dio (diachrony)
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"They see hypocrisy as a flex" ... JVL at The Bulwark interviews Radley Balko:
youtu.be/rPYMRgkBtws?...
youtu.be/rPYMRgkBtws?...
The Government Treats Armed Militias Better Than Protesters (w/ Radley Balko)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 AM
"They see hypocrisy as a flex" ... JVL at The Bulwark interviews Radley Balko:
youtu.be/rPYMRgkBtws?...
youtu.be/rPYMRgkBtws?...
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Yeah the screaming at Dems for not ABOLISHing ICE RIGHT NOW!!! is more of this magical thinking.
The best we can do right now is around the margins and this new bill looks like about the most we could get right now.
The best we can do right now is around the margins and this new bill looks like about the most we could get right now.
January 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Yeah the screaming at Dems for not ABOLISHing ICE RIGHT NOW!!! is more of this magical thinking.
The best we can do right now is around the margins and this new bill looks like about the most we could get right now.
The best we can do right now is around the margins and this new bill looks like about the most we could get right now.
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they forget the super cool, great speaker, Hope guy who won in a landslide in 2008 barely beat a human cardboard cut out, a man somehow a comic caricature of both a out of touch rich guy, and a Mormon dad, because people really are Republicans they're not faking it
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
they forget the super cool, great speaker, Hope guy who won in a landslide in 2008 barely beat a human cardboard cut out, a man somehow a comic caricature of both a out of touch rich guy, and a Mormon dad, because people really are Republicans they're not faking it
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so lots of 30-40 year olds who became hyper political after Trump's win walked away from kinda paying attention during Obama with two bad lessons
1. if Dems just want it and find a message that makes everyone feel good they'll sweep forever!
2. the Senate minority leader runs the government
1. if Dems just want it and find a message that makes everyone feel good they'll sweep forever!
2. the Senate minority leader runs the government
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
so lots of 30-40 year olds who became hyper political after Trump's win walked away from kinda paying attention during Obama with two bad lessons
1. if Dems just want it and find a message that makes everyone feel good they'll sweep forever!
2. the Senate minority leader runs the government
1. if Dems just want it and find a message that makes everyone feel good they'll sweep forever!
2. the Senate minority leader runs the government
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I think there are a lot of people who didn't pay attention to politics before Obama, too young, and 2008 was their first campaign and it did turn out like a dream and everyone seemed like a Democrat and they internalized that as the norm
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I think there are a lot of people who didn't pay attention to politics before Obama, too young, and 2008 was their first campaign and it did turn out like a dream and everyone seemed like a Democrat and they internalized that as the norm
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Governor Tim Walz warns of a national unraveling in an interview with @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social. “It’s worse than you think,” Walz says of the situation in Minnesota.
Tim Walz Fears a Fort Sumter Moment in Minneapolis
The Minnesota governor warns of a national unraveling.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Governor Tim Walz warns of a national unraveling in an interview with @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social. “It’s worse than you think,” Walz says of the situation in Minnesota.
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Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM
"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ
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Keep Border Patrol out of cities & suburbs, unmask ICE agents…those 2 moves have nothing to do w training or reforming. They doesn’t expect any agent to be better. Get those & you immediately sideline Border Patrol, & you likely make ICE smaller, harder to grow, & more afraid of consequences /6
January 28, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Keep Border Patrol out of cities & suburbs, unmask ICE agents…those 2 moves have nothing to do w training or reforming. They doesn’t expect any agent to be better. Get those & you immediately sideline Border Patrol, & you likely make ICE smaller, harder to grow, & more afraid of consequences /6
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People are going to shit on anything Dems do. But depending on the details “end roving patrols” could be humongous. Based on earlier reporting that may mean Border Patrol can’t send agents all around the country. In Chicago & MN Border Patrol caused more mayhem & violence than ICE did. Numbers… /1
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
People are going to shit on anything Dems do. But depending on the details “end roving patrols” could be humongous. Based on earlier reporting that may mean Border Patrol can’t send agents all around the country. In Chicago & MN Border Patrol caused more mayhem & violence than ICE did. Numbers… /1
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One thing that doesn't get articulated enough about reactionaries like Trump is that they are fundamentally parasitic. Yes, you can get ahead, temporarily, by acting without shame in a rule-bound system, because other people expect rule-bound behavior. You can "stun" the system into passivity.
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
One thing that doesn't get articulated enough about reactionaries like Trump is that they are fundamentally parasitic. Yes, you can get ahead, temporarily, by acting without shame in a rule-bound system, because other people expect rule-bound behavior. You can "stun" the system into passivity.
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Abolishing ICE is not a possible outcome, right now, this week
and it only *becomes* possible, with Dems, if Democrats win in the future, and if those Democrats see that its a winner, Dems saying "Abolish ICE" today can't be met with "fuck you, why not when Obama was President I'll never vote!"
and it only *becomes* possible, with Dems, if Democrats win in the future, and if those Democrats see that its a winner, Dems saying "Abolish ICE" today can't be met with "fuck you, why not when Obama was President I'll never vote!"
I feel a lot of people are so intent on the end goal that they lose all context.
Dems are demanding real improvements. Are they wholly sufficient? Of course not! Senate Dems will probably be the first to admit that.
But the alternative is nothing. Abolish ice is not an actual possible outcome here
Dems are demanding real improvements. Are they wholly sufficient? Of course not! Senate Dems will probably be the first to admit that.
But the alternative is nothing. Abolish ice is not an actual possible outcome here
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Abolishing ICE is not a possible outcome, right now, this week
and it only *becomes* possible, with Dems, if Democrats win in the future, and if those Democrats see that its a winner, Dems saying "Abolish ICE" today can't be met with "fuck you, why not when Obama was President I'll never vote!"
and it only *becomes* possible, with Dems, if Democrats win in the future, and if those Democrats see that its a winner, Dems saying "Abolish ICE" today can't be met with "fuck you, why not when Obama was President I'll never vote!"
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The same people who cannot control a city of 400,000 are manifestly incapable of cancelling a midterm or ending the peaceful transition of power. Keep reminding yourself that you are a lot stronger than they are.
![01/26/2026 15:27:26[TWT]
Priscilla Alvarez
@priscialva
BREAKING: Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his
agents are expected to leave Minneapolis and return to their respective
sectors, sources tell me, @KristenhCNN + @kaitlancollins.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The same people who cannot control a city of 400,000 are manifestly incapable of cancelling a midterm or ending the peaceful transition of power. Keep reminding yourself that you are a lot stronger than they are.
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The political press very clearly understands “truth” as a social agreement, a compromise position between everyone important enough to have an opinion. It did not reflect on how this would allow dedicated liars to go all-in on lies again and again and dramatically shift the position.
my emerging theory is that the political press literally does not believe in objective reality in any meaningful sense. there is only what A says and what B says and how that affects the horse race
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The political press very clearly understands “truth” as a social agreement, a compromise position between everyone important enough to have an opinion. It did not reflect on how this would allow dedicated liars to go all-in on lies again and again and dramatically shift the position.
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Back on Twitter in 2020 someone theorized that dudes were losing their minds because the big disaster had arrived but all their guns and operator gear were useless against a pandemic, and what was effective was actions coded as feminine (caretaking, sewing, cooking/baking, gardening, mutual aid)
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Back on Twitter in 2020 someone theorized that dudes were losing their minds because the big disaster had arrived but all their guns and operator gear were useless against a pandemic, and what was effective was actions coded as feminine (caretaking, sewing, cooking/baking, gardening, mutual aid)
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A big part of the story here is that women like Renee Good are braver and stronger than they could have ever imagined and that just doesn't fit with what MAGA men tell themselves about how gender works. It just does not compute.
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A big part of the story here is that women like Renee Good are braver and stronger than they could have ever imagined and that just doesn't fit with what MAGA men tell themselves about how gender works. It just does not compute.
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I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
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It would help Trump if he were replacing Bovino with a well respected statesman so they're reverse engineering Homan to be that guy so they can sell the story
CNN calling Tom Homan "well respected" and "not as hardline as Bovino" is an interesting choice. The dude took a $50,000 bribe in a fucking Cava bag and says all the same fascist shit as Bovino and Noem.
January 27, 2026 at 5:06 AM
It would help Trump if he were replacing Bovino with a well respected statesman so they're reverse engineering Homan to be that guy so they can sell the story
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I don’t think we’ve grappled enough with just how antisocial “why should we have to pick up our trash, that’s what janitors are for” is. Beyond being dickish it’s just straight up societal arson to approach the world like that.
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I don’t think we’ve grappled enough with just how antisocial “why should we have to pick up our trash, that’s what janitors are for” is. Beyond being dickish it’s just straight up societal arson to approach the world like that.
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Miller’s sociopathic view of the world doesn’t make him strong, it gives him one clumsy solution to every problem, while blinding him to the strength of people who aren’t walking moral abysses like he is. It’s going to be his undoing and he’s going to die in jail.
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Miller’s sociopathic view of the world doesn’t make him strong, it gives him one clumsy solution to every problem, while blinding him to the strength of people who aren’t walking moral abysses like he is. It’s going to be his undoing and he’s going to die in jail.
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Alarmingly an awful lot of people seem to share this basic worldview, where evil equals strength and therefore villains have access to power that good people do not. These people regard Miller as a genius uncabined by morality and have elevated him. Fortunately for us, they couldn’t be more wrong.
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Alarmingly an awful lot of people seem to share this basic worldview, where evil equals strength and therefore villains have access to power that good people do not. These people regard Miller as a genius uncabined by morality and have elevated him. Fortunately for us, they couldn’t be more wrong.
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To understand Miller you need to understand that his core political strategy is “evil works.” He thinks the bad guys in history are cool because they feel strong and hurt the weak, and that’s what he wants to do. He’s roleplaying the villain and his only solution to any problem is “be more evil.”
It’s common and sort of understandable to see Miller as this evil genius. Important to remember he’s actually a complete fucking moron who, when he got a chance, immediately engineered a PR disaster that shitcanned Trump’s best-polling issue. Always the way with these types.
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 AM
To understand Miller you need to understand that his core political strategy is “evil works.” He thinks the bad guys in history are cool because they feel strong and hurt the weak, and that’s what he wants to do. He’s roleplaying the villain and his only solution to any problem is “be more evil.”
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Oh wow: AFGE (federal govt employee union) calls for the ouster of Noem and Miller.
www.afge.org/publication/...
www.afge.org/publication/...
AFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
www.afge.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Oh wow: AFGE (federal govt employee union) calls for the ouster of Noem and Miller.
www.afge.org/publication/...
www.afge.org/publication/...