producing a document which must be produced in court should someone notice the thing: if legal thinks this document is a problem for the company, the thing is illegal
innocently producing a document which must be produced in court should someone notice the thing: if legal thinks this document is a problem for the company, the thing is illegal
Just enough votes to pass the bill, strategically concealing who takes responsibility for it. BS
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Just enough votes to pass the bill, strategically concealing who takes responsibility for it. BS
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they are not beating the allegations that this was about their ability to fly home and basically nothing else
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
they are not beating the allegations that this was about their ability to fly home and basically nothing else
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John Fetterman, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, and of course Chuck Schumer. Maybe others not top of mind. Not all responsible will publicly vote for the cave - that's not how this works.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
John Fetterman, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, and of course Chuck Schumer. Maybe others not top of mind. Not all responsible will publicly vote for the cave - that's not how this works.
For this reason, having a record-breaking shutdown is a significant increase in opposition to and de-legitimation of the regime, no matter how it ends.
It was always unlikely Trump would stop his unconstitional seizure of control over spending, which is the stake that really matters
It was always unlikely Trump would stop his unconstitional seizure of control over spending, which is the stake that really matters
Congress should demand a return to the Constitution in exchange for any funding. Trump won't agree, but it's like Charles I. No funding for an autocratic ruler.
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
For this reason, having a record-breaking shutdown is a significant increase in opposition to and de-legitimation of the regime, no matter how it ends.
It was always unlikely Trump would stop his unconstitional seizure of control over spending, which is the stake that really matters
It was always unlikely Trump would stop his unconstitional seizure of control over spending, which is the stake that really matters
Those committed to a party might not change their vote based on economic conditions.
But not-political swing voters do care; it's the one thing where they realize that politics might affect them
But not-political swing voters do care; it's the one thing where they realize that politics might affect them
Ipsos finds Trump’s approval rating is decreasing almost entirely because of anti-incumbent economic anxiety. Approval rating among people who say the economy is the # 1 issue is -24pts since Jan. It’s stable for people who index on all other issues www.ipsos.com/en-us/lesson...
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Those committed to a party might not change their vote based on economic conditions.
But not-political swing voters do care; it's the one thing where they realize that politics might affect them
But not-political swing voters do care; it's the one thing where they realize that politics might affect them
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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“… NBC News has obtained and revealed several emails that Maxwell reportedly sent to friends and relatives after her transfer that expressed delight at her new surroundings.”
“The food, she said, was ‘legions better’ than where she was held previously.”
“The food, she said, was ‘legions better’ than where she was held previously.”
Trump is starving American children but at least he’s made sure that a convicted child sex trafficker is much more comfortable. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly ‘much happier’ after prison transfer by Trump officials
Jeffrey Epstein associate, serving 20 years for sex-trafficking crimes, is now in minimum-security federal prison in Texas
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“… NBC News has obtained and revealed several emails that Maxwell reportedly sent to friends and relatives after her transfer that expressed delight at her new surroundings.”
“The food, she said, was ‘legions better’ than where she was held previously.”
“The food, she said, was ‘legions better’ than where she was held previously.”
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Watch to the end
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Watch to the end
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a thing they all have in common: none of them was a combatant
AP reporter Regina Garcia Cano looked into a few of the men killed in Trump's extrajudicial strikes on Caribbean boats.
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
a thing they all have in common: none of them was a combatant
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In recent election cycles, false claims have circulated that various (mostly left-wing) X/Twitter users were part of a Ron DeSantis "online army".
Although these rumors were spread by liberal accounts, many were invented by an obscure Republican hoaxer.
conspirator0.substack.com/p/the-red-to...
Although these rumors were spread by liberal accounts, many were invented by an obscure Republican hoaxer.
conspirator0.substack.com/p/the-red-to...
The red-to-blue disinformation pipeline
How the lies of an obscure Republican blogger were used by a Democratic congressional candidate and a national media outlet to falsely paint random social media users as Ron DeSantis operatives
conspirator0.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In recent election cycles, false claims have circulated that various (mostly left-wing) X/Twitter users were part of a Ron DeSantis "online army".
Although these rumors were spread by liberal accounts, many were invented by an obscure Republican hoaxer.
conspirator0.substack.com/p/the-red-to...
Although these rumors were spread by liberal accounts, many were invented by an obscure Republican hoaxer.
conspirator0.substack.com/p/the-red-to...
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Democracies tend to have lower levels of corruption
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Democracies tend to have lower levels of corruption
Most plausible explanation yet. Fits the timing & the occasional fake moderate-ness
"the White House and Trumpland shut down Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal ambitions to run for Senate and she has been on a revenge tour ever since," Ocasio-Cortez said."
www.latintimes.com/aoc-claims-m...
"the White House and Trumpland shut down Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal ambitions to run for Senate and she has been on a revenge tour ever since," Ocasio-Cortez said."
www.latintimes.com/aoc-claims-m...
AOC Claims Marjorie Taylor Greene Is On a 'Revenge Tour' After Trump Blocked Her From Running For Senate
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene is on a "revenge tour" against her party after President Donald Trump blocked her ambitions of running ...
www.latintimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Most plausible explanation yet. Fits the timing & the occasional fake moderate-ness
"the White House and Trumpland shut down Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal ambitions to run for Senate and she has been on a revenge tour ever since," Ocasio-Cortez said."
www.latintimes.com/aoc-claims-m...
"the White House and Trumpland shut down Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal ambitions to run for Senate and she has been on a revenge tour ever since," Ocasio-Cortez said."
www.latintimes.com/aoc-claims-m...
& bragging about getting a bunch of terrible regimes into an alliance against democracy & the post-WWII order.
It's like bragging about expanding the Stalin-Hitler Pact
It's like bragging about expanding the Stalin-Hitler Pact
This one is totally new for me as someone who holds a peace professorship: Bragging about achieving peace between countries that are already at peace with each other.
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
& bragging about getting a bunch of terrible regimes into an alliance against democracy & the post-WWII order.
It's like bragging about expanding the Stalin-Hitler Pact
It's like bragging about expanding the Stalin-Hitler Pact
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Meta itself estimates that it's involved in 1/3 of all successful scams in the United States lol
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Meta itself estimates that it's involved in 1/3 of all successful scams in the United States lol
Hey, this totally fixed the opiate addiction & OD problem, right?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Afghanistan opium crop falls sharply after Taliban ban - UN report
Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of global opium but a Taliban ban has cut that to a fraction.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Hey, this totally fixed the opiate addiction & OD problem, right?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I don't want to hear about how if you're protesting ICE you need to hide your identity and keep no ID because otherwise you'll be rounded up and sent to the gulag, or whatever. they can't even land a conviction when you throw a footlong at them
INNOCENT ON ALL CHARGES! TOTAL VINDICATION!!
Not only was Sandwich Guy acquitted.
He was acquitted on a misdemeanor after Jeanine Pirro failed to get an indictment for a felony assault charge out of a grand jury. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
He was acquitted on a misdemeanor after Jeanine Pirro failed to get an indictment for a felony assault charge out of a grand jury. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I don't want to hear about how if you're protesting ICE you need to hide your identity and keep no ID because otherwise you'll be rounded up and sent to the gulag, or whatever. they can't even land a conviction when you throw a footlong at them