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Rahm seems to be the democratic equivalent of Mitch McConnell, although Mitch might genuinely believe in making life better for the wealthy. Democrats should be credulous about his recent progressive turn. He has discovered that some progressive and leftist positions are now more widely popular.

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If it were up to Rahm, Obama would have chickened out on the ACA and probably focused on something less controversial that would have won a few news cycles but alienated the base while receiving little credit with anyone else. Maybe it would have saved a few seats in 2010. Maybe not.

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Making progress on big issues is an ugly iterative process of power and compromise over the long term. Each step satisfies no one and may not show significant results before the next election. It is a politically risk process. For Rahm all policy must contribute to winning the next election.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So here's the thing with Rahm: his interest is exclusively about power. Power is important in politics - it is how you get things done - but power to simply stay in power is useless and corrupting in the long run. The agent becomes a series of small-ball pandering measure to donors and voters.

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Dirtbag is also a blood-and-soil fascist.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The "dirtbag" here is the lying insurrectionist Trump bootlicker heretofore best know for his performative lawsuits and efforts to ensure that as many Missourians as possible were infected with COVID.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Seems like he is settling in OK in hell.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

So the green water is supposed to represent the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool?

rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Texas A&M: Where you can be governor after earning a 'C' in "Meat".

rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Well know that Todd Blanche was the source of that leak because he was jealous of that her love letters were received better than his.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Mike Rogers and his non-speaking wife are not angry; they are disappointed.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Keep him off the West Potomac softball fields too!

rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Scorched earth: Perhaps something like "Rand Paul is a punk-ass bitch and is not really board-certified as an ophthalmologist." Did I do that right?

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The three branches of the United States government, as delineated in the Constitution, are the God Emperor, The High Council of the Six Ayatollahs, and the Federal Reserve

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

OK. I think Carville may need to drink less - or more - of that Pappy's stuff he likes. This is real drama queen stuff.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

While this statement is basically true, Iran may not be a subject for which to invoke St. Ronald of Reagan.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

No. 30 minutes to midnight and the last level of framing (maybe) is in place. It looks like most of the frame is built. But none of the flooring guardrails, kickplates, etc.necessary to work FROM the scaffold.

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

National Guard soldiers took a DC flag as if it was a war trophy, put it on the ground, and desecrated it. This is insulting and disgraceful. Our demand remains that DC wants the National Guard out of our communities NOW.

A National Guard soldiers puts his knee on a DC flag that is laying on the ground. He holds in his hand a Sharpie marker and prepares to write on the flag.

A closeup of a soldier's uniformed arm as he writes on a DC flag that lays on the ground.

A National Guard soldiers puts his knee on a DC flag that is laying on the ground. He holds in his hand a Sharpie marker and is using it to write on the flag.

A National Guard soldiers kneels next to a DC flag that is laying on the ground. He holds in his hand a Sharpie marker and is using it to write on the flag.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A Nepo-baby and Trump ass-kisser best known as one of "the most aggressive advocates for prosecuting Democrats and others perceived by Mr. Trump as having crossed him" Seems to be an ideal pick for this regime to use the IC to go after opponents.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Can't unsee this!

Screenshot of an X post from @lorrzba joking that Marco Rubio is realizing he needs to become a pop star to perform at the nation's 250th anniversary celebration. The post includes a photo of Vanilla Ice - a man in a silver sequined jacket, black shirt, chain necklaces, and leather pants - seated on a couch in what appears to be a formal government setting, with suited officials visible in the background.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This will really piss off Couch Fucker and his patrons. You absolutely love to see it.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

No, it is written with more or less correct punctuation and capitalization

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Fuck. It is the Eugenics Wars arriving a few decades late. #Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!! #startrek #sttos

rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Organizing opportunity: 1. Aggressive multimedia negative campaign; 2. Find his largest donors and boycott them and/or their employers. There needs to consequences for being and supporting shitty people.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Miners, fishermen and construction workers all have this in common.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Here is the campaign ad for you NH democrats: "John Sununu wants to make seniors on Medicare work. So much for your retirement." Now fucking run it!

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Also the J.E. Epstein Memorial Ballroom will not be large enough for the WHCA dinner. There is a reason they hold it in the largest ballroom in the District.

rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Is Alex Jones doing bits for the Onion now? How would we know the difference?

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Some legal careers will likely need to be ended over this indictment.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I didn’t know @aoc.bsky.social spoke Italian…although representing Astoria and parts of the Bronx, not surprised.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

This is rage-inducing. And who are the federal officials quoted in the piece still defaming Ozturk after a federal judge found they had violated her rights. They need to unemployable when this is over.

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Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts University grad arrested by ICE agents last year, returns to Turkey - The Boston Globe

The government and Öztürk’s legal team have jointly moved to dismiss her immigration proceedings.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Elon sycophant, Linda Yaccarino is so detached from reality that she is terrified by the equivalent of a property tax homestead exemption, which provides state and local tax relief to low income, or elderly, or all legal residents of the many jurisdictions that have them by making others pay more.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

We want Vought to be traumatically affected. When he wakes up in the morning, we want him to not want to go to work because he is increasingly viewed as the villain. We want his funding to be shut down so OMB can’t impound funds because it has no bandwidth to do so. We want to put him in trauma. 🧵

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

This idiot is a federal official bragging about his extortion of media orgs based on first amendment protected content. And in case that is unclear, he is taking credit for “results” that have had nothing to do with their extortion. #whatistheHatchAct

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I hare cursive and it is useless for me to write in cursive. However, there are good arguments in favor of teaching cursive, relating to pedagogy and cognitive development . "Letting kids be kids" is not one of them.

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rdriscol @rdriscol.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Seems more like "dumber Rumsfeld". As in "you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have" when going into a pointless war of choice.

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The end result is a lot of finger-pointing. The locals will always blame the railroad. The railroad will expect to be permitted to operate as business demands so long as they are not violating federal rules. And the federal government will just stand by. Nothing happens without an agreement.

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Usually state and local governments are preempted from regulating railroad operations. Federal regulators are interested in safety, but there would have to be a national policy with rules to enforce. They are not necessarily going to get involved in the operation of a given crossing.

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So generally, improving the crossing would be the responsibility of the owner of the crossing. However, if improvements are needed only because of changes to railroad operations, then things get complicated. Railroad lines are inherently interstate commerce, they are regulated at the federal level.

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