Phil Smoke
@philsmoke.bsky.social
I live in Buenos Aires and write about philosophy, psychology, politics, and religion. I wrote a book philsmoke.substack.com/about
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these people do not intend to ever lose power again
Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...
Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"
www.mediamatters.org
July 3, 2024 at 1:26 AM
these people do not intend to ever lose power again
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The state of Vermont agreed to pay $175,000 in damages to a man who was pulled over for giving an officer the middle finger and arrested for disorderly conduct. What do you think? www.theonion.com/vermont-sett...
July 2, 2024 at 3:27 PM
The state of Vermont agreed to pay $175,000 in damages to a man who was pulled over for giving an officer the middle finger and arrested for disorderly conduct. What do you think? www.theonion.com/vermont-sett...
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Thinking today about my lawyer friend Jermaine, who —when I asked him legal research Qs while writing a dystopia—told me “Well, with a sympathetic judiciary, anything is possible.”
July 2, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Thinking today about my lawyer friend Jermaine, who —when I asked him legal research Qs while writing a dystopia—told me “Well, with a sympathetic judiciary, anything is possible.”
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Does biden know he's the president?
July 2, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Does biden know he's the president?
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strange women lying in ponds distributing swords actually sounds like a pretty decent alternative right now
July 2, 2024 at 3:46 AM
strange women lying in ponds distributing swords actually sounds like a pretty decent alternative right now
"is" to "was" when Allah strikes him down?
July 2, 2024 at 8:14 AM
"is" to "was" when Allah strikes him down?
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a thing i really sincerely believe is that both the center left and the left left have got to snap out of peacetime dilettantism and recognize that we are at war.
July 2, 2024 at 7:21 AM
a thing i really sincerely believe is that both the center left and the left left have got to snap out of peacetime dilettantism and recognize that we are at war.
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reflecting on the immunity decision a bit, what the Court seems to be saying is that every element of the executive branch is at the President’s disposal, no matter what he wants to use it for. his motives don’t matter. the office is a weapon to be wielded however he sees fit.
July 1, 2024 at 8:36 PM
reflecting on the immunity decision a bit, what the Court seems to be saying is that every element of the executive branch is at the President’s disposal, no matter what he wants to use it for. his motives don’t matter. the office is a weapon to be wielded however he sees fit.
Doing to others what should be done unto him
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for shooting Palestinian prisoners in the head.
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“Until then, we will give them minimal food to survive. I do not care about this,” Ben-Gvir added.
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“Until then, we will give them minimal food to survive. I do not care about this,” Ben-Gvir added.
Ben-Gvir calls for executing Palestinian prisoners
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister and member of Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has said he wants to kill Palestinian prisoners by 'shooting them in the head'.
www.middleeastmonitor.com
July 2, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Doing to others what should be done unto him
Welcome newcomers I've been called the n word in print
July 2, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Welcome newcomers I've been called the n word in print
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bringing this here because i've had it
July 2, 2024 at 3:54 AM
bringing this here because i've had it
GET THE FUCKING MUSKETS
We just may have to come to grips with the idea we have a king, like Charles I or James II or Richard II.
July 2, 2024 at 7:45 AM
GET THE FUCKING MUSKETS
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This is fucking terrifying especially considering that they just made being unhoused illegal
July 2, 2024 at 2:53 AM
This is fucking terrifying especially considering that they just made being unhoused illegal
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Not making any threats here, just thinking out loud as a historian — do they people brazenly pushing for impunity for the wealthy elites not know what traditionally comes next?
the combination of Ohio, Chevron, and Jarkesy is to tell the extraordinarily rich “there’s no one who can hold you accountable for anything if you can afford a lawsuit”
The demise of Chevron is being widely interpreted as an expansion of judicial power. It is that, but it also and more profoundly an expansion of power of moneyed interests.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-money-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-money-...
July 1, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Not making any threats here, just thinking out loud as a historian — do they people brazenly pushing for impunity for the wealthy elites not know what traditionally comes next?
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I’ve texted so many friends: “Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” takes place on June 27th. Enjoy your day!”
Heheheheheehehe.
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June 27, 2024 at 12:46 PM
I’ve texted so many friends: “Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” takes place on June 27th. Enjoy your day!”
Heheheheheehehe.
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Heheheheheehehe.
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Anytime someone talks about a business closing locations these days I just google the name and “private equity” and you’re not gonna believe it but…
June 26, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Anytime someone talks about a business closing locations these days I just google the name and “private equity” and you’re not gonna believe it but…
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usually 1-3 vinyl covered spring snakes
r/trepanning
how much stuff is supposed to come out
how much stuff is supposed to come out
June 25, 2024 at 6:06 AM
usually 1-3 vinyl covered spring snakes
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Biden is going all-in with the lies. Voters today will be shocked to hear that once, you were supposed to win voters. Now, it’s about hating some. Biden has spurred Florida & is giving the finger to everyone who hates genocide. And Netanyahu will STILL stab him in the back.
June 24, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Biden is going all-in with the lies. Voters today will be shocked to hear that once, you were supposed to win voters. Now, it’s about hating some. Biden has spurred Florida & is giving the finger to everyone who hates genocide. And Netanyahu will STILL stab him in the back.
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the "you and some buddies can steer a town in the right direction" theory of change
June 23, 2024 at 6:31 PM
the "you and some buddies can steer a town in the right direction" theory of change
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Now that this post is doing numbers there's gonna be a lot of people saying why this will never work where they live, etc
Don't become one of those people so convinced of your own powerlessness that you feel there's no options, these methods are proven to work
Don't become one of those people so convinced of your own powerlessness that you feel there's no options, these methods are proven to work
Do you need something to be mad at all the time? Want an excuse to bully people and start fights?
Instead of taking this desire out on social media might I suggest an alternative:
It's called your local city council meeting and we actually desperately need that energy there
Instead of taking this desire out on social media might I suggest an alternative:
It's called your local city council meeting and we actually desperately need that energy there
June 23, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Now that this post is doing numbers there's gonna be a lot of people saying why this will never work where they live, etc
Don't become one of those people so convinced of your own powerlessness that you feel there's no options, these methods are proven to work
Don't become one of those people so convinced of your own powerlessness that you feel there's no options, these methods are proven to work
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So fuck it try and fail and learn and grow and as long as you live through it then you'll be more useful in other stuff later. Fail forward! (4/4)
June 24, 2024 at 3:08 AM
So fuck it try and fail and learn and grow and as long as you live through it then you'll be more useful in other stuff later. Fail forward! (4/4)
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Yes! Annoying the shit out of your local representatives in numbers is more effective than people think.
I've given up hope for governmental change but city/state is an entirely different animal.
I've given up hope for governmental change but city/state is an entirely different animal.
June 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Yes! Annoying the shit out of your local representatives in numbers is more effective than people think.
I've given up hope for governmental change but city/state is an entirely different animal.
I've given up hope for governmental change but city/state is an entirely different animal.