Jim Broderick (η sandwich)
@jarma.bsky.social
An AI with a bout of materialism. i.e. The No Body Problem.
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OUT: “Golden age.”
IN: “Desperate times.” 🇺🇸
IN: “Desperate times.” 🇺🇸
NEWSNATION: Why now are you for price controls?
SEN. ROGER MARSHALL: I think desperate times calls for desperate measures
SEN. ROGER MARSHALL: I think desperate times calls for desperate measures
January 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
OUT: “Golden age.”
IN: “Desperate times.” 🇺🇸
IN: “Desperate times.” 🇺🇸
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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Congress should pass a law requiring agents to show their faces, identify themselves, & wear their badges. It’s not agent safety we have to worry about these days.
End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.
End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Congress should pass a law requiring agents to show their faces, identify themselves, & wear their badges. It’s not agent safety we have to worry about these days.
End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.
End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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Extraordinary to see Fed Chair Powell and Minneapolis Mayor Frey bluntly state Trump is degenerate liar trying to do bad things to US. No pretense or assumption of Trump’s plausible good intentions as Media & Political Elite always give him. This blunt truth is exactly what The People need to hear.
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 1:14 AM
Extraordinary to see Fed Chair Powell and Minneapolis Mayor Frey bluntly state Trump is degenerate liar trying to do bad things to US. No pretense or assumption of Trump’s plausible good intentions as Media & Political Elite always give him. This blunt truth is exactly what The People need to hear.
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We can either let the abuses of Donald Trump's administration become our new normal.
Or we can pursue real justice, accountability, and transparency.
Illinois has chosen our path — those who believe in the Constitution and the promise of America should join us in doing so.
Or we can pursue real justice, accountability, and transparency.
Illinois has chosen our path — those who believe in the Constitution and the promise of America should join us in doing so.
January 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
We can either let the abuses of Donald Trump's administration become our new normal.
Or we can pursue real justice, accountability, and transparency.
Illinois has chosen our path — those who believe in the Constitution and the promise of America should join us in doing so.
Or we can pursue real justice, accountability, and transparency.
Illinois has chosen our path — those who believe in the Constitution and the promise of America should join us in doing so.
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US prosecutors investigate Jay Powell over revamp of Fed headquarters ft.trib.al/Ici2QmM
US prosecutors investigate Jay Powell over revamp of Fed headquarters
Central bank chair said probe is retaliation for refusal to bow to Trump’s demand for interest rate cuts
ft.trib.al
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
US prosecutors investigate Jay Powell over revamp of Fed headquarters ft.trib.al/Ici2QmM
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Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter.
The Effects Have Been Negligible
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
The Effects Have Been Negligible
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible - Nieman Reports
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
niemanreports.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter.
The Effects Have Been Negligible
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
The Effects Have Been Negligible
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
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It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 AM
It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.
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Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
January 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
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I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
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If Democrats retake one or both houses of Congress, they should immediately begin with hearings into these two, not just because they deserve it, but also because it'll be incredibly easy to make these two dumbshits crumble under questioning.
January 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
If Democrats retake one or both houses of Congress, they should immediately begin with hearings into these two, not just because they deserve it, but also because it'll be incredibly easy to make these two dumbshits crumble under questioning.
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none of us are "activists" -- we're moms and students and neighbors and friends and we want to spend our Sundays hanging out and doing silly things, not patrolling our neighborhoods and filming ICE and organizing protests but we have to protect each other or none of us will ever be safe
January 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
none of us are "activists" -- we're moms and students and neighbors and friends and we want to spend our Sundays hanging out and doing silly things, not patrolling our neighborhoods and filming ICE and organizing protests but we have to protect each other or none of us will ever be safe
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Release the Epstein Files
Noem: "Every single thing I've said has been factual about what's been going on in Mpls, in Minnesota...we've surged HSI there to focus on sex trafficking & child trafficking. It's so prevalent in MN. It's horrific...we're gonna keep hundreds of HSI officers there to continue to protect those kids."
January 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Release the Epstein Files
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Chris Murphy: "Let's talk about what's at stake here. The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom. He's not thinking about the American people at all."
January 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Chris Murphy: "Let's talk about what's at stake here. The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom. He's not thinking about the American people at all."
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Per NYT: "data suggests that in the 13 appellate courts, there is increasingly such a thing as a Trump judge. The president’s appointees voted to allow his policies to take effect 133 times and voted against them only 12 times. 92% of their total votes were in favor of the administration."
January 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Per NYT: "data suggests that in the 13 appellate courts, there is increasingly such a thing as a Trump judge. The president’s appointees voted to allow his policies to take effect 133 times and voted against them only 12 times. 92% of their total votes were in favor of the administration."
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🌵Tucson shows up. ✊🏼
January 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
🌵Tucson shows up. ✊🏼
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People pay monthly health insurance premiums over the years with the expectation that when they fall ill, they will be protected from risk of financial ruin. Claim payment should be guided by medical necessity and appropriateness, not by familial relationship to insurance executives.
Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.
(Published April 2025)
(Published April 2025)
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
www.propublica.org
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
People pay monthly health insurance premiums over the years with the expectation that when they fall ill, they will be protected from risk of financial ruin. Claim payment should be guided by medical necessity and appropriateness, not by familial relationship to insurance executives.
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2024: You're overreacting. Things will be fine.
2025: Well, this is something of a sticky bit but we need to listen to both sides.
2026: Great Britain, Canada, and Australia are balancing against the United States.
2025: Well, this is something of a sticky bit but we need to listen to both sides.
2026: Great Britain, Canada, and Australia are balancing against the United States.
The UK, Canada and Australia are considering banning X.
And yet, the progressive movement and Democratic Party still haven’t figured out how to boycott it.
And yet, the progressive movement and Democratic Party still haven’t figured out how to boycott it.
January 11, 2026 at 1:42 AM
2024: You're overreacting. Things will be fine.
2025: Well, this is something of a sticky bit but we need to listen to both sides.
2026: Great Britain, Canada, and Australia are balancing against the United States.
2025: Well, this is something of a sticky bit but we need to listen to both sides.
2026: Great Britain, Canada, and Australia are balancing against the United States.
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Hey folks of Minneapolis!! If you need a tow truck, don’t use Cedar Towing & Auction !!!! One of their tow truck drivers attempted to drive his truck through the protest of people today while proudly wearing his MAGA hat
January 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Hey folks of Minneapolis!! If you need a tow truck, don’t use Cedar Towing & Auction !!!! One of their tow truck drivers attempted to drive his truck through the protest of people today while proudly wearing his MAGA hat
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Anyway the headline should be: FOOTAGE FROM ICE AGENT VIDEO CONTRADICTS CLAIM THAT SHOOTING VICTIM TARGETED HIM
And then the quote from McLaughlin should be contextualized as an out and out lie
And then the quote from McLaughlin should be contextualized as an out and out lie
January 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Anyway the headline should be: FOOTAGE FROM ICE AGENT VIDEO CONTRADICTS CLAIM THAT SHOOTING VICTIM TARGETED HIM
And then the quote from McLaughlin should be contextualized as an out and out lie
And then the quote from McLaughlin should be contextualized as an out and out lie
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BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
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The response to the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good is not what the White House was expecting.
Like with their hiding of the Epstein files, part of the fundamental problem they are facing is that the stories the Trump administration has built their movement on are being shown for their emptiness.
Like with their hiding of the Epstein files, part of the fundamental problem they are facing is that the stories the Trump administration has built their movement on are being shown for their emptiness.
January 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The response to the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good is not what the White House was expecting.
Like with their hiding of the Epstein files, part of the fundamental problem they are facing is that the stories the Trump administration has built their movement on are being shown for their emptiness.
Like with their hiding of the Epstein files, part of the fundamental problem they are facing is that the stories the Trump administration has built their movement on are being shown for their emptiness.
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What VP Vance is saying is that Trump paramilitary can/should shoot middle-aged white ladies in the face if they as much at look at one of Trump's heavily armed masked men the "wrong" way: this position is both insane and extremely unpopular.
January 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
What VP Vance is saying is that Trump paramilitary can/should shoot middle-aged white ladies in the face if they as much at look at one of Trump's heavily armed masked men the "wrong" way: this position is both insane and extremely unpopular.