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Doctor Memory
@blank.org
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Sigh, I had to make this at work today.
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦@djinnandtonic.bsky.social |
696 followers 281 following 258 posts
Poster of posts. Comparative politics, memes, and the occasional update about my ducks.
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Doctor Memory
@blank.org
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Sigh, I had to make this at work today.
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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Resolutely Uphold The Six More Justices Principle π«‘π¨ββοΈπ¨ββοΈπ©ββοΈπ©ββοΈπ§ββοΈπ§ββοΈπΊπ²π
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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
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It's time to revisit the idea of expanding the Supreme Court, which means it's time to dismiss the misunderstandings about FDR's "Court-packing controversy."
kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/unpacking-...
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE
@golikehellmachine.com
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the entire party is currently in a messaging meltdown trying to disavow a radical top-to-bottom restructuring of the federal government that they themselves were giving speeches in favor of three months ago
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ryan cooper
@ryanlcooper.com
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underappreciated how many segments of the left participated in the neoliberal turn in this kind of knee-jerk "government bad" way. foreign policy, city planning, water policy, environmental policy, etc
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Radley Balko
@radleybalko.bsky.social
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The normal reaction to this is to quickly move to the other side of the street, but not in a way that attracts the guyβs attention.
(via @jvl.bsky.social)
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Ned Resnikoff
@resnikoff.bsky.social
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Great piece about elevator codes as a microcosm for why the United States has such high construction costs when it comes to multifamily housing www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/o...
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Holly Brewer
@earlymodjustice.bsky.social
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Seven times between 1801 and 1869 Congress changed the size of the court, going from a low of five justices in 1801 to a high of ten in 1863. In most of those cases, as in 1801 and 1863, the size went up and down in order to fix an imbalance or overreach by the Supreme Court. My latest
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Seth Cotlar
@sethcotlar.bsky.social
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TPUSA ambassador and speaker Evan Kilgore has now taken the βbraveβ stand of denying the Holocaust.
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ryan cooper
@ryanlcooper.com
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median second term Trump staffer
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The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com
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Two Democratic U.S. senators announced Tuesday that they are seeking a criminal investigation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over gifts of travel, a loan for a recreational vehicle and other benefits he received from wealthy benefactors.
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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fem!Eisenhower, fem!Montgomery, and fem!Zhukov meeting up in Berlin after the surrender of Germany (1945)
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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Total drinkchad victory, teetotalers in complete and utter disarray
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Matthew Downhour
@matthewdownhour.bsky.social
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This study makes me way more likely to drink this is hardly even a trade off
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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Cool ranch is ranch that's served between 35-50 degrees Fahrenheit
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li
@sjshancoxli.bsky.social
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[userposter "darkpilled globalist"] the united states must declare war on russia in order to break the power of the elevator manufacturers' union
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@holdmybooks.bsky.social
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"Of all Trumpβs recent lies, his attempted dissociation with Project 2025 may be the most importantβbecause heβs trying to convince the American people that the choice between dictatorship and democracy that they face is not before them at all."
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Melissa Gira Grant
@melissagiragrant.com
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We need more, but credit where due: both The Nation (June 2024 issue) and Boston Review have run a breakdown of the Project 2025 βMandate for Leadershipβ document. Media Matters, too. Lots of good work going on digesting this.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/ins...
www.mediamatters.org/project-2025
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li
@sjshancoxli.bsky.social
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okay that's it, fuck it, i've seen one too many of these craterbrained "criticizing journalists is illiberal" takes and i can't fucking take it anymore. it is not in fact a violation of Liberal Fundamentals to tell journos that they fucking suck when they manifestly fucking suck. next question
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Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan.bsky.social
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What would you say if you saw it in another country? apnews.com/article/kash...
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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smh my toddler is saying "γͺγ«" now, knew we shouldn't have watched dungeon meshi and thermae romae novae
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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DO NOT DRINK THE STEM MILK DO. NOT DO IT
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@4ksh4tr4.bsky.social
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Given all my ancient history posts, check out this animated map that I've been working on for a while:
youtu.be/9fW3D0VlEvY
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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SIMON AND PETER: "Another day on the Sea of Galilee, time for some fishin'" SALTY SEA CAPTAIN JESUS: "Aye, lads, 'tis a fine net. But have ye ever tried fishing *face darkens* the most dangerous game?"
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Pavel
@spavel.bsky.social
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This is a skill issue. Biden actually calls me constantly but I let him go to voice mail.
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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social
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Why I Don't Vote (OK, I Do Vote, but I Would Like to Discourage You, NY Times Reader, For Doing So For Some Reason)
Via @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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In the UK, they don't even let you vote for President, you can only vote for your own MP
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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He would unironically be grilling hot dogs and drinking beer today
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rev. howard arson
@theophite.bsky.social
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not sure why there's an expectation that you treat chapo trap house any differently than alex jones just because their sandy hook is in syria
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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I don't think we should resolve the South China Sea dispute. I think we should egg it on. We keep this up, and we can trick everybody into creating a whole new continent. We can raise Lemuria if only we have the courage
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Emissary Of Night | ΩΩΩΩ
@diplomatofnight.com
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You think you just fell out a coconut tree? Men make their own history, but they don't make it as they please; they don't make it under self-selected circumstances but under circumstances existing already. You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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Vendee River Rafting is the left/center's Pinochet helicopter rides
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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At some point in the last 20 years, shame has stopped working in the world. We need a Mending Rune of Shame. That's the good ending. Fixing the Elden Ring with the Mending Rune of Shame.
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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TIMELINE CLEANSE take a look at my motherfucking lego leopard ii a7
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War Takes
@wartakes.bsky.social
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I think we could all use a bit of pick-me-up right about now, so seeing as it's July 3rd, why don't we once again reflect on one of the greatest white supremacist self-owns in military history:
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LOWΟUFπ₯₯
@lowrhoufo.bsky.social
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Enough journalists are on here reading the self reinforcing doom cycle (that many users believe they exist outside of) that Harris boosterism is a matter of national security, even if you want the old guy at the top of the ticket. I want to meet Harris in Jena like I'm Hegel meeting Napoleon
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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Every masterpiece ("You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context in which you live and all that came before you") has its cheap imitation ("Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they make it under circumstances transmitted from the past")
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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Taking the Biden/Harris ticket and turning it into a Harris/Biden ticket would probably be the funniest end to this whole debacle
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Take The Coconut-pill π₯₯π΄
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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"K-Hive are the Old Bolsheviks. Coconut/palm tree emojis are the New Bolsheviks" The old guy who said "good afternoon" to me at the Auto Zone:
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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Hard to believe that this kindly old man knocked a mf out cold at the Council of Nicaea with his bare fists
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Sarah Parcak, Book Writing Madness
@indyfromspace.bsky.social
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Hey @pfrazee.com big wave of Nazi accounts just joined, "Blue Sky is now dirty frog territory" is the translation= Nazis are here. This is a SERIOUS issue, please fry all these accounts. Pepe= Nazi/MAGA. Y'all block and report
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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mfw when i thought that i could gain recognition by dominating the other, but by dominating the other, the other is incapable of giving me the very recognition that i sought in the first place
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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"Just where the master has effectively achieved lordship, he really finds that something has come about quite different from an independent consciousness. It is not an independent, but rather a dependent consciousness that he has achieved. He is thus not assured of self-existence as his truth."
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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i'm so hype for this little guy look at him go
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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*getting my own toothbrush* we used to dream of times like this
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lanyardigan
@lanyardigan.bsky.social
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GALADRIEL: (glowing green) In place of a hard roll, I would have whole wheatβbeautiful and terrible to behold! DELI GUY: #3 on wheat. G: (coyly) You offer it to me freely. DG: No, Galadriel. You have to pay. Every day with this
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Djinn & Tonic πΊπ¦
@djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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