Captain Pablo
@captainpablo.bsky.social
Lifelong liberal son of lifelong liberal parents.
“This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless.” -Lyndon Johnson
“This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless.” -Lyndon Johnson
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Live from "war ravaged" Portland
September 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Live from "war ravaged" Portland
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This is the most convoluted analysis I've read in some time. Basically, Trump's risking getting caught in polling tailwinds, much like Biden, the difference being that Trump's will be based in actual real economic conditions and not ethereal feelings and phantasmal beliefs.
Trump is in danger of getting trapped in the same "vibecession"dynamic that doomed Biden — only this time, the structural signals are flashing red and Trump's signature legislation is toxic.
Trump stares down dangerous economic doom loop
Trump is in danger of getting trapped in the same dynamic that doomed Biden.
www.axios.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is the most convoluted analysis I've read in some time. Basically, Trump's risking getting caught in polling tailwinds, much like Biden, the difference being that Trump's will be based in actual real economic conditions and not ethereal feelings and phantasmal beliefs.
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Anyway are we gonna keep talking about how we found out today that Trump sent Navy SEALS to North Korea to plant a listening device but instead they panicked and murdered a bunch of random fishermen or is that just gonna get memory holed
September 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Anyway are we gonna keep talking about how we found out today that Trump sent Navy SEALS to North Korea to plant a listening device but instead they panicked and murdered a bunch of random fishermen or is that just gonna get memory holed
“One firefighter who was present at the raid said he is convinced that Team 7 leaders sent their crews into a trap.
“I felt beyond betrayed,” said the firefighter.”
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“I felt beyond betrayed,” said the firefighter.”
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Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration raid • Stateline
Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last week raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours.
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September 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“One firefighter who was present at the raid said he is convinced that Team 7 leaders sent their crews into a trap.
“I felt beyond betrayed,” said the firefighter.”
stateline.org/2025/08/31/f...
“I felt beyond betrayed,” said the firefighter.”
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Whatever this self-styled operation’s haphazard beginnings, it marks another instalment of a story that could not be more serious: the long march of a politics full of audacity and ambition, which is now reaching people and places that the left gets nowhere near.
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Flags as symbols of prejudice, not pride – and a distinct air of menace. Welcome to England 2025 | John Harris
The rapid spread of these banners is unsettling – and shows how the hard right is reaching people and places the left cannot, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Whatever this self-styled operation’s haphazard beginnings, it marks another instalment of a story that could not be more serious: the long march of a politics full of audacity and ambition, which is now reaching people and places that the left gets nowhere near.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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While involving federal forces in trash pick-up is an obvious misuse of resources, it’s probably a better use of time than ramping up arrest numbers to create the illusion of a crackdown on crime in the nation’s capitol.
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Trump’s National Guard in D.C. Given Embarrassing New Task
They’ve been very, very busy. So busy.
newrepublic.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
While involving federal forces in trash pick-up is an obvious misuse of resources, it’s probably a better use of time than ramping up arrest numbers to create the illusion of a crackdown on crime in the nation’s capitol.
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“I suspect that, as Trump inevitably works to extend his personal dominion over the entire country, we’ll find renewed value in the insights of our revolutionary forebears. We may even decide to put them to use.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Always Wants a Crisis
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“I suspect that, as Trump inevitably works to extend his personal dominion over the entire country, we’ll find renewed value in the insights of our revolutionary forebears. We may even decide to put them to use.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
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Not only is Trump stupidly meeting with Putin in Alaska, he’s doing it on one of the holiest days of the orthodox calendar
August 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Not only is Trump stupidly meeting with Putin in Alaska, he’s doing it on one of the holiest days of the orthodox calendar
Much is being made of CBS’ “capitulation” to Trump. I doubt that Paramount sees what to them was a transaction to maximize shareholder value in that way. To me, this is even scarier.
July 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Much is being made of CBS’ “capitulation” to Trump. I doubt that Paramount sees what to them was a transaction to maximize shareholder value in that way. To me, this is even scarier.
If the Trump administration can release 200,000 pages of files on MLK, surely it can handle releasing one list.
July 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If the Trump administration can release 200,000 pages of files on MLK, surely it can handle releasing one list.
How long before Deplorable Weakling t-shirts are for sale?
July 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
How long before Deplorable Weakling t-shirts are for sale?
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“Where are the people?” 😂😂😂
June 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“Where are the people?” 😂😂😂
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“With these changes, the wildly expensive parade—on which the Army alone has said it is spending up to $45 million—and the upcoming anniversary celebrations have become a source of job and contract opportunities for Trumpworld operatives.”
“With these changes, the wildly expensive parade—on which the Army alone has said it is spending up to $45 million—and the upcoming anniversary celebrations have become a source of job and contract opportunities for Trumpworld operatives.”
How MAGA took over America’s 250th birthday
Trump's military parade is just the beginning.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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“With these changes, the wildly expensive parade—on which the Army alone has said it is spending up to $45 million—and the upcoming anniversary celebrations have become a source of job and contract opportunities for Trumpworld operatives.”
“With these changes, the wildly expensive parade—on which the Army alone has said it is spending up to $45 million—and the upcoming anniversary celebrations have become a source of job and contract opportunities for Trumpworld operatives.”
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“He led soldiers, in other words, in a display of unseemly behavior that ran contrary to everything the founder of the U.S. Army, George Washington, strove to imbue in the American armed forces.”
“He led soldiers, in other words, in a display of unseemly behavior that ran contrary to everything the founder of the U.S. Army, George Washington, strove to imbue in the American armed forces.”
The Silence of the Generals
As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army’s defense.
www.theatlantic.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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“He led soldiers, in other words, in a display of unseemly behavior that ran contrary to everything the founder of the U.S. Army, George Washington, strove to imbue in the American armed forces.”
“He led soldiers, in other words, in a display of unseemly behavior that ran contrary to everything the founder of the U.S. Army, George Washington, strove to imbue in the American armed forces.”
Lawmakers Slam Treatment Of Democratic Senator: ‘Not The America I Know’ - HuffPost
“It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level. It’s not the America I know,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told reporters on Thursday after a video of the confrontation went viral online.”
“It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level. It’s not the America I know,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told reporters on Thursday after a video of the confrontation went viral online.”
June 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Lawmakers Slam Treatment Of Democratic Senator: ‘Not The America I Know’ - HuffPost
“It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level. It’s not the America I know,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told reporters on Thursday after a video of the confrontation went viral online.”
“It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level. It’s not the America I know,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told reporters on Thursday after a video of the confrontation went viral online.”
“Youngkin’s GOP is turning off voters by the thousands and raising hopes of a Democratic blowout in statewide elections later this year.”
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Virginia Republicans are reeling — and they have no one to blame but themselves
Today’s MAGA-fied Republicans have entirely forgotten how to govern — or even how to police their own bad behavior.
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May 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“Youngkin’s GOP is turning off voters by the thousands and raising hopes of a Democratic blowout in statewide elections later this year.”
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