Enlightened Despotist in Name Only
@edino.bsky.social
A true DINO. (In reality a progressive incrementalist.) Math and board game fan.
Phila, PA
Tax the rich.
Phila, PA
Tax the rich.
He might even have to be confronted face to face with the fact that an immigrant made his pizza.
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
He might even have to be confronted face to face with the fact that an immigrant made his pizza.
(D+14 dreams I mean. I agree D+8 isn’t out of the question)
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
(D+14 dreams I mean. I agree D+8 isn’t out of the question)
This isn’t even drinking the hopium straight from the bottle. This is mainlining it into your aorta.
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This isn’t even drinking the hopium straight from the bottle. This is mainlining it into your aorta.
People want universal healthcare, with no waiting times to see the doctor of their choice, and they’re ready to pay for it by cutting taxes on anyone earning less than $5M/year
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
People want universal healthcare, with no waiting times to see the doctor of their choice, and they’re ready to pay for it by cutting taxes on anyone earning less than $5M/year
The “a tuppence saved is a shilling earned” platform. Getting us back to to our values.
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The “a tuppence saved is a shilling earned” platform. Getting us back to to our values.
The beauty of the plan is its simplicity.
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The beauty of the plan is its simplicity.
Why is he wasting all of that beautiful alcohol. Sad.
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Why is he wasting all of that beautiful alcohol. Sad.
2 Leave 2 Left: Jefferson City Stallout
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
2 Leave 2 Left: Jefferson City Stallout
Obviously it will vary from case to case, but as a general rule of thumb, if you’re in power and you have to choose between doing something good and something that voters agree with, but that is objectively bad, which should you normally do?
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Obviously it will vary from case to case, but as a general rule of thumb, if you’re in power and you have to choose between doing something good and something that voters agree with, but that is objectively bad, which should you normally do?
“Trump promises to rewrite entire Constitution by next Thursday afternoon. This process would possibly have to involve people other than Trump and Steve Bannon, acknowledged Alex Jones.”
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“Trump promises to rewrite entire Constitution by next Thursday afternoon. This process would possibly have to involve people other than Trump and Steve Bannon, acknowledged Alex Jones.”
Really poor people won’t be affected by this issue specifically — though they *will* be affected by cuts in the republican bill from the summer — as they’ll be on Medicaid. The people this hurts most are those just above the Medicaid income threshold who need exchange ACA plans.
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Really poor people won’t be affected by this issue specifically — though they *will* be affected by cuts in the republican bill from the summer — as they’ll be on Medicaid. The people this hurts most are those just above the Medicaid income threshold who need exchange ACA plans.
Essentially they’ve decided to sacrifice many seats in order to accomplish something they really believe in: making more people die.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Essentially they’ve decided to sacrifice many seats in order to accomplish something they really believe in: making more people die.
So we need to do what we can to make people HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. If you give them money, lots of them won’t buy it bc they’ll simply hope they don’t get sick/hurt.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So we need to do what we can to make people HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. If you give them money, lots of them won’t buy it bc they’ll simply hope they don’t get sick/hurt.
the really really big issue is what happens not when you need like $8,000 toward a deductible but when you need $800,000 because you need surgery and radiation and weeks inpatient in the hospital and tons of specialist visits etc etc. For that you need *insurance*.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
the really really big issue is what happens not when you need like $8,000 toward a deductible but when you need $800,000 because you need surgery and radiation and weeks inpatient in the hospital and tons of specialist visits etc etc. For that you need *insurance*.
Ah, I see. So even if the court rejects this it could get appealed to SCOTUS, which could take it up.
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Ah, I see. So even if the court rejects this it could get appealed to SCOTUS, which could take it up.
If there were, yeah, I guess they could throw both out together.
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If there were, yeah, I guess they could throw both out together.
There isn’t currently a case involving CA’s maps, at least that I know of.
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There isn’t currently a case involving CA’s maps, at least that I know of.
Obviously this is a stupid shitpost, but also I believe an accurate encapsulation of Thiessen’s general worldview.
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Obviously this is a stupid shitpost, but also I believe an accurate encapsulation of Thiessen’s general worldview.