pseudononapottamus
@pseudononapottamus.bsky.social
Totally a real and genuine person, just also a federal employee with opinions and its not the best time for that.
Do you have any data that the people doing the reacting are voting at lower rates than others? Might it be the case that the people reacting are actually engaged, and vote, and they are frustrated by others for doing neither?
January 25, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Do you have any data that the people doing the reacting are voting at lower rates than others? Might it be the case that the people reacting are actually engaged, and vote, and they are frustrated by others for doing neither?
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
@volts.wtf are you working on a piece or thread taking this article to task? The framing and both-sidesing is infuriating
A deadline looms for the state's utilities to ditch coal power. This wind farm, a Puget Sound Energy facility, will only replace some of lost electricity.
WA's coal ban comes at steep cost
www.seattletimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@volts.wtf are you working on a piece or thread taking this article to task? The framing and both-sidesing is infuriating
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
I broadly angry the onus should not be on them, though my understanding is that they do potentially have uniquely large leverage compared to Reagan era, in that there are very few qualified folks to take over, so they could actually shut things down much more effectively?
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I broadly angry the onus should not be on them, though my understanding is that they do potentially have uniquely large leverage compared to Reagan era, in that there are very few qualified folks to take over, so they could actually shut things down much more effectively?
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Maybe my favorite Food Map, ever.
April 11, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Maybe my favorite Food Map, ever.
This piece on how @nytimes.com "based an entire political strategy on a statistical artifact" was excellent and needs way more publicity -- share with all your reactionary centrist friends! cc @volts.wtf @ifbookspod.bsky.social
Look. It would be great if there was one simple trick for winning elections. But 'just be more moderate' isn't it.
In fact, you can use the NYT's exact method to 'prove' a 'Progressive Advantage' of +1.4 pts.
This piece shows what's really going on: funded candidates do better than unfunded ones.
In fact, you can use the NYT's exact method to 'prove' a 'Progressive Advantage' of +1.4 pts.
This piece shows what's really going on: funded candidates do better than unfunded ones.
The New York Times’ “Moderation Advantage” Is a Statistical Illusion
After accounting for money and incumbency the supposed electoral bonus for moderate candidates vanishes entirely.
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This piece on how @nytimes.com "based an entire political strategy on a statistical artifact" was excellent and needs way more publicity -- share with all your reactionary centrist friends! cc @volts.wtf @ifbookspod.bsky.social
Interesting long thread - particularly how to parse the "gotta do what you gotta do to get elected" vs "willing engagement we with the moneyed elites" angle
Second off, Zohran's own policies are also not particularly progressive. And he's not exactly a rag to riches story either.
And Zohran has spent his time after the primary victory courting all the wealthiest New Yorkers and working corporate/national media.
And Zohran has spent his time after the primary victory courting all the wealthiest New Yorkers and working corporate/national media.
Mamdani Seeks to Charm New York’s Most Powerful Capitalists
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Interesting long thread - particularly how to parse the "gotta do what you gotta do to get elected" vs "willing engagement we with the moneyed elites" angle
You realize Nolan wrote a whole book about the labor movement? Do you think he's ignorant of the state of play and the challenges?
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
You realize Nolan wrote a whole book about the labor movement? Do you think he's ignorant of the state of play and the challenges?
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Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
October 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
I was just thinking that we needed more things on the internet that didn't cover relevant facts in a way that might help people navigate the world we are in.
We've reinvented the puff piece and we think you're going to love it
this is the dumbest shit i have ever read
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I was just thinking that we needed more things on the internet that didn't cover relevant facts in a way that might help people navigate the world we are in.
can you link to source?
September 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
can you link to source?
Any thoughts @radiofreetom.bsky.social ? (genuinely curious)
Right, but aren't many Latino Americans already in the "shush that child or we're all deported" bad zone?
What percentage of the population needs to directly feel the effects of fascism before it counts?
What percentage of the population needs to directly feel the effects of fascism before it counts?
September 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Any thoughts @radiofreetom.bsky.social ? (genuinely curious)
Came here to say exactly this
September 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Came here to say exactly this
Same deal labeling things fascist and authoritarian and genocide
September 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Same deal labeling things fascist and authoritarian and genocide
Thanks, I have heard this as well though never dug into it, not heard it stated as starkly. Do you have any good sources you like on the coal/nuclear/radiation question?
August 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thanks, I have heard this as well though never dug into it, not heard it stated as starkly. Do you have any good sources you like on the coal/nuclear/radiation question?
I've been looking for just such a piece, that stays up to date given the changing situation on the ground and who is allowed to control what resources - thank you!
August 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I've been looking for just such a piece, that stays up to date given the changing situation on the ground and who is allowed to control what resources - thank you!
Good article that nicely fills in the recent history of gerrymandering since 2010. I knew about the Republican plan to kick it off with capturing key state legislatures, I did NOT know they frickin' announced it in the WSJ and the Dems still didn't do anything to stop it. Infuriating.
New in the Guardian: How REDMAP kicked off the modern gerrymandering wars 15 years ago and the history of our current mess.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How did we get all this gerrymandering? A short history of the Republican redistricting scheme
A plan to redistrict states to benefit Republicans was conceived of 15 years ago. It’s been an enormous success
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Good article that nicely fills in the recent history of gerrymandering since 2010. I knew about the Republican plan to kick it off with capturing key state legislatures, I did NOT know they frickin' announced it in the WSJ and the Dems still didn't do anything to stop it. Infuriating.
For the scarily "just straight lying" files: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j... [Hannity]
July 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
For the scarily "just straight lying" files: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j... [Hannity]
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1. The FCC has suspended a rule, schedule to go in effect this year, that would have banned prisons from price gouging on phone calls.
Right now, at some jails, a 15-minute phone call can cost over $11.
The decision benefits some of Trump's top donors.
Right now, at some jails, a 15-minute phone call can cost over $11.
The decision benefits some of Trump's top donors.
FCC blocks ban on prison phone price gouging, benefiting top Trump donors
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will no longer enforce a rule capping the price of prison phone calls, according to an announcement made Monday by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
popular.info
July 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
1. The FCC has suspended a rule, schedule to go in effect this year, that would have banned prisons from price gouging on phone calls.
Right now, at some jails, a 15-minute phone call can cost over $11.
The decision benefits some of Trump's top donors.
Right now, at some jails, a 15-minute phone call can cost over $11.
The decision benefits some of Trump's top donors.
Note Mike Lee's anti deficit quote was when we already knew it was going to balloon it
The GOP, ladies & gents.
(Credit to an account called "This You?" on the other site, who is compiling these.)
(Credit to an account called "This You?" on the other site, who is compiling these.)
July 3, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Note Mike Lee's anti deficit quote was when we already knew it was going to balloon it
I know! The June 18 one was when it was already clear how bad it would be... just crazy
July 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I know! The June 18 one was when it was already clear how bad it would be... just crazy
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Help raise awareness about the specifics of Trump’s Tax Scam by using our social toolkit. When people know what’s in the GOP’s dangerous reconciliation bill, they overwhelmingly oppose it — but a lot of people still aren’t aware of the details. We need to change that: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/trum...
July 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Help raise awareness about the specifics of Trump’s Tax Scam by using our social toolkit. When people know what’s in the GOP’s dangerous reconciliation bill, they overwhelmingly oppose it — but a lot of people still aren’t aware of the details. We need to change that: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/trum...
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People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
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I hope/suspect there are already out there among them; it is so dangerous; I can’t imagine what it must be like to take part in those vile raids and maintain the cover. This ProPublica piece from earlier this year lays out the experience (pre-Trump II) in brutal detail:
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I hope/suspect there are already out there among them; it is so dangerous; I can’t imagine what it must be like to take part in those vile raids and maintain the cover. This ProPublica piece from earlier this year lays out the experience (pre-Trump II) in brutal detail: