Caleb Mercer's Desk
@calebmercersdesk.bsky.social
Systems, governance, and failure modes. Interested in how democracies break and how they hold.
*The Trumpism Germ* *Resiste tyranno*
*The Trumpism Germ* *Resiste tyranno*
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TRUMPISM GERM PATHOLOGY
Trumpism functions as a reward-driven political pathogen. When norm-breaking earns attention and avoids consequence, systems select for repetition. This framework maps the conditions that sustain it and the levers that can interrupt persistence.
Trumpism functions as a reward-driven political pathogen. When norm-breaking earns attention and avoids consequence, systems select for repetition. This framework maps the conditions that sustain it and the levers that can interrupt persistence.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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We are in precedented times.
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We are in precedented times.
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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The best, and possibly only, way to actually get the files released:
Democrats must not fund Trump’s Epstein cover-up | Opinion
Democrats need to leverage government funding talks to get an appointment of a special master on the Epstein case.
www.newsweek.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:54 PM
The best, and possibly only, way to actually get the files released:
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Less than 1% of the Epstein Files have been released – in violation of federal law. What is the DOJ hiding?
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Less than 1% of the Epstein Files have been released – in violation of federal law. What is the DOJ hiding?
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In 2020, Trump tried to overturn the election. In 2024, he built an army of election deniers.
This year, he is raising the stakes. He said he wants to control vote counting. He suggested that he should've seized ballot boxes. Today, he said "We shouldn’t even have an election" at all.
This year, he is raising the stakes. He said he wants to control vote counting. He suggested that he should've seized ballot boxes. Today, he said "We shouldn’t even have an election" at all.
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
In 2020, Trump tried to overturn the election. In 2024, he built an army of election deniers.
This year, he is raising the stakes. He said he wants to control vote counting. He suggested that he should've seized ballot boxes. Today, he said "We shouldn’t even have an election" at all.
This year, he is raising the stakes. He said he wants to control vote counting. He suggested that he should've seized ballot boxes. Today, he said "We shouldn’t even have an election" at all.
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “we shouldn’t even have an election,” as he complained about the political risks his party faces in the 2026 midterms and boasted about his accomplishments. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump: ‘We shouldn’t even have an election’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “we shouldn’t even have an election,” as he complained about the political risks his party faces in the 2026 midterms and boasted about his accomplishments. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Ford motor corp joins the list of pedophile protectors
January 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Ford motor corp joins the list of pedophile protectors
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Still no Epstein files, then?
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Still no Epstein files, then?
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Trump is jamming the news cycle full of awful things to distract us—but we can’t stop talking about the Epstein Files.
I’m fighting to enforce the law and make the sure the full files are released.
I’m fighting to enforce the law and make the sure the full files are released.
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Trump is jamming the news cycle full of awful things to distract us—but we can’t stop talking about the Epstein Files.
I’m fighting to enforce the law and make the sure the full files are released.
I’m fighting to enforce the law and make the sure the full files are released.
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Apparently, it is now acceptable to attain a new status in life, simply by proclamation.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Apparently, it is now acceptable to attain a new status in life, simply by proclamation.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
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I am calling for the arrest and prosecution of the ICE agent that shot and killed Renee Good.
I am also calling on Congress to support my bill with @jasmineforus.bsky.social to force ICE agents to wear body cameras, not wear masks, have visible identification & ensure ICE has independent oversight.
I am also calling on Congress to support my bill with @jasmineforus.bsky.social to force ICE agents to wear body cameras, not wear masks, have visible identification & ensure ICE has independent oversight.
January 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I am calling for the arrest and prosecution of the ICE agent that shot and killed Renee Good.
I am also calling on Congress to support my bill with @jasmineforus.bsky.social to force ICE agents to wear body cameras, not wear masks, have visible identification & ensure ICE has independent oversight.
I am also calling on Congress to support my bill with @jasmineforus.bsky.social to force ICE agents to wear body cameras, not wear masks, have visible identification & ensure ICE has independent oversight.
The White House Tour crowd gets a glimpse of the Homeland Security Advisor in his office.
#Resistetyranno
#Resistetyranno
January 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
The White House Tour crowd gets a glimpse of the Homeland Security Advisor in his office.
#Resistetyranno
#Resistetyranno
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has hired an expert law firm against the MAGA regime known for being very aggressively and fighting scorched earth until the bitter end without ever settling.
I’m glad he isn’t backing down. Punch fascism in the face.
I’m glad he isn’t backing down. Punch fascism in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has hired an expert law firm against the MAGA regime known for being very aggressively and fighting scorched earth until the bitter end without ever settling.
I’m glad he isn’t backing down. Punch fascism in the face.
I’m glad he isn’t backing down. Punch fascism in the face.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."