Chrononaut
@chrononaut.bsky.social
Swimming on the currents of time.
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Could they turn this around? Maybe. It ain't over.
But the trendline on the 'Trump regime' is bad and the people running it are not very capable.
Meanwhile mass protests suggest the balance of 'street violence' potential is not on the regime's side.
But the trendline on the 'Trump regime' is bad and the people running it are not very capable.
Meanwhile mass protests suggest the balance of 'street violence' potential is not on the regime's side.
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Could they turn this around? Maybe. It ain't over.
But the trendline on the 'Trump regime' is bad and the people running it are not very capable.
Meanwhile mass protests suggest the balance of 'street violence' potential is not on the regime's side.
But the trendline on the 'Trump regime' is bad and the people running it are not very capable.
Meanwhile mass protests suggest the balance of 'street violence' potential is not on the regime's side.
Имам казармени истории.
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Имам казармени истории.
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Fun fact: Pete Hegseth’s brain can be powered by a single russet potato.
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Fun fact: Pete Hegseth’s brain can be powered by a single russet potato.
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A meeting has begun between the coalition of willing states, led by Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron, and members of the self-proclaimed coalition of volunteers to discuss developments regarding the peace plan for Ukraine.
news.sky.com/story/ukrain...
news.sky.com/story/ukrain...
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A meeting has begun between the coalition of willing states, led by Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron, and members of the self-proclaimed coalition of volunteers to discuss developments regarding the peace plan for Ukraine.
news.sky.com/story/ukrain...
news.sky.com/story/ukrain...
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Learning today that I have to sign all of my Bluesky posts with “and I am a liberal who thinks Donald Trump is bad”. Will do better in the future team.
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Learning today that I have to sign all of my Bluesky posts with “and I am a liberal who thinks Donald Trump is bad”. Will do better in the future team.
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We know this is a bid for authoritarian governance and at this point it is clear it is failing
We know in other countries, such failures generally end with "and then he fled to Russia" or "and then he went to trial" or "and then he and his entire family were murdered."
Why would we be different?
We know in other countries, such failures generally end with "and then he fled to Russia" or "and then he went to trial" or "and then he and his entire family were murdered."
Why would we be different?
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We know this is a bid for authoritarian governance and at this point it is clear it is failing
We know in other countries, such failures generally end with "and then he fled to Russia" or "and then he went to trial" or "and then he and his entire family were murdered."
Why would we be different?
We know in other countries, such failures generally end with "and then he fled to Russia" or "and then he went to trial" or "and then he and his entire family were murdered."
Why would we be different?
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At 10 over 75? Non-zero chance his 'trial' is a note read aloud next to a burn pit.
You know the joke that in some extreme circumstances you 'stop being biology and start being physics'?
There is a point where your politics stop being law and start being history. It is not a good place to be.
You know the joke that in some extreme circumstances you 'stop being biology and start being physics'?
There is a point where your politics stop being law and start being history. It is not a good place to be.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
At 10 over 75? Non-zero chance his 'trial' is a note read aloud next to a burn pit.
You know the joke that in some extreme circumstances you 'stop being biology and start being physics'?
There is a point where your politics stop being law and start being history. It is not a good place to be.
You know the joke that in some extreme circumstances you 'stop being biology and start being physics'?
There is a point where your politics stop being law and start being history. It is not a good place to be.
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The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
John Roberts has secured his place in history alongside Al Capone and Bernard Madoff. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution This Time Around
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
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Many moons ago, we were so hard up for people that recruiters were pushing anyone they could get their hands on through the MEPS doors. I had an E-2 with obvious mental health issues who had to have an NCO verify that he showered on a daily basis. Stop lossed.
Then there's this fucking clown.
Then there's this fucking clown.
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Many moons ago, we were so hard up for people that recruiters were pushing anyone they could get their hands on through the MEPS doors. I had an E-2 with obvious mental health issues who had to have an NCO verify that he showered on a daily basis. Stop lossed.
Then there's this fucking clown.
Then there's this fucking clown.
The only people people like Weiss have been able to "convert" were the crypto-Nazis, who were always waiting for an excuse to drop their masks.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The only people people like Weiss have been able to "convert" were the crypto-Nazis, who were always waiting for an excuse to drop their masks.
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Going after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence is core to the fascist project, though.
All must be inverted. Good must be torn down. Resentment must be stoked. Otherwise “everyone is this way, look what you made me do” fails.
All must be inverted. Good must be torn down. Resentment must be stoked. Otherwise “everyone is this way, look what you made me do” fails.
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Going after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence is core to the fascist project, though.
All must be inverted. Good must be torn down. Resentment must be stoked. Otherwise “everyone is this way, look what you made me do” fails.
All must be inverted. Good must be torn down. Resentment must be stoked. Otherwise “everyone is this way, look what you made me do” fails.
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It is so interesting to work in a field where people reflexively code me as far right VetBro.
It’s liberating to rapidly sort my network when people start bragging about vaccine refusals and fleeing Zohran Mamdani. I just sit there and they tell me their secrets.
It’s so wild.
White dudes.
Man.
It’s liberating to rapidly sort my network when people start bragging about vaccine refusals and fleeing Zohran Mamdani. I just sit there and they tell me their secrets.
It’s so wild.
White dudes.
Man.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It is so interesting to work in a field where people reflexively code me as far right VetBro.
It’s liberating to rapidly sort my network when people start bragging about vaccine refusals and fleeing Zohran Mamdani. I just sit there and they tell me their secrets.
It’s so wild.
White dudes.
Man.
It’s liberating to rapidly sort my network when people start bragging about vaccine refusals and fleeing Zohran Mamdani. I just sit there and they tell me their secrets.
It’s so wild.
White dudes.
Man.
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I think it was a bad idea to put people who openly advocate war crimes and champion war criminals in charge of America’s national security apparatus. In particular, those are bad qualities in a Secretary of Defense.
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I think it was a bad idea to put people who openly advocate war crimes and champion war criminals in charge of America’s national security apparatus. In particular, those are bad qualities in a Secretary of Defense.
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Extremely funny to see this headline, read the laudatory reactions on Bsky, then click through and learn that one of the only things they agree on is support for the Nazi Tattoo guy
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Extremely funny to see this headline, read the laudatory reactions on Bsky, then click through and learn that one of the only things they agree on is support for the Nazi Tattoo guy
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A mayoral candidate saying maybe the city should cover the cost of bus rides gets the full socialism panic treatment before he even tries it.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A mayoral candidate saying maybe the city should cover the cost of bus rides gets the full socialism panic treatment before he even tries it.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
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bet you a dollar this will become a vignette in ROTC MS101 "intro to leadership" courses in a couple years
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
bet you a dollar this will become a vignette in ROTC MS101 "intro to leadership" courses in a couple years
And this is how it's done!
Ukraine and Europe knew there would be no peace deal based on the capitulation ultimatum that Witkoff had poorly translated from Russian, but by engaging with the process they could expose who's the one who doesn't want peace.
It's Russia, always has been Russia.
Ukraine and Europe knew there would be no peace deal based on the capitulation ultimatum that Witkoff had poorly translated from Russian, but by engaging with the process they could expose who's the one who doesn't want peace.
It's Russia, always has been Russia.
WAPO: “.. Russia is unlikely to accept changes that the U.S. and #Ukraine are negotiating over in the new peace plan to end the war ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
And this is how it's done!
Ukraine and Europe knew there would be no peace deal based on the capitulation ultimatum that Witkoff had poorly translated from Russian, but by engaging with the process they could expose who's the one who doesn't want peace.
It's Russia, always has been Russia.
Ukraine and Europe knew there would be no peace deal based on the capitulation ultimatum that Witkoff had poorly translated from Russian, but by engaging with the process they could expose who's the one who doesn't want peace.
It's Russia, always has been Russia.
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They put a fucking drill sergeant in charge of the DoD.
You can just tell he got his commission through ROTC.
You can just tell he got his commission through ROTC.
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
They put a fucking drill sergeant in charge of the DoD.
You can just tell he got his commission through ROTC.
You can just tell he got his commission through ROTC.
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We’re out here looking for positive examples of masculinity and here’s Hegseth like “it’s crypto Nazi tattoos and sexual assault.”
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We’re out here looking for positive examples of masculinity and here’s Hegseth like “it’s crypto Nazi tattoos and sexual assault.”
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This btw is why the defensive crouch that UK and other European broadcasters have fallen into towards the Trump administration is so crazy. Like many counterparts in US media they've convinced themselves that Trump has a mystical link with the American volk when in reality he is now deeply unpopular
Not least because the current US President is rapidly losing popularity and things will look rather different over the coming year. I hope Bregman’s missing line is at least reinserted in the podcast editions of the lecture.
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This btw is why the defensive crouch that UK and other European broadcasters have fallen into towards the Trump administration is so crazy. Like many counterparts in US media they've convinced themselves that Trump has a mystical link with the American volk when in reality he is now deeply unpopular
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The “savvy” view is usually wrong - both morally but also as analysis. Farage’s views and character are a really important part of why the polls are where they are!
All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The “savvy” view is usually wrong - both morally but also as analysis. Farage’s views and character are a really important part of why the polls are where they are!
The replies are pure gold 😂
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The replies are pure gold 😂
