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theoryof.games
chaotic good xennial nerd in the coastal empire. vp at Frakture. longtime digital strategist + policy wonk. If we must do without hope, there is always vengeance.
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Anybody who thinks that Bluesky is a bubble where people just reinforce each others’ opinions should try sharing an opinion on Bluesky.

submitted 48 minutes ago • 106 comments

I'm sure this is a very difficult thing for the Boomer generation politicians to wrap their heads around, but it's urgent they get there.

submitted 28 minutes ago • 0 comments

i guess my main question for people with this perspective is if they think something of an ideological bubble is worse than being called a "nigger" whenever you post

submitted 15 hours ago • 154 comments

This is 100% accurate, every time:

submitted 8 hours ago • 4 comments

Do not split

submitted 17 hours ago • 6 comments

While we all have Elon Musk on the brain. There’s something about a private platform pretending it has anything to do w/ free speech that drives me nuts. It was dumb when Elon did it. It’s dumb that Substack is doing it. They’re skirting accountability for platforming & monetizing extremist views.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

This describes an endemic that will have to be investigated and Congress will have to write legislation explicitly forbidding it. We can't allow any President to assemble ad-hoc police forces from his core supporters outside the chain of command.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

The other thing about the militarized teams deployed on deportations is that they are increasingly a coalition of the willing that scrambles chains of command across various dept's and agencies (DHS, ICE, FBI, CBP, BOP, etc), creating what amounts to a personalized militia loyal only to Trump. 🧵

submitted 2 days ago • 26 comments

The fact that the person who was head of intelligence for the MPD was working giving information to the head of the Proud Boys as they were running around trying to menace people around the city has only merited the most cursory of attention is frankly amazing to me.

submitted 2 days ago • 25 comments

Dedra to Syril: they're going to do it anyway. We'll be rewarded and it will all work out fine. #Andor

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Lots of people concerned that this country will go full fascist but I think the quote below represents where most people will land.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Today's shadow docket decision allowing DOGE immediate access to individual Social Security data is a flaming turd substantively and procedurally. Justice Jackson, dissenting, joined by Justice Sotomayor; Justice Kagan also would've denied the stay. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

The lessons these guys never learn.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

note that this completely inverts the public justification for the deportation scheme. they claim they’re deporting criminals, but they deported Kilmar without knowledge of a crime, and now that they supposedly found one they’re bringing him BACK.

submitted 2 days ago • 139 comments

If a Democrat takes Musk money I won't vote for them, it's that simple. Nope fuck you sorry done.

submitted 3 days ago • 13 comments

An easy mental litmus test for elected Dems right now: If Elon announced he was now 100% in on the Democratic party, who would welcome him and who would push him into the nearest lake?

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

OK! This polling post from a key Dem data advisor is a goldmine to understand why Democratic leaders are not fighting now. Let's dig in. First, from 10,000 feet the message is good. We should fight and stop this monstrous bill. But... 1/

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

#Andor is a great piece of fiction, except for all the parts that aren't.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

So then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!" And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.

submitted 3 days ago • 240 comments

I have to stop scrolling or break out the oxygen.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Elon Musk is a person who actually should have his U.S. security clearance revoked if any of the normal rules are applied to him in a fair and unbiased way.

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

"Let's talk about space instead." "Ok, so SpaceX's contracts have all been canceled and you decommissioned the Dragon capsule..."

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

If this is actually the start to the great maga civil war, it happened remarkably fast.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Caring about these two overgrown children stomping on each other should be optional. Gross wealth concentration means that we don't have a choice. Oligarchy is the enemy; these guys are just today's avatars.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

👇

submitted 3 days ago • 21 comments

I can shitpost at surrender Dems on Bluesky during breaks of my day job building tech for the progressive movement. Anyone with this attitude can fuck off.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

They’ll say “If you want to fight fascism, go and win elections” and then they lose the elections

submitted 3 days ago • 33 comments

If you like the story and politics of #Andor, boy do I have a video game for you.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

very fun to read frederick douglass accurately describe the problem with the pardon power in 1867

submitted 4 days ago • 280 comments

Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month. Worked on novel antivirals.

submitted 4 days ago • 96 comments