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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Often times without malicious intent, the press is biased *toward* Trump.

Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

As long as "re-election / maintaining relevance" and "avoiding Trump's ire" remain their top priorities, that moment will never come.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

As has been well documented and litigated, Greenland should be aware that Trump does not concern himself with matters of "consent."

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Trump: The Art of the Dementia

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

If you do decide on a Mac Studio, I recommend upgrading the RAM to at least 36gb because, if you don't have enough RAM at a given time point, macos will start using SDD storage as RAM and this will cause your SDD to wear out prematurely. I can tangibly feel SDD degradation on my MacBook Pro.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

D has Italian, Indian, and most of all East Asian cuisine so it's definitely appealing.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Just focusing on tariffs, for instance, you could make conservative-coded arguments like: "Trump is intervening in the economy in illegal ways, creating winners and losers in an effort to bring the economy under his direct control, and it's making eggs cost more money."

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I still think there is a case that has to be made in terms of tangible conditions, because it's clear that voters have been conditioned to overlook a lot of things over the past ten years, but to suggest that you cannot damage Trump by attacking his clumsy and destructive authoritarianism is wrong.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Possibility: They are tracking your socials to see how you are coping with the silence.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

"Voters like pols who fight, even if performatively" would be one explanation.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

"It would be unwise to try to ride the feral, bloodthirsty Tiger that killed my enemy. Instead, we should whisper encouraging words into the Tigers ear until it gradually becomes a horse."

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Benching that much by that deadline is actually a very realistic goal!

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I missed the part where endorsing Democratic candidates engaged in public corruption is helpful in creating meaningful messaging contrasts with the Trump administration.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

That's exactly why mercurial and haphazard policy choices are part of the larger con, actually.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Until I was 22 years old I thought pickles were made with a special variety of cucumber that had no other culinary uses.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I think the public is more shortsighted than you suspect.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

"Learn from Biden's mistakes, retool and repackage policies that worked, and hammer a historically unpopular and corrupt Trump" would be going on the offensive, and seemingly easier.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Complete disavowal would be tantamount to saying that the stock market gains, economic growth, etc. were all illusory and had nothing to do with Biden, whereas the affordability crisis experienced around the world is all Biden's fault. I am not sure and political party would go that route.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Biden remaining in the race was moreso a failure of political maneuvering rather than major economic/foreign policy blunders, so perhaps that should influence the nature and the degree of the reckoning?

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The next Democratic president finds a way to strip the Trump family of their ill-gotten emoluments or we don't have a country anymore.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

American voters have been asleep at the wheel of their government for decades.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Given that these tariffs have no legal basis and most representatives oppose them, it looks like markets did not accurately price in the institutional rot taking place in the heart of America's democracy.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

So Trump's delusions about running for reelection are the only hope we have for him to abandon his delusions about massive tariffs?

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Honest question, but is this post referencing democratic backsliding and other devolution in civic life, or something else?

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

There is no life event or business venture that Trump engaged in with a sense of responsibility to "get things right" or a fear of accountability when "things go wrong," so *of course* he will start a devastating trade war based on bogus ideological commitments.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Trump cannot fathom the existence of win-win relationships, and this dominance-oriented character flaw leads him to believe that buying foreign goods and services amounts to a dangerous reliance on others.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The failure of the modern Republican party to police its members, manage expectations among its base, or offer *any* policy solutions to America's problems will be studied for generations to come.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Trump has never faced negative consequences for his stupidity or immorality, so why would people think he would shy away from implementing this only long-held policy view when surrounded by complete toadies?

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Is there some kind of financial instrument that would allow me to profit from the World's richest man becoming the World's second richest man in a given timeframe?

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Now that those authoritarian tendencies are manifesting as monstrous public policy, it's incumbent on Democratic electeds to act like it.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

They have convinced themselves that voters were aware of and priced in Trump's authoritarianism, instead prioritizing higher prices and border control. In reality, most voters were unaware/misinformed regarding those tendencies, or rationalized to themselves that they would not happen.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

At this point, Democrats would *like* Trump's administration to be all chaos and no illegality/unconstitutionality because they believe that's how they won in 2020, the impeachments and trials "failed," and the consultant class is more comfortable maneuvering there. This is all a grave mistake.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Elites have the power to shape common understanding of what American values are, and it's time for Democratic electeds to stop reading tea leaves and start acting like like they have some degree of agency in this regard.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Contributing to worldwide democratic backsliding in an attempt to appease bad faith apparatchiks and be seen as champions for a dystopian form of "neutrality."

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

When you're right, you're right.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

It should never be considered normal that POTUS inhabitants a fantasy world of grievance and delusion. The level brazen, persistent dishonesty Trump exhibits in nearly every utterance rises to the level of impeachable offense on its own.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The frustrating part is that all of this backsliding and harm was perfectly knowable, and could have been avoided if the average American expressed just a tiny bit of civic responsibility regarding their information diet, the standards they hold politicians to, etc.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Trump once again demonstrates that a person with no redeemable qualities is not fit for the position of... *checks notes* ...most powerful person in the World.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

No headline should be written about this act that does not include the words "illegal(y)" or "unconstitutional(y)."

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The frustrating part about all this is that he should be in prison, not destroying the foundations of modern society he has exploited his entire life.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

This administration presents the opposition party with a layup opportunity to gain power AND be viewed favorably in the eyes of history. Yet, near complete vacillation and paralysis.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

"A black man got elected President so racism no longer exists." - Every Conservative "thinker" since 2008

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

It's always heartwarming to see a would-be convict shelter inside the dubious legal protections offered to them via public office and then immediately engage in a ferocious campaign to destroy the fabric of the safe, prosperous world they've exploited their entire life.

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Free Stoic @freestoic.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

You all are batting 1000. Keep it up.

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