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From a small spark, kindled in America, a flame has arisen[.] Man ...discovers…that the strength and powers of despotism consist wholly in the fear of resisting it, and that, in order to be free, it is sufficient that he wills it. -Thomas Paine

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · Apr 2

It just keeps rolling in my head over and over again.

"'Cause fuck it! And fuck all of you! And the clown told me he could do it! Maybe it'll be great! And cool!"

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What Undecided Voters Look Like To Everyone Else

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 3h

*cough*NYT*cough*

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 4h

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 6h

Here’s the thing. We still have the power (probably) to say that this image must not be what America is. We still have the power to say “fuck no, we refuse to allow this to be what the streets of America look like.” Attend a “No Kings” rally this Saturday. And then vote in 2026.

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 4h

You seem to lack faith in the sincerity of the conservative justices' originalism.

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 4h

I am all for buying Antifa outfits from Amazon as long as Trump finds out. Bezos is basically the Mikhail Khodorkovsky of this piece: the oligarch who's dutiful shows of allegiance and bribes come too late to appease the Leader's greed and paranoia, making him the perfect object lesson.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 5h

Remember the thousands of "guy in a diner" stories about "economic anxiety" as the main force behind MAGA-ism?

Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 20h

This is disgusting. And I can GUARANTEE you that lots of dumps are going to come out about lots of Republican electeds who are way too close to the people in these texts. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 4h

No one in the press pool called him out on it, did they?

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 4h

You sure wouldn't have known it if you were listening to MSM outlets talk about the economy at the time.

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 4h

And while the war didn't actually end right then, it did apparently drive Richard Nixon insane.

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 5h

They sure have done a great job of making it harder for the even the most coopted and servile MSM outlets to ignore it. Not to mention local news. Quite the conundrum for Sinclair stations.

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NoeKai @noekai2013.bsky.social · 7h

i saw someone post this, hope this helps.

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 22h

I have scaled way back on Amazon since he turned the Post into semi-official state media, but imagine what would happen if Trump learned that Amazon was a leading supplier of Antifa-Frog outfits on social media.

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 22h

I keep thinking of the probably apocryphal claim that the first pornographic Daguerreotype was taken a week after the first Daguerreotype. See also "cave paintings." It's what we do. That and claim to be upset about it.

But I don't want to think what the AI's will make of it when they wake up.

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 22h

But Biden, amirite? Thank goodness the Very Smart and Serious People saved us from that.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump to Milei: "Do you need any Tomahawks in Argentina? You need them for your opposition, I guess, because in this country they use Tomahawks on the opposition. I don't do that. I'm much nicer. The Democrats would use them if they had the chance. They're sick people."

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 22h

He would have to be even more demented than I think he is to let that woman out of his power.

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 22h

So where are they getting all these adult-size inflatable frog costumes?

Asking for a friend.

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 23h

I don't know why or how Fox was not on either side of an either/or list, but unless it's just an error, I am as close to 100% certain as inductive logic can make one that the reason will turn out to be vastly more corrupt and dangerous than anything I am capable of imagining.

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 23h

So weird how none of these New Look editorials are signed.

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 23h

But gosh, whatever made Fox equate two of the nation's leading public intellectuals with a white rich kid who shitposts on a Patreon?

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 1d

One of the most sickening things about this story is Politico putting on a "shocked, shocked" act that would have made Louis Renault gag. Oh no. Casual virulent racism and misogyny among rich white Republicans? Inconceivable.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 1d

Dammit, where *is* my shocked face? God, this thing I do of just putting things down anywhere and not remembering where when I need them again is just maddening. I'll bet everyone else who ever knew a CR already has theirs on.

Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 1d

The chat offers an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 1d

That's more than the Times would do.

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 1d

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Quote from news story: "King was visibly emotional in court, sobbing at times, and after the 14-ear sentence was announced, he even looked at the prosecution whispering "Why?"

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 1d

Wait, am I to understand that Medicare fraud is a crime?

NCSteve @ncsteve.bsky.social · 1d

In legal parlance "Motioning"="gesturing" and a "motion" is a thing. The party seeking a court order ("relief") is "the movant" who moves ("move," "moved," "is/am/are moving") for relief by orally "making" or filing a written "motion," the record of the relief sought and supporting argument.