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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 35m

Looking at the Cheney news - fucker's dead! - on bluesky, I realized that the five people that Harris was trying to appeal to by becoming besties with the war criminal are on bluesky! The entire demographic. Also, the million or so peeps who hate the bastard are on bluesky.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 42m

Ask an Iraqi if he now seems like a moderate.

rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 43m

It'll be the Kissinger wash, led of course by Democrats big tenting so that the big tent contains the smelly corpse of a war criminal. Clinton, Schumer, the AIPAC squad - the teariness will be heartbreaking - for those who actually want an opposition in the U.S.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 47m

yeah, I remember the woman who voted for Trump 93 percent of the time when she was in the house. A shitty family, and a really shitty war criminal VP.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 48m

Dick Cheney tried pretty hard to be a threat to our republic himself. A piece of shit war criminal who has died way too late for a million Iraqis.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 51m

And in a moment shall be quite abash't.

Sorry you died, motherfucker.

rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 52m

The Lord hath heard, the Lord hath heard my prai'r
My supplication with acceptance fair
The Lord will own, and have me in his keeping.
Mine enemies shall all be blank and dash't
With much confusion; then grow red with shame;
They shall return in hast the way they came

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 53m

I do want everybody to go to heaven. And cast off the blood they shed. But as an earthling: so sweet that the devil finally took Dick Cheney home! In the words of Psalm 6
Ith' mid'st of all mine enemies that mark.
Depart all ye that work iniquitie.
Depart from me, for the voice of my weeping

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 2h

Of all peeps to question other people's names the father of droppsweet and xenobobe and namer of grok is not the one. I'm talking about Elon mucus or whatever here

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 4h

More evidence that a state that regulates and is proud of it and a culture with strong norms about integrity are, like, in synthesis. And a deregulatory culture and cheating, lying and corrupt wealth are also in synch. Wonder why that is? Oh well, I just remembered: the era of big government is over

rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 4h

And I'm pretty sure it was a spite vote against Trump, who said he was a loser. At least, though, McCain had enough backbone to resent an insult. Ted Cruz just oozes through Trump's comments about his murderer father and ugly wife.

rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 4h

What does it mean when the pundit class fucks up? They double down! And so it goes with a revisionist history of the 2024 election. In this one, KH did not parade around with Dick Cheney. The mass desertion of voters into non-voters? Not hearing you! Moderation is divine, and Klein is its prophet!

rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 4h

Did the professional moderates even notice? No. This is because they know the Dem establishment will listen to them - yearning and burning )with their own stock portfolios making buck), for moderation in all things! And thus they chose to make the Dem party pretty much the party of Mitt Romney.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 4h

The shift in the 80s, that came to fruition with Clinton, was all about the D.s. Those triangulating Ds! Meanwhile, in the real world, the Republican party was being changed in its bones, as the most rightwing elements seized the R. party in the one-party South.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 4h

You would think this, of all times, was time for a sit-down with Mamdani. But no! It is the David Remnick - Ezra Klein lovefeast that is on offer. Naturally. A love fest entirely directed towards parasiting the Dem party - naturally, Klein does not direct a word towards making the GOP more moderate.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 4h

The "moderate" loser is the trope of our time. They have grand plans for winning! All depends on big tentness. That they have lost for almost 25 years with this program while non-big tent ultra-rightists win escapes their attention completely. The New Yorker's latest issue is a great example.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 5h

And here's an article about working class people in state legislatures. They comprise all of 2 percent of the total. today.duke.edu/2024/02/less...

Less Than 2 Percent Of State Legislators Are From The Working Class | Duke Today

today.duke.edu

rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 5h

Working class people in Congress? What Congress are you talking about? Here's the list of occupations - I'm having a hard time seeing many working class people. AOC might be about it. www.congress.gov/crs-product/...

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 16h

It is time to start arresting ICE troopers. If they do illegal things, if they use force they are not empowered to use, arrest them. Many of them, all of them who abuse their position.

rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 20h

The real problem with the D.C. industry is that one slips easily from elected post to high paid lobbyist - a swinging door situation that also must be fixed.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 20h

Sure, but I am imagining that any reform of the compensation of the legislature would be holistic and address the lobbyist money. Where once there were norms and integrity, we now have to supply regulations and punishment. Sad, but so it goes.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 22h

Usually, where a figure comes from in the private sector tells you something about what they will do in the public sector. An oilman, elected President, will favor oil. Trump, though: an international resorts guy, has presided over a 14 % downturn in travel here. He's done this on purpose. Weird.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 1d

Limit wealth. Doesn't mean eliminate the rich - we can well afforxd a multi-millionaire class. But democracy is broken if we have a rich class that owns 10000 -20,000x the median household wealth. Bring it down to 300-500x. Or cut it off at around 400 million.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 1d

Also means you have an incentive to increase the fucking median income in your district. Rather than an incentive to take money from lobbyists who will hurt your district.

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rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social · 1d

How many poor people have been running for congress, or are in congress? Is it a significant number? Or is it, hmm, zero?

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