potsposts.bsky.social

potsposts.bsky.social

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When people celebrate the death of a dictator and people respond "but the things he did and built still stand" why is it intended and taken as "no idiot good things can't happen" rather than a call to action to not treat the fight as over? It should be a rallying point.

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the actions of establishment democrats are intensely confusing if you start with the assumption they are trying to win elections & help people, but immediately understandable if you start with the assumption they are trying to make the rich as disproportionately wealthy and powerful as possible

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the US revolution was not a revolt against colonization but instead the (seemingly) permanent cementing of the colonial project. It's not like India or Ireland breaking free from the UK, it's like if the British colonists in India broke free from the UK's control.

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the "where are all the protests against trump" people became the "these protests against trump are bad optics" people so quickly you may have missed it

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I mean this is the problem, the lesson from the 25 hour speech was to not give an inch, and within 10 seconds Senate Democrats... gave an inch

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Immediately afterward, Senator Risch brings up the confirmation of big toilet guy and former acting AG Matthew Whitaker to be ambassador to NATO.

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