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Phlegm of Discontent
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He/him. Atheist, antifascist science nerd and beer aficionado. Jack of all trades and master of business administration. Some people call me Matt. Abolish ICE.
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davidw38.bsky.social
Great piece.

Point 7 is really important - Accountability must come.

We must demand this from every Democratic politician and candidate.
Accountability must come. As Brian Beutler wrote last month, “The attempt to speed-run authoritarianism has failed. The new acute danger is greater political violence (Trump calling for hangings, etc). But the concerted danger is down the line, when MAGA realizes the bill for all this corruption will come due.” The shortest possible answer is that Trump (or Vance or whoever oversees the final chapter of Trumpism) just issues blanket pardons to everyone from ICE officers to Cabinet secretaries. But we must not allow that to be the end of the story. America got to this point because we have systematically failed to hold elites to account, from systemic under-prosecution of white collar crimes to the 2008 financial crisis to Jeffrey Epstein to Trump after January 6th. There can be no “let’s just turn the page” kumbaya after Trump; as I said in a speech last week, the Biden administration’s original sin was believing that January 6th was the end of something, rather than the beginning. We must ensure that once it falls, Trumpism and authoritarianism cannot rise again in America.
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
astronerd3e8.bsky.social
From the simpsons, a reporter asks "but cyndy, why now? Why not 17 months ago?"
December 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
astronerd3e8.bsky.social
I kind of hope he knocks out Demuth and Jensen, but then again I remember 2016 and how Trump seemed to be the weakest possible candidate at the time and, well, here we are.....
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
astronerd3e8.bsky.social
Whatever it is, I hope it's painful
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
astronerd3e8.bsky.social
I'm a fan of RCV, but what I'd really like to see is an expanded House and multi-member districts so that we can end the scourge of gerrymandering.
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
astronerd3e8.bsky.social
Milhouse emerges from a mattress fort saying "The economy stinks". Homer in the next image says "no it doesn't"
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM