Emil Mertzel
@emilmertzel.bsky.social
I help people design buildings in and out of the classroom. I like thinking about meaning, which makes me easily distracted. Fan of bikes and cars, go figure. (he/him)
Thanks for doing better on alt text than yesterday but there’s a 2000 character limit and ctrl-c/ctrl-v is right there, my friend
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Thanks for doing better on alt text than yesterday but there’s a 2000 character limit and ctrl-c/ctrl-v is right there, my friend
Hey be a good neighbor and fix your alt text.
December 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Hey be a good neighbor and fix your alt text.
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🇺🇸 trifectas get shot at doing something
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be institutional reform next time. Right from the start, as @dhnexon.bsky.social said
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be
If we want to actually be a representative democracy, then the platform needs to be institutional reform. All the Popularism and all the policies follow from that, not the other way around.
- DC/PR/USVI statehood
- Enlarging the House
- MMDs
- New VRA
- Totally revamping SCOTUS: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Automatic universal voter registration
- Rewriting the "national emergency" laws: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Subordinating the Senate: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Etc.
- Enlarging the House
- MMDs
- New VRA
- Totally revamping SCOTUS: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Automatic universal voter registration
- Rewriting
- Subordinating the Senate: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Etc.
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🇺🇸 trifectas get shot at doing something
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be institutional reform next time. Right from the start, as @dhnexon.bsky.social said
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be
Reposted by Emil Mertzel
trading your entire soul for a computer you're TOO LAZY TO EVEN FUCKING USE
December 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
trading your entire soul for a computer you're TOO LAZY TO EVEN FUCKING USE