Stankvicious
@stankvicious.bsky.social
Lyrical assassin. Malcontented daydreamer. Fiendish mojito consumer. 🇨🇦
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This future imagining is sobering and important
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This future imagining is sobering and important
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every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
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To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
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“Should Schumer stay as senate minority leader?”
@aoc.bsky.social : “This is bigger than one person.”
(Per CNN Schumer is historically unpopular in the Democratic Party compared to past leaders)
@aoc.bsky.social : “This is bigger than one person.”
(Per CNN Schumer is historically unpopular in the Democratic Party compared to past leaders)
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“Should Schumer stay as senate minority leader?”
@aoc.bsky.social : “This is bigger than one person.”
(Per CNN Schumer is historically unpopular in the Democratic Party compared to past leaders)
@aoc.bsky.social : “This is bigger than one person.”
(Per CNN Schumer is historically unpopular in the Democratic Party compared to past leaders)
And Russia too. Once everybody is corrupt, nobody can afford to end the corruption.
The longevity of the Mafia in Italy serves as a warning that, once this style of rule embeds itself in the state, it is “very difficult to extract,” Adam Serwer argues. https://theatln.tc/cmuUQ5Rh
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
And Russia too. Once everybody is corrupt, nobody can afford to end the corruption.
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Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
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Instead of folding like cheap chairs, Democrats should have forced the GOP to end the shutdown by killing the filibuster. Holding onto the archaic, antidemocratic tradition doesn't help them stop fascism, it makes them complicit to it.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Democrats Should Have Let Republicans Kill the Filibuster
Instead of caving on the shutdown, Democrats should have waited for the GOP to cave on Trump’s demand to scotch this antidemocratic tactic.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Instead of folding like cheap chairs, Democrats should have forced the GOP to end the shutdown by killing the filibuster. Holding onto the archaic, antidemocratic tradition doesn't help them stop fascism, it makes them complicit to it.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
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Republicans constantly attack their Congressional leadership, and they remove leaders who fail to achieve the objectives desired by the base.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
Oh yeah - never a convenient time to have some real talk about the dynamic that the Democrats in the Senate are led by bunch of chumps. Certainly not after they created the conditions for yet another base demoralizing surrender.
This kind of activity is just what you should want to see, if your are a Republican, eager to see the opposition distracted by self-destructive infighting.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Republicans constantly attack their Congressional leadership, and they remove leaders who fail to achieve the objectives desired by the base.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
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dems, 2009: we can't do shit we only have 59 senators
dems, 2025: we can't stop them they have 52 senators
dems, 2025: we can't stop them they have 52 senators
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
dems, 2009: we can't do shit we only have 59 senators
dems, 2025: we can't stop them they have 52 senators
dems, 2025: we can't stop them they have 52 senators
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It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.
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Democratic caver Jeanne Shaheen: "Hopefully, our Republican colleagues will work with us."
Sigh.
We've got to defeat the Weimar Democrats before we can defeat the fascist Republicans.
Sigh.
We've got to defeat the Weimar Democrats before we can defeat the fascist Republicans.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Democratic caver Jeanne Shaheen: "Hopefully, our Republican colleagues will work with us."
Sigh.
We've got to defeat the Weimar Democrats before we can defeat the fascist Republicans.
Sigh.
We've got to defeat the Weimar Democrats before we can defeat the fascist Republicans.
"Bipartisan" with fascists is another form of fascism.
Shaheen: "We kept Senator Schumer informed throughout bipartisan discussions that have really gone on since the beginning of the shutdown."
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Bipartisan" with fascists is another form of fascism.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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The fact that none of the 8 Dems are up for re-election in 2026 is a pretty good sign @schumer.senate.gov engineered the surrender
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The fact that none of the 8 Dems are up for re-election in 2026 is a pretty good sign @schumer.senate.gov engineered the surrender
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They’re not cowardly.
They’re complicit.
Assuming they’re cowardly gives them the benefit of the doubt of being in opposition.
They’re complicit.
Assuming they’re cowardly gives them the benefit of the doubt of being in opposition.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They’re not cowardly.
They’re complicit.
Assuming they’re cowardly gives them the benefit of the doubt of being in opposition.
They’re complicit.
Assuming they’re cowardly gives them the benefit of the doubt of being in opposition.
Why do Republican moderates always help the Republicans and the Democratic moderates always help the Republicans?
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Why do Republican moderates always help the Republicans and the Democratic moderates always help the Republicans?
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Taxing billionaires is the fiscally responsible thing to do.
Unreal. Both the Democratic "Moderate Party" candidates quoted here lost by 8 points while the most important city in the country, one county over, elected a Muslim socialist immigrant for mayor
November 8, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Taxing billionaires is the fiscally responsible thing to do.
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I think it’s only fair that we get a “Have men ruined society?” op-ed
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I think it’s only fair that we get a “Have men ruined society?” op-ed
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Democrats "have a pretty good model: find candidates suited to their constituencies and focus on cost of living issues and opposition to Donald Trump’s autocracy. Full stop. It’s not more complicated than that. That’s your opposition message." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...
A Few Day-After-the-Election Thoughts
The clearest read of what happened last night is that, as far...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Democrats "have a pretty good model: find candidates suited to their constituencies and focus on cost of living issues and opposition to Donald Trump’s autocracy. Full stop. It’s not more complicated than that. That’s your opposition message." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...
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Stripping the power and therefore wealth of American oligarchs is a necessary step to restoring US democracy and building a better society.
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Stripping the power and therefore wealth of American oligarchs is a necessary step to restoring US democracy and building a better society.
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Europeans have been going viral on TikTok by mocking the American dream and trolling Americans.
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Europeans have been going viral on TikTok by mocking the American dream and trolling Americans.