J. C. Cantwell 🌻
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Social Justice Bard. They/them. Gay; tired.
"Maybe when it happens, you'll sink deeply into your chair
and sigh loose a breath you didn't know you were holding.
It is a pronoun. It is an event. It is a place and a time and a
certainty."
"Maybe when it happens, you'll sink deeply into your chair
and sigh loose a breath you didn't know you were holding.
It is a pronoun. It is an event. It is a place and a time and a
certainty."
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Imagine if Dems in the Senate hadn't caved. The House wouldn't be in session rn, the discharge petition wouldn't be signed, people wouldn't have SNAP, govt workers would be RIF'd & the GOP would have some decent talking points. But also online rage addicts would be happier! YMMV!
fuck it, reactivating to retweet this
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why would releasing the pedophile club files make him a lame duck president, what are you implying here John
Republican Sen. John Barrasso, the majority whip, doesn’t commit to holding a Senate vote on the bill to release the Epstein files if it passes the House. “We’ll have a discussion about it and make a decision from there.”
On @meetthepress.com:
On @meetthepress.com:
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
why would releasing the pedophile club files make him a lame duck president, what are you implying here John
ugh i need to find my nose washing machine and use it tomorrow, that got me through last winter in a real way / I've been able to breathe through my nose again all damn year, and i think it is That Time Of Year Again ugh ugh ugh
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
ugh i need to find my nose washing machine and use it tomorrow, that got me through last winter in a real way / I've been able to breathe through my nose again all damn year, and i think it is That Time Of Year Again ugh ugh ugh
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The $2,000 is the friends we made along the way?
BESSENT: “THE $2,000 DIVIDEND COULD COME IN LOTS OF FORMS… IT COULD BE JUST THE TAX DECREASES. IT COULD BE NO TAX ON TIPS.”
November 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The $2,000 is the friends we made along the way?
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And that's always the way, right?
If speaking out usually paid material dividends, everyone would do it.
But in fact, it usually earns punishment. Personally and professionally.
That is a big part of what makes it brave.
If speaking out usually paid material dividends, everyone would do it.
But in fact, it usually earns punishment. Personally and professionally.
That is a big part of what makes it brave.
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
And that's always the way, right?
If speaking out usually paid material dividends, everyone would do it.
But in fact, it usually earns punishment. Personally and professionally.
That is a big part of what makes it brave.
If speaking out usually paid material dividends, everyone would do it.
But in fact, it usually earns punishment. Personally and professionally.
That is a big part of what makes it brave.
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People who have the character to be brave now were brave earlier during earlier tests of character.
And aren't in positions of power, because that sort of bravery is seen as disqualifying from power.
And aren't in positions of power, because that sort of bravery is seen as disqualifying from power.
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
People who have the character to be brave now were brave earlier during earlier tests of character.
And aren't in positions of power, because that sort of bravery is seen as disqualifying from power.
And aren't in positions of power, because that sort of bravery is seen as disqualifying from power.
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The resurfacing of #metoo narratives-- and the stories from those of us whose careers suffered because we spoke out-- gives us hints about why Trump II went the way it has.
The people who would speak out spoke out during Trump I, and were sidelined.
There's a reason the elite is who it is
The people who would speak out spoke out during Trump I, and were sidelined.
There's a reason the elite is who it is
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The resurfacing of #metoo narratives-- and the stories from those of us whose careers suffered because we spoke out-- gives us hints about why Trump II went the way it has.
The people who would speak out spoke out during Trump I, and were sidelined.
There's a reason the elite is who it is
The people who would speak out spoke out during Trump I, and were sidelined.
There's a reason the elite is who it is
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oh my fucking god he is 100% confusing cadillac insurance plans with people buying cadillacs
"and it's gonna be locked so they can't go out and buy, uh, a cadillac, they can go out and buy health insurance"
"and it's gonna be locked so they can't go out and buy, uh, a cadillac, they can go out and buy health insurance"
Trump on healthcare: "I've had personal talks with some Democrats about paying large amounts of dollars back to the people. This was my idea ... why don't we just pay this money directly to the people of our country and let them buy their own health insurance?"
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
oh my fucking god he is 100% confusing cadillac insurance plans with people buying cadillacs
"and it's gonna be locked so they can't go out and buy, uh, a cadillac, they can go out and buy health insurance"
"and it's gonna be locked so they can't go out and buy, uh, a cadillac, they can go out and buy health insurance"
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They were helped by a hugely favorable media environment where many, many people were eager to muddy the waters.
a take which I thought was too basic to write up but I clearly should have written up lol was that one underrated success of the 2024 Trump campaign was to manage to make it *look* like the Kamala campaign was back-to-back culture wars, they did a very good job on that front!
Pundits: Why didn't Kamala Harris run on kitchen table issues?
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
They were helped by a hugely favorable media environment where many, many people were eager to muddy the waters.
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Recall that during the single debate trump had with kamala that she implored the audience to actually watch one of trumps rallies. She and he campaign were very clear eyed on how much sanewashing the media was doing re: trump
November 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Recall that during the single debate trump had with kamala that she implored the audience to actually watch one of trumps rallies. She and he campaign were very clear eyed on how much sanewashing the media was doing re: trump
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For the same amount of screen minutes it takes a lot less effort to repeat a claim than it does to investigate it.
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
For the same amount of screen minutes it takes a lot less effort to repeat a claim than it does to investigate it.
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Trump’s strategy relied on the utter credulity of the punditocracy
Which is of course, a sure bet
Which is of course, a sure bet
November 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Trump’s strategy relied on the utter credulity of the punditocracy
Which is of course, a sure bet
Which is of course, a sure bet
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all the Dems TV ads I saw before the election were about lower taxes for the middle classes or whatever, all the GOP ads were about mental transphobic stuff, but crucially their way in wasn't "we think X is bad" but "Kamala is obsessed with X and she loooooooves it all", and people fell for it!
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
all the Dems TV ads I saw before the election were about lower taxes for the middle classes or whatever, all the GOP ads were about mental transphobic stuff, but crucially their way in wasn't "we think X is bad" but "Kamala is obsessed with X and she loooooooves it all", and people fell for it!
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a take which I thought was too basic to write up but I clearly should have written up lol was that one underrated success of the 2024 Trump campaign was to manage to make it *look* like the Kamala campaign was back-to-back culture wars, they did a very good job on that front!
Pundits: Why didn't Kamala Harris run on kitchen table issues?
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
a take which I thought was too basic to write up but I clearly should have written up lol was that one underrated success of the 2024 Trump campaign was to manage to make it *look* like the Kamala campaign was back-to-back culture wars, they did a very good job on that front!
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the sense of incredulity and comic revulsion i get every time i see a cybertruck in the wild has not been reduced by even a single degree in all the time they’ve been on the street
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
the sense of incredulity and comic revulsion i get every time i see a cybertruck in the wild has not been reduced by even a single degree in all the time they’ve been on the street
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part of the change is that his mood appears much lower and less stable (also a symptom, but hard to differentiate from preexisting personality defects) so he probably isn’t feeling like being spontaneous and charismatic but I also don’t think he really can anymore, nor will handlers let him try
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
part of the change is that his mood appears much lower and less stable (also a symptom, but hard to differentiate from preexisting personality defects) so he probably isn’t feeling like being spontaneous and charismatic but I also don’t think he really can anymore, nor will handlers let him try
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the only elements of his old off-script behavior still consistently present now are the constant handshaking and picture taking, which are muscle memory performance elements that don’t require much cognition, and also things he had learned to do decades before he entered politics.
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
the only elements of his old off-script behavior still consistently present now are the constant handshaking and picture taking, which are muscle memory performance elements that don’t require much cognition, and also things he had learned to do decades before he entered politics.
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you also notice a lot more of handlers having to consciously mimic him to make his decline stand out less, from Rubio drastically altering his natural walk to match steps when they appear together to Vance mimicking his tone in the unscripted attack on Zelenskyy
November 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
you also notice a lot more of handlers having to consciously mimic him to make his decline stand out less, from Rubio drastically altering his natural walk to match steps when they appear together to Vance mimicking his tone in the unscripted attack on Zelenskyy
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occasionally there are flashes of that more playful presentation even now (putting the candy bar on the kid’s Marshmello head on Halloween, for example) but it’s gotten much more uncommon for his handlers to allow him to spontaneously interact with non-politicians in front of cameras
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
occasionally there are flashes of that more playful presentation even now (putting the candy bar on the kid’s Marshmello head on Halloween, for example) but it’s gotten much more uncommon for his handlers to allow him to spontaneously interact with non-politicians in front of cameras
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he’s so evil it’s tempting to avoid viewing him as ever having been charismatic, but he used to be able to do bog standard politician things like asking funny questions (“Am I allowed to touch it?” as a young man presents the turkey for pardoning - genuinely funny for the president to ask that!)
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
he’s so evil it’s tempting to avoid viewing him as ever having been charismatic, but he used to be able to do bog standard politician things like asking funny questions (“Am I allowed to touch it?” as a young man presents the turkey for pardoning - genuinely funny for the president to ask that!)
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the fact that his speaking style is SO odd and distinctive makes him seem deceptively consistent over time because he still has all the same mannerisms and quirks of delivery, but when you compare him to himself just a few years ago you can see how much more he gets lost now when off script
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
the fact that his speaking style is SO odd and distinctive makes him seem deceptively consistent over time because he still has all the same mannerisms and quirks of delivery, but when you compare him to himself just a few years ago you can see how much more he gets lost now when off script
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while we’re on the subject of Thanksgivings past, there’s some good unedited walk and body movement footage here after he leaves the podium around 6:13 and goes to mingle with the crowd
much more symmetrical walk (already altered but much less so than now) and actually shows some charm and humor
much more symmetrical walk (already altered but much less so than now) and actually shows some charm and humor
WATCH: President Trump pardons his first Thanksgiving turkey
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
while we’re on the subject of Thanksgivings past, there’s some good unedited walk and body movement footage here after he leaves the podium around 6:13 and goes to mingle with the crowd
much more symmetrical walk (already altered but much less so than now) and actually shows some charm and humor
much more symmetrical walk (already altered but much less so than now) and actually shows some charm and humor
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there’s a lot of the exact same “hot country” verbiage he still uses (unsurprising, even when much younger he constantly created slogans and repeated them ad nauseam) but around 3:14 he tells an actually funny off the cuff story that doesn’t seem to be from his prepared speech
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
there’s a lot of the exact same “hot country” verbiage he still uses (unsurprising, even when much younger he constantly created slogans and repeated them ad nauseam) but around 3:14 he tells an actually funny off the cuff story that doesn’t seem to be from his prepared speech
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I couldn’t figure out if he’s always called side dishes “surroundings”
this one could be either the brain holes or just that he considers knowing anything about cooking/serving a meal to be for women
but I did find this striking example of how differently he spoke just 5 Thanksgivings ago
this one could be either the brain holes or just that he considers knowing anything about cooking/serving a meal to be for women
but I did find this striking example of how differently he spoke just 5 Thanksgivings ago
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I couldn’t figure out if he’s always called side dishes “surroundings”
this one could be either the brain holes or just that he considers knowing anything about cooking/serving a meal to be for women
but I did find this striking example of how differently he spoke just 5 Thanksgivings ago
this one could be either the brain holes or just that he considers knowing anything about cooking/serving a meal to be for women
but I did find this striking example of how differently he spoke just 5 Thanksgivings ago
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Pluribus, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Human Instrumentality Project
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Pluribus, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Human Instrumentality Project
the audience for a jonathan martin special about gavin newsom is "people who will take it as evidence that The Democrats aren't to be trusted", which is coincidentally an audience that helps keep jonathan martin's ejaculations and expulsions in print and getting clicks.
these are unrelated facts
these are unrelated facts
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
the audience for a jonathan martin special about gavin newsom is "people who will take it as evidence that The Democrats aren't to be trusted", which is coincidentally an audience that helps keep jonathan martin's ejaculations and expulsions in print and getting clicks.
these are unrelated facts
these are unrelated facts