Wizard of the Howling Wastes
@nikephorus.bsky.social
Wanna-be academic and writer. Denizen of the howling wastes of Western Canada. Father to various children. Partner to the love of my life. Tired.
No one is coming to save us.
We have to save ourselves.
He/him
No one is coming to save us.
We have to save ourselves.
He/him
Pinned
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
-Yeats
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
-Yeats
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The fact that they're even hearing this is ridiculous. An unsigned order on the shadow docket saying, "This has been settled by previous cases, it's blatantly in the text of the 14th amendment, fuck off, and stop wasting our time," would've been appropriate here.
looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
*SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ROLLBACK
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The fact that they're even hearing this is ridiculous. An unsigned order on the shadow docket saying, "This has been settled by previous cases, it's blatantly in the text of the 14th amendment, fuck off, and stop wasting our time," would've been appropriate here.
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A strong independent badass woman in a movie is not a Girl Boss
If they were, they'd sit back and let everyone else do the work while they paid them shit wages.
Ripley is a god damn worker exploited by the capitalist corpoation, put some fucking RESPECT on her god damn name.
If they were, they'd sit back and let everyone else do the work while they paid them shit wages.
Ripley is a god damn worker exploited by the capitalist corpoation, put some fucking RESPECT on her god damn name.
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A strong independent badass woman in a movie is not a Girl Boss
If they were, they'd sit back and let everyone else do the work while they paid them shit wages.
Ripley is a god damn worker exploited by the capitalist corpoation, put some fucking RESPECT on her god damn name.
If they were, they'd sit back and let everyone else do the work while they paid them shit wages.
Ripley is a god damn worker exploited by the capitalist corpoation, put some fucking RESPECT on her god damn name.
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That scene in the new superman movie where lex luthor is showing the pocket universe monkeys spreading outrage on social media is too real right now.
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
That scene in the new superman movie where lex luthor is showing the pocket universe monkeys spreading outrage on social media is too real right now.
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this is really it — this case isn't about the legitimacy of birthright citizenship or the 14th amendment, it's about the legitimacy of the court, and any ruling that doesn't uphold the former decides the latter
Counterpoint:
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is really it — this case isn't about the legitimacy of birthright citizenship or the 14th amendment, it's about the legitimacy of the court, and any ruling that doesn't uphold the former decides the latter
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It is kinda wild how the president is evidently receiving some kind of regular medical care that requires IVs and we don't know what's up
Trump's bandaged and discolored hand was visible today during an event where he again at times struggled to keep his eyes open (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It is kinda wild how the president is evidently receiving some kind of regular medical care that requires IVs and we don't know what's up
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Another comic from this past year. Sometimes I'm in awe about how incredibly small birds can be.
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Another comic from this past year. Sometimes I'm in awe about how incredibly small birds can be.
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
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I may be overdoing it with the optimism, but I think it’s good to have if black on white. Makes it easier for (or forces) European politicians to adjust.
Also, the policy spelled out in the strategy to interfere in European affairs for the benefit of the far right hopefully backfires.
Also, the policy spelled out in the strategy to interfere in European affairs for the benefit of the far right hopefully backfires.
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I may be overdoing it with the optimism, but I think it’s good to have if black on white. Makes it easier for (or forces) European politicians to adjust.
Also, the policy spelled out in the strategy to interfere in European affairs for the benefit of the far right hopefully backfires.
Also, the policy spelled out in the strategy to interfere in European affairs for the benefit of the far right hopefully backfires.
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Remember when Newsom had Charlie Kirk on his shitty podcast and said he agreed with his transphobic bullshit and praised him for his "outreach to young men"
Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Remember when Newsom had Charlie Kirk on his shitty podcast and said he agreed with his transphobic bullshit and praised him for his "outreach to young men"
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Right-wing premiers across Canada are using the notwithstanding clause to target trans kids, public sector workers, and people who use drugs with laws that violate their rights.
@desaima.bsky.social writes about how Saskatchewan has shown you can build unlikely alliances to try to stop them.
@desaima.bsky.social writes about how Saskatchewan has shown you can build unlikely alliances to try to stop them.
A Prairie alliance of trans advocates and unions should be a national model ⋆ The Breach
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to target trans kids, workers, Muslims, and drug users. Saskatchewan shows how a united front could stop them
breachmedia.ca
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Right-wing premiers across Canada are using the notwithstanding clause to target trans kids, public sector workers, and people who use drugs with laws that violate their rights.
@desaima.bsky.social writes about how Saskatchewan has shown you can build unlikely alliances to try to stop them.
@desaima.bsky.social writes about how Saskatchewan has shown you can build unlikely alliances to try to stop them.
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This is a very good and unflappable job by John Berman of CNN. Worth watching whole segment.
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is a very good and unflappable job by John Berman of CNN. Worth watching whole segment.
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
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Let’s check in live with Bill Cassidy:
December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Let’s check in live with Bill Cassidy:
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Young says those are complete falsehoods.
She says this gov't projected a 12-million surplus and now we're at a half billion deficit, and we have four months to go.
Young says she's written to auditor to get to the bottom of SaskPower's books. Will the minister support this audit? #skpoli
She says this gov't projected a 12-million surplus and now we're at a half billion deficit, and we have four months to go.
Young says she's written to auditor to get to the bottom of SaskPower's books. Will the minister support this audit? #skpoli
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Young says those are complete falsehoods.
She says this gov't projected a 12-million surplus and now we're at a half billion deficit, and we have four months to go.
Young says she's written to auditor to get to the bottom of SaskPower's books. Will the minister support this audit? #skpoli
She says this gov't projected a 12-million surplus and now we're at a half billion deficit, and we have four months to go.
Young says she's written to auditor to get to the bottom of SaskPower's books. Will the minister support this audit? #skpoli
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Remember folks, during winter every ten degree temperature drop lowers your tire’s PSI by 1 so it’s very important to go to the gas station and notice that the air thing doesn’t work and then do that five more times at five different gas stations
December 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Remember folks, during winter every ten degree temperature drop lowers your tire’s PSI by 1 so it’s very important to go to the gas station and notice that the air thing doesn’t work and then do that five more times at five different gas stations
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In the early-1980s, a boardgame hit store shelves in Canada.
Named True Dough Mania, the goal of the game was the opposite of Monopoly.
The first person to lose all their money to the government won the game.
This is the story of the game!
📸 Canadian Museum of History
🧵 1/6
Named True Dough Mania, the goal of the game was the opposite of Monopoly.
The first person to lose all their money to the government won the game.
This is the story of the game!
📸 Canadian Museum of History
🧵 1/6
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In the early-1980s, a boardgame hit store shelves in Canada.
Named True Dough Mania, the goal of the game was the opposite of Monopoly.
The first person to lose all their money to the government won the game.
This is the story of the game!
📸 Canadian Museum of History
🧵 1/6
Named True Dough Mania, the goal of the game was the opposite of Monopoly.
The first person to lose all their money to the government won the game.
This is the story of the game!
📸 Canadian Museum of History
🧵 1/6
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Sounds like a great use of $9B
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Sounds like a great use of $9B
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(living an unexamined life) yaaaaaay haha yay wheeeeee
December 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
(living an unexamined life) yaaaaaay haha yay wheeeeee
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I hate how many times I’ve had to repeat all of this.
So stop saying “they voted for this”.
The whole world didn’t vote for Trump. The whole US didn’t vote for Trump. Not even a whole red state voted for Trump.
And not a single human being deserves what he’s doing regardless of how they voted.
Start giving a shit.
The whole world didn’t vote for Trump. The whole US didn’t vote for Trump. Not even a whole red state voted for Trump.
And not a single human being deserves what he’s doing regardless of how they voted.
Start giving a shit.
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I hate how many times I’ve had to repeat all of this.
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Koh: This is not about justice. This is about power. This is about a Secretary of Defense so drunk off alpha male bullshit that he's willing to take lives to get off on that power.
December 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Koh: This is not about justice. This is about power. This is about a Secretary of Defense so drunk off alpha male bullshit that he's willing to take lives to get off on that power.
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Ireland good
December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ireland good
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It’s OHSHIT compliant
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s OHSHIT compliant
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Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege.
Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege.
Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas
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what the fucking fuck FUCK
The Secretary of Defense taking extrajudicial killing requests from podcast hosts
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
what the fucking fuck FUCK