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Scott Cory

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Sometimes funny, sometimes thoughtful, makes mistakes. Husband, father, cat and dog dad. Grumpy, old, gay, and many other things: proud of all of 'em. @jscottcory in the Meta ecosystem. scory.blogspot.com

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Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 18h

Nah, that was Scott Brown. Fetterman rode Anthony Bourdain's episode on Western Pennsylvania for all it was worth.

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Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 19h

Trump and his claque are acting to build a cadre of violent, lawless men pledging fealty to Trump and willing to act on his behalf to destabilize the country and protect their misrule.

It's working.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 19h

It's not over for us in DC.

Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 19h

A new court filing from @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social asserts that 2,500 National Guard troops in DC are "operating as a federal military police force in the District."

The AG's suit, which argues the Guard is violating the Posse Comitatus Act, has a hearing Friday.
www.axios.com/local/washin...

National Guard appears to remain in D.C. "indefinitely," says city's AG

Brian Schwalb argues in a new court filing that it appears the troops plan to stay through at least next summer.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 19h

How Spy Magazine's 1980's coverage of Trump didn't percolate up first with his role in "The Apprentice" and again as he clawed his way into being a public political figure is beyond me, let alone the Epstein information.

"PFAS Don" seems like an appropriate sobriquet.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 19h

Also: free speech! /snark

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 19h

Trump has just proved definitively that zoning and historic preservation laws with enforcement are worth the burden they create.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 19h

There's a huge amount of work that's needed to be done to help improve the accountability and transparency of the federal government for the 21st century. But Congress is too busy playing "gotcha" and avoiding doing the work needed to clean up the house.

/rant.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 19h

Oh, exactly this. So did Hilary with the email server. And Sandy Berger and the documents in the socks.

All of those actions were illegal, even if the law was broken.

This is repeated thousands of times a day in *every* administration by politicals who think the law doesn't apply to them.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 20h

For folks whining about a certain white man who chose to run for Senate and is being confronted with a string of bad decisions he made, consider this.

Black men in America can't make any of those mistakes and expect a fair hearing or forgiveness.

Enough said.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 20h

No, intent is *not* part of the law. It should be, IMO, as it's used frequently for defense of people prosecuted under the statutes. (Sandy Berger comes to mind.)

It gets trickier for folks like Chelsea Manning, which was clearly meant as a whistleblower activity (good) but likely did cause harm.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 20h

People can do whatever they want. However, there should be consequences for doing those things that are illegal or show bad judgement.

He's having to deal with those consequences, and doesn't like it.

Too fucking bad.

There are a lot of people deserving of similar FAFO outcomes.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 20h

The lack of self-awareness and self-control is stunning.

Also: the world is not an investment portfolio, and risks have far greater impact than consideration of "will I make or lose money from this?"

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 20h

The question that needs to be asked and answered in an investigation is: did the alleged perpetrator intend to do harm with the classified information, understood as compromising the security of the United States Government and the nation as a whole?

99.999% confident for Bolton, the answer is no.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 20h

This was in my wheelhouse when I was a CIO for a federal agency.

The laws around the misuse of classified information were written a long time ago when a document was most often a piece of paper.

The efforts to update the law and practice haven't been very successful.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 20h

What's equally amazing and disturbing is how easily people who should be able to see through his lies -- the voters in his district -- and with how little they benefit from his service continue to re-elect him.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 20h

There are lots of people who somehow find excuses for both the iconography and behavior of Nazis because it is to them sexually arousing. The dominance and submission inherent in authoritarian cultures and organizations trips switches for some people.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 21h

Their "radical base" of Americans who want affordable health care?

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 21h

Mike Johnson's latest messaging amid the govt shutdown: Dems are "terrified of their radical base" and "decrying this so-called forthcoming health care crisis."

The "so-called crisis" is when 24 million Americans will see the cost of their ACA health care premiums skyrocket on Nov. 1.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 21h

There are basic standards of discernment that you need to demonstrate to qualify for elected and appointed public service.

We've elected and supported the appointment of many of them. They in turn govern and represent us poorly.

Stop doing it, and stop accepting it.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 22h

Diversity is good, despite what some people may say. Neurodiverse people have a place at the political and social table, and we can't be silenced or hidden.

Keep pressing. I will too.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 22h

Turns out that the Republicans are the party of crime -- committing crimes, that is. Just look at their so-called leaders.

It's OK if you're a Republican seems to mean a license to do anything, if you're white and wealthy.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 22h

Shorts and t-shirts for many of the people protesting in DC in mid-October, which is ... unusual.

Bill McKibben among others noted the only protest in the US that attracted more people was the first Earth Day celebration.

No Kings + Save Earth seems like a simple multiplier for participation.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 1d

This is good, and helps frame and center some of issues in brining men out of the manosphere that we're gonna have to confront sooner or later.

Platner, like Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez, brings a measure of humility and willingness to acknowledge their faults and failures. This is a huge threat.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 1d

Just putting it out there that the @washingtonpost.com isn't loading and rendering properly at the moment.

The rest writes itself.

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. Thanks for finding exactly the right words @marisakabas.bsky.social.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

the truth is that this isn't a theocracy and jesus isn't my fucking king

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."

Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 1d

There were also been corrective legislative proposals drafted, and after the Republican blowback following the passage of the ACA and PPA, no Democrats wanted to introduce the corrections.