@embracebecoming.bsky.social
Woke Moralist, Democratic Socialist, and some sort of weird nerd
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I guess we’ll find out what new horrors this will unleash by teaching everyone in civil society, once again, that there is no reason to ever fear Democrats or take them seriously. Meanwhile, Trump just pardoned dozens of people who helped him try to steal the 2020 election.
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I guess we’ll find out what new horrors this will unleash by teaching everyone in civil society, once again, that there is no reason to ever fear Democrats or take them seriously. Meanwhile, Trump just pardoned dozens of people who helped him try to steal the 2020 election.
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This was the first time in years it felt like we were actually making progress stopping the fascists from consolidating their power. All of it, gone, because they wanted to go home.
Last time this happened was early 2021 when they gave them a do-over from the Jan 6 coup, which is how we got here.
Last time this happened was early 2021 when they gave them a do-over from the Jan 6 coup, which is how we got here.
the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This was the first time in years it felt like we were actually making progress stopping the fascists from consolidating their power. All of it, gone, because they wanted to go home.
Last time this happened was early 2021 when they gave them a do-over from the Jan 6 coup, which is how we got here.
Last time this happened was early 2021 when they gave them a do-over from the Jan 6 coup, which is how we got here.
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Napoleon said “never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake,” but they don’t even think Trump is their enemy.
Trump just had one of the lowest, worst weeks in the history of the American presidency. Yet, he emerged as the winner at the end. And it is not because he is "good" at politics. It's because Democrats are so very bad at it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Napoleon said “never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake,” but they don’t even think Trump is their enemy.
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A more optimistic take then I've seen lately in the sense that the shutdown fight shows that most Dems are starting to become the fighters we want... but we're not quite there yet.
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A more optimistic take then I've seen lately in the sense that the shutdown fight shows that most Dems are starting to become the fighters we want... but we're not quite there yet.
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I believe this has merit while at the same time, every Democrat should be primaried.
i think that there are reasons which would take a very long time to explain why forcing a very short CR and banning RIFs on a rolling basis would be a good move for non-5D reasons but i do not think that that argument would be ripe until it had happened three or so times
every single time the senate does something disgraceful, including things they know are disgraceful and try to hide that they are doing, people come up with some ridiculous story about why it's a 5d chess move and we should trust the plan
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I believe this has merit while at the same time, every Democrat should be primaried.
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Working on a one-act play about the board meeting where Google abolished the “Don’t Be Evil” motto
August 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Working on a one-act play about the board meeting where Google abolished the “Don’t Be Evil” motto
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If it's going to end up with either caving or the nuclear option anyway, what was the advantage to picking only one line of attack to hit? Take the top three or four most insane things that are the most unpopular, ACA among them but not just that, and make that your package of "demands" to hammer.
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
If it's going to end up with either caving or the nuclear option anyway, what was the advantage to picking only one line of attack to hit? Take the top three or four most insane things that are the most unpopular, ACA among them but not just that, and make that your package of "demands" to hammer.
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They were never going to get ACA subsidies, which is part of why it was a mistake to insist this was only about ACA subsidies and nothing else.
Sincere question: does anybody have any evidence that the GOP/WH would have eventually folded and extended the ACA subsidies if the shutdown continued?
I haven’t seen any. The President didn’t seem to feeling any pressure. No GOP Senator AFAIK expressed any concern. (Some Reps did)
I haven’t seen any. The President didn’t seem to feeling any pressure. No GOP Senator AFAIK expressed any concern. (Some Reps did)
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
They were never going to get ACA subsidies, which is part of why it was a mistake to insist this was only about ACA subsidies and nothing else.
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the “axios is fake news trying to stir shit, dems aren’t gonna cave” to “the dem deal is actually good and smart and savvy” pipeline is real and best explained not be rational trains of thought but fear and cognitive dissonance
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
the “axios is fake news trying to stir shit, dems aren’t gonna cave” to “the dem deal is actually good and smart and savvy” pipeline is real and best explained not be rational trains of thought but fear and cognitive dissonance
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there was an incredibly stark change at my job between 2023 and 2025. just absolutely day and night.
i dont think there’s ever been a point where corporate america has had a sincere sense of morality but it is probably a sign of the times that the culture at most major firms does not even pretend to encourage ethical behavior anymore. the transformation is really stark in tech.
i honestly do not know what major company in america isnt involved in some ghastly shit at this point? i just would not *do* the ghastly shit yourself.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
there was an incredibly stark change at my job between 2023 and 2025. just absolutely day and night.
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It is hard to comprehend just how feckless and pathetic the democratic leadership is. It is impossible to express just how impotent and self defeating they are. It is a self censoring fact. It is almost unspeakable.
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
It is hard to comprehend just how feckless and pathetic the democratic leadership is. It is impossible to express just how impotent and self defeating they are. It is a self censoring fact. It is almost unspeakable.
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Alternatively if that's not your cup of tea and you're more center left or whatnot like go sign up with Indivisible or some local group or whatever
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Alternatively if that's not your cup of tea and you're more center left or whatnot like go sign up with Indivisible or some local group or whatever
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in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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Great news, everybody! The ACA is materially undermined, no concessions were secured on any other front, and Donald Trump will be able to declare this a personal win. But poor people did starve for about a week there, so there's that.
The Senate has decided the HSA idea from Trump is a win and they're going to do it.
Man, this timeline SUCKS.
Man, this timeline SUCKS.
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Great news, everybody! The ACA is materially undermined, no concessions were secured on any other front, and Donald Trump will be able to declare this a personal win. But poor people did starve for about a week there, so there's that.
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When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
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When the Conservative Party in Korea declared martial law, the Korean Democrats knew if they didn’t send them to hell there would be no opposition afterwards. And look at them. They’re taking the ex conservative president and ensuring he never breathes free ever again.
South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-President Yoon on more charges reut.rs/3Xka3TD
South Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-President Yoon on more charges
South Korea's special prosecutor on Monday indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on additional charges of abusing power and aiding an enemy state related to his short-lived imposition of martial law last year.
reut.rs
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
When the Conservative Party in Korea declared martial law, the Korean Democrats knew if they didn’t send them to hell there would be no opposition afterwards. And look at them. They’re taking the ex conservative president and ensuring he never breathes free ever again.
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"oh gee why can't you all just get along, stop being divisive"
I'm sorry are you Jon Stewart on Crossfire twenty years ago? Or do you want to come back to this planet in the year 2025? The overwhelming gripe is people think you're spineless, not that your DW-NOMINATE score isn't bipartisan enough
I'm sorry are you Jon Stewart on Crossfire twenty years ago? Or do you want to come back to this planet in the year 2025? The overwhelming gripe is people think you're spineless, not that your DW-NOMINATE score isn't bipartisan enough
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"oh gee why can't you all just get along, stop being divisive"
I'm sorry are you Jon Stewart on Crossfire twenty years ago? Or do you want to come back to this planet in the year 2025? The overwhelming gripe is people think you're spineless, not that your DW-NOMINATE score isn't bipartisan enough
I'm sorry are you Jon Stewart on Crossfire twenty years ago? Or do you want to come back to this planet in the year 2025? The overwhelming gripe is people think you're spineless, not that your DW-NOMINATE score isn't bipartisan enough
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This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
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stop hiding my posts, bluesky, I am a perfect sweetie who is very politely compiling a list of Democrats who should spend the rest of their careers in a fancy retirement home with puppies and rainbows
I hate that this post got hidden twice. Yours got hidden, and then the quote post was hidden.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
stop hiding my posts, bluesky, I am a perfect sweetie who is very politely compiling a list of Democrats who should spend the rest of their careers in a fancy retirement home with puppies and rainbows
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what’s remarkable about this is that there are zero winners at all, one of the biggest lose-lose deals I can remember
the Dem cavers will catch incandescent shit for it
the rest of the Dems will catch collateral fury
the big R win is… jacking everyone’s health care costs ahead of midterms
the Dem cavers will catch incandescent shit for it
the rest of the Dems will catch collateral fury
the big R win is… jacking everyone’s health care costs ahead of midterms
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
what’s remarkable about this is that there are zero winners at all, one of the biggest lose-lose deals I can remember
the Dem cavers will catch incandescent shit for it
the rest of the Dems will catch collateral fury
the big R win is… jacking everyone’s health care costs ahead of midterms
the Dem cavers will catch incandescent shit for it
the rest of the Dems will catch collateral fury
the big R win is… jacking everyone’s health care costs ahead of midterms
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fight don’t fold.