A.R. Moxon
@juliusgoat.bsky.social
Tremendous slouch. I’ve got poetry in me.
Author of THE REVISIONARIES (2019) and VERY FINE PEOPLE (2024).
He/him.
Author site: armoxon.com
Weekly essays on my free newsletter, The Reframe.
Author of THE REVISIONARIES (2019) and VERY FINE PEOPLE (2024).
He/him.
Author site: armoxon.com
Weekly essays on my free newsletter, The Reframe.
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The Extraordinary Power of Standing For Something
Winning by creating vision in the positive space of shared standards, and expertly negotiating the negative space of shame.
www.the-reframe.com
Today I wrote about Zohran Mamdani's historic win, the energizing power of holding to shared principles of decency, and a taxonomy of the endlessly intertwined relationship between shame and vision. www.the-reframe.com/the-extraord...
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Great reporting and a knockout final line:
“Not long after, as the sun was going down, an SUV with tinted windows and an out-of-state license plate was seen barreling down a nearby street. It was followed closely by three cars, with drivers laying on their horns and whistling.”
“Not long after, as the sun was going down, an SUV with tinted windows and an out-of-state license plate was seen barreling down a nearby street. It was followed closely by three cars, with drivers laying on their horns and whistling.”
At MPR now: Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make ICE agents' jobs as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
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‘Tinted windows and out-of-state plates’: How ICE watchers look for agents in their neighborhoods
Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make their job as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Great reporting and a knockout final line:
“Not long after, as the sun was going down, an SUV with tinted windows and an out-of-state license plate was seen barreling down a nearby street. It was followed closely by three cars, with drivers laying on their horns and whistling.”
“Not long after, as the sun was going down, an SUV with tinted windows and an out-of-state license plate was seen barreling down a nearby street. It was followed closely by three cars, with drivers laying on their horns and whistling.”
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the reason that it's so disturbing when Newsom/Buttigieg/Harris say that they want to force trans ppl out of sports is that it signals that they don't want to fight for trans rights at a time when there is a massive genocidal campaign against trans people. 1
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
the reason that it's so disturbing when Newsom/Buttigieg/Harris say that they want to force trans ppl out of sports is that it signals that they don't want to fight for trans rights at a time when there is a massive genocidal campaign against trans people. 1
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For those keeping track, we are at the sitting member of congress being pepper sprayed by federal agents while trying to protect her constituents stage of fascism.
AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid
"When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed-aside and pepper sprayed."
www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
Video from @repgrijalva on Instagram.
"When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed-aside and pepper sprayed."
www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
Video from @repgrijalva on Instagram.
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
For those keeping track, we are at the sitting member of congress being pepper sprayed by federal agents while trying to protect her constituents stage of fascism.
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The rare presidential administration whose character, efficacy and dignity would automatically increase if everyone in it was replaced with a ten year old.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The rare presidential administration whose character, efficacy and dignity would automatically increase if everyone in it was replaced with a ten year old.
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The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
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One of those. 🙄 "Let's have a calm conversation about the pros and cons of murdering you."
I always think of this incomparable thread/article by @juliusgoat.bsky.social when seeing things like that.
I always think of this incomparable thread/article by @juliusgoat.bsky.social when seeing things like that.
Imagine you have a friend. Let’s call him Rick Reasonable.
Now imagine you have an enemy. Let’s call your enemy Bart B. Oilingwater.
Bart is a real piece of crap. Whenever he sees you, he throws boiling water at you.
www.the-reframe.com/boiling-water/
Now imagine you have an enemy. Let’s call your enemy Bart B. Oilingwater.
Bart is a real piece of crap. Whenever he sees you, he throws boiling water at you.
www.the-reframe.com/boiling-water/
Boiling Water
The corrosive damage cause by forcing people to defend their own lives by debating ideas that have already been defeated.
www.the-reframe.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
One of those. 🙄 "Let's have a calm conversation about the pros and cons of murdering you."
I always think of this incomparable thread/article by @juliusgoat.bsky.social when seeing things like that.
I always think of this incomparable thread/article by @juliusgoat.bsky.social when seeing things like that.
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The damage being done to US science will take a generation to repair, if it is ever repaired at all,
Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli aren't bringing "gold standard science" to the #NIH, they are gutting research slowly but surely. When this time is over, they should be hauled before Congress, and shunned for the rest of their lives. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The damage being done to US science will take a generation to repair, if it is ever repaired at all,
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looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
*SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ROLLBACK
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
My ranking of Star Wars movies
The Return of the Empire
A New Phantom
The Attack of the Jedi
The Clone of the Rise
Porkins
The Last Rise
The Revenge of the Return
The Skywalker Menace
The Pork Awakens
Goodfellas
The Menacer Strikes Back
The Return of the Empire
A New Phantom
The Attack of the Jedi
The Clone of the Rise
Porkins
The Last Rise
The Revenge of the Return
The Skywalker Menace
The Pork Awakens
Goodfellas
The Menacer Strikes Back
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My ranking of Star Wars movies
The Return of the Empire
A New Phantom
The Attack of the Jedi
The Clone of the Rise
Porkins
The Last Rise
The Revenge of the Return
The Skywalker Menace
The Pork Awakens
Goodfellas
The Menacer Strikes Back
The Return of the Empire
A New Phantom
The Attack of the Jedi
The Clone of the Rise
Porkins
The Last Rise
The Revenge of the Return
The Skywalker Menace
The Pork Awakens
Goodfellas
The Menacer Strikes Back
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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"Purity test' ....Party standard-bearers still use the phrase as a slur to trivialize legitimate questions from the left. It’s a petty and defensive move, and it comes across as a refusal to engage with the most obvious and urgent questions facing the country." newrepublic.com/article/2039...
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
When left-leaning Democrats complain about corporate influence, it’s not a “purity test.” It’s a demand for a better politics.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Purity test' ....Party standard-bearers still use the phrase as a slur to trivialize legitimate questions from the left. It’s a petty and defensive move, and it comes across as a refusal to engage with the most obvious and urgent questions facing the country." newrepublic.com/article/2039...
He's presenting this as an indictment on Bluesky, but this is the reaction Mark Cuban should get everywhere.
Bluesky is just a rare place where people who should receive hostile reactions to their very presence receive exactly that.
www.reddit.com/r/BlueskySoc...
Bluesky is just a rare place where people who should receive hostile reactions to their very presence receive exactly that.
www.reddit.com/r/BlueskySoc...
From the BlueskySocial community on Reddit: Mark Cuban Says ‘It Became Pointless’ To Post On Bluesky Due To The Hate He Gets There
Explore this post and more from the BlueskySocial community
www.reddit.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
He's presenting this as an indictment on Bluesky, but this is the reaction Mark Cuban should get everywhere.
Bluesky is just a rare place where people who should receive hostile reactions to their very presence receive exactly that.
www.reddit.com/r/BlueskySoc...
Bluesky is just a rare place where people who should receive hostile reactions to their very presence receive exactly that.
www.reddit.com/r/BlueskySoc...
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You see from the comments here that Cuban probably made the right choice for himself.
He was also using this site before you could limit replies, notifications, and quote posts, which would solve the problem for most people but probably not Cuban, tbh.
He was also using this site before you could limit replies, notifications, and quote posts, which would solve the problem for most people but probably not Cuban, tbh.
From the BlueskySocial community on Reddit: Mark Cuban Says ‘It Became Pointless’ To Post On Bluesky Due To The Hate He Gets There
Explore this post and more from the BlueskySocial community
www.reddit.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
You see from the comments here that Cuban probably made the right choice for himself.
He was also using this site before you could limit replies, notifications, and quote posts, which would solve the problem for most people but probably not Cuban, tbh.
He was also using this site before you could limit replies, notifications, and quote posts, which would solve the problem for most people but probably not Cuban, tbh.
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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the Trump administration is objectively pro-rape
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
the Trump administration is objectively pro-rape
Sneezes say “bless you” to him.
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Sneezes say “bless you” to him.
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When we eventually tip the scales into socialist policy, it’s these chuds whose lives will actually improve the most. They will gain access to better education, healthcare, communication, transportation, etc. Wild that we have to fight them to let us take a pay cut and lift them up.
a man is holding his head with both hands .
Alt: Jackie Chan is holding his head with both hands looking confused.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
When we eventually tip the scales into socialist policy, it’s these chuds whose lives will actually improve the most. They will gain access to better education, healthcare, communication, transportation, etc. Wild that we have to fight them to let us take a pay cut and lift them up.
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A Mexican woman was grabbed by ICE right after a c section.
She was suffering eclampsia and other complications, and her baby was alone in the NICU
They wouldn’t even give her a breast pump
She has a pending visa for victims of violent crimes… and then ICE committed a violent crime against her.
She was suffering eclampsia and other complications, and her baby was alone in the NICU
They wouldn’t even give her a breast pump
She has a pending visa for victims of violent crimes… and then ICE committed a violent crime against her.
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A Mexican woman was grabbed by ICE right after a c section.
She was suffering eclampsia and other complications, and her baby was alone in the NICU
They wouldn’t even give her a breast pump
She has a pending visa for victims of violent crimes… and then ICE committed a violent crime against her.
She was suffering eclampsia and other complications, and her baby was alone in the NICU
They wouldn’t even give her a breast pump
She has a pending visa for victims of violent crimes… and then ICE committed a violent crime against her.
The Supreme Court of the United States is an illegitimate body, and every Democrat should run on negating and replacing it
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The Supreme Court of the United States is an illegitimate body, and every Democrat should run on negating and replacing it
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
We should take it.
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds reut.rs/3MFJWnW
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We should take it.
Playing the "if this were a Democrat" game is tired I know but my God if this were a Democrat it would be the only story we'd hear until 2042. www.thedailybeast.com/don-jrs-fund...
Don Jr.’s Fund to Cash In on $620M Magnet Deal With Pentagon
Never mind that his father views magnets as an almost existential source of confusion, Trump Jr. is on track to benefit from them with the latest contract handed to a company he backs.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Playing the "if this were a Democrat" game is tired I know but my God if this were a Democrat it would be the only story we'd hear until 2042. www.thedailybeast.com/don-jrs-fund...
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Don't know how many different ways I can say these are actual Nazis, minus the bureaucratic skill and esthetics
Trump goes on another racist rant about Somalis: "Ilhan Omar should be thrown the hell out of our country, and most of those people -- they have destroyed Minnesota. It's a hellhole right now. Those Somalians should be out of here. They have destroyed out country ... go back to your own country."
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Don't know how many different ways I can say these are actual Nazis, minus the bureaucratic skill and esthetics