“They have betrayed the society that enriched them, and have put us at serious risk of authoritarianism, ethnic cleansing, lawlessness, and stagnation. They have betrayed the values that made that society great, values which they apparently only ever held superficially”

Dysentery

When Teddy Roosevelt was called disloyal for criticizing Wilson’s conduct of WWI, he said “to announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

“officials say exhibits overemphasize America’s flaws.”

More like accurately portrays the horrors inflicted on Black ppl but okkk
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That’s naive Josh in that month she could write another Op-Ed or even a blog post

I feel as if the government of the United States should be willing, and able, to answer the question “is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?”

In two years he gets to pick a new Librarian of Congress, a ten-year appointment, and I keep wondering who it could possibly be.

Joe Biden issuing a tainted pardon because he lost faith in the federal government's ability to deliver justice is an incredibly sad resolution to his story arc.

@reckless.bsky.social great interview! Did you end up feeling any better about the future of websites? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Anyway…

Here’s a visualization of all the curse words being used on Bluesky in real time.

Each word is a cute fluffy little profane cloud.

It’s oddly soothing.

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