John Q. Public
@publius24.bsky.social
Former paper pusher for the deep state. Misanthropic humanist. Lover of art, literature, cinema, and all other humanistic endeavors.
Wouldn’t be the first time this country has descended into civil strife and madness over liberal ideals
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Wouldn’t be the first time this country has descended into civil strife and madness over liberal ideals
“But that means some people will want to kill us!”
Perhaps. All the more reason to embrace liberalism, pragmatism, and pluralism before it’s too late.
Perhaps. All the more reason to embrace liberalism, pragmatism, and pluralism before it’s too late.
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“But that means some people will want to kill us!”
Perhaps. All the more reason to embrace liberalism, pragmatism, and pluralism before it’s too late.
Perhaps. All the more reason to embrace liberalism, pragmatism, and pluralism before it’s too late.
“Democrats were willing to hurt the American people by bringing the work of government to a halt because they think we’re tyrants.”
Yes. That’s exactly right. Because tyranny is far more harmful to the American people and ought to be resisted by any means necessary.
Yes. That’s exactly right. Because tyranny is far more harmful to the American people and ought to be resisted by any means necessary.
Democrats Must Embrace War Mindset
We have exited a long period of peace and entered into a struggle not unlike war, in which all the old certainties have gone malleable and the future of the republic is at stake.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“Democrats were willing to hurt the American people by bringing the work of government to a halt because they think we’re tyrants.”
Yes. That’s exactly right. Because tyranny is far more harmful to the American people and ought to be resisted by any means necessary.
Yes. That’s exactly right. Because tyranny is far more harmful to the American people and ought to be resisted by any means necessary.
I really don’t think Republicans have come to terms with the very real consequences of voting for somebody described by his own chief of staff as dictatorial and fitting the definition of a fascist.
Yes, it’s scary! For you, for the rest of America, for everyone.
Yes, it’s scary! For you, for the rest of America, for everyone.
As Election Nears, Kelly Warns Trump Would Rule Like a Dictator (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I really don’t think Republicans have come to terms with the very real consequences of voting for somebody described by his own chief of staff as dictatorial and fitting the definition of a fascist.
Yes, it’s scary! For you, for the rest of America, for everyone.
Yes, it’s scary! For you, for the rest of America, for everyone.
This… actually kind of slaps?
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This… actually kind of slaps?
Also, should be a terrifying lesson for the “Don’t tread on me” folks when the nation’s leading law enforcement agency is actively taking lessons from foreign battlefields
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Also, should be a terrifying lesson for the “Don’t tread on me” folks when the nation’s leading law enforcement agency is actively taking lessons from foreign battlefields
Reuters couldn’t confirm that Trump has made the decision to attack, but US officials talk of a “new phase”.
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Reposted by John Q. Public
nobody at the level of power we say we're aiming to contest - who could launch an ICBM, capital strike, or planetary scale disinformation campaign - is worried about the fine details of our lil critiques, or precisely what kind of socialist/anarchist/anti-imperialist is frowning at them. be serious.
November 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
nobody at the level of power we say we're aiming to contest - who could launch an ICBM, capital strike, or planetary scale disinformation campaign - is worried about the fine details of our lil critiques, or precisely what kind of socialist/anarchist/anti-imperialist is frowning at them. be serious.
And poasting through it is not a productive act in the grand scheme of things
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
And poasting through it is not a productive act in the grand scheme of things
Maybe this country is just a powder keg waiting for a spark, but I think modernity gives us far too many opportunities to over-intellectualize and disassociate instead of taking real action
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Maybe this country is just a powder keg waiting for a spark, but I think modernity gives us far too many opportunities to over-intellectualize and disassociate instead of taking real action
Anyway, read theory (or just read more)
November 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Anyway, read theory (or just read more)
Which way, Western man?
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Which way, Western man?