caffeine-logophile.bsky.social
Reading, writing, art, politics, science, history, good shows, travel, brainy stuff, progressive stuff; pc gamer, 40k fan - I like fake dystopias, not real ones.
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I imagine that a lot of the people who have expressed regret at voting for Trump may possibly want to redeem themselves by voting in someone from the other side… you know, a candidate who doesn’t subscribe to all the crazy shit the GOP currently does and wants to try and return sanity?
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THIS.
Tell the reps that they either reign in the orange god-turd, or they won’t have to worry about being primaried because constituents will just vote for the other party, who *will* do something to limit him.
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Saying “I hate DEI,” sounds inoffensive and anodyne.
However, if we compel people to “spell it out” - it comes off as cruel, malevolent, and spiteful.
“I hate diversity.”
“I hate equity.”
“I hate inclusion.”
If nothing else, it lets us know the person saying it is a racist piece of shit asshole.
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Assuming he doesn’t die or glitch out beforehand, McConnell might vote no as well - just as a fuck you to Trump. That leaves one left, if im not mistaken.
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Wow - Stephen is so hysterical there. Makes you wonder why he’s so emotional about su CV a simple to understand topic - are his humours in balance?
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Joe Rogan is a quintessential example of the bloviating, simplistic, spineless, solipsistic uncultured philistine swine that stands for being a “man” now within the MAGA worldview.
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Important question: would said box of cigars be from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, or Cuba? I think that might be a factor in how hard the guy actually looks to prove his bullshit nonsense - unless he wants Cuban, in which case he’s secretly a Commie.
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*Congresswoman Lauren Boebert enters the chat…*
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If product reviews could qualify as literature, this would definitely be a contender in my book.
Holy shit that was satisfying to read. Made my day.
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Our kakistocracy: Exhibit A.
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Interesting: Ukraine gov’t is not represented or mentioned at all in these “peace talks” between Trump and Putin.
If that’s the case, Ukraine should ignore any agreement they reach, because it was done without their consent, input, participation, or agreement, but ultimately affects them the most.
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Worse. They can very well fucking read. They just chose not to - a willful ignorance of what was right in front of them.
They let Trump pick their pocket so they could feel superior to and look down on other people, as LBJ once said.
Serves them right. But they’ll never admit to it.
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Actually, if they want to do a three-for-one sale, im sure Oregon and Washington wouldn’t mind being a part of this deal either.
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Give credit where it is due - thank the people who knew better but voted for him anyways because of the price of eggs, or immigrants, or any other number of bullshit reasons they gave for voting for him.
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“Developed Gaza” = ethnic cleansing of Palestinians… all to satisfy his pathetic fucking ego and try to make some money on the side.
Trust me, at some point with this idea he’ll propose putting a tower or hotel with his name on it in the area. Deserves being called infectious human waste, as he is.
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Honestly, it makes me wonder if any of the humiliating shit Trump does to her time and time again will ever make Melania snap and give him the Bobbitt treatment.
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The Dipshits.
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What kind of Cyberpunk/Warhammer 40,000 live-where-you-work-and-die-there-as-a-corporate-asset/dehumanized-labor-for-the-system bullshit is this?
This just gives more power over people’s lives to corps, binding them to the company with no hope of leaving - if you wanna keep your lifestyle, that is.
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If true, it's quite simple:
"Elon, get the fuck out. You and your lackeys. No more DOGE bullshit, no more coming around the White House. Go back to your shitty car company. If I see you near me again, I'm gonna have the secret service shoot you, and I know the country will thank me for it."
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Kakistocracy in full effect! Only the best (meaning the worst) for America is what the orange god-turd wants!
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Not commentary - translation.
Make sure to get Obama's anger translator, Luther, in there as well to help out with the more... nuanced parts of P2025.
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I would read aloud the entire Horus Heresy/Siege of Terra series, from Warhammer 40k, out loud for my part.
For the record, each series is 57 and 12 books, respectively. There's also short stories and novellas.
I'd make it dramatic, too, shouting out when appropriate things like "For the Emperor!"
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NGL, we need more Reps and Senators like her and AOC - young, energetic, and willing to call shit out and talk to people directly.
Wish the older members would realize their "legacy" is in danger and begin handing things over to the younger generation and then step back and let them do their thing.
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More like platinum spoons. They start the monopoly game of life with a pallet-full of those yellow-orange $500 bills and a few properties and houses/hotels on them as well.
Of course it's fucking easy to succeed "on their own" when running a marathon and you start at mile 13 ahead of everyone else.
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So, according to this logic, we should also forcefully move everyone who lives in hurricane and tornado zones (FL, LA, NC, SC, TX, AL, GA, MI, OK, SD, IA, KS, NE) to other, “nicer” places where they’ll be safe, etc., etc.
“They would actually have a chance to be happy, safe, and free!!!”
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Bradford Parkinson, a white Air Force colonel, and Gladys West, a BLACK WOMAN mathematician who came up with the mathematic geodetic earth model for it to work right, invented it. Air Force and NASA helped implement it.
They forget how their work is based on that of others, many of them minorities.
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Are these the people Trump really wants to piss off?
They're smart, relentless, and dedicated to U.S. security abroad, and now maybe also from within.
Here's to hoping the lessons the agency learned from working internationally can be used (if need be) to help stop what is happening domestically.
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I know that a lot of this is probably already being done, but for anyone who wants to help, ask those who might know where and how you can. We keep playing catch up to this "DOGE", but to stop them we need to be ahead of them: creative, think outside the box, unpredictable - make them respond to us.
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Swearing an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution means doing that right now - our institutions are now the battlefield in this struggle. Our federal workers are the front lines, followed by our elected representatives, the media, and citizens. We all have to do our part and resist this.
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Federal employees can also assist (if they can) by documenting incursions into their department/agency by "DOGE": video and audio. Then they can send it to a duly elected representative whom they know will act on it. Get their attempts at unsanctioned access on the record for the courts.
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Also, federal employees can do their part - delay, deny, and refuse access. Do not help/give them anything at all, even a name. If nothing else, sit at their desk and be silent. They can't be compelled/forced to assist with the illegal access of government infrastructure and/or data.
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This then needs augmenting via Congresspeople and Senators, ready to show up at any time of the day or night, and use their duly elected status to:
- delay/deny "DOGE" access to institutions
- be LOUD via media in refusing access - elected congresspeople have more right to be there than "DOGE" does
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Take your child to where Elon's lackeys are working - see how much they get done with a screaming child that won't stop.
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Still waiting for that one brave reporter to ask him his opinion on and what his administration plans to do about Wakanda and their refusal to trade certain metals with the U.S.
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All national conservatism requires to work correctly, or even incorrectly, is an “I got mine, fuck you!” mentality.
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It’s “Could’ve” or “Could have” - not “Could gone.”
World’s richest man can’t even manage basic grammar? Ffs. He’s either:
- too cheap to get a proofreader
- too lazy to reread his tweet before posting
- too stupid to know how to write using standard english
- all of the above
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I made my own reply elsewhere, but essentially this: it’d be around 53 new House reps and 2 new Senators - many of whom would be more left than even CA.
13 new states? 26 new Senators.
They’d immediately work to stop his bullshit and much, much more: investigations, impeachment, and so on.
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As ODIOUS as the idea of Canada as the 51st state is, Trump again hasn’t thought this out:
- Canada’s population: 40.1 million
- much of Canada is “leftier” than CA, NY, or WA
- House rep today represents approx. 747k people
- Canada as a state would bring 53 new reps, 2 new senators to Congress
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But… but… he’s one of the good ones - because he’s white, male, and wealthy.
Right?
I mean, isn’t that the kind of immigrant that the orange god-turd and the GOP want and are happy about?
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Makes me wonder what’ll happen if the orange god-turd decides to do the same shit with the EU - we will literally be surrounded by tariffs on all sides.
For all those who voted to put his convicted ass in office - enjoy the leopards eating your face, over and over and over.
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If that the case, then I’d say just do it - start your own cookout.
You’ve got the fire suit, the flamethrower, the skills, and the experience. I’m sure once they smell the aroma of well-roasted republicans and see so many people at your barbecue, someone will (hopefully) notice and take action.
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Funny you say that, when by its very nature democracy is supposed to be contentious and conflicted - how else do you arrive at consensus and/or compromise?
Not trying to argue, but just point out that if they really do feel like that, they might be playing the wrong game…
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With this in mind, I think we should start calling the orange god-turd any/all of the following:
- Convicted felon president
- DEI-hire president (because getting hired when he doesn't have the skills/training - isn't that what they say DEI is?)
- Con-man president
- Carnival barker president
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Californian here. If that's how they really feel, well, I know I'm not the only Californian who would be more than happy to take back our money we give for federal funding.
We could do a lot with that cash, and those moocher states will just have to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, I guess.
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Those who recall Musk "streamlining" Twitter when he bought it, it was actually an enshittification of Twitter.
Started with massive cuts to the essential infrastructure workforce, followed by "insisting" that those who did remain work insane hours... or leave.
This seems to be the same playbook.
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Yeah, people are supposed to accept a buyout offer from a dude who is notorious for (checks notes)... not paying the people he owes money?
He's just following Musk's "model" of enshittification, but of government services, as if the government was just another corporation. Spoiler: it ain't.
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Not sure how to feel now that this is literally what our government is becoming - a satire/parody of what competent, effective government should look like.