stosh machek
@stoshm.bsky.social
-believes everyone should have
a manifesto, maybe even 2!
-booted off every Meta platform!
-uncomfortably squinting in
the brite lite of your optimism!
-thanx for likes, pls share
a manifesto, maybe even 2!
-booted off every Meta platform!
-uncomfortably squinting in
the brite lite of your optimism!
-thanx for likes, pls share
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stosh machek
@stoshm.bsky.social
· Feb 2
Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
please READ THIS NOW
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Why show up to work at all then? At minimum, as the opposition party you say "This wouldn't happen if we were in power and if you give us power here's how we'll impose consequences on the president's lawbreaking." Have they outlined that in any real way?
A lot of people are mad at Schumer for saying this. But he's right. Democrats don't control a single branch of government and they can't pass anything. Only Republicans can rein in Trump because they control both chambers of Congress. Democrats have no cards to play here.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Why show up to work at all then? At minimum, as the opposition party you say "This wouldn't happen if we were in power and if you give us power here's how we'll impose consequences on the president's lawbreaking." Have they outlined that in any real way?
yes, yes, of course, presidential powers have always come from the constitution & congress
BUT THEY DONT ANYMORE - NOT W/ THIS PRESIDENT
..i know we'd all like them to, but thats just not the case until one way or another things are re-set
BUT THEY DONT ANYMORE - NOT W/ THIS PRESIDENT
..i know we'd all like them to, but thats just not the case until one way or another things are re-set
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
yes, yes, of course, presidential powers have always come from the constitution & congress
BUT THEY DONT ANYMORE - NOT W/ THIS PRESIDENT
..i know we'd all like them to, but thats just not the case until one way or another things are re-set
BUT THEY DONT ANYMORE - NOT W/ THIS PRESIDENT
..i know we'd all like them to, but thats just not the case until one way or another things are re-set
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So a lot of people are (quite rightly) laughing their asses off at this, but there's a legitimate lesson to be drawn here.
LLMs calculate the statistically most likely response to any input.
Think about the implications of that for a minute. That has to freak the alpha male crowd tf out.
LLMs calculate the statistically most likely response to any input.
Think about the implications of that for a minute. That has to freak the alpha male crowd tf out.
Imagine being so based even your AI girlfriend breaks up with you over it
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 AM
So a lot of people are (quite rightly) laughing their asses off at this, but there's a legitimate lesson to be drawn here.
LLMs calculate the statistically most likely response to any input.
Think about the implications of that for a minute. That has to freak the alpha male crowd tf out.
LLMs calculate the statistically most likely response to any input.
Think about the implications of that for a minute. That has to freak the alpha male crowd tf out.
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The fall out from the US terrorist attack and invasion on Venezuela:
1) The Supreme Court has appointed a new leader, vice president Delcy Rodríguez, this action legally invalidates the opposition’s case for election fraud, they no longer have a case to claim legitimacy.
1) The Supreme Court has appointed a new leader, vice president Delcy Rodríguez, this action legally invalidates the opposition’s case for election fraud, they no longer have a case to claim legitimacy.
January 5, 2026 at 7:46 AM
The fall out from the US terrorist attack and invasion on Venezuela:
1) The Supreme Court has appointed a new leader, vice president Delcy Rodríguez, this action legally invalidates the opposition’s case for election fraud, they no longer have a case to claim legitimacy.
1) The Supreme Court has appointed a new leader, vice president Delcy Rodríguez, this action legally invalidates the opposition’s case for election fraud, they no longer have a case to claim legitimacy.
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To be clear, I'm not saying *giving* RU Europe would work.
But that is, all but explicitly, the plan mapped out in National Security Strategy. You replace European democracy w/far right leaders paid by Putin via Xitter-induced civil war.
And that plan would have far more success than you think.
But that is, all but explicitly, the plan mapped out in National Security Strategy. You replace European democracy w/far right leaders paid by Putin via Xitter-induced civil war.
And that plan would have far more success than you think.
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
To be clear, I'm not saying *giving* RU Europe would work.
But that is, all but explicitly, the plan mapped out in National Security Strategy. You replace European democracy w/far right leaders paid by Putin via Xitter-induced civil war.
And that plan would have far more success than you think.
But that is, all but explicitly, the plan mapped out in National Security Strategy. You replace European democracy w/far right leaders paid by Putin via Xitter-induced civil war.
And that plan would have far more success than you think.
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We don't know yet whether invasion of Venezuela was part of A) a quid pro quo w/RU and China, Trump gets the W Hemisphere, China gets Taiwan, RU gets Europe OR B) whether it's a bid to undercut China (possibly by paying lip service to A).
But those define what we're trying to prevent in responding.
But those define what we're trying to prevent in responding.
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
We don't know yet whether invasion of Venezuela was part of A) a quid pro quo w/RU and China, Trump gets the W Hemisphere, China gets Taiwan, RU gets Europe OR B) whether it's a bid to undercut China (possibly by paying lip service to A).
But those define what we're trying to prevent in responding.
But those define what we're trying to prevent in responding.
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Seems important
Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
January 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Seems important
raise your hand if you think that if he'd sought congressional approval, he'd have got it
..now raise your hand if you think he wouldnt have done it if he didnt get approval
..im going to need the 2nd group to use those raised hands to smack themselves right upside the dome
..now raise your hand if you think he wouldnt have done it if he didnt get approval
..im going to need the 2nd group to use those raised hands to smack themselves right upside the dome
January 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
raise your hand if you think that if he'd sought congressional approval, he'd have got it
..now raise your hand if you think he wouldnt have done it if he didnt get approval
..im going to need the 2nd group to use those raised hands to smack themselves right upside the dome
..now raise your hand if you think he wouldnt have done it if he didnt get approval
..im going to need the 2nd group to use those raised hands to smack themselves right upside the dome
look, you dont have to believe me, i'm no nationally known expert, but please just consider for a moment, if you will, that not everything happening that isnt about the E.Files is a distraction from the E.Files
..some things are just their own special kinda horror
..some things are just their own special kinda horror
January 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
look, you dont have to believe me, i'm no nationally known expert, but please just consider for a moment, if you will, that not everything happening that isnt about the E.Files is a distraction from the E.Files
..some things are just their own special kinda horror
..some things are just their own special kinda horror
look pal, if we cant agree that democracy is dead can we agree that it certainly seems passé in some quarters?
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
look pal, if we cant agree that democracy is dead can we agree that it certainly seems passé in some quarters?
1) he cant do that!
2) its illegal!
3) impeach him!
1) he can do whatever he can get away with
2) so is 90% of the shit he did in the last year
3) we did, twice, he's still here
its gonna take a revolution, y'all
2) its illegal!
3) impeach him!
1) he can do whatever he can get away with
2) so is 90% of the shit he did in the last year
3) we did, twice, he's still here
its gonna take a revolution, y'all
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
1) he cant do that!
2) its illegal!
3) impeach him!
1) he can do whatever he can get away with
2) so is 90% of the shit he did in the last year
3) we did, twice, he's still here
its gonna take a revolution, y'all
2) its illegal!
3) impeach him!
1) he can do whatever he can get away with
2) so is 90% of the shit he did in the last year
3) we did, twice, he's still here
its gonna take a revolution, y'all
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
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It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
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If Dems really cared about What Happened Today they'd be flooding everyone's texts asking for money to somehow stand against it
January 4, 2026 at 4:27 AM
If Dems really cared about What Happened Today they'd be flooding everyone's texts asking for money to somehow stand against it
how long before
the Braves' R.Acuña Jr.,
the Astros' J.Altuve, &
the Royals' S.Pérez
along w/ every other Venezuelan MLBer
get deported for being our new enemies?
..& will that matter to the fans or the teams?
the Braves' R.Acuña Jr.,
the Astros' J.Altuve, &
the Royals' S.Pérez
along w/ every other Venezuelan MLBer
get deported for being our new enemies?
..& will that matter to the fans or the teams?
January 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
how long before
the Braves' R.Acuña Jr.,
the Astros' J.Altuve, &
the Royals' S.Pérez
along w/ every other Venezuelan MLBer
get deported for being our new enemies?
..& will that matter to the fans or the teams?
the Braves' R.Acuña Jr.,
the Astros' J.Altuve, &
the Royals' S.Pérez
along w/ every other Venezuelan MLBer
get deported for being our new enemies?
..& will that matter to the fans or the teams?
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Every member of congress that hasn’t spoken against this illegal war on Venezuela and the kidnapping of a sovereign nation’s leader is a coward too afraid to stand up for our constitution and should resign immediately or is just as guilty and should face criminal charges.
Your silence is complicity
Your silence is complicity
January 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Every member of congress that hasn’t spoken against this illegal war on Venezuela and the kidnapping of a sovereign nation’s leader is a coward too afraid to stand up for our constitution and should resign immediately or is just as guilty and should face criminal charges.
Your silence is complicity
Your silence is complicity
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We're thrilled to see the hope lighting up those brave Venezuelans. But this crooked regime about to grab the reins is gonna bleed the country's riches bone-dry and lock everyday folks out of any real shot at a decent life.
January 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We're thrilled to see the hope lighting up those brave Venezuelans. But this crooked regime about to grab the reins is gonna bleed the country's riches bone-dry and lock everyday folks out of any real shot at a decent life.
now's the time when we can sniff the air & smell the forging of MAGA cultist's opinions on Venezuela
from: ambivalence 'well, they got some good baseball players i guess',
morphing to just a hazy sort of generalized hate bc their skin's brown,
& ending with 'our sworn enemy & the face of all evil!'
from: ambivalence 'well, they got some good baseball players i guess',
morphing to just a hazy sort of generalized hate bc their skin's brown,
& ending with 'our sworn enemy & the face of all evil!'
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
now's the time when we can sniff the air & smell the forging of MAGA cultist's opinions on Venezuela
from: ambivalence 'well, they got some good baseball players i guess',
morphing to just a hazy sort of generalized hate bc their skin's brown,
& ending with 'our sworn enemy & the face of all evil!'
from: ambivalence 'well, they got some good baseball players i guess',
morphing to just a hazy sort of generalized hate bc their skin's brown,
& ending with 'our sworn enemy & the face of all evil!'
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I remember hearing libertarians scream that we weren’t supposed to be the world police.
Where’d they go?
Where’d they go?
January 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I remember hearing libertarians scream that we weren’t supposed to be the world police.
Where’d they go?
Where’d they go?
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We don’t have healthcare or education or housing or food or anything really because our money is used to fund a military that will go in and steal oil and resources for corporations that we’re also subsidizing with our money.
January 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
We don’t have healthcare or education or housing or food or anything really because our money is used to fund a military that will go in and steal oil and resources for corporations that we’re also subsidizing with our money.
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![It's day 3 of 2026 [jonah hill putting his hand over his face frustrated]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreidc4yvqg5hv4l4eon4lhkjuxbtwvebiojb4te7fkn4otepz5kvhde@jpeg)
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I think it’s time for us as US citizens to take action into our own hands and accept that majority of these politicians are not our saviors. Regardless of their political party.
Democracy is dead and no one is coming to save us. When the fuck are we going to save ourselves?
Democracy is dead and no one is coming to save us. When the fuck are we going to save ourselves?
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I think it’s time for us as US citizens to take action into our own hands and accept that majority of these politicians are not our saviors. Regardless of their political party.
Democracy is dead and no one is coming to save us. When the fuck are we going to save ourselves?
Democracy is dead and no one is coming to save us. When the fuck are we going to save ourselves?
aaaaaaaaand we're all ready for anti-war rally attendees to be called domestic terrorists, right?
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 PM
aaaaaaaaand we're all ready for anti-war rally attendees to be called domestic terrorists, right?