Patrick Reinsborough ❌👑
@giantwhispers.bsky.social
Social Change Strategist. Movement-Builder. Story Changer. Leadership Coach. Co-founder Center for Story-based Strategy, Co-author Re:Imagining Change (PM Press 2017) Fighting for a Just Future on a Livable Planet
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U.S. politics explained: The 2 party system provides an convenient optical illusion of democratic choice. But sadly it's not two different options, it actually just a vase.
And neither party is going to stop authoritarianism from shredding the Constitution and stealing your healthcare. #VichyDems
And neither party is going to stop authoritarianism from shredding the Constitution and stealing your healthcare. #VichyDems
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
U.S. politics explained: The 2 party system provides an convenient optical illusion of democratic choice. But sadly it's not two different options, it actually just a vase.
And neither party is going to stop authoritarianism from shredding the Constitution and stealing your healthcare. #VichyDems
And neither party is going to stop authoritarianism from shredding the Constitution and stealing your healthcare. #VichyDems
Here's to finally beating the Confederates...
I've had an uptick in orders for this print recently, for reasons which are not particularly mysterious to me
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Here's to finally beating the Confederates...
RESOURCE: Palantir, Anduril, Space X, Peter Thiel, JD Vance... technofascism is here and it's rapidly consolidating it's control over the US.
This great website maps all the connections.
#CallThemOligarchs #BanTheBillionaire
This great website maps all the connections.
#CallThemOligarchs #BanTheBillionaire
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
RESOURCE: Palantir, Anduril, Space X, Peter Thiel, JD Vance... technofascism is here and it's rapidly consolidating it's control over the US.
This great website maps all the connections.
#CallThemOligarchs #BanTheBillionaire
This great website maps all the connections.
#CallThemOligarchs #BanTheBillionaire
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Don't worry Senate Democrats have a strategy:
They will keep bringing baked goods to a knife fight. Sure they will lose the first time, and the second and probably a whole bunch more times.
But eventually Republicans will run out of things to stab... they hope.
They will keep bringing baked goods to a knife fight. Sure they will lose the first time, and the second and probably a whole bunch more times.
But eventually Republicans will run out of things to stab... they hope.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Don't worry Senate Democrats have a strategy:
They will keep bringing baked goods to a knife fight. Sure they will lose the first time, and the second and probably a whole bunch more times.
But eventually Republicans will run out of things to stab... they hope.
They will keep bringing baked goods to a knife fight. Sure they will lose the first time, and the second and probably a whole bunch more times.
But eventually Republicans will run out of things to stab... they hope.
There have been reports that Trump wants to be the first living President to put his face on US currency. But turns out he wants himself on BOTH sides of it! And he wants it to say "Fight Fight Fight" 🤯
Unreal. Fire the writers. This is all just too much over-the-top wannabe dictator BS. 🎁🔗
Unreal. Fire the writers. This is all just too much over-the-top wannabe dictator BS. 🎁🔗
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
There have been reports that Trump wants to be the first living President to put his face on US currency. But turns out he wants himself on BOTH sides of it! And he wants it to say "Fight Fight Fight" 🤯
Unreal. Fire the writers. This is all just too much over-the-top wannabe dictator BS. 🎁🔗
Unreal. Fire the writers. This is all just too much over-the-top wannabe dictator BS. 🎁🔗
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The Senate was created as part of the Founder's various Constitutional bulwarks to protect elites against actual democracy emerging in their newly created country.
And even as everything else falls apart, seems like the Senate is still trying hard to live up to it's original purpose. #VichyDems
And even as everything else falls apart, seems like the Senate is still trying hard to live up to it's original purpose. #VichyDems
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The Senate was created as part of the Founder's various Constitutional bulwarks to protect elites against actual democracy emerging in their newly created country.
And even as everything else falls apart, seems like the Senate is still trying hard to live up to it's original purpose. #VichyDems
And even as everything else falls apart, seems like the Senate is still trying hard to live up to it's original purpose. #VichyDems
I'm with the Volts guy on this one.
The Senate was created to suck*.
It has sucked throughout history.
It will continue to suck in the future.
*SUCK = structurally thwart actual representative democracy so elites can insulate decision-making from accountability to majority public opinion.
The Senate was created to suck*.
It has sucked throughout history.
It will continue to suck in the future.
*SUCK = structurally thwart actual representative democracy so elites can insulate decision-making from accountability to majority public opinion.
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 8:40 PM
I'm with the Volts guy on this one.
The Senate was created to suck*.
It has sucked throughout history.
It will continue to suck in the future.
*SUCK = structurally thwart actual representative democracy so elites can insulate decision-making from accountability to majority public opinion.
The Senate was created to suck*.
It has sucked throughout history.
It will continue to suck in the future.
*SUCK = structurally thwart actual representative democracy so elites can insulate decision-making from accountability to majority public opinion.
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Great conversation here as @jwmason.bsky.social connects with @brettchristophers.bsky.social and @atwilliams.bsky.social on (to simplify) the political role of profits, capital, and capitalists in the green transition.
I should write the argument up properly somewhere, but I think this is fundamentally wrong. A decisive fraction of the capitalist class does oppose addressing the climate crisis, but *not* because it would be bad for profits. If anything, a green New Deal type program would raise aggregate profits.
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Great conversation here as @jwmason.bsky.social connects with @brettchristophers.bsky.social and @atwilliams.bsky.social on (to simplify) the political role of profits, capital, and capitalists in the green transition.
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Senate Democrats who are voting to end the shutdown either:
1) Are incredibly bad at politics
2) Can't do math
3) Don't understand how voting works in the Senate
4) Don't give a f*ck about democracy, the Constitution or people's healthcare
with all of the above being a distinct possibility.
1) Are incredibly bad at politics
2) Can't do math
3) Don't understand how voting works in the Senate
4) Don't give a f*ck about democracy, the Constitution or people's healthcare
with all of the above being a distinct possibility.
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Senate Democrats who are voting to end the shutdown either:
1) Are incredibly bad at politics
2) Can't do math
3) Don't understand how voting works in the Senate
4) Don't give a f*ck about democracy, the Constitution or people's healthcare
with all of the above being a distinct possibility.
1) Are incredibly bad at politics
2) Can't do math
3) Don't understand how voting works in the Senate
4) Don't give a f*ck about democracy, the Constitution or people's healthcare
with all of the above being a distinct possibility.
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democrats playing zero-dimensional chess
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
democrats playing zero-dimensional chess
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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They're good at math
Chuck's Minority of the Opulent
The faction of the Democratic Party that welcomed Schumer's collapse
hillheat.news
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
They're good at math
Senate Democrats who are voting to end the shutdown either:
1) Are incredibly bad at politics
2) Can't do math
3) Don't understand how voting works in the Senate
4) Don't give a f*ck about democracy, the Constitution or people's healthcare
with all of the above being a distinct possibility.
1) Are incredibly bad at politics
2) Can't do math
3) Don't understand how voting works in the Senate
4) Don't give a f*ck about democracy, the Constitution or people's healthcare
with all of the above being a distinct possibility.
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Senate Democrats who are voting to end the shutdown either:
1) Are incredibly bad at politics
2) Can't do math
3) Don't understand how voting works in the Senate
4) Don't give a f*ck about democracy, the Constitution or people's healthcare
with all of the above being a distinct possibility.
1) Are incredibly bad at politics
2) Can't do math
3) Don't understand how voting works in the Senate
4) Don't give a f*ck about democracy, the Constitution or people's healthcare
with all of the above being a distinct possibility.
U.S. politics explained: The 2 party system provides an convenient optical illusion of democratic choice. But sadly it's not two different options, it actually just a vase.
And neither party is going to stop authoritarianism from shredding the Constitution and stealing your healthcare. #VichyDems
And neither party is going to stop authoritarianism from shredding the Constitution and stealing your healthcare. #VichyDems
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
U.S. politics explained: The 2 party system provides an convenient optical illusion of democratic choice. But sadly it's not two different options, it actually just a vase.
And neither party is going to stop authoritarianism from shredding the Constitution and stealing your healthcare. #VichyDems
And neither party is going to stop authoritarianism from shredding the Constitution and stealing your healthcare. #VichyDems
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you can see why fascism is so popular when the other option is The Loser Party That Loves Losing
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
you can see why fascism is so popular when the other option is The Loser Party That Loves Losing
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It's not even this. The Democrats know that there is no football.
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
It's not even this. The Democrats know that there is no football.
The Senate was created as part of the Founder's various Constitutional bulwarks to protect elites against actual democracy emerging in their newly created country.
And even as everything else falls apart, seems like the Senate is still trying hard to live up to it's original purpose. #VichyDems
And even as everything else falls apart, seems like the Senate is still trying hard to live up to it's original purpose. #VichyDems
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The Senate was created as part of the Founder's various Constitutional bulwarks to protect elites against actual democracy emerging in their newly created country.
And even as everything else falls apart, seems like the Senate is still trying hard to live up to it's original purpose. #VichyDems
And even as everything else falls apart, seems like the Senate is still trying hard to live up to it's original purpose. #VichyDems
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More bangers for THE LONG HEAT:
"Gradualism is the original sin of climate science...
...axiomatically the garb of the status quo. In the IAMs [Integrated Assessment Models] and other prefigurations for overshoot, it protected against the shock of asset stranding."
#ClimateSky
"Gradualism is the original sin of climate science...
...axiomatically the garb of the status quo. In the IAMs [Integrated Assessment Models] and other prefigurations for overshoot, it protected against the shock of asset stranding."
#ClimateSky
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
More bangers for THE LONG HEAT:
"Gradualism is the original sin of climate science...
...axiomatically the garb of the status quo. In the IAMs [Integrated Assessment Models] and other prefigurations for overshoot, it protected against the shock of asset stranding."
#ClimateSky
"Gradualism is the original sin of climate science...
...axiomatically the garb of the status quo. In the IAMs [Integrated Assessment Models] and other prefigurations for overshoot, it protected against the shock of asset stranding."
#ClimateSky
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"appearing to close his eyes"
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"appearing to close his eyes"
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Mavericks reef break is notoriously fickle and it needs the right mix of wind, swell, and tide without messy storm surge.. folks flew in from Mexico and Panama Thursday to catch a window of perfect conditions. 🌊 www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Mavericks reef break is notoriously fickle and it needs the right mix of wind, swell, and tide without messy storm surge.. folks flew in from Mexico and Panama Thursday to catch a window of perfect conditions. 🌊 www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
REMINDER: Our modern economic system is a doomsday machine masquerading as a treasure map. #CallThemOligarchs
Why this analyst says the AI bubble is 17 times bigger than the dot-com bust | CNN Business
The AI faithful believe the technology will disrupt virtually every aspect of modern life, from phone operating systems to pharmaceuticals to finance. And even if there is a bubble, proponents say, th...
edition.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
REMINDER: Our modern economic system is a doomsday machine masquerading as a treasure map. #CallThemOligarchs
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BREAKING: The cultural arc of the term "cheugy" is now complete.
The word, allegedly coined in 2013, finally reached me: an aging, obnoxiously unhip Gen Xer who had to turn to wikipedia to learn it is/was Gen Z slang meaning "the opposite of trendy."
I am Cheugy. Cheugy is dead. Long live Cheugy.
The word, allegedly coined in 2013, finally reached me: an aging, obnoxiously unhip Gen Xer who had to turn to wikipedia to learn it is/was Gen Z slang meaning "the opposite of trendy."
I am Cheugy. Cheugy is dead. Long live Cheugy.
November 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
BREAKING: The cultural arc of the term "cheugy" is now complete.
The word, allegedly coined in 2013, finally reached me: an aging, obnoxiously unhip Gen Xer who had to turn to wikipedia to learn it is/was Gen Z slang meaning "the opposite of trendy."
I am Cheugy. Cheugy is dead. Long live Cheugy.
The word, allegedly coined in 2013, finally reached me: an aging, obnoxiously unhip Gen Xer who had to turn to wikipedia to learn it is/was Gen Z slang meaning "the opposite of trendy."
I am Cheugy. Cheugy is dead. Long live Cheugy.
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When the president gets ordered, multiple times, to pay out federal food benefits as the law requires:
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
When the president gets ordered, multiple times, to pay out federal food benefits as the law requires:
It was truly an amazing and glorious day in modern American history.
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It was truly an amazing and glorious day in modern American history.
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My latest, via @earthislandjournal.bsky.social:
On one point, Bill Gates and I agree. Gates writes “There is no CEO who sets the world’s climate priorities or strategies, which is exactly as it should be."
Let’s take him at his word on that.
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
On one point, Bill Gates and I agree. Gates writes “There is no CEO who sets the world’s climate priorities or strategies, which is exactly as it should be."
Let’s take him at his word on that.
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
The Billionaires Won’t Save Us
What Bill Gates’s climate memo gets wrong — and why.
www.earthisland.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My latest, via @earthislandjournal.bsky.social:
On one point, Bill Gates and I agree. Gates writes “There is no CEO who sets the world’s climate priorities or strategies, which is exactly as it should be."
Let’s take him at his word on that.
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
On one point, Bill Gates and I agree. Gates writes “There is no CEO who sets the world’s climate priorities or strategies, which is exactly as it should be."
Let’s take him at his word on that.
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...