ForHumeTheBellTolls
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A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
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The distinction between identifying as liberal, leftist, or anti-MAGA conservative functionally means literally nothing.
It has basically no bearing on someone's commitment to sets of ethical values and their willingness to act on them as it relates to the current domestic situation of America.
It has basically no bearing on someone's commitment to sets of ethical values and their willingness to act on them as it relates to the current domestic situation of America.
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The distinction between identifying as liberal, leftist, or anti-MAGA conservative functionally means literally nothing.
It has basically no bearing on someone's commitment to sets of ethical values and their willingness to act on them as it relates to the current domestic situation of America.
It has basically no bearing on someone's commitment to sets of ethical values and their willingness to act on them as it relates to the current domestic situation of America.
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it's incredible how if you put this entire dialog into the Left Behind series, it would basically work, but instead it's just IRL MN
!["Sir! This is a warning!" the agent yelled as he punched the man's vehicle window. "Stop f—king following us! You are impeding operations! This is the United States federal government!"
"I live over here," the driver explained. "I got to get to my house."
"This is your warning!" the officer exclaimed.
"I serve the Lord; go to church," the resident replied.
"I will arrest you!" the officer threatened.
"Don't make a bad decision," another agent warned.
"I serve the Lord," the driver repeated. "Not a draft-dodging coward."
"Let these people go to church," the driver added. "Let these people serve the Lord and worship."
"You're not going to like the outcome of this, sir," the first officer said. "I guarantee that... Did you not learn from what just happened [when Renee Good was killed]?"
"Learn what?" the driver asked. "I serve the Lord, not a draft-dodging coward. I can't believe you'd take orders from a draft dodger."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreibjwvcxk2ptdafgbwfhk4rjalweyoz3d55gl72qhwhiudhu6aywcm@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
it's incredible how if you put this entire dialog into the Left Behind series, it would basically work, but instead it's just IRL MN
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If a federal agent tries to assault you, just scream "JOE BIDEN STOLE THE 2020 ELECTION"
It's apparently like an Uno Reverse card. Now *you* get to assault the cops without any penalty. Beat them with a flagpole, use mace or bear spray on them, whatever.
I'm sure the lawyers here will back me up.
It's apparently like an Uno Reverse card. Now *you* get to assault the cops without any penalty. Beat them with a flagpole, use mace or bear spray on them, whatever.
I'm sure the lawyers here will back me up.
January 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
If a federal agent tries to assault you, just scream "JOE BIDEN STOLE THE 2020 ELECTION"
It's apparently like an Uno Reverse card. Now *you* get to assault the cops without any penalty. Beat them with a flagpole, use mace or bear spray on them, whatever.
I'm sure the lawyers here will back me up.
It's apparently like an Uno Reverse card. Now *you* get to assault the cops without any penalty. Beat them with a flagpole, use mace or bear spray on them, whatever.
I'm sure the lawyers here will back me up.
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They are tearing a superpower apart from the inside because jet ski salesman got mad the person serving them coffee had blue hair.
May 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
They are tearing a superpower apart from the inside because jet ski salesman got mad the person serving them coffee had blue hair.
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The Sopranos is probably the Rosetta Stone of modern American reaction: it consists of people who bemoan the loss of an imagined past they mainly got from movies, claim victimization based on identity but hate when others do it, and view the people who build the society they prey on as suckers.
April 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Sopranos is probably the Rosetta Stone of modern American reaction: it consists of people who bemoan the loss of an imagined past they mainly got from movies, claim victimization based on identity but hate when others do it, and view the people who build the society they prey on as suckers.
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if/when we get this government back we're going to have to restart every single sensitive program from scratch
February 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
if/when we get this government back we're going to have to restart every single sensitive program from scratch
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This is electorally true and also I’m not going to lie here, “if it comes to it, will this make the Lawful Neutral military officer ordered to fire upon protesters more or less likely to do it?” should low key be part of everyone’s political calculations for the next four years.
The main electoral challenge for the left has been winning over normal Dems. Musk is a gift for primary candidates willing to take it — you'll not only fight him and Trump harder than incumbents, but tackle the wealth inequality that brought us here in the first place. But you've got to be normal.
February 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This is electorally true and also I’m not going to lie here, “if it comes to it, will this make the Lawful Neutral military officer ordered to fire upon protesters more or less likely to do it?” should low key be part of everyone’s political calculations for the next four years.
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it would not be wrong to say that the project of the conservative movement since watergate has been to ensure that another watergate could never happen. fox news exists so that the base will never be exposed to media that has them calling representatives in outrage about the president's behavior.
the entire reason that five out of nine of the members of the supreme court were appointed were so that the president would be able to get away with watergate.
No snark: I would genuinely like to know what John Roberts is thinking of these appointments.
December 1, 2024 at 2:36 AM
it would not be wrong to say that the project of the conservative movement since watergate has been to ensure that another watergate could never happen. fox news exists so that the base will never be exposed to media that has them calling representatives in outrage about the president's behavior.
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I don’t think we fully internalized the danger of a politician who low social trust people think is secretly in their side no matter how much he says he isn’t
November 11, 2024 at 2:29 AM
I don’t think we fully internalized the danger of a politician who low social trust people think is secretly in their side no matter how much he says he isn’t
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The biggest challenge in 2024 is to get enough people to actually listen to what Trump and those around him are openly, consistently, and explicitly promising to do once they get back to power.
It is utterly deranged, and discounting it as just rhetoric would be a disaster.
It is utterly deranged, and discounting it as just rhetoric would be a disaster.
February 13, 2024 at 2:56 AM
The biggest challenge in 2024 is to get enough people to actually listen to what Trump and those around him are openly, consistently, and explicitly promising to do once they get back to power.
It is utterly deranged, and discounting it as just rhetoric would be a disaster.
It is utterly deranged, and discounting it as just rhetoric would be a disaster.
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The substitution of protest for meaningful engagement with politics as an activity is part of the reason why the online left is so feckless and unable to take yes for an answer or accept wins when they come.
December 26, 2023 at 4:44 PM
The substitution of protest for meaningful engagement with politics as an activity is part of the reason why the online left is so feckless and unable to take yes for an answer or accept wins when they come.
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proto-garfield wants chilaquiles, hates the 5 end-of-year chaos days not assigned to one of the 18 Xiuhpōhualli
an utterly fantastic big-cat shaped pot from the Toltec site of Tula, imported there from the La Huasteca region near Veracruz.
At the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
At the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
December 22, 2023 at 2:26 PM
proto-garfield wants chilaquiles, hates the 5 end-of-year chaos days not assigned to one of the 18 Xiuhpōhualli
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actual leftist thought is an exploration of *systems* of injustice, but a lot of leftists still want there to be a clearly identifiable bad guy
believe it or not the most i have been yelled at online this past week is not on here but on tiktok for saying the true statement that the “hedge funds investing in housing” problem is downstream of the “chronic housing shortage problem.”
for this i was denounced as a liar and a shill.
for this i was denounced as a liar and a shill.
December 18, 2023 at 3:21 AM
actual leftist thought is an exploration of *systems* of injustice, but a lot of leftists still want there to be a clearly identifiable bad guy
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"unelected second term" is a god-tier euphemism
Lol at Jonathan Chait starting a blog with “I am not a lawyer and won’t opine on the legal case,” and then drawing a conclusion that is plainly premised on his evaluation of the legal case nymag.com/intelligence...
December 20, 2023 at 4:36 PM
"unelected second term" is a god-tier euphemism
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1) Let the people decide
2) If the people decide they want a different president, try an illegal coup to overthrow their decision
3) If your coup attempt fails to overthrow the people's decision and you broke the law in the process, you can't be held legally accountable because <return to step 1>
2) If the people decide they want a different president, try an illegal coup to overthrow their decision
3) If your coup attempt fails to overthrow the people's decision and you broke the law in the process, you can't be held legally accountable because <return to step 1>
December 20, 2023 at 3:24 PM
1) Let the people decide
2) If the people decide they want a different president, try an illegal coup to overthrow their decision
3) If your coup attempt fails to overthrow the people's decision and you broke the law in the process, you can't be held legally accountable because <return to step 1>
2) If the people decide they want a different president, try an illegal coup to overthrow their decision
3) If your coup attempt fails to overthrow the people's decision and you broke the law in the process, you can't be held legally accountable because <return to step 1>
It'd be better to not needing it of course, but Trump-proofing the oval office ahead of him possibly getting back in, if we live in The Bad World, isn't an awful idea and some measures (like this one) can apparently get bipartisan support. What are some other low hanging fruits here?
Congress approves bill barring any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO
Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheade…
thehill.com
December 15, 2023 at 4:22 PM
It'd be better to not needing it of course, but Trump-proofing the oval office ahead of him possibly getting back in, if we live in The Bad World, isn't an awful idea and some measures (like this one) can apparently get bipartisan support. What are some other low hanging fruits here?
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