Analytical Left
@leaddreamer.bsky.social
Tolerance is an agreement, not a suicide pact. We AGREE to tolerate each other. If one aide refuses to tolerate the other, then there IS NO AGREEMENT to uphold, and we are NOT called to tolerate their intolerance. No paradox at all.
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Analytical Left
@leaddreamer.bsky.social
· Feb 10
For those wondering: we *are* morally obligated to extend the *offer* of a tolerance agreement, and accept it *if agreed*.
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“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
Yeah, "standing up" involved actually "standing up", and he's tired and his knees hurt and he wants to go home for the holidays, so it's just too much, too much.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yeah, "standing up" involved actually "standing up", and he's tired and his knees hurt and he wants to go home for the holidays, so it's just too much, too much.
FFS, it's the shared risk pool of insurance that makes health care work AT ALL. FSA's are literally the OPPOSITE of that!
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
FFS, it's the shared risk pool of insurance that makes health care work AT ALL. FSA's are literally the OPPOSITE of that!
"I can just tell" - the claim to genius of every racist bigot.
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"I can just tell" - the claim to genius of every racist bigot.
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My county commissioner represents more people than a Senator from Wyoming.
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My county commissioner represents more people than a Senator from Wyoming.
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Ah yes, just what everyone has been clamoring for: HSAs with infinite deductible non-plans
Trump: "I am recommending to Senate Republicans that the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars currently being sent to money sucking Insurance Companies in order to save the bad Healthcare provided by ObamaCare, BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER, HEALTHCARE."
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ah yes, just what everyone has been clamoring for: HSAs with infinite deductible non-plans
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"I stick up for Adolf Hitler. Not a lot of people do because in many cases they're jealous. They wish they did what he did. They would have no problems if they did what he did."
Trump: "I stick up for Viktor Orban. Not a lot of people do because in many cases they're jealous. They wish they did what he did. They would have no problems if they did what he did."
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"I stick up for Adolf Hitler. Not a lot of people do because in many cases they're jealous. They wish they did what he did. They would have no problems if they did what he did."
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"a continuing resolution doesn't give Trump MORE money, it just gives him a blank check"
Rep. Andy Harris: "A continuing resolution doesn't increase spending, but it also gives the administration the ability to tweak funding. Those Biden-era programs that aren't very favorable like USAID obviously are subject to rescission." (Yeah, that's the whole problem!)
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"a continuing resolution doesn't give Trump MORE money, it just gives him a blank check"
"It's the Democrats' fault!! They should never have let me have this belt I'm beating you with!! Blame the Democrats!"
Byron Donalds: "The inflation that is still hurting in some respects our economy? That was unleashed by the Democrats."
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"It's the Democrats' fault!! They should never have let me have this belt I'm beating you with!! Blame the Democrats!"
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They made Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm.
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
They made Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm.
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A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
dandiamond.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
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Trump taking a victory lap because Walmart made their Thanksgiving meal smaller and crappier (and hence cheaper) is such a perfect encapsulation of his hucksterism
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Trump taking a victory lap because Walmart made their Thanksgiving meal smaller and crappier (and hence cheaper) is such a perfect encapsulation of his hucksterism
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Cool. Meanwhile they're still alive, along with the rest of us, and they're not dead like the millions killed by COVID within 18 months of the arrival of the pandemic.
Ron Johnson says he's donating his entire salary to people who were injured by the covid vaccine
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Cool. Meanwhile they're still alive, along with the rest of us, and they're not dead like the millions killed by COVID within 18 months of the arrival of the pandemic.
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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Hell yes, the Republican party’s official response to people voting against them should be “you’re not allowed to do that anymore,” especially since they’re not going to actually be able to do it. Make that brand toxic as shit.
Trump: "It's time for Republicans to do what they have to do and that's terminate the filibuster ... we should start tonight with 'the country's open, congratulations,' then we should pass voted ID, we should pass no mail in voting ... you go to a grocery store, you have to give ID."
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Hell yes, the Republican party’s official response to people voting against them should be “you’re not allowed to do that anymore,” especially since they’re not going to actually be able to do it. Make that brand toxic as shit.
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Left: The statutes Aileen Cannon analyzed when declaring unconstitutional Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel: www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
Right: The statutes Pam Bondi cited when retroactively reappointing Lindsey Halligan as special attorney: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Right: The statutes Pam Bondi cited when retroactively reappointing Lindsey Halligan as special attorney: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Left: The statutes Aileen Cannon analyzed when declaring unconstitutional Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel: www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
Right: The statutes Pam Bondi cited when retroactively reappointing Lindsey Halligan as special attorney: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Right: The statutes Pam Bondi cited when retroactively reappointing Lindsey Halligan as special attorney: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Spare a thought for centrist dem consultants this morning.
They just learned their ideal candidate for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket has passed away.
They just learned their ideal candidate for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket has passed away.
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Spare a thought for centrist dem consultants this morning.
They just learned their ideal candidate for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket has passed away.
They just learned their ideal candidate for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket has passed away.
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This FT account of pure thuggishness of Trump representatives posing as diplomats has not appeared in US media anywhere, but is being widely circulated and reported in media in Europe, the UK and the Asia Pacific area. Be sure to read it all.
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This FT account of pure thuggishness of Trump representatives posing as diplomats has not appeared in US media anywhere, but is being widely circulated and reported in media in Europe, the UK and the Asia Pacific area. Be sure to read it all.
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I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
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Police departments paid out $2.3 billion in settlements in one year.
We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.
We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Police departments paid out $2.3 billion in settlements in one year.
We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.
We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.
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Where are all the MAGA cultists who ranted endlessly when egg prices went up under Biden? They’re quiet as a church mouse now — even though grocery prices are up, housing costs are up, household furnishing costs are up, and electricity prices are through the roof.
Maybe it was never about prices? 🤷🏼♂️
Maybe it was never about prices? 🤷🏼♂️
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Where are all the MAGA cultists who ranted endlessly when egg prices went up under Biden? They’re quiet as a church mouse now — even though grocery prices are up, housing costs are up, household furnishing costs are up, and electricity prices are through the roof.
Maybe it was never about prices? 🤷🏼♂️
Maybe it was never about prices? 🤷🏼♂️
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I want to live in an America where nobody does public displays of their Nazism because it will ruin their whole goddamn life, as it should.
Evidently there was an Auschwitz-themed float in a Halloween parade in Pennsylvania.
The float was for a Catholic school, and to their credit the church immediately disavowed it.
Thing is, I don’t think high school kids did this entirely on their own. I’m guessing parents had to be involved.
The float was for a Catholic school, and to their credit the church immediately disavowed it.
Thing is, I don’t think high school kids did this entirely on their own. I’m guessing parents had to be involved.
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I want to live in an America where nobody does public displays of their Nazism because it will ruin their whole goddamn life, as it should.
Rob Schmitt: " and the biggest crime of ALL: they're spending SNAP benefits while BLACK!!!"
Way to be subtle, Schmitt.
Way to be subtle, Schmitt.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Rob Schmitt: " and the biggest crime of ALL: they're spending SNAP benefits while BLACK!!!"
Way to be subtle, Schmitt.
Way to be subtle, Schmitt.