Darthskeptic
@darthskeptic.bsky.social
Survived Type 1 Diabetes since 1989. Interests include kittens, metal, gaming, and murderously spicy food. Wishing I picked something other than politics/law to obsess over from high school on.
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So my question is how do we establish (or reestablish) sufficient social shame that no one would make this argument in public for fear of their reputation?
Oh, it's gonna happen.
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
So my question is how do we establish (or reestablish) sufficient social shame that no one would make this argument in public for fear of their reputation?
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What makes Trump so infuriating is that we've known he was like this *since 2016*, when the Access Hollywood tape was released! None of this is surprising! But because the media wants to appear "balanced" and not cover the GOP less favorably, the public has never really grasped how evil he is.
the things that are actually contained in government releases and leaks from epstein's email account alone are so deranged that anyone hearing them without context would think you were having a psychotic episode
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What makes Trump so infuriating is that we've known he was like this *since 2016*, when the Access Hollywood tape was released! None of this is surprising! But because the media wants to appear "balanced" and not cover the GOP less favorably, the public has never really grasped how evil he is.
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high-level drug dealers: "we never mention anything illegal over text. basic details of transit and logistics are discussed only via encrypted comms."
child sex traffickers: "lmao the future president hurt himself in my pedophile mansion bc he was too busy oogling naked children"
child sex traffickers: "lmao the future president hurt himself in my pedophile mansion bc he was too busy oogling naked children"
Amazing how many criminals get together and decide the first order of business is emailing each other about the crimes every three minutes
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
high-level drug dealers: "we never mention anything illegal over text. basic details of transit and logistics are discussed only via encrypted comms."
child sex traffickers: "lmao the future president hurt himself in my pedophile mansion bc he was too busy oogling naked children"
child sex traffickers: "lmao the future president hurt himself in my pedophile mansion bc he was too busy oogling naked children"
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I'm gonna 'yes, but' this.
Something Chris Hayes said just before the 2016 election stuck with me - he said the Republican Party would survive a Trump loss, but he wasn't sure it would survive a Trump win. I think we're seeing that, although a ton more slowly than would be optimal.
Something Chris Hayes said just before the 2016 election stuck with me - he said the Republican Party would survive a Trump loss, but he wasn't sure it would survive a Trump win. I think we're seeing that, although a ton more slowly than would be optimal.
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'm gonna 'yes, but' this.
Something Chris Hayes said just before the 2016 election stuck with me - he said the Republican Party would survive a Trump loss, but he wasn't sure it would survive a Trump win. I think we're seeing that, although a ton more slowly than would be optimal.
Something Chris Hayes said just before the 2016 election stuck with me - he said the Republican Party would survive a Trump loss, but he wasn't sure it would survive a Trump win. I think we're seeing that, although a ton more slowly than would be optimal.
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Would in some ways be better than what we have now, honestly, because a Fuentes-run GOP could never come close to winning elections.
That wouldn't make such a thing good, of course. But "what if the GOP becomes explicitly neo-nazi in ways that low-information voters will easily grasp"? They lose
That wouldn't make such a thing good, of course. But "what if the GOP becomes explicitly neo-nazi in ways that low-information voters will easily grasp"? They lose
For all the leftist, liberal and moderate conservative schadenfreude over Trump's current predicament in the face of the Epstein files, a loss of control among the older generation of MAGA bosses opens up the Republican Party to a full hostile takeover by its Fuentes faction
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Would in some ways be better than what we have now, honestly, because a Fuentes-run GOP could never come close to winning elections.
That wouldn't make such a thing good, of course. But "what if the GOP becomes explicitly neo-nazi in ways that low-information voters will easily grasp"? They lose
That wouldn't make such a thing good, of course. But "what if the GOP becomes explicitly neo-nazi in ways that low-information voters will easily grasp"? They lose
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I think this is absolutely right. They memorized the lessons of that era — triangulation, bipartisanship, government is somehow shameful — and can’t adapt to the very different world we’re now in.
IMHO, most of the Dem leadership came up through the ranks during the Reagan years and started getting seniority during the 1994 shellacking so a fighting retreat is their standard tactic. They don’t do brinksmanship well.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I think this is absolutely right. They memorized the lessons of that era — triangulation, bipartisanship, government is somehow shameful — and can’t adapt to the very different world we’re now in.
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Really seeing once again, it seems, that the real divide in the Democratic coalition is not left/lib/moderate or anything like that.
It's the fight/no-fight divide. And the 'fight' dems are the ones winning elections.
It's the fight/no-fight divide. And the 'fight' dems are the ones winning elections.
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Really seeing once again, it seems, that the real divide in the Democratic coalition is not left/lib/moderate or anything like that.
It's the fight/no-fight divide. And the 'fight' dems are the ones winning elections.
It's the fight/no-fight divide. And the 'fight' dems are the ones winning elections.
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Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
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How much lead do you have to ingest to think you can sell voters on your victory of creating new convoluted HSAs to replace (and, likely, be less than) what used to be a couple button clicks on the ACA marketplace website? Nobody asked for this and nobody will like it.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
How much lead do you have to ingest to think you can sell voters on your victory of creating new convoluted HSAs to replace (and, likely, be less than) what used to be a couple button clicks on the ACA marketplace website? Nobody asked for this and nobody will like it.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Me: “if I remove this monster from the encounter a difficult encounter for 4 people should remain at difficult for 3”
Results: Two HP on a bard and one spell attack roll away from a TPK.
Results: Two HP on a bard and one spell attack roll away from a TPK.
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Me: “if I remove this monster from the encounter a difficult encounter for 4 people should remain at difficult for 3”
Results: Two HP on a bard and one spell attack roll away from a TPK.
Results: Two HP on a bard and one spell attack roll away from a TPK.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
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Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The sandwich thrower was wrong. But Jeanine Pirro was, too.
To establish a forcible assault, jurors were required to find that Dunn caused “reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.” That allegation was laughable.
www.msnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
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This is actually a pretty standard and unremarkable move, as evidenced by Justice Jackson issuing it.
But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
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But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
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#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This is actually a pretty standard and unremarkable move, as evidenced by Justice Jackson issuing it.
But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
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But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
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What this order makes clear is that plaintiffs can collect a mountain of animus, the district court can write extensively about the record, and the Supreme Court will just go “nuh uh.”
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A319
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, ET AL. v. ASHTON ORR, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[November 6, 2025]
This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreievxyvqikl7wmrg5jkqhsrta5l5xfq272x7caunvxka7vtuzp7hoa@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
What this order makes clear is that plaintiffs can collect a mountain of animus, the district court can write extensively about the record, and the Supreme Court will just go “nuh uh.”
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My new one @slate.com: "Gavin Newsom Just Proved It: Voters Want Democrats to Fight Fire With Fire" slate.com/news-and-pol...
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My new one @slate.com: "Gavin Newsom Just Proved It: Voters Want Democrats to Fight Fire With Fire" slate.com/news-and-pol...
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You can indict a ham sandwich, sure. But can you convict it?
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
You can indict a ham sandwich, sure. But can you convict it?
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November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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When your "I'm not antisemitic, it's just that ..." defense is "if we push back too hard on antisemitism I might have to eat dinner with some Jews and that would contradict my faith" ...
You're not beating the rap guys
You're not beating the rap guys
Heritage Foundation having a normal one
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When your "I'm not antisemitic, it's just that ..." defense is "if we push back too hard on antisemitism I might have to eat dinner with some Jews and that would contradict my faith" ...
You're not beating the rap guys
You're not beating the rap guys
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If OpenAI can’t exist without our money or our talent then it should die.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
If OpenAI can’t exist without our money or our talent then it should die.
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¿Porque no los dos?
"All hot dog stands will be replaced with goat meat stands."
hold up. tell me more about that
hold up. tell me more about that
This guy
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
¿Porque no los dos?
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"We're in emergencies everything all the time for half the world" is Peak Kagan and so true about how Administrations use emergency powers.
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"We're in emergencies everything all the time for half the world" is Peak Kagan and so true about how Administrations use emergency powers.