Con Flambers
@themagicconch19.bsky.social
Wisconsin politics and other things. 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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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
This is so funny. Like what workload? Dude's totally surrendered the authority of his branch of government to a charlatan with a 5 year old's understanding of government.
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This is so funny. Like what workload? Dude's totally surrendered the authority of his branch of government to a charlatan with a 5 year old's understanding of government.
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I think plenty of it speaks to the state of the media, but an obvious one is that Vox and Vanity Fair barely investigated her and that she managed to commit an unforgivable journalistic crime before getting a book deal and walking into another prestige job, while plenty of others are being laid off
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I think plenty of it speaks to the state of the media, but an obvious one is that Vox and Vanity Fair barely investigated her and that she managed to commit an unforgivable journalistic crime before getting a book deal and walking into another prestige job, while plenty of others are being laid off
"Can you believe someone who was shamelessly biased against the pro-democracy president would bang the subject of a story she was writing about?" Yeah, I can actually. Dunno if Nuzzi is actually a fascist, but she's fine with being a collaborator with them. Potato, pohtato, etc.
A lot of people are like "The Nuzzi affair is a disaster for political journalism in this country" and it's like sure it is but a bigger disaster was the whitewashing of Trump 2024 that most political journalists happily participated in last year.
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 AM
"Can you believe someone who was shamelessly biased against the pro-democracy president would bang the subject of a story she was writing about?" Yeah, I can actually. Dunno if Nuzzi is actually a fascist, but she's fine with being a collaborator with them. Potato, pohtato, etc.
A lot of people are like "The Nuzzi affair is a disaster for political journalism in this country" and it's like sure it is but a bigger disaster was the whitewashing of Trump 2024 that most political journalists happily participated in last year.
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 AM
A lot of people are like "The Nuzzi affair is a disaster for political journalism in this country" and it's like sure it is but a bigger disaster was the whitewashing of Trump 2024 that most political journalists happily participated in last year.
"Weird and terrifying kinships form" is both accurate and a magnificent turn of phrase
Small town and suburban bars the week of thanksgiving have the most insane vibes—adults at home visiting parents and already going insane and sneaking out at night to drink. Weird and terrifying kinships form
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"Weird and terrifying kinships form" is both accurate and a magnificent turn of phrase
Walking back from the store tonight and realizing: your day can never be fully bad when you've seen a wiener dog
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Walking back from the store tonight and realizing: your day can never be fully bad when you've seen a wiener dog
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Like here's the thing: the idea that America is some dystopian hellhole for everyone, including financially comfortable people, is hilarious. America is GREAT... if you're rich (or at least pretty financially solid).
Now, if you're working class...
Now, if you're working class...
This country really doesn't like people who don't have money
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Like here's the thing: the idea that America is some dystopian hellhole for everyone, including financially comfortable people, is hilarious. America is GREAT... if you're rich (or at least pretty financially solid).
Now, if you're working class...
Now, if you're working class...
It'd be awesome if the US actually invested in train infrastructure so instead of spending Thanksgiving alone tomorrow because my car is in the shop, I could just YOLO it and hop on a train
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It'd be awesome if the US actually invested in train infrastructure so instead of spending Thanksgiving alone tomorrow because my car is in the shop, I could just YOLO it and hop on a train
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Shoutout to my brother in law and everyone else working hard today to make sure people have a nice holiday tomorrow.
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Shoutout to my brother in law and everyone else working hard today to make sure people have a nice holiday tomorrow.
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fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
Getting to work closely with firefighters has reinforced to me that yep, firefighters are awesome people
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Getting to work closely with firefighters has reinforced to me that yep, firefighters are awesome people
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In a fire station tucked just blocks from downtown Minneapolis, a crew of four is reshaping a narrative that predates them by generations: Who gets to be the one answering the call?
Minneapolis’ first all-Native American fire crew is redefining what public safety looks like
In a fire station tucked just blocks from downtown Minneapolis, a crew of four is reshaping a narrative that predates them by generations: Who gets to be the one answering the call?
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November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In a fire station tucked just blocks from downtown Minneapolis, a crew of four is reshaping a narrative that predates them by generations: Who gets to be the one answering the call?
First responders are basically being trained to resist an extremely human, animal extinct: the extinct to seek safety. That is slightly insane, but is also extremely heroic.
One of the things I've thought about as I finish my schooling and prepare to go on the job is that, by choosing this profession, you kinda erect this weird wall of separation between "people who get it" and "people who don't get it."
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
First responders are basically being trained to resist an extremely human, animal extinct: the extinct to seek safety. That is slightly insane, but is also extremely heroic.
Whenever I see a massive blaze like over in Hong Kong, I thank god for first responders.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Whenever I see a massive blaze like over in Hong Kong, I thank god for first responders.
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Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
Still get a kick out of the fact that one of the biggest anti-Trump centers in Wisconsin is Scott Walker's old stomping grounds lol (Wauwatosa, a place he represented in the state assembly back in the 1990s)
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Still get a kick out of the fact that one of the biggest anti-Trump centers in Wisconsin is Scott Walker's old stomping grounds lol (Wauwatosa, a place he represented in the state assembly back in the 1990s)
One thing you gotta respect about Mamdani is he is absolutely savvy enough to know that being a big city mayor is a job that will make large segments of the population hate you. And he signed up with a smile lol
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
One thing you gotta respect about Mamdani is he is absolutely savvy enough to know that being a big city mayor is a job that will make large segments of the population hate you. And he signed up with a smile lol
While I don't always get why it deviates so much from the book, I do think Welcome To Derry has been better the past few episodes than its first few ones were.
Ultimately one of those things where if you like King, you'll probably like it well enough.
Ultimately one of those things where if you like King, you'll probably like it well enough.
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
While I don't always get why it deviates so much from the book, I do think Welcome To Derry has been better the past few episodes than its first few ones were.
Ultimately one of those things where if you like King, you'll probably like it well enough.
Ultimately one of those things where if you like King, you'll probably like it well enough.
Like the Rep cope for a few weeks ago is, "lol blue states voted for Democrats, shocker" but like... you gonna say that about a Trump+22 district in Tennessee?
Aftyn Behn winning in Tennessee next week would be a very similar moment to Doug Jones winning Alabama back in 2017, and would cause a similar level of psychic shock to the Republicans.
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Like the Rep cope for a few weeks ago is, "lol blue states voted for Democrats, shocker" but like... you gonna say that about a Trump+22 district in Tennessee?
Aftyn Behn winning in Tennessee next week would be a very similar moment to Doug Jones winning Alabama back in 2017, and would cause a similar level of psychic shock to the Republicans.
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Aftyn Behn winning in Tennessee next week would be a very similar moment to Doug Jones winning Alabama back in 2017, and would cause a similar level of psychic shock to the Republicans.
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the fact that random things are "left-coded" and "right-coded" is ridiculous! i feel like this didn't use to be the case and the fact that people think it's a thing now is part of the problem!
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
the fact that random things are "left-coded" and "right-coded" is ridiculous! i feel like this didn't use to be the case and the fact that people think it's a thing now is part of the problem!
What if: you were starting to improve your financial outlook
But then: ~50% of the voters in your country decided to vote in the fascist, because he sandwiched some unspecific stuff about lowering prices in between all the promises to do fascism.
But then: ~50% of the voters in your country decided to vote in the fascist, because he sandwiched some unspecific stuff about lowering prices in between all the promises to do fascism.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What if: you were starting to improve your financial outlook
But then: ~50% of the voters in your country decided to vote in the fascist, because he sandwiched some unspecific stuff about lowering prices in between all the promises to do fascism.
But then: ~50% of the voters in your country decided to vote in the fascist, because he sandwiched some unspecific stuff about lowering prices in between all the promises to do fascism.