Astreia
@redoubters.bsky.social
Aspiring fantasy novelist. Hate Nazis. Liberal democracy is the worst system of government that has ever been tried, except for all the others. Suffering NY Giants fan. Brimstone main but I can't really aim.
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Today on the blog: Democrats should run weirder campaigns, and people with clever ideas should go run a long shot state legislative campaign
open.substack.com/pub/cauldron...
open.substack.com/pub/cauldron...
I need Democrats to try getting weird
We should be running creative, chaotic, and experimental state legislative campaigns
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today on the blog: Democrats should run weirder campaigns, and people with clever ideas should go run a long shot state legislative campaign
open.substack.com/pub/cauldron...
open.substack.com/pub/cauldron...
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Hi, I'm a NY times bestseller and a multiple National Magazine Award-winning journalist.
I've had FT jobs or multiple gigs going ever since I moved to New York a decade ago.
I've had FT jobs or multiple gigs going ever since I moved to New York a decade ago.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hi, I'm a NY times bestseller and a multiple National Magazine Award-winning journalist.
I've had FT jobs or multiple gigs going ever since I moved to New York a decade ago.
I've had FT jobs or multiple gigs going ever since I moved to New York a decade ago.
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Some enterprising resisters could get a lot of money off ICE if they have the know how
ICE has just under four years to spend $29.9 billion, they are going to outsource AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE to contractors because money is essentially not a problem anymore for the agency.
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Some enterprising resisters could get a lot of money off ICE if they have the know how
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US culture is just really bad at preparing people for failure.
like, not failure that leads to success; not failure that teaches you a lesson; not noble losses leading to personal growth. just...failure. you lose. you don't succeed. you are diminished and it sucks. 1
like, not failure that leads to success; not failure that teaches you a lesson; not noble losses leading to personal growth. just...failure. you lose. you don't succeed. you are diminished and it sucks. 1
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
US culture is just really bad at preparing people for failure.
like, not failure that leads to success; not failure that teaches you a lesson; not noble losses leading to personal growth. just...failure. you lose. you don't succeed. you are diminished and it sucks. 1
like, not failure that leads to success; not failure that teaches you a lesson; not noble losses leading to personal growth. just...failure. you lose. you don't succeed. you are diminished and it sucks. 1
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Impeachment confession
NEW:
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Impeachment confession
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It was only a failure if you assume they ever had good intentions. If you assume they intended to destroy the federal government from within, they succeeded.
We’ll be dealing with the results of this monumental breach of the federal government for many years to come.
We’ll be dealing with the results of this monumental breach of the federal government for many years to come.
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It was only a failure if you assume they ever had good intentions. If you assume they intended to destroy the federal government from within, they succeeded.
We’ll be dealing with the results of this monumental breach of the federal government for many years to come.
We’ll be dealing with the results of this monumental breach of the federal government for many years to come.
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This is how you know we’re outside the constitution. These guys have the power to end this. If they’re acting this way it’s because they’ve ceded their power to the executive because they’re afraid.
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is how you know we’re outside the constitution. These guys have the power to end this. If they’re acting this way it’s because they’ve ceded their power to the executive because they’re afraid.
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
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Trump, Hegseth, and Republicans think their meltdown shows strength, but it’s the opposite. They’re showcasing decorated Democratic veterans like Mark Kelly who make them look small and petty. They should pay more attention to lowering grocery prices than ridiculous threats of court-martialing.
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Trump, Hegseth, and Republicans think their meltdown shows strength, but it’s the opposite. They’re showcasing decorated Democratic veterans like Mark Kelly who make them look small and petty. They should pay more attention to lowering grocery prices than ridiculous threats of court-martialing.
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It says a lot about our country that the FBI had no interest in interviewing Brett Kavanaugh but wants to talk to Mark Kelly.
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It says a lot about our country that the FBI had no interest in interviewing Brett Kavanaugh but wants to talk to Mark Kelly.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell alleged in a lawsuit filed today that the Trump administration's top housing regulator, Bill Pulte, "abused his position" when he moved to refer him to the DOJ over mortgage fraud allegations.
"Abused his position": Rep. Swalwell sues Trump official over mortgage fraud allegations
He accused Bill Pulte of playing "an integral role" in supporting "Trump's campaign of retribution against his political foes."
www.axios.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Rep. Eric Swalwell alleged in a lawsuit filed today that the Trump administration's top housing regulator, Bill Pulte, "abused his position" when he moved to refer him to the DOJ over mortgage fraud allegations.
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This may be an unpopular opinion, but I think it’s fine for officials to urge folks not to get vaccinated as long as they first sign a document agreeing to be eaten by wolves, and have their entire extended family eaten by wolves, if it’s found that even a single member of their family is vaccinated
Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC. n.pr/49Af0z8
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy
Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I think it’s fine for officials to urge folks not to get vaccinated as long as they first sign a document agreeing to be eaten by wolves, and have their entire extended family eaten by wolves, if it’s found that even a single member of their family is vaccinated
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy."
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy."
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
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This is the ultimate “bring back a past I’m nostalgic for without recreating any of the material conditions that made that possible.” Peak MAGA brain.
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is the ultimate “bring back a past I’m nostalgic for without recreating any of the material conditions that made that possible.” Peak MAGA brain.
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Everyone, @irhottakes.bsky.social is not dead - but isn’t posting because she needs to finish work for her PhD and lacks the time for Bluesky-associated BS. (Which is eminently understandable).
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Everyone, @irhottakes.bsky.social is not dead - but isn’t posting because she needs to finish work for her PhD and lacks the time for Bluesky-associated BS. (Which is eminently understandable).
I realize it was immediately after the election and there is a lot of contradictory data but this chart about the issues that did or did not impact the vote of swing voters in 2024 is...
...i mean, I'm kinda suspicious of it because of how much it validates my priors lol
...i mean, I'm kinda suspicious of it because of how much it validates my priors lol
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I realize it was immediately after the election and there is a lot of contradictory data but this chart about the issues that did or did not impact the vote of swing voters in 2024 is...
...i mean, I'm kinda suspicious of it because of how much it validates my priors lol
...i mean, I'm kinda suspicious of it because of how much it validates my priors lol
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You heard him folks gofund.me/6d53247f3
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
You heard him folks gofund.me/6d53247f3
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Steam:
War crime simulator where the Russian developers actively state their profits will go to the Russian military in violation of sanctions on the Russian Federation: I sleep
Weird Italian arthouse game that might spook the evangelical puritans targeting credit card processors: REAL SHIT
War crime simulator where the Russian developers actively state their profits will go to the Russian military in violation of sanctions on the Russian Federation: I sleep
Weird Italian arthouse game that might spook the evangelical puritans targeting credit card processors: REAL SHIT
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Steam:
War crime simulator where the Russian developers actively state their profits will go to the Russian military in violation of sanctions on the Russian Federation: I sleep
Weird Italian arthouse game that might spook the evangelical puritans targeting credit card processors: REAL SHIT
War crime simulator where the Russian developers actively state their profits will go to the Russian military in violation of sanctions on the Russian Federation: I sleep
Weird Italian arthouse game that might spook the evangelical puritans targeting credit card processors: REAL SHIT
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Meanwhile, back in 2024: *push notification from 5 news outlets* "BIDEN HAS PARKINSONS MAYBE???? ACCORDING TO RIGHT-WING BLOGGER????"
Joe Biden should have seized the Times under asset forfeiture
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Meanwhile, back in 2024: *push notification from 5 news outlets* "BIDEN HAS PARKINSONS MAYBE???? ACCORDING TO RIGHT-WING BLOGGER????"
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this administration is more twitter pilled than any previous iteration and the only reason it isn’t called out more regularly is because our top political reporters are just as mentally broken
November 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
this administration is more twitter pilled than any previous iteration and the only reason it isn’t called out more regularly is because our top political reporters are just as mentally broken
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ALSO, AND SEPERATELY, god he looks like shit
if you told me that was him in a casket I mean a) I'd go get RIP-ROARINGLY DRUNK on the champagne I've been keeping for the occasion and then b) I wouldn't be surprised at all
if you told me that was him in a casket I mean a) I'd go get RIP-ROARINGLY DRUNK on the champagne I've been keeping for the occasion and then b) I wouldn't be surprised at all
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
ALSO, AND SEPERATELY, god he looks like shit
if you told me that was him in a casket I mean a) I'd go get RIP-ROARINGLY DRUNK on the champagne I've been keeping for the occasion and then b) I wouldn't be surprised at all
if you told me that was him in a casket I mean a) I'd go get RIP-ROARINGLY DRUNK on the champagne I've been keeping for the occasion and then b) I wouldn't be surprised at all
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THOSE ARE NOT CONCESSIONS!!
REPORTER: What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
THOSE ARE NOT CONCESSIONS!!