Anonymous Internet Person

Anonymous Internet Person

@mvw2.bsky.social

Former union organizer, recovering academic, current government worker, cat and bicycle lover. All opinions my own. 🍉

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I think this question should be asked about the tech industry writ large.  What are the mechanics of exercising some ultimate controls over the infrastructure of our economy?

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk?

“Then I found out that they impeached me. Twice! … you just mentioned it, in the form of a question.” WHEN are we going to talk about the fact that the president of the United States has lost his marbles?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."

Lol check out the next part of the exchange: DR OZ: I just bought this so items close to that. Maybe it’s going bad! INGRAHAM: or a *Mamdani store* you bought it at …

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

DR OZ: We went grocery shopping. Butter in America -- it's about a buck for a stick INGRAHAM: Where are you shopping? It's not a buck. It's like $4

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New in PN: “Project Meridian” is the stuff of satire "Leading this project of ruthless mapping will be 'three of our nation’s best minds:' Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich. In other words — at the risk of being unkind — a weirdo, a beardo, and a fatty."

publicnotice.co“Project Meridian” is the stuff of satireElon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey walk into a bar ... and are given the keys to the DoD.

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Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."

Hahah Trump’s spiral into senility is only going to get more shameless and entertaining from here on out. (Also gaudier and more terrifying.)

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

First Lady Natalie Harp is on stage at the Trump rally! Trump calls her "this perfect person"

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what an asshole

Marty Lederman@martylederman.bsky.social

Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests. Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade. Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."

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i just want to note that as soon as i posted this i did think "oh yeah, this is just fukuyama's last man"

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them

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OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳

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"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)

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This is brilliant

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social

If you've ever taken an art history class, you know that professors can spend an entire lecture deconstructing one famous painting. They'll do that someday with this photo. The smug look on Schmitt's face. Kennedy's helpful hand. And best of all, the aide -- face hidden, torso with red tie exposed.

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i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Replying to @iwriteok.bsky.social

the fact that nuremberg failed doesn't mean there's nothing worth studying. or even appreciating there. It's basically the first time we tried to hold a nation's leadership accountable for war crimes in such a way. but let's not pretend it was a success.

There are three huge 80/20 issues in US politics right now: - money out of politics - break up monopolies - regulate AI BUT there’s no donor base for this agenda. So we’re gonna see a lot of candidates try to find cultural codes that gesture to it w/o committing. Get ready for cringe.

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White supremacy isn’t “serious” news. Serious news involves lawyers and money and policy. The government working hard to convey that the country is for the white majority, and the other 45% of the population are biologically inferior and best seen as invaders, is lightweight fluff.

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This reminds me of the capital strike the insurance companies pulled a couple years back. The Dept of Insurance folded & raised rates. But the CA legislature has refused to protect utilities from wildfire liability and is actually trying to stick up for ratepayers & fire victims. We’ll see. #caleg

The cruelty is and has always been the point. Show this to your MAGA grandmother, then show them photos of both 5yo Liams who were taken by ICE. Then tell them that the companies doing this were paid $3 billion in tax dollars over the last 3 months. Then tell them social security is in trouble.

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As the Biden-era SAVE student loan plan ends, eight million borrowers are stuck in limbo. Starting on Monday, August 10, the National Week of Action is calling attention to the “real, immediate, and irreparable harm to millions of student debtors.” https://bit.ly/4wwxJDE

bit.lyThe Plan 8 Million Student Loan Borrowers Were Counting On Just DisappearedAs the Biden-era SAVE plan ends, borrowers are facing unaffordable bills, lost payment records, and errors that have falsely put some into default.

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At our municipal grocery stores, New Yorkers will get a 30% discount on eggs, milk, chicken, produce and other everyday essentials. In the wealthiest city in the richest country in the world, no one should have to wonder how they’ll afford the food they need to feed themselves or their families.

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Texas man discovers ICE on his property without a warrant. He tells them, “GET THE FUCK OFF MY PROPERTY!” We asked PAXIS.app: Do they have to obey? YES. The Fourth Amendment protects your home and yard from government intrusion. PAXIS give us the ammunition to fight ICE: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS

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He should just appoint someone.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

We all know this still stinks to high heaven. Gov. Andy Beshear says he still hasn’t received an official update from Sen. Mitch McConnell. “I’ve had no official response. Nothing sent to our office, no letter, no email.”

The craziest thing I’ve seen about the whole #MitchMcConnell situation is that Kalshi thinks there is only a 24% chance that he will resign “or otherwise involuntarily step down” before the midterms.