Omniscient Trader
@omniscenttrader.bsky.social
Post-doctoral Fellow in Computer Science.
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Note: Any statements or opinions made by me here are mine and mine alone. They do not represent the opinions of anyone else.
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
November 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
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inside the country. It cannot be used to deport residents, detain people already here, revoke lawful status, or shut down asylum, because asylum rights are created by Congress and cannot be overridden by presidential
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
inside the country. It cannot be used to deport residents, detain people already here, revoke lawful status, or shut down asylum, because asylum rights are created by Congress and cannot be overridden by presidential
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language to suggest he has unlimited power over immigration, and the law doesn’t work the way he implies. Courts have consistently ruled that 212(f) is not a blank check: it only applies to people attempting to enter, not to immigrants, asylum seekers, or undocumented individuals already
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
language to suggest he has unlimited power over immigration, and the law doesn’t work the way he implies. Courts have consistently ruled that 212(f) is not a blank check: it only applies to people attempting to enter, not to immigrants, asylum seekers, or undocumented individuals already
That's my Representative! *cries*
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
That's my Representative! *cries*
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4. But that second indictment was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury
Instead, the foreperson and Halligan signed it, and it was handed up in open court.
The result is that the operative indictment in the Comey case is one that the grand jury did not actually vote on.
Instead, the foreperson and Halligan signed it, and it was handed up in open court.
The result is that the operative indictment in the Comey case is one that the grand jury did not actually vote on.
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
4. But that second indictment was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury
Instead, the foreperson and Halligan signed it, and it was handed up in open court.
The result is that the operative indictment in the Comey case is one that the grand jury did not actually vote on.
Instead, the foreperson and Halligan signed it, and it was handed up in open court.
The result is that the operative indictment in the Comey case is one that the grand jury did not actually vote on.
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3. Meanwhile, someone (??) conveyed news of the no bill on Count 1 to Halligan (or her office).
Halligan’s office then drafted a new, two-count indictment that removed Count 1 from the original indictment presented to the grand jury.
Halligan’s office then drafted a new, two-count indictment that removed Count 1 from the original indictment presented to the grand jury.
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
3. Meanwhile, someone (??) conveyed news of the no bill on Count 1 to Halligan (or her office).
Halligan’s office then drafted a new, two-count indictment that removed Count 1 from the original indictment presented to the grand jury.
Halligan’s office then drafted a new, two-count indictment that removed Count 1 from the original indictment presented to the grand jury.
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Trump's people want a lot of bad things that will make America an authoritarian regime. But they haven't succeeded and it would take a while for them even to end democracy, much less build fascism.
So act as if you live in a democracy - because you do.
The End.
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So act as if you live in a democracy - because you do.
The End.
/20x
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Trump's people want a lot of bad things that will make America an authoritarian regime. But they haven't succeeded and it would take a while for them even to end democracy, much less build fascism.
So act as if you live in a democracy - because you do.
The End.
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So act as if you live in a democracy - because you do.
The End.
/20x
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So, fine, you don't care what the definition of "fascism" is. But please, think through how differently your strategies would be if America were a fascist state right now.
It's not.
You have all the powers of a democracy. Use them. Don't buy into the "fascism is now" drama.
/16
It's not.
You have all the powers of a democracy. Use them. Don't buy into the "fascism is now" drama.
/16
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
So, fine, you don't care what the definition of "fascism" is. But please, think through how differently your strategies would be if America were a fascist state right now.
It's not.
You have all the powers of a democracy. Use them. Don't buy into the "fascism is now" drama.
/16
It's not.
You have all the powers of a democracy. Use them. Don't buy into the "fascism is now" drama.
/16
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Federalism is a powerful obstacle to fascism, and if fascism were *already here*, federalism would not be around. Gavin Newsom would be spoken of in whispers as "that guy who did a funny thing once making fun of the Leader and then no one saw again."
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November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Federalism is a powerful obstacle to fascism, and if fascism were *already here*, federalism would not be around. Gavin Newsom would be spoken of in whispers as "that guy who did a funny thing once making fun of the Leader and then no one saw again."
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