soonergrunt
@soonergrunt.bsky.social
Retired Soldier, Union guy, public lands lover. Capybara fan. Servant to Freddie the Rescue Pup. Utah
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. -Mencken
Bluesky Fauxscialists fuck off.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. -Mencken
Bluesky Fauxscialists fuck off.
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soonergrunt
@soonergrunt.bsky.social
· Nov 9
I was reading earlier about a feudal uprising where a Duke's son was killed early on by the rebels. They used trebuchet they'd captured to knock him off the battlements. They were trying to toss the decapitated heads of castle guards and loyal serfs over the wall.
This was a common tactic back then-
This was a common tactic back then-
He thinks that him forcing us to go home means that we're bad employees.
TRUMP: The ones who stayed, I'm sending them a $10,000 bonus
INGRAHAM: Where's that money coming from?
TRUMP: I don't know. I'll get it from someplace.
INGRAHAM: Where's that money coming from?
TRUMP: I don't know. I'll get it from someplace.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
He thinks that him forcing us to go home means that we're bad employees.
She nails it on the head here, as only she could.
Elon's problem is that no matter where he goes, there he is.
Elon's problem is that no matter where he goes, there he is.
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
She nails it on the head here, as only she could.
Elon's problem is that no matter where he goes, there he is.
Elon's problem is that no matter where he goes, there he is.
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Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
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Detox is a scam.
It’s a legitimate medical term that has been hijacked by the wellness industry to sell pseudoscience.
It’s a legitimate medical term that has been hijacked by the wellness industry to sell pseudoscience.
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Detox is a scam.
It’s a legitimate medical term that has been hijacked by the wellness industry to sell pseudoscience.
It’s a legitimate medical term that has been hijacked by the wellness industry to sell pseudoscience.
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If the Republicans won't give up ACA subsidies when they are being pressured and taking political hits, the theory for why they are *more* likely to concede with the pressure removed is .... ?
Angus King: "This initial strategy didn't work. And now we have one. We're gonna have a guaranteed vote on the ACA, and it may not succeed. I grant that. But a reasonable chance -- 10, 20, 30% -- is a lot better than 0% which is where we were."
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
If the Republicans won't give up ACA subsidies when they are being pressured and taking political hits, the theory for why they are *more* likely to concede with the pressure removed is .... ?
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Of course these pardons are really about signaling to members of the current administration that are criming, “keep going, i got you”
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Of course these pardons are really about signaling to members of the current administration that are criming, “keep going, i got you”
So. After a full night's sleep, I'm landing a bit less "burn everything to the ground and salt the earth".
I'm not entirely in agreement with @joshtpm.bsky.social here, but he has the gist of what I'm feeling this morning.
"A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
I'm not entirely in agreement with @joshtpm.bsky.social here, but he has the gist of what I'm feeling this morning.
"A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So. After a full night's sleep, I'm landing a bit less "burn everything to the ground and salt the earth".
I'm not entirely in agreement with @joshtpm.bsky.social here, but he has the gist of what I'm feeling this morning.
"A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
I'm not entirely in agreement with @joshtpm.bsky.social here, but he has the gist of what I'm feeling this morning.
"A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
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Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS CASE THAT THREATENED ITS LANDMARK 2015 RULING RECOGNIZING A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS CASE THAT THREATENED ITS LANDMARK 2015 RULING RECOGNIZING A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
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Good. Damn good.
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS CASE THAT THREATENED ITS LANDMARK 2015 RULING RECOGNIZING A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Good. Damn good.
Well, there is one silver lining to all of this. This shit deal expire with respect to funding in about 6 or 7 weeks and we can go through all this again. It expires with respect to ACA before the election, and I fully expect Trump to fuck up whatever the Republicans do to try to run from it.
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Well, there is one silver lining to all of this. This shit deal expire with respect to funding in about 6 or 7 weeks and we can go through all this again. It expires with respect to ACA before the election, and I fully expect Trump to fuck up whatever the Republicans do to try to run from it.
I can tell you right now. In past election cycles, I've given hundreds of dollars to Dem office seekers.
Not one fucking dime from me for anyone running for office anywhere as a Democrat as long as Chuck Schumer is the party leader in the Senate.
Not one fucking dime from me for anyone running for office anywhere as a Democrat as long as Chuck Schumer is the party leader in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I can tell you right now. In past election cycles, I've given hundreds of dollars to Dem office seekers.
Not one fucking dime from me for anyone running for office anywhere as a Democrat as long as Chuck Schumer is the party leader in the Senate.
Not one fucking dime from me for anyone running for office anywhere as a Democrat as long as Chuck Schumer is the party leader in the Senate.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
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“We won the thing we were legally owed” take a victory lap Dems, absolutely killing it
One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“We won the thing we were legally owed” take a victory lap Dems, absolutely killing it
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President Donald Trump was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at the Commanders ga— … oh, wait wrong clip
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
President Donald Trump was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at the Commanders ga— … oh, wait wrong clip
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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If they give up on those ACA subsidies, they aren't ever going to get them back
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If they give up on those ACA subsidies, they aren't ever going to get them back
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See this?
Just so we are clear !!! 🖕
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
See this?
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Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
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This is just not true. The Trump administration has been cancelling nearly-done solar and wind projects approved by local regulators, constricting the supply of electricity
Pressed by Stephanopoulos on the fact that electricity prices have in fact gone up, Bessent punts: "Electricity prices are a state problem ... look, there are things the federal government can control. Local electricity prices are not one of them."
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is just not true. The Trump administration has been cancelling nearly-done solar and wind projects approved by local regulators, constricting the supply of electricity
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This! 👇
Trump‘s brilliant plan of 50 year mortgages means that after your first 20 years making huge interest payments to a bank you will have paid down almost none of the principal and they will still own the house you are living in with 30 years to go. A scam from a career con man.
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This! 👇
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This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
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