Mateo Morales
@blueday21.bsky.social
thoughtful wanderer in the academic milieu. post-doc researcher; Carleton Fellowship. My thoughts are my own.
It's not a headline because it seems like a meme trolling and rage baiting. I think there's a strategy to exhaust people to look here and there over things that are hyperbole and designed to get people riled up.
September 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's not a headline because it seems like a meme trolling and rage baiting. I think there's a strategy to exhaust people to look here and there over things that are hyperbole and designed to get people riled up.
This sounds like hysteria. Sounds more like internet meme culture and bluster more than anything. I'd save my energy and not get worked up over obvious trolling and rage baiting.
September 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This sounds like hysteria. Sounds more like internet meme culture and bluster more than anything. I'd save my energy and not get worked up over obvious trolling and rage baiting.
I think he's trimming people to rage bait into a response. What happened to Taco?
September 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think he's trimming people to rage bait into a response. What happened to Taco?
No he's trolling. Frustrating that people fall for this so easily and are baited with a snap of a finger.
September 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
No he's trolling. Frustrating that people fall for this so easily and are baited with a snap of a finger.
That's not it and using the 2020 playbook will only ensure more losses. Stop making it about one racial group versus another. Time to bring people together rather than feeding into tearing them apart.
September 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
That's not it and using the 2020 playbook will only ensure more losses. Stop making it about one racial group versus another. Time to bring people together rather than feeding into tearing them apart.
The endless racial tirades helped put him in office, time to let up on trashing white people, it's a losing strategy. This isn't 2020 anymore, notice things have changed a bit, wish more Dems would realize this and stop with this losing playbook.
September 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The endless racial tirades helped put him in office, time to let up on trashing white people, it's a losing strategy. This isn't 2020 anymore, notice things have changed a bit, wish more Dems would realize this and stop with this losing playbook.
Almost all people will use Apple products just like before with no change. Deep down no one really cares about this enough to do anything but Hufflepuff.
August 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Almost all people will use Apple products just like before with no change. Deep down no one really cares about this enough to do anything but Hufflepuff.
Yep, and worse, his grandstanding gave the GOP more time to poll the vote and more time for T to push the sideliners into commitment. T even called him "best assist". Jeffries didn't just lose, he helped the GOP win.
July 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Yep, and worse, his grandstanding gave the GOP more time to poll the vote and more time for T to push the sideliners into commitment. T even called him "best assist". Jeffries didn't just lose, he helped the GOP win.
The long speech helped the GOP far more, gave them time to poll and repoll the vote and more time to work those who were on the sidelines. His long speech gave them time to walk into the vote with full confidence. T even boasted about it. Jeffries got the "record" but it wasn't a win.
July 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The long speech helped the GOP far more, gave them time to poll and repoll the vote and more time to work those who were on the sidelines. His long speech gave them time to walk into the vote with full confidence. T even boasted about it. Jeffries got the "record" but it wasn't a win.
worse, that grandstanding speech helped Johnson get the votes in line. Kept things going and gave lots of time to T to pressure and keep everyone in line. Don't think it worked the way Jeffries hoped it did.
July 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
worse, that grandstanding speech helped Johnson get the votes in line. Kept things going and gave lots of time to T to pressure and keep everyone in line. Don't think it worked the way Jeffries hoped it did.
that long speech helped the GOP and they are bragging about it because it allowed Johnson to poll and repoll the vote and T more time to pressure Reps to make the vote. So Jeffries helped them quite a bit. Not sure that was the intent, but the reality is what it is.
July 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
that long speech helped the GOP and they are bragging about it because it allowed Johnson to poll and repoll the vote and T more time to pressure Reps to make the vote. So Jeffries helped them quite a bit. Not sure that was the intent, but the reality is what it is.
The endless racial diatribes are part of the reason we are here. I think more constructive dialogue is helpful. Blanket blaming of all white people does little to help the situation and only engenders resentment. I wish more people saw that rather than blind rage against an entire group of people.
February 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The endless racial diatribes are part of the reason we are here. I think more constructive dialogue is helpful. Blanket blaming of all white people does little to help the situation and only engenders resentment. I wish more people saw that rather than blind rage against an entire group of people.
I'm not sure this sends the message hoped for.
February 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I'm not sure this sends the message hoped for.
The constant digs on white guys though only further the reaction that produced this. I say stop the racial attacks.
January 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The constant digs on white guys though only further the reaction that produced this. I say stop the racial attacks.
Well the EO to ban offshore oil drilling only helped T, wasn't a good move. That will be used as further justification. No fan of T, but I just think too many are out of touch and this last spat of EOs only emboldens T's agenda.
January 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Well the EO to ban offshore oil drilling only helped T, wasn't a good move. That will be used as further justification. No fan of T, but I just think too many are out of touch and this last spat of EOs only emboldens T's agenda.
i agree, but realistically if he really wants to do it, who exactly is going to tell him no? If they wanted to tell him no, how would they do that?
Kind of demoralizing because it doesn't seem like he can be told no anymore.
Kind of demoralizing because it doesn't seem like he can be told no anymore.
January 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
i agree, but realistically if he really wants to do it, who exactly is going to tell him no? If they wanted to tell him no, how would they do that?
Kind of demoralizing because it doesn't seem like he can be told no anymore.
Kind of demoralizing because it doesn't seem like he can be told no anymore.
makes sense, it's all kind of demoralizing because it seems like after the election, he's winning. he seems smug and its like he can do whatever he wants now because nothing is holding him back.
January 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
makes sense, it's all kind of demoralizing because it seems like after the election, he's winning. he seems smug and its like he can do whatever he wants now because nothing is holding him back.
See, I get where you are coming from, but after seeing what happened, this election I'm feeling kind of defeated. I just don't see him losing, all I see is him winning. I see a lot of rage and declaring him awful things, which I get, and yet he's winning. Kind of demoralizing.
January 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
See, I get where you are coming from, but after seeing what happened, this election I'm feeling kind of defeated. I just don't see him losing, all I see is him winning. I see a lot of rage and declaring him awful things, which I get, and yet he's winning. Kind of demoralizing.
I predict they will or say nothing at all. This is an easy costless issue for him. He gets everyone upset and gets to go after his detractors as "America h@ters".
Easy costless win for him, total distraction.
Easy costless win for him, total distraction.
January 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I predict they will or say nothing at all. This is an easy costless issue for him. He gets everyone upset and gets to go after his detractors as "America h@ters".
Easy costless win for him, total distraction.
Easy costless win for him, total distraction.
Basic psychology, it is a power statement. It makes a global declaration that doesn't cost him a dime. Love it or hate it, that's what it does. Anyone on the left who opposes it will be branded an America h@ter.
Unfortunately human psychology is what it is.
Unfortunately human psychology is what it is.
January 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Basic psychology, it is a power statement. It makes a global declaration that doesn't cost him a dime. Love it or hate it, that's what it does. Anyone on the left who opposes it will be branded an America h@ter.
Unfortunately human psychology is what it is.
Unfortunately human psychology is what it is.
It's a power statement. He is going to do it, no one is going to stop him and its a losing issue for the left in the US. See how that works? It will be spun as "why would you oppose taking pride in America, you guys just h@te the US". Unfortunately, that posturing is very effective.
January 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It's a power statement. He is going to do it, no one is going to stop him and its a losing issue for the left in the US. See how that works? It will be spun as "why would you oppose taking pride in America, you guys just h@te the US". Unfortunately, that posturing is very effective.
Yes, who would stop him. Once he calls it that anyone who opposes him risks confrontation. I don't think people are going to stop it.
January 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Yes, who would stop him. Once he calls it that anyone who opposes him risks confrontation. I don't think people are going to stop it.
T has the worlds largest military, the worlds largest economy, the worlds most powerful weapons. He only has to talk to governments if it pleases him. I don't think people appreciate the gravity of the situation.
January 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
T has the worlds largest military, the worlds largest economy, the worlds most powerful weapons. He only has to talk to governments if it pleases him. I don't think people appreciate the gravity of the situation.
yea, but how would they do that? Realistically there is no force that can match the US. I think T knows that, so he can get away with saying these outlandish things.
January 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
yea, but how would they do that? Realistically there is no force that can match the US. I think T knows that, so he can get away with saying these outlandish things.