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Seven conclusions about what we've learned about Trumpism and the resilience of American democracy across 2025 — the big one: Donald Trump is losing. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump is losing.
Seven conclusions as 2025 winds down.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Seven conclusions about what we've learned about Trumpism and the resilience of American democracy across 2025 — the big one: Donald Trump is losing. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
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If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.
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Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
October 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
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Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
October 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
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The endgame for all of this is constructing a military that will obey orders when ordered to fire on citizens. That's the throughline to half of what Trump is doing.
yeah, this is hegseth straightforwardly announcing that it is free play time for bigots in the ranks. and together with his comments on standards, he clearly wants to purge as many women, black and brown people as he can from the armed services. a white man's military.
Hegseth: "We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver seat. We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complains ... no more walking on eggshells."
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The endgame for all of this is constructing a military that will obey orders when ordered to fire on citizens. That's the throughline to half of what Trump is doing.
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/6 Also: if a Left-wing activist even remotely as strident as Charlie Kirk had been assassinated, Charlie Kirk would have smirked and applauded, as would have many of the people who are going to be loudest about Charlie Kirk. Don’t buy the hypocrisy.
September 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
/6 Also: if a Left-wing activist even remotely as strident as Charlie Kirk had been assassinated, Charlie Kirk would have smirked and applauded, as would have many of the people who are going to be loudest about Charlie Kirk. Don’t buy the hypocrisy.
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Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
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Earlier this year, SCOTUS tried to construct a stupid legal framework where the President was allowed to destroy basically all independent institutions except for the Federal Reserve, which was deemed too economically important.
Unsurprisingly, even that was not enough for Trump.
Unsurprisingly, even that was not enough for Trump.
Hard to pick the most morally indefensible thing the Supreme Court did this year, but the most legally indefensible thing they did was say Humphrey's Executor is overturned except for as it applies to the Federal Reserve because their sugar daddies don't want that.
August 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Earlier this year, SCOTUS tried to construct a stupid legal framework where the President was allowed to destroy basically all independent institutions except for the Federal Reserve, which was deemed too economically important.
Unsurprisingly, even that was not enough for Trump.
Unsurprisingly, even that was not enough for Trump.
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fascism /făsh'iz"am/
noun
1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
(American Heritage)
noun
1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
(American Heritage)
CNBC: So we should expect the US government to be taking more equity stakes in businesses around the country?
KEVIN HASSETT: It's possible, yeah. That's absolutely right.
KEVIN HASSETT: It's possible, yeah. That's absolutely right.
August 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
fascism /făsh'iz"am/
noun
1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
(American Heritage)
noun
1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
(American Heritage)
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But that's NOT HOW IT WORKS. Elon Musk controls everything about Twitter. Hell, it's not even TWITTER any more. It's X. He controls the algorithm. He controls what you see. He controls how much people see what you post. You're not taking anything back if he doesn't want you to.
August 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
But that's NOT HOW IT WORKS. Elon Musk controls everything about Twitter. Hell, it's not even TWITTER any more. It's X. He controls the algorithm. He controls what you see. He controls how much people see what you post. You're not taking anything back if he doesn't want you to.
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This sort of admission—the VP is involved in prosecutorial decisions, the "concerns" arise from political actors, and the administration knows they don't have probable cause—would have prompted the Founders to impeach everyone involved.
JD Vance: "We're in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation into John Bolton ... if we think Ambassador Bolton committed a crime, of course eventually prosecutions will come ... there's a broad concern about Ambassador Bolton."
August 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This sort of admission—the VP is involved in prosecutorial decisions, the "concerns" arise from political actors, and the administration knows they don't have probable cause—would have prompted the Founders to impeach everyone involved.
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Without exaggeration the entire mental capacity of our media industry is focused on carefully regulating their own reactions as to not seem like they've caught the dread Trump Derangement Syndrome, to such an extent that have missed Trump collapsing the constitutional system and the world order
August 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Without exaggeration the entire mental capacity of our media industry is focused on carefully regulating their own reactions as to not seem like they've caught the dread Trump Derangement Syndrome, to such an extent that have missed Trump collapsing the constitutional system and the world order
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I have lost all patience with the apparently unshakeable conviction that striking a reasonable, moderate pose means assuming the sincerity of transparently pretextual horseshit. Donald Trump does not care about reducing crime in DC. He is testing and normalizing paramilitary deployments in cities.
Is that what he is doing? Fighting crime? Phew. I thought he was using federal power to assert power over the country’s capital
August 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I have lost all patience with the apparently unshakeable conviction that striking a reasonable, moderate pose means assuming the sincerity of transparently pretextual horseshit. Donald Trump does not care about reducing crime in DC. He is testing and normalizing paramilitary deployments in cities.
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The political commentators are so eager to breathlessly report each new event, so thrilled by it all, that they never stop to note that ALL OF THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ILLEGAL. The impoundments, the tariffs, the mass deportations, the agency closures, and now this DC atrocity. Like we have no laws at all
August 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The political commentators are so eager to breathlessly report each new event, so thrilled by it all, that they never stop to note that ALL OF THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ILLEGAL. The impoundments, the tariffs, the mass deportations, the agency closures, and now this DC atrocity. Like we have no laws at all
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A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
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I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
August 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
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So good.
"It was a generation that uniquely understood that the natural state of the world & geopolitics was Hobbesian—freedom, democracy, & peace were not natural conditions of the world. They required active involvement, reinforcement, & hard, grinding, day-in, day-out effort to secure & extend."
"It was a generation that uniquely understood that the natural state of the world & geopolitics was Hobbesian—freedom, democracy, & peace were not natural conditions of the world. They required active involvement, reinforcement, & hard, grinding, day-in, day-out effort to secure & extend."
August 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
So good.
"It was a generation that uniquely understood that the natural state of the world & geopolitics was Hobbesian—freedom, democracy, & peace were not natural conditions of the world. They required active involvement, reinforcement, & hard, grinding, day-in, day-out effort to secure & extend."
"It was a generation that uniquely understood that the natural state of the world & geopolitics was Hobbesian—freedom, democracy, & peace were not natural conditions of the world. They required active involvement, reinforcement, & hard, grinding, day-in, day-out effort to secure & extend."
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We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
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Waymo doesn't solve the problem of it being unsafe for children to walk or ride their bikes to school.
If you're working on street safety and that's not your lodestar, you are not working on street safety.
Folks who claim to care about safe streets and think Waymo gets us there are a big problem.
If you're working on street safety and that's not your lodestar, you are not working on street safety.
Folks who claim to care about safe streets and think Waymo gets us there are a big problem.
July 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Waymo doesn't solve the problem of it being unsafe for children to walk or ride their bikes to school.
If you're working on street safety and that's not your lodestar, you are not working on street safety.
Folks who claim to care about safe streets and think Waymo gets us there are a big problem.
If you're working on street safety and that's not your lodestar, you are not working on street safety.
Folks who claim to care about safe streets and think Waymo gets us there are a big problem.
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They're building concentration camps with money they stole from medicare.
July 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
They're building concentration camps with money they stole from medicare.
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if you ever wondered how it would sound to hear from a nazi press officer back in the late 1930s in Nazi Germany ... well, kids, wonder no more.
June 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
if you ever wondered how it would sound to hear from a nazi press officer back in the late 1930s in Nazi Germany ... well, kids, wonder no more.
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I know that this is how this absolutely toxic ecosystem works, but I’m honestly just unbelievably angry about this. I’m absolutely losing it. This should be grounds for censure and even expulsion in a healthy democracy.
He is actively trying to spread lies about a political assassination.
He is actively trying to spread lies about a political assassination.
June 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I know that this is how this absolutely toxic ecosystem works, but I’m honestly just unbelievably angry about this. I’m absolutely losing it. This should be grounds for censure and even expulsion in a healthy democracy.
He is actively trying to spread lies about a political assassination.
He is actively trying to spread lies about a political assassination.
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She is saying, in effect: "We are going to liberate the city from its democratically elected leadership using the military"
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
She is saying, in effect: "We are going to liberate the city from its democratically elected leadership using the military"
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The right is shaping public perception of these protests just like it shaped public perception of the BLM protests, because it dominates the information ecosystem. The narratives it has spent years crafting & spreading are shaping how current events are interpreted.
June 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The right is shaping public perception of these protests just like it shaped public perception of the BLM protests, because it dominates the information ecosystem. The narratives it has spent years crafting & spreading are shaping how current events are interpreted.
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Newsom is doing what almost every Democrat in the country is afraid to do right now and he is going to reap all the rewards if they don’t hurry.
As a California voter intimately familiar with Newsom’s actual policy bonafides, I am loudly imploring someone else to do that hurrying.
As a California voter intimately familiar with Newsom’s actual policy bonafides, I am loudly imploring someone else to do that hurrying.
Newsom: This Saturday, he's ordering our American heroes, the United States military, and forcing them to put on a vulgar display to celebrate his birthday, just as other failed dictators have done in the past
June 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Newsom is doing what almost every Democrat in the country is afraid to do right now and he is going to reap all the rewards if they don’t hurry.
As a California voter intimately familiar with Newsom’s actual policy bonafides, I am loudly imploring someone else to do that hurrying.
As a California voter intimately familiar with Newsom’s actual policy bonafides, I am loudly imploring someone else to do that hurrying.