Michael Bazaconomicon 💀 🎃 👻
@mcbazacophd.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist in the public sector, EIDs, Outbreaks, Zoonoses,
Virginia Tech and Pitt grad, UMD Public Health adjunct faculty, Smash All Fascism, he/him, and most importantly Dad, DC adjacent
Virginia Tech and Pitt grad, UMD Public Health adjunct faculty, Smash All Fascism, he/him, and most importantly Dad, DC adjacent
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Just a friendly reminder to all the Fascists currently destroying America and Ukraine...
All You Fascists Bound to LOSE!
Woody Guthrie
#TheResistance
#Resist 💙✊🗽🇺🇲🇺🇦👊
Just a friendly reminder to all the Fascists currently destroying America and Ukraine...
All You Fascists Bound to LOSE!
Woody Guthrie
#TheResistance
#Resist 💙✊🗽🇺🇲🇺🇦👊
Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
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July 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Just a friendly reminder to all the Fascists currently destroying America and Ukraine...
All You Fascists Bound to LOSE!
Woody Guthrie
#TheResistance
#Resist 💙✊🗽🇺🇲🇺🇦👊
Just a friendly reminder to all the Fascists currently destroying America and Ukraine...
All You Fascists Bound to LOSE!
Woody Guthrie
#TheResistance
#Resist 💙✊🗽🇺🇲🇺🇦👊
Elections show strong support for Dem policies.
Dem Senators cave.
Every single person says it’s a huge mistake and they shouldn’t do it.
Duckworth canary bill on ACA extension fails on party lines.
Dem Senators get a chance to vote again and still fucking cave!
What was the point of this.
Dem Senators cave.
Every single person says it’s a huge mistake and they shouldn’t do it.
Duckworth canary bill on ACA extension fails on party lines.
Dem Senators get a chance to vote again and still fucking cave!
What was the point of this.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Elections show strong support for Dem policies.
Dem Senators cave.
Every single person says it’s a huge mistake and they shouldn’t do it.
Duckworth canary bill on ACA extension fails on party lines.
Dem Senators get a chance to vote again and still fucking cave!
What was the point of this.
Dem Senators cave.
Every single person says it’s a huge mistake and they shouldn’t do it.
Duckworth canary bill on ACA extension fails on party lines.
Dem Senators get a chance to vote again and still fucking cave!
What was the point of this.
I miss Pittsburgh.
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I miss Pittsburgh.
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It seems almost weekly now that there is a headline about a healthcare worker who has been violently assaulted by a patient. When will it stop?
What do you want to bet that administration at least *considers* blaming her for what happened here
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
Union demands action after nurse allegedly strangled by patient at OSU
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio’s top nursing union is demanding action after a nurse was allegedly strangled by a patient at the Ohio State University Hospital. Rick Lucas, president of O…
www.nbc4i.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It seems almost weekly now that there is a headline about a healthcare worker who has been violently assaulted by a patient. When will it stop?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway:
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway:
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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no offense, but during this shutdown, i’ve raised awareness/advocated for the welfare of federal workers nonstop. i live in a community full of these workers. they include my friends. i have already addressed this multiple times in a nuanced way.
let's ask the SNAP recipients how willing they were to stay hungry through xmas, and fed workers w no current income how they'd pay their rent/mtge the next few months. and would we have any air traffic controllers left by txgiving?
there were actual victims in this hostage situation
there were actual victims in this hostage situation
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
no offense, but during this shutdown, i’ve raised awareness/advocated for the welfare of federal workers nonstop. i live in a community full of these workers. they include my friends. i have already addressed this multiple times in a nuanced way.
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New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
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And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
...
He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
Yo, annual reminder to buy your sage now because when you need it in a week it’ll be sold out everywhere.
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Yo, annual reminder to buy your sage now because when you need it in a week it’ll be sold out everywhere.
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Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
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I’m a federal employee who was furloughed and just missed my second full paycheck. I have two young kids, so it’s tough.
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I’m a federal employee who was furloughed and just missed my second full paycheck. I have two young kids, so it’s tough.
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
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Because many struggle with math…
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Because many struggle with math…
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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"Is there a more feckless, spineless opposition party anywhere in the democratic world? Why do Democrats insist on repeatedly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?"
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
🏳️ BREAKING: Democrats Surrender. Again
Mehdi's Monday morning update on the senators voting to reopen the government without a guarantee on heathcare; the BBC rolling over for Donald Trump; and Kathy Hochul's clash with Zohran Mamdani.
zeteo.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"Is there a more feckless, spineless opposition party anywhere in the democratic world? Why do Democrats insist on repeatedly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?"
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
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This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
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My friends who work in government have gone into debt to protect people's healthcare, they are being fucking betrayed by wealthy Senators who never stopped getting paid.
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
My friends who work in government have gone into debt to protect people's healthcare, they are being fucking betrayed by wealthy Senators who never stopped getting paid.
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One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
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Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
Tentative Senate deal to end shutdown, multiple sources tell me & @frankthorp.bsky.social:
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
I’m a federal employee who was furloughed and just missed my second full paycheck. I have two young kids, so it’s tough.
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I’m a federal employee who was furloughed and just missed my second full paycheck. I have two young kids, so it’s tough.
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
It’s hard but DAMN worth it. Hold the line.
Capitulating now puts all that folks have sacrificed to this point in the trash bin.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov
After Tuesday, I had real hope.
Lucy/football/Charlie Brown
Everything people say about the Democratic Party is true, and it’s maddeningly soul crushing.
Lucy/football/Charlie Brown
Everything people say about the Democratic Party is true, and it’s maddeningly soul crushing.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
After Tuesday, I had real hope.
Lucy/football/Charlie Brown
Everything people say about the Democratic Party is true, and it’s maddeningly soul crushing.
Lucy/football/Charlie Brown
Everything people say about the Democratic Party is true, and it’s maddeningly soul crushing.