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Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 9h

Antifa apparently gets to count Amazon Distribution Centers among its broad logistics capabilities

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 15h

My Dearest,

Indications are very strong that we shall move tomorrow.

O’er the ramparts their numbers are too many to count. Frogs, bears, and ‘corns as far as the eye can see.

I fear this letter may be my last. Know that if a Pooh should take my life, my last breath will be to whisper your name

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

#WarRavagedChicago

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 15h

My Dearest,

Indications are very strong that we shall move tomorrow.

O’er the ramparts their numbers are too many to count. Frogs, bears, and ‘corns as far as the eye can see.

I fear this letter may be my last. Know that if a Pooh should take my life, my last breath will be to whisper your name

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 15h

I’ll be honest, that’s the bare fucking minimum I would accept from a candidate in a 2028 primary.

I’d be extremely skeptical of a candidate that would even hesitate to get to this answer

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 15h

Not sure I love the implication that a depression for the US is on the table…

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 17h

“Condemn him, for what?”

Andrew Cuomo is the worst man at politics on the planet earth, WTAF?

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 17h

(Feel like I have to make this note now. Note: like when I’m complaining about the 4A, this is criticism of the broader SCOTUS and not just the Trump era Roberts Court)

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 17h

Damn! It would be nice if we had some kind of court that sat above all the others that could, like, check when laws maybe conflict with the letter and intent of the constitution.

Alas!

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

It’s more of a “what is a fish” argument than “do tuna have gills” argument

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

But I’m not going inventing fake realities. For the most part we agree on the facts, we’re disagreeing over the semantic definitions and how to categorize those facts

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

When did I suggest you secretly knew I was right?

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

Right, I know that’s your view. But I also think that’s why I perceive a difference in what the OP posted and you don’t.

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

I think the erosion of the 4th amendment, and policies like the long “stop and frisk” policies of NYPD, and the lack of effective civil control over PDs creates a low grade police state (again, I know you disagree with that)

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

See, I think again, there are degrees to this and not a simple binary.

I know you don’t agree with that, but I think we can have a “low grade” police state, that’s still miles ahead of a totalitarian police state

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

Again, I wouldn’t use fascism to describe status quo America, but I would describe status quo policing as a police state (I know you disagree).

But the status quo in America is nothing like that of what the USSR was (or even what modern day Russia is though that is the model Trump wants to emulate)

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, so you’re just projecting the beliefs of others onto me, and then being upset because I’ve said some things vaguely similar to what those other people say.

Cool! Good basis for a conversation

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

The old USSR was a totalitarian and authoritarian state (far worse than anything we’ve seen in American; bar what Trump would like to install).

It’s collapse was an absolute net good for humanity

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

Why do you think I think nicely of the old USSR?

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve been talking for at most 10 minutes

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

I’m saying (again, I wouldn’t use the word fascism as the OP did) that Biden supported in a minor way a police state by expanding local police funding.

But I’m saying that’s significantly different than the backing the GOP has for a police state, which is much more federalized and fascist

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

Cool, you just can’t acknowledge that there can be differences in degree or depth. That’s fine.

Have a good evening!

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

"So, they can both be 'backing' it, but it's not *exactly* the same, because the degree of support and depth of support is wildly different."

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

So, Democrats could be backing it to a small degree (which they tend to do), while Republicans could be backing it to a large degree (which they are).

So, they can both be 'backing' it, but it's not *exactly* the same, because the degree of support and depth of support is wildly different.

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, I wouldn't use the word 'fascist' as the OP did, but the vast majority of centrist and mainstream democrats support and fund a police state.

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

Can you read the words I wrote where I said they literally aren't the same?

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 1d

So, Democrats could be backing it to a small degree (which they tend to do), while Republicans could be backing it to a large degree (which they are).

So, they can both be 'backing' it, but it's not *exactly* the same, because the degree of support and depth of support is wildly different.