balrogwtf.bsky.social
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@governor.ca.gov stating that the national board has been deployed by the federal government rather than by his office and that they’re en route.
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We tend to treat democratic failure as a political crisis. But beneath that is something deeper, an epistemic collapse.
When people no longer trust truth, institutions, or each other, politics becomes symbolic performance, and democracy can’t function like that.
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All of Twitter's main characters are out in force today.
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We at 18F were fired by Musk for our perceived political affiliations. But we were nonpartisan, like all civil servants. Musk and Trump don't appear to believe that truly nonpartisan conduct is possible, or that public service is possible.
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Payback. You forgot payback.
They need to feel the power of a fully operational unitary executive.
So we can plug the holes in the constitutional order and never have to deal with demagogues again.
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As a Canadian, I can assure you that almost every nation on the planet would immediately remove from office any Head of Government or State who posted something that nuts.
Only in the USA in 2025 would someone like this not be deposed ASAP.
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Just a flawless system. Good job, America