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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 12m

Well I mean … some people are more helpful as political prisoners than as free agents. Useful idiots are not just for the Cheka.

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 26m

i genuinely think that it is pretty important to make people like Talia Jane feel wildly unwelcome at protests where the government is itching to roll in the tanks. that prospect needs to remain ridiculous at the point when it inevitably happens.

Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 40m

Comint!

Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 40m

I do think someone should go through confirmed JD Vance accounts and associate them with people in the most recently leaked group chat!

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 45m

Although don’t let this hide we do know for a fact, JD Vance was on a Twitter group chats with people under the age of 18

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 1h

Actually yes, peaceful street protests do serve a violent purpose it's called preparation of the battlefield.

Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 1h

actions from failure of 1 and 2 fail.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 1h

We protest, as 1: we hope that is enough to signal to elected leaders there is a mobilized populace against this whole situation (and thus they should change it willingly, 2: We protest to begin stressing the muscles necessary for future action and 3: we protest to build moral legitimacy for future

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 1h

So uhhh when does everyone think Pete is going to get a book deal for "Pete Hegseth Thought On Militarying With Anti-Woke Characteristics for a New Era"

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1h

the funny thing about this is pete's original dumb memo ordering the mandatory study of Pete Hegseth Thought On Militarying With Anti-Woke Characteristics for a New Era is so imprecisely worded that individual organizations are deciding whether or not it applies to everyone or just uniformed mil

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4h

UPDATE: Sources tell us that NSA staff are *also* included in being forced to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech (that he already forced top military generals to listen to).

@swin24.bsky.social

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 2h

Without acknowledging part 2 you are never going to be able to begin grasping economic warfare ... which I thought is what we all wanted to oust the regime in a constitutional manner by putting to much stress on congress so they had to kick him out?

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 2h

"XYZ is what funds the government not ABC"

No you all failed macro econ, and civics, what funds the US government is an incredibly complex set of taxes, *and* sales of debt.

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Eric L. Robinson @uticaeric.bsky.social · 2h

The president can’t abrogate the anti-deficiency act via EO, what the hell is this?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

nyti.ms

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 3h

I never wavered in my faith that the profit of JJA thought would never leave us in our time of need.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 3h

Fuck I need that shirt.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 3h

Understandable.

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 3h

Maybe your aunt can pay it off so you can get out of jail 🤷‍♂️.

Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 3h

I am ethically bound to support this as a Thoreau-ian but also you got to be willing to spend time in jail for it.

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 3h

I’m not usually a “that’s a psyop” type but come on. www.instagram.com/wartaxresister

“Just stop paying your taxes bro, it’s resistance bro AND it gives you more money to spend, you’re def not giving the regime an excuse to arrest you”

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 3h

Also side not before @adam35.bsky.social can get in here and beet me to it: this is a massive CI failure. The people who cut the checks to pay FBI informants are now directly implicated in a crime.

Distinguished Herbert West Fellow, Miskatonic Institute Gigan @gigansprogress.bsky.social · 4h

How much more illegal can we get? lets find out together!
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...

FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says

The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers, FBI Director Kash Patel announced.

www.cbsnews.com

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 3h

Traitors the lot of them.

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Distinguished Herbert West Fellow, Miskatonic Institute Gigan @gigansprogress.bsky.social · 4h

How much more illegal can we get? lets find out together!
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...

FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says

The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers, FBI Director Kash Patel announced.

www.cbsnews.com

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 4h

Cough Coast Guard cough.

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 4h

also neither DoJ nor DHS have the reprogramming authority that DoD has (which they apparently didn't even use), so in any case if FBI and/or ICE checks go out we are unambiguously in Article I is null and void territory

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 6h

tl;dr this is, as I've been screaming into the wind about for a week now, not just illegal as shit but fundamentally means the Constitution as written is no longer in effect

That said if you want an even deeper dive on the subject than I've done, this is a very good thread

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 4h

Stealing this from someone on reedit
"Spare me your whining tech priest, I know not what agitates your cogitator, only the machine spirit can… oh actually it looks like you’re missing a" parentheses.

Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 4h

I bet a not trivial sum, he has done some super heinous crimes on his government owned devices.

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Heather Mongilio @heathermongilio.bsky.social · 5h

Pentagon Press Association statement on today

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Nom de Plume Brett @maverickbrett.bsky.social · 5h

This has the vibe of the Osama raid but like at least that was done before being promptly relaesd.

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Nick Kodama 🌲👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 5h

you confirmed what

four images of my cat laying on a bookshelf with a blank stare. each image zooms in more

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