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Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 3h

My Dearest,

Indications are very strong that we shall move tomorrow.

O’er the ramparts their numbers are too many to count. Frogs, bears, and ‘corns as far as the eye can see.

I fear this letter may be my last. Know that if a Pooh should take my life, my last breath will be to whisper your name

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

#WarRavagedChicago

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 3h

My Dearest,

Indications are very strong that we shall move tomorrow.

O’er the ramparts their numbers are too many to count. Frogs, bears, and ‘corns as far as the eye can see.

I fear this letter may be my last. Know that if a Pooh should take my life, my last breath will be to whisper your name

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 3h

I’ll be honest, that’s the bare fucking minimum I would accept from a candidate in a 2028 primary.

I’d be extremely skeptical of a candidate that would even hesitate to get to this answer

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 4h

Not sure I love the implication that a depression for the US is on the table…

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 5h

“Condemn him, for what?”

Andrew Cuomo is the worst man at politics on the planet earth, WTAF?

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5h

Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 5h

(Feel like I have to make this note now. Note: like when I’m complaining about the 4A, this is criticism of the broader SCOTUS and not just the Trump era Roberts Court)

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 5h

Damn! It would be nice if we had some kind of court that sat above all the others that could, like, check when laws maybe conflict with the letter and intent of the constitution.

Alas!

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

It’s more of a “what is a fish” argument than “do tuna have gills” argument

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

But I’m not going inventing fake realities. For the most part we agree on the facts, we’re disagreeing over the semantic definitions and how to categorize those facts

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

When did I suggest you secretly knew I was right?

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

Right, I know that’s your view. But I also think that’s why I perceive a difference in what the OP posted and you don’t.

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

I think the erosion of the 4th amendment, and policies like the long “stop and frisk” policies of NYPD, and the lack of effective civil control over PDs creates a low grade police state (again, I know you disagree with that)

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

See, I think again, there are degrees to this and not a simple binary.

I know you don’t agree with that, but I think we can have a “low grade” police state, that’s still miles ahead of a totalitarian police state

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

Again, I wouldn’t use fascism to describe status quo America, but I would describe status quo policing as a police state (I know you disagree).

But the status quo in America is nothing like that of what the USSR was (or even what modern day Russia is though that is the model Trump wants to emulate)

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

Ah, so you’re just projecting the beliefs of others onto me, and then being upset because I’ve said some things vaguely similar to what those other people say.

Cool! Good basis for a conversation

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

The old USSR was a totalitarian and authoritarian state (far worse than anything we’ve seen in American; bar what Trump would like to install).

It’s collapse was an absolute net good for humanity

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

Why do you think I think nicely of the old USSR?

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

We’ve been talking for at most 10 minutes

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

I’m saying (again, I wouldn’t use the word fascism as the OP did) that Biden supported in a minor way a police state by expanding local police funding.

But I’m saying that’s significantly different than the backing the GOP has for a police state, which is much more federalized and fascist

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

Cool, you just can’t acknowledge that there can be differences in degree or depth. That’s fine.

Have a good evening!

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

"So, they can both be 'backing' it, but it's not *exactly* the same, because the degree of support and depth of support is wildly different."

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 20h

So, Democrats could be backing it to a small degree (which they tend to do), while Republicans could be backing it to a large degree (which they are).

So, they can both be 'backing' it, but it's not *exactly* the same, because the degree of support and depth of support is wildly different.

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

I mean, I wouldn't use the word 'fascist' as the OP did, but the vast majority of centrist and mainstream democrats support and fund a police state.

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 19h

Can you read the words I wrote where I said they literally aren't the same?

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 20h

So, Democrats could be backing it to a small degree (which they tend to do), while Republicans could be backing it to a large degree (which they are).

So, they can both be 'backing' it, but it's not *exactly* the same, because the degree of support and depth of support is wildly different.

Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 20h

"Police state fascism is bigger than Republicans. It's backed by Democrats, just like Republicans." != "Democrats and Republicans are exactly the same"

First, there are other issues on which they are significantly different

Second, the backing of police state fascism is not just a binary attribute