Scott Stevenson
@pdxcitizen.bsky.social
Lawyer, Gator, Dad, not necessarily in that order
Can you parody a parody?
This is like the movie The Death of Stalin, except when Trump dies you have the world's most stupid and venal cabinet (Noem, Vance, Hegseth, Don Jr., Kash, Gabbard) plus Musk all vying for power.
Only thing for sure s that Rubio and Bessent get killed right off the bat.
This is like the movie The Death of Stalin, except when Trump dies you have the world's most stupid and venal cabinet (Noem, Vance, Hegseth, Don Jr., Kash, Gabbard) plus Musk all vying for power.
Only thing for sure s that Rubio and Bessent get killed right off the bat.
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Can you parody a parody?
This is like the movie The Death of Stalin, except when Trump dies you have the world's most stupid and venal cabinet (Noem, Vance, Hegseth, Don Jr., Kash, Gabbard) plus Musk all vying for power.
Only thing for sure s that Rubio and Bessent get killed right off the bat.
This is like the movie The Death of Stalin, except when Trump dies you have the world's most stupid and venal cabinet (Noem, Vance, Hegseth, Don Jr., Kash, Gabbard) plus Musk all vying for power.
Only thing for sure s that Rubio and Bessent get killed right off the bat.
Its unbelievable to see her transformation.
She went from the successor to Katie Couric to the successor of the Wicked Witch of the West or Catherine the Great.
Her show must make $$$, and if she has to say she wants random human beings to suffer and die to keep the $$$ rolling, she's gonna do it.
She went from the successor to Katie Couric to the successor of the Wicked Witch of the West or Catherine the Great.
Her show must make $$$, and if she has to say she wants random human beings to suffer and die to keep the $$$ rolling, she's gonna do it.
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Its unbelievable to see her transformation.
She went from the successor to Katie Couric to the successor of the Wicked Witch of the West or Catherine the Great.
Her show must make $$$, and if she has to say she wants random human beings to suffer and die to keep the $$$ rolling, she's gonna do it.
She went from the successor to Katie Couric to the successor of the Wicked Witch of the West or Catherine the Great.
Her show must make $$$, and if she has to say she wants random human beings to suffer and die to keep the $$$ rolling, she's gonna do it.
Witkoff and Kushner are sitting at the table, thinking Ukraine and the EU are the marks.
They are the marks, the stupid money.
What better way to prevent the $300B in frozen Russian assets from being used to help Ukraine other than pitching these greedy shills "Hey, we can split it ourselves."
They are the marks, the stupid money.
What better way to prevent the $300B in frozen Russian assets from being used to help Ukraine other than pitching these greedy shills "Hey, we can split it ourselves."
November 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Witkoff and Kushner are sitting at the table, thinking Ukraine and the EU are the marks.
They are the marks, the stupid money.
What better way to prevent the $300B in frozen Russian assets from being used to help Ukraine other than pitching these greedy shills "Hey, we can split it ourselves."
They are the marks, the stupid money.
What better way to prevent the $300B in frozen Russian assets from being used to help Ukraine other than pitching these greedy shills "Hey, we can split it ourselves."
Its not one or the other.
Trump is so removed from the day to day goings on of his toadies, I doubt he told Witkoff to go to the Russians and say "just flatter Trump endlessly, and he'll agree."
But Trump won't admit he's out of the loop and is easily manipulated, he'll ratify after the fact.
Trump is so removed from the day to day goings on of his toadies, I doubt he told Witkoff to go to the Russians and say "just flatter Trump endlessly, and he'll agree."
But Trump won't admit he's out of the loop and is easily manipulated, he'll ratify after the fact.
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Its not one or the other.
Trump is so removed from the day to day goings on of his toadies, I doubt he told Witkoff to go to the Russians and say "just flatter Trump endlessly, and he'll agree."
But Trump won't admit he's out of the loop and is easily manipulated, he'll ratify after the fact.
Trump is so removed from the day to day goings on of his toadies, I doubt he told Witkoff to go to the Russians and say "just flatter Trump endlessly, and he'll agree."
But Trump won't admit he's out of the loop and is easily manipulated, he'll ratify after the fact.
The Gilded Age & the Rise of Populism, there are so many echoes today of that era, from the plutocrats getting handouts and help from government, to the rise of social darwinism and the pushback against immigration, to the parallels b/w the railroads buildout in the 19th C. and the AI buildout now.
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The Gilded Age & the Rise of Populism, there are so many echoes today of that era, from the plutocrats getting handouts and help from government, to the rise of social darwinism and the pushback against immigration, to the parallels b/w the railroads buildout in the 19th C. and the AI buildout now.
The Gilded Age & the Rise of Populism, there are so many echoes today of that era, from the plutocrats getting handouts and help from government, to the rise of social darwinism and the pushback against immigration, to the parallels b/w the railroads buildout in the 19th C. and the AI buildout now.
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The Gilded Age & the Rise of Populism, there are so many echoes today of that era, from the plutocrats getting handouts and help from government, to the rise of social darwinism and the pushback against immigration, to the parallels b/w the railroads buildout in the 19th C. and the AI buildout now.
We've gone about 3 decades too far down the road to oligarchy and kleptocracy.
We've let it ride so long that the same parasites who think that all profits are their just returns for personal excellence, but as soon as their risk-taking blows up in their face its time for a bailout.
We've let it ride so long that the same parasites who think that all profits are their just returns for personal excellence, but as soon as their risk-taking blows up in their face its time for a bailout.
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
We've gone about 3 decades too far down the road to oligarchy and kleptocracy.
We've let it ride so long that the same parasites who think that all profits are their just returns for personal excellence, but as soon as their risk-taking blows up in their face its time for a bailout.
We've let it ride so long that the same parasites who think that all profits are their just returns for personal excellence, but as soon as their risk-taking blows up in their face its time for a bailout.
Xi knows now is the time to get THE concession on Taiwan, Trump doesn't care but still has the power and sway to defend a bad (for US and Taiwan) deal, at least with the Republican Congress.
That window is closing soon, certainly by the midterms if not before.
That window is closing soon, certainly by the midterms if not before.
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Xi knows now is the time to get THE concession on Taiwan, Trump doesn't care but still has the power and sway to defend a bad (for US and Taiwan) deal, at least with the Republican Congress.
That window is closing soon, certainly by the midterms if not before.
That window is closing soon, certainly by the midterms if not before.
You Know It. Xi is striking now while Trump still has the power and prestige to agree to sacrifice Taiwan and get minimal pushback from Republicans.
That window is likely to close soon, certainly by the midterms if not sooner.
That window is likely to close soon, certainly by the midterms if not sooner.
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
You Know It. Xi is striking now while Trump still has the power and prestige to agree to sacrifice Taiwan and get minimal pushback from Republicans.
That window is likely to close soon, certainly by the midterms if not sooner.
That window is likely to close soon, certainly by the midterms if not sooner.
"good...good and very important...extremely strong....will only get better...highly productive..."
A.B.C....Always Be Closing...this guy is the used car salesman of reality.
He.Never.Stops.Selling.
A.B.C....Always Be Closing...this guy is the used car salesman of reality.
He.Never.Stops.Selling.
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"good...good and very important...extremely strong....will only get better...highly productive..."
A.B.C....Always Be Closing...this guy is the used car salesman of reality.
He.Never.Stops.Selling.
A.B.C....Always Be Closing...this guy is the used car salesman of reality.
He.Never.Stops.Selling.
"RICO Prosecutions"...what a fucking idiot...
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"RICO Prosecutions"...what a fucking idiot...
Biden tried that, and we are now only 10 months into a 4 year shit sandwich.
I believe the phrase is "Enforce the law without fear or favor."
Unfortunately,Biden and Garland feared accusations of political prosecution, despite the fact that the evidence of criminal wrongdoing was overwhelming.
I believe the phrase is "Enforce the law without fear or favor."
Unfortunately,Biden and Garland feared accusations of political prosecution, despite the fact that the evidence of criminal wrongdoing was overwhelming.
November 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Biden tried that, and we are now only 10 months into a 4 year shit sandwich.
I believe the phrase is "Enforce the law without fear or favor."
Unfortunately,Biden and Garland feared accusations of political prosecution, despite the fact that the evidence of criminal wrongdoing was overwhelming.
I believe the phrase is "Enforce the law without fear or favor."
Unfortunately,Biden and Garland feared accusations of political prosecution, despite the fact that the evidence of criminal wrongdoing was overwhelming.
I'm not sure building a reputation for fucking powerful men (Olberman, Kennedy so she can get close to power and money is the winner everyone seems to think it is.
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I'm not sure building a reputation for fucking powerful men (Olberman, Kennedy so she can get close to power and money is the winner everyone seems to think it is.
Just think how many basement lights remained on until 4 AM while said basement dwellers furiously rose to your bait.
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Just think how many basement lights remained on until 4 AM while said basement dwellers furiously rose to your bait.
My dad grew up in Pittsburgh and remembers his parents having to turn on the windshield wipers b/c of all the soot & particulate matter in the air.
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
My dad grew up in Pittsburgh and remembers his parents having to turn on the windshield wipers b/c of all the soot & particulate matter in the air.
American Political Tradition, by Richard Hofstadter, a banal title for a collection of short biographical essays that are exceedingly well written with a delicious sense of irony.
Example: "John Calhoun: Marxist of the Master Class"
A Nation Under Our Feet, by Steven Hahn
Example: "John Calhoun: Marxist of the Master Class"
A Nation Under Our Feet, by Steven Hahn
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
American Political Tradition, by Richard Hofstadter, a banal title for a collection of short biographical essays that are exceedingly well written with a delicious sense of irony.
Example: "John Calhoun: Marxist of the Master Class"
A Nation Under Our Feet, by Steven Hahn
Example: "John Calhoun: Marxist of the Master Class"
A Nation Under Our Feet, by Steven Hahn
Devil In The Grove, by Gilbert King, harrowing story of a young Thurgood Marshall trying a case in Jim Crow Florida
Not I, by Joachim Fest, story of a family in pre-WWII doing what it could to resist Nazi tyranny
(1/2)
Not I, by Joachim Fest, story of a family in pre-WWII doing what it could to resist Nazi tyranny
(1/2)
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Devil In The Grove, by Gilbert King, harrowing story of a young Thurgood Marshall trying a case in Jim Crow Florida
Not I, by Joachim Fest, story of a family in pre-WWII doing what it could to resist Nazi tyranny
(1/2)
Not I, by Joachim Fest, story of a family in pre-WWII doing what it could to resist Nazi tyranny
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Jeez, the insecurity drips from those men like flop sweat.
I think you scare them.
I think you scare them.
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Jeez, the insecurity drips from those men like flop sweat.
I think you scare them.
I think you scare them.
MTG, she seems to be showing some capacity for growth, which Trump will never have, as well as a spine, which Johnson completely lacks.
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
MTG, she seems to be showing some capacity for growth, which Trump will never have, as well as a spine, which Johnson completely lacks.
Roberts came up with the “major questions” doctrine to justify the court interfering in otherwise constitutional legislation.
Now Bessent comes up with the “signature policy“ doctrine.
It boils down to “if the president really wants to do it, it’s not unconstitutional.”
It’s Calvinball.
Now Bessent comes up with the “signature policy“ doctrine.
It boils down to “if the president really wants to do it, it’s not unconstitutional.”
It’s Calvinball.
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Roberts came up with the “major questions” doctrine to justify the court interfering in otherwise constitutional legislation.
Now Bessent comes up with the “signature policy“ doctrine.
It boils down to “if the president really wants to do it, it’s not unconstitutional.”
It’s Calvinball.
Now Bessent comes up with the “signature policy“ doctrine.
It boils down to “if the president really wants to do it, it’s not unconstitutional.”
It’s Calvinball.
OK JD, who am I going to trust, you or my lying knees?
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
OK JD, who am I going to trust, you or my lying knees?