@beefunwellington.bsky.social
Wiseass lefty lawyer in Portlandia. 📎
The US sucks now.
Half-Canadian, & it’s increasing.
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The US sucks now.
Half-Canadian, & it’s increasing.
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Spent much of yesterday and today reading this. It’s really quite good. Amongst many incidental virtues it makes the protagonists of the Theory Wars seem rather small. It also contains some good literary bitchery, e.g. W.B. Yeats: “The trouble with O’Sullivan is that when he isn’t drunk he’s sober.”
December 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Spent much of yesterday and today reading this. It’s really quite good. Amongst many incidental virtues it makes the protagonists of the Theory Wars seem rather small. It also contains some good literary bitchery, e.g. W.B. Yeats: “The trouble with O’Sullivan is that when he isn’t drunk he’s sober.”
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For the tenth week in a row, Pope Leo used his global platform to call out the Trump administration — this time blasting the president’s plan to cut Europe out of Ukraine peace talks. “Unrealistic and dangerous,” Leo declared. As usual, the pope's remarks went unreported in major US media.
Pope Leo Criticizes Trump’s Ukraine Plan Sidelining Europe
After meeting with Zelenskyy, Leo XIV delivered a pointed critique of Trump’s go-it-alone approach — warning that any plan excluding Europe is “unrealistic” and risks shattering the Western alliance.
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
For the tenth week in a row, Pope Leo used his global platform to call out the Trump administration — this time blasting the president’s plan to cut Europe out of Ukraine peace talks. “Unrealistic and dangerous,” Leo declared. As usual, the pope's remarks went unreported in major US media.
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how come stalinism disproves socialism but hitlerism doesn't disprove capitalism
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 AM
how come stalinism disproves socialism but hitlerism doesn't disprove capitalism
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This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
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What’s remarkable about Scott is that her philanthropy isn’t an effort to offset the moral choices made in earning her fortune, as was the case for the Carnegies et al. As far I can tell, it’s just unadulterated beneficence.
NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott increased her donations to nonprofits in 2025, giving $7.1 billion.
December 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What’s remarkable about Scott is that her philanthropy isn’t an effort to offset the moral choices made in earning her fortune, as was the case for the Carnegies et al. As far I can tell, it’s just unadulterated beneficence.
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Worth viewing.
Video: Somali Americans Are Carrying Proof of Citizenship Amid ICE Raids
In Minnesota, Somali Americans have been in fear since President Trump called them “garbage.” ICE raids across the state have led to over a dozen arrests, prompting many to carry their U.S. passports ...
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Worth viewing.
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CARNEY: "I would like to welcome the fact that for the first time ever in this House the leader of the opposition has acknowledged the constitutional right of Indigenous people to full, free, and informed consent. For the first time he's acknowledged the role of the provinces."
December 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
CARNEY: "I would like to welcome the fact that for the first time ever in this House the leader of the opposition has acknowledged the constitutional right of Indigenous people to full, free, and informed consent. For the first time he's acknowledged the role of the provinces."
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When you pay attention to the tons of evidence showing that immigrants commit fewer crimes, pay taxes, and contribute billions to the economy, you see that the problem isn't immigrants. The problem is the people blaming immigrants and spreading lies and stereotypes about them.
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
When you pay attention to the tons of evidence showing that immigrants commit fewer crimes, pay taxes, and contribute billions to the economy, you see that the problem isn't immigrants. The problem is the people blaming immigrants and spreading lies and stereotypes about them.
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Europe, and Ukraine, need to quickly prepare for a future without the United States. Even after Trump is gone, the US electorate has proved that it is willing to empower dangerous, anti-democratic forces at any given time. The US should never be trusted again. And I say that as an American.
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Europe, and Ukraine, need to quickly prepare for a future without the United States. Even after Trump is gone, the US electorate has proved that it is willing to empower dangerous, anti-democratic forces at any given time. The US should never be trusted again. And I say that as an American.
Doesn’t “bipartisan” just mean “ok punch me, I’m stupid” now?
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December 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Doesn’t “bipartisan” just mean “ok punch me, I’m stupid” now?
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"Many of you mentioned how much you have come to rely on independent — not institutional — voices. Many of you mentioned writers like Heather Cox Richardson, Paul Krugman, Judd Legum and Marisa Kabas, among many others."
Trust in mainstream media is at rock bottom. Can it be fixed?
Why so many news consumers are turning to individual voices and away from institutions
margaretsullivan.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Many of you mentioned how much you have come to rely on independent — not institutional — voices. Many of you mentioned writers like Heather Cox Richardson, Paul Krugman, Judd Legum and Marisa Kabas, among many others."
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Yes, and what if your access to affordable healthcare was considered a right guaranteed to everyone by the government and not a bauble of certain types of employment or friggin club store membership? What then?
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yes, and what if your access to affordable healthcare was considered a right guaranteed to everyone by the government and not a bauble of certain types of employment or friggin club store membership? What then?
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I have more respect for the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at George W Bush than any of the cowards in the current White House press pool.
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I have more respect for the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at George W Bush than any of the cowards in the current White House press pool.
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Here is a great list of some of the best books about Black history published in 2025. 🗃️ www.aaihs.org/the-best-bla...
The Best Black History Books of 2025 - AAIHS
We are pleased to release this year’s AAIHS list of the best books published in 2025! Check out this extraordinary list of great books from 2025 that offer varied historical perspectives on the Black ...
www.aaihs.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Here is a great list of some of the best books about Black history published in 2025. 🗃️ www.aaihs.org/the-best-bla...
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Are farmers going to be on welfare for all 4 years of this Trump term, or just for 3 years like the first Trump term?
We get you like voting for government handouts, but we are $38 trillion in debt.
We get you like voting for government handouts, but we are $38 trillion in debt.
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Are farmers going to be on welfare for all 4 years of this Trump term, or just for 3 years like the first Trump term?
We get you like voting for government handouts, but we are $38 trillion in debt.
We get you like voting for government handouts, but we are $38 trillion in debt.
The US is supporting russia over Ukraine. Just felt like someone should actually say it.
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The US is supporting russia over Ukraine. Just felt like someone should actually say it.
It’s not a serious country at this point. Reasoning people with the ability to leave should do that. Really.
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So Alito’s going for the old Bush v Gore “this super-special ruling only applies in this super-special case where it helps our guy” maneuver? Lovely.
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s not a serious country at this point. Reasoning people with the ability to leave should do that. Really.
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So Alito’s going for the old Bush v Gore “this super-special ruling only applies in this super-special case where it helps our guy” maneuver? Lovely.
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
So Alito’s going for the old Bush v Gore “this super-special ruling only applies in this super-special case where it helps our guy” maneuver? Lovely.
Nobody wants to say the US has switched sides, because the US has switched sides.
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When Russia praises the new US security strategy, you get the idea of the magnitude of the shift that has taken place.
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Nobody wants to say the US has switched sides, because the US has switched sides.
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its cool that weve reached the point in oral arguments where liberal justices are asking their colleagues whether they will apply the law fairly and theyre just like “oh, no. we plan to contradict ourselves next week. this is all a charade.“
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
its cool that weve reached the point in oral arguments where liberal justices are asking their colleagues whether they will apply the law fairly and theyre just like “oh, no. we plan to contradict ourselves next week. this is all a charade.“
trump threa… oh just stfu.
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
trump threa… oh just stfu.
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Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are both immigrants from outside the US who are taking our tax dollars and making themselves rich by spying on us and funding people who lie to us. They need to be removed from the United States of America.
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are both immigrants from outside the US who are taking our tax dollars and making themselves rich by spying on us and funding people who lie to us. They need to be removed from the United States of America.
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Corporate Media could still end Trump's authoritarian crime spree against US at any point that they chose to report on him objectively. Which is why they don't.
December 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Corporate Media could still end Trump's authoritarian crime spree against US at any point that they chose to report on him objectively. Which is why they don't.
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It told me, that america is so dependent on easily manipulated media, that they ignore reality itself in favour of fantasy delivered by a foreigner because they like how it sounds.
2024 election really was the end.
2024 election really was the end.
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It told me, that america is so dependent on easily manipulated media, that they ignore reality itself in favour of fantasy delivered by a foreigner because they like how it sounds.
2024 election really was the end.
2024 election really was the end.