@hammerhead179.bsky.social
Leftist child of the 2000s. I weep for days gone by.
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Establishing two personal rules.
Anyone who singularly blames "Bernie Bros" for Trump in the year 2024 is getting blocked. Sorry, I'm not listening to that shit anymore.
Anyone denying war crimes committed by Israel or Hamas or Hezbollah (or that happened in any war) is getting blocked.
Anyone who singularly blames "Bernie Bros" for Trump in the year 2024 is getting blocked. Sorry, I'm not listening to that shit anymore.
Anyone denying war crimes committed by Israel or Hamas or Hezbollah (or that happened in any war) is getting blocked.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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post after post validating the rhetoric, values, & worldview of the far right
it seems pretty obvious that this strengthens them, emboldens them - all whole alienating your actual voters - but this government just isn't getting it
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/appeasement
it seems pretty obvious that this strengthens them, emboldens them - all whole alienating your actual voters - but this government just isn't getting it
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/appeasement
Apeasement Isn't Working
Reactionary centrism has both failed & cannot learn from it's mistakes.
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
post after post validating the rhetoric, values, & worldview of the far right
it seems pretty obvious that this strengthens them, emboldens them - all whole alienating your actual voters - but this government just isn't getting it
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/appeasement
it seems pretty obvious that this strengthens them, emboldens them - all whole alienating your actual voters - but this government just isn't getting it
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/appeasement
If the entire "Western Elite" abandons their supposes principles on Immigration, and leaves the "Pro-Immigrant" lane wide open, it's going to be filled by Tankies.
I must have missed the snap elections when Reform won a majority.
It's quite clear that they've already won.
It's quite clear that they've already won.
this is really grim
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If the entire "Western Elite" abandons their supposes principles on Immigration, and leaves the "Pro-Immigrant" lane wide open, it's going to be filled by Tankies.
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It's real tough to look at whatever SCOTUS is doing here with birthright citizenship and their complete disregard for the plain text of the 15th amendment re: the VRA and not conclude they want to completely ignore the Reconstruction Amendments. A lawless a rogue court.
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It's real tough to look at whatever SCOTUS is doing here with birthright citizenship and their complete disregard for the plain text of the 15th amendment re: the VRA and not conclude they want to completely ignore the Reconstruction Amendments. A lawless a rogue court.
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I think the six should be tried for treason.
Anyway Barrett has cited this article which is worrisome
December 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I think the six should be tried for treason.
Also "Suspected of smuggling drugs" fuck you NYT once again.
It's the world's most obvious lie.
It's the world's most obvious lie.
Nearly all of these people revealed themselves to be monsters.
6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Also "Suspected of smuggling drugs" fuck you NYT once again.
It's the world's most obvious lie.
It's the world's most obvious lie.
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Like every populist is gonna have to realize that the people who chose this government with glee are not morally above it at heart.
Nearly all of these people revealed themselves to be monsters.
6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Like every populist is gonna have to realize that the people who chose this government with glee are not morally above it at heart.
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The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children in Kordofan, doctor group says
A drone attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces has hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, according to a doctors’ group
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
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I am asking everyone to remind these dipshits that a civil conflict isn’t going to be army groups fighting on fixed lines, but packs of roaming death squads that will be more successful in rural areas than in urban ones, where densely packed communities can quickly mobilize a defence
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I am asking everyone to remind these dipshits that a civil conflict isn’t going to be army groups fighting on fixed lines, but packs of roaming death squads that will be more successful in rural areas than in urban ones, where densely packed communities can quickly mobilize a defence
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It is a uniquely right-wing influencer belief that a "civil war" will play out as the "Oregon vs. Oregon State" variety and not the "dozens of horrific violent examples in only just recent history" variety.
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It is a uniquely right-wing influencer belief that a "civil war" will play out as the "Oregon vs. Oregon State" variety and not the "dozens of horrific violent examples in only just recent history" variety.
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this is an absurd, staggering amount of money to lose and the thing is that it basically didn’t matter at all because Meta prints money
the AI bubble is not going to completely destroy tech because many of the people funding it are sitting on gigantic money spigots and can go “oops”
the AI bubble is not going to completely destroy tech because many of the people funding it are sitting on gigantic money spigots and can go “oops”
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
this is an absurd, staggering amount of money to lose and the thing is that it basically didn’t matter at all because Meta prints money
the AI bubble is not going to completely destroy tech because many of the people funding it are sitting on gigantic money spigots and can go “oops”
the AI bubble is not going to completely destroy tech because many of the people funding it are sitting on gigantic money spigots and can go “oops”
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Yglesias is brain poisoned from surrounding himself with white nationalists on Twitter. Birthright citizenship is overwhelmingly popular. Even when limited specifically to illegal immigration it still enjoys a narrow majority. Many people do not blame babies for the sins of their parents.
December 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Yglesias is brain poisoned from surrounding himself with white nationalists on Twitter. Birthright citizenship is overwhelmingly popular. Even when limited specifically to illegal immigration it still enjoys a narrow majority. Many people do not blame babies for the sins of their parents.
To this point:
Where the fuck did the idea that the "religious right went away" ever come from? I live in Middle America and NO.
People got bored of the New Atheist movement so decided that they had won, actually?
Same phenomenon as "GOP stopped talking about gay marriage so they support it now."
Where the fuck did the idea that the "religious right went away" ever come from? I live in Middle America and NO.
People got bored of the New Atheist movement so decided that they had won, actually?
Same phenomenon as "GOP stopped talking about gay marriage so they support it now."
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
To this point:
Where the fuck did the idea that the "religious right went away" ever come from? I live in Middle America and NO.
People got bored of the New Atheist movement so decided that they had won, actually?
Same phenomenon as "GOP stopped talking about gay marriage so they support it now."
Where the fuck did the idea that the "religious right went away" ever come from? I live in Middle America and NO.
People got bored of the New Atheist movement so decided that they had won, actually?
Same phenomenon as "GOP stopped talking about gay marriage so they support it now."
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we live in this bizarre time where “being racist” is, by the rules of discourse, Bad
but the act of being racist is now acceptable, apparently, and so the press bends into a pretzel to avoid calling open racism racist because describing it accurately would be “picking a side”
but the act of being racist is now acceptable, apparently, and so the press bends into a pretzel to avoid calling open racism racist because describing it accurately would be “picking a side”
Here's a better headline for Axios: "How Trump has normalized racism and racist slurs." Why can't some journalists just call a thing what it is? https://loom.ly/hiKWr58
How Trump flipped America's race conversation
Language that once was disqualifying is now a fixture of national political discourse.
www.axios.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
we live in this bizarre time where “being racist” is, by the rules of discourse, Bad
but the act of being racist is now acceptable, apparently, and so the press bends into a pretzel to avoid calling open racism racist because describing it accurately would be “picking a side”
but the act of being racist is now acceptable, apparently, and so the press bends into a pretzel to avoid calling open racism racist because describing it accurately would be “picking a side”
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As much as I don't want Newsom near power, I do have to commend his press office for showing other politicians that nothing bad happens if they do some shitposting. That sort of flexibility matters a lot
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
As much as I don't want Newsom near power, I do have to commend his press office for showing other politicians that nothing bad happens if they do some shitposting. That sort of flexibility matters a lot
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heather cox richardson is incredibly smart and has a very good point about how politicians do not rise to the moment; they are created by it, out of demand by the people
so we likely don't know what the Democratic Party will look like in 2029, but the answer is at least "not what it looks like now"
so we likely don't know what the Democratic Party will look like in 2029, but the answer is at least "not what it looks like now"
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
heather cox richardson is incredibly smart and has a very good point about how politicians do not rise to the moment; they are created by it, out of demand by the people
so we likely don't know what the Democratic Party will look like in 2029, but the answer is at least "not what it looks like now"
so we likely don't know what the Democratic Party will look like in 2029, but the answer is at least "not what it looks like now"
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government-as-reality-studio
The way to understand the second Trump administration is as a content generation machine. They aren’t implementing fascism, they’re creating fascism-flavored content. They aren’t implementing real policy, they’re signing executive orders to post about them. Anything that gets attention is the goal.
I don't really know what the administration hopes to gain by picking fights with the most well-liked pop artists in the United States. You're just generating backlash for no discernible reason outside of owning the libs.
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
government-as-reality-studio
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i’m sorry but you don’t get to pretend you’re just advocating for a return to the obama era version of politics while also arguing against birthright citizenship.
December 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
i’m sorry but you don’t get to pretend you’re just advocating for a return to the obama era version of politics while also arguing against birthright citizenship.
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They are running the government according to the logic of right-wing grievance media. I cannot emphasize that enough. The point is to create content, and they don't see an actual difference between dunking on Sabrina Carpenter, passing legislation, and bombing other countries.
I don't really know what the administration hopes to gain by picking fights with the most well-liked pop artists in the United States. You're just generating backlash for no discernible reason outside of owning the libs.
Sabrina Carpenter ratioed the White House after it used her song in an ICE video.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
December 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
They are running the government according to the logic of right-wing grievance media. I cannot emphasize that enough. The point is to create content, and they don't see an actual difference between dunking on Sabrina Carpenter, passing legislation, and bombing other countries.
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I literally had a horrible, vivid dream about this very thing a few years ago and wow does it feel like everything we're being sold now is designed to make us hate each other and ourselves, just non-stop misery machines everywhere all the time
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I literally had a horrible, vivid dream about this very thing a few years ago and wow does it feel like everything we're being sold now is designed to make us hate each other and ourselves, just non-stop misery machines everywhere all the time
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Obama and Biden said this repeatedly throughout 2012. Biden then also said this throughout the 2020 Democratic Primary.
The default posture of the Democrats to the GOP is the “fever will break.” That’s been their stance for over 40 years, meanwhile the fucking patient (America) is almost dead.
December 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Obama and Biden said this repeatedly throughout 2012. Biden then also said this throughout the 2020 Democratic Primary.
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This is the most pathetic baby shit I’ve ever seen. Dude wanted a peace prize so bad he had the most corrupt organization in the world make up a fake one at Things Remembered.
looking great, mister president, sir, no president in history has looked better at 175 years old while putting a fake medal on themselves
December 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This is the most pathetic baby shit I’ve ever seen. Dude wanted a peace prize so bad he had the most corrupt organization in the world make up a fake one at Things Remembered.
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the young groyper republican is, like, excluding for income, the *textbook* example of a target for radicalization by basically every extremist group in human history, just a self-hating human-shaped vessel waiting to be filled up by the darkest thing that comes along
they've just never had to work hard for anything, they've never had to fight for anything, they're never satisfied with their efforts, they've never had anything they wanted to fight *for*, they don't believe in anything or anyone, including themselves
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
the young groyper republican is, like, excluding for income, the *textbook* example of a target for radicalization by basically every extremist group in human history, just a self-hating human-shaped vessel waiting to be filled up by the darkest thing that comes along