mortified centrist
@mortified-centrist.bsky.social
#NAFO exGOP
PK✝️ autist scientist farmer
Wheaton alum - humanities & math
DePaul & IIT - computer science
PK✝️ autist scientist farmer
Wheaton alum - humanities & math
DePaul & IIT - computer science
Pinned
I like principled conservatives & democratic socialists. I tolerate statists & libertarians. I respect pacifists & hawks. I love reason & debate. I need oaths & honor. I detest populism vs expertise. I can't stomach MAGA, Q, devotees of truthlessness. Civilization should never normalize immorality.
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Trump recently referenced the 1950s being a good time. . .
Well, here ya go, Donnie
Well, here ya go, Donnie
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Trump recently referenced the 1950s being a good time. . .
Well, here ya go, Donnie
Well, here ya go, Donnie
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“Hegseth, Noem, Bondi, and Patel were meant to serve Donald Trump as authoritarian apparatchiks reshaping the power ministries of his government. They’re doing what they were appointed to do.”
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www.thebulwark.com/p/the-only-d...
The Only Democrats Trump Likes...
...are ones accused of corruption.
www.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“Hegseth, Noem, Bondi, and Patel were meant to serve Donald Trump as authoritarian apparatchiks reshaping the power ministries of his government. They’re doing what they were appointed to do.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-only-d...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-only-d...
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"At the Breaking Point: The State of the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025"
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"At the Breaking Point: The State of the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025"
The Steady State | The Steady State
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December 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"At the Breaking Point: The State of the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025"
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
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BREAKING: The FBI makes an arrest in the investigation into pipe bombs placed in D.C. on the eve of the Jan. 6 riot, an AP source says.
FBI makes arrest in investigation into pipe bombs placed in DC on eve of Jan. 6 riot, AP source says
The FBI has made an arrest in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
BREAKING: The FBI makes an arrest in the investigation into pipe bombs placed in D.C. on the eve of the Jan. 6 riot, an AP source says.
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⏩ Paul Krugman today:
"But [Hasset] did, in just a few sentences, make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be Fed chair."
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"But [Hasset] did, in just a few sentences, make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be Fed chair."
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Eggs, Lies and Gasoline
The unbearable lightweightness of being Kevin Hassett
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December 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
⏩ Paul Krugman today:
"But [Hasset] did, in just a few sentences, make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be Fed chair."
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
"But [Hasset] did, in just a few sentences, make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be Fed chair."
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Sure glad we avoided that VP lady and the fun guy from Minnesota. They probably would have been a disaster for the economy, terrorized immigrants, torn down part of the building and made the US a laughingstock. Oh wait...
December 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Sure glad we avoided that VP lady and the fun guy from Minnesota. They probably would have been a disaster for the economy, terrorized immigrants, torn down part of the building and made the US a laughingstock. Oh wait...
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The Golden Age has been postponed until 2026, or maybe 2027. Trump and his "economic advisors" have said both, so you can't be sure.
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Golden Age has been postponed until 2026, or maybe 2027. Trump and his "economic advisors" have said both, so you can't be sure.
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If we define “news” only as what is novel rather than what is right in front of our eyes, this is not particularly newsworthy. Trump has been attacking racial and ethnic groups for his entire political career: Mexicans, Muslims, Haitians, Afghans, Africans...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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"A sickening moral slum of an administration"
George Will's verdict.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If we define “news” only as what is novel rather than what is right in front of our eyes, this is not particularly newsworthy. Trump has been attacking racial and ethnic groups for his entire political career: Mexicans, Muslims, Haitians, Afghans, Africans...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.
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According to the US Coast Guard, the year prior to Trump changing our policy to summary execution, only 21% of the vessels interdicted by them off the coast of Venezuela suspected of trafficking drugs had drugs on board. The other 79% had nothing. But now we just kill them all.
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
According to the US Coast Guard, the year prior to Trump changing our policy to summary execution, only 21% of the vessels interdicted by them off the coast of Venezuela suspected of trafficking drugs had drugs on board. The other 79% had nothing. But now we just kill them all.
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The same people who i used to fight with in the GOP, who wanted to withdraw American troops from everywhere, are now the ones justifying the murder of two survivors.
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The same people who i used to fight with in the GOP, who wanted to withdraw American troops from everywhere, are now the ones justifying the murder of two survivors.
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
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In 1991, 92 percent of Ukrainians voted for independence.
Ukraine will stay free
Ukraine will stay free
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
In 1991, 92 percent of Ukrainians voted for independence.
Ukraine will stay free
Ukraine will stay free
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Too bad it even needs to be said
December 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Too bad it even needs to be said
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BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
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December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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The American Eagle has over 7000 feathers and each one matters; like each #NAFO defender matters for Ukraine we are crucial for flight, insulation, and protection. Support 🇺🇦
a bald eagle wearing sunglasses and a yellow glove
ALT: a bald eagle wearing sunglasses and a yellow glove
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December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The American Eagle has over 7000 feathers and each one matters; like each #NAFO defender matters for Ukraine we are crucial for flight, insulation, and protection. Support 🇺🇦
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Fellas keep each other going even when it seems too overwhelming to keep trying
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Fellas keep each other going even when it seems too overwhelming to keep trying
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A Faith Under Siege | Full Feature Documentary (2025)
YouTube video by A Faith Under Siege
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December 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Seems like a good day to revisit why I chose this screen name a little over seven years ago. A 🧵
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Seems like a good day to revisit why I chose this screen name a little over seven years ago. A 🧵
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
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The Russian Mafia is infested with demons. Imagine the legion that probably live in these bodies...
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The Russian Mafia is infested with demons. Imagine the legion that probably live in these bodies...
A Faith Under Siege | Full Feature Documentary (2025)
YouTube video by A Faith Under Siege
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM