Paul Alcocer
@paul28730.bsky.social
Retired Florida escapee enjoying the Blue Ridge Mountains.
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”
― Mark Twain
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”
― Mark Twain
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If he's not dead, he's going to run in 2028. And Republicans will line up behind it.
Trump: "I could have the most unbelievable four years -- and I guess I'm not allowed to run. I'm not sure. Is there a little something out there that I'm not allowed to run? But let's assume I was allowed to run. There's gonna be a constitutional movement."
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
If he's not dead, he's going to run in 2028. And Republicans will line up behind it.
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The results of the 2024 election made clear which fork we took from Jan. 6 forward, and so we now remember the attack on the Capitol as a last chance to avoid a calamitous path that has taken us over a cliff. We haven’t hit bottom yet.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
NEVER FORGET: Jan. 6 Five Years Later
Programming note: Our first Morning Memo Live event is coming up on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The results of the 2024 election made clear which fork we took from Jan. 6 forward, and so we now remember the attack on the Capitol as a last chance to avoid a calamitous path that has taken us over a cliff. We haven’t hit bottom yet.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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"Trump invades Venezuela and kidnaps Maduro but inexplicably hangs the Venezuelan opposition out to dry" feels extremely predictable in hindsight
January 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
"Trump invades Venezuela and kidnaps Maduro but inexplicably hangs the Venezuelan opposition out to dry" feels extremely predictable in hindsight
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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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We’re in the hands of deranged, horrible people
January 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
We’re in the hands of deranged, horrible people
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a little more on one of my favored analogies youtu.be/Msz2daPeTyg
The Democratic Party's McClellan Problem
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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December 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
a little more on one of my favored analogies youtu.be/Msz2daPeTyg
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What. No.
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
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December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What. No.
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Really the best summary I’ve seen of what needs to be accomplished. Daunting but necessary.
Reforging America
A new order for America must involve a comprehensive reconstruction of our political, economic, and civic infrastructure.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Really the best summary I’ve seen of what needs to be accomplished. Daunting but necessary.
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You can really tell who's listened to John Prine and who still has a treasure (and new level for comparison to contemporary writers) to discover.
I haven’t wanted to say it but YOLO.
Jesse Wells is not John Prine. He isn’t even close.
Jesse Wells is not John Prine. He isn’t even close.
December 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
You can really tell who's listened to John Prine and who still has a treasure (and new level for comparison to contemporary writers) to discover.
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Man, this passage from The Gulag Archipelago
December 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Man, this passage from The Gulag Archipelago
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It would be especially terrible if people used a good VPN when interacting with this website. And if they're uploading attachments, they really shouldn't remove the file's metadata beforehand using a free site like metadata2go or exifremover. Would hate to see pranksters preserve their privacy
Ken Paxton has launched a snitch line to gather reports of supposed violations of Texas' transphobic bathroom policing law. Please do not abuse this snitch line. Please do not fill it with faff and nonsense. Please do not attach huge, unwieldy and irrelevant documentation to any reports.
Texas Women’s Privacy Act Complaint Form (SB 8) | Office of the Attorney General
The Texas Women’s Privacy Act requires a political subdivision or state agency, including public schools, open enrollment charter schools, and state institutions of higher education, to designate each...
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It would be especially terrible if people used a good VPN when interacting with this website. And if they're uploading attachments, they really shouldn't remove the file's metadata beforehand using a free site like metadata2go or exifremover. Would hate to see pranksters preserve their privacy
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If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...
I know we all understood what was happening at the time but it is still disturbing to see the cruelty and accompanying glee exhibited by leaders in our government.
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I know we all understood what was happening at the time but it is still disturbing to see the cruelty and accompanying glee exhibited by leaders in our government.
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis effectively stole $35 million in government funding for healthcare and child welfare to unlawfully fund a state-sponsored election campaign against ballot initiatives on abortion rights & legal marijuana in 2024.
Florida leading the way in authoritarian corruption
Florida leading the way in authoritarian corruption
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration diverted more than $35 million in taxpayer funds as part of a brazen effort last year to defeat two ballot amendments.
www.orlandosentinel.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis effectively stole $35 million in government funding for healthcare and child welfare to unlawfully fund a state-sponsored election campaign against ballot initiatives on abortion rights & legal marijuana in 2024.
Florida leading the way in authoritarian corruption
Florida leading the way in authoritarian corruption
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Very important to understand what we are up against.
Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Very important to understand what we are up against.
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"Liberalism’s great liability isn’t 'wokeness.' It’s a lack of self-confidence bordering on masochism."
Liberals: Stop the Masochism
Why liberalism romanticizes the Forgotten Man and is reluctant to take its own side in the fight against authoritarianism.
www.thebulwark.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Liberalism’s great liability isn’t 'wokeness.' It’s a lack of self-confidence bordering on masochism."
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"Trump is an outright racist and he appeals to 10s of millions of US citizens who are also outright racists" is both fundamentally, obviously true ... and something that mainstream journalism has decided is impermissible to say.
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"Trump is an outright racist and he appeals to 10s of millions of US citizens who are also outright racists" is both fundamentally, obviously true ... and something that mainstream journalism has decided is impermissible to say.
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Trump 1 -> catch and kill tabloid stories
Trump 2 -> catch and kill entire media corporations
Trump 2 -> catch and kill entire media corporations
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump 1 -> catch and kill tabloid stories
Trump 2 -> catch and kill entire media corporations
Trump 2 -> catch and kill entire media corporations
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Hannah Arendt stopping me in my tracks in her essay "On Lying and Politics".
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Hannah Arendt stopping me in my tracks in her essay "On Lying and Politics".
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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European reaction to the new American national strategy document
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
European reaction to the new American national strategy document
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WONKETTE: “Department of Homeland Security is retooling a federal immigration database in ways that states can use to strike people from voter rolls by claiming they’re not eligible to vote.” www.wonkette.com/p/dhs-takes-...
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
WONKETTE: “Department of Homeland Security is retooling a federal immigration database in ways that states can use to strike people from voter rolls by claiming they’re not eligible to vote.” www.wonkette.com/p/dhs-takes-...