k1da1983
@k1da1983.bsky.social
Economist. History nut. Politophile.
I don't suffer fools or criminals, so if you are either, go away.
Fight on my men, I am hurt, but I am not slain; I'll lay me down and bleed a-while, And then I'll rise and fight again.
-Andrew Barton
I don't suffer fools or criminals, so if you are either, go away.
Fight on my men, I am hurt, but I am not slain; I'll lay me down and bleed a-while, And then I'll rise and fight again.
-Andrew Barton
Thank you to the Coward Schumer and the 8 other spineless Democrats who helped Trump do whatever the F he wants.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Thank you to the Coward Schumer and the 8 other spineless Democrats who helped Trump do whatever the F he wants.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Time for @schumer.senate.gov to go. Use this letter campaign to demand Senate Dems who opposed this terrible bill REMOVE Schumer as Senate Minority Leader. OR lose our donations and support.
Demand Democratic Senate Leadership Accountability: Remove Senator Chuck Schumer as Senate Minority Leader
This petition calls on sitting Democratic US Senators to remove Chuck Schumer from his role as Senate Minority Leader due to his failure to protect millions of Americans during the recent government s...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Time for @schumer.senate.gov to go. Use this letter campaign to demand Senate Dems who opposed this terrible bill REMOVE Schumer as Senate Minority Leader. OR lose our donations and support.
Due to Cowards like Schumer and King, the only lesson Donald Trump has taken away from this shutdown is to just hold out and make the pain felt as long as you can, before these vacillating old men come running for me to help them again.
I hate the fucking Democrats. Fucking cowardly old men.
I hate the fucking Democrats. Fucking cowardly old men.
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Due to Cowards like Schumer and King, the only lesson Donald Trump has taken away from this shutdown is to just hold out and make the pain felt as long as you can, before these vacillating old men come running for me to help them again.
I hate the fucking Democrats. Fucking cowardly old men.
I hate the fucking Democrats. Fucking cowardly old men.
Politics, for most Americans, is the art of not understanding something we talk about all the time.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Blaming Foreigners for American Failings Won’t Fix Them
Railing against Ukraine, Israel, and other outsiders is easy. Solving problems at home is not.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Politics, for most Americans, is the art of not understanding something we talk about all the time.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
According to ICE’s own data, 70% of people arrested this year have no criminal convictions.
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
According to ICE’s own data, 70% of people arrested this year have no criminal convictions.
Note: A crash is coming. It is a matter of when, not if. When one industry accounts for over half of your economic growth, and it is taking part in circular finance, then you are setting the economy up to fail.
AI is not our savior. It is our destruction.
www.wired.com/story/data-c...
AI is not our savior. It is our destruction.
www.wired.com/story/data-c...
The AI Data Center Boom Is Warping the US Economy
Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon are investing tens of billions in data centers. AI infrastructure is now a key driver of US economic growth.
www.wired.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Note: A crash is coming. It is a matter of when, not if. When one industry accounts for over half of your economic growth, and it is taking part in circular finance, then you are setting the economy up to fail.
AI is not our savior. It is our destruction.
www.wired.com/story/data-c...
AI is not our savior. It is our destruction.
www.wired.com/story/data-c...
I wish I could take a poll on here to ask my comrades would they end the shutdown today if it meant the filibuster was gone, or would they rather continue to support extending the ACA subsidies no matter what? For me, it is a tricky one because in the long run, ending the Filibuster will do Trump in
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I wish I could take a poll on here to ask my comrades would they end the shutdown today if it meant the filibuster was gone, or would they rather continue to support extending the ACA subsidies no matter what? For me, it is a tricky one because in the long run, ending the Filibuster will do Trump in
I have made a decision to remind people of the basic F'd up metrics of this economy daily.
Today's F'd up metrics are as follows:
Since 1990, the average cost of a car has gone up 42-380 % depending on the brand.
Since 1990, the median cost of a house has gone up by 280 %
Today's F'd up metrics are as follows:
Since 1990, the average cost of a car has gone up 42-380 % depending on the brand.
Since 1990, the median cost of a house has gone up by 280 %
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I have made a decision to remind people of the basic F'd up metrics of this economy daily.
Today's F'd up metrics are as follows:
Since 1990, the average cost of a car has gone up 42-380 % depending on the brand.
Since 1990, the median cost of a house has gone up by 280 %
Today's F'd up metrics are as follows:
Since 1990, the average cost of a car has gone up 42-380 % depending on the brand.
Since 1990, the median cost of a house has gone up by 280 %
Food for thought: Since 1990, cumulative food prices in America have increased by 154%.
Since 1990, the average wage growth in America has been somewhere in the ballpark of 25-36 %.
The entire economic and governmental system has failed the majority of Americans as far as I am concerned.
Since 1990, the average wage growth in America has been somewhere in the ballpark of 25-36 %.
The entire economic and governmental system has failed the majority of Americans as far as I am concerned.
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Food for thought: Since 1990, cumulative food prices in America have increased by 154%.
Since 1990, the average wage growth in America has been somewhere in the ballpark of 25-36 %.
The entire economic and governmental system has failed the majority of Americans as far as I am concerned.
Since 1990, the average wage growth in America has been somewhere in the ballpark of 25-36 %.
The entire economic and governmental system has failed the majority of Americans as far as I am concerned.
In 28, if we do get a dem in the White House, we are going to have to show years of patience towards them and almost consider their first term a mulligan just due to how much damage we will have to fix after King Cankles Mcgee shuffles off.
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
In 28, if we do get a dem in the White House, we are going to have to show years of patience towards them and almost consider their first term a mulligan just due to how much damage we will have to fix after King Cankles Mcgee shuffles off.
The Missing Kayaker
What happened to Ryan Borgwardt?
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
People up down, left right know what gerrymandering means, but we should also be aware of what Dummymandering is as well.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
‘None of This Is Good for Republicans’
Gerrymandering efforts look different after Election Day.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
People up down, left right know what gerrymandering means, but we should also be aware of what Dummymandering is as well.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
One has to love that instead of hearing the words, the people in the room are screaming at them, the GOP screams fraud or election interference anytime they lose. This, in the long run, will prove to be their undoing, as it has been since King Cankles Mcgee Esquire came down that escalator.
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
One has to love that instead of hearing the words, the people in the room are screaming at them, the GOP screams fraud or election interference anytime they lose. This, in the long run, will prove to be their undoing, as it has been since King Cankles Mcgee Esquire came down that escalator.
In politics we should always remember that Trump has been the biggest boon to liberal causes outside of the Democratic party through his anti-liberal authoritarian actions. This is still the dark tunnel, but there is a light comrades.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Anti-MAGA Majority Reemerges
Democrats won up and down the ballot yesterday, riding a backlash to Donald Trump’s second term.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In politics we should always remember that Trump has been the biggest boon to liberal causes outside of the Democratic party through his anti-liberal authoritarian actions. This is still the dark tunnel, but there is a light comrades.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
I think last night was a rebuke of all the people saying that democracy was over, that Trump and authoritarianism had won, that he would steal our elections.
Well, you were wrong, and you waved the fucking flag way too soon.
This is America Motherfuckers, not Russia or China.
Well, you were wrong, and you waved the fucking flag way too soon.
This is America Motherfuckers, not Russia or China.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I think last night was a rebuke of all the people saying that democracy was over, that Trump and authoritarianism had won, that he would steal our elections.
Well, you were wrong, and you waved the fucking flag way too soon.
This is America Motherfuckers, not Russia or China.
Well, you were wrong, and you waved the fucking flag way too soon.
This is America Motherfuckers, not Russia or China.
I am old enough to remember when people didn't need to have their heads buried in their phones constantly "engaging online" when in public. Probably why I decided to throw my cell phone out.
Fucking brain rot is all it is half the time.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Fucking brain rot is all it is half the time.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I am old enough to remember when people didn't need to have their heads buried in their phones constantly "engaging online" when in public. Probably why I decided to throw my cell phone out.
Fucking brain rot is all it is half the time.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Fucking brain rot is all it is half the time.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Time and again, people have counted out NYC. One of the most famous of which came back in 76 with the headline: "Ford to City: Drop dead." So NYC is no stranger to hard times nor being opposed by the federal government. NYC will be here long after Cankles McGee
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Mamdani Is the Foil Trump Wants
Prepare to hear a lot about New York’s new mayor.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Time and again, people have counted out NYC. One of the most famous of which came back in 76 with the headline: "Ford to City: Drop dead." So NYC is no stranger to hard times nor being opposed by the federal government. NYC will be here long after Cankles McGee
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Congrats to those who won in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (very important SCOPA race) that could have determined our electoral map among other things.
But, mostly I would like to congratulate Zohran for his improbable victory as a fellow socialist.
But, now the real work begins.
But, mostly I would like to congratulate Zohran for his improbable victory as a fellow socialist.
But, now the real work begins.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Congrats to those who won in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (very important SCOPA race) that could have determined our electoral map among other things.
But, mostly I would like to congratulate Zohran for his improbable victory as a fellow socialist.
But, now the real work begins.
But, mostly I would like to congratulate Zohran for his improbable victory as a fellow socialist.
But, now the real work begins.
Legit fact: I have never gone to school for anything involving being a Coroner, yet my district is so politically sclerotic that with a few dozen people backing me that is exactly the position I would have been appt as.
It was a literal write-in and nothing else. No other candidates.
It was a literal write-in and nothing else. No other candidates.
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Legit fact: I have never gone to school for anything involving being a Coroner, yet my district is so politically sclerotic that with a few dozen people backing me that is exactly the position I would have been appt as.
It was a literal write-in and nothing else. No other candidates.
It was a literal write-in and nothing else. No other candidates.
It really does take a shit heel of a person to be at 36 percent approval ratings, not even a year into their term.
Yep, keep up the good work, Cankles Mcgee.
Yep, keep up the good work, Cankles Mcgee.
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It really does take a shit heel of a person to be at 36 percent approval ratings, not even a year into their term.
Yep, keep up the good work, Cankles Mcgee.
Yep, keep up the good work, Cankles Mcgee.
10 % of Americans are responsible for over half of all spending within the economy.
A major recession/depression is coming. Don't know when, but it is in the post. Especially when high debt levels, inequality, and a lack of spending are the major themes within an economy.
A major recession/depression is coming. Don't know when, but it is in the post. Especially when high debt levels, inequality, and a lack of spending are the major themes within an economy.
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
10 % of Americans are responsible for over half of all spending within the economy.
A major recession/depression is coming. Don't know when, but it is in the post. Especially when high debt levels, inequality, and a lack of spending are the major themes within an economy.
A major recession/depression is coming. Don't know when, but it is in the post. Especially when high debt levels, inequality, and a lack of spending are the major themes within an economy.
The worst thing we could do to the MAGA world and the best thing we could do for ourselves is show complete indifference to them. We cannot defeat Trump with words, but with action at the polls, organizing on the local level, and ignoring the trolling that numbs us to real problems.
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The worst thing we could do to the MAGA world and the best thing we could do for ourselves is show complete indifference to them. We cannot defeat Trump with words, but with action at the polls, organizing on the local level, and ignoring the trolling that numbs us to real problems.
One of the major problems within the democratic party is that we often shun those who do not agree with us on policy issues, and instead of trying to persuade them, make them pass a moral and social purity test that leaves no room for interpretation. This has lost us elections. Figure it out.
November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
One of the major problems within the democratic party is that we often shun those who do not agree with us on policy issues, and instead of trying to persuade them, make them pass a moral and social purity test that leaves no room for interpretation. This has lost us elections. Figure it out.