Mr. Fahrenheit
@mrfahrenheit.bsky.social
Currently in the process of moving to Sacramento, CA
she/her
mostly nice, fervently anti-GOP
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
H. L. Mencken
she/her
mostly nice, fervently anti-GOP
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
H. L. Mencken
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OK, slightly wonky health actuary thread, because the audacity of these MFers
CSR is short for cost-sharing reductions, a component of the ACA. The purpose was to allow lower income people to get a plan with affordable out of pocket (OOP) costs for the same price as a less generous plan
CSR is short for cost-sharing reductions, a component of the ACA. The purpose was to allow lower income people to get a plan with affordable out of pocket (OOP) costs for the same price as a less generous plan
BASH: Can you give me one specific example of a solution the president has put forward that is lowering healthcare costs, beyond prescription drugs?
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
February 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
OK, slightly wonky health actuary thread, because the audacity of these MFers
CSR is short for cost-sharing reductions, a component of the ACA. The purpose was to allow lower income people to get a plan with affordable out of pocket (OOP) costs for the same price as a less generous plan
CSR is short for cost-sharing reductions, a component of the ACA. The purpose was to allow lower income people to get a plan with affordable out of pocket (OOP) costs for the same price as a less generous plan
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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Warner: "There is a very real threat without reforms at ICE that you could have ICE patrols around polling stations. And people say, 'Why would that matter if they're all American citizens?' We've seen ICE discriminate against Latinos ... you don't need to do a lot to discourage people from voting"
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Warner: "There is a very real threat without reforms at ICE that you could have ICE patrols around polling stations. And people say, 'Why would that matter if they're all American citizens?' We've seen ICE discriminate against Latinos ... you don't need to do a lot to discourage people from voting"
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In case you’re the sort of weirdo who wants to pre-game the Super Bowl by listening to @ardenthistorian.bsky.social and I talk for an hour about the history of White Christian Nationalism in Oregon and elsewhere, this podcast episode is for you! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
The Sunday Interview: How Blood and Soil Nationalism Went Mainstream w/Seth Cotlar
Podcast Episode · Straight White American Jesus · 02/08/2026 · 1h 17m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
In case you’re the sort of weirdo who wants to pre-game the Super Bowl by listening to @ardenthistorian.bsky.social and I talk for an hour about the history of White Christian Nationalism in Oregon and elsewhere, this podcast episode is for you! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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For folks asking: no, I didn't see any Trump flags. I see a lot of you don't feel any empathy (I get that). jennifermercieca.substack.com/p/the-con-ma...
The Con Man and His Victims
No one wants to "cool out" Trump supporters
jennifermercieca.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
For folks asking: no, I didn't see any Trump flags. I see a lot of you don't feel any empathy (I get that). jennifermercieca.substack.com/p/the-con-ma...
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Yep. The polling data we obtained shows that more than two thirds of young men disapprove of ICE enforcement and oppose deporting longtime residents with jobs and no criminal records:
February 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Yep. The polling data we obtained shows that more than two thirds of young men disapprove of ICE enforcement and oppose deporting longtime residents with jobs and no criminal records:
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Auroras, shimmering bands of light that shoot through the night sky near the Earth’s poles, can follow patterns known as arcs
The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns
Auroras, shimmering bands of light that shoot through the night sky near the Earth’s poles, can follow patterns known as arcs
www.scientificamerican.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Auroras, shimmering bands of light that shoot through the night sky near the Earth’s poles, can follow patterns known as arcs
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CODA: Other pieces that illuminate this: @lioneltrolling.bsky.social on ICE as "employment program for the Trumpenproletarian mob" and @lkatfield.bsky.social on MAGA's faith in a nativist majority (the hubris I discuss).
www.unpopularfront.news/p/magas-peop...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/magas-peop...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
CODA: Other pieces that illuminate this: @lioneltrolling.bsky.social on ICE as "employment program for the Trumpenproletarian mob" and @lkatfield.bsky.social on MAGA's faith in a nativist majority (the hubris I discuss).
www.unpopularfront.news/p/magas-peop...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/magas-peop...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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These are not “protests,” but what Adam Serwer has so aptly called “neighborism”: Acts of democratic solidarity that directly confront the political project that is fueling the violent occupation and defy the MAGA vision of terrorizing those who don’t “belong” into isolation.
February 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
These are not “protests,” but what Adam Serwer has so aptly called “neighborism”: Acts of democratic solidarity that directly confront the political project that is fueling the violent occupation and defy the MAGA vision of terrorizing those who don’t “belong” into isolation.
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Why the Resistance Matters
Anti-authoritarian “neighborism” and cross-racial solidarity from below are a massive problem for the regime, exposing Trumpism’s structural weaknesses and ideological blind spots.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
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steady.page/en/democracy...
Anti-authoritarian “neighborism” and cross-racial solidarity from below are a massive problem for the regime, exposing Trumpism’s structural weaknesses and ideological blind spots.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
🧵
steady.page/en/democracy...
Why the Resistance Matters
Anti-authoritarian “neighborism” and cross-racial solidarity from below are a massive problem for the regime, exposing Trumpism’s weaknesses and ideological blind spots
steady.page
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Why the Resistance Matters
Anti-authoritarian “neighborism” and cross-racial solidarity from below are a massive problem for the regime, exposing Trumpism’s structural weaknesses and ideological blind spots.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
🧵
steady.page/en/democracy...
Anti-authoritarian “neighborism” and cross-racial solidarity from below are a massive problem for the regime, exposing Trumpism’s structural weaknesses and ideological blind spots.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
🧵
steady.page/en/democracy...
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Trumpworld is attacking Bad Bunny as an "elitist" who disdains "law enforcement." But it turns out that ICE's paramilitary war on Americans has broken all the old culture war signifiers. The old tropes are failing. Trump is losing the culture on this. 6/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Trumpworld is attacking Bad Bunny as an "elitist" who disdains "law enforcement." But it turns out that ICE's paramilitary war on Americans has broken all the old culture war signifiers. The old tropes are failing. Trump is losing the culture on this. 6/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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You heard about the prosecutor defending ICE who broke in court said “the system sucks. This job sucks.”
She isn’t the only one frustrated.
Philly’s federal judges are reaching to Greek mythology metaphors to express their frustration.
🧵 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
She isn’t the only one frustrated.
Philly’s federal judges are reaching to Greek mythology metaphors to express their frustration.
🧵 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Philly federal judges are growing frustrated with ICE policy to detain most undocumented immigrants
ICE “continues to act contrary to law, to spend taxpayer money needlessly, and to waste the scarce resources of the judiciary," one judge wrote.
www.inquirer.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
You heard about the prosecutor defending ICE who broke in court said “the system sucks. This job sucks.”
She isn’t the only one frustrated.
Philly’s federal judges are reaching to Greek mythology metaphors to express their frustration.
🧵 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
She isn’t the only one frustrated.
Philly’s federal judges are reaching to Greek mythology metaphors to express their frustration.
🧵 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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people are so fucking pissed
The GOP just had its best chance to finally flip a legislative seat in Trump 2.0. Democrats had other ideas.
Chasity Martinez just won a rural Trump+13 in the Louisiana House in a 24-point landslide—an overperformance of 37 points.
Our complete writeup on this remarkable outcome -->
Chasity Martinez just won a rural Trump+13 in the Louisiana House in a 24-point landslide—an overperformance of 37 points.
Our complete writeup on this remarkable outcome -->
Breaking: Democrats resoundingly defend red district in Louisiana, denying GOP its first pickup
Republicans have yet to flip a single legislative seat since Trump's return
www.the-downballot.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
people are so fucking pissed
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WaPo usefully encapsulating the truth that “immigration” is never about immigration, only about whiteness.
February 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM
WaPo usefully encapsulating the truth that “immigration” is never about immigration, only about whiteness.
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Portland, OR mayor Keith Wilson responding to public demands that ICE's land use permit be rescinded after they gassed thousands of peaceful men women and children.
Kinda curious what "the course" we should stay is here, Keith? Watching ICE gas, abduct and sometimes shoot our neighbors?
Kinda curious what "the course" we should stay is here, Keith? Watching ICE gas, abduct and sometimes shoot our neighbors?
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Portland, OR mayor Keith Wilson responding to public demands that ICE's land use permit be rescinded after they gassed thousands of peaceful men women and children.
Kinda curious what "the course" we should stay is here, Keith? Watching ICE gas, abduct and sometimes shoot our neighbors?
Kinda curious what "the course" we should stay is here, Keith? Watching ICE gas, abduct and sometimes shoot our neighbors?
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The fascist billionaire class must be destroyed if we ever want a democracy in any form to exist in the future.
Full stop.
This is eradication of knowledge and the use of corporate terror all on one
Full stop.
This is eradication of knowledge and the use of corporate terror all on one
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 AM
The fascist billionaire class must be destroyed if we ever want a democracy in any form to exist in the future.
Full stop.
This is eradication of knowledge and the use of corporate terror all on one
Full stop.
This is eradication of knowledge and the use of corporate terror all on one
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Jackson County TN Christian nationalists C.Jay Engel and Andrew Isker go full-on QAnon over the Epstein files (satanic pedophiles, Pizzagate, Wayfair), while claiming they completely absolve Donald Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Jackson County TN Christian nationalists C.Jay Engel and Andrew Isker go full-on QAnon over the Epstein files (satanic pedophiles, Pizzagate, Wayfair), while claiming they completely absolve Donald Trump.
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Thoughts from the hive-mind?
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Thoughts from the hive-mind?
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
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People are mad at @samuelmoyn.bsky.social but this is a good piece from him and @ryandoerfler.bsky.social on need to accept that SCOTUS has become functionally illegitimate. Key point is legitimacy does require the public to think the court operates in good faith:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
People are mad at @samuelmoyn.bsky.social but this is a good piece from him and @ryandoerfler.bsky.social on need to accept that SCOTUS has become functionally illegitimate. Key point is legitimacy does require the public to think the court operates in good faith:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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GOP failed to flip ANY Dem district in 2025 (Dems flipped a lot), & none in 2026 so far. This was as clear an opening as you can imagine. Big blow to Rs.
This was one of the 20 races I identified as important to watch in February.
Details: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
This was one of the 20 races I identified as important to watch in February.
Details: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
The 20 Elections to Watch This February - Bolts
Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the... Read More
boltsmag.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:20 AM
GOP failed to flip ANY Dem district in 2025 (Dems flipped a lot), & none in 2026 so far. This was as clear an opening as you can imagine. Big blow to Rs.
This was one of the 20 races I identified as important to watch in February.
Details: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
This was one of the 20 races I identified as important to watch in February.
Details: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...