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@anancientwell.bsky.social
obsessed with politics, history, jazz
interested in too many things
perpetually stuck between liberals and leftists
“And so it goes.”
📍Tulsa, OK
interested in too many things
perpetually stuck between liberals and leftists
“And so it goes.”
📍Tulsa, OK
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@anancientwell.bsky.social
· Dec 5
“Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now.” — Mark Twain
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I'm taking my "Norway's wealth tax didn't reduce tax revenue" victory lap.
October 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I'm taking my "Norway's wealth tax didn't reduce tax revenue" victory lap.
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Whereas I've always considered him kinda a happy, smiling lil axe-guy
Behold, a 3000 year old Chinese ceremonial bronze axe bearing a human face of which archeologists described as "fearsome and fierce".
October 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Whereas I've always considered him kinda a happy, smiling lil axe-guy
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Ok this is terrible but also hilarious
The FBI wants to hire the Ultimate Fighting Championship to train its special agents under a one-year deal that would bypass the competitive bidding process typically used for federal contracts, according to federal records.
FBI Is Angling to Hand the UFC a No-Bid Contract to Train Agents
The contract would expand an existing partnership between the Trump administration and the UFC.
www.washingtonsun.com
October 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Ok this is terrible but also hilarious
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Hey Oklahomies, we're hosting a town hall on Tuesday, Oct. 20on the state questions on the November ballot aaaaand you should come! You can attend live in OKC, watch it streaming on our YouTube channel, or hang with (some of) us at watch party in Tulsa
okpolicy.org/nov2026townh...
okpolicy.org/nov2026townh...
Know what’s on your ballot before you vote | SQ 845 & SQ 847 Town Hall - Oklahoma Policy Institute
The Nov. 3 general election is your chance to help shape Oklahoma's future. Before you head to the polls, join the Oklahoma Policy Institute for a free, nonpartisan town hall that will explain the sta...
okpolicy.org
October 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Hey Oklahomies, we're hosting a town hall on Tuesday, Oct. 20on the state questions on the November ballot aaaaand you should come! You can attend live in OKC, watch it streaming on our YouTube channel, or hang with (some of) us at watch party in Tulsa
okpolicy.org/nov2026townh...
okpolicy.org/nov2026townh...
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Depressing to say, but three years on I remain profoundly grateful for everyone who has been outspoken in their conviction that killing innocent people is equally wrong regardless of who they are.
October 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Depressing to say, but three years on I remain profoundly grateful for everyone who has been outspoken in their conviction that killing innocent people is equally wrong regardless of who they are.
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The American Dream is amazing: within just a few years you can go from being the child of Cuban immigrants to the great-grandson of Spanish settlers.
Funny how Marco Rubio tries to differentiate himself from all the other children of recent immigrants who are now getting removed from the country by the master he now serves.
Rubio, you see, is a descendent of *the West*
Rubio, you see, is a descendent of *the West*
October 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The American Dream is amazing: within just a few years you can go from being the child of Cuban immigrants to the great-grandson of Spanish settlers.
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Modern democracy was invented in large part because kings couldn't be counted on not to pull the exact same shit Trump is doing right now.
In a political system where companies can be gouged for unlimited cash, inconsistent application of the law is a powerful financial opportunity.
At some point some of these companies might realize they are better off under a predictable and impartial legal system rather than a personalist one.
At some point some of these companies might realize they are better off under a predictable and impartial legal system rather than a personalist one.
Trump admin is suspending a bunch of tech companies (Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini) from participation in the H-1B PERM program, alleging fraud.
Some other tech firms (Apple, Amazon, Google, etc.) notably absent from the list.
Some other tech firms (Apple, Amazon, Google, etc.) notably absent from the list.
October 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Modern democracy was invented in large part because kings couldn't be counted on not to pull the exact same shit Trump is doing right now.
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the more Musk spends on the midterm elections, the more ubiquitous this image needs to be
October 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
the more Musk spends on the midterm elections, the more ubiquitous this image needs to be
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This is the vice president's guy, no? This should be every headline, it should lead every newscast and EVERY REPUBLICAN SHOULD BE ASKED ABOUT IT.
October 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
This is the vice president's guy, no? This should be every headline, it should lead every newscast and EVERY REPUBLICAN SHOULD BE ASKED ABOUT IT.
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Basic data literacy 😆
October 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Basic data literacy 😆
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I mean, if that’s where they want to make their last stand, I’m ok with it!
But in this picture they should put a coonskin cap on him.
But in this picture they should put a coonskin cap on him.
October 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I mean, if that’s where they want to make their last stand, I’m ok with it!
But in this picture they should put a coonskin cap on him.
But in this picture they should put a coonskin cap on him.
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in a city of 10 million people you can wrangle a few dozen weirdos who believe anything
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside City Hall to call out Mayor Zohran Mamdani for what they see as his betrayal of the movement.
"Mayor Mamdani, you can't hide we charge you with genocide" was a chant that just rang out.
"Mayor Mamdani, you can't hide we charge you with genocide" was a chant that just rang out.
October 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
in a city of 10 million people you can wrangle a few dozen weirdos who believe anything
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and that's why I actually think that abolish ICE is probably the best possible move.
you just have to stand up a new agency first by statute with no preference given in hiring to existing DHS employees.
and then fire everybody in ICE
you just have to stand up a new agency first by statute with no preference given in hiring to existing DHS employees.
and then fire everybody in ICE
I’m pretty worried about ICE/CBP going blue-flu to ratfuck the next Dem administration tbh. I don’t really think there’s a good counter to them doing malicious compliance and stopping even normal enforcement, then going “sorry, we had to let that child predator go, due to woke” to sympathetic media
We are at the peak of ICE's ability to organize support for its activities before Democrats start taking more power & disrupting their efforts. And even when we do places like Florida will double down on state support to help facilitate whatever Congress tries to prevent.
October 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
and that's why I actually think that abolish ICE is probably the best possible move.
you just have to stand up a new agency first by statute with no preference given in hiring to existing DHS employees.
and then fire everybody in ICE
you just have to stand up a new agency first by statute with no preference given in hiring to existing DHS employees.
and then fire everybody in ICE
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this reads like doj is saying the guy did a really great fraud
October 7, 2026 at 1:45 AM
this reads like doj is saying the guy did a really great fraud
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When seeing polls, ask "does this spark joy?" If it does, allow yourself a giggle. If it does not, throw it away. Either way, do not rely on it.
a weird piece of advice I got from campaigning back in the day, and it’s stuck with me thru decades of social media— poll watching is anxious behavior, fretful fan stuff.
October 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
When seeing polls, ask "does this spark joy?" If it does, allow yourself a giggle. If it does not, throw it away. Either way, do not rely on it.
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Y'all...
Special Issue featuring Shadowdocket's arch-nemesis, The Professor!
October 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Y'all...
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you know what i said about 95% percentile of media literacy? the clip really does not support the gloss aaron is giving it
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."
October 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
you know what i said about 95% percentile of media literacy? the clip really does not support the gloss aaron is giving it
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Is that a for or against Paxton ad?
folks, i can't tell you how many times i've rewatched this ad *that republicans are paying people to see*
October 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Is that a for or against Paxton ad?
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The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.
Oklahoma oil company plugs disposal well that posed threat to city’s drinking water
The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.
www.readfrontier.org
October 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.
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Isn’t this guy our Vice President’s favorite public intellectual?
I mean, I understand this isn’t Hasan Piker-level antisemitism, but “I openly endorse the views of the guy openly endorsing Hitler” seems like it merits, I dunno, a newspaper story or something
I mean, I understand this isn’t Hasan Piker-level antisemitism, but “I openly endorse the views of the guy openly endorsing Hitler” seems like it merits, I dunno, a newspaper story or something
October 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Isn’t this guy our Vice President’s favorite public intellectual?
I mean, I understand this isn’t Hasan Piker-level antisemitism, but “I openly endorse the views of the guy openly endorsing Hitler” seems like it merits, I dunno, a newspaper story or something
I mean, I understand this isn’t Hasan Piker-level antisemitism, but “I openly endorse the views of the guy openly endorsing Hitler” seems like it merits, I dunno, a newspaper story or something
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oooooh, I *like* this
The Constitution allows it. South Korea has proven it works. If you want to make impeachment viable—and so much else is pointless if you don't—then it can be done by a simple majority adopting a simple rules change: vote on the verdict by secret ballot.
A Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority Basis
Such a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears
www.theunpopulist.net
October 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
oooooh, I *like* this
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Trump’s ridiculous lying should have been completely shut down on Day 1 of his inauguration crowd size bullshit
Trump: "The Fake News New York Times 'reported' on my Great, PACKED Rally in Ohio that, 'the place was not full.' In actuality ... The Arena was totally MAXED OUT. What does happen at all of my SOLD OUT Rallies, is people tend to migrate down ... I never have empty seats — Never have & never will!"
October 5, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Trump’s ridiculous lying should have been completely shut down on Day 1 of his inauguration crowd size bullshit
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Roses are red
Men are lonely
A possible solution
Men are lonely
A possible solution
October 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Roses are red
Men are lonely
A possible solution
Men are lonely
A possible solution
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Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
October 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.