Menno
@menno.bsky.social
Bad Pacifist, passable writer.
Meritocracy is a myth. Tolerance is a peace treaty, not a suicide pact. American was never great, but it's over now.
He/Him
Meritocracy is a myth. Tolerance is a peace treaty, not a suicide pact. American was never great, but it's over now.
He/Him
Reposted by Menno
No, false.
This wasn’t about a mere “policy agenda”—pre-Trump shutdowns were, which is also why they were much shorter—it was about egregious lawbreaking.
No one explained how it could’ve gone any other way? I did.
Just put on the red hat and say you like the serially lying authoritarian, Josh.
This wasn’t about a mere “policy agenda”—pre-Trump shutdowns were, which is also why they were much shorter—it was about egregious lawbreaking.
No one explained how it could’ve gone any other way? I did.
Just put on the red hat and say you like the serially lying authoritarian, Josh.
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
No, false.
This wasn’t about a mere “policy agenda”—pre-Trump shutdowns were, which is also why they were much shorter—it was about egregious lawbreaking.
No one explained how it could’ve gone any other way? I did.
Just put on the red hat and say you like the serially lying authoritarian, Josh.
This wasn’t about a mere “policy agenda”—pre-Trump shutdowns were, which is also why they were much shorter—it was about egregious lawbreaking.
No one explained how it could’ve gone any other way? I did.
Just put on the red hat and say you like the serially lying authoritarian, Josh.
Reposted by Menno
He truly is the worst of us.
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
He truly is the worst of us.
Reposted by Menno
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
Reposted by Menno
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
Yeah, I think I've perfected my Manhattan recipe.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Yeah, I think I've perfected my Manhattan recipe.
Reposted by Menno
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
Reposted by Menno
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
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“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 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
Reposted by Menno
Read Performatively with Effin' Birds buttons, shirts, mugs and stickers.
20% off with the code SHOPWIDE20:
eatf.art/reading
20% off with the code SHOPWIDE20:
eatf.art/reading
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Read Performatively with Effin' Birds buttons, shirts, mugs and stickers.
20% off with the code SHOPWIDE20:
eatf.art/reading
20% off with the code SHOPWIDE20:
eatf.art/reading
Reposted by Menno
Reposted by Menno
The NYT has a smaller audience than Ms Rachel and she reaches lots of normies who don't bother with the paper, this was probably not a good idea for them
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The NYT has a smaller audience than Ms Rachel and she reaches lots of normies who don't bother with the paper, this was probably not a good idea for them
Reposted by Menno
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"The payment of federal workers shouldn't be a political football"
You're god damn right it shouldn't be!
So make it so "if someone is required to work, it's required to pay them" you fuck nuts.
You're god damn right it shouldn't be!
So make it so "if someone is required to work, it's required to pay them" you fuck nuts.
The GOP have used the Shutdown (or a threat of one) for decades to extract concessions from the Dems.
This is the FIRST time that the Dems have shown enough spine to make the GOP worried about this tactic.
And then the Dems gave concessions instead of REMOVING THE THREAT
This is the FIRST time that the Dems have shown enough spine to make the GOP worried about this tactic.
And then the Dems gave concessions instead of REMOVING THE THREAT
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"The payment of federal workers shouldn't be a political football"
You're god damn right it shouldn't be!
So make it so "if someone is required to work, it's required to pay them" you fuck nuts.
You're god damn right it shouldn't be!
So make it so "if someone is required to work, it's required to pay them" you fuck nuts.
The GOP have used the Shutdown (or a threat of one) for decades to extract concessions from the Dems.
This is the FIRST time that the Dems have shown enough spine to make the GOP worried about this tactic.
And then the Dems gave concessions instead of REMOVING THE THREAT
This is the FIRST time that the Dems have shown enough spine to make the GOP worried about this tactic.
And then the Dems gave concessions instead of REMOVING THE THREAT
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The GOP have used the Shutdown (or a threat of one) for decades to extract concessions from the Dems.
This is the FIRST time that the Dems have shown enough spine to make the GOP worried about this tactic.
And then the Dems gave concessions instead of REMOVING THE THREAT
This is the FIRST time that the Dems have shown enough spine to make the GOP worried about this tactic.
And then the Dems gave concessions instead of REMOVING THE THREAT
@booker.senate.gov I appreciate you urging people to vote no. I hope that you use the next two months to make sure that the 8 people who didn't listen won't buckle in January.
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
@booker.senate.gov I appreciate you urging people to vote no. I hope that you use the next two months to make sure that the 8 people who didn't listen won't buckle in January.
Reposted by Menno
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
Reposted by Menno
Reposted by Menno
she called it
New from me in @newrepublic.com: “Primary Every Democrat.”
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
Primary Every Democrat
It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
she called it
Reposted by Menno
if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.
Reposted by Menno
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
Reposted by Menno
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
Here's the thing about "Caving" it's not that people shouldn't be paid or get money for food. Of course they fucking should.
But if this goes through, dems showed that the GOP actions worked and so the next time they want to do some shit, all they have to do is take more hostages.
But if this goes through, dems showed that the GOP actions worked and so the next time they want to do some shit, all they have to do is take more hostages.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Here's the thing about "Caving" it's not that people shouldn't be paid or get money for food. Of course they fucking should.
But if this goes through, dems showed that the GOP actions worked and so the next time they want to do some shit, all they have to do is take more hostages.
But if this goes through, dems showed that the GOP actions worked and so the next time they want to do some shit, all they have to do is take more hostages.
Reposted by Menno
gotta be some ambitious Dems in NV, NH and PA who would be happy to run in a presidential year at the end of a staggeringly unpopular second Trump term
get your campaigns ready, folks
get your campaigns ready, folks
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 1:55 AM
gotta be some ambitious Dems in NV, NH and PA who would be happy to run in a presidential year at the end of a staggeringly unpopular second Trump term
get your campaigns ready, folks
get your campaigns ready, folks
Reposted by Menno
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
I don't care if they're not up for election for 6 years. Every single person who votes for this CR needs to be primaried. And until that time, they should not know a moments peace
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I don't care if they're not up for election for 6 years. Every single person who votes for this CR needs to be primaried. And until that time, they should not know a moments peace