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thedissonance.bsky.social
@thedissonance.bsky.social
Independent writer and researcher, blogging on politics, history, and the law at The Dissonance on Substack. https://thedissonance.substack.com

By the way, I don't know what to make of my profile pic either. Self portrait from 45 yrs ago.
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April 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Oh, and dear Democratic leaders,

Please get your sorry asses up off the canvas and throw a punch. For real, tho. (I don’t care how long you can hold your piss).

Property destruction due to climate change is one of the biggest openings you will ever have.

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Conjure the storm or drown
The term “bombogenesis” is due for a breakout moment.
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April 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
How about start a campaign for jury nullification
April 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Wrote this related piece a while ago, hoping against hope the Democrats would reshape the climate change battle to feature how it has become an engine of destruction of American wealth.

open.substack.com/pub/thedisso...
Conjure the storm or drown
The term “bombogenesis” is due for a breakout moment.
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is the right direction to be sure.
April 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Agree with the sentiment, but cu is built on court precedents going back to the 1970s. And influence buying by the wealthy and corps goes back to post civil war days. One approach is a const amendment like one already proposed: open.substack.com/pub/thedisso...
The forty most explosive words in the English language
Federal, State, and local government shall ensure that no person gains, as a result of that person’s money, substantially more access or ability to influence in any way the election of any candidate f...
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April 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I agree with the sentiment, but “we” are not going to overturn CU, nor is the Court likely to in any relevant timeframe. An alternative is to build a mass movement to amend the constitution. That will require cooperation among populists on both left and right. open.substack.com/pub/thedisso...
The forty most explosive words in the English language
Federal, State, and local government shall ensure that no person gains, as a result of that person’s money, substantially more access or ability to influence in any way the election of any candidate f...
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Agree with the sentiment. The best option may be a constitutional amendment. Various have been proposed, but getting it done will take a mass movement, and that will require a merger of populists from both left and right. Some thoughts on this: open.substack.com/pub/thedisso...
The forty most explosive words in the English language
Federal, State, and local government shall ensure that no person gains, as a result of that person’s money, substantially more access or ability to influence in any way the election of any candidate f...
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Agree with the sentiments and also the comments. Sadly, since CU is a Supreme Court decision, it can’t be repealed by Congress. A future Supreme Court will need to overturn it, or we will need a constitutional amendment. Some thots on that: open.substack.com/pub/thedisso...
The forty most explosive words in the English language
Federal, State, and local government shall ensure that no person gains, as a result of that person’s money, substantially more access or ability to influence in any way the election of any candidate f...
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM