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Gluten-free Seitan

@davidjorgonson.bsky.social

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In the southern USA. He/him Interested in world events, US politics, science, music

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Congress should demand a return to the Constitution in exchange for any funding. Trump won't agree, but it's like Charles I. No funding for an autocratic ruler.

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 23m

She's one of the less popular politicians in Georgia, she recently decided not to try for a statewide race, and her current approach could hurt her in a GOP primary
www.scribd.com/document/827...

The Tyson Group - Georgia Political Survey | PDF | Georgia (U.S. State) | Elections

The Georgia Political Survey conducted in January 2025 sampled 600 likely general election voters, revealing demographic details such as income, ideology, and party affiliation. Historical election pe...

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 38m

This can't explain the numerous changes MTG has gone for. Her voters haven't gone through that many swings. She's gone from Freedom Caucus to Kevin McCarthy to Maverick Freethinker. Back & forth on open association with Nick Fuentes, also

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 46m

That's such a common expression, that I wish more people would ask "why not? What would Nixon say & do if someone else went to China? What does that say about the objections?"

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 1h

Semantics. Big Account means someone with more followers than me

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 4h

I really can’t imagine a more ideal scenario for anti-Trump politicians than MAGA spending a week explicitly turning the size of the 10/18 protests into a referendum on MAGA and Trump, while simultaneously making the protests the center of media attention. They are setting themselves up for disaster

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 4h

they’re scared fucking shitless of this weekend, or, at the least, are scared fucking shitless of trump seeing it on the television

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 1h

Trump didn't take any actions against Israel. Some European governments recently did. Why give Trump any credit?

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 1h

That wouldn't be credible to Israelis - it's something Americans believe by analogy to Bush
Netanyahu was blamed by Israelis for not stopping 10/7 - it politically hurt him - but Israelis also thought elections could wait until after the war. Creating an incentive problem

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 2h

This, too, is thermostatic politics (the public swings against the party in power)

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 2h

Trump took zero *actions* to pressure Israel. Several European countries did recently. Which deserves the credit for the ceasefire?

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 2h

The "no new knowledge" taken may be more applicable to Literature depts - a lot of profs hired to teach core curriculum requirements, expected to also do research - but what research?

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 3h

Most of the world prefers Democrats, according to polls, but those people don't do anything about it. Coordination problem

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zoot car @bookhouse.bsky.social · 5h

Not joking, either

1968 - Vietnam (Chennault Affair)
1980 - Iran (hostage crisis resolved 20 minutes after Reagan inaugurated)
2016 - Russia (hacking)
2024 - Israel

zoot car @bookhouse.bsky.social · 6h

Resetting the "years since Republican party coordinates with foreign country to manufacture crisis for incumbent Democrat" sign to zero, for the fourth (?!) time

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 3h

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

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CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 4h

OK, he had some connection to the city-state of Genoa, but what I said is also true and applies to more of his life

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 5h

"Columbus" (more commonly known in his lifetime as Cristobal Colon) was from Barcelona and worked for the Spanish monarchs

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Jeffrey Wuhl @jeffreywuhl.bsky.social · 5h

@mtsw.bsky.social Trump being lionized for getting 20 hostages back whereas Biden got basically no credit for getting over 100 back….any idea why that might be?

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 5h

Millions of people will take to the streets again this Saturday to protest the autocratic regime of President Donald Trump. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social talked to organizers of the Oct. 18 No Kings protests, which are expected to be bigger than the first set in June.
prospect.org/politics/202...

Still No Kings: Millions to Protest Trump On Saturday

A coalition of civil rights groups expects the turnout on Oct. 18 will be even bigger than the first nationwide protest held in June, which by some counts was the largest in U.S. history.

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 5h

Usually they prefer to attack games that are just not well made - easier targets. This one seems like a tactical misstep on their part, they might have a harder time carrying their audience along

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 6h

Hostility to an elected, democratic government the Fascist International wants to bring down?

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 6h

It's sincere: they do want the hate-clicks. Just block and move on.

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 6h

Mr. Thiel, in order to become the Antichrist, you must be widely followed and worshipped
"and the whole world marveled and followed the beast."

Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 6h

The Anti-Comparison Caucus, yes
Thought-stopping, and not just about religion

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 6h

Christian fundamentalists are the largest segment of the GOP.
But there are also fash neopagans led by influencers like "Bronze Age Pervert" - as referenced by the OP. They're a significant % of young staffers
Plus Machine God believers like Thiel

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 14h

Don't and can't are two different words

And federal prohibition has, today, practical effects on banking. For example.

Maybe on buying bongs too, IDK, not a lawyer

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Gluten-free Seitan @davidjorgonson.bsky.social · 15h

There are production numbers & prices

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