Kyle
@kbergan.bsky.social
Nurse Practitioner / Historical Fencer / Board Game Enthusiast / Sci-fi Nerd / Craft Whiskey Magnificent Bastard / Former local blogger
I probably don't have the political identity you think I do
I probably don't have the political identity you think I do
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one can (and probably should) fault Clintonian/Blairite "triangulation," but "if we do this, the left will yell at us" was part of the strategy! if the left yelling at you is bad then it is a bad strategy!
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
one can (and probably should) fault Clintonian/Blairite "triangulation," but "if we do this, the left will yell at us" was part of the strategy! if the left yelling at you is bad then it is a bad strategy!
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Folk in Pennsylvania voted for John Fetterman because they thought he was a progressive and found out he was just Kyrsten Sinema in a funky hoodie and unwashed basketball shorts.
September 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Folk in Pennsylvania voted for John Fetterman because they thought he was a progressive and found out he was just Kyrsten Sinema in a funky hoodie and unwashed basketball shorts.
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Two senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.
The Democratic alternative CR had language that would address this, but the White House came out strongly against.
The Democratic alternative CR had language that would address this, but the White House came out strongly against.
September 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Two senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.
The Democratic alternative CR had language that would address this, but the White House came out strongly against.
The Democratic alternative CR had language that would address this, but the White House came out strongly against.
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Hundreds of generals and admirals had to fly in from all over the world so Pete Kegseth can live out his Patton fantasies.
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hundreds of generals and admirals had to fly in from all over the world so Pete Kegseth can live out his Patton fantasies.
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"Dems will get blamed for a shutdown" as opposed to what, all the friendly coverage and positive credit they'd get for caving yet again? This whole premise is built on a delusion about what the alternative is. There's no cowering in the corner and being so inoffensive they won't still attack you.
September 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
"Dems will get blamed for a shutdown" as opposed to what, all the friendly coverage and positive credit they'd get for caving yet again? This whole premise is built on a delusion about what the alternative is. There's no cowering in the corner and being so inoffensive they won't still attack you.
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I do not want the video. I will never watch the video. I usually won’t even give the video the effort of complaint.
I just want to read the news story. Give me the text. This would be my Ted Talk but that would be text too.
I just want to read the news story. Give me the text. This would be my Ted Talk but that would be text too.
September 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I do not want the video. I will never watch the video. I usually won’t even give the video the effort of complaint.
I just want to read the news story. Give me the text. This would be my Ted Talk but that would be text too.
I just want to read the news story. Give me the text. This would be my Ted Talk but that would be text too.
Why? I dunno Maureen, maybe living under a fascist bootheel isn't so bad after all. Looks like there's a decent chance we're all going to find out thanks to you and yours
Two-party system math isn't hard, and it's not brainwashing. Not voting against the fascist is the same as supporting them
Two-party system math isn't hard, and it's not brainwashing. Not voting against the fascist is the same as supporting them
Another fucking braindead lib yokel who can’t distinguish between fascist and the only people taking fascism seriously. Why would I ever vote for the anyone willing to throw me under the bus, who think they’re owed my vote but resent the idea that they should do anything personally difficult for it?
Another leftist who wants fascism
I mean, understanding how voting works in our shitty two-party system isn't hard
I mean, understanding how voting works in our shitty two-party system isn't hard
September 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Why? I dunno Maureen, maybe living under a fascist bootheel isn't so bad after all. Looks like there's a decent chance we're all going to find out thanks to you and yours
Two-party system math isn't hard, and it's not brainwashing. Not voting against the fascist is the same as supporting them
Two-party system math isn't hard, and it's not brainwashing. Not voting against the fascist is the same as supporting them
Another leftist who wants fascism
I mean, understanding how voting works in our shitty two-party system isn't hard
I mean, understanding how voting works in our shitty two-party system isn't hard
if they cave on this i won't vote for a democrat for dogcatcher and i'll do everything in my power to make sure everyone i know doesn't either
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
September 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Another leftist who wants fascism
I mean, understanding how voting works in our shitty two-party system isn't hard
I mean, understanding how voting works in our shitty two-party system isn't hard
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Age yourself with a film you saw in the cinema as a kid
September 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Age yourself with a film you saw in the cinema as a kid
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I know for a fact that Antifa is not an organization because I don't get emails from them asking for money.
September 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I know for a fact that Antifa is not an organization because I don't get emails from them asking for money.
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Trump leaked this story because he wants to you hear it. Let’s be clear :: Trump wants you to blame a shutdown for shit he is planning to do anyhow. If dems cave and fund him, he will STILL wield executive power and slash government programs. He HAS BEEN doing that with the government open.
September 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Trump leaked this story because he wants to you hear it. Let’s be clear :: Trump wants you to blame a shutdown for shit he is planning to do anyhow. If dems cave and fund him, he will STILL wield executive power and slash government programs. He HAS BEEN doing that with the government open.
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The woke left is alienating edgy young comics like Bill Maher and Jerry Seinfeld
September 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The woke left is alienating edgy young comics like Bill Maher and Jerry Seinfeld
Excellent example of a leftist strawman argument
You didn't "fail" the politician, you failed your country and your fellow citizens by not voting for the candidate most likely to overcome a fascist in a two-party system
You didn't "fail" the politician, you failed your country and your fellow citizens by not voting for the candidate most likely to overcome a fascist in a two-party system
one of the moments where I realized how cooked we are as a society was when people started saying that not voting for a politician means you "failed" or "betrayed" them. what a fucked up way to look at politics
September 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Excellent example of a leftist strawman argument
You didn't "fail" the politician, you failed your country and your fellow citizens by not voting for the candidate most likely to overcome a fascist in a two-party system
You didn't "fail" the politician, you failed your country and your fellow citizens by not voting for the candidate most likely to overcome a fascist in a two-party system
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Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are being arrested based on ‘how they look’
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’
Immigration agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidatio...
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are being arrested based on ‘how they look’
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Imagine George W Bush causing
5k dead US soldiers
1 million dead Iraqis
an occupation w/no WMDs
a global recession
Wall St meltdown
derivatives & housing market crash
blow off a hurricane
crash economy while enriching millionaires...
...and he's still not the worst POTUS of the 21st Century.
5k dead US soldiers
1 million dead Iraqis
an occupation w/no WMDs
a global recession
Wall St meltdown
derivatives & housing market crash
blow off a hurricane
crash economy while enriching millionaires...
...and he's still not the worst POTUS of the 21st Century.
Remember when George W Bush was the dumbest living President. I really miss those days.
September 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Imagine George W Bush causing
5k dead US soldiers
1 million dead Iraqis
an occupation w/no WMDs
a global recession
Wall St meltdown
derivatives & housing market crash
blow off a hurricane
crash economy while enriching millionaires...
...and he's still not the worst POTUS of the 21st Century.
5k dead US soldiers
1 million dead Iraqis
an occupation w/no WMDs
a global recession
Wall St meltdown
derivatives & housing market crash
blow off a hurricane
crash economy while enriching millionaires...
...and he's still not the worst POTUS of the 21st Century.
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There is a difference between righteous anger, directed at injustice, and hateful anger, directed at those who are different. Authoritarian regimes deliberately conflate the two to silence criticism and create false equivalence. It's important we don't let those in power succeed in this endeavor.
September 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There is a difference between righteous anger, directed at injustice, and hateful anger, directed at those who are different. Authoritarian regimes deliberately conflate the two to silence criticism and create false equivalence. It's important we don't let those in power succeed in this endeavor.
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EVERY time since Columbine that people have been slaughtered at school, house of worship, theater, etc. we have been screeched at by 2nd amendment freaks about the right to protect against tyranny.
Where are they now?
OH they’re masked in camo *checks notes* DOING ALL THE TYRANNY.
#AbolishICE
Where are they now?
OH they’re masked in camo *checks notes* DOING ALL THE TYRANNY.
#AbolishICE
September 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
EVERY time since Columbine that people have been slaughtered at school, house of worship, theater, etc. we have been screeched at by 2nd amendment freaks about the right to protect against tyranny.
Where are they now?
OH they’re masked in camo *checks notes* DOING ALL THE TYRANNY.
#AbolishICE
Where are they now?
OH they’re masked in camo *checks notes* DOING ALL THE TYRANNY.
#AbolishICE
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I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.
September 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.
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Impeachment isn’t just a political strategy; it’s the last defense of our Constitution. Republicans must act now, decisively and unapologetically. If they do, they may yet save America and themselves…
hartmannreport.com/p/impeach-or...
hartmannreport.com/p/impeach-or...
Impeach or Perish: Why Republicans Must Choose Between Trump and the Constitution
Impeachment isn’t just a political strategy; it’s the last defense of our Constitution. Republicans must act now, decisively and unapologetically. If they do, they may yet save America and themselves…
hartmannreport.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Impeachment isn’t just a political strategy; it’s the last defense of our Constitution. Republicans must act now, decisively and unapologetically. If they do, they may yet save America and themselves…
hartmannreport.com/p/impeach-or...
hartmannreport.com/p/impeach-or...
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It seems that none of the Advanced Politics Knowers can explain why Sir is unpopular and they don't seem interested in talking to anyone who can.
September 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It seems that none of the Advanced Politics Knowers can explain why Sir is unpopular and they don't seem interested in talking to anyone who can.
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The government’s projection of a violent left is a perfect mirror of what they want to inflict themselves—organized violence.
September 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The government’s projection of a violent left is a perfect mirror of what they want to inflict themselves—organized violence.
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i thought medbed stepped down for putin to run again
September 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
i thought medbed stepped down for putin to run again
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I promise to stop comparing MAGA to Nazis as soon as MAGA stops acting like Nazis.
September 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I promise to stop comparing MAGA to Nazis as soon as MAGA stops acting like Nazis.