El Viejo Loco
@getoffmyyardkid.bsky.social
Curmudgeon. Girl Dog Dad. Retired roadie. Public Educator. I drink beer & know things. Cleveland & Buckeye sports, hard wired in my DNA. Living in hostile (Domer) land. F1, IndyCar, IMSA. Craft Beer Geek. Cruise ship aficionado
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Public safety is the first duty of government. ICE is not just failing to protect public safety in Minnesota – it is an active threat to it. The president must end this operation immediately and allow for a thorough investigation by state and local law enforcement.
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Public safety is the first duty of government. ICE is not just failing to protect public safety in Minnesota – it is an active threat to it. The president must end this operation immediately and allow for a thorough investigation by state and local law enforcement.
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at some point they’re going to need us to believe something they’re saying and we just won’t
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
at some point they’re going to need us to believe something they’re saying and we just won’t
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TACO
January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
TACO
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“…neither rhyme nor reason.”
We are currently in a situation where precedents and norms and laws and rules and theories offer no assistance.
By me.
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/neither-rh...
Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/neit...
“…neither rhyme nor reason.”
We are currently in a situation where precedents and norms and laws and rules and theories offer no assistance.
By me.
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/neither-rh...
Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/neit...
![What, if anything, is Trumpism?
There is not really any rhyme: there is no consistency or predictability in what he does. His actions in situation [A] will tell you little or nothing about what he may do in situation [B].
There are, at a general level, certain themes: he is indifferent to norms, he is cunning, he likes leverage, he will renege on deals, he has a sense for ratings, he will often back down. But these are tactics and improvisations: they say little or nothing about which subjects he will engage with next.
And nor is there is much reason: little or nothing he does makes sense, at least for the reasons he gives – or for the reasons his partisan supporters come up with to justify his actions and inactions.
It would be fair to say there is neither rhyme nor reason.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nx2kxyxako6sobj4g4pdkl6s/bafkreiht5hm2c5ywad6s6pn3zttwxw2hxnvdvmhokkfoyz4o6zmy3p6myi@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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“…neither rhyme nor reason.”
We are currently in a situation where precedents and norms and laws and rules and theories offer no assistance.
By me.
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/neither-rh...
Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/neit...
“…neither rhyme nor reason.”
We are currently in a situation where precedents and norms and laws and rules and theories offer no assistance.
By me.
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/neither-rh...
Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/neit...
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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The thing I have learned from being a non-football fan on Sports Bluesky is that ESPN, the NFL, and its officials hate every team in the league.
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The thing I have learned from being a non-football fan on Sports Bluesky is that ESPN, the NFL, and its officials hate every team in the league.
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
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The central premise of Trumpism is that the suffering of other people--immigrants, trans people, "woke" liberals--would be your gain. There needs to be a direct and widespread effort to connect those issues to Trump's failure to deliver on that premise or else it'll remain as potent
a year in and trump is in free fall with the public across every conceivable issue
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities | CNN Politics
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is f...
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The central premise of Trumpism is that the suffering of other people--immigrants, trans people, "woke" liberals--would be your gain. There needs to be a direct and widespread effort to connect those issues to Trump's failure to deliver on that premise or else it'll remain as potent
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Truth
Thank you @malcolmnance.bsky.social
Thank you @malcolmnance.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Truth
Thank you @malcolmnance.bsky.social
Thank you @malcolmnance.bsky.social
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So much of what conservatives describe as fear is really just discomfort. Which makes their violence in response to those feelings even more ridiculous.
One of the reasons I push back as hard as I do on "cities are scary" nonsense is that I do not accept the view that we should treat unfounded fears as legitimate, and we have too long indulged the unfounded, racist fears of conservatives. And that in turn is leading to a moment...
January 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
So much of what conservatives describe as fear is really just discomfort. Which makes their violence in response to those feelings even more ridiculous.
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The pardon for Hernandez makes an obvious & absolute mockery of each & every attempt to rationalise, or even justify, Trump's treatment of Maduro. I'm not sure this single, simple point can be stressed enough. Once again, he proves his critics right & reduces his supporters to epic moral corruption.
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The pardon for Hernandez makes an obvious & absolute mockery of each & every attempt to rationalise, or even justify, Trump's treatment of Maduro. I'm not sure this single, simple point can be stressed enough. Once again, he proves his critics right & reduces his supporters to epic moral corruption.
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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With 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, unemployment at a 4-year high, and a collapsing healthcare system, of course now is the time for us to "run Venezuela."
January 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
With 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, unemployment at a 4-year high, and a collapsing healthcare system, of course now is the time for us to "run Venezuela."
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It's not hard, is it?
"I think we have to be consistent and say that even if we understand the US' reasoning and motivations, and believe the outcome of a Venezuela without Maduro is a positive one, an international system where powerful states remove foreign leaders they deem illegitimate will make us all less safe."
January 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
It's not hard, is it?
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Mario Cristobal, Pete Golding, Dan Lanning or Curt Cignetti will add their name to the list of four active head coaches with a national title by the end of the month. What a sport.
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Mario Cristobal, Pete Golding, Dan Lanning or Curt Cignetti will add their name to the list of four active head coaches with a national title by the end of the month. What a sport.
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The last three College Football Playoffs have produced 11 different semifinal teams out of 12 spots.
Michigan
Washington
Texas (x2)
Alabama
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Penn State
Miami
Oregon
Indiana
Ole Miss
It's a new world.
Michigan
Washington
Texas (x2)
Alabama
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Penn State
Miami
Oregon
Indiana
Ole Miss
It's a new world.
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 AM
The last three College Football Playoffs have produced 11 different semifinal teams out of 12 spots.
Michigan
Washington
Texas (x2)
Alabama
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Penn State
Miami
Oregon
Indiana
Ole Miss
It's a new world.
Michigan
Washington
Texas (x2)
Alabama
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Penn State
Miami
Oregon
Indiana
Ole Miss
It's a new world.
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this is why I think publications that focus almost solely on culture war issues are so empty. The genuine economic, health, welfare etc impacts of policy are much more important than Ivy League coursework discourse but become sideshows to these people.
December 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
this is why I think publications that focus almost solely on culture war issues are so empty. The genuine economic, health, welfare etc impacts of policy are much more important than Ivy League coursework discourse but become sideshows to these people.
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My ancestors got here in 1639. My Ohio-born great grandfather used to say our family sacrificed for this country so that the immigrant who arrives here tomorrow would have the same rights we do.
Casey and his post-Civil War family can kindly fuck off.
Casey and his post-Civil War family can kindly fuck off.
For those not following at home, “Heritage American” is a category of white supremacy covering people whose ancestors were white folks who were pioneers.
December 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My ancestors got here in 1639. My Ohio-born great grandfather used to say our family sacrificed for this country so that the immigrant who arrives here tomorrow would have the same rights we do.
Casey and his post-Civil War family can kindly fuck off.
Casey and his post-Civil War family can kindly fuck off.
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i really don't know the answer to this but what percentage of white americans like me have absolutely no idea where our ancestors were living more than a few generations back because most people in the family have not cared that much
For those not following at home, “Heritage American” is a category of white supremacy covering people whose ancestors were white folks who were pioneers.
December 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
i really don't know the answer to this but what percentage of white americans like me have absolutely no idea where our ancestors were living more than a few generations back because most people in the family have not cared that much
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It’s wild so many people are willing to go to bat for prisons as a reserve for rural jobs when universities are better in every aspect for such a role.
"Even after accounting for the upfront costs and delayed benefits, enrolling marginal applicants to public universities generates substantial net returns for society, the marginal students themselves, and the government budget."
Public Universities FTW!
Public Universities FTW!
December 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It’s wild so many people are willing to go to bat for prisons as a reserve for rural jobs when universities are better in every aspect for such a role.
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It’s not “losing money” any more than air traffic controllers or public highways or street lights or fire departments are “losing money.” It is a government service. It’s not SUPPOSED to make money. It’s supposed to reliably deliver to anywhere in the US, even the unprofitable places.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It’s not “losing money” any more than air traffic controllers or public highways or street lights or fire departments are “losing money.” It is a government service. It’s not SUPPOSED to make money. It’s supposed to reliably deliver to anywhere in the US, even the unprofitable places.
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People like Ben Shapiro, who draw a line at antisemitism, insist (for reasons beyond just morals of course) that there must be unacceptable beliefs. People like Vance oppose excluding anyone, as long as they hate the right people. 3/
December 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
People like Ben Shapiro, who draw a line at antisemitism, insist (for reasons beyond just morals of course) that there must be unacceptable beliefs. People like Vance oppose excluding anyone, as long as they hate the right people. 3/
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Trump found a cheat code in 2015: If you say you're a Christian, you don't have to act like a Christian as long as you keep the Christian base happy. Others on the right mirror that: Say you're a Christian and then support right-wing Christian positions and you can get away with a lot. 2/
December 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Trump found a cheat code in 2015: If you say you're a Christian, you don't have to act like a Christian as long as you keep the Christian base happy. Others on the right mirror that: Say you're a Christian and then support right-wing Christian positions and you can get away with a lot. 2/
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Trump could win because he gave supporters plausible deniability (to themselves, if not to outsiders). He's putting on a show, messing with the media, trolling the left, that's just the way he talks, seriously but not literally, etc.
Vance's unabashed, creepy white nationalism doesn't have that.
Vance's unabashed, creepy white nationalism doesn't have that.
December 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump could win because he gave supporters plausible deniability (to themselves, if not to outsiders). He's putting on a show, messing with the media, trolling the left, that's just the way he talks, seriously but not literally, etc.
Vance's unabashed, creepy white nationalism doesn't have that.
Vance's unabashed, creepy white nationalism doesn't have that.