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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 12h

It’s even worse. It’s reversing 400 years of Anglo-American constitutional development going back to Charles I’s personal rule when he refused to consult Parliament over spending and governance. Trump and his GOP lackeys are undoing stuff the Founders saw as fundamental to our system.

Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 14h

We are living through the most consequential shift in the constitutional government of the United States in over a hundred and fifty years and nobody seems to have even noticed yet.

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 14h

Congress no longer holds the power of the purse, the executive can just do whatever they want with federal monies

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Matt @tiredgenerally.bsky.social · 13h

i cannot get over how quickly this is happening. the decline of the other two branches/ascent of the lawless executive is outpacing actual democratic decline, which is usually what precipitates executive consolidation. but in our case, the other two branches are collaborators

Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 14h

We are living through the most consequential shift in the constitutional government of the United States in over a hundred and fifty years and nobody seems to have even noticed yet.

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 14h

Congress no longer holds the power of the purse, the executive can just do whatever they want with federal monies

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h

"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 22h

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 13h

Lmao no of course not.

Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 19h

So the UK is just going to let Elon openly try to get their government overthrown.

Very cool and normal.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 19h

That is not what is happening no.

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Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 1d

Dude turned 9-year-old girls into sex slaves & forced people to wear their own cut-off hands around their necks.

Plenty of Europeans of his time were horrified by him.

It's Indigenous People's Day. Or Pick-Any-Decent-Italian-to-Celebrate Day.

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Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 21h

Periodic reminder that Christopher Columbus was a monster.

50,000 Native Americans committed mass suicide rather than be killed or captured by him.

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 1d

I continually think about that news article about the dude who interviewed billionaires who all have been wargaming out how to keep their personal security loyal when cash has no value

suicide shock collars were mentioned

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 20h

The democrats are one thing but watching all the world leaders debase themselves is a true sight to behold.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 20h

Jesus this is embarrassing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Carney to Trump: "I'm glad you upgraded me to president"

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 1d

this game is fantastic, everyone should play it

Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

I've been thinking about this flash game I played the other day because it reduces the Congress down entirely to "pro oil" "?" or "pro environment" and as the oil oligarch, you just grease
either party's pockets to get them to pass your bills.

One of the better simulations of US politics honestly.

Oiligarchy

Now you can be the protagonist of the petroleum era: explore and drill around the world, corrupt politicians, stop alternative energies and increase the oil addiction. Be sure to have fun before the r...

www.molleindustria.org

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

Very cool! I love this kind of stuff.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

As a kid I played the McDonalds game and thought "well that is awfully cynical".

Hahahaha

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David Demma (he/they) @demma.bsky.social · 1d

Of all of @molleindustria.org 's games, this is easily my favorite. Well worth checking out all of their works!

Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

I've been thinking about this flash game I played the other day because it reduces the Congress down entirely to "pro oil" "?" or "pro environment" and as the oil oligarch, you just grease
either party's pockets to get them to pass your bills.

One of the better simulations of US politics honestly.

Oiligarchy

Now you can be the protagonist of the petroleum era: explore and drill around the world, corrupt politicians, stop alternative energies and increase the oil addiction. Be sure to have fun before the r...

www.molleindustria.org

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

This seems extremely up my alley!

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

@molleindustria.org btw.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

I think if a serious progressive gets into Congress, all the rules and procedures are super helpful for exploiting the vulnerabilities and weaknesses of the system.

But until then, it's a fun parlor trick.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

That is strange. It was real.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

Oh also if you pay enough bribes, the president then becomes a pro-oil president and you can go into a secret room and plan special operations that help you drill for more oil across the world.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

I've been thinking about this flash game I played the other day because it reduces the Congress down entirely to "pro oil" "?" or "pro environment" and as the oil oligarch, you just grease
either party's pockets to get them to pass your bills.

One of the better simulations of US politics honestly.

Oiligarchy

Now you can be the protagonist of the petroleum era: explore and drill around the world, corrupt politicians, stop alternative energies and increase the oil addiction. Be sure to have fun before the r...

www.molleindustria.org

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

It's a nerd thing. Some people like collecting stamps. This is my thing.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

I seriously do not know why I bother with the intricacies of legislative procedure.

Someone who believes "They are all corrupt buffoons that serve the powerful" understands perfectly well what is going on.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

Right. I put that at the bottom of the thread but I find that wild.

If they do not have the nerve to convince their own people to support a bs process thing then they aren't going to be able to take on anything at all.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 1d

I never said that. I've pushed for a shutdown then and I pushed for one now though hardly only to defend ACA subsidies.

I'm saying the GOP did exactly what you said someone who didn't understand how bills work would do and it got signed into law.