etherjack.bsky.social
@etherjack.bsky.social
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to the extent separating data centers from the grid eases the permits for new generator construction its good but uhh whether a new 1GW power plant and 1GW data center are both connected to the grid or separated from the grid is not really gonna change the fundamental supply/demand problem
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
to the extent separating data centers from the grid eases the permits for new generator construction its good but uhh whether a new 1GW power plant and 1GW data center are both connected to the grid or separated from the grid is not really gonna change the fundamental supply/demand problem
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Especially with this ratio of absent members from each party...
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Especially with this ratio of absent members from each party...
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"We're not changing the rules; we're ensuring that federal officers are subject to the same ones as local and state officers. And if they're following the law, this won't change anything."
One would think that would be a relatively straightforward pitch...
One would think that would be a relatively straightforward pitch...
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
"We're not changing the rules; we're ensuring that federal officers are subject to the same ones as local and state officers. And if they're following the law, this won't change anything."
One would think that would be a relatively straightforward pitch...
One would think that would be a relatively straightforward pitch...
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this would be a strong demand for the funding fight as well bsky.app/profile/stev...
It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
January 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
this would be a strong demand for the funding fight as well bsky.app/profile/stev...
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Someone more expert than I am should do a piece compiling and explaining all the ways that Trump/Hegseth have put future US troops and civilians at risk in future conflicts because they don't give a damn about the consequences of their actions.
From what I understand it would be a lengthy item.
From what I understand it would be a lengthy item.
January 13, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Someone more expert than I am should do a piece compiling and explaining all the ways that Trump/Hegseth have put future US troops and civilians at risk in future conflicts because they don't give a damn about the consequences of their actions.
From what I understand it would be a lengthy item.
From what I understand it would be a lengthy item.
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The same Lisa Murkowski who told the whole world she was too afraid to speak up against the actions of the Republican party... smfh
January 13, 2026 at 12:54 AM
The same Lisa Murkowski who told the whole world she was too afraid to speak up against the actions of the Republican party... smfh
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It just shows that Officer Trigger Finger there had like a Spidey Sense about Antifa or something
January 13, 2026 at 12:54 AM
It just shows that Officer Trigger Finger there had like a Spidey Sense about Antifa or something
This is sarcasm, if you don't know.
I mean if she belonged to an activist group that really changes everything
January 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This is sarcasm, if you don't know.
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Getting flashbacks to it’s not a coup because my dataset says the security services have to be involved.
January 13, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Getting flashbacks to it’s not a coup because my dataset says the security services have to be involved.
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People don't want to believe that fascists have taken over. But they'll be open to Trump and Vance and Hegseth and Miller being weirdos.
January 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People don't want to believe that fascists have taken over. But they'll be open to Trump and Vance and Hegseth and Miller being weirdos.
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And "weird" is something that normies understand. They might mentally block the fact that the fascists are, in fact, fascists, but when you call them "weirdos", the normie thinks for a second "yeah, they're kinda weird," and that gives the normie the space to think it through.
January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
And "weird" is something that normies understand. They might mentally block the fact that the fascists are, in fact, fascists, but when you call them "weirdos", the normie thinks for a second "yeah, they're kinda weird," and that gives the normie the space to think it through.
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... and a lot of the aesthetic is about strength.
January 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
... and a lot of the aesthetic is about strength.
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
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Are all the corporations on welfare okay with this?
Bessent: "For individuals who want to wire money out of the country, they're gonna have to tick a box whether they are or are not on public assistance. Then we're going to start pushing over the coming days and weeks that if you're on public assistance, you cannot wire money out of the country."
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Are all the corporations on welfare okay with this?
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Understandably the literal murder is getting the most focus in terms of potential state prosecution, but murder is not the only crime. States have laws against assault and battery, and a much larger pool of justifiable cases to pursue.
Note that the fascist is not using the pepper spray for crowd control. He is entering a vehicle unimpeded to depart. He is simply using the pepper spray to physically punish an unarmed citizen he doesn't like.
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Understandably the literal murder is getting the most focus in terms of potential state prosecution, but murder is not the only crime. States have laws against assault and battery, and a much larger pool of justifiable cases to pursue.
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New paper w/ Kulesza & @cmwitko.bsky.social
A worry about campaign contribution limits is that they don't stop money, they just shift it to Citizens United/SpeechNow "independent expenditures"
We find that this didn't happen. Keep calm & regulate on
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nk11m...
1/n
A worry about campaign contribution limits is that they don't stop money, they just shift it to Citizens United/SpeechNow "independent expenditures"
We find that this didn't happen. Keep calm & regulate on
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nk11m...
1/n
January 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
New paper w/ Kulesza & @cmwitko.bsky.social
A worry about campaign contribution limits is that they don't stop money, they just shift it to Citizens United/SpeechNow "independent expenditures"
We find that this didn't happen. Keep calm & regulate on
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nk11m...
1/n
A worry about campaign contribution limits is that they don't stop money, they just shift it to Citizens United/SpeechNow "independent expenditures"
We find that this didn't happen. Keep calm & regulate on
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nk11m...
1/n
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A reminder that in both Trump terms, the only black person in his Cabinet has been somebody with zero relevant experience or connection to the topic as HUD secretary. Carson was a doctor who'd never held any office. Turner did two terms as a state representative for a suburban district in Texas.
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "100% of rental demand in California and New York is because of illegal immigration"
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 PM
A reminder that in both Trump terms, the only black person in his Cabinet has been somebody with zero relevant experience or connection to the topic as HUD secretary. Carson was a doctor who'd never held any office. Turner did two terms as a state representative for a suburban district in Texas.
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I thought so!
A moderate Democrat with a federal law enforcement background (he was a fed prosecutor) saying on the record that we may need to abolish ICE and start from scratch seems significant.
Some good suggestions from @brianbeutler.bsky.social. I think Rep Daniel Goldman offers a good start at how Dems might approach this going forward here:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I thought so!
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Would be useful for stories like this to point out, among her political ties, that her husband is the *GOP Senator from Pennsylvania.* (Beat Bob Casey by 0.2% in 2024.)
Not even mentioned in CNBC dispatch.
Not even mentioned in CNBC dispatch.
Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair
Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair
cnb.cx
January 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Would be useful for stories like this to point out, among her political ties, that her husband is the *GOP Senator from Pennsylvania.* (Beat Bob Casey by 0.2% in 2024.)
Not even mentioned in CNBC dispatch.
Not even mentioned in CNBC dispatch.
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He never deleted this tweet, I should note.
January 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
He never deleted this tweet, I should note.
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but how else are we going to badger each other for purity points?
January 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
but how else are we going to badger each other for purity points?
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none of this literally means “pass a training bill.” politics is a rhetorical game and if you are committed to ending the agency called ICE “bad training” can serve the same purpose as “the death tax”
January 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
none of this literally means “pass a training bill.” politics is a rhetorical game and if you are committed to ending the agency called ICE “bad training” can serve the same purpose as “the death tax”
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you saw what this looks like in chris murphy’s statement on Meet the Press, where he went from “ICE is under trained” to “we have to have immigration enforcement but it doesn’t have to be this”
January 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
you saw what this looks like in chris murphy’s statement on Meet the Press, where he went from “ICE is under trained” to “we have to have immigration enforcement but it doesn’t have to be this”