@edcharlton.bsky.social
I write science fiction because that’s the best way I can comment on the present. https://edcharlton.com/
If Trump had run on “I’m going to knock down the White House to build a golden pleasure palace, steal $230 million of your money, and blow up people to amuse myself,” would it have made a difference?
24.10.2025 11:40 — 👍 28 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Do we call the new building the "Epstein Wing?"
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Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.
www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...
To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
MAGA says everyone in D.C. is smiling since the Trump invasion. Let’s look at some facts:
- Small retailers and restaurants report much lower foot traffic since the National Guard and federal agents began patrolling.
Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.
The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.
If you think I'm not alarmed, read this.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
🗣️THIS is the message!!
Brava, Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social!!
Fired for comments he made 8 years ago on social media when he was in private practice & had a perfect 1st Amendment right to do so. Welcome to the Trump-loyalty corps at the Justice Department. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Tylenol Release the Epstein Files tablets
23.09.2025 21:11 — 👍 333 🔁 109 💬 12 📌 6
Let’s be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach. To moms worries about Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr’s scapegoat. And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
@elizabeth-warren.bsky.social
23.09.2025 21:19 — 👍 170 🔁 50 💬 5 📌 1Thanks to everyone who canceled their Disney Plus subscriptions we’ve had over 50,000 people confirm they’ve canceled!
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“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy”
V-Dem data
What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.
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SCOTUS ruling 5/30/2024 Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.
19.09.2025 16:14 — 👍 196 🔁 56 💬 4 📌 3Kirk promoted lies & violence to build Trump's authoritarian regime. But his murder is anathema to freedom and incites even more political violence. Worse, his odious words aren't dead; they're now martyred propaganda to metastasize Project 2025. I'm sad today. But I fear I'll hate tomorrow more.
11.09.2025 04:44 — 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
Thank you Michael Fanone. For those who do not recognize the name, Michael is one of the officers who defended America on January 6th and was left permanently injured as a result. He is a true hero of our Democracy.
11.09.2025 10:50 — 👍 1980 🔁 701 💬 50 📌 40
In a two week period:
Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste.
Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.
Understatement of the fucking year right here.
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America's drug dealers, child sex traffickers and serial killers have a special message for Donald Trump:
19.08.2025 13:01 — 👍 1964 🔁 831 💬 57 📌 62The Justice Department will miss the House Oversight Committee's deadline for the Epstein files it subpoenaed.
DOJ will "begin" providing records on Friday. The deadline was Tuesday.
No indication of what DOJ will "begin" handing over and no explanation for the missed deadline.
As ppl look for transparency & accountability we’ve put together a comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes @justsecurity.org
It’s a “tale of national disgrace” spanning 3 decades
www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...
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As of today, in addition to Washington DC deploying their national guard, three more states are sending their national guard… South Carolina, West Virginia, and Ohio.
This is ludicrous considering crime is down in the city and no emergency exists.
ChatGPT5… what then is Trump’s ultimate goal?
It makes sense once you realize that every accusation is a confession.
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