mutantmell
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he/him. Radical Liberal.
Five Color Green Mage.
Opinions are my own.
Five Color Green Mage.
Opinions are my own.
That is a lot of words to say "Sanders begrudgingly did the bare minimum of endorsing the Democrat"
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
That is a lot of words to say "Sanders begrudgingly did the bare minimum of endorsing the Democrat"
Sanders is maybe the poster child for “They Don't Want Power, They Want To Endlessly ‘Critique’ Power”
December 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Sanders is maybe the poster child for “They Don't Want Power, They Want To Endlessly ‘Critique’ Power”
You also need to add in “what did Obama and Harris have in common”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Hidden History of Sanders’s Plot to Primary Obama
Democrats’ previous president and maybe their next one have a particularly fraught relationship.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
You also need to add in “what did Obama and Harris have in common”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Oh that’s certainly part of it, Sanders is not the hero of this story.
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Oh that’s certainly part of it, Sanders is not the hero of this story.
What’s wild to me is that Biden managed to turn Sanders into a collaborator. Though as soon as he left, Sanders went back to being a fighter.
People don’t like that the expected outcome of a primary challenge is not dethroning the incumbent, but changing the incumbent’s platform.
People don’t like that the expected outcome of a primary challenge is not dethroning the incumbent, but changing the incumbent’s platform.
December 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What’s wild to me is that Biden managed to turn Sanders into a collaborator. Though as soon as he left, Sanders went back to being a fighter.
People don’t like that the expected outcome of a primary challenge is not dethroning the incumbent, but changing the incumbent’s platform.
People don’t like that the expected outcome of a primary challenge is not dethroning the incumbent, but changing the incumbent’s platform.
I think Biden is going to end up having been a massively influential president, in terms of how well he was able to unite the caucus to accomplish things.
December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I think Biden is going to end up having been a massively influential president, in terms of how well he was able to unite the caucus to accomplish things.
Un-Roger Moore-d absurdity.
…I’ll show myself out.
…I’ll show myself out.
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Un-Roger Moore-d absurdity.
…I’ll show myself out.
…I’ll show myself out.
Not exactly on-topic, but there was a Reddit thread where they substituted Pokémon names for song lyrics and “I’m not gonna Raichu a love song” has been stuck in my head for years.
December 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Not exactly on-topic, but there was a Reddit thread where they substituted Pokémon names for song lyrics and “I’m not gonna Raichu a love song” has been stuck in my head for years.
Tell me more about this ornament
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Tell me more about this ornament
that sounds really fun
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
that sounds really fun
I’ve been calling them Techno-Feudalists (after Yarvin’s explicit pro-feudalist position), but maybe something more explicitly financial would be better.
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’ve been calling them Techno-Feudalists (after Yarvin’s explicit pro-feudalist position), but maybe something more explicitly financial would be better.
tag yourself I'm "bible forbidden"
December 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
tag yourself I'm "bible forbidden"
I agree with this from the perspective of the Democrats, the influence of any specific group is somewhat overblown.
Which is why I was trying to make the argument from the perspective of the Substack Squad (and failed to make that point clear)
Which is why I was trying to make the argument from the perspective of the Substack Squad (and failed to make that point clear)
December 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I agree with this from the perspective of the Democrats, the influence of any specific group is somewhat overblown.
Which is why I was trying to make the argument from the perspective of the Substack Squad (and failed to make that point clear)
Which is why I was trying to make the argument from the perspective of the Substack Squad (and failed to make that point clear)
Abundance movement maybe, I personally haven’t seen much traction amongst electeds. I could easily be wrong, it’s harder for me to tell because Dems aren’t in the Executive. Do you have a link to something?
The other pivot to center stuff seems more clearcut: Dems didn’t run on it at all.
The other pivot to center stuff seems more clearcut: Dems didn’t run on it at all.
December 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Abundance movement maybe, I personally haven’t seen much traction amongst electeds. I could easily be wrong, it’s harder for me to tell because Dems aren’t in the Executive. Do you have a link to something?
The other pivot to center stuff seems more clearcut: Dems didn’t run on it at all.
The other pivot to center stuff seems more clearcut: Dems didn’t run on it at all.
Right, but the specific argument here is “Dems paid no attention to Yggy or the other centrist Substack crowd, and did well in 2025 elections, and that’s causing them anxiety because they used to have some influence there”
December 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Right, but the specific argument here is “Dems paid no attention to Yggy or the other centrist Substack crowd, and did well in 2025 elections, and that’s causing them anxiety because they used to have some influence there”
I wonder sometimes about how much of this is the group chat industrial complex losing influence with Dems?
IIRC yggy was pretty influential among Biden staffer, but Dems basically ignored him and did great in 2025 elections.
Plus there’s probably still anger about how they underbussed Biden.
IIRC yggy was pretty influential among Biden staffer, but Dems basically ignored him and did great in 2025 elections.
Plus there’s probably still anger about how they underbussed Biden.
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I wonder sometimes about how much of this is the group chat industrial complex losing influence with Dems?
IIRC yggy was pretty influential among Biden staffer, but Dems basically ignored him and did great in 2025 elections.
Plus there’s probably still anger about how they underbussed Biden.
IIRC yggy was pretty influential among Biden staffer, but Dems basically ignored him and did great in 2025 elections.
Plus there’s probably still anger about how they underbussed Biden.
not sure that’s all that cynical considering how they talk in public
December 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
not sure that’s all that cynical considering how they talk in public
(I shouldn’t have quoted “never happen,” but still)
December 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
(I shouldn’t have quoted “never happen,” but still)
The parent comment was about court packing, and how they presumed it would “never happen.”
I agree with your point, but in general commentators here benefit from blurred lines between Dem electeds and other associated figures (intentionally or not)
I agree with your point, but in general commentators here benefit from blurred lines between Dem electeds and other associated figures (intentionally or not)
December 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The parent comment was about court packing, and how they presumed it would “never happen.”
I agree with your point, but in general commentators here benefit from blurred lines between Dem electeds and other associated figures (intentionally or not)
I agree with your point, but in general commentators here benefit from blurred lines between Dem electeds and other associated figures (intentionally or not)
I hope green energy destroys the miserable house of Saud, they’ve ruined so many events this way
December 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I hope green energy destroys the miserable house of Saud, they’ve ruined so many events this way
could be worse, always happy to be reminded Miller gets routinely humiliated
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
could be worse, always happy to be reminded Miller gets routinely humiliated
I wish I was further left, but alas
December 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I wish I was further left, but alas
Star Wars as Lucas* intended.
*Marcia Lucas
*Marcia Lucas
December 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Star Wars as Lucas* intended.
*Marcia Lucas
*Marcia Lucas
that mostly big brains fault, big brain not mistake
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
that mostly big brains fault, big brain not mistake