Stel Pavlou
@stelpavlou.com
Writer of Daniel Coldstar, Decipher, Gene. The 51st State. WGAw. Love Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who. Comics. Movies. Ancient History. Cosmology. Quantum Physics. Comedy.
Conjunctions: and/but
Colorado neurodivergent. Funnier in person.
Conjunctions: and/but
Colorado neurodivergent. Funnier in person.
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Word of advice, because people seem naive on social media:
If someone is not revealing their real identity but have lots of insider information and friends on the inside, e.g', politics, film etc — they are full of shit.
Block and move on.
If someone is not revealing their real identity but have lots of insider information and friends on the inside, e.g', politics, film etc — they are full of shit.
Block and move on.
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"Winning By Surrendering: A Guide To Dem Political Strategy"
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"Winning By Surrendering: A Guide To Dem Political Strategy"
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
Oh look, the perennial establishment Dem mantra less that 24 hours later: Let's move on. Let's not fix anything.
Eat a bag of dicks, Sheldon.
Eat a bag of dicks, Sheldon.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Oh look, the perennial establishment Dem mantra less that 24 hours later: Let's move on. Let's not fix anything.
Eat a bag of dicks, Sheldon.
Eat a bag of dicks, Sheldon.
We weren't voting Democratic the right way.
~ Ezra Klein
~ Ezra Klein
Did the Democratic Party go into a coma after last Tuesday?
Just...damn.
Just...damn.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We weren't voting Democratic the right way.
~ Ezra Klein
~ Ezra Klein
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Jeffries and Schumer are a team. h/t @aaronparnas.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Jeffries and Schumer are a team. h/t @aaronparnas.bsky.social
They don’t do anything well, tbh
IMHO, most of the Dem leadership came up through the ranks during the Reagan years and started getting seniority during the 1994 shellacking so a fighting retreat is their standard tactic. They don’t do brinksmanship well.
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
They don’t do anything well, tbh
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Jeffries: “Listen, if we start holding Democratic leaders accountable in the Senate, there’s a very real risk people will start holding Democratic leaders accountable in the House.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Jeffries: “Listen, if we start holding Democratic leaders accountable in the Senate, there’s a very real risk people will start holding Democratic leaders accountable in the House.”
I’ve been calling senators’ offices all morning.
Shaheen’s mailbox is full.
Shaheen’s mailbox is full.
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I’ve been calling senators’ offices all morning.
Shaheen’s mailbox is full.
Shaheen’s mailbox is full.
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Have Americans tried pirating healthcare?
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Have Americans tried pirating healthcare?
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And this “calculation” is why Roe v Wade was overturned and not codified. And why nothing is ever fixed.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
And this “calculation” is why Roe v Wade was overturned and not codified. And why nothing is ever fixed.
If you’re in Colorado, call Senator Bennett and ask that he publicly demand Schumer step down.
He wants to be governor. Remind him he has to show how to lead.
Toll Free: 866-455-9866
#FireSchumer
He wants to be governor. Remind him he has to show how to lead.
Toll Free: 866-455-9866
#FireSchumer
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re in Colorado, call Senator Bennett and ask that he publicly demand Schumer step down.
He wants to be governor. Remind him he has to show how to lead.
Toll Free: 866-455-9866
#FireSchumer
He wants to be governor. Remind him he has to show how to lead.
Toll Free: 866-455-9866
#FireSchumer
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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This week if not one single Senator is calling (we need 23) for Schumer to be replaced as leader, I don't want to hear any other shit from them. It's just performative outrage at this point. A change in leadership is needed and removals of committees for those fucksticks that voted against US.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This week if not one single Senator is calling (we need 23) for Schumer to be replaced as leader, I don't want to hear any other shit from them. It's just performative outrage at this point. A change in leadership is needed and removals of committees for those fucksticks that voted against US.
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Can't wait for tomorrow's fundraising email from the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Can't wait for tomorrow's fundraising email from the Democratic Party.
Oh look, I think Josh might be starting to get it.
Took long enough.
Took long enough.
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Oh look, I think Josh might be starting to get it.
Took long enough.
Took long enough.
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
I was always middle of the road in the UK in the 90s before coming here.
My fellow Americans don't really know what that means.
Middle of the road European/UK politics puts me to the left of Mamdani.
That's how skewed and dysfunctional politics is here.
My fellow Americans don't really know what that means.
Middle of the road European/UK politics puts me to the left of Mamdani.
That's how skewed and dysfunctional politics is here.
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I was always middle of the road in the UK in the 90s before coming here.
My fellow Americans don't really know what that means.
Middle of the road European/UK politics puts me to the left of Mamdani.
That's how skewed and dysfunctional politics is here.
My fellow Americans don't really know what that means.
Middle of the road European/UK politics puts me to the left of Mamdani.
That's how skewed and dysfunctional politics is here.
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The fact that none of the 8 Dems are up for re-election in 2026 is a pretty good sign @schumer.senate.gov engineered the surrender
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The fact that none of the 8 Dems are up for re-election in 2026 is a pretty good sign @schumer.senate.gov engineered the surrender
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Vote democratic socialist no matter who.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Vote democratic socialist no matter who.
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Of course @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social came out swinging against the senate deal.
He's in the minority. They will lose no matter what so there is ZERO risk.
Theater, all of it.
He's in the minority. They will lose no matter what so there is ZERO risk.
Theater, all of it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Of course @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social came out swinging against the senate deal.
He's in the minority. They will lose no matter what so there is ZERO risk.
Theater, all of it.
He's in the minority. They will lose no matter what so there is ZERO risk.
Theater, all of it.