Michael P. Scott
@empeescott.bsky.social
retired CA attorney, living in Olympia WA
Mundus Sine Caesaribus
Only "shithole countries" immunize their Presidents
I "cloud nine" when I want to
We still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence
Let a hundred Luigis bloom
Mundus Sine Caesaribus
Only "shithole countries" immunize their Presidents
I "cloud nine" when I want to
We still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence
Let a hundred Luigis bloom
Oh, ffs. You're not "sticking your neck out."
You're coming to Thune, your own head-in-hand, pre-chopped.
You're coming to Thune, your own head-in-hand, pre-chopped.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Oh, ffs. You're not "sticking your neck out."
You're coming to Thune, your own head-in-hand, pre-chopped.
You're coming to Thune, your own head-in-hand, pre-chopped.
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The question is: what purpose a filibuster you won’t or can’t use?
like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The question is: what purpose a filibuster you won’t or can’t use?
Excerpts from a Sitcom Set in New York City by Writers Who Are Clearly from California
Rebecca and Hannah’s average-size, twenty-five-hundred-square-foot apartment overlooking Central Park is perfect for accommodating big groups.
[no free New Yorker link; sorry!]
Rebecca and Hannah’s average-size, twenty-five-hundred-square-foot apartment overlooking Central Park is perfect for accommodating big groups.
[no free New Yorker link; sorry!]
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Excerpts from a Sitcom Set in New York City by Writers Who Are Clearly from California
Rebecca and Hannah’s average-size, twenty-five-hundred-square-foot apartment overlooking Central Park is perfect for accommodating big groups.
[no free New Yorker link; sorry!]
Rebecca and Hannah’s average-size, twenty-five-hundred-square-foot apartment overlooking Central Park is perfect for accommodating big groups.
[no free New Yorker link; sorry!]
"I have a particular set of skills . . . "
![[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don't know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:omzgtdvd2mf74q5qzia2albn/bafkreif3rmbsrda2ke4cr26sxer7mba6zoewvwvnsues23dtsnhj6k7haa@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"I have a particular set of skills . . . "
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November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Endlessly screenshot-dunking on Twitter idiots is annoying your followers and keeping the idiots famous. Whenever you feel like doing it, you should take a minute, breathe, and then approvingly share something I've written instead
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Endlessly screenshot-dunking on Twitter idiots is annoying your followers and keeping the idiots famous. Whenever you feel like doing it, you should take a minute, breathe, and then approvingly share something I've written instead
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See a real hipster would’ve opened up a Criterion account and really dug in.
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
See a real hipster would’ve opened up a Criterion account and really dug in.
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I don't care how Schumer himself votes. The bottom line is that as Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson would have last night had on his desk eight sealed mason jars with the severed hands of every senator who even thought about raising them to vote yes. As a majority leader should.
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I don't care how Schumer himself votes. The bottom line is that as Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson would have last night had on his desk eight sealed mason jars with the severed hands of every senator who even thought about raising them to vote yes. As a majority leader should.
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
Josh Marshall is very good at talking me off the ledge
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
Josh Marshall is very good at talking me off the ledge
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
Josh Marshall is very good at talking me off the ledge
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
Josh Marshall is very good at talking me off the ledge
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
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Centrist Dems CAVE For a MAGA "Inshallah" That Will Never Happen
Who needs corrupt, cruel MAGA politicians when we have weak, centrist Democrats willing to cave for lobbyists and throw their own party and base under the bus?
With @muellershewrote.com
thelefthook.substack.com/p/centrist-d...
Who needs corrupt, cruel MAGA politicians when we have weak, centrist Democrats willing to cave for lobbyists and throw their own party and base under the bus?
With @muellershewrote.com
thelefthook.substack.com/p/centrist-d...
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Centrist Dems CAVE For a MAGA "Inshallah" That Will Never Happen
Who needs corrupt, cruel MAGA politicians when we have weak, centrist Democrats willing to cave for lobbyists and throw their own party and base under the bus?
With @muellershewrote.com
thelefthook.substack.com/p/centrist-d...
Who needs corrupt, cruel MAGA politicians when we have weak, centrist Democrats willing to cave for lobbyists and throw their own party and base under the bus?
With @muellershewrote.com
thelefthook.substack.com/p/centrist-d...
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They fundamentally don't understand factional government. The goal of leadership is to maintain their leadership in the party regardless of whether they exercise actual control over government policy.
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
They fundamentally don't understand factional government. The goal of leadership is to maintain their leadership in the party regardless of whether they exercise actual control over government policy.
Schumer and Durbin must resign.
We've tried weak, unprincipled incompetency; let's try something else.
We've tried weak, unprincipled incompetency; let's try something else.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Schumer and Durbin must resign.
We've tried weak, unprincipled incompetency; let's try something else.
We've tried weak, unprincipled incompetency; let's try something else.
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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
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Then do universal healthcare, single payer so we only pay for services and not AI denials!!
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Then do universal healthcare, single payer so we only pay for services and not AI denials!!
The Situation: I’ll Wait and See on the Tariffs Case
Wow. I never thought I'd say this, but Benjamin Wittes finally agrees with me!
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
Wow. I never thought I'd say this, but Benjamin Wittes finally agrees with me!
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Situation: I’ll Wait and See on the Tariffs Case
The Supreme Court is dead to me whatever it does.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Situation: I’ll Wait and See on the Tariffs Case
Wow. I never thought I'd say this, but Benjamin Wittes finally agrees with me!
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
Wow. I never thought I'd say this, but Benjamin Wittes finally agrees with me!
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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SINCERE POST™️: you might be very angry tonight. don't let that anger eat you. that doesn't mean "don't be angry." just don't let it turn you to despair. anger in an energy, and you can use it as fuel for actions. As the saying goes, let this radicalize you
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
SINCERE POST™️: you might be very angry tonight. don't let that anger eat you. that doesn't mean "don't be angry." just don't let it turn you to despair. anger in an energy, and you can use it as fuel for actions. As the saying goes, let this radicalize you
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Surrendering now only validates Trump's brutal strategy of weaponizing human suffering, teaching him that maximum cruelty is a viable political tactic. A devastating precedent.
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
www.thebulwark.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Surrendering now only validates Trump's brutal strategy of weaponizing human suffering, teaching him that maximum cruelty is a viable political tactic. A devastating precedent.
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Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
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They wish to “negotiate” with the architects of this:
President Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn and dozens of false GOP electors + other key figures involved in his effort to overturn the 2020 election results - pardon attny Ed Martin.
President Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn and dozens of false GOP electors + other key figures involved in his effort to overturn the 2020 election results - pardon attny Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
They wish to “negotiate” with the architects of this:
President Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn and dozens of false GOP electors + other key figures involved in his effort to overturn the 2020 election results - pardon attny Ed Martin.
President Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn and dozens of false GOP electors + other key figures involved in his effort to overturn the 2020 election results - pardon attny Ed Martin.
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Shuck Choomer? More like Cuck Tumor…
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Shuck Choomer? More like Cuck Tumor…
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No. No they do not.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
No. No they do not.
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This is the stupidest “plan” ever. Do ppl understand they’d be uninsured and what that means?
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This is the stupidest “plan” ever. Do ppl understand they’d be uninsured and what that means?
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"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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the Democrats have lost MattY, Chait, even fucking Chris Cilizza on this cave
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
the Democrats have lost MattY, Chait, even fucking Chris Cilizza on this cave
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them