Wallet Inspector MetaBlueSky ♨️
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Cynic watching the world burn with popcorn and whisky. Living sci-fi is always going to be worse than reading it.
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To note very bluntly my view of the next span of years, I will quote Neville Chamberlain: "It is the evil things we fight against, brute force, bad faith, injustice, oppression, and persecution and against them I am confident the right will prevail."
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You think the racist part is putting Nazi tattoo guy in the middle, but the real racism is lightening Jasmine Crockett by 73 percent.
A base that has long made pragmatic, sober decisions appears increasingly attracted to charismatic outsiders who promise to break from the party’s failures of the last decade. They see their party’s leaders as feckless and inept.
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
February 13, 2026 at 3:22 AM
You think the racist part is putting Nazi tattoo guy in the middle, but the real racism is lightening Jasmine Crockett by 73 percent.
Empress Wu Zhao: "U wot, mate?"
It is this humble servant's duty to report that Arnaud Bertrand is never beating the charges of being a thoroughly historically-illiterate dumbass...
February 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Empress Wu Zhao: "U wot, mate?"
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Arnaud is, as has long been known, a fucking idiot, but this is a surprisingly common delusion about Chinese history, as is the idea that it was consistently 'religiously tolerant.' Religious politics were extremely intense, and persecution of disliked sects common.
It is this humble servant's duty to report that Arnaud Bertrand is never beating the charges of being a thoroughly historically-illiterate dumbass...
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Arnaud is, as has long been known, a fucking idiot, but this is a surprisingly common delusion about Chinese history, as is the idea that it was consistently 'religiously tolerant.' Religious politics were extremely intense, and persecution of disliked sects common.
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Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
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JUST IN: Judge BOASBERG has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelan men illegally deported under the Alien Enemies Act and who are currently in countries other than Venezuela.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
JUST IN: Judge BOASBERG has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelan men illegally deported under the Alien Enemies Act and who are currently in countries other than Venezuela.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Everyone lied about the Biden economy every day of his presidency and now we’re here
February 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Everyone lied about the Biden economy every day of his presidency and now we’re here
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Border enforcement is no longer nearly as politically palatable to Americans as it was because DHS is directly abusing American citizens and permanent residents at massive scale every single fucking day, instead of sporadically.
There’s going to be much more interest in actually fixing immigration.
There’s going to be much more interest in actually fixing immigration.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Border enforcement is no longer nearly as politically palatable to Americans as it was because DHS is directly abusing American citizens and permanent residents at massive scale every single fucking day, instead of sporadically.
There’s going to be much more interest in actually fixing immigration.
There’s going to be much more interest in actually fixing immigration.
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The best you could do politically back then was to promise to control the border through draconian methods because Congress wasn’t going to appropriate resources or change the rules to control it (and also let lots decent ppl in) by reasonable means.
Now the situation has changed dramatically.
Now the situation has changed dramatically.
really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The best you could do politically back then was to promise to control the border through draconian methods because Congress wasn’t going to appropriate resources or change the rules to control it (and also let lots decent ppl in) by reasonable means.
Now the situation has changed dramatically.
Now the situation has changed dramatically.
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This plus now I'm seeing people say that because BLS issued a downward revision on last year's numbers there must be shenanigans*. But this as always happened, only it used to be right-wing people saying it was signs of a compromised agency.
My menchies show a lotta distrust about the official jobs numbers right now.
Lemme be clear: I don't believe there's *any* political meddling in these numbers.
While the President has tried to mess with the BLS, he failed. I explain in a lot more detail, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kncV...
Lemme be clear: I don't believe there's *any* political meddling in these numbers.
While the President has tried to mess with the BLS, he failed. I explain in a lot more detail, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kncV...
The BLS, Jobs Data, And Trust: Justin Wolfers On What Really Happened
Is it possible for democracy to win a quiet battle—and nobody notices?
This clip tells a three-act story about the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the agency that produces the jobs report and…
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February 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
This plus now I'm seeing people say that because BLS issued a downward revision on last year's numbers there must be shenanigans*. But this as always happened, only it used to be right-wing people saying it was signs of a compromised agency.
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there’s gonna be some poor online squish in the future who tries to lecture a Minnesotan Democrat about the intensity/zeal of their politics, and I would not want to be in the way of the Minnesotan when it happens.
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
there’s gonna be some poor online squish in the future who tries to lecture a Minnesotan Democrat about the intensity/zeal of their politics, and I would not want to be in the way of the Minnesotan when it happens.
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Significant legal victory today. Federal judge threw out two private lawsuits made possible by the Kansas age-verification law. Mom said her teen son accessed porn sites, wanted millions in damages.
Judge said an out-of-state company can't be sued just because it's accessible in Kansas.
Judge said an out-of-state company can't be sued just because it's accessible in Kansas.
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Significant legal victory today. Federal judge threw out two private lawsuits made possible by the Kansas age-verification law. Mom said her teen son accessed porn sites, wanted millions in damages.
Judge said an out-of-state company can't be sued just because it's accessible in Kansas.
Judge said an out-of-state company can't be sued just because it's accessible in Kansas.
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Oh man, I had known they hadn’t gotten indictments but I hadn’t processed that they hadn’t convinced a *single* grand juror.
It's one thing to get a "no true bill."
It's quite another to get *shut out* in the grand jury.
It's quite another to get *shut out* in the grand jury.
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
February 11, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Oh man, I had known they hadn’t gotten indictments but I hadn’t processed that they hadn’t convinced a *single* grand juror.
And who won those elections? Reagan and Nixon. Those primaries were the biggest parts of why. And both times a Kennedy gnawed at American entrails out of pride.
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
And who won those elections? Reagan and Nixon. Those primaries were the biggest parts of why. And both times a Kennedy gnawed at American entrails out of pride.
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I was vehemently anti on this particular choice and I think we're going to learn to regret it sooner rather than later now that the donors have learned they can force changes by holding their breath.
Except when they are chosen by Obama, Pelosi, and Clooney in a smoke filled room, then there really aren't primaries at all
Candidates in the US are selected via partisan primaries which are administered by the states and are open to anyone who can meet the qualifications, generally a set number of signatures. The parties are not involved in the candidate selection process unlike in strong party systems.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I was vehemently anti on this particular choice and I think we're going to learn to regret it sooner rather than later now that the donors have learned they can force changes by holding their breath.
After what we saw in July 2024? Yes. If health were the actual issue Trump would have lost by an actual landslide.
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
After what we saw in July 2024? Yes. If health were the actual issue Trump would have lost by an actual landslide.
Because the donors did a successful extortion scheme and showed primaries for a Dem can are worthless.
Why did he drop out of the race
February 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Because the donors did a successful extortion scheme and showed primaries for a Dem can are worthless.
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Yeah, Biden clearly did an end run around them and coronated Harris once he felt he no longer had a lane with the media, Pelosi, and Obama against him. It's weird to me that the fact that Biden clearly did that has been completely ignored.
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Yeah, Biden clearly did an end run around them and coronated Harris once he felt he no longer had a lane with the media, Pelosi, and Obama against him. It's weird to me that the fact that Biden clearly did that has been completely ignored.
The people who sanewash Biden must go are extremely funny because this take has it absolutely right. Their actual vision throws the election in August.
we should be very thankful no "mini-primary" or whatever monstrous thing people were dreaming of, where Obama, Oprah and whoever else decide after 5 random white guys play wheel of fortune
February 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The people who sanewash Biden must go are extremely funny because this take has it absolutely right. Their actual vision throws the election in August.
How’d that work out in 1968 and 1980? Who won those elections?
I mean…Democratic voters essentially chose Biden despite his health…and then the person they chose decided to drop out.
Incumbent Presidents aren’t immune from primary challenges. Ted Kennedy challenged Carter. It’s just the Democratic voters didn’t care enough to pick Dean Phillips.
Incumbent Presidents aren’t immune from primary challenges. Ted Kennedy challenged Carter. It’s just the Democratic voters didn’t care enough to pick Dean Phillips.
February 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
How’d that work out in 1968 and 1980? Who won those elections?
A President taking his re-election bid for granted is not “rigged” FFS.
Democrats this cycle got the double whammy of voting in the primary which was rigged for Biden due to his health, and then seeing the party leadership spike the primary anyway and install their guy. There's no getting around that
Except when they are chosen by Obama, Pelosi, and Clooney in a smoke filled room, then there really aren't primaries at all
February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
A President taking his re-election bid for granted is not “rigged” FFS.
That’s what the Vice President is for, Hedley.
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
That’s what the Vice President is for, Hedley.
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They’re still trying to deport Liam Ramos, for god’s sake. They will admit no wrong for executing Renee Good or Alex Pretti. We’re still having to feed and house tens of thousands of families, many legally in the country, because they are unsafe going outside. This has been going on for two months.
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM
They’re still trying to deport Liam Ramos, for god’s sake. They will admit no wrong for executing Renee Good or Alex Pretti. We’re still having to feed and house tens of thousands of families, many legally in the country, because they are unsafe going outside. This has been going on for two months.
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But Tom Homan puts on his grandpa glasses and pats the sheriff on the head and everyone ignores the actual terror campaign on the ground, and pretends there’s some sort of immigration emergency that requires a standing federal army rolling around my city in unmarked cars threatening children.
February 11, 2026 at 11:08 AM
But Tom Homan puts on his grandpa glasses and pats the sheriff on the head and everyone ignores the actual terror campaign on the ground, and pretends there’s some sort of immigration emergency that requires a standing federal army rolling around my city in unmarked cars threatening children.
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Look at what they’re doing to schools. Attendance cut in half or more in many. Armed, masked agents lurking in the parking lots at dropoff time, forcing families to physically protect children with their bodies. The other day ICE drew weapons outside an elementary school, forcing it into lockdown.
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Look at what they’re doing to schools. Attendance cut in half or more in many. Armed, masked agents lurking in the parking lots at dropoff time, forcing families to physically protect children with their bodies. The other day ICE drew weapons outside an elementary school, forcing it into lockdown.
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Our own government has done extraordinary damage to the economic and social fabric of this region, wreaking havoc for no discernible reason. It’s a terror campaign, not an immigration operation. It’s still happening.
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Our own government has done extraordinary damage to the economic and social fabric of this region, wreaking havoc for no discernible reason. It’s a terror campaign, not an immigration operation. It’s still happening.