one_over_sigma
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opinions are my own.
opinions are my own.
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People vote for enough Republicans that the Democrats don’t have an impeachment majority in the Senate
In critical elections for SCOTUS (namely 2016) they elected a television charlatan
The voters cannot receive enough blame
In critical elections for SCOTUS (namely 2016) they elected a television charlatan
The voters cannot receive enough blame
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
People vote for enough Republicans that the Democrats don’t have an impeachment majority in the Senate
In critical elections for SCOTUS (namely 2016) they elected a television charlatan
The voters cannot receive enough blame
In critical elections for SCOTUS (namely 2016) they elected a television charlatan
The voters cannot receive enough blame
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my guy, you are in the legislative body specifically granted the power to authorize the president to conduct war. wdym you were disappointed???
Warner: "Nothing would lead to the absolute destruction of NATO more than US aggressive action against a longtime ally like Denmark"
Schumer: "I asked for assurances that they were not planning operations in other countries like Colombia and Cuba, and I was very very disappointed in their answer"
Schumer: "I asked for assurances that they were not planning operations in other countries like Colombia and Cuba, and I was very very disappointed in their answer"
January 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
my guy, you are in the legislative body specifically granted the power to authorize the president to conduct war. wdym you were disappointed???
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>we’re at the European States are releasing joint statements on the territorial integrity of Greenland phase of the Trump Presidency
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
>we’re at the European States are releasing joint statements on the territorial integrity of Greenland phase of the Trump Presidency
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I don't know how to describe it, but there's this profound brokenness in the American body politic where nobody can take the implications of anything seriously. People keep saying things that should be existential threats to the political system, and then everyone just keeps going on as normal.
fuck outta here
January 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I don't know how to describe it, but there's this profound brokenness in the American body politic where nobody can take the implications of anything seriously. People keep saying things that should be existential threats to the political system, and then everyone just keeps going on as normal.
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do not understand why the new york times considers it important to maintain ideological neutrality towards an ideology which would fill a mass grave with the staff of the new york times
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 AM
do not understand why the new york times considers it important to maintain ideological neutrality towards an ideology which would fill a mass grave with the staff of the new york times
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the entire contradiction at the heart of the last 15 years of dem dysfunction has been simultaneously insisting the only mechanism for punishing republican malfeasance is the vote while also adopting a posture of bipartisan comity with those very politicians voters are supposed to be disciplining.
he should be saying their failures to act are grave violations of their oaths of office, a disgrace to the senate, blah blah blah. he should be making the case to the public to be mad, not dumping it on our laps and saying “you do something about it”
January 6, 2026 at 6:06 AM
the entire contradiction at the heart of the last 15 years of dem dysfunction has been simultaneously insisting the only mechanism for punishing republican malfeasance is the vote while also adopting a posture of bipartisan comity with those very politicians voters are supposed to be disciplining.
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Just bleak man
I really think hybrid warfare and online grifting (information warfare) is one of the biggest threats of our lifetime.
The informational environment is a extremely sensitive critical equilibrium and it is actively being destroyed for cash and clout
I really think hybrid warfare and online grifting (information warfare) is one of the biggest threats of our lifetime.
The informational environment is a extremely sensitive critical equilibrium and it is actively being destroyed for cash and clout
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Just bleak man
I really think hybrid warfare and online grifting (information warfare) is one of the biggest threats of our lifetime.
The informational environment is a extremely sensitive critical equilibrium and it is actively being destroyed for cash and clout
I really think hybrid warfare and online grifting (information warfare) is one of the biggest threats of our lifetime.
The informational environment is a extremely sensitive critical equilibrium and it is actively being destroyed for cash and clout
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Welcome to the American petrostate
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
Welcome to the American petrostate
I’ve long said that the obstacles to stabilizing warming below catastrophic levels aren’t physical or technological; they are entirely political in nature, and political obstacles can be overcome. But...
thebulletin.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Welcome to the American petrostate
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
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One thing that I’ve discovered is that there’s a kind of leftist that believes anyone who contradicts what they say should be first against the wall for slighting their ideology and it’s made me better understand how revolutions end up like that once in power
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
One thing that I’ve discovered is that there’s a kind of leftist that believes anyone who contradicts what they say should be first against the wall for slighting their ideology and it’s made me better understand how revolutions end up like that once in power
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
Honestly insane they didn't brief the gang of eight until it was underway
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
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they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
DHS says REAL ID, which DHS certifies, is too unreliable to confirm U.S. citizenship
It's the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.
reason.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
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He’s going to be so absurdly popular, and the media is going to say he’s bad, and the stupidest and highest paid people in the Democratic Party are going to tell everybody that constituent service is not popularists bc the NYC mayor with a 300% approval rating in NYC is disliked in Missouri.
Mamdani been mayor for five minutes & is pulling up on slumlords, tearing up flooring himself, disgusted, and took the whole media with him.
He is HIM 😭
He is HIM 😭
January 4, 2026 at 2:30 AM
He’s going to be so absurdly popular, and the media is going to say he’s bad, and the stupidest and highest paid people in the Democratic Party are going to tell everybody that constituent service is not popularists bc the NYC mayor with a 300% approval rating in NYC is disliked in Missouri.
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Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.
a lot of interesting revelations between the lines of this story www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.
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according to the constitution, trump is not the legitimate president. we need to start thinking about what that will mean as we retake power. and mamdani? mamdani shows us how.
www.liberalcurrents.com/mamdani-teac...
www.liberalcurrents.com/mamdani-teac...
Mamdani Teaches Us How to Speak the Language of Illegitimacy
How should that next Democratic government act on the belief that Trump's second term was lawless and illegitimate?
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
according to the constitution, trump is not the legitimate president. we need to start thinking about what that will mean as we retake power. and mamdani? mamdani shows us how.
www.liberalcurrents.com/mamdani-teac...
www.liberalcurrents.com/mamdani-teac...
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Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
everyone on the tv wants you to know that this is good actually
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
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Not that crazy IMO
➡️ The Republican-run Supreme Court has ruled the President can't be prosecuted for doing crimes in office
➡️ The Republican-run Congress has decided Trump's the boss and they are mere spectators
Historically, tell a guy he's a god-king with no consequences and this is the result
➡️ The Republican-run Supreme Court has ruled the President can't be prosecuted for doing crimes in office
➡️ The Republican-run Congress has decided Trump's the boss and they are mere spectators
Historically, tell a guy he's a god-king with no consequences and this is the result
News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Not that crazy IMO
➡️ The Republican-run Supreme Court has ruled the President can't be prosecuted for doing crimes in office
➡️ The Republican-run Congress has decided Trump's the boss and they are mere spectators
Historically, tell a guy he's a god-king with no consequences and this is the result
➡️ The Republican-run Supreme Court has ruled the President can't be prosecuted for doing crimes in office
➡️ The Republican-run Congress has decided Trump's the boss and they are mere spectators
Historically, tell a guy he's a god-king with no consequences and this is the result
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he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him
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"Congress...must do its duty, and begin an impeachment investigation in response to the administration’s attacks in Iran and Venezuela. A failure to do so only reinforces the anti-constitutional message that President Trump no longer requires Congressional authorization for war."
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"Congress...must do its duty, and begin an impeachment investigation in response to the administration’s attacks in Iran and Venezuela. A failure to do so only reinforces the anti-constitutional message that President Trump no longer requires Congressional authorization for war."
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"Well, he's a dictator whose people don't actually want him in charge" is an interesting precedent for this guy to set
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"Well, he's a dictator whose people don't actually want him in charge" is an interesting precedent for this guy to set
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lol Schumer's response is literally to say this is a distraction from grocery prices. Beyond parody man.
Senate Minority Leader @schumer.senate.gov out with a statement condemning Maduro and demanding that…Congress be briefed:
January 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
lol Schumer's response is literally to say this is a distraction from grocery prices. Beyond parody man.
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
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in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
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Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints