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Centrist Sisyphus

@centristsisyphus.bsky.social

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Logician in a pandemic of illogic. Could be a Republican but refuse to follow them into Qrazy Traitorville. Enjoying the trip through nature on the way to eternity.

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Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · Nov 15

Trump will be a potemkin president. His intellect, attention span and energy are wholly inadequate to the job, and the administration’s decisions will mostly be made around him by zealots…which is exactly what groups like Project 2025 and Peter Thiel were counting on.

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Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 41m

These billionaires could donate in a structured way, in a defined schedule and via a service to collect their internal revenue. Maybe???

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 42m

Topic for future books will be, “Trump: Psychopath Or Sociopath, Or Distinction Without A Difference?”

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 48m

Or end up being Ralph Sampson x 1.1. Extremely tall and thin isn’t the recipe for durability, but we’ll see.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1h

But it couldn’t just be haphazard, to make it fair we could…I dunno…establish a “Rate” at which each paid into the fund, and…I dunno…maybe the gov’t could establish a schedule and setup a service to collect the internal revenue.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1h

The condition extends to ICE as well. Those guys are making the most money they’ve ever made and living the (toxic) masculine dream of action and heroism. It’s immensely more fulfilling than slinging fries at McD’s.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1h

Revenge of the Nazi Nerds.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1h

Whataboutism has been standard MAGA practice for so long that it’s reflexive, and ignorant of the flimsy-to-false-to-hilariously-stupid strawmen they create.

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Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1h

Sure…just basic spycraft.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1h

Sloppy. Keri Russell would’ve only needed 3-5 minutes with it.

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Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks, your article has gotten a lot of attention.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 2h

Those “relationships” all involve putting money (in various forms) into the Trump family’s pockets. The level of corruption is staggering, almost unimaginable, and with no consequences to date.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 2h

IMO the Supreme Court shoots down the reinterpretation of 22A. I also can’t ignore Bannon saying Trump will be president in ‘28. Of course he will. Is Bannon just winking and stirring the pot…flooding the zone?

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 2h

So Trump can follow a lengthy, laborious process of gaining regional allies to surgically change leadership in Ven. Or, he can produce “Shock and Awe” video that shows MAGA world how strong he is and that he’s brought warfighters back.

There’s little question which he’ll choose.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 3h

Trump’s base are the victims of Bannon/Putin tactics: too much information, too much confusion, too little discernment. They’ve given up, it’s easier just to trust their guy.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 11h

Joe Biden had the worst presidency in the year before his term, of anyone in history…I’ve learned.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 11h

Couldn’t help imagining this admin being involved. But when SecDef walked off the roof…I must admit to mixed feelings!

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1d

“When you ain’t got nothin’, you got nothin’ to lose”

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1d

It’s hyperbole and bias (recency and political). Just a year ago Fox ‘News’ was calling inflation that had dropped below 3% “SPIRALING!!!”

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1d

The contrasting reactions to fake Jade Helm vs. the real one may be the clearest sign of MAGA’s decline into conspiracy and propaganda…though there are many.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1d

Two signs of our national decline:

1) Sports leagues shifting from resisting gambling as a danger, to encouraging (and profiting from) betting.

2) Bezos dismantling the formerly venerable WaPo.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1d

The mean time necessary to dismantle a MAGA argument is 16 seconds…it’s pathetic how rickety and disingenuous they are.

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Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1d

Our current state is to me less concerning than the rate of decline, with 3+ years left to survive Trump and retain some semblance of democracy. Surviving what folllows him is another challenge.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1d

At some point, framing and exaggeration become flat-out lying.

Trump passed that point a while ago, fabricating justifications for his invasion of Dem cities.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in a battle between readily observable reality and MAGA’s apocalyptic lies, that drive Trump’s brazenly illegal acts. It’s important, and WaPo and other major media aren’t helping.

Centrist Sisyphus @centristsisyphus.bsky.social · 1d

When will obvious reality finally pierce the bubble of MAGA’s fake apocalyptic world? It’s important.