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David Hamlin
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Husband, father, historian and some other stuff
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hatfields.bsky.social
In effect..."if he is stymied and defeated, in a year our present fears will seem alarmist and we will look silly, so lets not defeat him TOO much. Because we do not want to look silly."
michaelhobbes.bsky.social Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · May 1
Trump has committed dozens of impeachable offenses in his first 100 days. There is no chance he is going to stop doing them and even if he did, he still deserves to be removed from office, what is wrong with you
Principled, effective opposition It remains possible that our concerns will look overwrought a year or two from now. Perhaps Mr. Trump’s shambolic approach to governance will undermine his ambitions. Perhaps federal courts will continue to constrain him and he will ultimately accept their judgments.
May 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
hatfields.bsky.social
'Starship experienced “a rapid unscheduled disassembly”'. We are not living in the Onion anymore, now we are living in The Expanse.

www.ft.com/content/f281...
SpaceX Starship rocket explodes after lift-off
Setback for Elon Musk-led company comes hours after successful maiden launch of rival Blue Origin’s New Glenn
www.ft.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
The Soft Bigotry of No Expectations on Trump

www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/02/t...
The Soft Bigotry of No Expectations on Trump - emptywheel
In an editorial, WaPo made yet another demand that Kamala Harris provide more details of the policies she is promising. Yet in the process, WaPo confesses that they have made no such demands in the 21...
www.emptywheel.net
September 2, 2024 at 12:52 PM
hatfields.bsky.social
"He returned to the outside of the Capitol with a loaded AK-47...He asked to see the governor again. Officers...asked to search his backpack. He agreed and they found a police baton, which they said violated state law".
The baton was the problem, not the AK-47
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 5, 2023 at 5:04 PM