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Sid Wishes

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European post-punk neoliberal. I care about freedom, truth and accountability. Also fond of fun. Disinformation is poison.

Sid Wishes's avatar Sid Wishes @sidwishes.bsky.social
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So what to do with an anti-constitutional Supreme Court when there's no time for filibusters and fluffers because the very existence of the Republic is at stake?

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Always get a kick when the toilet declares its unending, deep, unconditional love.

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True, but so is "Life is weird"

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#Nixon #Ukraine #Russia #Despotism

Watch this short Nixon video (transcribed GIF)

Almost prophetic

www.reddit.com/r/UkraineCon...

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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i think akhil amar reed captures something very important, which is that the roberts court rewrote article ii, which explicitly states that a president can be held criminally liable after impeachment (and which has long been understood to mean that he can be held liable after leaving office)

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Sid Wishes's avatar Sid Wishes @sidwishes.bsky.social
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help? I just silently referred to the news that Biden has been discussing with a friend whether to continue. I very much doubt that isn't an early warning from Biden.

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He wants to be the hero of the 2nd rebublic, one where there's "elections" and a permanent R rule - much like Texas.

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Steve Silberman's avatar Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social
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It's too bad the 2nd Amendment dudes who swore they'd be the undauntable defenders of our democracy against attack by a brutal monarch turned out to be too busy denouncing rainbow plushies at Target.

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"President of the United States would be liable to be impeached, tried, and, upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanors, removed from office; and would afterwards be liable to prosecution and punishment in the ordinary course of law.” - Federalist Papers 69, Hamilton

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It has Federalist Society written all over it.

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One may hope, Congress have levers, but it's a Roman moment here - the 1st republic is fallen.

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Tør ikke å påstå å ha greie på det, men tilsynelatende helt unødvendig av Ford å benåde Nixon.

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In this critical time, with a vert well planned China on the move, US goes amok and effectively doom the world.

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The most troubling part is that it's very hard to imagine how this decision can be reversed. It would require a president insisting on being guilty. It's basically bye, bye, USA.

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Eric Rauchway's avatar Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social
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For historians, the retrospective legitimation of essentially every criminal act Nixon committed while in office is quite mind-boggling. Ford’s pardon was utterly unnecessary.

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The 1st republic is in swan song territory.

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Keep being surprised. The judges are said to be conservative, but are in fact extremely radical.

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A 'murka' is a citizen in Murica, the land formerly known as one of the brave and free.

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It's actually not called communism, but technocracy. However, as long as the technocrats are controlled by elected bodies, it's perfectly democratic - in stark opposition to appointed judges.

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Really great news! Never forget, we're all part of a crowd, a pack, a family, a ship of some kind. Welcome the heroes back and keep in mind there are scars almost no-one can appreciate. 🇺🇦

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That's what you get when turning the Supreme Court into a party of Mullahs

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I wouldn't want it, even if it felt good playing.

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I'm a bureaucrat. Everything not sanctioned by One American Church, America First Led By Jesus is by definition poisonous at best, most likely demonic or even satanic. Please pay and receive our handheld, blessed and cleared items. Keep your children safe.

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'a firehose of falsehood', a rethorical figure of propaganda NYT somewhat surprisingly seems to be unfamiliar with. How to respond when someone serves seven false statements at once again and again?

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I remember reading a novel by Vonnegut where the US is gone and replaced by five 'kingdoms'. Seemed so unlikely then, but not now

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Hard to debate when lies don't matter

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Sid Wishes's avatar Sid Wishes @sidwishes.bsky.social
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And Putin has background as a taxi driver - he tells about this in his auto biography

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The irony here is that Putin actually has background as a taxi driver

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We'll consider it if Orbán admits his ass is russian property

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Doug Johnson's avatar Doug Johnson @smikooman.bsky.social
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Russia is intensifying a covert campaign of sabotage and hybrid warfare against Ukraine logistical support in Europe. U.S. intelligence agencies are now confirming (on background) what European media like @Telegraph have been noting over past weeks. #UkrainianView
wapo.st/3XAt71u 🎁

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U.S. targeting restrictions still put key russian air bases out of Ukraine's potential firing range. The current fettered permissions have reduced missile attacks on Kharkiv but not the deadly glide bomb planes now inflicting the greatest damage on military positions and civilians.

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Norwegian manufacturer Kongsberg Gruppen opened a new missile factory to meet increasing demand for weapons from Western countries. NATO allies are boosting their production of weapons, ammunition, and missiles to supply Ukraine and replenish own stocks.

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

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Sid Wishes's avatar Sid Wishes @sidwishes.bsky.social
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Hardly any cars or industry, maybe the air simply is easy to breath?

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Sure, check the Ukraine Feed for instance ☺

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER 's avatar NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social
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The Best Of Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller September 20,1955

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