Natsuka
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FORTRAN, Perl, and dotfile de-spaghettifier
she/they bi 🏳️⚧️ autist 📄 '89
GOP delenda est
she/they bi 🏳️⚧️ autist 📄 '89
GOP delenda est
i can't tell. i don't see any amendments that made it in earlier, but i'm not 100% sure i'm looking at the right place. there also might have been something that passed yesterday that isn't logged in the tracker yet.
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
i can't tell. i don't see any amendments that made it in earlier, but i'm not 100% sure i'm looking at the right place. there also might have been something that passed yesterday that isn't logged in the tracker yet.
"becoming"
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
i didn't care enough to check that it was the same 60 and 40 as last night, but that's probably a safe enough assumption
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
i didn't care enough to check that it was the same 60 and 40 as last night, but that's probably a safe enough assumption
you were right btw, i just scrubbed through today's floor proceedings, another 60-40
can't figure out how to grab a permalink for today's video, so this link will be kinda useless for this purpose after tomorrow, but whatever, the actions on congress dot gov will have been updated by then anyway
can't figure out how to grab a permalink for today's video, so this link will be kinda useless for this purpose after tomorrow, but whatever, the actions on congress dot gov will have been updated by then anyway
U.S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
Floor Activity
www.senate.gov
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
you were right btw, i just scrubbed through today's floor proceedings, another 60-40
can't figure out how to grab a permalink for today's video, so this link will be kinda useless for this purpose after tomorrow, but whatever, the actions on congress dot gov will have been updated by then anyway
can't figure out how to grab a permalink for today's video, so this link will be kinda useless for this purpose after tomorrow, but whatever, the actions on congress dot gov will have been updated by then anyway
kinda doubt it, but maybe, if this vote was on whether to proceed with a motion to vote on whether to invoke cloture, or something like that? i'll be honest, i don't know what the fuck this means in plain English, i just know that anyone saying it _passed_ is wrong.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
kinda doubt it, but maybe, if this vote was on whether to proceed with a motion to vote on whether to invoke cloture, or something like that? i'll be honest, i don't know what the fuck this means in plain English, i just know that anyone saying it _passed_ is wrong.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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We went from "I bet Schumer can't lift this truck" to "I bet Schumer can't lift it over his head" to "I bet he can't hold it there for 20 minutes" to "He's so weak he could only hold the truck over his head for 2 hours."
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We went from "I bet Schumer can't lift this truck" to "I bet Schumer can't lift it over his head" to "I bet he can't hold it there for 20 minutes" to "He's so weak he could only hold the truck over his head for 2 hours."
like, i get being mad about the Senate, but i can still be hopeful for House shenanigans
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
like, i get being mad about the Senate, but i can still be hopeful for House shenanigans
looking at the final votes for the 1965 Voting Rights Act is hurting my brain
47 Democrats, 30 Republicans, and the Dem nays were representing Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
yeas from the Dems in Texas and Tennessee though?
47 Democrats, 30 Republicans, and the Dem nays were representing Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
yeas from the Dems in Texas and Tennessee though?
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
looking at the final votes for the 1965 Voting Rights Act is hurting my brain
47 Democrats, 30 Republicans, and the Dem nays were representing Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
yeas from the Dems in Texas and Tennessee though?
47 Democrats, 30 Republicans, and the Dem nays were representing Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
yeas from the Dems in Texas and Tennessee though?
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"You're a colonizer if you don't like Jar-Jar Binks" is Bsky at it's most Bsky
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"You're a colonizer if you don't like Jar-Jar Binks" is Bsky at it's most Bsky
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If we were really going to "run the government like a business," Costco is the actual model we'd want to follow.
Let's again stipulate that the government is not a business & the whole idea it should run like one is a dumb category error. But if anyone was actually serious about running the government like a business & eliminating waste, the model would be Costco & not a single person/firm from Silicon Valley.
Costco is a really popular subject for business-success case studies but I feel like business guys kinda lose interest when the upshot of the study is like "just operate with scrupulous integrity in all facets and levels of your business for four decades" and not some easy-to-fix gimmick
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If we were really going to "run the government like a business," Costco is the actual model we'd want to follow.
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Psychopaths do not follow the law.
Psychopaths do not keep promises or honor deals.
That is their nature.
They lie and cheat and break the law.
The smart thing to do would have been to prevent such a person from becoming president.
But america failed at that task.
So we live with the consequences.
Psychopaths do not keep promises or honor deals.
That is their nature.
They lie and cheat and break the law.
The smart thing to do would have been to prevent such a person from becoming president.
But america failed at that task.
So we live with the consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Psychopaths do not follow the law.
Psychopaths do not keep promises or honor deals.
That is their nature.
They lie and cheat and break the law.
The smart thing to do would have been to prevent such a person from becoming president.
But america failed at that task.
So we live with the consequences.
Psychopaths do not keep promises or honor deals.
That is their nature.
They lie and cheat and break the law.
The smart thing to do would have been to prevent such a person from becoming president.
But america failed at that task.
So we live with the consequences.
if you need to be led by politicians, i'm sorry but you might be toast
i think the idea is for them to represent us, not to lead us
i think the idea is for them to represent us, not to lead us
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
if you need to be led by politicians, i'm sorry but you might be toast
i think the idea is for them to represent us, not to lead us
i think the idea is for them to represent us, not to lead us
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The big accounts here love Axios because it gives them fuel for rage farming about Dems, accuracy be damned.
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The big accounts here love Axios because it gives them fuel for rage farming about Dems, accuracy be damned.
Republicans get to voters because most every media organization in the country wants Republicans to win
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Republicans get to voters because most every media organization in the country wants Republicans to win