DJ
@thenewolympian.bsky.social
Congress has abdicated
Getting ready for another week of fighting for democracy in court.
May 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Congress has abdicated
We do realize that the USA's hegemony is over right? The entire globe is shifting east. We are essentially fighting to not descend into a fascist-authoritarian hell-hole, and to be able to live well even after our rivals make parity with us (will coincide with the end of the dollar's dominance)
February 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We do realize that the USA's hegemony is over right? The entire globe is shifting east. We are essentially fighting to not descend into a fascist-authoritarian hell-hole, and to be able to live well even after our rivals make parity with us (will coincide with the end of the dollar's dominance)
There have been smarter tyrants that lost. Do not despair.
February 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
There have been smarter tyrants that lost. Do not despair.
Stupid people are too confident and that’s a societal failure.
February 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Stupid people are too confident and that’s a societal failure.
You have no idea how damaging it is to fascism if you can speak and write clearly. If you can even think clearly, you are problem to it.
February 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
You have no idea how damaging it is to fascism if you can speak and write clearly. If you can even think clearly, you are problem to it.
Americans are marked by the special ability to not feel mental dissonance. We routinely reconcile the irreconcilable, resulting in: racist christians, statist liberals, fascist conservatives, pro-lifers against free lunch in schools, libertarians supporting state centralization—No dissonance ever.
February 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Americans are marked by the special ability to not feel mental dissonance. We routinely reconcile the irreconcilable, resulting in: racist christians, statist liberals, fascist conservatives, pro-lifers against free lunch in schools, libertarians supporting state centralization—No dissonance ever.
The world would improve incredibly if the modest and skillful became unflinchingly confident. The stupid and ignorant do not justify themselves; why do you?
February 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The world would improve incredibly if the modest and skillful became unflinchingly confident. The stupid and ignorant do not justify themselves; why do you?
In this article I argued that wherever there are "representatives," the system of Gov is actually an oligarchy or aristocracy. This becomes most apparent in crisis. We are forced to watch their power struggles and have the right only to swap elites out.
www.thenewolympian.com/p/there-is-n...
www.thenewolympian.com/p/there-is-n...
There is no such thing as "Representative" Democracy
Dispelling a common myth
www.thenewolympian.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
In this article I argued that wherever there are "representatives," the system of Gov is actually an oligarchy or aristocracy. This becomes most apparent in crisis. We are forced to watch their power struggles and have the right only to swap elites out.
www.thenewolympian.com/p/there-is-n...
www.thenewolympian.com/p/there-is-n...
The CIA will not hesitate to assassinate or overthrow a foreign leader, but let an actual illegal immigrant launch an internal coup that destabilizes the federal government and suddenly—the CIA is not CIA’ing.
February 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The CIA will not hesitate to assassinate or overthrow a foreign leader, but let an actual illegal immigrant launch an internal coup that destabilizes the federal government and suddenly—the CIA is not CIA’ing.
The goal is to go back to when minorities and women were a permanent underclass. Futile. Will do damage and cause pain, but ultimately futile.
no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The goal is to go back to when minorities and women were a permanent underclass. Futile. Will do damage and cause pain, but ultimately futile.
At the most critical juncture in American history. Unbelievable.
February 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
At the most critical juncture in American history. Unbelievable.
"The legitimation of violence against a demonized internal enemy brings us close to the heart of fascism." - Paxton, The Anatomy of Fascism
February 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"The legitimation of violence against a demonized internal enemy brings us close to the heart of fascism." - Paxton, The Anatomy of Fascism
There’s no reality or alternative reality in which I’ll fight a Canadian or Panamanian; all our current enemies are within the US.
February 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
There’s no reality or alternative reality in which I’ll fight a Canadian or Panamanian; all our current enemies are within the US.
Because it was never about groceries. It was never about the economy. It has always been about visceral FEAR. About non-whites and women making leaps and bounds ahead in a system that once made them a permanent underclass. They FEAR that they are becoming the underclass and Trump feeds on that.
The most surreal and maddening feature of the campaign was that everyone agreed that high prices were the main issue but the guy explicitly, consistently running on a platform of raising everyone’s prices won voters most concerned about high prices.
We hammered this time and time again and yet.
We hammered this time and time again and yet.
February 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Because it was never about groceries. It was never about the economy. It has always been about visceral FEAR. About non-whites and women making leaps and bounds ahead in a system that once made them a permanent underclass. They FEAR that they are becoming the underclass and Trump feeds on that.
The Democratic Party did not Fascist-proof nor Authoritarian-proof their holdings under Biden, nor adequately prepare for the possibility of a returning Trump. Why? Because they assumed we had returned to the status quo. To politics as rhetoric while doing nothing and getting paid. Now look.
February 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Democratic Party did not Fascist-proof nor Authoritarian-proof their holdings under Biden, nor adequately prepare for the possibility of a returning Trump. Why? Because they assumed we had returned to the status quo. To politics as rhetoric while doing nothing and getting paid. Now look.
Do not let evil people have a monopoly on violence, defend yourself and others
I'm adequately prepared to protect myself and my family during a High-Threat of Violence situation.
I hope you are as well. Self-Defense is your right. Justified Self Defense is NOT a crime.
I've been around the world. I've always been keenly aware that a situation like that is possible.
I hope you are as well. Self-Defense is your right. Justified Self Defense is NOT a crime.
I've been around the world. I've always been keenly aware that a situation like that is possible.
February 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Do not let evil people have a monopoly on violence, defend yourself and others
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January 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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We strongly urge you not to resign and recommend seeking legal counsel!
January 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
We strongly urge you not to resign and recommend seeking legal counsel!
Not going to happen, would be cowardly if it did happen and would doom the rest of the country to a near certain authoritarianism. Democrats need to stop the emotionalism and being reactionary. Make a blue wave happen.
January 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Not going to happen, would be cowardly if it did happen and would doom the rest of the country to a near certain authoritarianism. Democrats need to stop the emotionalism and being reactionary. Make a blue wave happen.
If you are trying to figure out who to watch out for if the USA goes full fascist—it’s your HOA. The members of your HOA will report you to the secret police.
January 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you are trying to figure out who to watch out for if the USA goes full fascist—it’s your HOA. The members of your HOA will report you to the secret police.
One of the greatest errors on behalf of liberal democracies in the early 20th century is that they wasted tons of time trying to debate with fascists; to show through reason that their ideas were wrong, immoral or unreasonable.
January 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
One of the greatest errors on behalf of liberal democracies in the early 20th century is that they wasted tons of time trying to debate with fascists; to show through reason that their ideas were wrong, immoral or unreasonable.
I wonder which stupidity will spark the next world war. A moronic assassination? An art school rejection? A billionaire propping up a neo-nazi party?
January 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I wonder which stupidity will spark the next world war. A moronic assassination? An art school rejection? A billionaire propping up a neo-nazi party?
The ethic that calls for “enduring” everything is exactly why evil proliferates.
January 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The ethic that calls for “enduring” everything is exactly why evil proliferates.
Historically, both conservatives & liberals cooperated with fascists. They believed they could feign deferment, then resurrect their principles & seize back institutions. It never worked. They could never time the critical moment, and would still be useless if they could.
January 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Historically, both conservatives & liberals cooperated with fascists. They believed they could feign deferment, then resurrect their principles & seize back institutions. It never worked. They could never time the critical moment, and would still be useless if they could.
Should be comparing Trump to Mussolini, not Hitler
January 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Should be comparing Trump to Mussolini, not Hitler