CMC
@comico90.bsky.social
Wider, editor, researcher in the DC area trying to care for others.
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· Jul 12
"the idea of tariffing inputs into American manufacturing would be a terrific idea if you wanted to tank the American manufacturing sector."
Making manufacturing inputs more costly with tariffs makes American manufacturing less competitive.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Mockler: They didn't release all the files. They're drip feeding them. And redactions weren't reasonable. It was redacted in some parts. And as we just saw under redacted in other parts, and victims were exposed.
December 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Mockler: They didn't release all the files. They're drip feeding them. And redactions weren't reasonable. It was redacted in some parts. And as we just saw under redacted in other parts, and victims were exposed.
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Saying, "I immigrated here the right way, so you should have done it that way, too," weaponizes timelines. It's no different from boasting, "I bought my house when I was 20, so you should have been able to, too." Don't be ignorant. Have consideration for those in very different circumstances.
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Saying, "I immigrated here the right way, so you should have done it that way, too," weaponizes timelines. It's no different from boasting, "I bought my house when I was 20, so you should have been able to, too." Don't be ignorant. Have consideration for those in very different circumstances.
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Communities are rising up against data centers — and winning
Communities are rising up against data centers — and winning
Opposition against data centers came to a head in 2025.
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Communities are rising up against data centers — and winning
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Let’s all turn it up to 11 today.
December 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Let’s all turn it up to 11 today.
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Wall Street is finally coming around
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Wall Street is finally coming around
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Everyone hates this shit so much. It’s a bipartisan issue. AI sucks. It’s intrusive. It isn’t magical nor is it changing the world other than in the amount of money being wasted on it. Consumers are increasingly offended by its presence
"The most terrible time of the year"
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands. The advert, titled "the most terrible time of the year," depicts Christmas chaos, with Santa caught in a traffic jam and a present-laden cyclist slipping in the snow
u.afp.com/S7sF
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands. The advert, titled "the most terrible time of the year," depicts Christmas chaos, with Santa caught in a traffic jam and a present-laden cyclist slipping in the snow
u.afp.com/S7sF
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Everyone hates this shit so much. It’s a bipartisan issue. AI sucks. It’s intrusive. It isn’t magical nor is it changing the world other than in the amount of money being wasted on it. Consumers are increasingly offended by its presence
Hallelujah
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Hallelujah
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bro, the only threat to electoral integrity coming from immigrants is you spending like $300 million to buy the last election
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
bro, the only threat to electoral integrity coming from immigrants is you spending like $300 million to buy the last election
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The first step toward reforming an institution like SCOTUS is exposing its corruption. The goal is to discredit it enough so that politicians feel compelled to act. These district court rulings do just that, in a very visceral way.
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The first step toward reforming an institution like SCOTUS is exposing its corruption. The goal is to discredit it enough so that politicians feel compelled to act. These district court rulings do just that, in a very visceral way.
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I'll be blunt; if we're wrong and they overturn birthright citizenship then my biggest fear is that we're on the path to a new civil war. After all, that's what happened with Dred Scott 1.0, and this would be Dred Scott 2.0.
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I'll be blunt; if we're wrong and they overturn birthright citizenship then my biggest fear is that we're on the path to a new civil war. After all, that's what happened with Dred Scott 1.0, and this would be Dred Scott 2.0.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
Generational missed opportunity in the name of Slop.
America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Generational missed opportunity in the name of Slop.
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Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
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This City Belongs to You.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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This is extremely good, and I'm very glad to see this. Mamdani has an understanding of the levers of power, and he's helping educate folks about them.
Unlike some past Dems who've generated major excitement, he's making it clear that the work does not end on Election Day but only *starts* now.
Unlike some past Dems who've generated major excitement, he's making it clear that the work does not end on Election Day but only *starts* now.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is extremely good, and I'm very glad to see this. Mamdani has an understanding of the levers of power, and he's helping educate folks about them.
Unlike some past Dems who've generated major excitement, he's making it clear that the work does not end on Election Day but only *starts* now.
Unlike some past Dems who've generated major excitement, he's making it clear that the work does not end on Election Day but only *starts* now.
The mental gymnastics an executive will do to not spend the money the legislature has required him to spend after said executive signed off on the spending when he sighed the legislation!
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
apnews.com/article/snap...
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
apnews.com/article/snap...
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The mental gymnastics an executive will do to not spend the money the legislature has required him to spend after said executive signed off on the spending when he sighed the legislation!
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
apnews.com/article/snap...
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
apnews.com/article/snap...
More of this!!!! And no screens in schools!
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
apnews.com/article/denm...
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
apnews.com/article/denm...
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
Denmark's government has announced a political agreement to ban social media access for anyone under 15.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
More of this!!!! And no screens in schools!
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
apnews.com/article/denm...
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
apnews.com/article/denm...
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The future for Dems is not progressive or moderate. It is not “either or.” It is “and”. It is being a big enough party to produce candidates who will move the majority of voters to support and vote for them….while all the while sharing a commitment to the party’s core values.
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The future for Dems is not progressive or moderate. It is not “either or.” It is “and”. It is being a big enough party to produce candidates who will move the majority of voters to support and vote for them….while all the while sharing a commitment to the party’s core values.
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
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your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
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Sora is a paper machete. It is low-quality, impossible to make consistent or reliable, while also being incredibly expensive to run. Every single “good” video you’ve seen is cherrypicked from dozens of terrible ones to make you feel scared that this can create entire movies’ worth of content.
Curious to hear your perspective on Sora. It seems to be the only real (and terrifying) AI product to hit the market lately. How much mileage are they going to get out of this thing that needs to be regulated out of existence?
October 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Sora is a paper machete. It is low-quality, impossible to make consistent or reliable, while also being incredibly expensive to run. Every single “good” video you’ve seen is cherrypicked from dozens of terrible ones to make you feel scared that this can create entire movies’ worth of content.
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Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
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A Good Take from @lopatto.bsky.social
Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed
Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?
www.theverge.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A Good Take from @lopatto.bsky.social
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