Basileus Matt
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you're using your institutional authority to delete the civil rights of 340 million people and install Trump as a king? okay, the next president, if there is one, is changing the locks on the Court building. those are the rules that you people established
February 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
you're using your institutional authority to delete the civil rights of 340 million people and install Trump as a king? okay, the next president, if there is one, is changing the locks on the Court building. those are the rules that you people established
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once again pointing out that Trump vs. US is a treasonous decision--the Supreme Court equivalent of January 6--and the justices who voted for it have forfeited any claim to legitimacy (or indeed due process) whatsoever
One thing that's important to realize now is that, even in a scenario where Dems sweep to a crushing trifecta in 2028, Republicans will use their control of the courts to attempt to continue, as much as they can, to run executive agencies in exile, with DHS/ICE under Biden as the model
February 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
once again pointing out that Trump vs. US is a treasonous decision--the Supreme Court equivalent of January 6--and the justices who voted for it have forfeited any claim to legitimacy (or indeed due process) whatsoever
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Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
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and like, racism obviously
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
and like, racism obviously
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there have been literally zero negative consequences to "mass immigration" there is nothing to control
voters only care about it because the only narrative on immigration that exists in the public sphere is "there's a border crisis"
voters only care about it because the only narrative on immigration that exists in the public sphere is "there's a border crisis"
February 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
there have been literally zero negative consequences to "mass immigration" there is nothing to control
voters only care about it because the only narrative on immigration that exists in the public sphere is "there's a border crisis"
voters only care about it because the only narrative on immigration that exists in the public sphere is "there's a border crisis"
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really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement
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Writing about how important it is to have tough immigration enforcement while armed federal goons terrorize, abduct and kill innocent men, women and children is perverse beyond words. God willing the other shoe will drop and these people will know no peace for the rest of their lives.
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Writing about how important it is to have tough immigration enforcement while armed federal goons terrorize, abduct and kill innocent men, women and children is perverse beyond words. God willing the other shoe will drop and these people will know no peace for the rest of their lives.
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When people read current writing on immigration a few decades from now, it'll hit the same as a reading the way people wrote about "the Jewish problem" in the 1930s. Just loads of well-educated and seemingly normal people accepting a monstrous normative frame as though it's natural.
really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
When people read current writing on immigration a few decades from now, it'll hit the same as a reading the way people wrote about "the Jewish problem" in the 1930s. Just loads of well-educated and seemingly normal people accepting a monstrous normative frame as though it's natural.
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if the civil rights movement was the second (or third) American Revolution we are living through its counterrevolution
so much of our present misery is just a giant, prolonged backlash to integration
February 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
if the civil rights movement was the second (or third) American Revolution we are living through its counterrevolution
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Every single day the Senate caucus doesn't vote Schumer out of leadership is another piece of evidence that a) this norm is missing, and b) not having it is doing enormous damage
February 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Every single day the Senate caucus doesn't vote Schumer out of leadership is another piece of evidence that a) this norm is missing, and b) not having it is doing enormous damage
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The reason Harris should fuck off into obscure retirement isn't that she's like, personally responsible for Trump 2. The reason is that the Democrats *need* to re-establish the norm that their leaders are held accountable when they suffer catastrophic defeats
February 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The reason Harris should fuck off into obscure retirement isn't that she's like, personally responsible for Trump 2. The reason is that the Democrats *need* to re-establish the norm that their leaders are held accountable when they suffer catastrophic defeats
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if he considers his job to ignore more than three quarters of his voters in order to support a right-wing enemy, he should not be Democratic leader. he should not even be in Congress.
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
if he considers his job to ignore more than three quarters of his voters in order to support a right-wing enemy, he should not be Democratic leader. he should not even be in Congress.
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Having analyzed this frame by frame like the Zapruder film my verdict is the president did indeed have an Unidentified Ass Event at 0:34
February 1, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Having analyzed this frame by frame like the Zapruder film my verdict is the president did indeed have an Unidentified Ass Event at 0:34
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this is a great excuse to expand the courts and has the benefit of being entirely true! we need more judges everywhere - more districts, more circuits, and certainly more at the Supreme Court
In addition, federal courts badly need to be expanded! Judges are extremely overworked, and everything takes forever.
note to national Democrats: you can do this too when you have the majority
there is nothing stopping court expansion other than norms that have long since become obsolete in the face of a radical, out of control majority currently enabling a fascist lunatic
there is nothing stopping court expansion other than norms that have long since become obsolete in the face of a radical, out of control majority currently enabling a fascist lunatic
February 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
this is a great excuse to expand the courts and has the benefit of being entirely true! we need more judges everywhere - more districts, more circuits, and certainly more at the Supreme Court
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note to national Democrats: you can do this too when you have the majority
there is nothing stopping court expansion other than norms that have long since become obsolete in the face of a radical, out of control majority currently enabling a fascist lunatic
there is nothing stopping court expansion other than norms that have long since become obsolete in the face of a radical, out of control majority currently enabling a fascist lunatic
The Utah governor just signed a bill to expand his state's supreme court by two seats.
Conservatives have been angry at a series of judicial rulings, including one that safeguarded direct democracy in 2024 & one that struck down their gerrymander. 1st step of their retaliation.
Conservatives have been angry at a series of judicial rulings, including one that safeguarded direct democracy in 2024 & one that struck down their gerrymander. 1st step of their retaliation.
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
note to national Democrats: you can do this too when you have the majority
there is nothing stopping court expansion other than norms that have long since become obsolete in the face of a radical, out of control majority currently enabling a fascist lunatic
there is nothing stopping court expansion other than norms that have long since become obsolete in the face of a radical, out of control majority currently enabling a fascist lunatic
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why is everyone debating the Biden DoJ's legal process
everyone relevant openly committed, suborned, or conspired to commit insurrection, which is punishable by death, on national TV. the moderate position should have been to arrest them immediately and shoot them later after a trial
everyone relevant openly committed, suborned, or conspired to commit insurrection, which is punishable by death, on national TV. the moderate position should have been to arrest them immediately and shoot them later after a trial
January 21, 2026 at 10:44 PM
why is everyone debating the Biden DoJ's legal process
everyone relevant openly committed, suborned, or conspired to commit insurrection, which is punishable by death, on national TV. the moderate position should have been to arrest them immediately and shoot them later after a trial
everyone relevant openly committed, suborned, or conspired to commit insurrection, which is punishable by death, on national TV. the moderate position should have been to arrest them immediately and shoot them later after a trial
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At core this is my problem with every single "you need to learn to respect populist right voters" article: I do not, I consider their worldview subhuman and repulsive
multiculturalism is so objectively good that if you don't enjoy it you are defective and you should feel defective
January 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
At core this is my problem with every single "you need to learn to respect populist right voters" article: I do not, I consider their worldview subhuman and repulsive
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the most important thing in 2028 is electing someone who is a true believer in the project of dismantling right-wing power. if you don't get that, then nothing else will matter very much.
January 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
the most important thing in 2028 is electing someone who is a true believer in the project of dismantling right-wing power. if you don't get that, then nothing else will matter very much.
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we need to communicate to our general staff that in the event that they go to war with Denmark over Greenland, we will extradite anyone who participates to anywhere which will hang them until dead
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 AM
we need to communicate to our general staff that in the event that they go to war with Denmark over Greenland, we will extradite anyone who participates to anywhere which will hang them until dead
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There is absolutely no reason for Dems to vote for GOP nominees, to facilitate the smooth operation of Congress, nor to withhold impeachment of the President and his appointees. Do it all.
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:19 AM
There is absolutely no reason for Dems to vote for GOP nominees, to facilitate the smooth operation of Congress, nor to withhold impeachment of the President and his appointees. Do it all.
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If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
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I understand that without control of the House or Senate Democrats have very little ability to by themselves prevent the dangerous cruelty Trump is unleashing around the world. I would however like to request that every Democrat scream at the top of their lungs every time they’re on TV
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I understand that without control of the House or Senate Democrats have very little ability to by themselves prevent the dangerous cruelty Trump is unleashing around the world. I would however like to request that every Democrat scream at the top of their lungs every time they’re on TV
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“True leftism is surrender to the powerful” guys are so weird
December 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“True leftism is surrender to the powerful” guys are so weird
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You should still hate Republicans, look down on Trump voters, etc. But notice how the GOP can manufacture a bullshit story on chud media, have it amplified on Twitter, and then use the power of the federal government to make it an issue that breaks through. We could learn from this.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
You should still hate Republicans, look down on Trump voters, etc. But notice how the GOP can manufacture a bullshit story on chud media, have it amplified on Twitter, and then use the power of the federal government to make it an issue that breaks through. We could learn from this.