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J.C.

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Just some rando. Not a bot. Yes I know, that's what a bot would say. Trying to find the strength to be kind.

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Amelia Sandrine Reisinger 🏳️‍⚧️ @ameliasandrine.com · 17/09/2026
Gonna start referring to Democrats who take anti-trans stances as “Biological Republicans”
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Again, the whole point of maga is the perpetuation of a gigantic government funded welfare program for lazy, cowardly, mediocre white men. The real underachievers are white men who cry and cry and cry when they lose money or status to women and minorities. Do not accept any of this in good faith.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We are all Canadians now
"Trump glares as a Canadian beaver flips the bird in his face and Miss Liberty gives a snide Pelosi Clap."
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you haven’t noticed, it is Canada that is fighting for decency and respect in international relations, and the USA that is acting without honor or logic. All Americans who believe in doing the right thing must stand with Canada.
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Sam Ulmschneider @samulmschneider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.
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The pundits have completely lost the plot
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is good. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-f...
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A Field Guide to Legacy Media Pundits in the United States
The Family Values Pundit (Divorcio moralisticus) HABITAT: New York Times bestseller list and a weekly column. DISTINCTIVE CALL: “As a man with a deeply unhap...
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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Excerpt HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT in free newsletter, Sarah Kendzior, Covering Crime With Scandal https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/covering-crime-with-scandal
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Anyway, if you want to guarantee your political party’s obsolescence, make it something that James Carville is comfortable with.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/07/2026
When you’ve had privilege your whole life—equality feels like oppression.
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Apologies if I sound angry, but it is a real problem that the 'smart' commentary on this war is trying hard to avoid the core lesson ("the president is a fucking moron") because it doesn't sound very clever when it is absolutely the most important takeaway from this debacle.
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
No, No, no. Look, are there lessons to learn from this debacle? Sure. Drone warfare, mag depth, etc. But the solution here is not 'yet more tactical excellence or tech.' It is 'the president asked the impossible of the military and they should have said so.' www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke.
America has to rethink how it moves resources, fights wars, and deters adversaries.
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SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Trump literally made a swamp and they have to drain it 😂😂
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...
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J.C. @random-observer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I think we should stop using the words "billion" and "trillion", and just use "million". Why? Because billion and trillion are so large they're difficult to comprehend, while we can actually relate to a million. 1/
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This one hits hard.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Taking the L … And Trump’s Long Iran Walk Into the Twilight talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/takin...
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Taking the L … And Trump’s Long Iran Walk Into the Twilight
With the latest “peace deal” now perhaps receding into what we might...
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J.C. @random-observer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
America has a terrorist president.
paulkrugman.substack.com
The Terrorist in Chief
It’s time for us to face up to the ugly reality
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I think people need to understand that when you're quibbling over Graham Platner, coming up with hypothetical scenarios where voting for him is a lesser evil, or worse, defending him outright, you're literally asking what level of Nazism is OK in American politics. The only answer is none.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 22/02/2026
If you are serious about "never again" then remember: it's not about standing up to a line of tanks when the camps are already running. It's about standing up to social & professional pressure when the whole thing is just getting started, when it's not yet cool to do so. That's bravery that matters.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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J.C. @random-observer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
No notes:
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The Rise of the Fragile Alpha
The Soft Boys of Strongman Politics
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 25/01/2026
Their names were literally Pretti and Good. The universe is not being subtle about who the good guys are.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The "elites" of our country have exposed themselves to be fascist and/or cowards and can't comprehend millions of normal people telling the wannabe king to go fuck himself
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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 02/01/2025
I wrote this in 20-fucking-18 and it has been almost seven years and it just gets MORE TRUE and I’m forced to suppress a tremendous amount of rage because if I let it go I will probably [redacted] [redacted] some [redacted] and I don’t want to know what the inside of a black site is like
A screenshot from a Huffington Post editorial, Democrats Still Don’t Understand What They’re Up Against by Kaitlin Byrd: Democrats, by refusing to defend their authority to govern on behalf of their constituents and prioritizing the sentiments and responses of Republican voters, have sacrificed the instruments of power for the perception of principle. Continuing this strategy is to misunderstand this moment in history. The Republican Party has already conceded to its extremism, codified it and entrenched it. There is no political no norm it will not break, no kindness or tolerance its leaders will reciprocate. They do not believe in government by the people, for the people, but in government by Republicans for Republicans. To accommodate them is only to empower them.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
If Democrats ever get power again there needs to be a proper reckoning. Criminals need to be indicted, prosecuted and convicted for trying to subvert our democracy and rights for Trump. There is no room for Merrick Garlands and milquetoast centrists anymore. You need accountability.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Timeline cleanse
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J.C. @random-observer.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Well worth your time.
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August 23, 2025
“It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American Company that has an even more incredible future,” President Donald Trump wr...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The most powerful force in American politics today is antiestablishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people. Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate and Wall Street Democrats and embrace Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.
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Sheryl with an S @beachblond52.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
#ProudBlue #RU #Pinks Good morning, friends. I am tired. Tired of the chaos, lies, corruption and cheating. There are more of us than there are of them. I will continue to fight, even though I am tired. We can rest when the regime is gone. It’s on us, no one else is going to save us. #Resist
When are we going to say enough? When will we realize no one is coming to save us? It’s always been us. We are scared, but we must stand. That’s how we change everything.
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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Have you ever noticed that women's rights vary by state, but men get the same rights across the entire country? EVERYONE should have the SAME RIGHTS everywhere.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too
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J.C. @random-observer.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Sometimes butter sweats are just the price of admission.
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Wallace the Brave by Will Henry for July 25, 2025 | GoComics
Read Wallace the Brave—a comic strip by creator Will Henry—for today, July 25, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
1/3 🧵 Nancy Pelosi called the Epstein issue a distraction, and "off-subject." Pelosi's wrong here. Epstein isn’t “off-subject”...it’s exactly the subject. If the people funding your government have kompromat hanging over them, every budget line is suspect.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
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J.C. @random-observer.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Well worth your time.
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J.C. @random-observer.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
I've been seeing many posts saying "no kings!" Meaning, of course, that America isn't supposed to have a king. We do seem to have a bunch of lesser nobility, Dukes, Queens, Barons, that sort of thing. Yes, the Constitution prohibits noble titles, but for practical purposes we still have them. /1
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Paul N. Edwards @avastmachine.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
That last line hits hard
@MichellCClark: 
they made healthcare a commodity, education a debt trap, and housing a speculation market-then told you that poverty is a personal failing. they privatized survival and called it freedom.
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Tyler Quebedeaux @tjquebed.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
It’s why the reactionary freaks and the eugenicists hate her and are so intent on portraying her as stupid and a DEI hire: she cuts through their obvious bullshit in a way that calls out their hypocrisy and discomforts the heroic fantasy they have self constructed for themselves.
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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Extremely dark that the entire U.S. government is lying down to be steamrolled by something called the Trump agenda for fear of some force called "Donald Trump" while the actual Donald Trump has no idea what's happening
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Many people, including politically sophisticated ones, seem bewildered watching Republicans lash themselves to a turd of a bill nobody supports. A decade into the Trump era, it's time for a new generation of politicos to learn about the conspiracy to "starve the beast."
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Republicans Never Got Over 'Starve The Beast'
Their tax and health care cuts bill is toxically unpopular. But they can't help themselves. Here's why.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/06/2025
I think that the outcome in the NY Mayoral race and the Wisconsin Supreme Court race both show that people power CAN beat the political money machine. That should give us all hope, and the motivation to work for the government we want.
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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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J.C. @random-observer.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
I’ve been thinking about why in the District of Columbia vs. Heller decision the supreme court court decided to say the 2nd amendment provided an individual right to keep and bear arms, when over two centuries of precedent had said it’s about military preparedness. 1…
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District of Columbia v. Heller - Wikipedia
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Maria BOO!stillos @mariabustillos.com · 17/06/2025
Any gang of freaks can come and grab you and say they are ICE. Police are supposed to have badges and uniforms, and not wear masks, for this exact reason, for accountability, for public safety.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🚨 Secretary Noem basically said that her agency is now dedicated to forcible regime change…in American cities and states. There 👏🏽 is 👏🏽 a 👏🏽 name 👏🏽 for 👏🏽 this
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
So true
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
When 15 million Americans lose their health care and plunge into personal crisis, none of them are going to give a shit about a made-for-clicks twitter fight between two billionaires arguing about who gets the bigger share of the corruption spoils.
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