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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 7h

In theory, sure. I actually believe that's more likely than the Security Council route.

Crary @crary.bsky.social · 8h

The U.S. is not a signatory to the ICJ, so it can't bring charges (except through the U.N. Security Council, where such a measure would be vetoed--by the U.S.).

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 11h

The son of bitches will never know what hit them!

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 11h

I like to imagine that somewhere in the multiverse, every time there's a prayer to haShem, Noah's son is like "Hey, were you looking for me? No? Okay."

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah, this is a fair reaction

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 12h

So, (1) I miss Wordperfect (you win universe); and (2) I used to work in a government law office where it became a running joke that at least once a day, a lawyer or assistant would yell "f*@#ing Word!" loud enough for everyone to hear.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 12h

Yes. The quoted post is accurate, as Article VI says there must be an oath, but the important point here is Article I, Section 5, which says the House and Senate get to decide how they do business and deal with members. If the majority says it has to be the Speaker, then it has to be.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

if you already didn’t have enough reasons to cancel spotify:

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Adam J Schmidt @adamjschmidt.bsky.social · 14h

Ridiculous.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14h

🚨 The DSCC — led by Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark Kelly, Adam Schiff, and Lisa Blunt Rochester — has formed a joint fundraising committee with Janet Mills.

Mills, running against Graham Platner in the Maine Democratic Senate primary, would become the oldest freshman (79) ever elected, to a 6-year term.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 14h

It is at least *interesting* that the people making this supposedly world-changing technology think its most profitable use cases are: social media videos and sexting.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 14h

I am not sure Trump is 'worried' about the upcoming protests. I think it's more the abusive family dynamic: they will certainly put him in a foul mood, and the rest of the 'family' is going into overdrive to prevent that and/or soften the impact.
www.rawstory.com/trump-267418...

'Vile' attacks signal massive No King protests have 'Trump really, really worried': report

The impending No Kings protests scheduled for this weekend have President Donald Trump “really, really worried,” argued journalist Greg Sargent on Tuesday, adding that Trump’s panic was made evident b...

www.rawstory.com

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 14h

I dont think this story is getting enough attention. China has put rigid controls on the supply of rare earth metals to the USA, but after a little tantrum, Trump has been left pretending its no big deal. He has already weakened the US so much, he has few options. finance.yahoo.com/news/china-f...

China Flexes Superpower Status Using Rare Earths in Global Supply Chain Grab

The rules announced last week require overseas companies to obtain Chinese government approval before exporting products containing even trace amounts of certain rare earths that originated in China. ...

finance.yahoo.com

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 14h

Do you have a theory/guess as to when it morphed into a personal name?

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 14h

I think Mr. Weigel does a good job answering his own question here, but I also think it has a lot to do with the fact that conservatism has been largely fuelled by its grievances ever since Watergate.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 16h

I'm generalizing, but why do conservatives remember political irritations for so much longer than liberals?

It's been 17 years since Obama said some voters "cling to their guns, to their religion" and I heard a senator denounce that last month.

Obvious theory: Media ecosystem puts it on repeat

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 16h

Imagine caring about Kaepernick in the year of our lord 2025

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onion person @junlper.beer · 15h

yesterday on twitter, some of the biggest far right doxxing users were suspended and then elon musk caught wind, and reinstated them. get everyone you can off twitter. it is firmly a pro-doxxing-if-you’re-far-right platform

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 15h

That absolutely tracks for me, because the level of emotion I tend to see seems out of proportion with the articulated critiques. Thanks!

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 15h

I see a lot of distaste for "Dawn of Everything" in the academic world, and I kinda don't get it. I mean, it's definitely got a pointed thesis, and they go a bit far for me sometimes, but overall I think it's a valuable counterargument to a lot of historical narratives.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah. People keep saying he helped usher in a lot of our current nonsense, and I would agree with that. But that can be litigated later. Right now, anyone who is rowing in the right direction is on the team, as far as I am concerned.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 17h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 16h

I am not sure at a gut level I would agree with "far less," but at the same time, I think everyone everywhere needs to realize that fascism is an imminent and omnipresent threat.

Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 17h

brits look at the US with horror, but in the UK there's far less standing in fascism's way

new video essay:

youtu.be/t8DEEUs-RFg?...

It will be worse in the UK

YouTube video by Political Philosophy Podcast

youtu.be

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 16h

Alex Jones really thought being a boot-licking conspiracy toadie would earn him some rewards from the powers that be. Couldn't happen to a more deserving asshole.

Josh Campbell @joshscampbell.bsky.social · 18h

The Supreme Court just declined an appeal from right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. He was seeking to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment over his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/p...

Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him ...

www.cnn.com

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 17h

I have said this many times, but growing up in the U.S., I thought monarchies were just plain dumb. Now being a citizen and resident of Canada, I absolutely see the advantage of having the head of your executive be an intentional figurehead.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 18h

Showing up to No Kings with a sign reading “monarchy is an affront to human dignity but, when incorporated into a liberal democratic system, may nevertheless be a useful safety valve for nationalist and/or authoritarian impulses” and then getting clobbered by a Buttigieg-supporting grandmother

Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 18h

Incidentally, I’ve been chafing a bit at the “No Kings” thing, because there are loads of monarchies that have more limits on executive power than the US does, but it has the great advantage that it makes Americans who want to oppose it sound, well, unamerican….

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

The executive is usurping a core Article I function, this should be treated with the same amount of alarm as if he declared he's disbanding Congress, because that's functionally what he's doing/done

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 19h

This is the kind of application I thought (and hoped) AI would be good for--managing and analyzing large undifferentiated data sets. More of this, please, and less romancing AIs, asking them the meaning of life, or "vibe physics."
arstechnica.com/science/2025...

“Like putting on glasses for the first time”—how AI improves earthquake detection

AI is “comically good” at detecting small earthquakes—here’s why that matters.

arstechnica.com

Crary @crary.bsky.social · 19h

I get the distinct sense that SOMEONE is not liking the internal polling

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

All facts

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