Atticus
@atticuspund.bsky.social
Husband, father, immigrant, liberal, believer in science, observer of facts, and prone to outbursts of sarcasm. I'd rather learn from other peoples' mistakes.
Saorfaimid sinn féin ón gcos ar bolg.
Saorfaimid sinn féin ón gcos ar bolg.
On the other hand, sharing increases awareness and expands your opportunities for new subscribers, no?
I cannot afford to subscribe to all (very good) sources of information. But I'll be sure not to re-post anything from you in the future.
I cannot afford to subscribe to all (very good) sources of information. But I'll be sure not to re-post anything from you in the future.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
On the other hand, sharing increases awareness and expands your opportunities for new subscribers, no?
I cannot afford to subscribe to all (very good) sources of information. But I'll be sure not to re-post anything from you in the future.
I cannot afford to subscribe to all (very good) sources of information. But I'll be sure not to re-post anything from you in the future.
The New American Judicial System:
We only need to suspect you of a crime and we can kill you.
And we never need to explain or justify our actions.
How long before this judicial doctrine becomes domestic?
We only need to suspect you of a crime and we can kill you.
And we never need to explain or justify our actions.
How long before this judicial doctrine becomes domestic?
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The New American Judicial System:
We only need to suspect you of a crime and we can kill you.
And we never need to explain or justify our actions.
How long before this judicial doctrine becomes domestic?
We only need to suspect you of a crime and we can kill you.
And we never need to explain or justify our actions.
How long before this judicial doctrine becomes domestic?
Because the United States Supreme Court chooses to ignore 90 years of precedent to establish and entrench the doctrine of authoritarianism. Pretty soon, no-one will show up to vote in Congressional elections. Congress is pantomime.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Supreme Court Signals It Backs Trump’s Firing of Agency Leaders
The US Supreme Court signaled it’s poised to give the president control over potentially dozens of traditionally independent federal agencies as the court’s dominant conservative wing cast doubt on a ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Because the United States Supreme Court chooses to ignore 90 years of precedent to establish and entrench the doctrine of authoritarianism. Pretty soon, no-one will show up to vote in Congressional elections. Congress is pantomime.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Nor has he ever had an IQ of 185, I suspect.
December 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Nor has he ever had an IQ of 185, I suspect.
The American Right must be so proud of themselves right now.
Deporting three year olds and pardoning Cocaine traffickers.
Because three year olds are the real criminals!
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Deporting three year olds and pardoning Cocaine traffickers.
Because three year olds are the real criminals!
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump officially pardons ex-Honduran president of drug trafficking conviction
The president has framed the case as yet another example of overreach from the administration of Joe Biden.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The American Right must be so proud of themselves right now.
Deporting three year olds and pardoning Cocaine traffickers.
Because three year olds are the real criminals!
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Deporting three year olds and pardoning Cocaine traffickers.
Because three year olds are the real criminals!
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
So the farmers can get welfare as compensation for a financial burden entirely created by the tRump administration BUT...
Poor people have their benefits cut. Children have their benefits cut. Medicaid for the needy gets cut.
That's called "buying the vote", in my mind.
Poor people have their benefits cut. Children have their benefits cut. Medicaid for the needy gets cut.
That's called "buying the vote", in my mind.
December 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So the farmers can get welfare as compensation for a financial burden entirely created by the tRump administration BUT...
Poor people have their benefits cut. Children have their benefits cut. Medicaid for the needy gets cut.
That's called "buying the vote", in my mind.
Poor people have their benefits cut. Children have their benefits cut. Medicaid for the needy gets cut.
That's called "buying the vote", in my mind.
Yes, those Europeans don't understand that affordability means higher prices for gas and electricity.
French power prices sank to zero as unseasonably warm weather cut demand for heating, while strong wind and nuclear generation flooded the grid.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
French power prices sank to zero as unseasonably warm weather cut demand for heating, while strong wind and nuclear generation flooded the grid.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
French Power Prices Tumble to Zero as Warm Weather Dents Demand
French power prices sank to zero as unseasonably warm weather cut demand for heating, while strong wind and nuclear generation flooded the grid.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yes, those Europeans don't understand that affordability means higher prices for gas and electricity.
French power prices sank to zero as unseasonably warm weather cut demand for heating, while strong wind and nuclear generation flooded the grid.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
French power prices sank to zero as unseasonably warm weather cut demand for heating, while strong wind and nuclear generation flooded the grid.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
One thing we can all agree on is that members of the tRump administration will adopt whatever groupthink is appropriate for the moment. These seeming contradictions are not an embarrassment for them. Rather, it's expected of them.
Hegseth epitomizes this behavior.
Hegseth epitomizes this behavior.
December 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
One thing we can all agree on is that members of the tRump administration will adopt whatever groupthink is appropriate for the moment. These seeming contradictions are not an embarrassment for them. Rather, it's expected of them.
Hegseth epitomizes this behavior.
Hegseth epitomizes this behavior.
The last time I cared what Kelsey Grammar had to say was ...
NEVER!!!
Why do these fawning, self-congratulating sycophants, think their roles as entertainers confer on them some deep-rooted insight that we mere mortals should feel privileged to be enlightened by? He can FATWO
NEVER!!!
Why do these fawning, self-congratulating sycophants, think their roles as entertainers confer on them some deep-rooted insight that we mere mortals should feel privileged to be enlightened by? He can FATWO
December 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The last time I cared what Kelsey Grammar had to say was ...
NEVER!!!
Why do these fawning, self-congratulating sycophants, think their roles as entertainers confer on them some deep-rooted insight that we mere mortals should feel privileged to be enlightened by? He can FATWO
NEVER!!!
Why do these fawning, self-congratulating sycophants, think their roles as entertainers confer on them some deep-rooted insight that we mere mortals should feel privileged to be enlightened by? He can FATWO
tRump will probably pardon them
December 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
tRump will probably pardon them
So Hegseth is now saying this is a tRump decision!
Hmmm! I wonder who will blame whom, next!
Hmmm! I wonder who will blame whom, next!
December 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
So Hegseth is now saying this is a tRump decision!
Hmmm! I wonder who will blame whom, next!
Hmmm! I wonder who will blame whom, next!
It's the new American Greatness. Fuck the weak, Fuck the poor. The rich will inherit the earth (while tightly clutching their bibles desperately searching for quotes to placate the downtrodden.)
"The more you suffer on this earth, the richer your reward in Heaven", comes to mind.
WTF!
"The more you suffer on this earth, the richer your reward in Heaven", comes to mind.
WTF!
December 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It's the new American Greatness. Fuck the weak, Fuck the poor. The rich will inherit the earth (while tightly clutching their bibles desperately searching for quotes to placate the downtrodden.)
"The more you suffer on this earth, the richer your reward in Heaven", comes to mind.
WTF!
"The more you suffer on this earth, the richer your reward in Heaven", comes to mind.
WTF!
When Putin thinks that America is doing the right thing you know we aren't!!!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
When Putin thinks that America is doing the right thing you know we aren't!!!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Tom Cotton went to Harvard Law School. He should go back and read the Posse Comitatus Act signed into law on June 18, 1878 and updated in 1956, 1981 and 2021.
He should be ashamed of himself... but he's not. and the USSC says the President can ignore the law.
WTF America? We're next.
He should be ashamed of himself... but he's not. and the USSC says the President can ignore the law.
WTF America? We're next.
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Tom Cotton went to Harvard Law School. He should go back and read the Posse Comitatus Act signed into law on June 18, 1878 and updated in 1956, 1981 and 2021.
He should be ashamed of himself... but he's not. and the USSC says the President can ignore the law.
WTF America? We're next.
He should be ashamed of himself... but he's not. and the USSC says the President can ignore the law.
WTF America? We're next.
Should be called the piss prize.
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Should be called the piss prize.
Well if we can simply allow ourselves to imagine nefarious intentions by looking at someone, it could be that Cotton is planning to rob a bank so we should arrest him, and make him prove himself innocent?
The new American Justice. Kill people you assume are criminals and don't ask questions later.
The new American Justice. Kill people you assume are criminals and don't ask questions later.
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Well if we can simply allow ourselves to imagine nefarious intentions by looking at someone, it could be that Cotton is planning to rob a bank so we should arrest him, and make him prove himself innocent?
The new American Justice. Kill people you assume are criminals and don't ask questions later.
The new American Justice. Kill people you assume are criminals and don't ask questions later.
If a secret cabal exists within the US government, these guys would likely be members.
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If a secret cabal exists within the US government, these guys would likely be members.
Disavowing knowledge is a convenient mechanism for side-stepping inconvenient truths.
They're not ignorant; they're disingenuous.
They're not ignorant; they're disingenuous.
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Disavowing knowledge is a convenient mechanism for side-stepping inconvenient truths.
They're not ignorant; they're disingenuous.
They're not ignorant; they're disingenuous.
People may have left the Democratic Party to send a message. It doesn't mean they've ceased to be Liberal nor that they've lost their moral compass.
The Democratic Party needs to clean house.
The Democratic Party needs to clean house.
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
People may have left the Democratic Party to send a message. It doesn't mean they've ceased to be Liberal nor that they've lost their moral compass.
The Democratic Party needs to clean house.
The Democratic Party needs to clean house.
Smacks of Desperation!
That's like a kindergarten participation award. He'll probably keep it on his oval desk to show off to visiting dignitaries.
Making America look more foolish with every passing day.
That's like a kindergarten participation award. He'll probably keep it on his oval desk to show off to visiting dignitaries.
Making America look more foolish with every passing day.
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Smacks of Desperation!
That's like a kindergarten participation award. He'll probably keep it on his oval desk to show off to visiting dignitaries.
Making America look more foolish with every passing day.
That's like a kindergarten participation award. He'll probably keep it on his oval desk to show off to visiting dignitaries.
Making America look more foolish with every passing day.
Makes me want to start figuring out how to avoid paying taxes!
They're using my taxes (and yours) for this instead of Universal Healthcare, and they're aided and abetted by corrupt Judicial and Political Systems.
They're using my taxes (and yours) for this instead of Universal Healthcare, and they're aided and abetted by corrupt Judicial and Political Systems.
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Makes me want to start figuring out how to avoid paying taxes!
They're using my taxes (and yours) for this instead of Universal Healthcare, and they're aided and abetted by corrupt Judicial and Political Systems.
They're using my taxes (and yours) for this instead of Universal Healthcare, and they're aided and abetted by corrupt Judicial and Political Systems.
And the Rich shall inherit the earth...
December 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
And the Rich shall inherit the earth...
So no imminent threat, just trying to survive.
These were ALLEGED criminals, presumed innocent until proven guilty, except our glorious and righteous military, unilaterally decides, without due process, to end their lives.
Should we now consider our military to be honorable? Trustworthy?
These were ALLEGED criminals, presumed innocent until proven guilty, except our glorious and righteous military, unilaterally decides, without due process, to end their lives.
Should we now consider our military to be honorable? Trustworthy?
December 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
So no imminent threat, just trying to survive.
These were ALLEGED criminals, presumed innocent until proven guilty, except our glorious and righteous military, unilaterally decides, without due process, to end their lives.
Should we now consider our military to be honorable? Trustworthy?
These were ALLEGED criminals, presumed innocent until proven guilty, except our glorious and righteous military, unilaterally decides, without due process, to end their lives.
Should we now consider our military to be honorable? Trustworthy?