Caleb Mercer's Desk
@calebmercersdesk.bsky.social
Systems, governance, and failure modes. Interested in how democracies break and how they hold.
*The Trumpism Germ* *Resiste tyranno*
*The Trumpism Germ* *Resiste tyranno*
The Trumpism Germ relies on rage from both sides to amplify and spread. Algorithms are an accelerant.
#TrumpismGerm
#TrumpismGerm
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 AM
The Trumpism Germ relies on rage from both sides to amplify and spread. Algorithms are an accelerant.
#TrumpismGerm
#TrumpismGerm
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Ford motor corp joins the list of pedophile protectors
January 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Ford motor corp joins the list of pedophile protectors
Trumpism Germ pattern:
Create urgency → bypass review → dare institutions to clean up the mess → blame them if they do.
I acted illegally.Yelled BIG NUMBERS so you’d freak out. I told people to invest in me. Now it’s messy & I don’t know how to fix it. If the Court makes me undo it, I’m in trouble.
Create urgency → bypass review → dare institutions to clean up the mess → blame them if they do.
I acted illegally.Yelled BIG NUMBERS so you’d freak out. I told people to invest in me. Now it’s messy & I don’t know how to fix it. If the Court makes me undo it, I’m in trouble.
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Trumpism Germ pattern:
Create urgency → bypass review → dare institutions to clean up the mess → blame them if they do.
I acted illegally.Yelled BIG NUMBERS so you’d freak out. I told people to invest in me. Now it’s messy & I don’t know how to fix it. If the Court makes me undo it, I’m in trouble.
Create urgency → bypass review → dare institutions to clean up the mess → blame them if they do.
I acted illegally.Yelled BIG NUMBERS so you’d freak out. I told people to invest in me. Now it’s messy & I don’t know how to fix it. If the Court makes me undo it, I’m in trouble.
January 13, 2026 at 7:57 AM
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Trumpism attacks science and education because they create shared reality, slow false claims, and preserve records and memory. Verification adds friction. Research leaves records. Education builds some immunity. This democracy pathogen thrives when facts fragment and speed beats truth. #TrumpGerm
January 12, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Trumpism attacks science and education because they create shared reality, slow false claims, and preserve records and memory. Verification adds friction. Research leaves records. Education builds some immunity. This democracy pathogen thrives when facts fragment and speed beats truth. #TrumpGerm