Testudo Aubrei
@ritterteufeltod.bsky.social
Queer Episcopalian thirty something. History, theology, trees, heavy metal.
Soc-Dem Left-Lib I guess, with a soft spot for anarchist thought
Soc-Dem Left-Lib I guess, with a soft spot for anarchist thought
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It’s so cool how the dumbest people on both the left and the right have decided that big companies are responsible for the housing shortage. When Yung Hitler decides to talk about “big corporations” as bad you know that the truth is even worse to address for conservatives.
What is this talking point:
"[we need to] not allow corporations in the Chinese Communist Party to buy entire neighborhoods of single-family homes"
Did he get his anti-corporate and anti-communist talking points jumbled up?
"[we need to] not allow corporations in the Chinese Communist Party to buy entire neighborhoods of single-family homes"
Did he get his anti-corporate and anti-communist talking points jumbled up?
the comments to this Fox News article are so fucking funny, man
literally conservative boomers being like "yeah, fuck Gen Z"
www.foxnews.com/media/nikki-...
literally conservative boomers being like "yeah, fuck Gen Z"
www.foxnews.com/media/nikki-...
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It’s so cool how the dumbest people on both the left and the right have decided that big companies are responsible for the housing shortage. When Yung Hitler decides to talk about “big corporations” as bad you know that the truth is even worse to address for conservatives.
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"Unitary executive" is really "24 year olds in the West Wing tell everyone in the federal government with experience and knowledge what to do at their jobs."
thinking more about this: it is highly ironic that at the same time that it serves as a test case for the "unitary executive," this administration is all but being led by two subordinate officials with no immediate political accountability.
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Unitary executive" is really "24 year olds in the West Wing tell everyone in the federal government with experience and knowledge what to do at their jobs."
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schmitt’s derisive mention of “color revolution” is a good clue as to the nature of his information environment
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
schmitt’s derisive mention of “color revolution” is a good clue as to the nature of his information environment
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a kind of funny thing about this thesis is that it's basically the same as the whole Ygelsias et al. 'moderate on cultural issues to win' thing with the serial numbers filed off. but for some reason this is based economic populism and not pathetic centrist selling out
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
a kind of funny thing about this thesis is that it's basically the same as the whole Ygelsias et al. 'moderate on cultural issues to win' thing with the serial numbers filed off. but for some reason this is based economic populism and not pathetic centrist selling out
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something that has started to crystalize for me about journalistic class solidarity in the Nuzzi scandal and the religious exemption stuff is how the french revolutionaries (the radicals, not the liberal nobles) felt about the nobility
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
something that has started to crystalize for me about journalistic class solidarity in the Nuzzi scandal and the religious exemption stuff is how the french revolutionaries (the radicals, not the liberal nobles) felt about the nobility
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This highlights why I think it's a bad idea to redefine terms, in particular to water down the strongest terms we have.
A main reason prominent figures across the political spectrum are taking the Caribbean boat strikes so seriously is because they don't throw around the term "war crimes" lightly.
A main reason prominent figures across the political spectrum are taking the Caribbean boat strikes so seriously is because they don't throw around the term "war crimes" lightly.
December 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This highlights why I think it's a bad idea to redefine terms, in particular to water down the strongest terms we have.
A main reason prominent figures across the political spectrum are taking the Caribbean boat strikes so seriously is because they don't throw around the term "war crimes" lightly.
A main reason prominent figures across the political spectrum are taking the Caribbean boat strikes so seriously is because they don't throw around the term "war crimes" lightly.
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i get the joke but think people underestimate the number of Christians who want to have sex with Jesus
like, this is a venerable tradition! all the way back through the Middle Ages!
like, this is a venerable tradition! all the way back through the Middle Ages!
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
i get the joke but think people underestimate the number of Christians who want to have sex with Jesus
like, this is a venerable tradition! all the way back through the Middle Ages!
like, this is a venerable tradition! all the way back through the Middle Ages!
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"Restricting the housing supply is a racist project" is definitely the idea but framing it as a corporate-originated problem is the wrong framing
To find the right one, simply attend any discussion on a comprehensive plan update
To find the right one, simply attend any discussion on a comprehensive plan update
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Restricting the housing supply is a racist project" is definitely the idea but framing it as a corporate-originated problem is the wrong framing
To find the right one, simply attend any discussion on a comprehensive plan update
To find the right one, simply attend any discussion on a comprehensive plan update
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a republic with no republican virtues cannot stand
There has to be a term, concept for how the virtues of a free society fall apart in the face of nothing but advertising, soliciting, and propagating, and glorifying vice.
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
a republic with no republican virtues cannot stand
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the layers lmao what a bunch of losers, the riley gaines of academia bsky.app/profile/skye...
she also resigned from the springfield missouri city council amid a campaign to recall her. when she ran for mayor, she lost by 36 points
funny bit of the OU TPUSA bible essay thing that's not being reported on: her mom was a defense lawyer for january 6th defendants. when her client was sentenced to 12 years in prison for attacking police officers she claimed he was a "political prisoner"
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
the layers lmao what a bunch of losers, the riley gaines of academia bsky.app/profile/skye...
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Penalizing a team bc the sideline celebrates too hard is sooooooooooo lame
November 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Penalizing a team bc the sideline celebrates too hard is sooooooooooo lame
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…I find myself rooting for a Commanders touchdown solely bc I want to hear Cris yell Mariota’s name with the lil flourish on his name
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
…I find myself rooting for a Commanders touchdown solely bc I want to hear Cris yell Mariota’s name with the lil flourish on his name
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
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Yep. And there is, by design, no clear successor.
Vance was chosen precisely because the base would never accept him as the next MAGA savior, and the base is already fracturing too quickly for any one faction leader to find a path to uniting the movement.
When he goes: chaos.
Vance was chosen precisely because the base would never accept him as the next MAGA savior, and the base is already fracturing too quickly for any one faction leader to find a path to uniting the movement.
When he goes: chaos.
JP Morgan’s CEO going “we’re not funding the ballroom, the next DOJ will hit us with the book over it” is a pretty big sign that the winds are shifting as far as Trump having a glorious 1000 year reich. I doubt he’ll even make the full four years, and his entourage have their future to pay for it
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Yep. And there is, by design, no clear successor.
Vance was chosen precisely because the base would never accept him as the next MAGA savior, and the base is already fracturing too quickly for any one faction leader to find a path to uniting the movement.
When he goes: chaos.
Vance was chosen precisely because the base would never accept him as the next MAGA savior, and the base is already fracturing too quickly for any one faction leader to find a path to uniting the movement.
When he goes: chaos.
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The core problem is that in a state, something has to be sovereign - in a democracy, it is the people - and you can design and tinker as much as you like but there is no way to design around a loss of virtue in that sovereign entity.
If the people keep elected maniacs, no guardrails can hold.
If the people keep elected maniacs, no guardrails can hold.
one of the things dr schake and i were both wrestling with in this conversation--i think not really conclusively--is how you maintain the norm of civilian supremacy when the civilians are issuing objectively illegal, murderous orders
Neon Liberalism #54: Join Samantha and guest Kori Schake, author of "The State and the Soldier," as they discuss the history of civil-military relations in America—and how that relationship is being pushed to the breaking point. www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberal...
November 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The core problem is that in a state, something has to be sovereign - in a democracy, it is the people - and you can design and tinker as much as you like but there is no way to design around a loss of virtue in that sovereign entity.
If the people keep elected maniacs, no guardrails can hold.
If the people keep elected maniacs, no guardrails can hold.
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I like how every six months or so we get a big "This Obscure Fasicst Thinker Is Key To Understanding The Modern Right" and without fail every one of those is the biggest loser you've ever heard of writing the stupidest articles you've ever read for Racism Monthly
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I like how every six months or so we get a big "This Obscure Fasicst Thinker Is Key To Understanding The Modern Right" and without fail every one of those is the biggest loser you've ever heard of writing the stupidest articles you've ever read for Racism Monthly
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Uhhhhhhhhhhh
Was expecting WAKE UP DEAD MAN to be a fun @rianjohnson.bsky.social mystery flick and it absolutely was but was NOT expecting it to be one of the best movies about the Church that I have ever seen?!
I feel like I knew all those characters. And a sacramental formula brought me tears?!
Was expecting WAKE UP DEAD MAN to be a fun @rianjohnson.bsky.social mystery flick and it absolutely was but was NOT expecting it to be one of the best movies about the Church that I have ever seen?!
I feel like I knew all those characters. And a sacramental formula brought me tears?!
December 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Uhhhhhhhhhhh
Was expecting WAKE UP DEAD MAN to be a fun @rianjohnson.bsky.social mystery flick and it absolutely was but was NOT expecting it to be one of the best movies about the Church that I have ever seen?!
I feel like I knew all those characters. And a sacramental formula brought me tears?!
Was expecting WAKE UP DEAD MAN to be a fun @rianjohnson.bsky.social mystery flick and it absolutely was but was NOT expecting it to be one of the best movies about the Church that I have ever seen?!
I feel like I knew all those characters. And a sacramental formula brought me tears?!
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Did a tent company write this?
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Did a tent company write this?
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Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
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went to college and they tried to “cancel” me because I “can’t read”
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
went to college and they tried to “cancel” me because I “can’t read”
I mean it has to be some golden age stalwart right?
Jimmy Stewart would be solid. So would Bogart. Katherine Hepburn. Or for foreign films Toshiro Mifume. For modern stars maybe Denzel?
Jimmy Stewart would be solid. So would Bogart. Katherine Hepburn. Or for foreign films Toshiro Mifume. For modern stars maybe Denzel?
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I mean it has to be some golden age stalwart right?
Jimmy Stewart would be solid. So would Bogart. Katherine Hepburn. Or for foreign films Toshiro Mifume. For modern stars maybe Denzel?
Jimmy Stewart would be solid. So would Bogart. Katherine Hepburn. Or for foreign films Toshiro Mifume. For modern stars maybe Denzel?
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"The median voter is a bastard, and we need a vanguard party of the decent" is pretty much my stance.
February 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"The median voter is a bastard, and we need a vanguard party of the decent" is pretty much my stance.
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Unscientific vibe shift prediction: wouldn't be surprised if you saw a shift among liberal artists who take politics more seriously/are very tapped into the zeitgeist from "you can't trust THE MAN, who has AN AGENDA" to "you can't trust selfish people who won't cooperate when it's needed"
February 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Unscientific vibe shift prediction: wouldn't be surprised if you saw a shift among liberal artists who take politics more seriously/are very tapped into the zeitgeist from "you can't trust THE MAN, who has AN AGENDA" to "you can't trust selfish people who won't cooperate when it's needed"
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I think the reason that ‘civic duty socialism’, or ‘socialism with small c conservative characteristics’ is having a moment in left of center circles is that the long hangover of the 60s, where the assumption was that the median citizen would be a square too trusting, too patriotic, is finally over.
February 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I think the reason that ‘civic duty socialism’, or ‘socialism with small c conservative characteristics’ is having a moment in left of center circles is that the long hangover of the 60s, where the assumption was that the median citizen would be a square too trusting, too patriotic, is finally over.