Pennamite Patriot
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Inquisitive quips by a patriotic liberal from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Tangentially related point: fascism can outlive Trump. Nigel Farage isn't the British Tories and (despite being the main cheerleader for Brexit) nobody is punishing him like they did the Tories for essentially driving the Brits into hell.
The next fascists can snub Trump AND us as Trump-lite.
The next fascists can snub Trump AND us as Trump-lite.
"UK Labour over the past couple years has tried to out-fash the fascists in many ways—particularly on immigration, where Labour officials sound a lot like far-right German parties—and now their popularity has plummeted" liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
A Blaring Warning For The Democratic Party From Across The Pond
Popularism has been tried in the UK, and failed.
liberalcurrents.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Tangentially related point: fascism can outlive Trump. Nigel Farage isn't the British Tories and (despite being the main cheerleader for Brexit) nobody is punishing him like they did the Tories for essentially driving the Brits into hell.
The next fascists can snub Trump AND us as Trump-lite.
The next fascists can snub Trump AND us as Trump-lite.
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"UK Labour over the past couple years has tried to out-fash the fascists in many ways—particularly on immigration, where Labour officials sound a lot like far-right German parties—and now their popularity has plummeted" liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
A Blaring Warning For The Democratic Party From Across The Pond
Popularism has been tried in the UK, and failed.
liberalcurrents.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM
"UK Labour over the past couple years has tried to out-fash the fascists in many ways—particularly on immigration, where Labour officials sound a lot like far-right German parties—and now their popularity has plummeted" liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
The Libertarians who actually warned us of this (god bless 'em) consist of this tiny sliver of the population that votes Democrat and likes the CATO Institute.
The "Libertarians" who think that there's any contest between the Dems and Trump are people who vote Republican and will do it again.
The "Libertarians" who think that there's any contest between the Dems and Trump are people who vote Republican and will do it again.
A New York Times op-ed last week boasted libertarians "told you so" about Trump.
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
Opinion | Libertarians warned about executive power. Only a few actually warned about Trump.
Anthony L. Fisher: A recent New York Times op-ed showed the blind spot many libertarians still have for President Donald Trump.
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The Libertarians who actually warned us of this (god bless 'em) consist of this tiny sliver of the population that votes Democrat and likes the CATO Institute.
The "Libertarians" who think that there's any contest between the Dems and Trump are people who vote Republican and will do it again.
The "Libertarians" who think that there's any contest between the Dems and Trump are people who vote Republican and will do it again.
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A New York Times op-ed last week boasted libertarians "told you so" about Trump.
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
Opinion | Libertarians warned about executive power. Only a few actually warned about Trump.
Anthony L. Fisher: A recent New York Times op-ed showed the blind spot many libertarians still have for President Donald Trump.
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A New York Times op-ed last week boasted libertarians "told you so" about Trump.
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
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The irony of folks with hammer and sickle in their profile demanding that their exact consumer demands be met is...it's just funny is all.
February 16, 2026 at 3:05 AM
The irony of folks with hammer and sickle in their profile demanding that their exact consumer demands be met is...it's just funny is all.
The greatest lesson from the Peloponnesian Wars is that "might makes right" has its limits. Athens, aside from being rich, also had a kickass navy. It was a military power and pursued an aggressive foreign policy assuming that nobody could match their might...which would doom it.
Might has limits.
Might has limits.
February 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The greatest lesson from the Peloponnesian Wars is that "might makes right" has its limits. Athens, aside from being rich, also had a kickass navy. It was a military power and pursued an aggressive foreign policy assuming that nobody could match their might...which would doom it.
Might has limits.
Might has limits.
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It's actually amazing how Laconophilia has successfully laundered the reputation of a polity whose maximum size in population and territory was smaller than that of an average medieval kingdom with an infinitely smaller cultural output and far fewer military successes
February 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
It's actually amazing how Laconophilia has successfully laundered the reputation of a polity whose maximum size in population and territory was smaller than that of an average medieval kingdom with an infinitely smaller cultural output and far fewer military successes
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I’m not saying you shouldn’t criticize Dems - of course not - but acting like “a mediocre Dem versus an actual fascist” is a tough choice is extremely unhelpful for people trying to build a broad united front against fascism.
February 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’m not saying you shouldn’t criticize Dems - of course not - but acting like “a mediocre Dem versus an actual fascist” is a tough choice is extremely unhelpful for people trying to build a broad united front against fascism.
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When you say "I won't vote for Newsom over Vance" you think you're saying "Gavin Newsom is bad, let's not nominate him." But you aren't.
You're saying "JD Vance is not that bad. Trump is not that bad. They're normal, they're fine. If they win again, it's fine."
You are supporting Trump.
You're saying "JD Vance is not that bad. Trump is not that bad. They're normal, they're fine. If they win again, it's fine."
You are supporting Trump.
February 16, 2026 at 2:23 PM
When you say "I won't vote for Newsom over Vance" you think you're saying "Gavin Newsom is bad, let's not nominate him." But you aren't.
You're saying "JD Vance is not that bad. Trump is not that bad. They're normal, they're fine. If they win again, it's fine."
You are supporting Trump.
You're saying "JD Vance is not that bad. Trump is not that bad. They're normal, they're fine. If they win again, it's fine."
You are supporting Trump.
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This. Precisely this. Serious people don’t threaten to vote third party, because it’s a tantrum.
I don’t like Newsom at all, I think he’s an amoral opportunist. But JD Vance is quite literally a man who gets his ideas from neo-Nazis. He’s a white supremacist fascist. It’s an easy, easy choice!
I don’t like Newsom at all, I think he’s an amoral opportunist. But JD Vance is quite literally a man who gets his ideas from neo-Nazis. He’s a white supremacist fascist. It’s an easy, easy choice!
Threatening not to vote just shouldn’t be as much a thing as it is in progressive spaces instead of being the fucking constant monotonous feature that it is and more then anything else if you’re doing that over Newson you’re just telling me and everyone else that what’s happening now is nbd to you.
The reason people are concerned about lefties saying “I won’t vote for a moderate Dem” isn’t because they want Newsom. It’s because lefties keep not voting for moderate Dems!
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
February 16, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This. Precisely this. Serious people don’t threaten to vote third party, because it’s a tantrum.
I don’t like Newsom at all, I think he’s an amoral opportunist. But JD Vance is quite literally a man who gets his ideas from neo-Nazis. He’s a white supremacist fascist. It’s an easy, easy choice!
I don’t like Newsom at all, I think he’s an amoral opportunist. But JD Vance is quite literally a man who gets his ideas from neo-Nazis. He’s a white supremacist fascist. It’s an easy, easy choice!
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Call REPUBLICAN senators.
Call US Senators and tell them to vote against the SAVE Act. It has already passed the US House. In its current form, it means that 100 years after women earned the right to vote, we are facing down the implementation of a 21st century poll tax for women.
February 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Call REPUBLICAN senators.
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I am Graham Platner's age. I too was in the post 9/11 military. I also grew up in a small town in the Northeast US. I am also a college dropout with PTSD. And I am telling you: anyone from my demographic who had a Nazi tattoo for 15 years is either a Nazi or too dumb to be an effective US senator.
February 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I am Graham Platner's age. I too was in the post 9/11 military. I also grew up in a small town in the Northeast US. I am also a college dropout with PTSD. And I am telling you: anyone from my demographic who had a Nazi tattoo for 15 years is either a Nazi or too dumb to be an effective US senator.
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It’s extraordinarily dangerous twice over: we convince ourselves that we can be popular by enacting the exact policies that just failed to make us popular, AND we alienate people who gambled on our policies by refusing to acknowledge they enacted them
February 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
It’s extraordinarily dangerous twice over: we convince ourselves that we can be popular by enacting the exact policies that just failed to make us popular, AND we alienate people who gambled on our policies by refusing to acknowledge they enacted them
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Biden was the most economically progressive president since LBJ at least, he pursued a full-employment economy at huge political risk, it worked spectacularly.
And what happened is that the entire progressive universe decided that he must not have done any of it, or else he would have been popular
And what happened is that the entire progressive universe decided that he must not have done any of it, or else he would have been popular
Are the progressive economic policies in the room with us right now?
February 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Biden was the most economically progressive president since LBJ at least, he pursued a full-employment economy at huge political risk, it worked spectacularly.
And what happened is that the entire progressive universe decided that he must not have done any of it, or else he would have been popular
And what happened is that the entire progressive universe decided that he must not have done any of it, or else he would have been popular
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Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy.
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
February 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy.
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
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Rents are declining nationwide because the United States is building more housing. www.apartmentlist.com/research/nat...
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Rents are declining nationwide because the United States is building more housing. www.apartmentlist.com/research/nat...
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I mean our literal national motto is e pluribus unum and our country is symbolized with a gigantic statue in the harbor of our biggest city announcing our open door.
February 15, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I mean our literal national motto is e pluribus unum and our country is symbolized with a gigantic statue in the harbor of our biggest city announcing our open door.
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When he's right, he's right.
February 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
When he's right, he's right.
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My position is that I do not intend to vote for Gavin Newsom in a Democratic primary, that I would vote for any Democrat against JD Vance in a general election, and that Hasan Piker is both an idiot and a bad person.
February 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
My position is that I do not intend to vote for Gavin Newsom in a Democratic primary, that I would vote for any Democrat against JD Vance in a general election, and that Hasan Piker is both an idiot and a bad person.
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If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.
February 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.
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Counterpoint: if the Prince of Darkness rises from a fiery portal at the Iowa Caucus and declares his opposition to Donald Trump, I will ride to battle with the host of Hell
February 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Counterpoint: if the Prince of Darkness rises from a fiery portal at the Iowa Caucus and declares his opposition to Donald Trump, I will ride to battle with the host of Hell
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AOC dunking on Rubio is beautiful lol
AOC says about Rubio: "the great irony because Marco Rubio is Cuban. You would never know that from how he was he was like I am from Spain. I'm like 'hermano.'"
February 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
AOC dunking on Rubio is beautiful lol
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Scotts? Sure, Elon.
I think that's quite enough about American culture from an immigrant Afrikaner.
I think that's quite enough about American culture from an immigrant Afrikaner.
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Scotts? Sure, Elon.
I think that's quite enough about American culture from an immigrant Afrikaner.
I think that's quite enough about American culture from an immigrant Afrikaner.
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Jeffries is also eyeing Colorado, Washington, and Pennsylvania as states to gerrymander in 2028
February 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Jeffries is also eyeing Colorado, Washington, and Pennsylvania as states to gerrymander in 2028