solavattam
@honorabledoofus.bsky.social
Fruit fly handler. Left-liberal. Texas.
“Time passes, people move. Like a river’s flow, it never ends... A childish mind will turn to noble ambition... Young love will become deep affection... The clear water's surface reflects growth...”
“Time passes, people move. Like a river’s flow, it never ends... A childish mind will turn to noble ambition... Young love will become deep affection... The clear water's surface reflects growth...”
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Almost certainly a targeted attack at two people who had basically nothing to do with the moment and would have preferred to be home with their families. Compounded tragedy.
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Almost certainly a targeted attack at two people who had basically nothing to do with the moment and would have preferred to be home with their families. Compounded tragedy.
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man this just fucking sucks
this never should have happened, they never should have been there
this never should have happened, they never should have been there
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
man this just fucking sucks
this never should have happened, they never should have been there
this never should have happened, they never should have been there
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So currencies. Much medium of exchange. Very store of value.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So currencies. Much medium of exchange. Very store of value.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
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I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Does Campbell’s Soup have a bot army on here or what?
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Does Campbell’s Soup have a bot army on here or what?
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Mm-hm to this, especially — (*stares directly at Rep. Ronny Jackson*) — to the second part.
1. I do not think this is going to go well for them, because it is going to be just as clown shoes as everything they've tried to throw at Comey or James
2. "we can go after ex-military congressmembers for things they say in public" is really not a pandora's box the GOP wants opened
2. "we can go after ex-military congressmembers for things they say in public" is really not a pandora's box the GOP wants opened
latest sham investigation just dropped
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Mm-hm to this, especially — (*stares directly at Rep. Ronny Jackson*) — to the second part.
The NYT has this bizarre framing where Mamdani’s stance is what’s “straining” the relationship. Why is the onus on him rather than the event organizers promoting migration to occupied territories, which is illegal under international law?
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The NYT has this bizarre framing where Mamdani’s stance is what’s “straining” the relationship. Why is the onus on him rather than the event organizers promoting migration to occupied territories, which is illegal under international law?
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
David Sachs and all these other rightwing/right-adjacent billionaires in love with tech unironically view the massive ballooning segment of GDP from A.I. capex not as a sign of a deeply fragile and one-dimensional economy, but as a thing that needs to be pumped forever. What can go wrong?
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 11:04 PM
David Sachs and all these other rightwing/right-adjacent billionaires in love with tech unironically view the massive ballooning segment of GDP from A.I. capex not as a sign of a deeply fragile and one-dimensional economy, but as a thing that needs to be pumped forever. What can go wrong?
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Not beating the “America invades countries to grab their oil” allegations
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Not beating the “America invades countries to grab their oil” allegations
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Arrest this Donald fellow for treason
If only Donald Trump could read:
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Arrest this Donald fellow for treason
This administration is just pure id. It would be in their own best interests to not pick these losing fights, but they just can’t help themselves and it will inevitably lead to more embarrassment and a weaker hand farther down the road.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This administration is just pure id. It would be in their own best interests to not pick these losing fights, but they just can’t help themselves and it will inevitably lead to more embarrassment and a weaker hand farther down the road.
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Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
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alas, there's a lot of sanewashing in this piece - even as it expresses frustration in RFK, it treats him as a legitimate, good faith actor in a way that's just not true.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
alas, there's a lot of sanewashing in this piece - even as it expresses frustration in RFK, it treats him as a legitimate, good faith actor in a way that's just not true.
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I feel like 30 percent support for going to war with Venezuela—a terrible idea that nobody has bothered to justify through reason or propaganda—is a pretty good proxy for Trump’s floor of support.
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I feel like 30 percent support for going to war with Venezuela—a terrible idea that nobody has bothered to justify through reason or propaganda—is a pretty good proxy for Trump’s floor of support.
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-Looks at camera to Metroid fandom and why nobody at Nintendo takes them seriously-
One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
-Looks at camera to Metroid fandom and why nobody at Nintendo takes them seriously-
We all had a feeling those accounts were fake. Cool to see we were right.
Musk turned on a feature on X that showed country of origin.
He disabled it a couple hours later when it was revealed how many MAGA accounts aren't in the U.S.
Foreign bot disinformation machines exposed.
Seems like Twitter could have done that feature 15 years ago & we wouldn't be here today.
He disabled it a couple hours later when it was revealed how many MAGA accounts aren't in the U.S.
Foreign bot disinformation machines exposed.
Seems like Twitter could have done that feature 15 years ago & we wouldn't be here today.
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We all had a feeling those accounts were fake. Cool to see we were right.
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Oh my god
There was a guy on here who vehemently objected to being called a tankie and when someone posted a photo of the tanks rolling into Hungary in 1956 replied with "but that was a violent uprising!" 😂
November 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Oh my god
Wallet inspectors love this guy.
Republicans can often sense I have actual values and beliefs while we both realize that Corporate Democrats are following checks and doing whatever their handlers tell them to do.
We can have an actual disagreement based on something tangible rather than just gamesmanship.
We can have an actual disagreement based on something tangible rather than just gamesmanship.
November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Wallet inspectors love this guy.
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Allegations of preferential treatment at Federal Prison Camp Bryan are raising concerns.
Texas prison official 'sick' of being Ghislaine Maxwell's 'b---h'
Allegations of preferential treatment at Federal Prison Camp Bryan are raising concerns.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Allegations of preferential treatment at Federal Prison Camp Bryan are raising concerns.
Now I can only hope she crashes and burns at whatever she tries next so that she fades into memory. Fucking trash person who never would have been elected by a sane electorate.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Now I can only hope she crashes and burns at whatever she tries next so that she fades into memory. Fucking trash person who never would have been elected by a sane electorate.
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something happens to men between the ages of 20 and 35, where silently there is segregation between those who can clearly answer this question and those who cannot
An interesting question to ask yourself is “if a bunch of my friends were rapists, would I know?”
Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
something happens to men between the ages of 20 and 35, where silently there is segregation between those who can clearly answer this question and those who cannot