peppermint.jack
@peppermintjack.bsky.social
starting a fistfight at the family 4th of july bbq by reminding the divorced uncles that trump is a convicted felon
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once you see it it becomes hard to avoid noticing that any time dems make a public comment about something terrible that's happened they never offer any plans to hold the people responsible accountable or to take any action to prevent it from happening again in the future
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A system built to eat people never stops eating people.
The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
February 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
A system built to eat people never stops eating people.
jumping in a time machine so i can tell my past self that The Matrix was right, the late '90s were the peak of american civilization and that All Your Base represented the final era of the internet before it would be hollowed out by oligarchs
25 years ago today, ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US began its worldwide invasion on @newgrounds.com.
February 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
jumping in a time machine so i can tell my past self that The Matrix was right, the late '90s were the peak of american civilization and that All Your Base represented the final era of the internet before it would be hollowed out by oligarchs
senate brain is a terrible affliction causing irreparable harm to one hundred victims every single day
once senate brain takes hold the condition is uncurable; every case is terminal
once senate brain takes hold the condition is uncurable; every case is terminal
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
senate brain is a terrible affliction causing irreparable harm to one hundred victims every single day
once senate brain takes hold the condition is uncurable; every case is terminal
once senate brain takes hold the condition is uncurable; every case is terminal
democrats are gonna be too cowardly to even attempt to hold anyone accountable for what are very obviously war crimes because they're terrified of fox news attacking them as hating the Troops™ (fox news will use this attack against them regardless of what dems actually do)
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
democrats are gonna be too cowardly to even attempt to hold anyone accountable for what are very obviously war crimes because they're terrified of fox news attacking them as hating the Troops™ (fox news will use this attack against them regardless of what dems actually do)
EGM including a pronunciation guide is a nice touch because in 1996 no one had any idea how to say the name Suikoden, when i first heard of this game it was being referred to as SOO-Ko-Den
February 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
EGM including a pronunciation guide is a nice touch because in 1996 no one had any idea how to say the name Suikoden, when i first heard of this game it was being referred to as SOO-Ko-Den
it's been less than a month since the murder of Alex Pretti but for all the urgency from the democratic party's leadership you'd be forgiven for thinking that he & Renee Good were gunned down half a decade ago
February 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
it's been less than a month since the murder of Alex Pretti but for all the urgency from the democratic party's leadership you'd be forgiven for thinking that he & Renee Good were gunned down half a decade ago
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Any Dem that comes in without a plan for court reform will effectively be a lame duck on day 1, who will spend 4 years giving orders to agencies that the Supreme Court tears up and reverses with the help of burrowed right wing bureaucrats.
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Any Dem that comes in without a plan for court reform will effectively be a lame duck on day 1, who will spend 4 years giving orders to agencies that the Supreme Court tears up and reverses with the help of burrowed right wing bureaucrats.
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Democrats seeing the biggest shift against immigration enforcement in U.S. history
February 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Democrats seeing the biggest shift against immigration enforcement in U.S. history
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wealth concentration is already 200% as bad at is was in 2020. think about that
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
wealth concentration is already 200% as bad at is was in 2020. think about that
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AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
every day the united states inches closer to a domestic repeat of the dachau liberation reprisals
33-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia, who has been held in ICE detention for nearly a year, recently suffered a seizure after “malnutrition and poor conditions,” says her attorney.
February 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
every day the united states inches closer to a domestic repeat of the dachau liberation reprisals
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www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE forced starving children to watch them eat thanksgiving.
...
Prosecute everyone. Every single ICE agent. I don't care anymore if you think you're trapped. By saying nothing, you are complicit.
Fuck off. Burn. Live the rest of your life in a cell. Nazis.
ICE forced starving children to watch them eat thanksgiving.
...
Prosecute everyone. Every single ICE agent. I don't care anymore if you think you're trapped. By saying nothing, you are complicit.
Fuck off. Burn. Live the rest of your life in a cell. Nazis.
February 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE forced starving children to watch them eat thanksgiving.
...
Prosecute everyone. Every single ICE agent. I don't care anymore if you think you're trapped. By saying nothing, you are complicit.
Fuck off. Burn. Live the rest of your life in a cell. Nazis.
ICE forced starving children to watch them eat thanksgiving.
...
Prosecute everyone. Every single ICE agent. I don't care anymore if you think you're trapped. By saying nothing, you are complicit.
Fuck off. Burn. Live the rest of your life in a cell. Nazis.
napoleon dunking on england even from the grave
Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
February 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
napoleon dunking on england even from the grave
have a hard time having faith in Indivisible because they'll post graphics like this—an accurate attack on the republican budget!—then turn around and support schumer even as the majority leader gives his support to trump's budget
February 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
have a hard time having faith in Indivisible because they'll post graphics like this—an accurate attack on the republican budget!—then turn around and support schumer even as the majority leader gives his support to trump's budget
we're in primary election season, this is our chance as voters to support the politicians whose views are most aligned with our own
when the general election rolls around maybe then we'll have vote for the compromise nominee but right now is the time to vote for the candidates we like best
when the general election rolls around maybe then we'll have vote for the compromise nominee but right now is the time to vote for the candidates we like best
February 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
we're in primary election season, this is our chance as voters to support the politicians whose views are most aligned with our own
when the general election rolls around maybe then we'll have vote for the compromise nominee but right now is the time to vote for the candidates we like best
when the general election rolls around maybe then we'll have vote for the compromise nominee but right now is the time to vote for the candidates we like best
that's right, once chuck schumer has a majority it's gonna fix everything
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
that's right, once chuck schumer has a majority it's gonna fix everything
the defining trait of the democratic party is a quarter century of failures
they failed to hold anyone accountable for the lies that lead to the iraq war
they failed to hold the banks accountable for wrecking the economy
they failed to punish the insurrectionists who tried to steal the election
they failed to hold anyone accountable for the lies that lead to the iraq war
they failed to hold the banks accountable for wrecking the economy
they failed to punish the insurrectionists who tried to steal the election
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM
the defining trait of the democratic party is a quarter century of failures
they failed to hold anyone accountable for the lies that lead to the iraq war
they failed to hold the banks accountable for wrecking the economy
they failed to punish the insurrectionists who tried to steal the election
they failed to hold anyone accountable for the lies that lead to the iraq war
they failed to hold the banks accountable for wrecking the economy
they failed to punish the insurrectionists who tried to steal the election
the democratic party saw millions of voters in the streets in 2020 but instead of trying to harness that energy they tried to diffuse it as rapidly as possible
now it's happening again
the dem establishment is more concerned with quashing disruption than reforming our broken political system
now it's happening again
the dem establishment is more concerned with quashing disruption than reforming our broken political system
I do think there’s a certain type of Democrat that realizes it’s possible we are dealing with a perfect storm where almost any Democrat will win, and are terrified we might nominate radical candidates who will actually engage in needed change instead of status quo corporate centrist bullshit.
One of the interesting things this time around is just how hollow the whole thing sounds. In the past, people have been able to use the empty concept of electability to anoint and position the person they demanded, but now that Republicans are getting obliterated everywhere, that doesn't work.
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
the democratic party saw millions of voters in the streets in 2020 but instead of trying to harness that energy they tried to diffuse it as rapidly as possible
now it's happening again
the dem establishment is more concerned with quashing disruption than reforming our broken political system
now it's happening again
the dem establishment is more concerned with quashing disruption than reforming our broken political system
during primary season the republican party works very hard to appeal to the conservatives who vote in primaries
during primary season the democratic party works very hard to avoid being seen as caving in to the liberals who vote in primaries
during primary season the democratic party works very hard to avoid being seen as caving in to the liberals who vote in primaries
February 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM
during primary season the republican party works very hard to appeal to the conservatives who vote in primaries
during primary season the democratic party works very hard to avoid being seen as caving in to the liberals who vote in primaries
during primary season the democratic party works very hard to avoid being seen as caving in to the liberals who vote in primaries
hey remember when schumer & jeffries were easing off of some their legislative demands in exchange for the white house forcing noem to resign?
huh
i wonder what ever happened to that
huh
i wonder what ever happened to that
February 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
hey remember when schumer & jeffries were easing off of some their legislative demands in exchange for the white house forcing noem to resign?
huh
i wonder what ever happened to that
huh
i wonder what ever happened to that
anyone who was paying any attention at all to politics in the 2000s should recognize that gavin newsom is just a sleazier, more privileged version of john edwards
February 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
anyone who was paying any attention at all to politics in the 2000s should recognize that gavin newsom is just a sleazier, more privileged version of john edwards
you can identify the dems who would have failed presidencies—ie., would fail to hold our current fascists accountable—by observing how they treat the most marginalized groups
any dem who isn't defending trans people, palestinians, etc., is a dem who won't pursue punishing the fascists
any dem who isn't defending trans people, palestinians, etc., is a dem who won't pursue punishing the fascists
a newsom presidency would, at best, be biden redux: some modestly good policies for a few yrs combined with a complete abdication of the necessary work of stomping out the fascist movement, thereby paving the way for them to sweep back into power more dangerous than ever
February 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
you can identify the dems who would have failed presidencies—ie., would fail to hold our current fascists accountable—by observing how they treat the most marginalized groups
any dem who isn't defending trans people, palestinians, etc., is a dem who won't pursue punishing the fascists
any dem who isn't defending trans people, palestinians, etc., is a dem who won't pursue punishing the fascists
i think the implicit divide between the "you must enthusiastically support newsom if he's the nominee" types vs us who view him with intense skepticism is the gap between believing trump & fascism will be defeated simply by putting a dem back in the white house vs seeing a need for Reconstruction 2
February 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
i think the implicit divide between the "you must enthusiastically support newsom if he's the nominee" types vs us who view him with intense skepticism is the gap between believing trump & fascism will be defeated simply by putting a dem back in the white house vs seeing a need for Reconstruction 2
Woke 2 is gonna put Lina Khan back in charge of the FTC but this time we're giving her an air wing
the people clamor for the return of lina khan
February 15, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Woke 2 is gonna put Lina Khan back in charge of the FTC but this time we're giving her an air wing
bring back full-sized keyboards
February 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
bring back full-sized keyboards