Dutch Panderin
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Dutch Panderin
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POV: Sherman just finished his March to the Sea but still isn’t satisfied
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Related gripe: every single successful communist revolution in the 20th century took place in a country that had been completely devastated by war, political instability, or colonialism/imperialism.
A communist revolution won’t happen in the US unless the US has already mostly collapsed.
A communist revolution won’t happen in the US unless the US has already mostly collapsed.
one of the things i try to get at in this piece is how many people have imbibed a totally false history of how the russian revolution happened. the bolsheviks tried armed insurrection and got *crushed.* they succeeded when they worked by other means!
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-powerle...
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-powerle...
February 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Related gripe: every single successful communist revolution in the 20th century took place in a country that had been completely devastated by war, political instability, or colonialism/imperialism.
A communist revolution won’t happen in the US unless the US has already mostly collapsed.
A communist revolution won’t happen in the US unless the US has already mostly collapsed.
Normalize being mean to MAGAs.
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Normalize being mean to MAGAs.
“The Democrats don’t have to do anything”. Ah so the same playbook they’ve had over the last decade?
The democrats don’t have to do anything.
Trump can fire Noem, Fire Miller, issue a tweet and fucking end this right now.
Trump must clean up his mess for the first time in his pathetic life.
Trump can fire Noem, Fire Miller, issue a tweet and fucking end this right now.
Trump must clean up his mess for the first time in his pathetic life.
January 27, 2026 at 1:17 AM
“The Democrats don’t have to do anything”. Ah so the same playbook they’ve had over the last decade?
ICE and DHS have become so toxic and unpopular that even Glenn Greenwald, who I do not support, is posting negatively about Kristi Noem, who I do not support.
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 AM
ICE and DHS have become so toxic and unpopular that even Glenn Greenwald, who I do not support, is posting negatively about Kristi Noem, who I do not support.
I might stand alone on an island with this take, but Kanye crediting Reddit support forums with part of his recovery further cements my belief that Reddit is one of the last major social media platforms that hasn’t been completely lost to algorithmic destruction.
Kanye, of all the people in the goddamn world, just started taking his fucking meds. I can think of few better completely unexpected omens, honestly.
January 26, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I might stand alone on an island with this take, but Kanye crediting Reddit support forums with part of his recovery further cements my belief that Reddit is one of the last major social media platforms that hasn’t been completely lost to algorithmic destruction.
POV: you were wrong on Reddit
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
POV: you were wrong on Reddit
January 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This is the correct and most appropriate way to treat these people.
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 18, 2026 at 12:33 AM
This is the correct and most appropriate way to treat these people.
Germany when they finally get to be the good guys in a world war vs. Germany when they realize they still have to fight the US.
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Germany when they finally get to be the good guys in a world war vs. Germany when they realize they still have to fight the US.
You do not hate this regime enough.
You are not angry enough.
You are not angry enough.
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
You do not hate this regime enough.
You are not angry enough.
You are not angry enough.
Trump is clearly playing HOI4 since he has no idea how Navy works.
literal map painter brain
January 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Trump is clearly playing HOI4 since he has no idea how Navy works.
“Hello Mr. Fellow Blueskyer. I am Canadian Ally, and I am imploring you to publicly talk about committing violence. No I’m not a fed…why do you ask?”
You absolutely are there already, bucko.
And to answer your question: unequivocally yes. The fact that no one has yet is dumbfounding to every other sane country watching this shit.
And to answer your question: unequivocally yes. The fact that no one has yet is dumbfounding to every other sane country watching this shit.
January 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
“Hello Mr. Fellow Blueskyer. I am Canadian Ally, and I am imploring you to publicly talk about committing violence. No I’m not a fed…why do you ask?”
A U.S. Special Forces operator engages with combatants during Operation Twink Annhilation (2024, colorized)
December 31, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A U.S. Special Forces operator engages with combatants during Operation Twink Annhilation (2024, colorized)
PSA to anyone who runs a website: requiring users to disable ad blockers before they can view your content might as well be a message that says “would you like to leave this website?”
December 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
PSA to anyone who runs a website: requiring users to disable ad blockers before they can view your content might as well be a message that says “would you like to leave this website?”
I make more than my dad at the same age, even adjusted for inflation. I’m a top 15% earner in a LCOL area. We are frugal and live well within our means.
I can’t afford the same lifestyle my parents had, including buying and maintaining/improving a house.
I can’t afford the same lifestyle my parents had, including buying and maintaining/improving a house.
Americans in their 20s and 30s may not feel that they’re richer than their equivalents 60 years ago, but they’re objectively wrong.
It’s fascinating how important it is to some people not to say “I’m struggling, it’s hard” or “I need help”—objectively true—but to instead insist they have it worse.
It’s fascinating how important it is to some people not to say “I’m struggling, it’s hard” or “I need help”—objectively true—but to instead insist they have it worse.
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I make more than my dad at the same age, even adjusted for inflation. I’m a top 15% earner in a LCOL area. We are frugal and live well within our means.
I can’t afford the same lifestyle my parents had, including buying and maintaining/improving a house.
I can’t afford the same lifestyle my parents had, including buying and maintaining/improving a house.
We’ve got to very seriously talk about the rightwing Gen Z problem. We need to start viewing Trump as a symptom of a cultural sickness, not the beating heart of rising extremism.
Defeating Trump - even defeating this administration entirely - will not stop the rightwing threat.
Defeating Trump - even defeating this administration entirely - will not stop the rightwing threat.
From the right-wing Manhattan Institute's focus group of Gen Z conservatives -- just jaw-dropping stuff. We have a very sick society. www.city-journal.org/article/manh...
December 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We’ve got to very seriously talk about the rightwing Gen Z problem. We need to start viewing Trump as a symptom of a cultural sickness, not the beating heart of rising extremism.
Defeating Trump - even defeating this administration entirely - will not stop the rightwing threat.
Defeating Trump - even defeating this administration entirely - will not stop the rightwing threat.
You do not hate ICE or the people who enable them enough.
The pro-democracy platform needs to be Nuremberg 2029.
The pro-democracy platform needs to be Nuremberg 2029.
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
You do not hate ICE or the people who enable them enough.
The pro-democracy platform needs to be Nuremberg 2029.
The pro-democracy platform needs to be Nuremberg 2029.
It’s a good time to remind everyone that the rightwing takeover of America these last 30+ years has been moving toward calling a constitutional convention. It’s the end game of the American right - an America completely reshaped from the ground up, built in their own image.
Trump on 2028: "They say I'm not allowed to run. I don't know what the hell that's all about. He said, 'Four more years.' You see the new hat? We have four more years -- 2028."
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It’s a good time to remind everyone that the rightwing takeover of America these last 30+ years has been moving toward calling a constitutional convention. It’s the end game of the American right - an America completely reshaped from the ground up, built in their own image.
I don’t think Benny is gay, but he feels VERY out of place in MAGA’s focus on hypermasculinity. He’s just very goofy and immature. Not just emotionally immature like most MAGA men, but his personality in general.
All his interactions seem like he’s so excited the Big Boys are including him.
All his interactions seem like he’s so excited the Big Boys are including him.
"Benny Johnson, very prominent right wing podcaster. He's been dogged for years by accusations, that I would say are unfounded, that he's gay."
"Unfounded? Maybe you could say 'disputed.'"
@willsommer.bsky.social, @timmiller.bsky.social, and @samsteindc.bsky.social talk the Benny-Milo feud:
"Unfounded? Maybe you could say 'disputed.'"
@willsommer.bsky.social, @timmiller.bsky.social, and @samsteindc.bsky.social talk the Benny-Milo feud:
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I don’t think Benny is gay, but he feels VERY out of place in MAGA’s focus on hypermasculinity. He’s just very goofy and immature. Not just emotionally immature like most MAGA men, but his personality in general.
All his interactions seem like he’s so excited the Big Boys are including him.
All his interactions seem like he’s so excited the Big Boys are including him.
Plot twist: his live-in nanny’s name is ChatGPT
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Plot twist: his live-in nanny’s name is ChatGPT
The entire consumer-facing ethos of America has shifted from “build a good product with good service with good prices and you’ll be competitive” to a more cynical “how much can we screw our customers while they still buy our products?”
Scam-based economy
Scam-based economy
Same product. Same store. Same time. But on Instacart, different customers may see different prices.
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The entire consumer-facing ethos of America has shifted from “build a good product with good service with good prices and you’ll be competitive” to a more cynical “how much can we screw our customers while they still buy our products?”
Scam-based economy
Scam-based economy
Look, it’s real simple. If these “narco terrorists” are so organized, dangerous, and bad that we need to send the most advanced naval vessels in our arsenal to stop them…
…I think they’d just find a different route?
It doesn’t make sense because they’re not smugglers. They’re fishermen.
…I think they’d just find a different route?
It doesn’t make sense because they’re not smugglers. They’re fishermen.
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Look, it’s real simple. If these “narco terrorists” are so organized, dangerous, and bad that we need to send the most advanced naval vessels in our arsenal to stop them…
…I think they’d just find a different route?
It doesn’t make sense because they’re not smugglers. They’re fishermen.
…I think they’d just find a different route?
It doesn’t make sense because they’re not smugglers. They’re fishermen.