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Cosmically funny that, the American public has had less than a year of uncut republican governance, and they’ve decided that they absolutely hate this shit, spit it out
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Cosmically funny that, the American public has had less than a year of uncut republican governance, and they’ve decided that they absolutely hate this shit, spit it out
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i'd say the midterm-level turnout for a special election is even more ominous than the swing
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
i'd say the midterm-level turnout for a special election is even more ominous than the swing
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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This is the right take. Apocalyptic rural numbers that probably means the senate is 100% in play.
yeah if these are the kinds of political swings we're getting in Trump country the Republicans are beyond screwed for the midterms
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This is the right take. Apocalyptic rural numbers that probably means the senate is 100% in play.
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I see bluesky brain got ahold of this one
Anyway tHeY'vE aLwAyS bEeN lIkE tHiS isn't just an insult to all the people who no, were very much not like this actually, but is implicitly ceding ground to ever hold anyone accountable
But don't want power, endlessly critique power, etc etc
Anyway tHeY'vE aLwAyS bEeN lIkE tHiS isn't just an insult to all the people who no, were very much not like this actually, but is implicitly ceding ground to ever hold anyone accountable
But don't want power, endlessly critique power, etc etc
The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the professionalism and dignity of the United States military.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I see bluesky brain got ahold of this one
Anyway tHeY'vE aLwAyS bEeN lIkE tHiS isn't just an insult to all the people who no, were very much not like this actually, but is implicitly ceding ground to ever hold anyone accountable
But don't want power, endlessly critique power, etc etc
Anyway tHeY'vE aLwAyS bEeN lIkE tHiS isn't just an insult to all the people who no, were very much not like this actually, but is implicitly ceding ground to ever hold anyone accountable
But don't want power, endlessly critique power, etc etc
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That's not how it works. It's called command responsibility. You are the boss. You own it.
Officials in Congress and the Pentagon are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
That's not how it works. It's called command responsibility. You are the boss. You own it.
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I think this is an important next step in our discussions of inflation: It makes a difference *which* prices are rising.
Why there never was a Vibecession in one chart.
It’s always been about the prices of essentials.
It’s always been about the prices of essentials.
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I think this is an important next step in our discussions of inflation: It makes a difference *which* prices are rising.
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I also argue that liberal democracy is central to our modern understanding of the profession of arms because it preserves professional ethics in a way that other systems cannot. Serving in an illiberal state means abandoning the profession itself. 5/
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I also argue that liberal democracy is central to our modern understanding of the profession of arms because it preserves professional ethics in a way that other systems cannot. Serving in an illiberal state means abandoning the profession itself. 5/
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a good and thoughtful read here, in which a "strategist" (read: dumbass O-4) gets taken behind the woodshed
My latest this AM with @warontherocks.bsky.social. Of note: "[Military officers] will be active participants with choices to make about the degree to which they continue to serve civilians intent on undermining the liberal values enshrined in the Constitution."
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The Soldier in the Illiberal State is a Professional Dead End
The American political system today is indeed in crisis. Government function is in doubt, the administration has politicized and weaponized a previously
warontherocks.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
a good and thoughtful read here, in which a "strategist" (read: dumbass O-4) gets taken behind the woodshed
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Ultimately, we are living in essentially unprecedented civ-mil times. This requires deep engagement and a re-evaluation of existing norms--especially because I fear that there are far more challenging situations up ahead, and senior leadership will find themselves tested like never before. 7/7
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ultimately, we are living in essentially unprecedented civ-mil times. This requires deep engagement and a re-evaluation of existing norms--especially because I fear that there are far more challenging situations up ahead, and senior leadership will find themselves tested like never before. 7/7
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I love Costco
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I love Costco
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New post: a week of hectic back and forth with fire officials and city council over Berkeley street festivals brings out into the open a conflict in city halls across USA. Fire depts opposition to traffic calming and safety measures. Is there a solution?
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
The Fire Department vs. Traffic Safety Advocates
Street safety advocates are butting heads with fire officials. Swift fire response does not have to come at the cost of lives on the roadway.
darrellowens.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
New post: a week of hectic back and forth with fire officials and city council over Berkeley street festivals brings out into the open a conflict in city halls across USA. Fire depts opposition to traffic calming and safety measures. Is there a solution?
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...
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Ex-official explained this in a way that will stick with me forever: Within fire departments, the EMTs are overworked and underpaid and don’t have time to advocate for policy. The fire chiefs, on the other hand, have a lot more time on their hands. So fire response, not medical, dictates policy.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ex-official explained this in a way that will stick with me forever: Within fire departments, the EMTs are overworked and underpaid and don’t have time to advocate for policy. The fire chiefs, on the other hand, have a lot more time on their hands. So fire response, not medical, dictates policy.
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US Grant: best general in US history, one of the most decent people to ever hold high office, and just catastrophically terrible at anything having to do with money or business. from birth to death one comical pratfall after the next
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
US Grant: best general in US history, one of the most decent people to ever hold high office, and just catastrophically terrible at anything having to do with money or business. from birth to death one comical pratfall after the next
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New Substack post: gooners. groypers. incels. performative males. soccer hooligans. rap fans. traditionalist religious larpers. folkloric dancers. fans of hungarian writer laszlo krasnahorkai. they all have something in common
open.substack.com/pub/someunpl...
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Boy, Turn Off That Clairo And Grab Yourself A Beer
"When a man doesn’t have a relationship he pours that energy into conspiracy theory, porn, and misogyny" - Scott Galloway (the Richard Reeves of incels)
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
New Substack post: gooners. groypers. incels. performative males. soccer hooligans. rap fans. traditionalist religious larpers. folkloric dancers. fans of hungarian writer laszlo krasnahorkai. they all have something in common
open.substack.com/pub/someunpl...
open.substack.com/pub/someunpl...
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Historic workforce cuts have put the federal government to the test: Can it still deliver essential services? Elaine Kamarck's new research examines where downsizing stands as of fall 2025.
How many people can the federal government lose before it crashes? | Brookings
An in-depth look at how sweeping federal workforce cuts under Trump are straining government services and risking operational failures.
brook.gs
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Historic workforce cuts have put the federal government to the test: Can it still deliver essential services? Elaine Kamarck's new research examines where downsizing stands as of fall 2025.
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Anecdotally (but I guess reflected in broader research) I was just talking to two friends who both work in software, and they complained that recent hires are so dependent on ChatGPT that these hires' own problem-solving skills are almost non-existent.
We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says
A philosophy professor warns that AI reliance is weakening workers' judgment, creativity, and problem-solving.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Anecdotally (but I guess reflected in broader research) I was just talking to two friends who both work in software, and they complained that recent hires are so dependent on ChatGPT that these hires' own problem-solving skills are almost non-existent.
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Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
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The reason I want to see Secretary Hegseth and Admiral Bradley charged with murder, based on what we know, isn't because I hate the US military. It's because I served in the US military and respect it, and want to see its honor restored.
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The reason I want to see Secretary Hegseth and Admiral Bradley charged with murder, based on what we know, isn't because I hate the US military. It's because I served in the US military and respect it, and want to see its honor restored.
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I feel like the two dimensional political compass for local elected democrats are:
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
It’s incredibly funny people flipped out about a guy running the most standard ass municipal government policy playbook imaginable.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I feel like the two dimensional political compass for local elected democrats are:
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
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SLAVERY AND TREASON BURIED IN THE SAME GRAVE
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
SLAVERY AND TREASON BURIED IN THE SAME GRAVE