Luke Garrett
@lukegarrett.bsky.social
i sue corporations for poisoning people.
former PD.
iowa expat in seattle, more or less.
re the photo: not a furry (not cool enough).
he/him.
intermittently aggregating news here: https://for-your-information.ghost.io
former PD.
iowa expat in seattle, more or less.
re the photo: not a furry (not cool enough).
he/him.
intermittently aggregating news here: https://for-your-information.ghost.io
Elected Democrats and I seem to have incompatible definitions of "fighting."
3. We need to move back as soon as we can to fighting Trump, united and forceful, as the voters who gave us that big win Tuesday expect. Getting back to that fight is how we keep building momentum.
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Elected Democrats and I seem to have incompatible definitions of "fighting."
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
I'm curious what @gelliottmorris.com thinks about how public sentiment around our recent post-pandemic inflation compares to public sentiment around past bouts of inflation. I looked at this a while back and thought poor sentiment lingered longer post-pandemic, but I'm well out of my comfort zone.
what I'm saying here will is that the argument that inflation and consumer sentiment were unrelated hinges on the definition of inflation as a one-year change in prices, which is probably disconnected from how people experienced the economy IRL -- im actually arguing *against* p-hacking
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm curious what @gelliottmorris.com thinks about how public sentiment around our recent post-pandemic inflation compares to public sentiment around past bouts of inflation. I looked at this a while back and thought poor sentiment lingered longer post-pandemic, but I'm well out of my comfort zone.
Keep fighting? With what? You just threw your remaining leverage away for nothing.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Keep fighting? With what? You just threw your remaining leverage away for nothing.
Does anyone have an *informed* sense of how likely it is these votes were brokered with the approval of other Senate Dems who voted “no,” presumably to protect their reelection chances?
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Does anyone have an *informed* sense of how likely it is these votes were brokered with the approval of other Senate Dems who voted “no,” presumably to protect their reelection chances?
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Vibes among House Democrats and activists, "The Senate is the enemy"
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Vibes among House Democrats and activists, "The Senate is the enemy"
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Senate Democrats think this is the appropriate response because they begin every conflict with the assumption they will lose, and then ask “How can we end this as quickly as possible while creating the appearance of having tried to win so the base isn’t mad?”
I truly don’t know how you look at the past week and THEN decide THIS is an appropriate — let alone the right — response.
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Senate Democrats think this is the appropriate response because they begin every conflict with the assumption they will lose, and then ask “How can we end this as quickly as possible while creating the appearance of having tried to win so the base isn’t mad?”
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the angry base has been right and the savvy "calm down" caucus has been wrong every step of the way for the last 10 years
This seems significant
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
the angry base has been right and the savvy "calm down" caucus has been wrong every step of the way for the last 10 years
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Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
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Oh sure you think Chuck Schumer is “caving” and “wants to ruin all the momentum” and “is horrible at politics” but what if I was to tell you that this old crazy man ran the idea by an imaginary married Irish American couple that exists only in his mind and they think it’s great politics
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oh sure you think Chuck Schumer is “caving” and “wants to ruin all the momentum” and “is horrible at politics” but what if I was to tell you that this old crazy man ran the idea by an imaginary married Irish American couple that exists only in his mind and they think it’s great politics
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don't listen to the inner voice preaching caution. drink the fourth iced coffee and ascend
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
don't listen to the inner voice preaching caution. drink the fourth iced coffee and ascend
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
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November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The Mamdani political sign generator is kinda fun https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Mamdani political sign generator is kinda fun https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
I am possibly the least qualified person to weigh in on this question, but this approach seems like the only defensible one?
Mamdani embodies a pro-Palestinian politics that truly distinguishes between the state of Israel and the Jewish people, and truly takes antisemitism seriously as its own problem. That makes him a threat to those who want to absolutely conflate antisemitism and anti-Zionism, whether the ADL or WoL.
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I am possibly the least qualified person to weigh in on this question, but this approach seems like the only defensible one?
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Sorry to do litmus tests but I want candidates who understand and say out loud that the big tech industry is a hive of evil charlatans who get rich pumping poison into the world
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sorry to do litmus tests but I want candidates who understand and say out loud that the big tech industry is a hive of evil charlatans who get rich pumping poison into the world
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Thinking about the many times I've seen "Obama is ignorant" or "AOC doesn't understand economics" or the like while Trump belches out a half-baked insincere proposal for a two-step version of the same ACA subsidy he's trying to eliminate.
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thinking about the many times I've seen "Obama is ignorant" or "AOC doesn't understand economics" or the like while Trump belches out a half-baked insincere proposal for a two-step version of the same ACA subsidy he's trying to eliminate.
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Sherman has impeccable comic timing
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sherman has impeccable comic timing
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LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.
Oh, this is wild.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.
It is very good that the public hates the American Gestapo, but it is very bad we that have an American Gestapo walking the streets.
Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
It is very good that the public hates the American Gestapo, but it is very bad we that have an American Gestapo walking the streets.
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all of this is also true for sexism. you tell me you think women are biologically less smart and i’ll suspect that i could probably convince you to drink your own piss
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
all of this is also true for sexism. you tell me you think women are biologically less smart and i’ll suspect that i could probably convince you to drink your own piss
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bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
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A woman ruined my workplace
By Caravaggio (c. 1602)
By Caravaggio (c. 1602)
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A woman ruined my workplace
By Caravaggio (c. 1602)
By Caravaggio (c. 1602)