Wilmer Rojas-Buendía
@thelastbuendia.bsky.social
I'm coming from the Bad Place, and I like it better here.
Occasionally, I write stuff:
https://thebuendiapost.substack.com/
Occasionally, I write stuff:
https://thebuendiapost.substack.com/
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Let’s hear from Bloomberg News on how the US experiment with Peronism is going…
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Let’s hear from Bloomberg News on how the US experiment with Peronism is going…
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The Pulitzers are bringing back Beat Reporting as a category and smooshing the two opinion categories into one.
For all of us who prize reporting over gasbaggery, this is a very welcome change!
www.pulitzer.org/news/22883
For all of us who prize reporting over gasbaggery, this is a very welcome change!
www.pulitzer.org/news/22883
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The Pulitzers are bringing back Beat Reporting as a category and smooshing the two opinion categories into one.
For all of us who prize reporting over gasbaggery, this is a very welcome change!
www.pulitzer.org/news/22883
For all of us who prize reporting over gasbaggery, this is a very welcome change!
www.pulitzer.org/news/22883
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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The new US National Security Strategy makes for scary reading. I wrote about how the US wants to support forces in Europe to tear itself apart back in November 2024, and last May. This NSS confirms that's exactly the US objective for Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The new US National Security Strategy makes for scary reading. I wrote about how the US wants to support forces in Europe to tear itself apart back in November 2024, and last May. This NSS confirms that's exactly the US objective for Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
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1. Why is there a long description of black holes in your book about sexting an anti-vaxxer.
2. That is not what Hawking radiation is.
3. lol what
2. That is not what Hawking radiation is.
3. lol what
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
1. Why is there a long description of black holes in your book about sexting an anti-vaxxer.
2. That is not what Hawking radiation is.
3. lol what
2. That is not what Hawking radiation is.
3. lol what
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In some ways there’s no more fascinating thing that has happened in the last 20 years than the pivot these guys have all made from “Islam, like Christianity, is a bunch of made up BS for losers” to “Christianity is a bunch of made up BS for losers like me, and that’s why we need to ban Muslims.”
new atheism was splintered by the wedge issue of "is islam worse than american christofascism"
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In some ways there’s no more fascinating thing that has happened in the last 20 years than the pivot these guys have all made from “Islam, like Christianity, is a bunch of made up BS for losers” to “Christianity is a bunch of made up BS for losers like me, and that’s why we need to ban Muslims.”
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Miles Taylor: "I co-wrote Trump's anti-terrorism plan. He's not trying to stop 'left-wing' terrorism. He's STAGING it. His troop deployments are false flag, to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns." Don't let him do it quietly! Trump & Hogshit are staging crimes against humanity.
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Miles Taylor: "I co-wrote Trump's anti-terrorism plan. He's not trying to stop 'left-wing' terrorism. He's STAGING it. His troop deployments are false flag, to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns." Don't let him do it quietly! Trump & Hogshit are staging crimes against humanity.
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The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
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"Our primary-care doctors are paid about as well as they are in other countries. It’s our specialists, our executives, and in particular, the vast array of health-care middlemen that we have that are not only paid more, but don’t exist in other countries. That’s a big driver of the cost."
Dr. Jonathan Gruber joins @davidfrum.bsky.social to discuss why the American health-care system feels so broken, the war being waged on science, and more.
Watch the full episode:
Watch the full episode:
Why American Health Care Is Still a Mess
Jonathan Gruber on the broken American health-care system, Obamacare, the Trump administration’s war on vaccines and science, and being on the wrong end of Republican outrage. Plus: David on Donald Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan,” recent scandals, and They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Our primary-care doctors are paid about as well as they are in other countries. It’s our specialists, our executives, and in particular, the vast array of health-care middlemen that we have that are not only paid more, but don’t exist in other countries. That’s a big driver of the cost."
In "Romney, A Reckoning," Mitt Romney revealed that the threat of political violence kept many Republicans senators from voting for impeachment in in 2021. At least, that's what they said to justify their vote.
I used to think Republicans fell in line because they feared Trump would attack them in a primary election. Now, I realize it's much worse. They are physically afraid of Trump's supporters and the risk of violence.
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In "Romney, A Reckoning," Mitt Romney revealed that the threat of political violence kept many Republicans senators from voting for impeachment in in 2021. At least, that's what they said to justify their vote.
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Der Spiegel: Commander in Sleep
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Der Spiegel: Commander in Sleep
Yes, he is.
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Yes, he is.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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One of my first journalism professors would give you a zero if you had even one error of fact. It happened to me. Sucked so much. He was one of the best professors I ever had, I took three more classes from him, and we’re still in touch
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
One of my first journalism professors would give you a zero if you had even one error of fact. It happened to me. Sucked so much. He was one of the best professors I ever had, I took three more classes from him, and we’re still in touch
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I criticize all the time so credit where credit is due. Just state the plain, damning facts, without any euphemisms or both sides double speak. More please.
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I criticize all the time so credit where credit is due. Just state the plain, damning facts, without any euphemisms or both sides double speak. More please.
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The ongoing American experiment with Peronism continues to fascinate…
In 1973-74, sometimes Peron had mentally good days and sometimes bad ones. Foreign dignitaries had to be aware. His actual succession, versus the legal one to his wife and Vice President, still remained unclear: an eternal problem with charismatic populist leaders.
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The ongoing American experiment with Peronism continues to fascinate…
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Fighting fascism: It's good for society and for your health.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Fighting fascism: It's good for society and for your health.
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...