Mason
@ahh-shucks.bsky.social
I just really don't like those guys...
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Mason
@ahh-shucks.bsky.social
· Mar 11
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Where do I get off this road?
This is insane.
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of," Trump said in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Where do I get off this road?
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@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”
August 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”
Look at what showed up in my inbox this evening...
July 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Look at what showed up in my inbox this evening...
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Perhaps instead of MAGA, we should call Trump’s variety of federalism MADA, for Make America Dead Again.
https://trib.al/Am7lbuN
https://trib.al/Am7lbuN
June 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Perhaps instead of MAGA, we should call Trump’s variety of federalism MADA, for Make America Dead Again.
https://trib.al/Am7lbuN
https://trib.al/Am7lbuN
So glad this day is over... Noxious.
June 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
So glad this day is over... Noxious.
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From notes and firsthand sources, we also learned of a remarkable meeting: When the U.S. ambassador went to a Gambian minister’s office to push him to approve Starlink’s license, she noted that U.S. foreign aid there was under review.
The Gambians took it as a veiled threat.
The Gambians took it as a veiled threat.
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
From notes and firsthand sources, we also learned of a remarkable meeting: When the U.S. ambassador went to a Gambian minister’s office to push him to approve Starlink’s license, she noted that U.S. foreign aid there was under review.
The Gambians took it as a veiled threat.
The Gambians took it as a veiled threat.
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And it's a bit concerning that he is a major investor in Substack.
Marc Andreesen is shaping media into his vision and some of y'all are just letting him. You are letting SS use your left leaning journalism to launder right wing extremism. It's making me nuts.
Marc Andreesen is shaping media into his vision and some of y'all are just letting him. You are letting SS use your left leaning journalism to launder right wing extremism. It's making me nuts.
Marc Andreessen is one of the most influential men in America. The billionaire venture capitalist has an audience with everyone from Trump officials to pundits to Democratic senators to tech execs the world over.
So it’s a bit concerning that his worldview leans fascist. 🧵 /1
So it’s a bit concerning that his worldview leans fascist. 🧵 /1
May 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
And it's a bit concerning that he is a major investor in Substack.
Marc Andreesen is shaping media into his vision and some of y'all are just letting him. You are letting SS use your left leaning journalism to launder right wing extremism. It's making me nuts.
Marc Andreesen is shaping media into his vision and some of y'all are just letting him. You are letting SS use your left leaning journalism to launder right wing extremism. It's making me nuts.
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In this week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: We've seen more candidate sign-ups in the last six months than we did in the first *three* years of Trump's first term. The movement for new leadership is growing!! (Plus, other good vibes.) rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...
RFS feel-good update: More new candidates in the last 6 months than in the first 3 years of Trump 1.0
That's a huge milestone
rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In this week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: We've seen more candidate sign-ups in the last six months than we did in the first *three* years of Trump's first term. The movement for new leadership is growing!! (Plus, other good vibes.) rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...
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Here’s what the tomato teaches us about free trade 🍅
May 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Here’s what the tomato teaches us about free trade 🍅
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This was a bit eye-opening:
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States that pay more than they receive get more orange.
States that receive more than they pay get more blue.
California subsidizes the country.
From Rockefeller Institute of Government, Balance of Payments portal.
Balance of payments, 2022
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States that pay more than they receive get more orange.
States that receive more than they pay get more blue.
California subsidizes the country.
From Rockefeller Institute of Government, Balance of Payments portal.
Balance of payments, 2022
April 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This was a bit eye-opening:
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States that pay more than they receive get more orange.
States that receive more than they pay get more blue.
California subsidizes the country.
From Rockefeller Institute of Government, Balance of Payments portal.
Balance of payments, 2022
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States that pay more than they receive get more orange.
States that receive more than they pay get more blue.
California subsidizes the country.
From Rockefeller Institute of Government, Balance of Payments portal.
Balance of payments, 2022
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Build workshops to help others get their passports (advice, consultation, transportation) & collectives to cover costs. Even better, those in the gov, millionaire or billionaire class should help subsidize this effort. It’s going to hurt at least 21 million, don’t let it be 21 million of ours. #3E
April 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Build workshops to help others get their passports (advice, consultation, transportation) & collectives to cover costs. Even better, those in the gov, millionaire or billionaire class should help subsidize this effort. It’s going to hurt at least 21 million, don’t let it be 21 million of ours. #3E
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Amount of electricity needed to power world's data centres expected to double in five years
Amount of electricity needed to power world's data centres expected to double in five years
The amount of electricity needed to power the world's data centres is expected to double in the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
news.sky.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Amount of electricity needed to power world's data centres expected to double in five years
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This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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And that friends is the game for Musk.
Musk will then immediately share it with China, of course, where half of all Teslas are made and a third of all Teslas are sold, the single most important market to his company's success, and likely the only country in which Tesla sales have a possibility of growing this year.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China (Gift Article)
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
And that friends is the game for Musk.
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WOW. WOW. WOW.
It is wild to see these representatives and wonder how they got to DC in the first place. The two party system is a pyramid scheme.
It is wild to see these representatives and wonder how they got to DC in the first place. The two party system is a pyramid scheme.
Holy shit. Republican Harriet Hagemen got torn apart at a town hall in Wyoming last night. In a state that voted for Trump by 46 points.
She tried defending DOGE and it went as well as you’d imagine.
“Deport Elon, Deport Elon!”
Watch to the end…
She tried defending DOGE and it went as well as you’d imagine.
“Deport Elon, Deport Elon!”
Watch to the end…
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
WOW. WOW. WOW.
It is wild to see these representatives and wonder how they got to DC in the first place. The two party system is a pyramid scheme.
It is wild to see these representatives and wonder how they got to DC in the first place. The two party system is a pyramid scheme.
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“Because I Want to Save My Country” – Lana, a participant in the Pasadena CA #TeslaTakedown event, discusses her reasons for joining the #BoycottTesla march on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Lana encourages people to recognize what is at stake.
#pasadena #indivisible
#pasadena #indivisible
March 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
“Because I Want to Save My Country” – Lana, a participant in the Pasadena CA #TeslaTakedown event, discusses her reasons for joining the #BoycottTesla march on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Lana encourages people to recognize what is at stake.
#pasadena #indivisible
#pasadena #indivisible
I think she's successfully been made the "boogeyman" for older voters, in general, and with the visibility she's now getting, likely able to make more positive gains in that demographic. Some good marketing could really open doors for her and more progressive candidates. Pendulum swings.
CNN: A new poll gives us a sense of who Democrats and Democratic leaning voters think best aligns with the party's core values. And that's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
March 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I think she's successfully been made the "boogeyman" for older voters, in general, and with the visibility she's now getting, likely able to make more positive gains in that demographic. Some good marketing could really open doors for her and more progressive candidates. Pendulum swings.
It's 945a and I already want to go home to take a nap. This is middle age life in a nutshell.
March 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's 945a and I already want to go home to take a nap. This is middle age life in a nutshell.
Paywall got you down?
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March 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Paywall got you down?
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ATLANTIC: “Part of the risk (of Trump letting Musk make 🇺🇸 air traffic control dependent on Starlink for billions of dollars) is Musk could simply choose to switch it off.”
We have reached Bond villain territory.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
We have reached Bond villain territory.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
ATLANTIC: “Part of the risk (of Trump letting Musk make 🇺🇸 air traffic control dependent on Starlink for billions of dollars) is Musk could simply choose to switch it off.”
We have reached Bond villain territory.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
We have reached Bond villain territory.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The economic black out is tomorrow. I'm participating.
Im excited to take place in the economic blackout boycott tomorrow.
I hope you'll join me and millions of others.
I hope you'll join me and millions of others.
February 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The economic black out is tomorrow. I'm participating.
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Upcoming US protests. #3E #USprotests
February 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Upcoming US protests. #3E #USprotests
I really hate this timeline. I cannot believe this is where we chose to be.
February 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I really hate this timeline. I cannot believe this is where we chose to be.
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If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.