Wilmer Rojas-Buendía
@thelastbuendia.bsky.social
I'm coming from the Bad Place, and I like it better here.
Occasionally, I write stuff:
https://thebuendiapost.substack.com/
Occasionally, I write stuff:
https://thebuendiapost.substack.com/
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The ‘polarisation narrative’ simplifies complex issues by constructing a spectrum where good should be found in the middle of diametrically opposed political positions
New preprint article by @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I
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www.researchgate.net/publication/...
New preprint article by @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I
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www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) A critique of the polarisation narrative: Expanding the limits of democracy, parties and political participation
PDF | To cite: Roch J, Balinhas, D and Mondon A (2025) 'A critique of the polarisation narrative: Expanding the limits of democracy, parties and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The ‘polarisation narrative’ simplifies complex issues by constructing a spectrum where good should be found in the middle of diametrically opposed political positions
New preprint article by @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I
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www.researchgate.net/publication/...
New preprint article by @juanroch.bsky.social, @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social and I
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www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Here's the plan: Simply assume that there's a well-functioning market for health insurance and then let people buy insurance in that imaginary market.
Dr Oz: "If you had a check in the mail, you could buy the insurance you thought was best for you"
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Here's the plan: Simply assume that there's a well-functioning market for health insurance and then let people buy insurance in that imaginary market.
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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Yes, sadly it is real.
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yes, sadly it is real.
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So depressing that any political issue in this country is either about immigration or is blamed on immigration. We need someone with a voice brave enough to call this out for what it is; hysteria, deflection of blame and good old fashioned racism. Shame on any party or person involved.
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
So depressing that any political issue in this country is either about immigration or is blamed on immigration. We need someone with a voice brave enough to call this out for what it is; hysteria, deflection of blame and good old fashioned racism. Shame on any party or person involved.
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
Nowadays, everyone's a critic. But this Pope is a rather good one.
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Nowadays, everyone's a critic. But this Pope is a rather good one.
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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Get white men to understand they have an identity and have done nothing but talk to us about their identities and how to politically and culturally accommodate their identities for all of history challenge: impossible
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Get white men to understand they have an identity and have done nothing but talk to us about their identities and how to politically and culturally accommodate their identities for all of history challenge: impossible
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Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
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14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
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November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
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14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
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MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
I subscribe to this feeling.
sometimes being an atheist really sucks bc i want so many people to burn in hell
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I subscribe to this feeling.
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This has gotten lost: Abigail Spanberger won big after vowing to RESCIND Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing local cooperation with ICE and voting AGAINST the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act. Yet she gained bigly with working class.
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This has gotten lost: Abigail Spanberger won big after vowing to RESCIND Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing local cooperation with ICE and voting AGAINST the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act. Yet she gained bigly with working class.
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
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Day 295
Yesterday the UK stopped sharing certain intelligence with America.
They think, like many of us, that murdering people in boats is illegal.
The UN stated that it amounted to extra judicial executions.
America is becoming a pariah state.
Think about that
You are all caught up.
Yesterday the UK stopped sharing certain intelligence with America.
They think, like many of us, that murdering people in boats is illegal.
The UN stated that it amounted to extra judicial executions.
America is becoming a pariah state.
Think about that
You are all caught up.
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Day 295
Yesterday the UK stopped sharing certain intelligence with America.
They think, like many of us, that murdering people in boats is illegal.
The UN stated that it amounted to extra judicial executions.
America is becoming a pariah state.
Think about that
You are all caught up.
Yesterday the UK stopped sharing certain intelligence with America.
They think, like many of us, that murdering people in boats is illegal.
The UN stated that it amounted to extra judicial executions.
America is becoming a pariah state.
Think about that
You are all caught up.
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A normal reaction to today's news, dear Nancy, would be to express shock and horror at the significant possibility that the president of the United States is a child molester.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A normal reaction to today's news, dear Nancy, would be to express shock and horror at the significant possibility that the president of the United States is a child molester.
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Musk and others on the far right are obsessed with things like Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons because they see fantasy worlds as reinforcing their own beliefs about immutable hierarchies of race, gender, and by extension morality www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Musk and others on the far right are obsessed with things like Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons because they see fantasy worlds as reinforcing their own beliefs about immutable hierarchies of race, gender, and by extension morality www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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So Trump says he has to “bring in” foreign talent because American workers don’t have it. I also notice he says “No YOU don’t have it, instead of WE, Americas President is a literal foreign agent
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
So Trump says he has to “bring in” foreign talent because American workers don’t have it. I also notice he says “No YOU don’t have it, instead of WE, Americas President is a literal foreign agent
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Mike Johnson refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 7 weeks after she won her election by about 40 points. Mitch McConnell refused to give Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, even a hearing for most of a year. Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocked all military nominations for 10 months /
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Mike Johnson refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 7 weeks after she won her election by about 40 points. Mitch McConnell refused to give Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, even a hearing for most of a year. Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocked all military nominations for 10 months /
This article is from May 2023. The situation hasn't changed. If anything, it has become worse: "Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it."
tinyurl.com/4jnfkmyw
tinyurl.com/4jnfkmyw
The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won.
The sociologist Matthew Desmond believes that being poor is different in the U.S. than in other rich countries.
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This article is from May 2023. The situation hasn't changed. If anything, it has become worse: "Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it."
tinyurl.com/4jnfkmyw
tinyurl.com/4jnfkmyw
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The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
What outcome do the eight Dem defectors expect from giving Republicans yet another tool to subvert the state, erode trust in government, and cash in while doing it?
abcnews.go.com/Politics/pro...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/pro...
Provision in government funding bill allows senators to sue over secretly obtained phone records
Government funding bill includes provision that would create pathway for senators to sue the government if their phone records are investigated without their notice.
abcnews.go.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
What outcome do the eight Dem defectors expect from giving Republicans yet another tool to subvert the state, erode trust in government, and cash in while doing it?
abcnews.go.com/Politics/pro...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/pro...
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.