gertrudethesquid.bsky.social
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I am RIGHT NOW available to zoom with Maria bamford and listen to her material for 30 minutes!
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They can try to spin it any way they like, but to most American the optics of this are horrendous.
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they are eminently beatable. they could not military strategy their way out of a wet paper bag, because their sole core competency is ✨bad vibes only✨ publicity stunts.
we will soften them up for you, Chicago, then you send them packing weakened further before they hit the next city
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MAGA is inadvertently turning some of the status quo Dems into a whole new class of activist superstars. The Dems are finally finding their voice, and this is the latest example.
Good trouble.
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I’m surprised he hasn’t torn it down and built a big beautiful retail space with presidential apartments above.
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Two weeks sounds like it’s one of those bullshit life lessons Roy Cohen taught him.
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Do not pull that lame shit with me.
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Yeah do it, man. Perform some anti-fascism. It’s literally what politicians are supposed to do.
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If ever there was a moment to put aside purity tests and embrace a voice that will be a full-throated defense of the rule of law against a lawless regime, this is it.
Newsom is far from perfect but if he wants to fight for us, I’m happy to have him.
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this is not a competent regime, just a malicious one, and it gets less competent as it goes along because the personalities involved are all showboats who drive each other and the few competent staff under them up a wall
they’re extremely bad at logistics and strategy overall
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Speak for yourself. It would boost my morale immensely.
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This can’t really be a question in 2025.
We know it’s because they like it this way. We know the score.
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I await the “Just following orders” tweet.
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"You know what would save this place? If goofy 52-year-old Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle felt more at home here." Like what planet are you living on if you honestly believe that? *That* right there is a much bigger bubble to be in than the denizens of Bluesky are in.
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This has been my feeling all along. They have a vision, but they are disorganized and stupid. As long as they continue to get ahead of their skis with no real plan or expertise, we stand a chance.
Having this instinct confirmed by @andreapitzer.bsky.social, who knows more than I do, gives me hope.
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These kids aren't afraid of fake bullets. They've been faced with the threat of real ones since kindergarten.
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Oh yeah. That mom/grandma tone is our superpower, honed through years and years of needing you to “put that down right now BECAUSE I SAID SO, young man!”
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Militias are really bad in combat too, especially if they are doing violence for the joy of it rather than following orders
I expect the dudes in jeans will be worse than useless
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Agree. Laying low when National Guard swarms the area and resuming protests once they’ve left feels like an extremely effective way of controlling the narrative and confounding any fascist enforcement.
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That’s some fucked up framing, USA Today.
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I’m sure it will be extremely tasteful.
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The “Well, actually…” crowd was made for this moment.
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Trump “did not seem angry… or concerned”
Uuugh. I hate that I know he did that feigned nonchalance, sleepy-eyed monotone Mafia boss voice that he does,
but I love that it means he is, in fact, angry and concerned.
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Oh no. I thought I’d be immune 😭