Not Peter Green
@themadge.bsky.social
Every day I got the blues (laudatory)
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It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.
They should feel bad.
They should feel bad.
October 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.
They should feel bad.
They should feel bad.
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It's important to focus on who won, not who did not.
Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela
US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's important to focus on who won, not who did not.
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it is not sustainable for this nation to alternate between rising fascism and boring lib politics every 4-8 years
even if it doesn't happen now, eventually that switch is gonna get stuck in the "fascist" position
tit for tat can only form a stable equilibrium when the "tat" is guaranteed
even if it doesn't happen now, eventually that switch is gonna get stuck in the "fascist" position
tit for tat can only form a stable equilibrium when the "tat" is guaranteed
September 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
it is not sustainable for this nation to alternate between rising fascism and boring lib politics every 4-8 years
even if it doesn't happen now, eventually that switch is gonna get stuck in the "fascist" position
tit for tat can only form a stable equilibrium when the "tat" is guaranteed
even if it doesn't happen now, eventually that switch is gonna get stuck in the "fascist" position
tit for tat can only form a stable equilibrium when the "tat" is guaranteed
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a big reason companies are caving this hard is that they're banking on hunkering down for the next 3.5 years and then coasting by when the dust settles
Democrats need to make it very clear that there will be future consequences for defecting in this prisoner's dilemma
Democrats need to make it very clear that there will be future consequences for defecting in this prisoner's dilemma
September 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
a big reason companies are caving this hard is that they're banking on hunkering down for the next 3.5 years and then coasting by when the dust settles
Democrats need to make it very clear that there will be future consequences for defecting in this prisoner's dilemma
Democrats need to make it very clear that there will be future consequences for defecting in this prisoner's dilemma
Fascinating to compare it to October 7 because, since then, Israel has absolutely demolished its diplomatic standing in the world by targeting civilians and genocidal rhetoric; and judging by the rhetoric the past few days, conservatives risk doing the same.
September 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Fascinating to compare it to October 7 because, since then, Israel has absolutely demolished its diplomatic standing in the world by targeting civilians and genocidal rhetoric; and judging by the rhetoric the past few days, conservatives risk doing the same.
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
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He was an advocate of violence against his political opponents and took positions like “the civil rights act should be repealed,” “the Jews are replacing white people,” and “Ukraine is an evil country and we should let them die.” Kirk’s entire career played a nontrivial role in getting us here.
I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Charlie Kirk’s ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
He was an advocate of violence against his political opponents and took positions like “the civil rights act should be repealed,” “the Jews are replacing white people,” and “Ukraine is an evil country and we should let them die.” Kirk’s entire career played a nontrivial role in getting us here.
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I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Charlie Kirk’s ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Charlie Kirk’s ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
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People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
Besides this, there is also a story about a former WH or State Department official saying the people in the boat were migrants. For what it’s worth, local (and independent) media is confirming they were drug smugglers departing from a TdA-controlled area x.com/gbastidas/st...
September 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Besides this, there is also a story about a former WH or State Department official saying the people in the boat were migrants. For what it’s worth, local (and independent) media is confirming they were drug smugglers departing from a TdA-controlled area x.com/gbastidas/st...
Pritzker should probably start taking ozempic
September 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Pritzker should probably start taking ozempic
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To protect our brave troops who are cleaning the filth off our streets we are SUSPENDING the 5th Amendment (which means added on, meaning it wasn't a part of the "original" Constitution!) The grand juries are engaging in NULLIFICATION, a "loophole" the founders did not expect!
- DJT
- DJT
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday were unable to secure a felony assault indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
To protect our brave troops who are cleaning the filth off our streets we are SUSPENDING the 5th Amendment (which means added on, meaning it wasn't a part of the "original" Constitution!) The grand juries are engaging in NULLIFICATION, a "loophole" the founders did not expect!
- DJT
- DJT
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A core purpose of the occupation is collective punishment of DC simply for being overwhelmingly Democratic, and as a subset of that because it was DC police who responded to defend and re-take the Capitol. That is why they passionately hate DC now more than they did in the first term.
NEW—Earlier this evening agents from ICE/other fed agencies were outside Rhode Island Ave metro in DC asking people exiting the station for their IDs, per someone who experienced it. When the person presented their Real ID license, an agent said that wasn't sufficient. Luckily they had secondary ID.
August 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A core purpose of the occupation is collective punishment of DC simply for being overwhelmingly Democratic, and as a subset of that because it was DC police who responded to defend and re-take the Capitol. That is why they passionately hate DC now more than they did in the first term.
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The plan? Make vegetables substantially more expensive and give candy and soda makers low-impact PR wins
August 15, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The plan? Make vegetables substantially more expensive and give candy and soda makers low-impact PR wins
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the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
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because i was civil war posting, i am going to re-up a regular recommendation of mine that THE CIVIL WAR AS TOLD BY THOSE WHO LIVED IT is one of the best and most interesting book collections i have ever read and will blow the top of your head off if you’ve only read histories
The Civil War Told by Those Who Lived It (4-volume boxed set) - Library of America
“A masterpiece. . . . It will forever deepen the way you see this central chapter in our history.”— Malcolm Jones, Newsweek
www.loa.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
because i was civil war posting, i am going to re-up a regular recommendation of mine that THE CIVIL WAR AS TOLD BY THOSE WHO LIVED IT is one of the best and most interesting book collections i have ever read and will blow the top of your head off if you’ve only read histories
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“This Sydney Sweeney thing” is like 3 tweets and 5 TikToks from random people. The left is not remotely worked up about this.
The right, however, has been frothing about the nonexistent outrage for days — and more prominent outlets are spreading far more radical and troubling messages.
The right, however, has been frothing about the nonexistent outrage for days — and more prominent outlets are spreading far more radical and troubling messages.
A message I just got from a buddy of mine, who’s a long time Democratic Party campaign consultant: “This Sydney Sweeney thing is the kind of thing that turns men away from our party. It’s why men think our party is weak & insane.”
My response to him? “Fuck yea it is. You are exactly right.”
My response to him? “Fuck yea it is. You are exactly right.”
July 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“This Sydney Sweeney thing” is like 3 tweets and 5 TikToks from random people. The left is not remotely worked up about this.
The right, however, has been frothing about the nonexistent outrage for days — and more prominent outlets are spreading far more radical and troubling messages.
The right, however, has been frothing about the nonexistent outrage for days — and more prominent outlets are spreading far more radical and troubling messages.
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Would the frisk be to see if he’s carrying a pack of gum in addition to the giant assault rifle he’s openly swinging by his side
Kennedy: New York is going to have to face is the issue of whether we should bring back more aggressive stop and frisk which is a perfectly legal law enforcement tactic
July 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Would the frisk be to see if he’s carrying a pack of gum in addition to the giant assault rifle he’s openly swinging by his side
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Nothing says more about this movement than the fact that their main focus, beyond the attempt to roll back all evidenced-based medicine because it "is gay," is to somehow make french fries and soda good for you. They will fight the war to make treats healthy to the last man.
16 million people are losing their healthcare and hospitals are already closing because of it but it’s a win because one of the bottom tier fast food restaurants is going to start selling the same Mexican Cokes that you can already get at literally every store
July 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Nothing says more about this movement than the fact that their main focus, beyond the attempt to roll back all evidenced-based medicine because it "is gay," is to somehow make french fries and soda good for you. They will fight the war to make treats healthy to the last man.
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I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
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the negative externalities of billionaires are definitely far higher than I appreciated a few years ago
It's become abundantly clear to me that the mere existence of billionaires entails an intolerable social cost.
This is not something I believed even 5 years ago
This is not something I believed even 5 years ago
July 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
the negative externalities of billionaires are definitely far higher than I appreciated a few years ago
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Re: stripping citizenship, look. There is no legal mechanism for him to do it. The very fact that he is talking about it tells you, yet again, what he is. He’s an aspiring totalitarian who wants absolute power over people’s lives and to use it to reward friends and punish enemies. That’s really it.
July 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Re: stripping citizenship, look. There is no legal mechanism for him to do it. The very fact that he is talking about it tells you, yet again, what he is. He’s an aspiring totalitarian who wants absolute power over people’s lives and to use it to reward friends and punish enemies. That’s really it.