Potter
@potter4ever.bsky.social
Descendant of biotrash
No war but class war
bankrupt the oligarchs
defund/abolish CIA/NSA
following academics, politicians, journalists and news organizations
No war but class war
bankrupt the oligarchs
defund/abolish CIA/NSA
following academics, politicians, journalists and news organizations
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Potter
@potter4ever.bsky.social
· Sep 10
thoughts and prayers.
the divide in the Dem party is those who are pro-israel and those who aren't. glad to say I voted for my new rep yesterday who is solidly anti (she won!).
VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
February 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
the divide in the Dem party is those who are pro-israel and those who aren't. glad to say I voted for my new rep yesterday who is solidly anti (she won!).
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How it started, how it's going.
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
How it started, how it's going.
how did Epstein get arrested the 2nd time? at whose initiative? this tells us something important.
February 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
how did Epstein get arrested the 2nd time? at whose initiative? this tells us something important.
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In the late 1990s, Peter Thiel read a strange book called "The Sovereign Individual: How To Survive and Thrive During the Collapse of the Welfare State."
It predicted the decline of nations and the rise of a "cognitive elite" empowered by a new digital currency.
And now...(coming August 2026)
It predicted the decline of nations and the rise of a "cognitive elite" empowered by a new digital currency.
And now...(coming August 2026)
February 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
In the late 1990s, Peter Thiel read a strange book called "The Sovereign Individual: How To Survive and Thrive During the Collapse of the Welfare State."
It predicted the decline of nations and the rise of a "cognitive elite" empowered by a new digital currency.
And now...(coming August 2026)
It predicted the decline of nations and the rise of a "cognitive elite" empowered by a new digital currency.
And now...(coming August 2026)
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This is right. And it's not a coincidence that Epstein enters this scene with Iran-Contra, the scandal that helped build the shadow global networks that would ultimately erode and replace democratic institutions
February 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
This is right. And it's not a coincidence that Epstein enters this scene with Iran-Contra, the scandal that helped build the shadow global networks that would ultimately erode and replace democratic institutions
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Basically what Bannon and others recognized was that status anxiety over the changing gender norms was a way of selling the elite grievances of billionaires back to the masses as their own fear of someone else's freedom
February 3, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Basically what Bannon and others recognized was that status anxiety over the changing gender norms was a way of selling the elite grievances of billionaires back to the masses as their own fear of someone else's freedom
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on the right's new pantheon of heroes: "sky king," killdozer, and that penguin maxread.substack.com/p/suicide-ri...
January 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM
on the right's new pantheon of heroes: "sky king," killdozer, and that penguin maxread.substack.com/p/suicide-ri...
divested themselves of responsibility? please. you fuckers are the reason Trump is in power. Thiel, Musk the others.
My writing today in the @sfstandard.com: Too many Silicon Valley leaders have divested themselves of the responsibility to speak out against the Trump administration.
We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades.
It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.
We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades.
It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 AM
divested themselves of responsibility? please. you fuckers are the reason Trump is in power. Thiel, Musk the others.
some people hate (not saying this is Michael) that One Battle After Another is deeply critical of the narcissism and naivety of the left of that period. the message I take from the film is grow the fuck up and stop using left-wing politics and movements as self aggrandizing projects.
People mostly say "Americans live in different realities" to talk about politics but it is blaring in my head reading the positive reviews of One Battle After Another
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
some people hate (not saying this is Michael) that One Battle After Another is deeply critical of the narcissism and naivety of the left of that period. the message I take from the film is grow the fuck up and stop using left-wing politics and movements as self aggrandizing projects.
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Conservatives buying/smothering struggling legacy media platforms is a bit like the Grinch thinking the holiday spirit is just Christmas trees and decorations. Media is a function of all of us, we don’t “need” the Washington Post or CBS News. It’ll find a way.
January 27, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Conservatives buying/smothering struggling legacy media platforms is a bit like the Grinch thinking the holiday spirit is just Christmas trees and decorations. Media is a function of all of us, we don’t “need” the Washington Post or CBS News. It’ll find a way.
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"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
it demonstrates that our so-called intellectual, political, and business classes are cowards and grifters. Our elites (or whatever) are (nearly) to a person self-interested careerists and shitheads who will willingly compromise on core American values (due process) for status and money.
this is a fake problem. no one is saying this to regular, offline people who are coming around. they’re saying it to people who are engaged in professional political analysis who committed professional malpractice by scolding people who saw what was coming.
no, those people shouldn’t get a break.
no, those people shouldn’t get a break.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
it demonstrates that our so-called intellectual, political, and business classes are cowards and grifters. Our elites (or whatever) are (nearly) to a person self-interested careerists and shitheads who will willingly compromise on core American values (due process) for status and money.
slowly at first then all at once.
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
slowly at first then all at once.
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I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
it's the corruption, stupid. Dems? corrupt. Republicans? corrupt.
One thing I'll never understand, even assuming extreme ignorance among low-info voters, is millions of people voting for a return of the President constantly causing crises.
People really decided, "I don't mind if things are worse so long as I'm entertained by this guy burning everything down?"
People really decided, "I don't mind if things are worse so long as I'm entertained by this guy burning everything down?"
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
it's the corruption, stupid. Dems? corrupt. Republicans? corrupt.
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Citizens United was one of the first things I talked about on the campaign trail. It was the reason I ran for office.
Almost a decade later, I’m still fighting for a democracy that fairly represents all Americans.
Almost a decade later, I’m still fighting for a democracy that fairly represents all Americans.
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Citizens United was one of the first things I talked about on the campaign trail. It was the reason I ran for office.
Almost a decade later, I’m still fighting for a democracy that fairly represents all Americans.
Almost a decade later, I’m still fighting for a democracy that fairly represents all Americans.
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Somali Minnesotans are resilient.
We will not let Trump or ICE intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back.
While ICE will eventually leave our beautiful city, we will be here continuing to love and support one another.
We will not let Trump or ICE intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back.
While ICE will eventually leave our beautiful city, we will be here continuing to love and support one another.
January 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Somali Minnesotans are resilient.
We will not let Trump or ICE intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back.
While ICE will eventually leave our beautiful city, we will be here continuing to love and support one another.
We will not let Trump or ICE intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back.
While ICE will eventually leave our beautiful city, we will be here continuing to love and support one another.
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When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
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Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
January 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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ICE out of Maine.
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
ICE out of Maine.
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Coming out swinging against ICE, *obviously* becoming the president's personal goons, might lose votes from white people who can't see past "back the blue." Yep - we have a terrified electorate.
People crave agency. Show some spine, run on values. Give people a sense of control that way!
People crave agency. Show some spine, run on values. Give people a sense of control that way!
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Coming out swinging against ICE, *obviously* becoming the president's personal goons, might lose votes from white people who can't see past "back the blue." Yep - we have a terrified electorate.
People crave agency. Show some spine, run on values. Give people a sense of control that way!
People crave agency. Show some spine, run on values. Give people a sense of control that way!
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