A cult of personality. What could go wrong?
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A cult of personality. What could go wrong?
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
Also: if anyone inside DoJ, or a court reporter, or a clerk, wants to leak the names of the AUSAs who did this, my signal handle is in my profile.
Beware 1980's PG. Full Frontal Nudity Shot in Airplane. I watched with my kid.š¤¦ Spaceballs also has an F-Bomb. Also watched with my kid
We don't need the word of predators, we have the voice of the victims.
US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young childrenā¦ www.reuters.com/business/hea...
āHow soon?ā asked Toad. āQuite soon,ā said Frog.
Like you I've seen all the pics people post here abt the steady increase of tacky gold crap he keeps adding to the oval office. But somehow it wasn't until I saw this picture that it just hit me. What the actual fuck. Like a Vegas whorehouse.
āThere is dust on your chairs.ā āTomorrow,ā said Toad. āYour windows need scrubbing,ā said Frog. āYour plants need watering.ā āTomorrow!ā cried Toad. āI will do it all tomorrow!ā
I hope TC is ok!
āFurthermore, the recent trend of lower gas prices has significantly eased the financial burden on pedophiles whose sex crimes often rely on trafficking children across state lines.ā theonion.com/trump-still-...
āWe are not afraid!ā screamed Frog and Toad at the same time.
27 different named women accused him of sex assault, heās on video with Epstein where they are grossly leering at young women, Miss Teen USA contestants said he came in dressing room when they were naked, he bragged on the Access Hollywood tape about grabbing women. Itās obvious.
Heard your story while listening to your podcast with @preetbharara.bsky.social
This turned into a long running joke amongst our friends. Hearing your similar story and explanation of what it meant for you to say it, put that 25 year old memory in a different light for me as I hadn't really thought of it in that light before. I enjoyed the anecdote Thanks for sharing. (2/2)
āŖ@jonathancapehart.bsky.socialā¬ I have a friend from college, who is also a black, gay man. One day while we were eating (him and 4 or 5 white engineering students), he said we could "kiss his black ass". My response was "as opposed to what? His white ass" (1/2)
Cruelty. Not his stupid tariffs, not the price of groceries, not his daily assault on democracy & the rule of law. Nope. Trumpās cruelty is why he & his party will lose decisively in 2026.š
What? Wasnāt Sen Ted Cruz born abroad too? Should we deport him? www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
FLASH: Vance Boelter taken into custody in lawmaker shootings in Minnesota, sources say www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
āA deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if youāre an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who wonāt identify themselves telling you to get in a vanā, what a fuckin country
LMAOOOO www.instagram.com/reel/DK2nMmJ...
Rep. Vindman: "I spoke to the mother of one F-18 pilot who flew the Mar. 15 mission over the Red Sea in Yemen that you discussed over Signal...She believes that you need to resign." Hegseth: "I don't apologize for success." Rep. Vindman: "I think you should resign."
Starting to think these guys may not be entirely on the level.
Hereās a video of Stephen Miller in high school screaming that heās āsick and tired of being told to pick up my trash, when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us.ā This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more
Coming up! substack.com/@preetbharar...
www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/wake-up-ho...
Every day Trump posts or says something that suggests he is dangerously unwell, disconnected from events around him, living in a land of make believe that should be raising questions about whether 1) he needs to step aside 2) his staff is covering up his condition as they did Musk's epic drug use.
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
Vietnam desperately wants Trumpās 46% tariffs lifted. They offered to reduce tariffs on US to zero, but that really wonāt do much to change the trade deficit that Trumpās obsessed with. So they did this and approved Muskās Starlink. Now expect a deal soon on tariffs for Vietnam.
āI donāt even recognize you, Secretary Rubio.ā This is so well done. Respectfully calling out a colleague who so pathetically sold his soul. Take a moment, listen, and share.š
Read what Reagan said about immigration and America just 36 years ago, and try to imagine any Republican saying it now. Itās become a gutter party. www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/spe...
@timmiller.bsky.social when you were talking to @profgalloway.com I think this was what you were looking for: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjbZ...
Left: Trump state department appointee Chris Landau greeting white South Africans whose immigration to the United States was expedited by Trump. Right: The apartheid flag of South Africa.
Midwestern Pope??? An OPE POPE??
Art of the deal is raising the tariff to 145% then cutting it almost in half despite the fact that China has made no concessions and has completely ignored you. Xi just sits back at laughs at our orange clown.
Where's the lie?
When asked if the United States should have a military parade to show off its might, President Eisenhower responded: āAbsolutely not. We are the pre-eminent power on Earth. For us to try and imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak.ā
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Trumpās back in the White Houseāand his kids are cashing in. Saudi towers, Qatari golf deals, crypto schemes. This isnāt public service. Itās a shakedown. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
It is a little weird to me countries arenāt more aggressively, formally trying to take advantage of the U.S. science brain drain. Once in a lifetime opportunity to buy low on Non-Dumbass Americans with PhDs who just wanna look into microscopes and quietly cure ass cancer as our country eats shit.
Things the president of the United States said on meet the press today: He doesnāt know if he has to follow the constitution Heās fine with a recession Americans can do with less Small businesses are just āa couple of little businessesā
Puppetsā¦
At the January 6th Capitol insurrection, rioters waved Confederate, MAGA, and Trump-as-Rambo flags. Easy to miss without knowing the design was a bright yellow flag with three red stripes ā the flag of South Vietnam.
Let them fight.
@timmiller.bsky.social You need to talk about the U-Curve when you are ~45. This won't make sense till you read the book, but 47 is the bottom, so 48 is too late.
"Should any trusted Afghan ally be deported, the Taliban will almost certainly execute them." That's what deportation means for Afghans in America. Will Selber on the Trump administration's shameful Afghan refugee reversal:
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Possibly the best interview of all-time
I went to an engineering school. I'm pretty sure 75% or more of the people there were on the spectrum.
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Joe Rogan explains to his audience why due process is important and quotes Ben Franklin ā "it is better 100 guilty persons should escape than that one innocent person should suffer.ā He argues against shipping people to a prison in El Salvador without trial because we think theyāre gang members.
This would be absolutely shattering for any genuinely devout Catholic. The Pope himself skipping a meeting with you and instead deciding you need a lecture on one of the basic tenants of Christian belief. But I suspect JD will be just fine.
You also need a pick up truck. You can go anywhere
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
1. He was in the U.S. legally. 2. A fed court ruled that he CANNOT be deported. 3. Trump defied the court & deported him to an El Salvador prison. 4. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Trump must bring him back to the U.S. 5. Trump said no. Are we a nation of laws or not? What say u America?
āā¦a comprehensive turn away from US assetsā¦ā Gosh, I wonder why? FFS
The dream is dead
I am but a humble cable news host with a bachelorās in philosophy, but I feel like at some point the bond market is also going to notice that the GOP is going to pass a deficit financed 5 trillion dollar tax cut. Maybe?
BREAKING: SCOTUS will require the government to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia ā but remands to district court to clarify its directive
š Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes by 2030 without stable PEPFAR programmes, expert policy analysis estimates. bit.ly/4ltNtTB
I worked for an economist, Marilyn Moon, who had been appointed as one of the 2 public trustees for the program (under Clinton). She would always make this point! It was always got a laugh, but it reflected a real trendāolder adults had often been too poor to live independently before Soc Sec grew
How is this real?
Max delulu, max lies. The bestest el Presidente, ever. š„“š¤¦āāļø
It was a bad day for the economy but it was a huge day for dudes who stand around at the stock market touching their faces and looking stressed.
Where did you get this. I want to share it outside of bluesky
Who did this?
Maybe voting for guy who was a complete disaster last time was a mistake?
Trumpcession
I spoke to a South Carolina woman today who is miscarrying - her fetus has no heartbeat - but the state's ban is preventing doctors from taking action. She has to walk around with a dead fetus for another week so she can get a FOURTH ultrasound. This is what bans do.
Breaking WaPo: Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
At some point we have to acknowledge that a large number of Republicans are just dumb as fuck. They have no worldview other than what Dear Leader says. Thatās frightening.
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You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. Itās important, itās urgentāand it needs to be shared far and wide.
The Trump administrationās war on science is slashing funding, shutting down labs, and driving top researchers overseas. The cost? Medical breakthroughs, technological innovation, and Americaās future. My latest adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-scienc...
Mr. Treehorn draws a lot of water in this town
Mr. Treehorn draws a lot of water in this town
Free speech and all