Curt C. Droops
@cavescriptorum.bsky.social
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Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances:
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published Oct. 2025 with @newyorker.com)
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published Oct. 2025 with @newyorker.com)
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances:
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published Oct. 2025 with @newyorker.com)
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published Oct. 2025 with @newyorker.com)
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The priests of Cybele used to castrate themselves as an initiation into the mysteries of the goddess. They sacrificed their sex.
The devotees of Trump do the opposite when they go under a knife: They add extra sexual characteristics until their personal identity has been sacrificed to their god.
The devotees of Trump do the opposite when they go under a knife: They add extra sexual characteristics until their personal identity has been sacrificed to their god.
January 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The priests of Cybele used to castrate themselves as an initiation into the mysteries of the goddess. They sacrificed their sex.
The devotees of Trump do the opposite when they go under a knife: They add extra sexual characteristics until their personal identity has been sacrificed to their god.
The devotees of Trump do the opposite when they go under a knife: They add extra sexual characteristics until their personal identity has been sacrificed to their god.
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President Trump said Sunday he may veto a bill to extend Obamacare subsidies if Congress sent one to his desk
Trump Says He May Veto Extension of Health Care Subsidies
President Donald Trump said Sunday he may veto a bill to extend Obamacare subsidies if Congress sent one to his desk.
bloom.bg
January 12, 2026 at 2:30 AM
President Trump said Sunday he may veto a bill to extend Obamacare subsidies if Congress sent one to his desk
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Ashley st Clair currently to the left of half the 2028 dem field
Losing my shit at Ashley St Clair doing a reverse Naomi Wolf.
January 11, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Ashley st Clair currently to the left of half the 2028 dem field
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There it is. I'm glad he came out and said it. This is exactly the belief that fuels MAGA. More than homophobia, more than pro-life, more even than Christianity.
You will fucking respect me and no force is too excessive if you don't because I deserve some fucking respect.
You will fucking respect me and no force is too excessive if you don't because I deserve some fucking respect.
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 2:33 AM
There it is. I'm glad he came out and said it. This is exactly the belief that fuels MAGA. More than homophobia, more than pro-life, more even than Christianity.
You will fucking respect me and no force is too excessive if you don't because I deserve some fucking respect.
You will fucking respect me and no force is too excessive if you don't because I deserve some fucking respect.
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Yeah. The financial class (especially the billionaires) were all in a tizzy with claims of hyperinflation when Biden was President, but Trump trying to create the single thing most likely to blow up inflation—a politicized central bank juicing interest rates—produces crickets.
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Yeah. The financial class (especially the billionaires) were all in a tizzy with claims of hyperinflation when Biden was President, but Trump trying to create the single thing most likely to blow up inflation—a politicized central bank juicing interest rates—produces crickets.
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
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It's a maximally dangerous moment for the republic any time Trump has to watch other people winning awards, which I will remain certain that he is doing for the next three hours unless provided with incontrovertible evidence to the contrary.
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 AM
It's a maximally dangerous moment for the republic any time Trump has to watch other people winning awards, which I will remain certain that he is doing for the next three hours unless provided with incontrovertible evidence to the contrary.
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Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
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This is the fatal flaw with Claremont ideology! They keep trying to make presidential control a requirement for republican government.
i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
This is the fatal flaw with Claremont ideology! They keep trying to make presidential control a requirement for republican government.
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once again: ICE is operating as if they have a general warrant, the specific type of warrant the founders were most concerned about when drafting the 4th Amendment
Not remotely legal. Minnesota needs to arrest these thugs breaking down doors right now, before they start grabbing even more power
January 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
once again: ICE is operating as if they have a general warrant, the specific type of warrant the founders were most concerned about when drafting the 4th Amendment
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Trump tried to overturn an election and keep classified documents as souvenirs so he got federally prosecuted, and he used this to convince his base that law enforcement was weaponized against him — and now weaponizes law enforcement against those he dislikes without them caring.
“The U.S. attorney’s office in the District of Columbia has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, over the central bank’s renovation of its Washington headquarters and whether Mr. Powell lied to Congress about the scope of the project…”
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Trump tried to overturn an election and keep classified documents as souvenirs so he got federally prosecuted, and he used this to convince his base that law enforcement was weaponized against him — and now weaponizes law enforcement against those he dislikes without them caring.
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I'd bet every one of these dudes has a Bitcoin wallet that works better than any Cava bag.
WELKER: Where is that $50,000? Did you keep it?
HOMAN: I didn't take $50k from anybody & that's a question for the FBI. Bottom line I did nothing illegal.
WELKER: But was there $50k in the bag?
HOMAN: I'm not addressing it
WELKER: But did you keep the money?
HOMAN: $50k is ridiculous
HOMAN: I didn't take $50k from anybody & that's a question for the FBI. Bottom line I did nothing illegal.
WELKER: But was there $50k in the bag?
HOMAN: I'm not addressing it
WELKER: But did you keep the money?
HOMAN: $50k is ridiculous
January 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I'd bet every one of these dudes has a Bitcoin wallet that works better than any Cava bag.
This bullshit move could completely through the conservative majority’s opinion on and fate of Humphrey’s Executor into confusion. Roberts and Gorsuch have been loath to let the dementia patient in the Whitehouse have as much of an effect on the Fed and the wider economic landscape.
January 12, 2026 at 1:06 AM
This bullshit move could completely through the conservative majority’s opinion on and fate of Humphrey’s Executor into confusion. Roberts and Gorsuch have been loath to let the dementia patient in the Whitehouse have as much of an effect on the Fed and the wider economic landscape.
youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4
SCOTUS better wake the fuck up and realize what kind of monster they’ve created: because any thought that it could be contained away from elements of society they like were wildly hubristic.
SCOTUS better wake the fuck up and realize what kind of monster they’ve created: because any thought that it could be contained away from elements of society they like were wildly hubristic.
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4
SCOTUS better wake the fuck up and realize what kind of monster they’ve created: because any thought that it could be contained away from elements of society they like were wildly hubristic.
SCOTUS better wake the fuck up and realize what kind of monster they’ve created: because any thought that it could be contained away from elements of society they like were wildly hubristic.
Every accusation from MAGA is projection.
The U.S. attorney’s office in the District of Columbia has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, over the central bank’s renovation of its Washington headquarters and whether Mr. Powell lied to Congress. (GIFT LINK) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Every accusation from MAGA is projection.
All of MAGA have flaunted subpoenas from Congress and lied under oath, yet they have the audacity pull these stunts in attempts to convict innocent people for the same crimes they themselves flagrantly commit.
This feels very staid and also like a huge holy shit moment.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 12:55 AM
All of MAGA have flaunted subpoenas from Congress and lied under oath, yet they have the audacity pull these stunts in attempts to convict innocent people for the same crimes they themselves flagrantly commit.
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This feels very staid and also like a huge holy shit moment.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:46 AM
This feels very staid and also like a huge holy shit moment.
Will Cain trying to flex his flaming out of the legal field after earning his law degree from Texas University is like me saying I can diagnose you from my internship at a pharmacy.
January 10, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Will Cain trying to flex his flaming out of the legal field after earning his law degree from Texas University is like me saying I can diagnose you from my internship at a pharmacy.
Lindsay Graham is a war monger and a psychopath. That’s all.
January 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Lindsay Graham is a war monger and a psychopath. That’s all.
The day @jdvancevpotus.bsky.social is no longer a viable politician I think a heavenly choir will open up clouds and sing.
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The day @jdvancevpotus.bsky.social is no longer a viable politician I think a heavenly choir will open up clouds and sing.
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Wow.
Pastor: I saw ICE agents circling a young woman who appeared to be Hispanic. I said, 'Take me, stop harassing her.' The next thing I knew, they put handcuffs on me and put me in the back of an SUV. I asked if I was under arrest. They said to me, 'Well, you're white, you won't be any fun anyway.'
January 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Wow.
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ICE must be abolished. It cannot be reformed.
Yes there must be an agency responsible for at least some of ICE’s duties but it must be a completely new agency rebuilt from the ground up that has respect for the Constitution and the law.
Yes there must be an agency responsible for at least some of ICE’s duties but it must be a completely new agency rebuilt from the ground up that has respect for the Constitution and the law.
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
ICE must be abolished. It cannot be reformed.
Yes there must be an agency responsible for at least some of ICE’s duties but it must be a completely new agency rebuilt from the ground up that has respect for the Constitution and the law.
Yes there must be an agency responsible for at least some of ICE’s duties but it must be a completely new agency rebuilt from the ground up that has respect for the Constitution and the law.
Awww lil Marco is excited to turn into the Latino dictator he always claimed to hate @statedeptus.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Awww lil Marco is excited to turn into the Latino dictator he always claimed to hate @statedeptus.bsky.social
I can’t imaaaaaagine how the most corrupt crime family in politics managed to pull this one off. Oh… wait… the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Effect…
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I can’t imaaaaaagine how the most corrupt crime family in politics managed to pull this one off. Oh… wait… the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Effect…