heymoncalamari
@heymoncalamari.bsky.social
A Black man with a few library cards.
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#booksky
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#booksky
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Out of all the horrors I documented today (so many), this one is important
March 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Out of all the horrors I documented today (so many), this one is important
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🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration?
I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.
I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24
I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.
I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24
February 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration?
I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.
I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24
I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.
I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24
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My favorite from today’s 50501 March in Boston.
February 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My favorite from today’s 50501 March in Boston.
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After 24 Senate Democrats joined all GOP to confirm climate denier Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary, he illegally called for the shut down of the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Feds Halt the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program
The US government has ordered states to retract their plans to build hundreds of federally funded EV charging stations, according to a memo obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
After 24 Senate Democrats joined all GOP to confirm climate denier Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary, he illegally called for the shut down of the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Like it or not, this absolutely changes the security and threat prevention model for digital government. Every worst-case scenario conjured by civil society orgs and rights advocates - the things people say will never happen - is unfolding at pace. Relying on lawful benevolence is not enough.
It’s why I call it “a coup data” : the capture/destruction/leakage of federal data flows that function as its core source of power
The whole story is bonkers but the explanation from a Trump official that it’s all good because they only provided the first letters of their last names is 🫠
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
February 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Like it or not, this absolutely changes the security and threat prevention model for digital government. Every worst-case scenario conjured by civil society orgs and rights advocates - the things people say will never happen - is unfolding at pace. Relying on lawful benevolence is not enough.
So this happened.
February 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
So this happened.
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US Attorney for DC threatens prosecution against anyone unmasking "DOGE" employees in blatant violation of the First Amendment.
DOJ is now Musk's personal army he will use to target his critics with baseless criminal investigations.
DOJ is now Musk's personal army he will use to target his critics with baseless criminal investigations.
February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
US Attorney for DC threatens prosecution against anyone unmasking "DOGE" employees in blatant violation of the First Amendment.
DOJ is now Musk's personal army he will use to target his critics with baseless criminal investigations.
DOJ is now Musk's personal army he will use to target his critics with baseless criminal investigations.
Keen insights about what’s happening as well as the failure of the DNC gerontocracy to prepare for it.
Full post at The Nerd Reich:
The Network State Coup is Happening Right Now
www.thenerdreich.com/the-network-...
The Network State Coup is Happening Right Now
www.thenerdreich.com/the-network-...
The Network State Coup is Happening Right Now
Elon Musk's attempt to destroy the United States government isn't random chaos. It's the methodical execution of the "network state" blueprint.
Yet even as tech billionaires openly implement their we...
www.thenerdreich.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Keen insights about what’s happening as well as the failure of the DNC gerontocracy to prepare for it.
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We are watching a coup performed by dimwits. We have many opportunities to stop them, we just have to take the gloves off like our new DNC chair has said he will be doing. And quickly.
February 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We are watching a coup performed by dimwits. We have many opportunities to stop them, we just have to take the gloves off like our new DNC chair has said he will be doing. And quickly.
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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Turns out the Drizz is kind of a hero
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Turns out the Drizz is kind of a hero
Congressional inquiry on deck?
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Congressional inquiry on deck?
The complacency is killing me. People should be in the streets.
If you cannot call it what it is when all in a week: a government removes every mention of a group of people, destroys information about them en masse, bans their discussion in schools, restricts their ability to travel and starts seizing and refusing their official identification, when will you?
February 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The complacency is killing me. People should be in the streets.
Feels like time for a “new solidarity” movement that does what @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @senatedemocrats.bsky.social and the DNC seem unwilling or incapable of doing.
I really can’t wrap my head around congressional Democrats’ response to the past 12 days of crises. It reeks of pathetic capitulation. Trump is asserting dictatorial powers of absolute control over the entire government and the reaction is “we don’t swing at every pitch”? An appalling abdication.
February 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Feels like time for a “new solidarity” movement that does what @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @senatedemocrats.bsky.social and the DNC seem unwilling or incapable of doing.
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The flip side of Trump purging prosecutors and FBI agents he thinks are disloyal to him is that there will only be prosecutors and FBI agents he thinks are loyal to him.
There is no middle ground between an arsonist and a firefighter. There will be retribution.
There is no middle ground between an arsonist and a firefighter. There will be retribution.
There Will Be Retribution
From Marc | Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents.
www.democracydocket.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The flip side of Trump purging prosecutors and FBI agents he thinks are disloyal to him is that there will only be prosecutors and FBI agents he thinks are loyal to him.
There is no middle ground between an arsonist and a firefighter. There will be retribution.
There is no middle ground between an arsonist and a firefighter. There will be retribution.
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This will impact everyone down the line with increased fire issues and higher municipal and agricultural water costs. But given the location of this water, a lot of the people most immediately impacted are Trump voters.
Chipping away at that base, one dumb, selfish, awful stunt at a time.
Chipping away at that base, one dumb, selfish, awful stunt at a time.
For a photo op & a bragging media post, Trump minions at the USACoE have thrown away millions of gals of #water farmers were relying on for later this year. This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting. It is now lost.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This will impact everyone down the line with increased fire issues and higher municipal and agricultural water costs. But given the location of this water, a lot of the people most immediately impacted are Trump voters.
Chipping away at that base, one dumb, selfish, awful stunt at a time.
Chipping away at that base, one dumb, selfish, awful stunt at a time.
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I spoke to former Treasury and OMB officials, and they said Elon Musk accessing government payment systems could give him the power to selectively turn off payments. They described what this really means in very clarifying terms. See below:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
January 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I spoke to former Treasury and OMB officials, and they said Elon Musk accessing government payment systems could give him the power to selectively turn off payments. They described what this really means in very clarifying terms. See below:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
I am Kelly. We are Kelly.
Kelly needs to do he own podcast of meditations for normal Americans.
I am Kelly. Kelly is me. Kelly is everyone. 🤣🤣🔥
January 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I am Kelly. We are Kelly.
Further efforts to remake the State into his tool.
NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...
Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday | CNN Politics
At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday, according to sources briefed on the matter, extending a purge that began last week at the Justice Department ...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Further efforts to remake the State into his tool.
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Thank you, brother. 🙏🏽
I can’t even count the number of these texts I’ve sent to loved ones.
This is no way to live. 😔
I can’t even count the number of these texts I’ve sent to loved ones.
This is no way to live. 😔
January 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Thank you, brother. 🙏🏽
I can’t even count the number of these texts I’ve sent to loved ones.
This is no way to live. 😔
I can’t even count the number of these texts I’ve sent to loved ones.
This is no way to live. 😔
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The universe that elected Al Gore doesn't know how good they've got it.
January 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The universe that elected Al Gore doesn't know how good they've got it.
It’s amazing to me that nobody seems to be calling out the fact that a $500B U.S. investment in data centers does two things:
1) socializes the cost of the least valuable piece required for AI scaling; and
2) does nothing to improve education/skills of workers who will be displaced by AI
1) socializes the cost of the least valuable piece required for AI scaling; and
2) does nothing to improve education/skills of workers who will be displaced by AI
January 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It’s amazing to me that nobody seems to be calling out the fact that a $500B U.S. investment in data centers does two things:
1) socializes the cost of the least valuable piece required for AI scaling; and
2) does nothing to improve education/skills of workers who will be displaced by AI
1) socializes the cost of the least valuable piece required for AI scaling; and
2) does nothing to improve education/skills of workers who will be displaced by AI
This part. All in the service of “efficiency” until you’re no longer needed, and there is no reason to believe the primary economic beneficiaries are going to share the spoils.
I’m not kidding: those who delegate all their writing, thinking and creative expression to machines are going to wake up one day and discover that they can no longer write or think. You need to make your own art. You need to keep your brain working. You need to stay human.
January 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This part. All in the service of “efficiency” until you’re no longer needed, and there is no reason to believe the primary economic beneficiaries are going to share the spoils.
Pay close attention to the men behind the curtain, who happen to be magically appearing in the manosphere. It is all about power and who wields it.
social.coop/@ntnsndr/113...
social.coop/@ntnsndr/113...
Nathan Schneider (@[email protected])
I keep thinking about the NYT Douthat interview with Marc Andreessen, especially emphasizing the centrality of "woke" employees (ie, worker power + tech ethics) in pushing him over into Trumpism.
Now...
social.coop
January 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Pay close attention to the men behind the curtain, who happen to be magically appearing in the manosphere. It is all about power and who wields it.
social.coop/@ntnsndr/113...
social.coop/@ntnsndr/113...
WTAF
In hindsight, an incredibly damning video of a Runway 19 takeoff from DCA, over a flight of Army Black Hawks.
January 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
WTAF