Con Flambers
@themagicconch19.bsky.social
Wisconsin politics and other things. Certified EMT. Opinions are mine and mine alone. He/him
Blog doing deep dives on politics and history here - https://delving-deeper.ghost.io.
Blog doing deep dives on politics and history here - https://delving-deeper.ghost.io.
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Con Flambers
@themagicconch19.bsky.social
· Jun 22
I saw a raccoon and a deer chowing down on some foliage on the side of the road while driving home tonight... this is what solidarity looks like...
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Rep Steil, a masked, rogue federal paramilitary force is ignoring the Constitution and kidnapping, harassing, and maiming citizens. It is the Founding Father’s worst fear for America.
Rule of law and freedom demands transparency and accountability.
Rule of law and freedom demands transparency and accountability.
REP. STEIL: Some Dems demands put at risk the safety of members of law enforcement
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Rep Steil, a masked, rogue federal paramilitary force is ignoring the Constitution and kidnapping, harassing, and maiming citizens. It is the Founding Father’s worst fear for America.
Rule of law and freedom demands transparency and accountability.
Rule of law and freedom demands transparency and accountability.
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Reminder when you watch the Intuit Super Bowl ads, they have Super Bowl ad money because they are a successful rent seekers who have worked for decades to kill free, quality, public tax preparation services donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of Direct File
Tech for good not welcome in the Trump administration
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Reminder when you watch the Intuit Super Bowl ads, they have Super Bowl ad money because they are a successful rent seekers who have worked for decades to kill free, quality, public tax preparation services donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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Voters: "I disliked Biden because [thing Trump did], and I missed Trump because [thing Biden did]. I voted for Trump again because I wanted [thing Harris promised], But I really hope that Trump doesn't [core Trump campaign promise]."
February 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Voters: "I disliked Biden because [thing Trump did], and I missed Trump because [thing Biden did]. I voted for Trump again because I wanted [thing Harris promised], But I really hope that Trump doesn't [core Trump campaign promise]."
I remember being pulled into a bit of an argument by a MAGA chud I canvassed in 2024, who said that "Obama did more to hurt women's rights than Trump did." When I asked him about Trump's appointing Supreme Court justices that overturned Roe, he basically shrugged it off.
This pro-Trump nostalgia absolutely was confirmed over and over again by the Dems' own internal polling, in a truly horrifying way:
newrepublic.com/article/1882...
newrepublic.com/article/1882...
February 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I remember being pulled into a bit of an argument by a MAGA chud I canvassed in 2024, who said that "Obama did more to hurt women's rights than Trump did." When I asked him about Trump's appointing Supreme Court justices that overturned Roe, he basically shrugged it off.
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wrote about the sweeping Republican backlash to Trump's racist video post.
I don't think the GOP has suddenly found a line it won't cross. I think trump's poll numbers have scared them. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-obam...
I don't think the GOP has suddenly found a line it won't cross. I think trump's poll numbers have scared them. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-obam...
The blowback to Trump's racist video reveals his weakness
Even his allies don't want to be anywhere near him.
www.publicnotice.co
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
wrote about the sweeping Republican backlash to Trump's racist video post.
I don't think the GOP has suddenly found a line it won't cross. I think trump's poll numbers have scared them. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-obam...
I don't think the GOP has suddenly found a line it won't cross. I think trump's poll numbers have scared them. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-obam...
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“Pussy hats were performative and weren’t effective“ idk lil buddy you are still bitching about ‘em nine human earth years later that seems pretty effective to me???
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
“Pussy hats were performative and weren’t effective“ idk lil buddy you are still bitching about ‘em nine human earth years later that seems pretty effective to me???
Feel like this guy is gonna get cooked this November. This guy is in a Dem-trending seat that only very narrowly voted for Trump, and he still can't bring himself to criticize his anonymous pals terrorizing our communities. Loser.
REP. STEIL: Some Dems demands put at risk the safety of members of law enforcement
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Feel like this guy is gonna get cooked this November. This guy is in a Dem-trending seat that only very narrowly voted for Trump, and he still can't bring himself to criticize his anonymous pals terrorizing our communities. Loser.
Up late doing some reading about the Vietnam War, as one does. And man, the more you read about this war, the more you realize just how not a single side in it even pretended to abide by the laws of war
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Up late doing some reading about the Vietnam War, as one does. And man, the more you read about this war, the more you realize just how not a single side in it even pretended to abide by the laws of war
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people not in MN cannot comprehend how hating ICE is now a core cultural component of being Minnesotan. it’s babe the big blue ox, loons, hot dish, and ICE OUT NOW
Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
people not in MN cannot comprehend how hating ICE is now a core cultural component of being Minnesotan. it’s babe the big blue ox, loons, hot dish, and ICE OUT NOW
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My favorite Super Bowl memory is still when Elon Musk was at the 2023 game in Arizona and panicked about his Eagles tweet getting less engagement than Joe Biden's. He then flew immediately to Twitter's San Francisco office to start emergency meetings to fix the site's algorithm.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
My favorite Super Bowl memory is still when Elon Musk was at the 2023 game in Arizona and panicked about his Eagles tweet getting less engagement than Joe Biden's. He then flew immediately to Twitter's San Francisco office to start emergency meetings to fix the site's algorithm.
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Kid Rock: "god bless the stars and stripes, I love my truck almost as much as Donny's dumptruck" or some shit idk
Bad Bunny:
Bad Bunny:
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Kid Rock: "god bless the stars and stripes, I love my truck almost as much as Donny's dumptruck" or some shit idk
Bad Bunny:
Bad Bunny:
Also gotta say how funny it is how it beat Melania, a movie with massive oligarch money and explicit regime backing behind it. And it did so with a self-financed shoestring budget of $3 million. Mark Fischbach: he has the sauce.
Saw Iron Lung tonight.
My review, spoiler-free: if you like Markiplier and/or the movie The Lighthouse or movies like it... you'll (probably) like this movie.
My review, spoiler-free: if you like Markiplier and/or the movie The Lighthouse or movies like it... you'll (probably) like this movie.
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Also gotta say how funny it is how it beat Melania, a movie with massive oligarch money and explicit regime backing behind it. And it did so with a self-financed shoestring budget of $3 million. Mark Fischbach: he has the sauce.
Saw Iron Lung tonight.
My review, spoiler-free: if you like Markiplier and/or the movie The Lighthouse or movies like it... you'll (probably) like this movie.
My review, spoiler-free: if you like Markiplier and/or the movie The Lighthouse or movies like it... you'll (probably) like this movie.
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Saw Iron Lung tonight.
My review, spoiler-free: if you like Markiplier and/or the movie The Lighthouse or movies like it... you'll (probably) like this movie.
My review, spoiler-free: if you like Markiplier and/or the movie The Lighthouse or movies like it... you'll (probably) like this movie.
Said it before, but... "42% of consumers don't know potato chips come from potatoes" is something I file under, "statistics that aren't explicitly about electoral politics that nevertheless show why Trump won again."
Some context from that Lays ad.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
Lay’s revamps to make clear that chips are made from potatoes | Capital Press
Lay's will revamp its brand after 42% of consumers didn't know their potato chips come from potatoes.
capitalpress.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Said it before, but... "42% of consumers don't know potato chips come from potatoes" is something I file under, "statistics that aren't explicitly about electoral politics that nevertheless show why Trump won again."
A thought: I think there's going to be a pretty strong effort by some to downplay what we knew about Trump's history of sexual assault and abusing women before the Epstein stuff got more oxygen, in order to save face for supporting a man who's been so openly, baldly predatory.
February 8, 2026 at 11:56 PM
A thought: I think there's going to be a pretty strong effort by some to downplay what we knew about Trump's history of sexual assault and abusing women before the Epstein stuff got more oxygen, in order to save face for supporting a man who's been so openly, baldly predatory.
Found out my magnificent girlfriend, who is a baller and frankly also a bombshell, has been calling her representatives several times a week for a while now. She's showing me up!
February 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Found out my magnificent girlfriend, who is a baller and frankly also a bombshell, has been calling her representatives several times a week for a while now. She's showing me up!
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"Destroying the concept of truth" is why I am so rabidly opposed to photorealistic generative AI in particular (but neutral on some other uses). I should not have to wonder if a photo or video of some event is real. Yes, manipulation existed before, but it was difficult and thus relatively rare.
February 8, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"Destroying the concept of truth" is why I am so rabidly opposed to photorealistic generative AI in particular (but neutral on some other uses). I should not have to wonder if a photo or video of some event is real. Yes, manipulation existed before, but it was difficult and thus relatively rare.
Ever since I heard the US as it currently stands right now described as "the Russia of North America" I cannot get it out of my head, because it's so true lol
February 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Ever since I heard the US as it currently stands right now described as "the Russia of North America" I cannot get it out of my head, because it's so true lol
Finding out that Jack Schlossberg is one of many Dems running for NY-12 (district Jerry Nadler's retiring from) and I'm like... do we really need another Kennedy in office?
Then I read about the district and learned that it's got the highest per capita income in the US. Maybe he fits after all.
Then I read about the district and learned that it's got the highest per capita income in the US. Maybe he fits after all.
February 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Finding out that Jack Schlossberg is one of many Dems running for NY-12 (district Jerry Nadler's retiring from) and I'm like... do we really need another Kennedy in office?
Then I read about the district and learned that it's got the highest per capita income in the US. Maybe he fits after all.
Then I read about the district and learned that it's got the highest per capita income in the US. Maybe he fits after all.
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look forward to watching the super bowl of bsky: the fight to determine which one is the lib team and which one is the con team so everyone knows if their rooting interests are morally good or not
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
look forward to watching the super bowl of bsky: the fight to determine which one is the lib team and which one is the con team so everyone knows if their rooting interests are morally good or not
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Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
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Personally, I think the ICE terror-surge alone is impeachable. If Noem can be impeached for it, no reason Trump can't be. It also crystallizes things nicely: the admin is using immigration enforcement as a pretext to crush dissent, target areas that oppose it politically, and undermine democracy.
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Personally, I think the ICE terror-surge alone is impeachable. If Noem can be impeached for it, no reason Trump can't be. It also crystallizes things nicely: the admin is using immigration enforcement as a pretext to crush dissent, target areas that oppose it politically, and undermine democracy.
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Final thought before bed: I do not actually think it's a question of whether Trump will be impeached again. He will be. It's a question of *what* it will be for, amid the smorgasbord of criminality and atrocities that this admin has been engaging in.
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Final thought before bed: I do not actually think it's a question of whether Trump will be impeached again. He will be. It's a question of *what* it will be for, amid the smorgasbord of criminality and atrocities that this admin has been engaging in.
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This is in part why I don't necessarily think the divide in the US is strictly between doctrinaire Zionism and anti-Zionism, though these can be useful self sorting mechanisms, but between those who simply think Israel *has the right* to rule over Palestinians and those who do not.
The underlying political consensus prior to Oct 2023 in the US was that Palestine was an internal issue which the Israelis were entitled to managing for the indefinite future. This was the view of all in DC but literally just a handful. The divide was on the *preference* for *how* Israel managed it.
Most of the time whether implicitly or explicitly what is being said is that there was a ceasefire for Israeli Jews.
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This is in part why I don't necessarily think the divide in the US is strictly between doctrinaire Zionism and anti-Zionism, though these can be useful self sorting mechanisms, but between those who simply think Israel *has the right* to rule over Palestinians and those who do not.
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It’s incredibly frustrating to see people spread conspiracies that Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre “didn’t really kill herself.” It ignores her allegations of domestic abuse against her husband before she did, actually, die by suicide. It’s a way to minimize how pervasive abuse really is
February 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
It’s incredibly frustrating to see people spread conspiracies that Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre “didn’t really kill herself.” It ignores her allegations of domestic abuse against her husband before she did, actually, die by suicide. It’s a way to minimize how pervasive abuse really is