Gregory D
mapragmatist.bsky.social
Gregory D
@mapragmatist.bsky.social
Pragmatic in my politics which translates to progressive, liberal, moderate and conservative depending on the issue.

Zero tolerance for nihilists and anarchists. You will be blocked.
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social CAPITULATION or STRATEGIC VICTORY?

My initial reaction was “oh no!” However, the more I thought about it, the Democrats moves last Friday and over the weekend make good sense.

Why?
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
In the words of Sun Tzu in the Art of War: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”

Republicans must now answer for stripping healthcare for 20m+ Americans and food benefits to 44m.

In December the Senate will debate ACA premiums. Watch how Republicans vote.

Not over.
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
CAPITULATION or STRATEGIC VICTORY?

My initial reaction was “oh no!” However, the more I thought about it, the Democrats moves last Friday and over the weekend make good sense.

Why?
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
MSM is asking the wrong question. It’s Republicans who stripped healthcare from tens of millions of Americans. What are THEY going to do about this?
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Trump and Republicans proved one thing: they will burn the village down to “win”.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.

Sun Tzu, The Art of War
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@joe-scarborough.bsky.social The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Sun Tzu, The Art of War
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Government could be open today if Republicans could only get to “yes” on reasonable Democratic proposal. Open the government Trump.
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NY Times gets it wrong on consequences of election. Democrats no more have one single approach to government than do Republicans. What works in NYC may be quite different from Burlington, VT.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Cornell University folds. They agree to hand over admissions data. Is this a direction universities should agree to?
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Why do some in MSM still think Democrats need to chose one philosophy of government? Aren’t the issues and needs in communities often different? Why do they think there’s a single solution?
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
@smerconish.bsky.social your presentation of Democrats needing to pick between democratic socialism or moderation is false. You seem to have missed the meaning of Tuesday’s election. Elections are local representing the needs of local communities. Democrats just proved this.
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
@smerconish.bsky.social if the question about democratic socialism is you receive health care through taxes not monthly premiums; and a free college education vs hundreds of thousand of debt, you might find rural America answering differently.
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@smerconish.bsky.social first many people don’t understand democratic socialism. It’s not the same as Marxism. Confusing these is not helpful. Small business capitalism and monopolistic crony capitalism are not equivalent even though both use a similar word.
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Where or where is Dan Bongino?
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Scott Bessent’s hedge fund Key Square had inconsistent performance led investors to withdraw capital, causing the fund's assets under management to shrink from a peak of around $5.1 billion to $577 million by the end of 2023. And he’s lecturing plaintiff’s lawyers about their economics knowledge?
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Neil Katyal is my hero.
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Greenblatt has no grace. His job is to create dissension. It makes him money.
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Jonathan Greenblatt is really something. I’m repulsed by him.
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
@davidmdrucker.bsky.social No need for David Drucker to tell us the meaning of last night’s shellacking.
November 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
No need for David Drucker to tell us the meaning of last night’s shellacking.
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Donnie on Morning Joe: he’s a turncoat.
November 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Sean Duffy on CNBC is full of shit. MAGA is holding America hostage.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trump’s running around Asia while the American government is shutdown. Leading from behind.
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Donald Trump confuses dementia screening for 'very hard' IQ test as he brags about results. If he aced a dementia test but thought it was an IQ test then he’s got a problem.
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM