So much for sola scriptura: “We’ve got god on the blockchain,” he quipped, telling us to trust no one but god and self. Here was Protestantism in extremis, where skepticism toward external authority became rejection of anything that authorities believe."

Yes, it does look like the government accounts joining Bluesky are real, including Homeland Security and the White House. They're tweeting about it on X.

1) In a press conference yesterday, Trump justified calling troops into Chicago by saying, "Do you know they had over 4000 people killed in Chicago... they had 4000 people murdered over a very short period of time."

www.reddit.com/r/illinois/c...

Where did he get that number? Funny answer...

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Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.

a) this poem is a banger b) it expresses the exact frustration that grips me every time someone ""feministly"" explains that military history is Boy Stuff

Question:

If a POTUS was actually a Russian asset with the specific intent of destroying the military power, market strength, social unity, economic hegemony & global influence of the United States from within,

what would that person do DIFFERENTLY than what that asshole is doing right now?

Unrelenting pessimism is worrying entirely apart from the partisan politics & even autocratic moment we're in.

Consider that even with the most impressive propaganda apparatus in US history, the Trump regime can't crack it. How could a neo-Bidenite deliverism, focused on good policy, do better?

Secret Service takes down network that could have crippled New York cell service. US agency dismantled hidden telecom network that would have unleashed chaos ahead of UN general assembly.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...