The Nerdskull
@nerdskull.bsky.social
Infamous Nerd Culture Opinion-Haver. Queer. Any pronouns. Video Games, Board Games, Anime, Novels. Graymuzzle Furry, but low-key about it. Lefty politics, anti-bullying, anti-harassment.
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Can’t wait for this news cycle
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Can’t wait for this news cycle
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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Can't be overstated what a disaster this is going to be.
They'll be blamed for everything and achieved nothing.
They'll be blamed for everything and achieved nothing.
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Can't be overstated what a disaster this is going to be.
They'll be blamed for everything and achieved nothing.
They'll be blamed for everything and achieved nothing.
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I'm so sick and tired of being lied to by people who don't even have the common decency or energy to make the lies plausible
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I'm so sick and tired of being lied to by people who don't even have the common decency or energy to make the lies plausible
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Honestly shouldn't surprise anyone coming from a guy who's done speaking engagements for the Federalist Society. They're all about running cover for the worst bits of conservative legal theory under the guise of 'civil rights'.
www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazin...
www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazin...
How the Federalist Society is helping conservatives win the judicial war.
It isn’t just about Supreme Court picks. The group’s impact on the law goes much deeper.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Honestly shouldn't surprise anyone coming from a guy who's done speaking engagements for the Federalist Society. They're all about running cover for the worst bits of conservative legal theory under the guise of 'civil rights'.
www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazin...
www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazin...
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"Civil rights attorney" sounds a lot more noble than it is. They argue over civil rights laws, and not always in favor of them. They are not our friends. Especially if they are members of the Federalist Society.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Civil rights attorney" sounds a lot more noble than it is. They argue over civil rights laws, and not always in favor of them. They are not our friends. Especially if they are members of the Federalist Society.
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Ah yes, by relinquishing our only real leverage, _surely_ our bad-faith enemies will now start compromising
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Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Ah yes, by relinquishing our only real leverage, _surely_ our bad-faith enemies will now start compromising
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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Blame *all* Democratic incumbents for this surrender. Not just the ones voting for it. The others could have voted to remove Schumer long ago and install a leader capable of formulating a strategy and holding his people together. They were content to stay with a proven loser.
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Blame *all* Democratic incumbents for this surrender. Not just the ones voting for it. The others could have voted to remove Schumer long ago and install a leader capable of formulating a strategy and holding his people together. They were content to stay with a proven loser.
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this ratfuck orchestrated the whole capitulation to Republicans in ending the shutdown just so he could try to feign opposition against it for brownie points. a truly disgusting deceptive bastard. his primary will be so sweet to see.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
this ratfuck orchestrated the whole capitulation to Republicans in ending the shutdown just so he could try to feign opposition against it for brownie points. a truly disgusting deceptive bastard. his primary will be so sweet to see.
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This is how Dems reward their voters LESS THAN A WEEK after a totally dominant electoral sweep. I know I shouldn't be shocked anymore, but this is genuinely unbelievable. Pathetic, selfish, stupid little piggies.
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is how Dems reward their voters LESS THAN A WEEK after a totally dominant electoral sweep. I know I shouldn't be shocked anymore, but this is genuinely unbelievable. Pathetic, selfish, stupid little piggies.
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the angry base has been right and the savvy "calm down" caucus has been wrong every step of the way for the last 10 years
This seems significant
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
the angry base has been right and the savvy "calm down" caucus has been wrong every step of the way for the last 10 years
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What is the argument for voting for Democrats for harm reduction if the harm is not fucking reduced
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What is the argument for voting for Democrats for harm reduction if the harm is not fucking reduced
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it’s so baked into American civil engagement that we don’t really question how insane it is that we have to flood phones and emails just to get Democrats to act along their own party lines, much less for more radical action or policy
i’m just so fucking tired of living through crisis after crisis and feeling like we have to beg for and negotiate with our own representatives to address the crises seriously. they shouldn’t have to be disciplined by the base into mustering an appropriate response to a fucking coup!
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
it’s so baked into American civil engagement that we don’t really question how insane it is that we have to flood phones and emails just to get Democrats to act along their own party lines, much less for more radical action or policy
Republicans are literally getting booed in public by their own constituents and Democrats caved. Democrats will never hold power in the federal government ever again. A permanent minority party that will make sure that no party that actually opposes fascism can be viable. Collaborators for fascism.
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Republicans are literally getting booed in public by their own constituents and Democrats caved. Democrats will never hold power in the federal government ever again. A permanent minority party that will make sure that no party that actually opposes fascism can be viable. Collaborators for fascism.
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Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
This just in: Shitty right-wing lawyer calls me a "right wing authoritarian" because I criticized Ari Cohn, a man who wants to end anti-bullying policies that protect trans children in schools.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This just in: Shitty right-wing lawyer calls me a "right wing authoritarian" because I criticized Ari Cohn, a man who wants to end anti-bullying policies that protect trans children in schools.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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Shaheen and Hassan just voted yes to passing the spending bill with no ACA
At a time when costs on basic needs—from housing to child care—are all going up, extending the ACA enhanced premium tax credits is one of the most immediate and effective ways to provide relief to families’ budgets.
The American people are counting on us to get this done.
The American people are counting on us to get this done.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Shaheen and Hassan just voted yes to passing the spending bill with no ACA
Rotating villain theory is 100% vindicated at this point.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Rotating villain theory is 100% vindicated at this point.
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Senate Democrats, voters just handed you the mandate earlier this week. Why do you want to betray voters after they told you clearly that they want you to stand up for them and protect their healthcare?
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Senate Democrats, voters just handed you the mandate earlier this week. Why do you want to betray voters after they told you clearly that they want you to stand up for them and protect their healthcare?
Democrats finding a way to lose the 2026 midterms
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Democrats finding a way to lose the 2026 midterms
Every single person on this list needs to be ejected from the Democratic Party.
Circulating on Threads as to who’s in favor (for what it is worth)
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Every single person on this list needs to be ejected from the Democratic Party.
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
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"In my conversations with some gender critical journalists, I was taken aback by how comfortable they felt openly expressing their disdain for trans women and making broad generalizations about them as a group."
www.semafor.com/article/04/0...
www.semafor.com/article/04/0...
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"In my conversations with some gender critical journalists, I was taken aback by how comfortable they felt openly expressing their disdain for trans women and making broad generalizations about them as a group."
www.semafor.com/article/04/0...
www.semafor.com/article/04/0...