Carlos Muñoz
@crmunoz.bsky.social
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The Boston Tea Party is often mythologized as chaos. It wasn’t.
It was disciplined, symbolic resistance to taxation without representation—an early assertion that legitimacy flows from consent, not force.
That principle remains the backbone of democratic governance.
It was disciplined, symbolic resistance to taxation without representation—an early assertion that legitimacy flows from consent, not force.
That principle remains the backbone of democratic governance.
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Boston Tea Party is often mythologized as chaos. It wasn’t.
It was disciplined, symbolic resistance to taxation without representation—an early assertion that legitimacy flows from consent, not force.
That principle remains the backbone of democratic governance.
It was disciplined, symbolic resistance to taxation without representation—an early assertion that legitimacy flows from consent, not force.
That principle remains the backbone of democratic governance.
One of the oldest patterns in political history:
• Personal risk avoided
• Power later consolidated
• Conflict reframed as necessity
This isn’t about ideology. It’s about human behavior—and the cost is always paid by others.
Queue Fortune Son
• Personal risk avoided
• Power later consolidated
• Conflict reframed as necessity
This isn’t about ideology. It’s about human behavior—and the cost is always paid by others.
Queue Fortune Son
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
One of the oldest patterns in political history:
• Personal risk avoided
• Power later consolidated
• Conflict reframed as necessity
This isn’t about ideology. It’s about human behavior—and the cost is always paid by others.
Queue Fortune Son
• Personal risk avoided
• Power later consolidated
• Conflict reframed as necessity
This isn’t about ideology. It’s about human behavior—and the cost is always paid by others.
Queue Fortune Son
The man who avoided Vietnam with five deferments now flirts with war rhetoric as political theater.
History is unkind to leaders who evade personal risk, then treat conflict as a tool for power retention. The pattern is familiar—and dangerous.
History is unkind to leaders who evade personal risk, then treat conflict as a tool for power retention. The pattern is familiar—and dangerous.
December 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The man who avoided Vietnam with five deferments now flirts with war rhetoric as political theater.
History is unkind to leaders who evade personal risk, then treat conflict as a tool for power retention. The pattern is familiar—and dangerous.
History is unkind to leaders who evade personal risk, then treat conflict as a tool for power retention. The pattern is familiar—and dangerous.
This is escalation, not just rhetoric.
Trump has tightened sanctions on Venezuela’s oil shipping, pressured foreign tankers, and framed the Maduro government as a criminal syndicate.
Today he goes further—using blockade language historically associated with acts of war.
Trump has tightened sanctions on Venezuela’s oil shipping, pressured foreign tankers, and framed the Maduro government as a criminal syndicate.
Today he goes further—using blockade language historically associated with acts of war.
December 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This is escalation, not just rhetoric.
Trump has tightened sanctions on Venezuela’s oil shipping, pressured foreign tankers, and framed the Maduro government as a criminal syndicate.
Today he goes further—using blockade language historically associated with acts of war.
Trump has tightened sanctions on Venezuela’s oil shipping, pressured foreign tankers, and framed the Maduro government as a criminal syndicate.
Today he goes further—using blockade language historically associated with acts of war.
So the DC pipe-bomber suspect was reportedly an election denier.
Place your bets now: does the Denier-in-Chief offer a pardon before or after pretending not to know them? 🎲🔥
Democracy shouldn’t feel like a Vegas table, but here we are.
Place your bets now: does the Denier-in-Chief offer a pardon before or after pretending not to know them? 🎲🔥
Democracy shouldn’t feel like a Vegas table, but here we are.
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So the DC pipe-bomber suspect was reportedly an election denier.
Place your bets now: does the Denier-in-Chief offer a pardon before or after pretending not to know them? 🎲🔥
Democracy shouldn’t feel like a Vegas table, but here we are.
Place your bets now: does the Denier-in-Chief offer a pardon before or after pretending not to know them? 🎲🔥
Democracy shouldn’t feel like a Vegas table, but here we are.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Trump refuses to directly admit his administration granted the DC shooter asylum and then wraps up the press availability
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trump refuses to directly admit his administration granted the DC shooter asylum and then wraps up the press availability
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TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
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It's easy to be numb because it's par for the course nowadays, but repeatedly calling a reporter who asks a reasonable question "stupid" is conduct unbecoming for a small-town mayor, let alone the President of the United States.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It's easy to be numb because it's par for the course nowadays, but repeatedly calling a reporter who asks a reasonable question "stupid" is conduct unbecoming for a small-town mayor, let alone the President of the United States.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
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Asked if he’ll attend the funeral of the slain National Guard member from West Virginia, Trump immediately pivots to talking about how popular he is in that state
November 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Asked if he’ll attend the funeral of the slain National Guard member from West Virginia, Trump immediately pivots to talking about how popular he is in that state
Happy Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Happy Thanksgiving
So: Democrats warn troops not to follow illegal orders → Trump screams “sedition punishable by DEATH” → FBI calls lawmakers for interviews.
If this feels like a preview of 2025, that’s because it is.
Catch up: is.gd/bAYIfF
If this feels like a preview of 2025, that’s because it is.
Catch up: is.gd/bAYIfF
FBI seeks interviews with Democratic lawmakers who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So: Democrats warn troops not to follow illegal orders → Trump screams “sedition punishable by DEATH” → FBI calls lawmakers for interviews.
If this feels like a preview of 2025, that’s because it is.
Catch up: is.gd/bAYIfF
If this feels like a preview of 2025, that’s because it is.
Catch up: is.gd/bAYIfF
Judge tosses the Comey & Letitia James cases—because Trump’s personally loyal prosecutor wasn’t legally appointed. Another political “weaponization of justice” narrative crumbles under basic constitutional mechanics.
Read more: is.gd/XeqqsC
#DemocraTrend
Read more: is.gd/XeqqsC
#DemocraTrend
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James — NBC News
The cases were dismissed without prejudice, meaning they can be refiled at a later date.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Judge tosses the Comey & Letitia James cases—because Trump’s personally loyal prosecutor wasn’t legally appointed. Another political “weaponization of justice” narrative crumbles under basic constitutional mechanics.
Read more: is.gd/XeqqsC
#DemocraTrend
Read more: is.gd/XeqqsC
#DemocraTrend
Everyone debates which generation had it toughest, but Gen X had to process the death of Mr. Hooper live on Sesame Street.
Our first lesson in mortality came from Big Bird… and we’ve been quietly coping ever since.
Our first lesson in mortality came from Big Bird… and we’ve been quietly coping ever since.
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Everyone debates which generation had it toughest, but Gen X had to process the death of Mr. Hooper live on Sesame Street.
Our first lesson in mortality came from Big Bird… and we’ve been quietly coping ever since.
Our first lesson in mortality came from Big Bird… and we’ve been quietly coping ever since.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning after a blow-up with Trump is… a plot twist even 2025 couldn’t resist.
The MAGA orbit keeps shrinking, and the instability could reshape Congress heading into the next session.
Reuters link: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
#Politics #Democracy
The MAGA orbit keeps shrinking, and the instability could reshape Congress heading into the next session.
Reuters link: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
#Politics #Democracy
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning after a blow-up with Trump is… a plot twist even 2025 couldn’t resist.
The MAGA orbit keeps shrinking, and the instability could reshape Congress heading into the next session.
Reuters link: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
#Politics #Democracy
The MAGA orbit keeps shrinking, and the instability could reshape Congress heading into the next session.
Reuters link: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
#Politics #Democracy
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Again before we go praising MTG… and if shes truly changed great, but can somebody please ask her about January 6? Have her address that to see if this is real
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Again before we go praising MTG… and if shes truly changed great, but can somebody please ask her about January 6? Have her address that to see if this is real
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BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
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If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks
Today as a long week
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Today as a long week
Donald Trump’s approval rating going down faster than… well… Donald Trump
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Donald Trump’s approval rating going down faster than… well… Donald Trump
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Military personnel quietly asking outside lawyers whether Trump’s orders are legal… not fiction, PBS reporting.
🔗 is.gd/vdiQdS
#Democracy #MilitaryEthics #Politics #PBSNews #RuleOfLaw
🔗 is.gd/vdiQdS
#Democracy #MilitaryEthics #Politics #PBSNews #RuleOfLaw
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful — PBS News
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Military personnel quietly asking outside lawyers whether Trump’s orders are legal… not fiction, PBS reporting.
🔗 is.gd/vdiQdS
#Democracy #MilitaryEthics #Politics #PBSNews #RuleOfLaw
🔗 is.gd/vdiQdS
#Democracy #MilitaryEthics #Politics #PBSNews #RuleOfLaw
