Ghost Against the Machine
@gandalfgreyhame.bsky.social
Amateur thinker. Lover of humanity, humor, science, life. he/him
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The trump regime is setting up official agency accounts here on BlueSky, and they’re dragging their MAGA trolls with them. Block liberally.
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The trump regime is setting up official agency accounts here on BlueSky, and they’re dragging their MAGA trolls with them. Block liberally.
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DOJ is basically arguing in Court that if the President "determines" that literal martians have landed from Mars and are attacking the United States, Trump can invoke any emergency power he wants and the judiciary can't question it.
October 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
DOJ is basically arguing in Court that if the President "determines" that literal martians have landed from Mars and are attacking the United States, Trump can invoke any emergency power he wants and the judiciary can't question it.
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Perry is back on the bench.
As we wait for Judge April Perry to rule, here's my full story from this morning's extraordinary hearing, for @wttw.bsky.social:
Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of Reasoning Behind National Guard Deployment in Illinois During Ongoing Hearing
Lawyers for the Department of Justice told U.S. District Court Judge April Perry the president deployed the National Guard because “levels of violence against federal law enforcement executing their l...
news.wttw.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Perry is back on the bench.
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Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.
October 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.
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great article. one thing i will add, i think, is how for many libs the election was a traumatic event. they deeply believed that it "should not be close", that democrats should *obviously* run away with it, and the fact we didn't must mean americans just LOVE trump's policies
my latest is expanding on the observation that your view of the politics of opposition to the administration depend largely on your view of the election (gift link)
Opinion | Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
great article. one thing i will add, i think, is how for many libs the election was a traumatic event. they deeply believed that it "should not be close", that democrats should *obviously* run away with it, and the fact we didn't must mean americans just LOVE trump's policies
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Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Seems important and relevant.
9-0 SCOTUS ruling from last year:
“Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.”
“Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.”
September 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Seems important and relevant.
Too accurate
Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Too accurate
She's in big trouble. 😂
he's going to try to figure out who Sue A Sponte is and see if he can fire her
September 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
She's in big trouble. 😂
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Franklin uttered the phrase on this very date (September 17), the last day of the Constitutional Convention, in 1787
"A republic, if you can keep it"
-- Benjamin Franklin
-- Benjamin Franklin
September 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Franklin uttered the phrase on this very date (September 17), the last day of the Constitutional Convention, in 1787
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Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
September 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov's take on Kirk is the correct one:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
On point. So glad Democrats are saying this.
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
On point. So glad Democrats are saying this.
September 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov's take on Kirk is the correct one:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
On point. So glad Democrats are saying this.
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
On point. So glad Democrats are saying this.
Devastating
NEW: A devastating before and after montage of Rasheed Street in Gaza City.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
September 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Devastating
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The real theme of the last 5 years of discourse is that liberalism sucks because it didn't solve all of our problems, many to most of which were caused by not enough liberalism existing. This is a great example
July 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The real theme of the last 5 years of discourse is that liberalism sucks because it didn't solve all of our problems, many to most of which were caused by not enough liberalism existing. This is a great example
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Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
WASHINGTON—Facing mounting backlash from his MAGA base over his perceived ties to the Jeffrey Epstein case, President Donald Trump reportedly encouraged his supporters Monday to simply move on from so...
theonion.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
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I'm going to re-up this.
Lisa Murkowski just gave a two-minute, unintentional master-class in why the GOP of the MAGA era will be studied forever in chronicles of cowardice.
These are the two minutes she should be remembered for.
(She could have stopped this bill.)
Lisa Murkowski just gave a two-minute, unintentional master-class in why the GOP of the MAGA era will be studied forever in chronicles of cowardice.
These are the two minutes she should be remembered for.
(She could have stopped this bill.)
Wow. Please, PLEASE watch this two-minute video.
In which Lisa Murkowski, in a self-pitying way, admits to being everything that is wrong with the politics of this moment.
In which Lisa Murkowski, in a self-pitying way, admits to being everything that is wrong with the politics of this moment.
Sen. Murkowski admits Trump's budget bill is harmful after she folded and voted yes on it:
"I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans that are not going to be advantaged by this bill"
"I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans that are not going to be advantaged by this bill"
July 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I'm going to re-up this.
Lisa Murkowski just gave a two-minute, unintentional master-class in why the GOP of the MAGA era will be studied forever in chronicles of cowardice.
These are the two minutes she should be remembered for.
(She could have stopped this bill.)
Lisa Murkowski just gave a two-minute, unintentional master-class in why the GOP of the MAGA era will be studied forever in chronicles of cowardice.
These are the two minutes she should be remembered for.
(She could have stopped this bill.)
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"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
June 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
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Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.
June 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.
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Chicago congresswoman @repdeliaramirez hands Kristi Noem a letter of resignation and encourages her to use it 👀
June 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Chicago congresswoman @repdeliaramirez hands Kristi Noem a letter of resignation and encourages her to use it 👀
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ICE fled the scene after ramming a car in Boyle Heights!
ABC-7 in L.A. reporting what police said. They're saying there was an incident involving "a federal agent."
"They fled the scene." "Hollenbeck Division is even saying they're investigating this, possibly as an assault with a deadly weapon."
ABC-7 in L.A. reporting what police said. They're saying there was an incident involving "a federal agent."
"They fled the scene." "Hollenbeck Division is even saying they're investigating this, possibly as an assault with a deadly weapon."
June 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
ICE fled the scene after ramming a car in Boyle Heights!
ABC-7 in L.A. reporting what police said. They're saying there was an incident involving "a federal agent."
"They fled the scene." "Hollenbeck Division is even saying they're investigating this, possibly as an assault with a deadly weapon."
ABC-7 in L.A. reporting what police said. They're saying there was an incident involving "a federal agent."
"They fled the scene." "Hollenbeck Division is even saying they're investigating this, possibly as an assault with a deadly weapon."
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Judge in the lower federal courts are trying to play a role that are not used to, trying to wake up the public to what's going on, while remaining true to their constitutional role.
NEW: I analyzed nearly 300 federal cases involving the Trump administration. Federal judges—across the political spectrum—are using language I’ve never seen before. One called government actions “unconscionable.” Another quoted Kafka. They’re begging us to pay attention.
Federal Judges Are Begging Us to Pay Attention
A Data-Driven Analysis of nearly 300 Federal Cases Reveals Judges Quoting Kafka and Warning of Democracy in Peril
open.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Judge in the lower federal courts are trying to play a role that are not used to, trying to wake up the public to what's going on, while remaining true to their constitutional role.
"Not one to be deterred by generally accepted silences"
When Women Were Dragons
@kellybarnhill.bsky.social dropping lines in her book that everyone should read.
When Women Were Dragons
@kellybarnhill.bsky.social dropping lines in her book that everyone should read.
June 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Not one to be deterred by generally accepted silences"
When Women Were Dragons
@kellybarnhill.bsky.social dropping lines in her book that everyone should read.
When Women Were Dragons
@kellybarnhill.bsky.social dropping lines in her book that everyone should read.