Stephen
@srojak.bsky.social
Historian, economist, software engineer, manufacturing planner, change agent. Probably qualify as a normie, compared to what I am seeing here.
More like brain dead. For decades.
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The Priest-King and the Co-Dependent Congress
I was watching This Week, where they had a pair of historians (Jon Meacham and Doris Kearns Goodwin) and Frank Luntz discussing the upcoming presidential debate (transcript). In discussing the appr…
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January 22, 2026 at 3:50 AM
More like brain dead. For decades.
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There has been no attempt to cover this up. It's hiding in plain sight.
January 20, 2026 at 2:10 AM
There has been no attempt to cover this up. It's hiding in plain sight.
What the Republicans want is to remain in office on any terms. There are many ways to be an opportunist.
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 AM
What the Republicans want is to remain in office on any terms. There are many ways to be an opportunist.
The instinctive predator looked at the Republicans and saw prey.
January 20, 2026 at 12:31 AM
The instinctive predator looked at the Republicans and saw prey.
Even if they had, critics would have said it could never happen like this.
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Even if they had, critics would have said it could never happen like this.
You don't need fascism for opportunists to have an entry. Any authoritarians will do. You have the opportunists who want to ride behind the strong man. You have those who want political office without having to take responsibility.
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 PM
You don't need fascism for opportunists to have an entry. Any authoritarians will do. You have the opportunists who want to ride behind the strong man. You have those who want political office without having to take responsibility.
You get tuned out by the people you need to reach.
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Leftist Fever Dreams
All my life, I have been hearing from certain sources that fascism was just around the corner. Writing in 1976, Tom Wolfe summarized the then-current message: Sixty families control one half the pr…
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January 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM
You get tuned out by the people you need to reach.
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Because Congress has failed.
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The Priest-King and the Co-Dependent Congress
I was watching This Week, where they had a pair of historians (Jon Meacham and Doris Kearns Goodwin) and Frank Luntz discussing the upcoming presidential debate (transcript). In discussing the appr…
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January 19, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Because Congress has failed.
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I remember "I will be there with you" on 6 Jan 2021.
January 19, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I remember "I will be there with you" on 6 Jan 2021.
What would that even look like?
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
What would that even look like?
Complacency, bad education and excessive anger.
January 18, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Complacency, bad education and excessive anger.
A computer is a machine for amplifying mistakes and distributing them faster.
January 18, 2026 at 3:42 AM
A computer is a machine for amplifying mistakes and distributing them faster.
When the citizens decided to accept it.
January 17, 2026 at 5:53 AM
When the citizens decided to accept it.
Do a better job of it than was done the last two times.
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The Nationally Televised Train Wreck
The first impeachment of Donald Trump has now sputtered to a most predictable end. On New Year’s Day, we knew that the votes to convict in the Senate were not there, and they were not. We kne…
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January 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Do a better job of it than was done the last two times.
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"Fascist" is a hard charge to make stick because fascism was such a ragbag of beliefs. There is ample evidence for "self appointed divine right monarch."
January 15, 2026 at 2:18 AM
"Fascist" is a hard charge to make stick because fascism was such a ragbag of beliefs. There is ample evidence for "self appointed divine right monarch."
Is Hitler the only historical comparable? What about Stalin? Mao? Richard II? Charles I?
January 15, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Is Hitler the only historical comparable? What about Stalin? Mao? Richard II? Charles I?
She died of Trump Derangement Syndrome, just like Rob Reiner. We'd look for a vaccine, but we don't believe in that shit.
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 AM
She died of Trump Derangement Syndrome, just like Rob Reiner. We'd look for a vaccine, but we don't believe in that shit.
Rights are also things you take, or die in the attempt. Ask the Iranians.
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Rights are also things you take, or die in the attempt. Ask the Iranians.