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Skotty Skeets

@erstwhilecon.bsky.social
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"The greatest mistake is to imagine that the human being is an autonomous individual. The secret freedom which you can supposedly enjoy under a despotic government is nonsense, because your thoughts are never entirely your own." — Orwell, April 28, 1944

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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You can find his spine, and therest of him, if you dare to look up Tr-mp’s nasty ass.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hard to disagree with this.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The US, 2026.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
These Republican legislators and governor are every bit as monstrous as anything she did.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's the "authorities could do nothing" part of this story that we can actually fix. Jfc.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In the end, as good as MS Now can be at times, it's still a corporation with very little, if any, ethics.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I never ever thought I would see such a dangerous unhinged psychopath running the US military. We’ve had some bad ones, but never like this.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Iowa voters who fall for this bullshit were always going to fall in line.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's up to Maine voters to tie her sorry ass to the Sorry Ass.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Do you support silencing the black vote? What would you say to MLK?” Sen John Kennedy (R-Louisiana): *Threatens to have @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social arrested*🤔 Racism is a helluva drug
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
How about we just reform the *Democratic Party* and make it more responsive to the working class?
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Finally got around to this piece. Wow. For those of us who once loved our country unfailingly, who had hope for our ideals, who believed in at least slow progress, this essay will leave you absolutely depressed--and without any idea how we come back from the corruption and madness that we see.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Don't worry. Your former party/cult will do its best to destroy him and anybody smart and courageous enough to actually try to wrestle the system away from the billionaires.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The left also assumes that voters are as tuned into politics and policy as much as the activist class is. But you have to assume people aren't paying attention to anything politicians do--including ones who are actually hurting them--and it's part of your job to message to them every single day.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Fuck around and find out."--Europe and Canada to Tr-mp
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
But....our highest court says: Corporations ARE people. Money IS speech. Of course they CAN buy politicians--and VOTES. That's the point.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Now we're talkin'
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don't think people really understand the psychic impact of knowing that multiple times a day every day your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and everyone who could ever have any power over you is being flooded with agitprop designed to make them hate you
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nothing discredits the value of IQ metrics better than the fact that the stupidest man to ever hold the presidency brags about his staggering IQ.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Mostly what you need to know is that Missouri Republicans are hopelessly corrupt.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Actually, "the critics will say" that Tr-mp isn't bribing voters, he's fcking lying to them.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nailed it
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Excellent segment. Someone needs to document the lunacy.
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 10/09/2026
"People vote for Democrats because they promise people free stuff."
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Way to sanewash lunacy.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
At some point you have to decide whether you want a Democrat who doesn't share all of your views to win, or a Republican who shares NONE of your views to win. Sleeping is easier one way than the other.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sean Hannity should of course get to decide women's health care choices. Who could argue with that?
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thank you, Dave, for what you do to hold sports reporting, among other things, accountable.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Had a crush on you 55 years ago. It hasn't abated. 🥰
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What tweet? The press has moved on.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I say this every damn day.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Translation: Republican zealotry will kill you.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thanks, Doc, for bringing attention to this stuff.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@dceiver.bsky.social wrote a great piece on how Dems need to handle "the political media’s tendency to chase conflict, collapse distinctions, and reject nuance." TL;DR:"it’s better to understand the stupid games this industry likes to play, and master them yourself." newrepublic.com/post/215105/...
newrepublic.com
How to Answer Yet Another Dumb Question About Hasan Piker
The media’s fixation on this twitch streamer few voters have heard of should not be that difficult an obstacle to overcome.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is just the tip of an exponentially growing iceberg of intellectual theft.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Saw you on MS Now today. You refused to support, or encourage your supporters to support, your opponent if he beats you. He said on the same show that he would support you if you win. I would have backed you until you refused to see the most harmful outcome is a Sununu win. Shame on you.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Proud that Elias Law Group is in this fight in the Supreme Court to protect the voters of Missouri!
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Excellent article.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And if you think this is wrong and needs to be addressed they call you a communist
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
At least part of the reason is that many reporters and talking heads live in areas not subject to Republican voter suppression. If, say, Joe Scarborough had to wait even 2 hours to vote, he'd scream at the Morning Joe camera for 3 straight segments.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
At 88 years old, he sounds as sharp as ever. Pretty amazing, no matter what one may think of his analytical methods in this particular book.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nor did we expect to have to convince people that vaccines are not part of a satanic plot, but here we are.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Yes, we are boiling. We're just wondering why our Democratic Party leaders don't seem to be boiling along with us.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Now seems like another planet on which they appeared.
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Skotty Skeets @erstwhilecon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yeah, but Jamie Raskin was on TV tonight and wouldn't commit to expanding it. Very disappointing. In 2028, all Dem candidates should declare: Vote for me AND give me a Dem Congress so we can expand the Court w/ judges opposed to big money in politics, in support of voting & women's rights, etc.
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RiseUp!! (Formerly Maskup) @maskup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Lake America
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I'm someone who wants to see Meta regulated out of existence. And the Meta settlement is bad. Very bad. www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/m...
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Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform
By now you've almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta's platforms. The headlines are all covering the basics: the years-long case these states filed against Meta ends, and Meta pays somewhere...
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