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This.
"We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men — not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes that were, for the moment, unpopular.” - Edward R Murrow
December 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
This.
I wrote about my favorite Christmas episode from my favorite TV show, The Avengers. open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
There Are Never Too Many Christmas Trees
60th anniversary of a holiday classic
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I wrote about my favorite Christmas episode from my favorite TV show, The Avengers. open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
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I heard a man say that we have more important issues facing the country. Apparently young girls being trafficked and victimized, isn't one of them.
December 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I heard a man say that we have more important issues facing the country. Apparently young girls being trafficked and victimized, isn't one of them.
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But for establishment Dems, who again believe in nothing beyond fundraising and enjoying the perks of high office, "return to normal" was a comfortable lie they could insist on hide behind -- in its own way, as delusional and cynical as most of Grampa Walnuts' greatest hits.
December 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
But for establishment Dems, who again believe in nothing beyond fundraising and enjoying the perks of high office, "return to normal" was a comfortable lie they could insist on hide behind -- in its own way, as delusional and cynical as most of Grampa Walnuts' greatest hits.
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"Return to normal" was a phrase that should have been completely discarded in 2016; Trump's election *then* proved beyond all doubt that right or wrong, factual or deluded, a critical mass of the populace had gone round a bend.
There was nothing to return to, nor a path.
There was nothing to return to, nor a path.
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
"Return to normal" was a phrase that should have been completely discarded in 2016; Trump's election *then* proved beyond all doubt that right or wrong, factual or deluded, a critical mass of the populace had gone round a bend.
There was nothing to return to, nor a path.
There was nothing to return to, nor a path.
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Guy on Facebook showed that one meme with Biden hugging and kissing kids. Im like how the hell can you compare to girls being victimized and trafficked to that? The mental gymnastics to justify Trump's bullshit is sickening.
December 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Guy on Facebook showed that one meme with Biden hugging and kissing kids. Im like how the hell can you compare to girls being victimized and trafficked to that? The mental gymnastics to justify Trump's bullshit is sickening.
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I really love this essay. Who knew Marley was the true hero of ACC?
My annual examination of Marley's Christmas gift for his friend Scrooge.
open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
Why Scaring The Dickens Out Of Your Wayward Friend Is The Ultimate Christmas Gift
And they can't return it!
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I really love this essay. Who knew Marley was the true hero of ACC?
December 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Exactly.
I always enjoy yr awareness of nuances. U R a role model to us all.
We can't understand reality or problems if we see them in a vague way, leaving out important details.
There is indeed a partly unrealistic Far Left position he's reacting to, some of which got over into the mainstream.
I always enjoy yr awareness of nuances. U R a role model to us all.
We can't understand reality or problems if we see them in a vague way, leaving out important details.
There is indeed a partly unrealistic Far Left position he's reacting to, some of which got over into the mainstream.
December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Exactly.
I always enjoy yr awareness of nuances. U R a role model to us all.
We can't understand reality or problems if we see them in a vague way, leaving out important details.
There is indeed a partly unrealistic Far Left position he's reacting to, some of which got over into the mainstream.
I always enjoy yr awareness of nuances. U R a role model to us all.
We can't understand reality or problems if we see them in a vague way, leaving out important details.
There is indeed a partly unrealistic Far Left position he's reacting to, some of which got over into the mainstream.
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*taps sign*
Any individual member of the House can force a vote on impeachments and anything impeachment-related.
Any individual member of the House can force a vote on impeachments and anything impeachment-related.
Breaking:
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
December 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
*taps sign*
Any individual member of the House can force a vote on impeachments and anything impeachment-related.
Any individual member of the House can force a vote on impeachments and anything impeachment-related.
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The Cracker Barrel thing was THIS YEAR. We have three more years of this shit. Anybody who makes it to 2028 without looking like Nosferatu will be required by the state to start a skincare brand.
December 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Cracker Barrel thing was THIS YEAR. We have three more years of this shit. Anybody who makes it to 2028 without looking like Nosferatu will be required by the state to start a skincare brand.
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I knew it.
December 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I knew it.
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For 70+ years "national security" has been treated like a magic spell to explain away the unexplainable--but with a certain discipline to make sure folks could PRETEND it was explaining things.
Now Trump is just using it unchained, with no pretense of coherence at all. The magic phrase unlocked!
Now Trump is just using it unchained, with no pretense of coherence at all. The magic phrase unlocked!
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
For 70+ years "national security" has been treated like a magic spell to explain away the unexplainable--but with a certain discipline to make sure folks could PRETEND it was explaining things.
Now Trump is just using it unchained, with no pretense of coherence at all. The magic phrase unlocked!
Now Trump is just using it unchained, with no pretense of coherence at all. The magic phrase unlocked!
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Yeah, if I remember correctly JFK was the first Dem to get the majority of the Black vote due in part to getting MLK Jr out of jail back in '60.
December 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Yeah, if I remember correctly JFK was the first Dem to get the majority of the Black vote due in part to getting MLK Jr out of jail back in '60.
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this is hakeem. hakeem is offering up a pre-written post disconnected from what is currently in the news. it has no resonance and seems robotic.
this is ted. ted is referencing an event happening right now and of relevance to millions.
be like ted. not like hakeem.
this is ted. ted is referencing an event happening right now and of relevance to millions.
be like ted. not like hakeem.
December 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
this is hakeem. hakeem is offering up a pre-written post disconnected from what is currently in the news. it has no resonance and seems robotic.
this is ted. ted is referencing an event happening right now and of relevance to millions.
be like ted. not like hakeem.
this is ted. ted is referencing an event happening right now and of relevance to millions.
be like ted. not like hakeem.
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me, always leaping at the chance to bring up the iraq war disaster
a video of a wrestling match on make a gif .com
ALT: a video of a wrestling match on make a gif .com
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December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
me, always leaping at the chance to bring up the iraq war disaster
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the worst foreign policy decision since the choice to invade vietnam happened in large part because democrats tried to be gop lite.
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
the worst foreign policy decision since the choice to invade vietnam happened in large part because democrats tried to be gop lite.
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gop lite is consistently the dumbest thing the democratic party does. consistently. on foreign policy, on spending, on immigration. its never the right way. but the party is addicted to it.
A lot of Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act, despite it basically being unenforceable and on the surface raising constitutional questions, because they feared a permanent realignment on immigration. The shifting public approval on immigration shows that wasn't the case
Rep. April McClain Delaney is disavowing her January vote in support of a law that requires federal law enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants accused — but not convicted — of certain crimes.
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
gop lite is consistently the dumbest thing the democratic party does. consistently. on foreign policy, on spending, on immigration. its never the right way. but the party is addicted to it.
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if a jackass like me can get pretty good traction on a post like this, it would be way more powerful if our elected leaders hit the points in a clear way.
CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
if a jackass like me can get pretty good traction on a post like this, it would be way more powerful if our elected leaders hit the points in a clear way.
My annual examination of Marley's Christmas gift for his friend Scrooge.
open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
Why Scaring The Dickens Out Of Your Wayward Friend Is The Ultimate Christmas Gift
And they can't return it!
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My annual examination of Marley's Christmas gift for his friend Scrooge.
open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
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God, if you are listening...
December 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
God, if you are listening...
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Exactly this: the administration’s concentration camps should be a howling, daily outrage, a scandal of historic proportions.
Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Exactly this: the administration’s concentration camps should be a howling, daily outrage, a scandal of historic proportions.
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They have not, and sounds like they don't plan on it, any time soon.
Some discussion here:
bsky.app/profile/play...
Some discussion here:
bsky.app/profile/play...
If Kamala Harris runs for president again, this will obvious become very relevant. The rival candidates will mention how the DNC spiked it to protect her (and Biden). It will be a worse version of 2016. Just complete malpractice.
Who killed the DNC's 2024 autopsy report?
Read @lauren-egan.bsky.social's latest edition of The Opposition, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/dnc-autops...
Read @lauren-egan.bsky.social's latest edition of The Opposition, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/dnc-autops...
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
They have not, and sounds like they don't plan on it, any time soon.
Some discussion here:
bsky.app/profile/play...
Some discussion here:
bsky.app/profile/play...
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Have the Democrats released their shitty post mortem yet? I mean we all know what it is going to say- we pissed away a billion on bullshit that appealed to insular insider centrists in DC, removed anything more controversial than toast, and muzzled the candidates and didn't compete everywhere, etc.
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Have the Democrats released their shitty post mortem yet? I mean we all know what it is going to say- we pissed away a billion on bullshit that appealed to insular insider centrists in DC, removed anything more controversial than toast, and muzzled the candidates and didn't compete everywhere, etc.