@chanthra.bsky.social
Long-time progressive
The Cheese Stands Alone > Who Moved My Cheese
The Cheese Stands Alone > Who Moved My Cheese
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If we don’t get out of this, the tragedy won’t be that evil people managed to end the America experiment. It will be that such unimaginably stupid evil people managed to end the American experiment.
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
If we don’t get out of this, the tragedy won’t be that evil people managed to end the America experiment. It will be that such unimaginably stupid evil people managed to end the American experiment.
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They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
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If this happened to a right-wing activist - every single Republican elected officials (along with the right wing media machine ie Bari would have her on 60 mins by this Sunday) would make her a hero.
Where are the Democrats?
Where are the Democrats?
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
If this happened to a right-wing activist - every single Republican elected officials (along with the right wing media machine ie Bari would have her on 60 mins by this Sunday) would make her a hero.
Where are the Democrats?
Where are the Democrats?
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This fucking story does not even mention that Trump & Co have been whipping up a firestorm of baseless allegations against him which are almost certainly fueling violent threats
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
This fucking story does not even mention that Trump & Co have been whipping up a firestorm of baseless allegations against him which are almost certainly fueling violent threats
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Hail to the thief
1. The military raid on Venezuela and ouster of Maduro will create a financial windfall for a Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
Follow this thread for details.
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Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Hail to the thief
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A malignant narcissist is never satisfied. Tearing apart rule of law in America is not enough. Now he’s bent on destroying the world order that has provided relative peace & stability since WWII. No one has ever made him stop. Not John Roberts, not the voters.
www.americaamerica.news/p/this-is-wh...
www.americaamerica.news/p/this-is-wh...
This Is What Happens When America Goes Mad
Vote in Donald Trump, surround him with sycophants, expect an insane circus. The lawlessness and chaos was so knowable, alas.
www.americaamerica.news
January 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A malignant narcissist is never satisfied. Tearing apart rule of law in America is not enough. Now he’s bent on destroying the world order that has provided relative peace & stability since WWII. No one has ever made him stop. Not John Roberts, not the voters.
www.americaamerica.news/p/this-is-wh...
www.americaamerica.news/p/this-is-wh...
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Again: Their only *principle* is fealty to Trump
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Again: Their only *principle* is fealty to Trump
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This shouldn’t surprise anyone. He also decided to raid Venezuela because Maduro was dancing on TV.
He doesn’t make decisions based on the reality on the ground - he makes decisions based on his ego. Always.
He doesn’t make decisions based on the reality on the ground - he makes decisions based on his ego. Always.
Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. He also decided to raid Venezuela because Maduro was dancing on TV.
He doesn’t make decisions based on the reality on the ground - he makes decisions based on his ego. Always.
He doesn’t make decisions based on the reality on the ground - he makes decisions based on his ego. Always.
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We now go live to Mar a Lago:
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
We now go live to Mar a Lago:
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This new war in Venezuela is deeply corrupt.
I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer.
I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer.
January 5, 2026 at 2:37 AM
This new war in Venezuela is deeply corrupt.
I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer.
I will never vote to send someone’s son or daughter to war to make oil executives richer.
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Calling public benefits “entitlements” is just the most contemptible right-wing trash.
No. No. No.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Calling public benefits “entitlements” is just the most contemptible right-wing trash.
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head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
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See something, shout something. No need to be polite.
December 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
See something, shout something. No need to be polite.
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The trouble is that Schumer thinks he is a fantastic communicator and nobody can make his party's case better than him, so he does all these interviews and it only makes Democrats look pathetically weak. If he was smarter he'd let the Dem senators who are better at it be the spokespeople.
We must focus on lowering costs for the American people, not starting new wars on a whim with no tangible strategy.
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The trouble is that Schumer thinks he is a fantastic communicator and nobody can make his party's case better than him, so he does all these interviews and it only makes Democrats look pathetically weak. If he was smarter he'd let the Dem senators who are better at it be the spokespeople.
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The Plot to Enslave America:
The Trump administration is revoking approval for millions of acres of ocean to be set aside for offshore wind development
Trump Yanks Millions of Acres of Ocean Designated for Wind Power
The Trump administration is revoking approval for millions of acres of ocean to be set aside for offshore wind development amid an escalating attack on the renewable power source.
bloom.bg
January 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The Plot to Enslave America:
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This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
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Jesus Christ. Every Sunday host should be asking every Republican if they think Tim Walz murdered Melissa Hortman. And when they say no, ask what it says about this president that he’s amplifying this garbage.
January 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jesus Christ. Every Sunday host should be asking every Republican if they think Tim Walz murdered Melissa Hortman. And when they say no, ask what it says about this president that he’s amplifying this garbage.
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Once again, with feeling, the right hates the civil service because they hold the President accountable to the rule of law.
Another galling example of this: It's been said that Trump's hatred of the "deep state" is rooted in hatred of its "warmongering." But Trump hates the deep state because it tried to hold him accountable for his crimes and because a professional civil service is a barrier to authoritarian corruption!
January 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Once again, with feeling, the right hates the civil service because they hold the President accountable to the rule of law.
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THIS. Exactly this. Right now, Trump and cronies are blustering around, further shredding the remnants of Great Power status.
Future doesn’t exist but something like ‘Spain in the late 17C’ may be where the US ends up in a few years.
Future doesn’t exist but something like ‘Spain in the late 17C’ may be where the US ends up in a few years.
The USA has the capacity to do anything it wants, to anyone, anywhere. But it cannot control the consequences of choosing to do it.
In the final chapter, @seandnaylor.bsky.social writes that during the War on Terror, JSOC commanders "built the perfect hammer for the National Command Authority. The risk was that, as a result, successive administrations would continue to view too many national security problems as a nail."
January 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
THIS. Exactly this. Right now, Trump and cronies are blustering around, further shredding the remnants of Great Power status.
Future doesn’t exist but something like ‘Spain in the late 17C’ may be where the US ends up in a few years.
Future doesn’t exist but something like ‘Spain in the late 17C’ may be where the US ends up in a few years.
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And now lots of people have to suffer & die so that the comfortable can continue to be comforted, the afflicted can be further afflicted, & Andrea Mitchell never has to be freaked out again.
I'll leave it there before I say something that hurts someone's feelings. 22 & end/
I'll leave it there before I say something that hurts someone's feelings. 22 & end/
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
And now lots of people have to suffer & die so that the comfortable can continue to be comforted, the afflicted can be further afflicted, & Andrea Mitchell never has to be freaked out again.
I'll leave it there before I say something that hurts someone's feelings. 22 & end/
I'll leave it there before I say something that hurts someone's feelings. 22 & end/
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one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM
one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
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“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.”
-Zohran Mamdani
-Zohran Mamdani
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.”
-Zohran Mamdani
-Zohran Mamdani
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A reminder of the stunning rate of scientific progress: it’s only been 101 years that we’ve known the Universe is larger than the Milky Way. Now we know that it’s at least *1 million* times larger in linear size than the Milky Way (and probably 50 or more times larger than that, even).
Edwin Hubble announced OTD in 1925 that Andromeda and other spiral nebulae were in fact separate galaxies outside the Milky Way, in a paper read to an AAS meeting by H.N. Russell. The Universe was far larger than what many astronomers had imagined; more than just our little island of stars. 🧪 🔭
January 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
A reminder of the stunning rate of scientific progress: it’s only been 101 years that we’ve known the Universe is larger than the Milky Way. Now we know that it’s at least *1 million* times larger in linear size than the Milky Way (and probably 50 or more times larger than that, even).
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This is the way.
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
This is the way.
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Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.