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Wages of Destruction is scary good. I'm not very far into Statistics and the German State but it's also amazing. The Deluge suffers a bit from the wider scope but the level of insight is still unbelievable. Shutdown is good, Crashed I couldn't get through, not sure why
Recently picked up WAGES OF DESTRUCTION and it's ofc brilliant, but also Tooze recently said on his podcast that Mamdani is an "east coast answer to Newsom" because they're both vocally anti-Trump. So I'm just trying to keep in mind that he's really good on his actual academic discipline.
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Wages of Destruction is scary good. I'm not very far into Statistics and the German State but it's also amazing. The Deluge suffers a bit from the wider scope but the level of insight is still unbelievable. Shutdown is good, Crashed I couldn't get through, not sure why
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LFG. A decade of socialist mayors could fix us
LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
LFG. A decade of socialist mayors could fix us
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you cannot win over the New York Democratic Party, you have to beat them
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
you cannot win over the New York Democratic Party, you have to beat them
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there is no downside here, Chi's outstanding and will fight cleanly, Jeffries already hates the left, maybe he'll learn to fear us a little
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
there is no downside here, Chi's outstanding and will fight cleanly, Jeffries already hates the left, maybe he'll learn to fear us a little
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The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
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I feel like we're in a weird world where the average Dem partisan, engaged voter is better informed than most of their representatives
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I feel like we're in a weird world where the average Dem partisan, engaged voter is better informed than most of their representatives
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To put it another way, *capital* is perfectly capable of organizing decarbonization. The problem is *capital-owners*, who are political actors and not just the embodiments of the accumulation process. Elon Musk is symptomatic here.
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
To put it another way, *capital* is perfectly capable of organizing decarbonization. The problem is *capital-owners*, who are political actors and not just the embodiments of the accumulation process. Elon Musk is symptomatic here.
The AV Club is usually so good but this strikes me as just plainly wrong: the Greek is the least nuanced character in the series, in a way that I think does more damage to Season 2 than the newspaper high ups do to Season 5
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The AV Club is usually so good but this strikes me as just plainly wrong: the Greek is the least nuanced character in the series, in a way that I think does more damage to Season 2 than the newspaper high ups do to Season 5
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“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”
Oathbreakers, all.
Oathbreakers, all.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”
Oathbreakers, all.
Oathbreakers, all.
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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
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crowns are fucking littering the gutter, pick one
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
crowns are fucking littering the gutter, pick one
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The Dem base wants the shutdown to continue because it’s the only time we’ve felt like our electeds were representing us: trying to squeeze the GOP instead of squeezing us to accept concessions; directing their anger at the Republicans instead of at their own voters for wanting them to resist
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The Dem base wants the shutdown to continue because it’s the only time we’ve felt like our electeds were representing us: trying to squeeze the GOP instead of squeezing us to accept concessions; directing their anger at the Republicans instead of at their own voters for wanting them to resist
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Someone claim the crown from the gutter, I am fucking begging you
I’ll also say this: first gloryhound in the senate to loudly call for Schumer to step down will reap lots of rewards. Van Hollen? Murphy? Who wants to pick up the $20 bill that’s lying on the sidewalk?
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Someone claim the crown from the gutter, I am fucking begging you
This is obviously true and I can tell you a lot of professional-class people who got DOGEd are and have been keenly aware of it, it's not some niche insight inaccessible to elected Dems. No explanation for caving tonight other than pure Quisling instinct
This might sound crazy, but travel disruptions at Thanksgiving would have been … good? It would have driven home why we need a functional government. Dems could have capitalized. Instead, they worried more about disrupted travel than people getting thrown off their health insurance. Unbelievable.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This is obviously true and I can tell you a lot of professional-class people who got DOGEd are and have been keenly aware of it, it's not some niche insight inaccessible to elected Dems. No explanation for caving tonight other than pure Quisling instinct
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Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) -
Working towards a better future for all.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Join the DSA. www.dsausa.org
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Even more true today: Democrats are ripe for a base revolt like the GOP in 2015 when Trump went down the escalator.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Even more true today: Democrats are ripe for a base revolt like the GOP in 2015 when Trump went down the escalator.
The best case scenario for the next decade is uncharted waters as the failed constitutional order gives rise to practical crises and a new one is made
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The best case scenario for the next decade is uncharted waters as the failed constitutional order gives rise to practical crises and a new one is made
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This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
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Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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I am once again asking Democratic congressional leadership to stop completely vindicating the most vulgar leftist 'both sides are the same' midwits
The second that east coast dem leaders have to personally face airline delays they’re ready to throw peoples healthcare under the bus
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I am once again asking Democratic congressional leadership to stop completely vindicating the most vulgar leftist 'both sides are the same' midwits
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The Democratic politician is the only mammal which is also an invertebrate
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The Democratic politician is the only mammal which is also an invertebrate
Weirdly can't find it clipped on YouTube - for my money the most "what the show actually believes" scene in the Wire is early in Season 5, Herc and Carver catching up in the parking lot after one of Carver's subordinates threatened a civilian for no reason
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Weirdly can't find it clipped on YouTube - for my money the most "what the show actually believes" scene in the Wire is early in Season 5, Herc and Carver catching up in the parking lot after one of Carver's subordinates threatened a civilian for no reason
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I know this sounds mean but if you think that this is a coincidence you're more than a bit of a mark. If Kaine had been up next year, it would have been Warner, if Slotkin was retiring, Peters, etc.
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I know this sounds mean but if you think that this is a coincidence you're more than a bit of a mark. If Kaine had been up next year, it would have been Warner, if Slotkin was retiring, Peters, etc.
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It's the only reasonable opinion for any patriotic American
Vibes among House Democrats and activists, "The Senate is the enemy"
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's the only reasonable opinion for any patriotic American