Noah Deuce
@noahdeuce.bsky.social
Neo-Butlerian. Liberals and portable suns
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If we’ve got a polity whose preferences are conservative inflected democracy > actual fascism > liberal inflected democracy, then we’re already lost. But I don’t believe those are actually the preferences of the American people.
December 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If we’ve got a polity whose preferences are conservative inflected democracy > actual fascism > liberal inflected democracy, then we’re already lost. But I don’t believe those are actually the preferences of the American people.
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There was a liberal court for a few years in the mid 20th century and the right wing response was to delegitimize for DECADES right up to the point they had a supermajority, at which point it became Wrong to do so. These people think you are stupid bsky.app/profile/chri...
NEW: Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative.
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
www.lawdork.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
There was a liberal court for a few years in the mid 20th century and the right wing response was to delegitimize for DECADES right up to the point they had a supermajority, at which point it became Wrong to do so. These people think you are stupid bsky.app/profile/chri...
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My favorite bit in Pluribus was when the hivemind was desperate to see Carol write again. Because the hivemind, even with all of the collective knowledge of the human race, could not create a single piece of appreciable art.
It aligns with my belief that creativity is the fingerprint of the soul.
It aligns with my belief that creativity is the fingerprint of the soul.
December 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
My favorite bit in Pluribus was when the hivemind was desperate to see Carol write again. Because the hivemind, even with all of the collective knowledge of the human race, could not create a single piece of appreciable art.
It aligns with my belief that creativity is the fingerprint of the soul.
It aligns with my belief that creativity is the fingerprint of the soul.
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My beautiful friend, a nurse, died at 31 last night. Her cancer treatment was delayed because a visitor did not wear a mask and she became terribly ill for weeks with the flu or COVID and following infections. If you're wearing a mask, thank you.
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My beautiful friend, a nurse, died at 31 last night. Her cancer treatment was delayed because a visitor did not wear a mask and she became terribly ill for weeks with the flu or COVID and following infections. If you're wearing a mask, thank you.
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“but we’re the party of good governance” which is exactly why I don’t fucking care. This is a single isolated case of fraud, being raised in bad faith by our opponents. there’s no systemic issues to address, so why should I get bogged down in this particular?
I’m sorry, but why the fuck should I care about whatever the Republicans are yelling about in Minnesota and fraud. This is what Democrats always do, we let the Republicans set the term of the debate.
Even if this guy actually stole the money, I’ve got bigger fucking problems
Even if this guy actually stole the money, I’ve got bigger fucking problems
December 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“but we’re the party of good governance” which is exactly why I don’t fucking care. This is a single isolated case of fraud, being raised in bad faith by our opponents. there’s no systemic issues to address, so why should I get bogged down in this particular?
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The funniest part is that the whole point of funding the crusades was to send your potential sources of domestic political instability (loud, violent lunatics) off on a mission where, worst case scenario, they were out of your hair for several years or, best case scenario, they died.
Far-right groups are co-opting the aesthetics of the Crusades for their own objectives, transforming an obsession with feudal justice into a campaign for a White Christian nation.
Why We Should All Be Worried About "Crusadercore"
This online trend equips young, White men with a historically bastardized visual lexicon — one that gives new credence and religious authority to far-right bigotry.
hyperallergic.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The funniest part is that the whole point of funding the crusades was to send your potential sources of domestic political instability (loud, violent lunatics) off on a mission where, worst case scenario, they were out of your hair for several years or, best case scenario, they died.
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One of the biggest advantages that Republicans have over Democrats is that Republicans control a nation-wide terrorist network and Democrats do not.
December 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
One of the biggest advantages that Republicans have over Democrats is that Republicans control a nation-wide terrorist network and Democrats do not.
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directionally speaking, liberalism is just instinctively inclined to attack resource use. we have brainwashed ourselves into believing environmental impact studies and preservation tactics are a clever loophole to defeat evil. this has proven to be a dismal failure over the past 50 years
there have been multiple stories of middle school girls getting harassed with generated CP of themselves over the past few years and somehow the only AI fear that seems to stick is the fucking water
if i was more conspiratorial i'd think it's a psyop
if i was more conspiratorial i'd think it's a psyop
It’s the most powerful online sexual harassment tool ever invented and it’s driving people insane with parasocial relationships but the most prominent critics lie about water use.
December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
directionally speaking, liberalism is just instinctively inclined to attack resource use. we have brainwashed ourselves into believing environmental impact studies and preservation tactics are a clever loophole to defeat evil. this has proven to be a dismal failure over the past 50 years
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there have been multiple stories of middle school girls getting harassed with generated CP of themselves over the past few years and somehow the only AI fear that seems to stick is the fucking water
if i was more conspiratorial i'd think it's a psyop
if i was more conspiratorial i'd think it's a psyop
It’s the most powerful online sexual harassment tool ever invented and it’s driving people insane with parasocial relationships but the most prominent critics lie about water use.
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 29, 2025 at 5:01 AM
there have been multiple stories of middle school girls getting harassed with generated CP of themselves over the past few years and somehow the only AI fear that seems to stick is the fucking water
if i was more conspiratorial i'd think it's a psyop
if i was more conspiratorial i'd think it's a psyop
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You know, for some reason I hadn't considered until now that the Silicon Valley opposition to wealth taxes isn't a power thing, but a sign they're all leveraged to the gills and needing any kind of significant liquidity will topple their house of cards
ngl I'm fairly skeptical of wealth taxation but it is funny how it has tech guys suddenly saying that maybe their AI note taking app might not be worth its unicorn status
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You know, for some reason I hadn't considered until now that the Silicon Valley opposition to wealth taxes isn't a power thing, but a sign they're all leveraged to the gills and needing any kind of significant liquidity will topple their house of cards
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TL;dr (10k words)
Tom Goldstein became enthralled with life as a degenerate gambler & sugar daddy. He has no defense to the mortgage fraud charges, but refuses to accept a plea deal that includes prison time.
I just saved you 20 minutes that I’ll never get back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
Tom Goldstein became enthralled with life as a degenerate gambler & sugar daddy. He has no defense to the mortgage fraud charges, but refuses to accept a plea deal that includes prison time.
I just saved you 20 minutes that I’ll never get back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him.
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
TL;dr (10k words)
Tom Goldstein became enthralled with life as a degenerate gambler & sugar daddy. He has no defense to the mortgage fraud charges, but refuses to accept a plea deal that includes prison time.
I just saved you 20 minutes that I’ll never get back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
Tom Goldstein became enthralled with life as a degenerate gambler & sugar daddy. He has no defense to the mortgage fraud charges, but refuses to accept a plea deal that includes prison time.
I just saved you 20 minutes that I’ll never get back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
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Whenever Trumpism ends I think you are going to hear a lot of talk like this about the remnants of MAGA and I think people like this need to be politely, but firmly, asked to leave.
Just thinking... we give so much attention (as we should!) to the victims of state violence, ie, people sent to CECOT.
But, we give little consideration to the psychic violence suffered by those tasked with carrying out the physical violence.
Yes, they "chose" those jobs. But...
But, we give little consideration to the psychic violence suffered by those tasked with carrying out the physical violence.
Yes, they "chose" those jobs. But...
December 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Whenever Trumpism ends I think you are going to hear a lot of talk like this about the remnants of MAGA and I think people like this need to be politely, but firmly, asked to leave.
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We face a terribly difficult task: restoring power to the legislature at the expense of the executive, restraining the judiciary's attempts to defeat this, & ensuring by these means that whoever comes after the next administration cannot simply choose to undo it all.
“America is dangerously close to a world in which all federal policy hinges on the outcomes of presidential elections, no matter how narrow the margin of victory,” Zachary S. Price argues:
Trump’s Power Grab Over the Budget Is Breaking the Constitutional Design
If this pattern holds, the result will be more wild swings in policy across administrations.
bit.ly
December 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
We face a terribly difficult task: restoring power to the legislature at the expense of the executive, restraining the judiciary's attempts to defeat this, & ensuring by these means that whoever comes after the next administration cannot simply choose to undo it all.
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Logging onto this app is like logging into a parallel universe, the universe where everyone reads the news
December 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Logging onto this app is like logging into a parallel universe, the universe where everyone reads the news
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They didn't like Biden and sought out stories to hurt him. By contrast they like Trump so try to bury negative stories about him and minimize them
Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
December 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
They didn't like Biden and sought out stories to hurt him. By contrast they like Trump so try to bury negative stories about him and minimize them
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So much of the issues related to transit governance is downstream from the fact that both the boards of these agencies and many of advocates in this space believe that transit is a welfare program that acts as “transportation of last resort” as opposed to a viable, affordable alternative to cars.
The equity case for infrequent buses at low fares only makes sense if you believe low income people’s time has no value or that they don’t value their time.
Every transit professional knows this, but equity
December 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So much of the issues related to transit governance is downstream from the fact that both the boards of these agencies and many of advocates in this space believe that transit is a welfare program that acts as “transportation of last resort” as opposed to a viable, affordable alternative to cars.
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unironically a good idea
December 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
unironically a good idea
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Virtually everybody involved in American politics accepts the implicit premise that that Republican voters are owed deference while Democratic voters exist on sufferance.
why are there rarely articles written about liberals in red state urban centers (e.g. Salt Lake City) being gerrymandered into some rural conservative representative?
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Virtually everybody involved in American politics accepts the implicit premise that that Republican voters are owed deference while Democratic voters exist on sufferance.
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The biggest danger to American Jews over the last couple of decades have been right-wing Jews who somehow thought that aligning themselves with “pro-” Christofascists wasn’t going to bring them to precisely this moment. www.jta.org/2025/12/23/p...
Ben Shapiro is mounting a last stand against right-wing antisemitism. It’s not going well. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Megyn Kelly said Shapiro, not Tucker Carlson, is inflaming antisemitism.
www.jta.org
December 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The biggest danger to American Jews over the last couple of decades have been right-wing Jews who somehow thought that aligning themselves with “pro-” Christofascists wasn’t going to bring them to precisely this moment. www.jta.org/2025/12/23/p...
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The regime has announced two proposed rules intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
We expect robust legal challenges to these hate-filled proposals and are actively engaged with organizations on the frontlines of this fight.
We expect robust legal challenges to these hate-filled proposals and are actively engaged with organizations on the frontlines of this fight.
December 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The regime has announced two proposed rules intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
We expect robust legal challenges to these hate-filled proposals and are actively engaged with organizations on the frontlines of this fight.
We expect robust legal challenges to these hate-filled proposals and are actively engaged with organizations on the frontlines of this fight.
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they recovered the black box from santa's sleigh looks like he hit those mountains on purpose you can hear the reindeer trying to stop him
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
they recovered the black box from santa's sleigh looks like he hit those mountains on purpose you can hear the reindeer trying to stop him
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imo Winder mirror’s basically every “moderate” Republican in this state like Cox or Curtis. Once upon a time you could disagree with them but you thought they weren’t so bad, nowadays they spit in the face of their constituents and Dems who supported them
Me to Aimee today:
December 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
imo Winder mirror’s basically every “moderate” Republican in this state like Cox or Curtis. Once upon a time you could disagree with them but you thought they weren’t so bad, nowadays they spit in the face of their constituents and Dems who supported them
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the moms and aunts are making it out to this stuff on Christmas eve, what’s your excuse
December 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
the moms and aunts are making it out to this stuff on Christmas eve, what’s your excuse
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i posted this to badsite on 2018-07-28: "I've been mulling for the last two years the idea that the GOP's Southern Strategy was like the Bene Gesserit's Kwisatz Haderach breeding program and Trump is Paul Atreides fucking it up for them and they don't know how to put the sandtrout back in the qanat"
there is a reason that Trump is striking out in front of his own district court judges and that the Heritage Foundation is imploding. it's because this isn't true. people have been saying this for years. they were right for Gettier case reasons.
December 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
i posted this to badsite on 2018-07-28: "I've been mulling for the last two years the idea that the GOP's Southern Strategy was like the Bene Gesserit's Kwisatz Haderach breeding program and Trump is Paul Atreides fucking it up for them and they don't know how to put the sandtrout back in the qanat"