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Jason Frantz

@jasonfrantz.bsky.social

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Rank and file union organizer, shop steward and bargaining rep. Takoma DC out of southern MD. Labor, politics, history. Opinions my own

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 1h

Anyone to the left of Joe Manchin who excuses the latter because of the former has completely lost the plot

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 1h

Thinking about how even in Weimar Germany, being "authentic working class" was basically the opposite of being a nazi

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 1h

Thinking about how even in Weimar Germany, being "authentic working class" was basically the opposite of being a nazi

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 2h

Nothing would own the libs harder so I think they just might do it

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 2h

What exactly would this administrative possibly do to turn this around before then...

Snark aside Im not ruling out a fake "moderate" pivot at some point just yet

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 3h

To be fair, some of us libs have been playing paradox games before most nazi incels were born

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 7h

Otto Strasser for Senate

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 9h

Whenever it was agreed that britain would not seek peace is as late as I'd move the "Hitler could've won" date heh

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 9h

As a counter the MR pact, no way Hitler could ever honor that for any appreciable term as Lebensraum was central to the whole nazi ideology. As prof said, nazis gonna nazi

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 10h

Germany's geopolitical position since 1871 had been extremely precarious. Antagonizing each and every global power by invading Poland and thinking they'd live to tell the tale was Grade A nazi cope

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 10h

Probably much earlier than that. Maybe as far back as 9/1/39

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 10h

Probably. Im a dork who read about nazis when I was 12

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 10h

To disagree with you slightly that is probably the third best known nazi symbol after the swastika and SS runes.. big drop off after those two but not super obscure

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 10h

Oh damn he has a totenkopf tattoo... most credible non nazi reason to get this is "i was 18 and it looks cool." But yea you better get it removed before running for office for Pete's sake

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 1d

That's the old timey word for a labor union as well iirc

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 1d

The church was typically the largest landowner in many areas and owned alot of manufactories and such, no

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 1d

Tarriffs?

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 2d

I was definitely at my lefteist doing this sort of thing, and more besides, every day

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 3d

Assuming the shutdown ends by then!

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 3d

I'll be visiting next month, can't wait..

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 3d

Dude "release the files" was everywhere

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 3d

Is this... subversive?

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 4d

JDACO

jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 4d

jd vance said the epic sombrero memes would continue until the government reopened but i dont see sombrero memes anymore and i dont think the government has reopened

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 4d

If people could fart on command, human history would be very different

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Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 4d

Color me impressed at 300 TAs in 1.5 years though

Jason Frantz @jasonfrantz.bsky.social · 4d

Yes!