Charles Я. Davis
@charliearchy.bsky.social
Founder, @TheRedoubt.net
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I wrote about Hakeem Jeffries, Henry Cuellar and how America's political opposition risks blowing the case against elite corruption. www.theredoubt.net/how-to-blow-...
How to blow the case against elite corruption
Defending bribes and ties to wealthy criminals is why you get cynicism about politics.
www.theredoubt.net
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I wrote about Hakeem Jeffries, Henry Cuellar and how America's political opposition risks blowing the case against elite corruption. www.theredoubt.net/how-to-blow-...
As someone who loathes the PSL as much as anyone, I'm extremely bored by discourse over which logos a DSA chapter lists on an anti-war rally poster.
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
As someone who loathes the PSL as much as anyone, I'm extremely bored by discourse over which logos a DSA chapter lists on an anti-war rally poster.
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"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
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I’ve said it before and ill say it again. The Trump-led US is not our friend. They think of us as a vassal, a dumb and helpless child that needs to be taken care of (not in a good way tho). This official (!) document reads like a collection of Elon Musk tweets.
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I’ve said it before and ill say it again. The Trump-led US is not our friend. They think of us as a vassal, a dumb and helpless child that needs to be taken care of (not in a good way tho). This official (!) document reads like a collection of Elon Musk tweets.
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Trump national security strategy: Make Europe White Again.
"Over the long term, it is more than plausible that within a few decades ...certain NATO members will become majority non-European"
"the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
"Over the long term, it is more than plausible that within a few decades ...certain NATO members will become majority non-European"
"the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Trump national security strategy: Make Europe White Again.
"Over the long term, it is more than plausible that within a few decades ...certain NATO members will become majority non-European"
"the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
"Over the long term, it is more than plausible that within a few decades ...certain NATO members will become majority non-European"
"the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure"
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Tram in Vienna on its way to Friedrich Engels Place.
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Tram in Vienna on its way to Friedrich Engels Place.
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Rep. Jim Himes after being briefed by Adm. Bradley:
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Rep. Jim Himes after being briefed by Adm. Bradley:
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
I wrote about Hakeem Jeffries, Henry Cuellar and how America's political opposition risks blowing the case against elite corruption. www.theredoubt.net/how-to-blow-...
How to blow the case against elite corruption
Defending bribes and ties to wealthy criminals is why you get cynicism about politics.
www.theredoubt.net
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I wrote about Hakeem Jeffries, Henry Cuellar and how America's political opposition risks blowing the case against elite corruption. www.theredoubt.net/how-to-blow-...
How many gold bars will it cost Menendez to get his pardon? thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
How many gold bars will it cost Menendez to get his pardon? thehill.com/regulation/c...
I think "woke military coup" is pretty much cope, with a military like this.
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I think "woke military coup" is pretty much cope, with a military like this.
Might be the Haterade talking but I hate everything this guy has written. It’s like Olivia Nuzzi trying to do Cormac McCarthy or something. It grates.
not sam fucking kriss doing the "psych, that paragraph was written by AI" in the new york fucking times
December 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Might be the Haterade talking but I hate everything this guy has written. It’s like Olivia Nuzzi trying to do Cormac McCarthy or something. It grates.
I don't like the odds of a congressional majority led by Democrats like this doing anything to rein in ICE.
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I don't like the odds of a congressional majority led by Democrats like this doing anything to rein in ICE.
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Alex, give me "Why do voters thinks 'both sides' are corrupt for $600."
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Alex, give me "Why do voters thinks 'both sides' are corrupt for $600."
"Valentina Gomez earned a bachelor's degree from Central Connecticut State University." ballotpedia.org/Valentina_Go...
Valentina Gomez announced her run for Texas’ 31st Congressional District with one of the most vile racist messages I’ve ever seen:
“Vote for me so we can kick every dirty Muslim out of Texas.
Save your daughters from getting ra**d by Muhammad”
America 2025
“Vote for me so we can kick every dirty Muslim out of Texas.
Save your daughters from getting ra**d by Muhammad”
America 2025
December 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"Valentina Gomez earned a bachelor's degree from Central Connecticut State University." ballotpedia.org/Valentina_Go...
"Screenshots of her texts show she referred to the FBI agent as her love and later grew angry and texted, 'You are a Bitch.'"
Nomma Zarubina, who is charged with lying about her alleged contacts with Russian intelligence, was jailed after failing to heed warnings against drunk texting an FBI agent.
Drunk Texting Leads to Jail for Woman Accused of Hiding Links to Russian Intelligence
Nomma Zarubina, who is charged with lying about her alleged contacts with Russian intelligence, was jailed after failing to heed warnings against drunk texting an FBI agent.
www.occrp.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Screenshots of her texts show she referred to the FBI agent as her love and later grew angry and texted, 'You are a Bitch.'"
I tire of "people who read polls for a living" conflating that with knowing how to unlock The Human Mind and manipulate the voting masses. Just tell us the numbers, dude.
December 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I tire of "people who read polls for a living" conflating that with knowing how to unlock The Human Mind and manipulate the voting masses. Just tell us the numbers, dude.
The Reddit algorithm was cooking when it decided to show me posts from "r/apartmentliving"
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Reddit algorithm was cooking when it decided to show me posts from "r/apartmentliving"
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1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6
Great!
Svedka’s Super Bowl ad will use AI to introduce its Fembot to a new generation.
Svedka’s First Super Bowl Ad Will Be Made Primarily With AI
Vodka brand’s ‘Fembot’ character is back after more than 10 years in retirement.
on.wsj.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Great!
I never thought “I remember the Bush administration” would make me feel so old, so soon.
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I never thought “I remember the Bush administration” would make me feel so old, so soon.
Possibly related, from September: "With the exception of Netflix, a hugely profitable public company without apparent immediate need for government favor, every studio is either already compromised or about to be." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...
MAGA is back pretending they care about corporate power and "antitrust reform" (with the press' help) this time as a ruse to help Larry Ellison top Netflix in the acquisition bid for Warner Brothers, CNN, and HBO:
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Possibly related, from September: "With the exception of Netflix, a hugely profitable public company without apparent immediate need for government favor, every studio is either already compromised or about to be." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...
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"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case."
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case."
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
This is a flat-out 100% lie from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and he knows it. Impeachment resolutions are privileged, they can force a vote at any time.
If you posted as often as people in the Trump admin. your boss would correctly assume you’re not working.
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
If you posted as often as people in the Trump admin. your boss would correctly assume you’re not working.
Ex-military reporters > Reporters who wish they were ex-military
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ex-military reporters > Reporters who wish they were ex-military
When I can’t figure out how to say something in German, which is often, my brain — operating on the principle: “oh, this isn’t English” — wants me to try saying it in Spanish.
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
When I can’t figure out how to say something in German, which is often, my brain — operating on the principle: “oh, this isn’t English” — wants me to try saying it in Spanish.