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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 9h

And it has been long enough now for smart, honest people to know and do better.

Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 11h

That “working class” is a transparently race and gender coded term tells you who pundits view as low and middle income workers and what type of work they believe “counts” among this group.

Reality: the working class is predominantly White women and racial minorities in the low wage service sector.

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 9h

Yeah this has been clear as a potential tail end Very Bad result of this admin since before inauguration.

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 9h

Useful to think of the knock on effects on groceries, etc.

Among other things, SNAP is a subsidy to employers who pay their employees below what they need to eat.

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 9h

Most fascinating figure in the regime and it’s not close.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 11h

It is actually incredibly condescending to just assume “normal” people don’t care about being spit on, constantly, by the ruling party

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13h

On a deadly serious note, the President cannot rely on external, private sources to fund spending as an end-run around Congress’ constitutional power of the purse. If he can, we no longer have a republic.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 12h

The Founders anticipated the possibility of a corrupt, venal, lawbreaking, wannabe monarch president.

What they did not expect is numerous people achieving prominent national office and not wanting to guard their own power. The combo of ego to run but pathetic absence of ego in office stands out.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 16h

Whoaaaaa

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah this is spot on. 50%+1 in the electoral college means a two-party system, and that means big tent parties that work out coalition power sharing and platforms through primaries, and the far-right capture of the GOP means these very predictable tensions in the other tent.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 15h

Corollary: Americans don't talk about this gender issue as a gender issue bc it would spotlight the ways our society depends on *systemic* oppression & exploitation of women.

We can't talk about that bc life without an unpaid female servant class would be nasty, brutish & short for a lot of men.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 20h

Yes.
newrepublic.com/article/2011...

In his interview with Remnick, Klein praised how Trump “built coalitions when he thought it would serve him” and “welcomed R.F.K., Jr., and all of his voters—from Joe Rogan all the way down—into their coalition.” But he seems to misunderstand how Trump built his populist coalition. It was not—and this should be overwhelmingly obvious, but I guess it needs stating—by giving in or compromising

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 20h

100%.

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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 20h

It's normal that someone may not clock all forms of Nazi iconography on sight, but this is not something you can claim is ambiguous in good faith if you look at the evidence. It's like saying "how can you distinguish a swastika from a buch of lines at right angles?" Agnosticism as sophistry.

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 20h

It’s amazing that “well *I* haven’t seen any ________” arguments even make it to print. The world is bigger than any one person’s perspective, that’s the whole reason to study something and learn from (or at least about!) people who aren’t us!

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know how many times I have to say this but if you didn’t know any geek girls in high school or you don’t know any now it’s because they didn’t trust you and you’re *NOT A SAFE PERSON* for women to be themselves around.

Earl Grey: 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 @earlgreymemes.club · 1d

okay grandpa, let's get you to bed

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 20h

Which is a level of grace and credulity that the Times has never granted to any previous president in US history. It’s insulting to readers’ intelligence and they/we deserve a clear explanation of why.

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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 21h

Very wild how much the mere concept of a Covid vaccine completely broke apart a large group of americans minds. Like 70% of streamers like “bro we gotta vote for the Nazis because someone told me to take medicine”

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d

this is just happening in the open

Two-piece Advocate @ytpjason.bsky.social · 1d

“The department declined to answer questions about whether the donor is an American citizen or a foreign national.” Jesus Fucking Christ

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 1d

I know you lying to me!!!!!!!!

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Matt @tiredgenerally.bsky.social · 1d

it’s not just a totenkopf, its very explicitly *the totenkopf* for the ss death head’s units who administered the concentration camps and were responsible for various acts of terror against civilian populations. like come the fuck on

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

because it's fucking identical to the SS logo! as like, a second's research makes clear. why are all these guys such fucking liars?

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 21h

I mean it’s not an exaggeration, this is the NYT’s repeated framing on blatantly illegal action after blatantly illegal action. It’s fundamentally accepting the premise that Trump is king because he says he is.

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

'Some from the left criticized President Trump for the shooting. But it is not yet clear whether the killing violates a law prohibiting murder.'

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

New York Times reports that it is unclear whether having a federal agency accept money in excess of congressional appropriations "violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations." I guess we'll never know!

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

'Some from the left criticized President Trump for the shooting. But it is not yet clear whether the killing violates a law prohibiting murder.'

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

New York Times reports that it is unclear whether having a federal agency accept money in excess of congressional appropriations "violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations." I guess we'll never know!

The president said today that a donor had given the government $130 million to help pay troops during the government shutdown. He declined to name the donor, but described him as a “patriot” and a personal friend.

If evenly distributed, the money would pay only about $100 to each service member. But is not yet clear how the money will be used, or whether the donation violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 1d

As folks are noting, $130m isn't anywhere near enough to actually pay the troops; the DoD spends something like $16bn on personnel costs per month.

It is, however, more than enough to send everyone to prison for a couple of years under the antideficiency act for improperly appropriating funds.

Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 1d

We literally have laws!!! Who will stop this!!!

Pentagon Accepts $130
Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During
Shutdown
The move could violate a law prohibiting federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services.

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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 1d

The dude who singlehandedly controls the government is demanding it pay him a quarter of a billion dollars of our tax money as restitution for having been caught committing crimes.

He’s discovered forms of looting no one ever even thought possible.

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 1d

I liked it but the score made no sense to me, did not connect.

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 1d

Deb Haaland might be in the running here.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Not trying to exaggerate: this feels like one of the most important speeches in American politics since 2016, if not since 2001

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

Mamdani: "In many ways, I have become that same uncle who pulled me aside six years ago. No more."

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Connor Stedman @connorstedman.bsky.social · 1d

Holy moly.