Dumbstash
@dnlmsstch.bsky.social
Politically Star Trek religiously Star Wars.
Lawyer, pragmatist
Lawyer, pragmatist
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Dumbstash
@dnlmsstch.bsky.social
· May 13
After everything I am coming to the conclusion the really important discourse is the popular culture one because having good (not necessarily interesting or unique) popular culture takes is the best proxy for good political takes.
This isn't a way to get political influence - republicans have no power in Oregon and this doesn't buy him good will with dems.
This is him knowing that his business is unassailable in OR and he uses his wealth to destroy the society which made him possible.
This is him knowing that his business is unassailable in OR and he uses his wealth to destroy the society which made him possible.
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
This isn't a way to get political influence - republicans have no power in Oregon and this doesn't buy him good will with dems.
This is him knowing that his business is unassailable in OR and he uses his wealth to destroy the society which made him possible.
This is him knowing that his business is unassailable in OR and he uses his wealth to destroy the society which made him possible.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Does anyone know if Enron had a meme that said they are not MCI Worldcom?
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Does anyone know if Enron had a meme that said they are not MCI Worldcom?
Please Santa I have been good this year and I want Ben Smith to sit for an interview with Chotiner.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Please Santa I have been good this year and I want Ben Smith to sit for an interview with Chotiner.
@omrimarian.bsky.social should this come with criminal prosecution... or is there a type of tax evasion that is not also criminal?
NEWS
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
@omrimarian.bsky.social should this come with criminal prosecution... or is there a type of tax evasion that is not also criminal?
I dont get the hate Revenge of the Sith gets. Its the best of the prequels - by far.
Also better than all the sequels.
On par with rogue 1.
Also better than all the sequels.
On par with rogue 1.
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I dont get the hate Revenge of the Sith gets. Its the best of the prequels - by far.
Also better than all the sequels.
On par with rogue 1.
Also better than all the sequels.
On par with rogue 1.
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Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
Duterte is on the Hague awaiting trial for crimes against humanity right now - for saying and doing things like this.
Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Duterte is on the Hague awaiting trial for crimes against humanity right now - for saying and doing things like this.
This thread...
1) Afghanistan was unwinnable from day 1 (if you define winning as making them a "modern" country)
2) everything is and has always been gender ... with a bit of race sprinkled in for spice
1) Afghanistan was unwinnable from day 1 (if you define winning as making them a "modern" country)
2) everything is and has always been gender ... with a bit of race sprinkled in for spice
My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This thread...
1) Afghanistan was unwinnable from day 1 (if you define winning as making them a "modern" country)
2) everything is and has always been gender ... with a bit of race sprinkled in for spice
1) Afghanistan was unwinnable from day 1 (if you define winning as making them a "modern" country)
2) everything is and has always been gender ... with a bit of race sprinkled in for spice
I have been getting texts from Mark Kelly asking for money ... and I may now give him some
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I have been getting texts from Mark Kelly asking for money ... and I may now give him some
The real test of the rules relating to whether the military can refuse illegal order is going to be the JAG officer that refuses to participate in this political prosecution.
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The real test of the rules relating to whether the military can refuse illegal order is going to be the JAG officer that refuses to participate in this political prosecution.
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
it’s funny because they’re eating mcdonald’s on the ground like poor people
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
I think I figured out why the new republic was doomed to failure
Are we the alliance to restore the republic or to just bring back the smart parts of the republic?
I think we know you are going to approve this.
I think we know you are going to approve this.
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I think I figured out why the new republic was doomed to failure
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
I think MGT finally deep in her bones understood the core misogyny in the GOP and especially MAGA does not make exceptions even for her. Stefanik still needs to learn this.
I read her turn as her figuring out that even if she is disciplined and a team player they are never going to let her into leadership and feeling betrayed by the Epstein stuff. Would not be surprised if she is out of electoral politics and goes to TV instead
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I think MGT finally deep in her bones understood the core misogyny in the GOP and especially MAGA does not make exceptions even for her. Stefanik still needs to learn this.
I am officially decrepit
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I am officially decrepit
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trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
This is the great evidence of the bosses revolt
The partisan divide has grown, too. The wealthiest 100 tended to give more to Republicans than to Democrats before last year. But giving to the GOP spiked in 2024, with *84%* of donations going to back Republicans or conservative PACs.
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is the great evidence of the bosses revolt
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When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Since I announced I was running against Darrell Issa in April, four candidates - all good people - have dropped out. But the race continues! Visit my website to chip in what you can!
curtisforcongress.com/donate/
#CA48 #castrong #sandiegocounty #riversidecounty
curtisforcongress.com/donate/
#CA48 #castrong #sandiegocounty #riversidecounty
November 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Since I announced I was running against Darrell Issa in April, four candidates - all good people - have dropped out. But the race continues! Visit my website to chip in what you can!
curtisforcongress.com/donate/
#CA48 #castrong #sandiegocounty #riversidecounty
curtisforcongress.com/donate/
#CA48 #castrong #sandiegocounty #riversidecounty
These guys need to be extradited to Haiti
Gavin and Tanner, planned and trained for nearly a year, legal documents say, in an elaborate attempt to invade a Haitian island, kill its Black men, enslave its Black women and Black children and fulfill their "rape fantasies."
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment
Two North Texas men have been indicted for an alleged scheme to sail to a foreign island, murder all the men, and enslave the women and children.
www.fox4news.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
These guys need to be extradited to Haiti
The discourse today is great for blocking opportunities. Remember blocking early block often.
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The discourse today is great for blocking opportunities. Remember blocking early block often.
The thing that radicals offer is an end to politics. You wont have to keep engaging in this debate where society is constantly trying to reorganize itself by people interacting with each other. We are going to do one final perfect reorganization and then can stop.
What's ultimately going on is that they find participating in democratic politics tiresome
"Wait you're taking me I have to coexist? With people who DISAGREE with me??"
Yeah buddy. Ain't no alternative to that one.
"Wait you're taking me I have to coexist? With people who DISAGREE with me??"
Yeah buddy. Ain't no alternative to that one.
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The thing that radicals offer is an end to politics. You wont have to keep engaging in this debate where society is constantly trying to reorganize itself by people interacting with each other. We are going to do one final perfect reorganization and then can stop.