Dumbstash
@dnlmsstch.bsky.social
Politically Star Trek religiously Star Wars.
Lawyer, pragmatist
Lawyer, pragmatist
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Dumbstash
@dnlmsstch.bsky.social
· May 13
After everything I am coming to the conclusion the really important discourse is the popular culture one because having good (not necessarily interesting or unique) popular culture takes is the best proxy for good political takes.
Remember the medium voter is why we can't have nice things
Jen Hernandez, and people like her, may just decide who controls Congress this year.
Hernandez, 43, is Mexican-American, millennial, married, and lives in a small city in Colorado.
In 2016, she voted for comedian Roseanne Barr. In 2020, she backed Biden, and in 2024 Jill Stein. 🧵
Hernandez, 43, is Mexican-American, millennial, married, and lives in a small city in Colorado.
In 2016, she voted for comedian Roseanne Barr. In 2020, she backed Biden, and in 2024 Jill Stein. 🧵
October 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Remember the medium voter is why we can't have nice things
With how popular Brownback is in Kansas ... I think this is good for Hamilton
NEWS — Former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) endorses Sen. Roger Marshall’s re-election bid, breaking with fellow former Republican governors who have endorsed Democrat Adam Hamilton.
October 11, 2026 at 6:29 AM
With how popular Brownback is in Kansas ... I think this is good for Hamilton
Athens when dealing with Melos: haha power means we can do what we want
[2,500 years later]
Athens dealing with an empire: what the fuck this sucks this isn't how you treat people.
[2,500 years later]
Athens dealing with an empire: what the fuck this sucks this isn't how you treat people.
Exasperation and Resignation in Greece Over Allegations Against Kimberly Guilfoyle
The U.S. ambassador to Greece is facing accusations that she asked a donor to pay off her credit card bill before she took up her post in Athens.
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Athens when dealing with Melos: haha power means we can do what we want
[2,500 years later]
Athens dealing with an empire: what the fuck this sucks this isn't how you treat people.
[2,500 years later]
Athens dealing with an empire: what the fuck this sucks this isn't how you treat people.
Me at the office: anyone who watches this execution should be placed on a watch list
Non MAGA Boss: I agree with that
MAGW boss: yeah thats probably a good idea
This is not going to have the effect the administration think it will
Non MAGA Boss: I agree with that
MAGW boss: yeah thats probably a good idea
This is not going to have the effect the administration think it will
October 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Me at the office: anyone who watches this execution should be placed on a watch list
Non MAGA Boss: I agree with that
MAGW boss: yeah thats probably a good idea
This is not going to have the effect the administration think it will
Non MAGA Boss: I agree with that
MAGW boss: yeah thats probably a good idea
This is not going to have the effect the administration think it will
I am shocked this wasn't about Fetterman
An Ohio political blogger let out a surprised laugh as he was found guilty of harassment after he sent an explicit digitally altered image of the cartoon character Shrek to a powerful lawmaker. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/09/o...
Ohio political blogger found guilty in explicit Shrek meme trial • Ohio Capital Journal
An Ohio political blogger let out a surprised laugh as he was found guilty of harassment after he sent an explicit digitally altered image of the cartoon character Shrek to a powerful lawmaker.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I am shocked this wasn't about Fetterman
One of the many independent counsels that dems should create ASAP is one just to enforce emoluments and other final transactions Trump was personally involved
The other corruption should go to other independent counsels. We should have like 10 teams minimum
The other corruption should go to other independent counsels. We should have like 10 teams minimum
Just two days before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, President Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX, a major federal contractor run by Elon Musk, according to ethics filings made public on Thursday. https://cnn.it/4rRrZU0
October 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
One of the many independent counsels that dems should create ASAP is one just to enforce emoluments and other final transactions Trump was personally involved
The other corruption should go to other independent counsels. We should have like 10 teams minimum
The other corruption should go to other independent counsels. We should have like 10 teams minimum
Democratic senate candidates today: we remember
October 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Democratic senate candidates today: we remember
Vought, Hegseth, RFK Jr, Guilfoyle... there are lots of people that we should impeach just to make sure we never have to deal with them serving in government again
impeach hegseth should be on the list day one it is not even debatable tbh
October 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Vought, Hegseth, RFK Jr, Guilfoyle... there are lots of people that we should impeach just to make sure we never have to deal with them serving in government again
This brings us back to Yeats
October 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This brings us back to Yeats
Having someone who is unable to disagree with you, tell you your tastes are bad, your interests are boring/stupid is how you get deranged
AI does to the regular person what todies do to billionaires, and heirs do to rich old people - tell them what they want until it warps their mind and breaks them
AI does to the regular person what todies do to billionaires, and heirs do to rich old people - tell them what they want until it warps their mind and breaks them
My wife made the astute observation that most people obsessed with their AI seem to be sad or feel like there's a void in their life that needs to be filled (professionallly or socially) and when they find out that chatbots can talk about the users interests like a friend would, that's the hook
October 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Having someone who is unable to disagree with you, tell you your tastes are bad, your interests are boring/stupid is how you get deranged
AI does to the regular person what todies do to billionaires, and heirs do to rich old people - tell them what they want until it warps their mind and breaks them
AI does to the regular person what todies do to billionaires, and heirs do to rich old people - tell them what they want until it warps their mind and breaks them
The thing about 1984 is not just that authoritarianism and Stalinism are monstrous projects that just create misery and oppression - but also it doesn't work and can't maintain itself in power forever because ot cultivates only incompetence, cruelty, misery and sycophants.
They are inventing newspeak from the classic novel - don't invent newspeak
October 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The thing about 1984 is not just that authoritarianism and Stalinism are monstrous projects that just create misery and oppression - but also it doesn't work and can't maintain itself in power forever because ot cultivates only incompetence, cruelty, misery and sycophants.
The invasion of the solar system has begun.
SHELL SAYS IT IS EVACUATING ALL PERSONNEL AND SHUTTING PRODUCTION AT ITS MARS, OLYMPUS, URSA, VITO AND APPOMATTOX ASSETS, HAVING ALREADY RELOCATED NON-ESSENTIAL STAFF FROM THE STONES ASSET
October 7, 2026 at 11:55 PM
The invasion of the solar system has begun.
Can we get @sharonk.bsky.social or other India knowers to explain what's going on
*whispers, fingers crossed* Indomaidan Indomaidan Indomaidan
October 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Can we get @sharonk.bsky.social or other India knowers to explain what's going on
Has no one considered that if we keep vindicating De Gaulle he may raise from the dead just to feel smug?
Sinkevičius: “Our constitution bans weapons of mass destruction on our soil. We are removing that article.
“It does not mean we’ll have them ourselves. That means if a French submarine carrying an atomic weapon comes to a Baltic port, it’s okay.
“It does not mean we’ll have them ourselves. That means if a French submarine carrying an atomic weapon comes to a Baltic port, it’s okay.
October 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Has no one considered that if we keep vindicating De Gaulle he may raise from the dead just to feel smug?
Curious what Adam thought about the John Kerry purple heart bad aids the republican convention had in 04
Can you believe these people actually thought this would be “cool?”
October 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Curious what Adam thought about the John Kerry purple heart bad aids the republican convention had in 04
Tapping my sign again:
The capitalists were so afraid of the socialists they forgot the fudalists and mercantalists are also their enemies
The capitalists were so afraid of the socialists they forgot the fudalists and mercantalists are also their enemies
Trump: "If we decided not to buy watches from Switzerland, they wouldn't be elite anymore and we would save about $40 billion"
October 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Tapping my sign again:
The capitalists were so afraid of the socialists they forgot the fudalists and mercantalists are also their enemies
The capitalists were so afraid of the socialists they forgot the fudalists and mercantalists are also their enemies
Every time something in Russia blows up I have to wonder if its Ukrainian hypercompetence or Russian incompetence
🔥 Sochi. Claimed as Aframax Rio tanker was carrying crude oil from Novorossiysk to India and was almost fully loaded.
October 7, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Every time something in Russia blows up I have to wonder if its Ukrainian hypercompetence or Russian incompetence
Reposted by Dumbstash
I'm writing something about this but a major flaw of the right-wing movement is the clear and obvious belief that racism, homophobia and misogyny are *correct*, but unpopular. so the most "forbidden" voices are obviously *right*, but voters aren't ready for it yet. This whole thing is an example.
October 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I'm writing something about this but a major flaw of the right-wing movement is the clear and obvious belief that racism, homophobia and misogyny are *correct*, but unpopular. so the most "forbidden" voices are obviously *right*, but voters aren't ready for it yet. This whole thing is an example.
Congress as an institution has atrophied and has delegated so much of its functions to the other branches it doesn't even know which power it has or how to exercise them. This is the real institutional rot in the constitutional architecture.
"Congress may still have room to respond with a new law, but it can’t just say the court got the Constitution wrong." The hell it can't. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/m...
Congress Is Supposed to Be More Powerful Than the Supreme Court. Why Isn’t It?
Trump and his allies in the Capitol have revealed a problem that has been developing for decades.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Congress as an institution has atrophied and has delegated so much of its functions to the other branches it doesn't even know which power it has or how to exercise them. This is the real institutional rot in the constitutional architecture.
The great thing about my job is that I don't really have to work past September unless something weird happens.
Okay, Mets fans, it’s *The New Yorker’s* weekly caption contest.
Caption away!
Caption away!
October 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The great thing about my job is that I don't really have to work past September unless something weird happens.
Nobody has been more against the fundamental concept the the Union since Fort Sumter.
Just an absolute rejection of E pluribus unum. Fuck these traitors.
Just an absolute rejection of E pluribus unum. Fuck these traitors.
BREAKING: In Nebraska rally, Trump just suggested he would be unbothered to see Iran "take out" LA or San Diego:
“They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay."
“They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay."
October 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Nobody has been more against the fundamental concept the the Union since Fort Sumter.
Just an absolute rejection of E pluribus unum. Fuck these traitors.
Just an absolute rejection of E pluribus unum. Fuck these traitors.
Someone just explained to him this could fall under non immune criminal activity not covered by the protections in Trump v US
BREAKING:
Trump just caved — claiming online that his super PAC will now pay for those propaganda ads taxpayers had previously been funding.
Trump just caved — claiming online that his super PAC will now pay for those propaganda ads taxpayers had previously been funding.
October 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Someone just explained to him this could fall under non immune criminal activity not covered by the protections in Trump v US
Was it @proptermalone.bsky.social who used to talk about Blutah?
An internal poll obtained by Utah Political Watch shows Democrat Celeste Johnson leading Republican Luke Searle by nine points.
Donald Trump won this district by almost 11 points in 2024. #utpol
utahpolitics.news/democrat-lea...
Donald Trump won this district by almost 11 points in 2024. #utpol
utahpolitics.news/democrat-lea...
Trump won this Utah House district by 11 points. A Democrat now leads in an internal poll
An internal poll has Democrat Celeste Johnson leading Republican Luke Searle 43%-34% in Utah House District 59, a Wasatch County seat Trump won by 11.
utahpolitics.news
October 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Was it @proptermalone.bsky.social who used to talk about Blutah?
This is very good explanation of what is going one. It also made a point about what in the US we call vibesession debate and it was that consumers debt and online gambling drive the belief the economy isn't good. Is there data on this
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Want to better understand the "far right" in Brazil 🇧🇷? Read this excellent interview with Rodrigo Nunes in @equatormag.bsky.social
Brazil: The Future of the Far Right • EQUATOR
The limits of Lulismo, the sons of Bolsonaro and the new politics of disintegration
www.equator.org
October 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is very good explanation of what is going one. It also made a point about what in the US we call vibesession debate and it was that consumers debt and online gambling drive the belief the economy isn't good. Is there data on this
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@whstancil.bsky.social
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