Richard Obenauf
@obenauf.bsky.social
scholar of censorship & (in)tolerance • union rep • duprass with @sarahobenauf.bsky.social • he/him • all views unmistakably my own • New Mexico, USA
In America, the law is king!
April 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
In America, the law is king!
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The single greatest failure of the Democrats was not investigating this election.
February 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The single greatest failure of the Democrats was not investigating this election.
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Hey Elon Musk,now that your brain injury or disease or whatever it is has now disabled you so much that you are reduced to retweeting Catturd, can we just cut to the part of the script where you OD?
February 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hey Elon Musk,now that your brain injury or disease or whatever it is has now disabled you so much that you are reduced to retweeting Catturd, can we just cut to the part of the script where you OD?
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On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.
February 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.
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Following on the overwhelming response to last week's column, I wrote a second dispatch imagining how the Musk takeover would be covered by the US media if it was happening overseas, and they felt comfortable calling a spade a spade.... www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/white-nati...
White Nationalist Forces Consolidate Power Alongside Musk’s Junta
A second update on Elon Musk's coup from our intrepid imaginary foreign correspondent
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Following on the overwhelming response to last week's column, I wrote a second dispatch imagining how the Musk takeover would be covered by the US media if it was happening overseas, and they felt comfortable calling a spade a spade.... www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/white-nati...
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Elon Musk and the DOGE engineers are the best argument for the Humanities
February 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Elon Musk and the DOGE engineers are the best argument for the Humanities
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Every headline that does not say “illegal” or “unconstitutional” is a failure to convey to the public the stakes of what is going on.
February 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Every headline that does not say “illegal” or “unconstitutional” is a failure to convey to the public the stakes of what is going on.
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Why is the GOP shielding Elon Musk from Oversight!?
Maybe…because while we’re sitting here he’s dismantling agencies, threatening national security, stealing our data, and breaking the law.
Dems are not clutching our pearls.
Dems are fighting back.
And we won't stop!
Maybe…because while we’re sitting here he’s dismantling agencies, threatening national security, stealing our data, and breaking the law.
Dems are not clutching our pearls.
Dems are fighting back.
And we won't stop!
February 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Why is the GOP shielding Elon Musk from Oversight!?
Maybe…because while we’re sitting here he’s dismantling agencies, threatening national security, stealing our data, and breaking the law.
Dems are not clutching our pearls.
Dems are fighting back.
And we won't stop!
Maybe…because while we’re sitting here he’s dismantling agencies, threatening national security, stealing our data, and breaking the law.
Dems are not clutching our pearls.
Dems are fighting back.
And we won't stop!
My middle school bully came from a rich, politically connected family.
One day when he was late to English class, everyone watched as I put a thumbtack in the only open chair.
Everyone howled with delight as the bully howled in agony.
Not even the teacher ever told him who did it.
One day when he was late to English class, everyone watched as I put a thumbtack in the only open chair.
Everyone howled with delight as the bully howled in agony.
Not even the teacher ever told him who did it.
February 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My middle school bully came from a rich, politically connected family.
One day when he was late to English class, everyone watched as I put a thumbtack in the only open chair.
Everyone howled with delight as the bully howled in agony.
Not even the teacher ever told him who did it.
One day when he was late to English class, everyone watched as I put a thumbtack in the only open chair.
Everyone howled with delight as the bully howled in agony.
Not even the teacher ever told him who did it.
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How about “No taxation without representation?“ The Musk regime is claiming the right to take our money without heeding the laws made by our elected representatives.
OK, "Reclaim the Treasury Payment System" isn't a great rallying cry for getting the masses out in the streets. But if you're in the media and not writing about Musk's ongoing coup and not screaming, "Fire!," then you are doing it wrong
Here's my howl. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Here's my howl. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Musk/Trump coup will not be televised | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, why Dems can’t ignore the Chappell Roan vote.
www.inquirer.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
How about “No taxation without representation?“ The Musk regime is claiming the right to take our money without heeding the laws made by our elected representatives.
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This is an excellent summary of our situation, which is quite bad.
It’s not just that they’re breaking laws. They’re breaking laws that are centrally important to our constitutional order and are constitutive of its identity. They are targeting the best parts of what democracy has built here.
It’s not just that they’re breaking laws. They’re breaking laws that are centrally important to our constitutional order and are constitutive of its identity. They are targeting the best parts of what democracy has built here.
Ignore the media headlines reporting that freezing federal spending or shuttering federal agencies “raise questions” or “push boundaries.” It’s an anticonstitutional lawbreaking spree.
Breaking the Law
Just weeks in, the Trump administration has violated rules, laws, and the Constitution.
www.brennancenter.org
February 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is an excellent summary of our situation, which is quite bad.
It’s not just that they’re breaking laws. They’re breaking laws that are centrally important to our constitutional order and are constitutive of its identity. They are targeting the best parts of what democracy has built here.
It’s not just that they’re breaking laws. They’re breaking laws that are centrally important to our constitutional order and are constitutive of its identity. They are targeting the best parts of what democracy has built here.
This explains everything.
"Trump famously turns on aides who he believes eclipse him. But by his own account, he remains enamored of Musk, seeming to relish the fact that the world’s wealthiest person is working for him."
"Trump famously turns on aides who he believes eclipse him. But by his own account, he remains enamored of Musk, seeming to relish the fact that the world’s wealthiest person is working for him."
“Elon Musk’s influence appears unchecked,” @jonlemire.bsky.social writes. “But the Republican-controlled Congress has shown no desire so far to rein Musk in. There has never been a private citizen like him.”
Elon Musk Is President
The world’s richest man has declared war on the federal government, and his influence appears unchecked.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This explains everything.
"Trump famously turns on aides who he believes eclipse him. But by his own account, he remains enamored of Musk, seeming to relish the fact that the world’s wealthiest person is working for him."
"Trump famously turns on aides who he believes eclipse him. But by his own account, he remains enamored of Musk, seeming to relish the fact that the world’s wealthiest person is working for him."
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Good time to see which people are genuine conservatives vs those who are happy to go along with destroying checks and balances for short-run goals
Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
February 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Good time to see which people are genuine conservatives vs those who are happy to go along with destroying checks and balances for short-run goals
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I'm glad that America is doing real classic end of empire stuff. A king who is visibly losing his mind declaring a war based on a dream he had. Greedy courtiers feuding over access to the treasury. Some looks are timeless.
February 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I'm glad that America is doing real classic end of empire stuff. A king who is visibly losing his mind declaring a war based on a dream he had. Greedy courtiers feuding over access to the treasury. Some looks are timeless.
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Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.
February 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.
Just when I worry I'm turning into Candide, I remember that it was long before the revolutions that Voltaire said to cultivate our gardens.
In troubled times, tending to our gardens is how we survive, heal, and grow.
I'm not naïf, but I will never surrender my optimism.
In troubled times, tending to our gardens is how we survive, heal, and grow.
I'm not naïf, but I will never surrender my optimism.
February 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Just when I worry I'm turning into Candide, I remember that it was long before the revolutions that Voltaire said to cultivate our gardens.
In troubled times, tending to our gardens is how we survive, heal, and grow.
I'm not naïf, but I will never surrender my optimism.
In troubled times, tending to our gardens is how we survive, heal, and grow.
I'm not naïf, but I will never surrender my optimism.