Isaac Seder
@zacseder.bsky.social
what a ludicrous headline that cannot even acknowledge the man is a sociopath: wapo.st/3MEXZKH ... just testing?!?
Analysis | Trump attack on Rob Reiner tests the limits, even for his MAGA base
The president accused the Hollywood director, who was stabbed to death along with his wife, of having “Trump derangement syndrome.”
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Piers Morgan slams his friend Donald Trump over his vile post about Rob Reiner:
“That just crossed every line of basic human decency… This is just unacceptable — when people get murdered, you just show basic respect.”
“That just crossed every line of basic human decency… This is just unacceptable — when people get murdered, you just show basic respect.”
December 16, 2025 at 3:11 AM
#RussellMoore is seriously mistaken: That kind of behavior has not been 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑—it's widely recognized as a contemptible degradation of public discourse, as an odious defilement of the office of President, as indicative of a vacuum of common decency, & as a vile depravity of the soul.
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#RussellMoore is seriously mistaken: That kind of behavior has not been 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑—it's widely recognized as a contemptible degradation of public discourse, as an odious defilement of the office of President, as indicative of a vacuum of common decency, & as a vile depravity of the soul.
& @nicollewallace.bsky.social
All of that, Prof. Glaude, plus:
To culturally twisted minds, the random shootings signify an 𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡—a mark of personal 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒—in lives devoid of any other personal acts that garner society's recognition.
All of that, Prof. Glaude, plus:
To culturally twisted minds, the random shootings signify an 𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡—a mark of personal 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒—in lives devoid of any other personal acts that garner society's recognition.
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
& @nicollewallace.bsky.social
All of that, Prof. Glaude, plus:
To culturally twisted minds, the random shootings signify an 𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡—a mark of personal 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒—in lives devoid of any other personal acts that garner society's recognition.
All of that, Prof. Glaude, plus:
To culturally twisted minds, the random shootings signify an 𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡—a mark of personal 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒—in lives devoid of any other personal acts that garner society's recognition.
One has to wonder how much influence former Gov. Mike Pence's courage in the face of "politics of fear" exerted on the GOP-controlled legislature's decision to stiff-arm Trump's efforts to gerrymander the state any further.
& indeed, if behind the scenes, he's been directly involved in the struggle.
& indeed, if behind the scenes, he's been directly involved in the struggle.
December 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
One has to wonder how much influence former Gov. Mike Pence's courage in the face of "politics of fear" exerted on the GOP-controlled legislature's decision to stiff-arm Trump's efforts to gerrymander the state any further.
& indeed, if behind the scenes, he's been directly involved in the struggle.
& indeed, if behind the scenes, he's been directly involved in the struggle.
«Challenging war's laws built Hegseth's career»:…
"If our warriors are forced to follow rules arbitrarily/asked to sacrifice more lives so internat'l tribunals feel better about themselves/aren’t we just better off winning our wars according to our own rules?!"
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"If our warriors are forced to follow rules arbitrarily/asked to sacrifice more lives so internat'l tribunals feel better about themselves/aren’t we just better off winning our wars according to our own rules?!"
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Hegseth’s ‘who cares?’ doctrine is finally taking heat
In U.S. history, war crimes have been rare. Accountability is needed to keep them that way.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
«Challenging war's laws built Hegseth's career»:…
"If our warriors are forced to follow rules arbitrarily/asked to sacrifice more lives so internat'l tribunals feel better about themselves/aren’t we just better off winning our wars according to our own rules?!"
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"If our warriors are forced to follow rules arbitrarily/asked to sacrifice more lives so internat'l tribunals feel better about themselves/aren’t we just better off winning our wars according to our own rules?!"
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The Geneva Conventions (7/12/1949) applies to internat'l & non-internat'l armed conflict.
"These treaties, wh/are 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 wounded/the sick/the 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝/POWs and civilians…in enemy hands."—International Red Cross Committee (IRCC).
www.icrc.org/en/publicati...
"These treaties, wh/are 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 wounded/the sick/the 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝/POWs and civilians…in enemy hands."—International Red Cross Committee (IRCC).
www.icrc.org/en/publicati...
www.icrc.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Geneva Conventions (7/12/1949) applies to internat'l & non-internat'l armed conflict.
"These treaties, wh/are 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 wounded/the sick/the 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝/POWs and civilians…in enemy hands."—International Red Cross Committee (IRCC).
www.icrc.org/en/publicati...
"These treaties, wh/are 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 wounded/the sick/the 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝/POWs and civilians…in enemy hands."—International Red Cross Committee (IRCC).
www.icrc.org/en/publicati...
The Trump administration has called its Caribbean operations "non-international armed conflict w/the alleged drug traffickers."
…The Geneva Conventions' rules of engagement "forbid the targeting of wounded participants," who should "instead be apprehended and cared for."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
…The Geneva Conventions' rules of engagement "forbid the targeting of wounded participants," who should "instead be apprehended and cared for."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The Trump administration has called its Caribbean operations "non-international armed conflict w/the alleged drug traffickers."
…The Geneva Conventions' rules of engagement "forbid the targeting of wounded participants," who should "instead be apprehended and cared for."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
…The Geneva Conventions' rules of engagement "forbid the targeting of wounded participants," who should "instead be apprehended and cared for."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Neither #SecDefHegseth nor #PresidentTrump will ever be held accountable for the apparent murder of those 2 alleged traffickers, bc/to do so would mean throwing #AdmFrankBradley under the bus (or in this case, the boat he ordered sunk)—wh/lawmakers—despite rhetoric—are quite reluctant to do.
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Neither #SecDefHegseth nor #PresidentTrump will ever be held accountable for the apparent murder of those 2 alleged traffickers, bc/to do so would mean throwing #AdmFrankBradley under the bus (or in this case, the boat he ordered sunk)—wh/lawmakers—despite rhetoric—are quite reluctant to do.
& @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @WhiteHouse.senate.gov
Truth is, #DirectorKashPatel simply can't say "No" to his girlfriend.
He can swear "to support and defend the U.S. Constitution…and well and faithfully discharge my duties…so help me God".
He simply can't tell her to "Call a cab."
Truth is, #DirectorKashPatel simply can't say "No" to his girlfriend.
He can swear "to support and defend the U.S. Constitution…and well and faithfully discharge my duties…so help me God".
He simply can't tell her to "Call a cab."
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
& @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @WhiteHouse.senate.gov
Truth is, #DirectorKashPatel simply can't say "No" to his girlfriend.
He can swear "to support and defend the U.S. Constitution…and well and faithfully discharge my duties…so help me God".
He simply can't tell her to "Call a cab."
Truth is, #DirectorKashPatel simply can't say "No" to his girlfriend.
He can swear "to support and defend the U.S. Constitution…and well and faithfully discharge my duties…so help me God".
He simply can't tell her to "Call a cab."
& @atrupar.com
Not necessarily: @lesliestahl.bsky.social's interview 𝑤𝑎𝑠 "accusatory"—& no doubt partly for ratings & to sell soap & cereal.
Perhaps a quieter/more empathic approach would have elicited a more open response.
& maybe that needs a private space? (If #MTG is at all truly repentant.)
Not necessarily: @lesliestahl.bsky.social's interview 𝑤𝑎𝑠 "accusatory"—& no doubt partly for ratings & to sell soap & cereal.
Perhaps a quieter/more empathic approach would have elicited a more open response.
& maybe that needs a private space? (If #MTG is at all truly repentant.)
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
& @atrupar.com
Not necessarily: @lesliestahl.bsky.social's interview 𝑤𝑎𝑠 "accusatory"—& no doubt partly for ratings & to sell soap & cereal.
Perhaps a quieter/more empathic approach would have elicited a more open response.
& maybe that needs a private space? (If #MTG is at all truly repentant.)
Not necessarily: @lesliestahl.bsky.social's interview 𝑤𝑎𝑠 "accusatory"—& no doubt partly for ratings & to sell soap & cereal.
Perhaps a quieter/more empathic approach would have elicited a more open response.
& maybe that needs a private space? (If #MTG is at all truly repentant.)
& @chrislhayes.bsky.social
Reimagining 1ary ally relationship, EU ministers/diplomats/civilian & military leaders must create pan-partisan Shadow State Dept. confirming NSS:
*radically short-termed/aberrational trends
*elements to collaboratively build on
*traditional policies' durability/validity
Reimagining 1ary ally relationship, EU ministers/diplomats/civilian & military leaders must create pan-partisan Shadow State Dept. confirming NSS:
*radically short-termed/aberrational trends
*elements to collaboratively build on
*traditional policies' durability/validity
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
& @chrislhayes.bsky.social
Reimagining 1ary ally relationship, EU ministers/diplomats/civilian & military leaders must create pan-partisan Shadow State Dept. confirming NSS:
*radically short-termed/aberrational trends
*elements to collaboratively build on
*traditional policies' durability/validity
Reimagining 1ary ally relationship, EU ministers/diplomats/civilian & military leaders must create pan-partisan Shadow State Dept. confirming NSS:
*radically short-termed/aberrational trends
*elements to collaboratively build on
*traditional policies' durability/validity
"Suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere" serve as convenient cover for Trump's true motive in threatening Venezuela w/invasion: to coerce Putin ally/Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro to pressure his Russian patron to make deep concessions at US/Ukraine's negotiating table forthwith.
November 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"Suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere" serve as convenient cover for Trump's true motive in threatening Venezuela w/invasion: to coerce Putin ally/Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro to pressure his Russian patron to make deep concessions at US/Ukraine's negotiating table forthwith.
#Putin's "Russia's ready for serious peace talks" claim is typical FSB tradecraft—exploiting/hooking Trump’s desperate/narcissistic #NobelPeacePrize need.
No EU gov't/US policy analyst wants to deliver Ukrainian territory/security into Putin's hands—bc/they beware his tradecraft.
No EU gov't/US policy analyst wants to deliver Ukrainian territory/security into Putin's hands—bc/they beware his tradecraft.
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#Putin's "Russia's ready for serious peace talks" claim is typical FSB tradecraft—exploiting/hooking Trump’s desperate/narcissistic #NobelPeacePrize need.
No EU gov't/US policy analyst wants to deliver Ukrainian territory/security into Putin's hands—bc/they beware his tradecraft.
No EU gov't/US policy analyst wants to deliver Ukrainian territory/security into Putin's hands—bc/they beware his tradecraft.
Has to work overtime since Nana Banana AI image generator cut deeply into his primary trade as photographer.
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Has to work overtime since Nana Banana AI image generator cut deeply into his primary trade as photographer.
From Fox News: #RahmanullahLakanwal worked w/CIA-backed Kandahar Strike Force (KSF l) —"NDS-03“—operating outside US/Afghan military command chains directly under CIA—carrying out covert/clandestine/counterterrorism ops/night raids/assassinations vs. Taliban/al-Qaeda.
www.foxnews.com/politics/all...
www.foxnews.com/politics/all...
Alleged National Guard shooter worked with US government entities in Afghanistan, including CIA: Ratcliffe
The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., worked with U.S. entities, including the CIA, as a member of a partner force in Afghanistan.
www.foxnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
From Fox News: #RahmanullahLakanwal worked w/CIA-backed Kandahar Strike Force (KSF l) —"NDS-03“—operating outside US/Afghan military command chains directly under CIA—carrying out covert/clandestine/counterterrorism ops/night raids/assassinations vs. Taliban/al-Qaeda.
www.foxnews.com/politics/all...
www.foxnews.com/politics/all...
10-yr Afghan army vet #RahmanullahLakanwal served w/USSF—false flag victim?
Did rogue anti-immigrant/anti-foreign wars 𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 dupe him re: Trump's Afghan "betrayal"/fire him up/set him off to redouble livid base for Trump's anti-immigrant #NatGuard policy/politic?
[X: @JohnMillerCNN @JDWackrow]
Did rogue anti-immigrant/anti-foreign wars 𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 dupe him re: Trump's Afghan "betrayal"/fire him up/set him off to redouble livid base for Trump's anti-immigrant #NatGuard policy/politic?
[X: @JohnMillerCNN @JDWackrow]
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
10-yr Afghan army vet #RahmanullahLakanwal served w/USSF—false flag victim?
Did rogue anti-immigrant/anti-foreign wars 𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 dupe him re: Trump's Afghan "betrayal"/fire him up/set him off to redouble livid base for Trump's anti-immigrant #NatGuard policy/politic?
[X: @JohnMillerCNN @JDWackrow]
Did rogue anti-immigrant/anti-foreign wars 𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 dupe him re: Trump's Afghan "betrayal"/fire him up/set him off to redouble livid base for Trump's anti-immigrant #NatGuard policy/politic?
[X: @JohnMillerCNN @JDWackrow]
& @abbyphillip00.bsky.social
#EricaHill wonders "Who will rent it out?"
When voters restore Dems to presidency he/she can convert it to "Feed the Homeless" operation/something very similar.
Trump may want a ballroom—American people might have little need for it.
So Dems well-advised to convert it.
#EricaHill wonders "Who will rent it out?"
When voters restore Dems to presidency he/she can convert it to "Feed the Homeless" operation/something very similar.
Trump may want a ballroom—American people might have little need for it.
So Dems well-advised to convert it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
& @abbyphillip00.bsky.social
#EricaHill wonders "Who will rent it out?"
When voters restore Dems to presidency he/she can convert it to "Feed the Homeless" operation/something very similar.
Trump may want a ballroom—American people might have little need for it.
So Dems well-advised to convert it.
#EricaHill wonders "Who will rent it out?"
When voters restore Dems to presidency he/she can convert it to "Feed the Homeless" operation/something very similar.
Trump may want a ballroom—American people might have little need for it.
So Dems well-advised to convert it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
& @abbyphillip00.bsky.social
#EricaHill wonders "Who will rent it out?"
When voters restore Dems to presidency he/she can convert it to "Feed the Homeless" operation/something very similar.
Trump may want a ballroom—American people might have little need for it.
So Dems well-advised to convert it.
#EricaHill wonders "Who will rent it out?"
When voters restore Dems to presidency he/she can convert it to "Feed the Homeless" operation/something very similar.
Trump may want a ballroom—American people might have little need for it.
So Dems well-advised to convert it.
Reposted by Isaac Seder
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Rubio: “The peace proposal…authored by the US…is offered as a strong framework for ongoing negotiations.”
RE: plan's US authorship: Bears all hallmarks of a real estate pitchman's (Trump-Witkoff) credo: 1st offer them a golden opportunity (whatever they want to hear)>then renegotiate terms & price.
RE: plan's US authorship: Bears all hallmarks of a real estate pitchman's (Trump-Witkoff) credo: 1st offer them a golden opportunity (whatever they want to hear)>then renegotiate terms & price.
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Rubio: “The peace proposal…authored by the US…is offered as a strong framework for ongoing negotiations.”
RE: plan's US authorship: Bears all hallmarks of a real estate pitchman's (Trump-Witkoff) credo: 1st offer them a golden opportunity (whatever they want to hear)>then renegotiate terms & price.
RE: plan's US authorship: Bears all hallmarks of a real estate pitchman's (Trump-Witkoff) credo: 1st offer them a golden opportunity (whatever they want to hear)>then renegotiate terms & price.
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Rubio: “The peace proposal…authored by the US…is offered as a strong framework for ongoing negotiations.”
RE: plan's US authorship: Bears all hallmarks of a real estate pitchman's (Trump-Witkoff) credo: 1st offer them a golden opportunity (whatever they want to hear)>then renegotiate terms & price.
RE: plan's US authorship: Bears all hallmarks of a real estate pitchman's (Trump-Witkoff) credo: 1st offer them a golden opportunity (whatever they want to hear)>then renegotiate terms & price.
Not likely, I agree.
& I have a lot of respect for Jeffries' political know-how/bureaucratic in-fighting/determination to reach out to GOP colleagues willing to rebuild inter-party coordination/deal-making/trade-offs.
& we won't know what the reward for Jeffries' efforts will be until those votes.
& I have a lot of respect for Jeffries' political know-how/bureaucratic in-fighting/determination to reach out to GOP colleagues willing to rebuild inter-party coordination/deal-making/trade-offs.
& we won't know what the reward for Jeffries' efforts will be until those votes.
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Not likely, I agree.
& I have a lot of respect for Jeffries' political know-how/bureaucratic in-fighting/determination to reach out to GOP colleagues willing to rebuild inter-party coordination/deal-making/trade-offs.
& we won't know what the reward for Jeffries' efforts will be until those votes.
& I have a lot of respect for Jeffries' political know-how/bureaucratic in-fighting/determination to reach out to GOP colleagues willing to rebuild inter-party coordination/deal-making/trade-offs.
& we won't know what the reward for Jeffries' efforts will be until those votes.
EC's benefit— overlooked/plowed under by adversaries—is equalizing power among nation`s geographically diverse regions.
Call that "undemocratic" as coastal states have much greater population—but are numbers the only way to guarantee democratic elections?
Coasts already enjoy lopsided House power.
Call that "undemocratic" as coastal states have much greater population—but are numbers the only way to guarantee democratic elections?
Coasts already enjoy lopsided House power.
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
EC's benefit— overlooked/plowed under by adversaries—is equalizing power among nation`s geographically diverse regions.
Call that "undemocratic" as coastal states have much greater population—but are numbers the only way to guarantee democratic elections?
Coasts already enjoy lopsided House power.
Call that "undemocratic" as coastal states have much greater population—but are numbers the only way to guarantee democratic elections?
Coasts already enjoy lopsided House power.