KR
@blandphilosophy.bsky.social
Proud progressive. Virginian. DC sports fan.
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KR
@blandphilosophy.bsky.social
· Apr 8
The Republican Party owns every part of the end of US dominance, should it come to pass. They are stealing your future, and your childrens' future, and they need to pay.
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Mass pardons are coming. There will be no accountability without treating those as null and void. And that means a future administration taking an official position that Trump is not the legitimate president right now because he is disqualified by the 14th Amendment. The two things are inextricable.
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Mass pardons are coming. There will be no accountability without treating those as null and void. And that means a future administration taking an official position that Trump is not the legitimate president right now because he is disqualified by the 14th Amendment. The two things are inextricable.
This is unironically a good thing. There must be professional consequences for the casual cruelty of slinging around the word ”retard”
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is unironically a good thing. There must be professional consequences for the casual cruelty of slinging around the word ”retard”
The Dandelion quests in the Witcher III are some of the funniest things I’ve seen a game like this pull off
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Dandelion quests in the Witcher III are some of the funniest things I’ve seen a game like this pull off
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AMERICANS DO NOT WANT TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE THE NONWHITE POPULATION. Only a tiny cabal of dedicated white supremacists led by Stephen Miller wants that.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
America’s civic institutions have to address the full monstrosity of this. So too do democratic governments elsewhere in the world. It’s not happening. It’s being allowed to pass - so as not to rock the boat. Rock the boat, guys, rock it hard, rock it now.
“What is remigration, which the Department of Homeland Security is calling for?”
It’s this:
It’s this:
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AMERICANS DO NOT WANT TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE THE NONWHITE POPULATION. Only a tiny cabal of dedicated white supremacists led by Stephen Miller wants that.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
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They believe that Trump will use the formal powers of the government and whatever informal powers he may have to extract costs from them if they do not play ball and they equally believe that the anti-Trump coalition will not extract these costs.
So we need to extract those costs.
So we need to extract those costs.
given how unpopular Trump is, it’s insane that civil society/universities/law firms are still asking themselves “how do I stay on Trump’s good side” rather than “how do I avoid facing consequences for complying with Trump’s illegal demands”
New Gallup poll shows Trump's approval hit a new low for his second term:
-36% approve
-60% disapprove
His approval among Republicans went from 91% in January to 84% in November
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
-36% approve
-60% disapprove
His approval among Republicans went from 91% in January to 84% in November
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
They believe that Trump will use the formal powers of the government and whatever informal powers he may have to extract costs from them if they do not play ball and they equally believe that the anti-Trump coalition will not extract these costs.
So we need to extract those costs.
So we need to extract those costs.
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Why would the political press offer critical coverage of an administration they adore? They want a modern Nazi state. They are enablers in many of the ways Republican leadership has chosen to be.
There has been no breathless roadblock coverage of this shooting on cable channels or in major newspapers, afaik. wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Why would the political press offer critical coverage of an administration they adore? They want a modern Nazi state. They are enablers in many of the ways Republican leadership has chosen to be.
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to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
every DOGE staffer should have a very public trial and a very public punishment. I don't care if we skip the trial for Musk.
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
every DOGE staffer should have a very public trial and a very public punishment. I don't care if we skip the trial for Musk.
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The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
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This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
The political press needs to burn. Every single person with power needs to feel pain and humiliation until the end of their days. We cannot let anyone that pretended this was normal live through this without permanent consequences.
And it’s all flowing from a tiny handful of diehard racists and nativists who have seized unprecedented power by puppeteering an almost incomprehensibly corrupt and unfit president towards a nativist agenda that would have made the KKK proud.
AND EVERY KEEPS ACTING LIKE EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.
AND EVERY KEEPS ACTING LIKE EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The political press needs to burn. Every single person with power needs to feel pain and humiliation until the end of their days. We cannot let anyone that pretended this was normal live through this without permanent consequences.
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The US federal government is openly warring against its own nonwhite population in a way no one alive has ever experienced. It’s not even getting to hide it. The overt bigotry is comparable to Jim Crow. And our pathetic, cowed, putrid political class just keeps pretending it isn’t even happening.
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The US federal government is openly warring against its own nonwhite population in a way no one alive has ever experienced. It’s not even getting to hide it. The overt bigotry is comparable to Jim Crow. And our pathetic, cowed, putrid political class just keeps pretending it isn’t even happening.
If you're still a Republican through all this, you're going to hell.
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If you're still a Republican through all this, you're going to hell.
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This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
This is some of the most virulently racist shit literally anyone alive has ever said, much less a politician, much less the President of the largest pluralistic democracy on earth. The Republican Party must burn.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
This is some of the most virulently racist shit literally anyone alive has ever said, much less a politician, much less the President of the largest pluralistic democracy on earth. The Republican Party must burn.
Call it a season
Report: Josh Simmons out indefinitely with dislocated, fractured wrist.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Report: Josh Simmons out indefinitely with dislocated, fractured wrist
The Chiefs will not have their left tackle for the foreseeable future.
www.nbcsports.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Call it a season
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We should ban the AFC North from the playoffs
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
We should ban the AFC North from the playoffs
Every Republican must pay.
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Every Republican must pay.
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No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
It's wild to see that the press corps *clearly knows how to do this* but has simply chosen not to with this administration, when it is needed the most. Deplorable behavior.
Me and the reporter from The Blade all threatened to walk out and leave the briefing room when they tried to kick out Kaitlan Collins. Trump himself wasn't there for that but it's another example. You can stick up for yourself.
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It's wild to see that the press corps *clearly knows how to do this* but has simply chosen not to with this administration, when it is needed the most. Deplorable behavior.
Bruh the TNF graphics department just straight up insulted the entire Cincinnati Defense lol
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Bruh the TNF graphics department just straight up insulted the entire Cincinnati Defense lol
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a young woman who signed up to serve her community and our narcissistic, despotic president decided to use her as a prop for his ego
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
a young woman who signed up to serve her community and our narcissistic, despotic president decided to use her as a prop for his ego
Good lord who the fuck designed these alt Ravens helmets
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Good lord who the fuck designed these alt Ravens helmets