Émile Darkheim
@rntropy.bsky.social
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Émile Darkheim
@rntropy.bsky.social
· Sep 7
yes, Rawls was very much not around for the Founding.
But the First Founding (Constitution), Second Founding (Reconstruction Amendments), and Third Founding (Civil Rights Act et seq), were all built on Rawls' ideas, that equality of opportunity, law, and rights is the core American goal.
But the First Founding (Constitution), Second Founding (Reconstruction Amendments), and Third Founding (Civil Rights Act et seq), were all built on Rawls' ideas, that equality of opportunity, law, and rights is the core American goal.
I've been thinking a lot about how the US has three founding and how, after Trump, we will — for good or ill — experience a Fourth Founding. I've been thinking about what ideas should be included in a Fourth Founding for the US.
It is so creepy and weird that Republicans refer to Trump as "Daddy."
January 23, 2026 at 1:13 AM
It is so creepy and weird that Republicans refer to Trump as "Daddy."
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I think he knows he is near the end and he thinks the Nobel Peace Prize is like a chit he can use to get into heaven despite all the horrible things he has done in his life.
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I think he knows he is near the end and he thinks the Nobel Peace Prize is like a chit he can use to get into heaven despite all the horrible things he has done in his life.
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Jury of 12 normal ass NYers the only people who were willing to hand Trump any consequences so far
#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
January 23, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Jury of 12 normal ass NYers the only people who were willing to hand Trump any consequences so far
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In 2022 we gave the IRS $80 bn. When Rs took the House they made rescinding that $$ the price of funding the govt. In each funding bill enacted since, large chunks of that were pared back
Ds should do that for the ICE money from OBBBA. Paring back that $$ must be a prerequisite for funding the govt
Ds should do that for the ICE money from OBBBA. Paring back that $$ must be a prerequisite for funding the govt
January 23, 2026 at 12:07 AM
In 2022 we gave the IRS $80 bn. When Rs took the House they made rescinding that $$ the price of funding the govt. In each funding bill enacted since, large chunks of that were pared back
Ds should do that for the ICE money from OBBBA. Paring back that $$ must be a prerequisite for funding the govt
Ds should do that for the ICE money from OBBBA. Paring back that $$ must be a prerequisite for funding the govt
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"In less than two minutes, they smashed his window and dragged him out of the car."
More Gestapo shit in Maine
More Gestapo shit in Maine
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland
The man is in the U.S. on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree. Agents left his car running in the street with a smashed window.
themainemonitor.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:20 PM
"In less than two minutes, they smashed his window and dragged him out of the car."
More Gestapo shit in Maine
More Gestapo shit in Maine
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Something lost on JD Vance—and much of the news media—is that no legal or other reason existed to arrest the 5-year-old child’s father either. Not even the administration has articulated any reason to cage people while their asylum or other cases are proceeding.
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Something lost on JD Vance—and much of the news media—is that no legal or other reason existed to arrest the 5-year-old child’s father either. Not even the administration has articulated any reason to cage people while their asylum or other cases are proceeding.
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There’s only a couple people alive today who can credibly claim to have killed more people than musk
absolutely insane to see Musk feted at Davos as the icon of a boldly "optimistic" future in 2026, as if he hadn't just spent the last year buying elections for fascists, making Nazi salutes, condemning millions in Africa to death, and building "Mechahitler," and a nonconsensual porn/CSAM generator
January 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM
There’s only a couple people alive today who can credibly claim to have killed more people than musk
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The national coverage of what's happening in Minneapolis feels so inadequate right now.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The national coverage of what's happening in Minneapolis feels so inadequate right now.
How much longer are we going to have to hear about this dedicated mummy?
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was disappointed after nearly half of the House Oversight Committee’s Democrats voted to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in its Jeffrey Epstein investigation. And on Thursday, she let them know it. https://cnn.it/45qxY8B
January 23, 2026 at 12:18 AM
How much longer are we going to have to hear about this dedicated mummy?
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Every single thing Mr. Rogers said is anathema to today's Republican Party. His entire persona was premised on empathy and they quite explicitly view empathy as a dangerous flaw.
This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Every single thing Mr. Rogers said is anathema to today's Republican Party. His entire persona was premised on empathy and they quite explicitly view empathy as a dangerous flaw.
This front page also puts the lie to the idea that the reason scandals never stuck to Trump or seemed to hurt his polling was that he just had too many of them. The media knows how to efficiently cover multiple scandals at once. They just chose not to with Trump.
I mean this sincerely, I like that they set up all the Trump administration's lawlessness in MPLS -- arresting toddlers, claiming they can enter homes, using pepper spray sadistically, etc. -- and then they close out the front page with Smith challenging Trump's lawlessness. Well done.
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 12:11 AM
This front page also puts the lie to the idea that the reason scandals never stuck to Trump or seemed to hurt his polling was that he just had too many of them. The media knows how to efficiently cover multiple scandals at once. They just chose not to with Trump.
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
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There is *no* functioning Dem leadership at this point. Jeffries and Schumer need to go NOW if our nation is to have any chance.
January 22, 2026 at 11:40 PM
There is *no* functioning Dem leadership at this point. Jeffries and Schumer need to go NOW if our nation is to have any chance.
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Hey @golden.house.gov, you know what "undermines public safety" and trust? You funding the secret police kidnapping, beating, and killing people based on their skin color, or for merely witnessing ICE's lawlessness.
January 22, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Hey @golden.house.gov, you know what "undermines public safety" and trust? You funding the secret police kidnapping, beating, and killing people based on their skin color, or for merely witnessing ICE's lawlessness.
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In America we have city cops, different cops for your county, cops for the whole state, cops for soldiers, cops for malls, presidential cops, cops for the stock market, mail cops, federal cops, cops we secretly send to other countries. Even your neighbors get to pretend to be cops. We’re very safe
August 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
In America we have city cops, different cops for your county, cops for the whole state, cops for soldiers, cops for malls, presidential cops, cops for the stock market, mail cops, federal cops, cops we secretly send to other countries. Even your neighbors get to pretend to be cops. We’re very safe
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Most of the moral messaging in children's television programming when I was a kid was utterly uncontroversial at the time, and would be attacked as woke indoctrination today.
This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
January 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Most of the moral messaging in children's television programming when I was a kid was utterly uncontroversial at the time, and would be attacked as woke indoctrination today.
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Everyone should be furious at these Democrats for voting to fund ICE, but the real culprit is Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
He refused to pressure his members to vote against ICE. He quite literally chose not to lead. Pathetic.
He refused to pressure his members to vote against ICE. He quite literally chose not to lead. Pathetic.
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Everyone should be furious at these Democrats for voting to fund ICE, but the real culprit is Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
He refused to pressure his members to vote against ICE. He quite literally chose not to lead. Pathetic.
He refused to pressure his members to vote against ICE. He quite literally chose not to lead. Pathetic.
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paradoxically, the minute you accept a job as a pundit, you become unqualified for it. this is because punditry belongs in dive bars and union meetings and the like. the only good pundit is some mouthy fuck with nothing to lose
January 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
paradoxically, the minute you accept a job as a pundit, you become unqualified for it. this is because punditry belongs in dive bars and union meetings and the like. the only good pundit is some mouthy fuck with nothing to lose
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One of the most unexpected media events of this moment has been entertainment (Teen Vogue, People) & trade (Wired) publications accurately reporting the news & cogently calling out fascist falsehoods, while our Serious News Sources (NYT, WP, WSJ) avoid truth or sane-washes it, and publishes pablum.
Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 10:18 PM
One of the most unexpected media events of this moment has been entertainment (Teen Vogue, People) & trade (Wired) publications accurately reporting the news & cogently calling out fascist falsehoods, while our Serious News Sources (NYT, WP, WSJ) avoid truth or sane-washes it, and publishes pablum.
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Ah yes, Henry Cuellar, the anti-abortion Democrat who Nancy Pelosi personally campaigned with to help defeat challenger Jessica Cisneros.
The bill woulda died if the Democrats were united against it—but they’re not an opposition party.
The bill woulda died if the Democrats were united against it—but they’re not an opposition party.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Ah yes, Henry Cuellar, the anti-abortion Democrat who Nancy Pelosi personally campaigned with to help defeat challenger Jessica Cisneros.
The bill woulda died if the Democrats were united against it—but they’re not an opposition party.
The bill woulda died if the Democrats were united against it—but they’re not an opposition party.
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Hakeem Jeffries deserves to be unemployed.
DHS spending bill passed 220-207
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Hakeem Jeffries deserves to be unemployed.
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7 democrats made this bill pass.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 10:10 PM
7 democrats made this bill pass.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
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They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
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They deployed ten times as many agents to a city 40% the size and then had them drive around in military convoys publicly snatching random pedestrians before launching tear gas. Also, they shot a lady in the face
Vance marvels at how much more “chaotic” operations have been here compared to even LA and Chicago, “It is unique to this city. What is it about Minneapolis that it has become so chaotic?”
Sir, maybe it is that you shot a woman in the face.”
Sir, maybe it is that you shot a woman in the face.”
January 22, 2026 at 9:54 PM
They deployed ten times as many agents to a city 40% the size and then had them drive around in military convoys publicly snatching random pedestrians before launching tear gas. Also, they shot a lady in the face