deCadmus
@decadmus.bsky.social
Product manager, coffee geek, writer. Intrigued by disruptive tech and connected things, distracted by craft booze and barbecue. He / him. My opinions — particularly those on politics — are left of center, occasionally nettlesome, and entirely my own.
Misspelled “confounds.”
As Shutdown Nears End, Trump Still Confronts Soaring Health Costs www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
As Shutdown Nears End, Trump Still Confronts Soaring Health Costs
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Misspelled “confounds.”
No health care, no deal. Stand firm.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
No health care, no deal. Stand firm.
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They gutted the Washington Post. CBS. NYT. Now Teen Vogue.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
They gutted the Washington Post. CBS. NYT. Now Teen Vogue.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
A *cleansing*. Huh.
Schmitt: "Let's just call it out. We need a cleansing here. Let's just be truthful about what's happening. This left-wing political violence is not a both sides thing. It's not."
October 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A *cleansing*. Huh.
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A belter of a post by @mmasnick.bsky.social: "The pattern is clear: mainstream media has become so terrified of appearing biased that they’ve abandoned their basic responsibility to clearly communicate truth to the public."
Also one of the reasons why independent journalists are vital right now.
Also one of the reasons why independent journalists are vital right now.
The Mainstream Media Is Catastrophically Failing To Meet The Moment
Earlier today we wrote about Trump’s extraordinary admission that he was basing military deployment decisions on old Fox News footage and lies from his advisors. But there’s an even mor…
www.techdirt.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A belter of a post by @mmasnick.bsky.social: "The pattern is clear: mainstream media has become so terrified of appearing biased that they’ve abandoned their basic responsibility to clearly communicate truth to the public."
Also one of the reasons why independent journalists are vital right now.
Also one of the reasons why independent journalists are vital right now.
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Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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"If Disney doesn’t want to fight over the independence of its news division, or the content of its animated movies, or the hiring policies at its theme parks, then it ought to line the fuck up behind Jimmy Kimmel, right now." www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
September 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"If Disney doesn’t want to fight over the independence of its news division, or the content of its animated movies, or the hiring policies at its theme parks, then it ought to line the fuck up behind Jimmy Kimmel, right now." www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
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huh who could’ve guessed the keystone cops would release sketchy info to the press that fit the preconceived narrative they were trying to back into
WSJ just retracted its report that the shooter’s ammo was engraved with “transgender and anti-fascist ideology.”
It smelled like bullshit from the beginning, and every conservative who ran with it should be shamed into obscurity.
It smelled like bullshit from the beginning, and every conservative who ran with it should be shamed into obscurity.
September 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
huh who could’ve guessed the keystone cops would release sketchy info to the press that fit the preconceived narrative they were trying to back into
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September 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
September 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
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Still my favorite explanation of the difference between INT and WIS: int is knowing that Frankenstein is the name of the doctor.
Wis is knowing that Frankenstein was, in fact, the monster
Wis is knowing that Frankenstein was, in fact, the monster
August 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Still my favorite explanation of the difference between INT and WIS: int is knowing that Frankenstein is the name of the doctor.
Wis is knowing that Frankenstein was, in fact, the monster
Wis is knowing that Frankenstein was, in fact, the monster
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This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
August 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
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Chicagoans will rally and march on Labor Day starting at 11 a.m. at the Haymarket Memorial to protest Trump's threat of a military occupation of the city.
It's time to speak out. Join us.
It's time to speak out. Join us.
Labor Day March Planned To Protest Trump And Possible National Guard Deployment
Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday the Chicago Police Department has "strategically placed a plan" if President Donald Trump follows through on threats to deploy thousands of federal troops in the cit...
blockclubchicago.org
August 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Chicagoans will rally and march on Labor Day starting at 11 a.m. at the Haymarket Memorial to protest Trump's threat of a military occupation of the city.
It's time to speak out. Join us.
It's time to speak out. Join us.
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Buying anything from overseas is about to get more expensive, more logistically complicated, slower, and overall more annoying. Film photography community, retro games community, people into skincare already seeing chaos on eBay. eBay sellers locking US buyers out.
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
Trump Tariffs Cause Chaos on Ebay as Every Hobby Becomes Logistical Minefield
Buying cameras, retro games, board games, skincare, flashlights, sex toys, watches, and anything else from overseas just became far more complicated, slow, and expensive.
www.404media.co
August 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Buying anything from overseas is about to get more expensive, more logistically complicated, slower, and overall more annoying. Film photography community, retro games community, people into skincare already seeing chaos on eBay. eBay sellers locking US buyers out.
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
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Just received this statement from Lisa Cook:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky
Trump Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Just received this statement from Lisa Cook:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
It’s perfectly normal and routine for executives who are unhappy with the key performance indicators of their business to fire their accountants said no board member, ever.
August 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It’s perfectly normal and routine for executives who are unhappy with the key performance indicators of their business to fire their accountants said no board member, ever.
State watchdog says it’s totally cool that churches do money laundering now.
The complaint alleged the senator’s church in Independence founded acted as an unregistered PAC to conceal the identities of donors.
KC-area senator’s church campaign donations didn’t break law, state watchdog says
The complaint alleged the senator’s church in Independence founded acted as an unregistered PAC to conceal the identities of donors.
bit.ly
July 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
State watchdog says it’s totally cool that churches do money laundering now.
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NEW: “One thing is becoming clear about Alligator Alcatraz: The politicians running the place are bigger lawbreakers than many of the immigrants they’re locking up.”
Vital reporting by @jasongarcia.bsky.social
- no background checks on correctional staff
- safety laws suspended
- no-bid contracts👇
Vital reporting by @jasongarcia.bsky.social
- no background checks on correctional staff
- safety laws suspended
- no-bid contracts👇
Alligator Alcatraz: A legal black hole, hidden in a swamp
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
jasongarcia.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW: “One thing is becoming clear about Alligator Alcatraz: The politicians running the place are bigger lawbreakers than many of the immigrants they’re locking up.”
Vital reporting by @jasongarcia.bsky.social
- no background checks on correctional staff
- safety laws suspended
- no-bid contracts👇
Vital reporting by @jasongarcia.bsky.social
- no background checks on correctional staff
- safety laws suspended
- no-bid contracts👇
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Marines and DHS arrest anti-ICE protester after children were spotted in chains at the federal detention center in LA
July 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Marines and DHS arrest anti-ICE protester after children were spotted in chains at the federal detention center in LA
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I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Telling the Truth About the Supreme Court
The task of interpreting the law is inherently “political.” But no justice has been this comfortable saying so in public.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump
Meanwhile, TikTok is making the case that bass players are, in fact, cool.
June 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Meanwhile, TikTok is making the case that bass players are, in fact, cool.
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"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
May 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.