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The Local Crank

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Cranky GenXer who hates this timeline. Former syndicated political columnist. Coloradoan #copolitics

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The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · Feb 19

A Reading List to explain how we got into this mess

Dreamland by Sam Quinones
The Most Dangerous Branch by David A. Kaplan
The Death of Expertise @radiofreetom.bsky.social
Nixonland, The Invisible Bridge @rickperlstein.bsky.social
Rise of the Warrior Cop @radleybalko.bsky.social

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 21m

Literal

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The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 25m

If America were a constitutional monarchy, Dolly should be our queen.

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 6h

I was being a *little* sarcastic but seriously look at those dudes with the moustaches. They look like the stereotype of guys from Chicago, not Texas

a man wearing a chicago bears jersey and a hat is sitting at a table in a bar .

ALT: a man wearing a chicago bears jersey and a hat is sitting at a table in a bar .

media.tenor.com

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 6h

Are we sure this isn't AI? Look at the two guys on the right

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 6h

To paraphrase a remark made about Joe McCarthy, at least they elected both ends of the horse

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

"Going too far" only ever applies to Democrats

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The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

"Abraham Lincoln was just as bad as Jefferson Davis"
--Committed Leftists, 1865

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

"Yeah, I mean Abraham Lincoln is okay on slavery but I'm against his tariff policy so I'm not going to vote"
--Committed Leftists, 1860

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

This is the correct, constitutional response

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

That and Augie 2 referring to our world as "a dark version" of his

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

If your religion requires you to torture children you should seriously rethink your religion.

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

And this, boys and girls, is what happens when you have actual competent counsel as opposed to political hacks

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

We're all Peacemaker now

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

Lazy corporate media rides again

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 7h

I thought it was meaningful that Peacemaker had no clue he was in Nazi World until it was pointed out to him

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The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 8h

In the troubled former British colony of America, strong man leader Donald Trump has deployed heavily-armed troops to opposition-controlled cities and is threatening again to imprison opposition political leaders

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The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 8h

More sane-washing of fascism by the lazy corporate media

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 8h

The horror! The...horror...

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 8h

"Plenary authority" is pretty much always bad

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 8h

A lot of them won't believe it even when it actually happens, or they'll find some way to blame it on Biden

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The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 8h

As a wise man once said, that's because the mainstream media loves Trump and wants him to succeed

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 8h

That implies that Trump is Theoden. I'd say it's more like later when he teamed up with Saruman. And remember how that ended...

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 8h

Well, I mean, there is absolutely zero chance that this Congress will impeach Cheeto Mussolini and even if the Democrats win the midterms (assuming there's an election) zero chance of him being removed.

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 9h

I mean, c'mon, it takes time to fabricate evidence

The Local Crank @thelocalcrank.bsky.social · 9h

It'd be nice if we lived in the timeline where openly admitting to a crime led to any sort of consequences

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"