Enlightened Despotist in Name Only
@edino.bsky.social
A true DINO. (In reality a progressive incrementalist.) Math and board game fan.
Phila, PA
Tax the rich.
Phila, PA
Tax the rich.
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incredible quote lol
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
incredible quote lol
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trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!”
also trump:
also trump:
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!”
also trump:
also trump:
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Looking for past Garfield Macy's balloons. Found a new reaction image
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Looking for past Garfield Macy's balloons. Found a new reaction image
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An important thing to understand is that these people LOVE IT when people get shot. They truly couldn’t care less about those harmed, and it’s an excuse both to blame democrats and to do horrific things that they wanted to do anyway but might have run into some public resistance trying to justify.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
An important thing to understand is that these people LOVE IT when people get shot. They truly couldn’t care less about those harmed, and it’s an excuse both to blame democrats and to do horrific things that they wanted to do anyway but might have run into some public resistance trying to justify.
Trump’s version of the American dream is literally “go to a casino and hope to get really lucky”
Also NB: you’re not getting a $2,000 “dividend”
Also NB: you’re not getting a $2,000 “dividend”
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Trump’s version of the American dream is literally “go to a casino and hope to get really lucky”
Also NB: you’re not getting a $2,000 “dividend”
Also NB: you’re not getting a $2,000 “dividend”
Ok guys I was wrong. I thought there was no perfect job, and it may be located on terf island, but even so:
www.instagram.com/p/DRPPPSMDIl...
www.instagram.com/p/DRPPPSMDIl...
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Ok guys I was wrong. I thought there was no perfect job, and it may be located on terf island, but even so:
www.instagram.com/p/DRPPPSMDIl...
www.instagram.com/p/DRPPPSMDIl...
New York was pulling 95% on this before they elected a communist
Bluesky: “Obviously the housing crisis is the only reason anyone would choose to live outside of NYC”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
New York was pulling 95% on this before they elected a communist
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Racism is so powerful in America it’s our greatest intellectual export
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Racism is so powerful in America it’s our greatest intellectual export
How can Kate Willett possibly be such an idiot. Like it almost seems like it has to be trolling/a bit but I think she’s sincere, which is even worse.
the left nimby crashout bc Zohran actually wants to build more housing is genuinely so funny
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
How can Kate Willett possibly be such an idiot. Like it almost seems like it has to be trolling/a bit but I think she’s sincere, which is even worse.
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According to today’s WSJ, over half of GDP growth is represented by dumping money into the Mauna Kea volcano. Stopping this may anger the volcano gods, so we must press on.
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
According to today’s WSJ, over half of GDP growth is represented by dumping money into the Mauna Kea volcano. Stopping this may anger the volcano gods, so we must press on.
Not sure if Kelly was thinking of running for prez in 28 or not, but this would be a good way for republicans to make him an instant contender.
BREAKING: The Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for possible military law violations after he joined a video urging U.S. troops to refuse "illegal orders."
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Not sure if Kelly was thinking of running for prez in 28 or not, but this would be a good way for republicans to make him an instant contender.
My goodness has it been 2 weeks already?
President Donald Trump is planning to unveil a new proposal for addressing health care costs, as his administration tries to avert a spike in premiums driven by the expiration of key Affordable Care Act subsidies, three people familiar with the matter told CNN. https://cnn.it/49BWYws
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
My goodness has it been 2 weeks already?
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Even with the elevated bar we’re using here, this is gross.
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Even with the elevated bar we’re using here, this is gross.
This is correct, and the popularity hit that Biden took over Afghanistan makes it far less likely that the next dem who inherits a morass of a war will be willing to end it.
Americans do not under any circumstances want to enter a war, nor do they under any circumstances want to exit a war.
Trump had found an issue more unpopular than his handling of inflation - attacking Venezuela:
www.cbsnews.com/feature/cbs-...
www.cbsnews.com/feature/cbs-...
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This is correct, and the popularity hit that Biden took over Afghanistan makes it far less likely that the next dem who inherits a morass of a war will be willing to end it.
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Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
Matt Stoller: “…and this is why Mamdani is a republican now.”
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Matt Stoller: “…and this is why Mamdani is a republican now.”
“Instead of telling people we don’t know how they feel, we’ll SHOW them we don’t know how they feel, and also lie.”
WELKER: Inflation has gone up. It's at 3% now up from 2% in April when the tariffs were imposed--
BESSENT: No, no no no. So, inflation hasn't gone up. The one thing we're not gonna do is do what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know how they feel
BESSENT: No, no no no. So, inflation hasn't gone up. The one thing we're not gonna do is do what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know how they feel
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“Instead of telling people we don’t know how they feel, we’ll SHOW them we don’t know how they feel, and also lie.”
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maybe he caught whatever made J. D. Vance lactate the other day, and is trying to hide it
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
maybe he caught whatever made J. D. Vance lactate the other day, and is trying to hide it
You might as well say we don’t *really* know that the moon landing wasn’t staged, that 9/11 wasn’t an inside job, or that aliens didn’t build the pyramids. Don’t encourage people to believe stupid conspiracies.
My first political memory - exactly 62 years ago right now, a 4-year-old boy trying to understand his mom's tears - is still the biggest event in my lifetime. We still (IMO) don't *really* know who killed JFK, but we know the public's trust was shattered. It's a straight line to today's mess
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
You might as well say we don’t *really* know that the moon landing wasn’t staged, that 9/11 wasn’t an inside job, or that aliens didn’t build the pyramids. Don’t encourage people to believe stupid conspiracies.
So Rubio was, apparently, unable to relay this message to trump before trump had already threatened Ukraine with severe consequences if they didn’t accept it. Cool.
Republican Senator Mike Rounds said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a call to senators, confirmed the so-called 28-point “peace plan” was actually a Russian wishlist and is “not the administration’s position”. Nor is there any threat to cut off weapons or intelligence to Ukraine.
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So Rubio was, apparently, unable to relay this message to trump before trump had already threatened Ukraine with severe consequences if they didn’t accept it. Cool.
“We agreed to try to intentionally make things worse for ordinary people. In the republicans’ case this was an end in itself, and in mine it was bc I wanted to make normie democrats sad. But the outcomes were what was important.”
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“We agreed to try to intentionally make things worse for ordinary people. In the republicans’ case this was an end in itself, and in mine it was bc I wanted to make normie democrats sad. But the outcomes were what was important.”
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Trump after that one hour private meeting
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump after that one hour private meeting
Yes, this. I don’t think Mamdani is doing anything inappropriate; he’s doing politics, and Trump is threatening to cutoff funding for NYC! So if you’d scream at Whitmer for showing up in the WH to try to advocate for MI but fine w this then you’re being a hypocrite.
I think Mamdani is doing what he has to for his voters by charming the pants off Donald Trump, and I'm glad he's got the natural charisma to do it, but I do want to point out that people would absolutely savage Whitmer or Shapiro for doing the same
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Yes, this. I don’t think Mamdani is doing anything inappropriate; he’s doing politics, and Trump is threatening to cutoff funding for NYC! So if you’d scream at Whitmer for showing up in the WH to try to advocate for MI but fine w this then you’re being a hypocrite.