Jason Thorpe
@thorpej.bsky.social
Nerd. Aspiring Unix grey-beard. Bicycle nut. E46 enthusiast. Obsolete technology aficionado. Proud lib snowflake. I like to make stuff, especially Manhattans. he/him.
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whos in the social media bubble now you gooncel freaks
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
whos in the social media bubble now you gooncel freaks
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Republicans could override the filibuster and reopen the government with only 51 votes.
Any other solution requires the House, and Johnson is refusing to bring it back into session.
Republicans completely control the shutdown. They don't want to reopen the government.
Any other solution requires the House, and Johnson is refusing to bring it back into session.
Republicans completely control the shutdown. They don't want to reopen the government.
November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Republicans could override the filibuster and reopen the government with only 51 votes.
Any other solution requires the House, and Johnson is refusing to bring it back into session.
Republicans completely control the shutdown. They don't want to reopen the government.
Any other solution requires the House, and Johnson is refusing to bring it back into session.
Republicans completely control the shutdown. They don't want to reopen the government.
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Opinion | 34 is not old enough to govern
by Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi
by Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Opinion | 34 is not old enough to govern
by Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi
by Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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My latest on Republicans playing Russian roulette with people’s food:
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/04/f...
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/04/f...
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis—Opinion
Black suffering has never moved this country to act. Maybe seeing white families skip meals will finally make us admit that food insecurity isn’t fate—it’s a choice politicians keep making.
rewirenewsgroup.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My latest on Republicans playing Russian roulette with people’s food:
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/04/f...
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/04/f...
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This election suggests something interesting: the massive local GOP losses says the bad Democratic Party brand is salvageable, *if* the Third Way-style accommodationists are boxed out of leadership. Voters want to fight Trump and will support a pretty wide range of candidates to do it.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This election suggests something interesting: the massive local GOP losses says the bad Democratic Party brand is salvageable, *if* the Third Way-style accommodationists are boxed out of leadership. Voters want to fight Trump and will support a pretty wide range of candidates to do it.
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If Jay Jones texted that shit in 2016 would a critical mass of Dems have blanked their ballot and let Miyares win? I think so. But they are furious now. Their new standard is: Make the guy apologize, then vote for him, because fuck it, Republicans would.
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If Jay Jones texted that shit in 2016 would a critical mass of Dems have blanked their ballot and let Miyares win? I think so. But they are furious now. Their new standard is: Make the guy apologize, then vote for him, because fuck it, Republicans would.
“Yes, Aunties.”
I AM DEAD.
I AM DEAD.
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
“Yes, Aunties.”
I AM DEAD.
I AM DEAD.
I knew Mamdani was gonna win when I first saw his Halal food truck dudes ad.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I knew Mamdani was gonna win when I first saw his Halal food truck dudes ad.
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I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
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In US v Comey, Judge Currie finds that grand jury transcripts provided by govt are incomplete. Orders complete transcript and/or recordings of record by tomorrow at 5pm.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In US v Comey, Judge Currie finds that grand jury transcripts provided by govt are incomplete. Orders complete transcript and/or recordings of record by tomorrow at 5pm.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Kitchen smells amazing right now. 🥖
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Kitchen smells amazing right now. 🥖
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NJ voters: keep on turning out to the Polls today!
Some voter suppression BS going on in with bomb threats to Democratic precincts
The threats have now been officially determined to be NON CREDIBLE. Voting is perfectly safe, it's a beautiful day, make your choices known!
Some voter suppression BS going on in with bomb threats to Democratic precincts
The threats have now been officially determined to be NON CREDIBLE. Voting is perfectly safe, it's a beautiful day, make your choices known!
Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Regarding Today’s Election.
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
NJ voters: keep on turning out to the Polls today!
Some voter suppression BS going on in with bomb threats to Democratic precincts
The threats have now been officially determined to be NON CREDIBLE. Voting is perfectly safe, it's a beautiful day, make your choices known!
Some voter suppression BS going on in with bomb threats to Democratic precincts
The threats have now been officially determined to be NON CREDIBLE. Voting is perfectly safe, it's a beautiful day, make your choices known!
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We need to get the message out for the midterms to vote early, before the bomb threats and troop intimidation.
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We need to get the message out for the midterms to vote early, before the bomb threats and troop intimidation.
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Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
The holiday “bake more bread than anyone should ever eat” season is nearly upon us so it was time to wake up the starter.
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The holiday “bake more bread than anyone should ever eat” season is nearly upon us so it was time to wake up the starter.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I find it completely unacceptable that fsck(8) is located in /sbin and yes(1) is located in /usr/bin.
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I find it completely unacceptable that fsck(8) is located in /sbin and yes(1) is located in /usr/bin.
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Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
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The Korean article on the Hyundai raid explained MAGA as a movement seeking to overturn the civil rights movement and I still haven’t found a better description
October 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The Korean article on the Hyundai raid explained MAGA as a movement seeking to overturn the civil rights movement and I still haven’t found a better description
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"This is a moment that demands a response. If Dems can’t run on a unified platform that centralizes and prioritizes taxing the ultrawealthy in order to dismantle their stranglehold on our govt, then they need to get out of the way for people who will."
Read more: bit.ly/4ohxXLq
#TaxBillionaires
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#TaxBillionaires
October 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"This is a moment that demands a response. If Dems can’t run on a unified platform that centralizes and prioritizes taxing the ultrawealthy in order to dismantle their stranglehold on our govt, then they need to get out of the way for people who will."
Read more: bit.ly/4ohxXLq
#TaxBillionaires
Read more: bit.ly/4ohxXLq
#TaxBillionaires
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Am I reading this correctly: the firms that opposed Trump's intimidation tactics have suffered no consequences, whereas the firms that struck deals gave away $900 million while jeopardizing any work with clients who have interests at odds with the government?
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Am I reading this correctly: the firms that opposed Trump's intimidation tactics have suffered no consequences, whereas the firms that struck deals gave away $900 million while jeopardizing any work with clients who have interests at odds with the government?
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
There's a lesson in there somewhere.