Al Petterson
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Al Petterson
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I do TTRPG, astronomy, inclusion, politics, mathematics, music, economics, history, SF. Python I guess. Dad & grandpa. Him.

Frustrated by stupid. Angered by evil.

Therefore, very frustrated, and very, very angry.
I recommend "Quiet, piggy" as the correct response to your rude senile uncle at Thanksgiving when he starts blathering about how Trump ended ten wars.
I don’t know why, and I don’t want to make a big hairy deal out it so ICE’s Special Media Prosecutor Division doesn’t notice, but People Magazine has been incredibly straightforward with their Trump headlines when he’s being a weird old asshole.

They’re a quiet Facebook behemoth, so this is good.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Basically, the United States ran up until 2024 based on nothing more than the presumption that the administration would not do relentless crimes, and would stop if asked.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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bush v gore is the hinge upon which basically everything awful from the last quarter century swings on
i don't think that bush v. gore is the *worst* ruling in the history of the supreme court, but i do think it is the most openly *corrupt* ruling in its history. a real disgrace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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60 Minutes is doing a story on Trump's crypto corruption tonight. I did a lot of work with them in the background - it's a great team and Scott is genuinely committed to journalism.

Nothing from my interview made the cut - which is disappointing - but so happy they got this past Bari.

Watch.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"It's the Jedi! They've returned!"
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Dawg…
November 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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“Donald Trump blew Bill Clinton” is the new “JD Vance fucks his couch” in that, who cares if it’s true; let’s have fun with it.
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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We could have gotten smarter fascists, who work to boost the economy upon taking office, funneling benefits to their supporters, consolidating power behind the scenes. Instead, they rushed to overt corruption while making even supporters' lives worse.

A lot of pain before they fall, but they will.
I am well aware that they are and will continue to do massive damage to this country

but does it feel like they’re on a glide path to successful authoritarian consolidation anymore? I submit that it does not
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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I think "beholden to corporate interests" misses exactly what makes this issue so hard! If you ask the question: is it good for house prices to go up or down, the answer depends A TON on whether you own a house or not! The majority of most household wealth is in housing. It creates huge distortions
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It's time for the best political alignment charts again!
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sometimes the myopia of "pharma doesn't cure anything, just treats it" approaches a mirror-image of "America is unique because we have a constitution guaranteeing our freedoms" in terms of not understanding that people and governments in other countries exist and can do things for themselves too.
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"I just wouldn't trust anyone who loves Trump around children."
If you know anyone who is still a staunch Trump supporter, even after all this, I would keep them away from any kids this Thanksgiving.
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.

So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Right now, Karoline Leavitt is being coached on how to say “ephebophilia” in the least creepy way possible.
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Roseville CA, cheap phone, aurora.
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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The LEM cannot support three genders for that amount of time!
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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[Ed Harris in Apollo 13 voice] alright. What do we have on this spacecraft that isnt gender.
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Welcome to the resistance (checks notes) (looks down again) (squints face up in disbelief) Donald trump
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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The people mad today were equally mad six months ago when the same thing happened and then forgot it happened mostly. With that said I think the risk for Dems is that the rage persists in an inchoate way that can’t even really be cured, since no one remembers where it came from
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM