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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is critical, and informs everything I’ve done. I read this piece when it was written, and all of the others as well over the years. I am not sure that there is anything that is more important when it comes to understanding Trump, and his movement.

But politics generally and especially intra-Republican political battles are really about demonstrating dominance - not policy mastery or polling leads but a series of symbols and actions that mark the dominating from the dominated.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This implies that the U.S. has suppressed Iranian ISR. That is interesting, and probably not as straightforward as it sounds. It’s one thing to destroy Iranian sensors and teams operating on the Iranian coast. It’s another to suppress covert Iranian assets operating in Oman, or the strait.

"Current intelligence suggests that the recent pattern of incidents may not necessarily represent deliberate targeting of individually selected merchant vessels,"
Marisks said.
"Instead, available information indicates the possibility that Iranian forces are launching missiles into a predetermined engagement area or 'kill box', with weapons potentially acquiring and locking onto available radar signatures within that area."
Physical presence within the engagement zone at the relevant time could itself represent the primary exposure, it added.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Here Putin is again, simply assuming that Trump will successfully keep the U.S. out of a Russian war with NATO. That assumption is entirely unfounded, as is the notion that the war wouldn’t expand into Ukraine, or that threats, or use, of nuclear weapons will deter NATO from responding forcefully.

"We understand that we'll be facing an adversary twice our size," Putin said about a potential conflict with NATO. "The point is that we have competitive advantages in our means of self-defense. Yes, of course, France and Great Britain are nuclear powers; we understand this perfectly well and are fully aware of it. But no one else has the weapons that Russia has today."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Securing South America also secures the french launch facilities in French Guiana, along with other areas along the equator where the U.S. would want to build bases and infrastructure.

Map showing Guiana Space Center in relation to Venezuela

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Eh, hard to know how to evaluate this without knowing what the broader funding universe is doing. There are huge new costs for funding protest movements and legal fights we didn’t have in previous cycles. Heck, the protest movement is doing its own GOTV, so maybe that is the issue.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wow, I’m so sad for them 🙄 if they hadn’t prioritized their alliance with Trump and his family over the alliance with the US, maybe none of this would have happened. If foreign countries have financial links to Trump, I am inclined to view that as domestic political interference.

"Right now the Saudis are really frustrated," said Michael Ratney, a former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia. "In some sense it's their worst-case scenario."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Would be interesting if FedEx has a record of a USPS shipment to China, lol Anyways, what are the odds that a batch of blue state mail goes to the city that hosts FedEx World Hub, which also happens to be in a ruby red state?

The FedEx World Hub in Memphis, Tennessee, is a massive central logistics superhub centered at the Memphis International Airport that handles millions of global parcels.

• Nighttime Operations: Between 10:00 PM and 4:00 AM, the facility turns the Memphis airport into one of the busiest nighttime cargo operations in the world.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just to be clear, the claim that the tracking labels were removed comes from management. I see no evidence that corroborates that beyond the fact that the ballots weren’t in the mail stream records, and went to Tennessee before returning.

Finding #3: Inquiries Related to the Delivery of Ballots in New Jersey and North Carolina
During our fieldwork, we received two separate inquiries related to the delivery of ballots in New Jersey and North Carolina that prompted additional, limited reviews. Specifically, in response to a congressional inquiry, we reviewed the circumstances related to missing and undelivered mail-in ballots mailed in April 2026 for the New Jersey primary election held on June 2, 2026. We conducted a limited review to gain an understanding of the circumstances surrounding the incident.

According to management, on April 22, 2026, the Trenton, NJ, P&DC accepted the primary election ballots on pallets from a Board of Elections office.
Each pallet had a tracking label designed to log when the mail was processed, loaded onto transportation vehicles, and distributed to destinating delivery units. To maximize trailer volume utilization during processing, Trenton P&DC personnel transferred the ballots from their original pallets to a different type of physical container. However, the tracking labels did not accompany the transferred mail.
Because the labels were removed, the ballots lost mailstream visibility. Consequently, the Postal Service lost the ability to identify these specific containers as containing Ballot Mail.
The loss of physical container visibility directly resulted in a routing failure across multiple postal facilities.
The ballots moved unmonitored through the Memphis processing network before being returned to the South Jersey P&DC on April 29, 2026 - seven days after their initial acceptance - for delivery the following day (April 30, 2026). The Memphis NDC did not maintain a log or a documented record of the ballots. Numerous interviewed employees had no recollection of handling or processing the containers.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My view (based on some small amount of experience with software development and rollouts) is that it would be very unlikely there is a full blown capability to fake ballots at scale, which is implemented and ready for the midterms.

In a response included with the findings of the audit, the Postal Service wrote that "while we acknowledge that we can always reinforce and amplify our internal processes and procedures (and will continue to do so between now and November) — overall ballot mail performance is strong." The agency acknowledged that there are some instances in which employees didn't follow policies and procedures, but called other errors "isolated incidents," such as when some New Jersey ballots were delivered to Tennessee before being sent back.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

There is a tension between the answers to these questions. The 70% answer is almost certainly to legalize everyone who is here, lock down the border, and reform the legal immigration pipelines. There are foreign policy actions that could maybe help at the margins in reducing migration.

Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social • 8h
"Undocumented immigrants who commit a crime should be deported, but hard-working undocumented immigrant workers need a path to legal status"
Agree: 73%
Disagree: 23%
Verasight/Wave Polling / Aug 11, 2026

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

People should stop obsessing over the Jasmine Crockett stuff. Let her do her thing. Quit turning it into a fight.

"People need to leave the congresswoman alone. She is doing incredible work. She is a leader in our state, in our country, and she deserves the utmost respect," Talarico told SiriusXM's "Urban View Mornings" in July.
"Anyone who claims to be my supporter who's online talking trash about the congresswoman
— they don't represent me."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This is interesting. The challenges of rapidly scaling all of the guardrails they have developed is arguably a bigger challenge than the iterative model development is. They need to keep improving the research sandboxes, the model training processes, the alignment effort, etc with each iteration.

The signals we are seeing from upcoming model progress make clear that we need a broader approach— one that builds on and extends beyond the current Preparedness Framework.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This is the part I will choose to focus on. I think it is essential that we conclude a fair peace agreement that secures the rights of the Palestinian people. But it also must secure the rights of the Israeli people to live prosperous and secure lives. We are not rolling back 100 years of history

"Their attitude towards the Palestinians and their anti-Islamic mindset will not disappear.
They continue to incite Muslim countries against each other," he charges, "and as long as the Palestinian issue is not permanently resolved, the Islamic world must stand against them as one."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It’s not an existential crisis. We know what an existential crisis looks like, because we are confronting one in the Trump administration. Regardless of who is the nominee, the focus needs to be on squeezing the most value out of the race, and ultimately winning the seat.

Committed supporters of El-Sayed and Stevens can't stand each other. Backers of
each candidate across the country have treated the race as if it's an existential
crisis.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Probably should get rid of this smug prick also. He called the comments by his officers deplorable, but the reality is that this is his department, and the rank and file clearly lack discipline, and basic standards of professionalism.

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan J. Hochman and LAPD ' Jim McDonnell speak at a news conference.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

He is correct on the law. Voters are also perfectly within their rights to vote this idiot out of office.

In a statement announcing the charges, L.A.
District Atty. Nathan Hochman said that while he found the recorded comments deplorable, Flores still violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act, which prohibits recording others without their consent.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Article V of the treaty which resulted from the massacre misspelled Sechler’s name as Sickles. Congress later corrected it. The other names in Article V are very interesting. The Bents, Prowers, Sechler, and Guerrier are all traders.

ARTICLE V. At the special request of the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Patent for 640
Indians, parties to this treaty, the United States agree to grant, by patent aeres of land in fee-simple to the following-named persons, all of whom are related certain persons. to the Cheyennes or Arrapahoes by blood, to each an amount of land equal to one section of six hundred and forty acres, viz: To Mrs. Margaret Wilmarth and her children, Virginia Fitzpatriek, and Andrew Jackson Fitzpatrick; to Mrs. Mary Keith and her children, William Keith, Mary J. Keith, and Francis Keith; to Mrs. Matilda Pepperdin and her child, Miss Margaret Pepperdin; to Robert Poisal and John Poisal; to Edmund Guerrier, Rosa Guerrier, and Julia Guerrier; to William W.
Bent's daughter, Mary Bent Moore, and her three children, Adia Moore, William Bent Moore, and George Moore; to William W. Bent's children, George Bent, Charles Bent, and Julia Bent; to A-ma-che, the wife of John Prowers, and her children, Mary Prowers and Susan Prowers; to the children of Ote-se-ot-see, wife of John Y. Sickles, viz: Margaret, Minnie, and John; to the children of John S. Smith, interpreter, William Gilpin Smith, and daughter Armama; to Jenny Lind Crocker, daughter of Ne-sou-hoe, or Are-you-there, wife of Lieutenant Crocker; to — Winsor, daughter of Tow-e-nah, wife of A. T. Winsor, sutler, formerly at Pt. Lyon.
Said lands to be selected under the direction of the Secre-
tary of the Interior, from the reservation established by the Ist article of their treaty of February 18, A. D. 1861.

April 16, 1890.
John Sechler, Land patent to.
CHAP. 87.—An act to correct the patent to John Sechler to certain lands in
Bent County, Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.
That the Secretary
of the Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to issue to John Sechler, of Crawford, Nebraska, owner of Indian claim numbered nine, in Bent County, Colorado, patent to lands therein de-scribed, said lands having been erroneously patented to John Sickles, under date of September twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy.
Approved, April 16, 1890.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

If anyone ever wants to bribe me to do whatever you want, no questions asked, this is the way — www.thecheesecakefactory.com/menu/cheesec...

Picture of Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Peter Thiels Founders Fund killed SVB Bank

Some Trump administration officials and allies have privately discussed whether the report could provide a legal basis to remove Fed Governor Michael Barr from the central bank's board, according to people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity to speak freely. Barr was vice chair for supervision — the Fed's top job in banking oversight — when SVB collapsed after a bank run triggered by a heavy concentration of uninsured deposits and poor management of interest-rate risk.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Bankhead doesn’t appear to have much money. $20k is in the “some dude” category. Again, I just want someone aside from the Republican to win. I don’t have anything against Bankhead. But if Bodnar is the one with a real shot, then she should drop out.

In a statement posted to social media in early July, Bankhead said she had heard that some members of the Montana Democratic Party
board of directors were supporting Bodnar rather than her own campaign. The split, she said, was only further proof that her campaign was facing opposition from a "political machine" more than a traditional partisan fight.
"This race is no longer about Republicans and Democrats" the statement read. "[I]t has become about power, corruption and manipulation and the soul of Montana."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I don’t know what the establishment thinks, but I think it is indisputably true that the DSA is not remotely as toxic to the political system as MAGA is, or at least any version of MAGA led by Trump. As to the rest, they both seem like talented candidates. Probably either would be fine.

Progressives felt similarly about their moderate counterparts, arguing that the establishment views candidates like El-Sayed as just as detrimental to the political system as MAGAism.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Whatever 🙄 We are playing for keeps. We already know that. Again, this all looks like they are going for it. Best move is to meet them on our feet. We can look at the details of what they do later, then adjust our response. In the mean time, we should be stepping on their message with our own.

"We have to hit 'em - and hit 'em now," Bannon added. "Expose them, but then take action to drive them out of our government and then to prosecute them. And then to either imprison or throw them out of the country. Let me repeat that: Either imprison them or throw them out of the country."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Don’t sleep on the governors races, and state level races in general. In many ways, this are much more important than driving up the margin in the House. Governors provide a critical counterweight to Trump that a few more House members simply don’t. State legislators are critical as well.

Finally, the governor model remains unchanged this week, with Democrats holding 28 seats and Republicans holding 22. Democrats are projected to win between 25 and 31 governor's mansions, while Republicans are projected to win between 19 and 25.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hard to differentiate the spectral lines of nougat, vs sugar 🤔

Picture of milky way mini chocolate bars, cut open to see the creamy nougat filling

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I’ve been celebrating the 250th by reconnecting with my revolutionary war ancestors. 250 years ago my great grandfather was in the militia, preparing to fight the British. By 1777 he was at Valley Forge. Later, his nephew would serve as one of Washington’s bodyguards 1776 belongs to all of us

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This is how he was when McCain died, and he kept most of that focus throughout his career. But what I remember is a dude who went suddenly, and permanently, soft on American democracy after golfing with the President.

"He worked tirelessly to strengthen sanctions, in close coordination with the E.U.," Ursula von der Leyen, the E.U. commission president, remembered in a post on X. "A determined and fearless leader. He will be deeply missed."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

This guy is completely clueless. How does anyone like this get trusted with leadership? His lack of imagination should be disqualifying.

According to the report, since last year, Giuffra has "sought to persuade partners at Sullivan & Cromwell that the work for Trump would be limited but beneficial."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This is horrible. What are they even doing there? Dude has been here for decades, has American children, and no criminal record.

David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social • 33m
It seems like the agents know he's going to have to stop after he passes because they chase on foot, even though he's in the clear to keep driving at that point. I wouldn't swear to it in court, but it'd surprise me if they shot him after he

David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social • 33m that the Ist unmarked car races recklessly on the wrong side of the road to get in front of him, forcing him to turn around. As he's turning around, the agents in the 1st car get out, while the 2nd car rams him in the side, the agents in car 1 move

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Also, cmon google AI, this is all nonsense and not how it works at all. Spacecraft don’t latch on and ride the centrifugal force, the tracks aren’t vacuum sealed, they are in a vacuum, you don’t need spinning habs, earth gravity works like normal if you are standing on the ring.

ground are relatively short, they do not require unearthly tensile strengths. w Wikipedia +4
Applications
• Rocket-Free Launches: The ring acts as a massive particle accelerator in the sky.
Spacecraft can latch onto the ring and ride the centrifugal force to escape velocity, bypassing the traditional fuel and payload constraints of chemical rockets. • YouTube • Isaac Arthur
• Hypersonic Travel: Vehicles moving on vacuum-sealed tracks within the ring could travel across the planet at incredible speeds, cutting transit times drastically. • YouTube Isaac Arthur +1
• Artificial Gravity Habitats: Platforms built on the ring could generate Earth-like gravity (1G) via rotation, allowing for sky-bound cities or massive power stations. • YouTube • Isaac Arthur +1

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

AI will manage the robots, robots will maintain the robots, and eventually they will stop failing, and will fill all the gaps. AI, and AI controlled robots can write books, arrange flowers, make and star in movies, mow the lawn, build houses, and change diapers.

The most likely result is that we will get humanoids who will be useful for some jobs, but that we'll still need humans for many
others, including the job of managing the robots, maintaining the robots, and filling the gaps where the robots fail.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Islamic militants attacked us on 9/11 and killed thousands. Our response was a global war on terror that saw us invade, occupy, and fight in multiple countries. That war lasted decades, and still produced a tiny fraction of the casualties Israel has inflicted on Gaza

"They send rockets to indiscriminately kill our people, while they hide behind their own," he argued while talking over her. "They're targeting our civilians while hiding behind their own civilians. So what are you going to do? What do you think would happen if this happened to New York City from New Jersey?
You think if they rocketed you with the, you know, with this firepower and murdered about 10,000 of your people, murdered, raped, maimed, disemboweled 10,000 Americans?
What do you think the response of the United States to you about it? Would it be a lot stronger than ours?"

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Everything about this situation sucks, but it will suck less if Netanyahu is defeated.

"Even if they agree to disarm unilaterally and do everything they are asked to do, Hamas knows Netanyahu will not allow reconstruction anywhere in Gaza before elections," he added.
The Israeli prime minister is struggling to keep his far-right coalition together before Israel is due to vote by late October and diplomats in the region expect little progress on Gaza's future at least until then.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thiel is an authoritarian freakshow. But the notion that there has been some broad technological stagnation is overblown. I mean, in the same breath is he is giving his thoughts on AI, which is likely to be the most significant technological achievement in human history.

Thiel countered this by arguing that those institutions themselves have become
engines of paralysis, and that decades of technological stagnation have pushed Western politics toward greater instability: "The weird ways that politics has gone haywire is telling me something very deep."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The focus here is establishing deterrence. If Russia actually does launch some sort of attack, Europe needs to respond forcefully. It is uncertain what Russia will do, but it is likely that the best response *will* resemble something like conventional war, or at least point to that.

Onet's sources stressed that any Russian provocation would not resemble a "classic" or conventional war, and that Moscow had not yet fully committed to conducting one.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I never witnessed it personally, but when I was a teenager I remember it being in the ether that it was cool to beat up trans people. I think vice squads harassed them? But they really have existed forever, so what do we need to do to ensure they are protected under the law?

But the truth that we know is that we have always existed in some form or another, from ancient Roman times, to Indigenous peoples of North America to 18th-century French diplomats.

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