Robby Birtch

@hcrichardson.bsky.social did an excellent article that breaks down when and why this change occurred in her Substack "Letters From An American". Have you ever heard of the "Movement Conservatives"?

They really only had that platform because the FDR/New Deal Democrats and their descendants still held sway back then.

If we're going full Wolfenstein in this mf, then I'm about to become BJ Blazkowicz himself.

I'm thinking of doing an "Into the MAGAverse" type of video where I would actually listen to some right-wing podcasts and shows, just to see what is being said about "the libs". Obviously it will need big time content warnings. What do you guys think?

I also am reminded of Valery Legasov and what he went through during the Chernobyl disaster. I'll never forget, "Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid." Unfortunately, we have a government led by someone infamous for not paying his debtors.

Charlie Kirk was shot but that is not the part of the story you need to focus on, this is:

Pro-Trump
Conspiracy theorist
Christian nationalist
Anti-abortion (with no rape exception)
Anti-LGBTQ rights
Isolationist & nationalist
Against gun reform

His beliefs shot him, he is not a hero.

And I don't think he ever let that feeling of humiliation go. His niece, @maryltrump.bsky.social, wrote about it in that book she put out during his first term, which he tried to stop from being published.

And eventually, his older brother, Fred Jr., had enough and picked up a large bowl of mashed potatoes and dumped it on his head. Everyone laughed, except for Donald.

Absolutely. Let me tell you the "Mashed Potatoes Incident" that's become something of a legend within the Trump family. It happened when Donald was 8. He had been bullying his infant brother, Robert at the dinner table. He wouldn't stop.

I know nobody from the regime is on BlueSky, but if they were, I'd ask them if we can just get to the civil war, already. I got a life to live, and the sooner we get to what they want, the sooner I can get to it.

"Graphic from the NRA with a red border and dark blue background. White and yellow text states: 'The NRA supports the Second Amendment rights of all law abiding Americans to purchase, possess and use firearms. NRA does not, and will not, support any policy proposals that implement sweeping gun bans that arbitrarily strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights without due process.' The NRA logo is at the bottom. The tweet caption reads: 'The Second Amendment isn’t up for debate.'"

Oh my god, Trump actually got the NRA to come out to defend trans people owning a gun.

Well, in an age such as this one, where the prospect of masked assailants busting into my home to bag and drag me off to a camp where nobody will ever find me is a very real threat, I'd feel better if I had some way to protect myself and my family.

Funny, I expected them to go the opposite way.

I'm a cis straight white male with autism. If they can take guns from trans people, they'll eventually get around to me. No. Either EVERYONE can have guns, or nobody can.

Any trans friends with firearms should immediately go full "COME AND TAKE IT" mode.

They want to talk about flooding the zone? How about we flood their zone with primary challengers? How's THAT for "flood the zone", Steve Bannon?

By the time the general election rolls around, red voters in red districts have a collective seizure and just vote (R) down the ballot. That's all they pay attention to.

So, what do we do? We steal the GOP out from under MAGA's nose. We run in their primaries. We vote in their primaries. And the best part? You don't have to change who you are, what your values are, or the principles that guide your decision-making.

Let me explain. Did you know that only about 24% of voters vote in the primaries? Primary participation is even worse in heavily gerrymandered states. Typically, Republicans win when fewer people vote, and in the primary races, particularly for House and Senate, the incumbent wins fairly often.

So here's an idea, and it's a radical one that I've already posted to my Substack and I've already shared it, but it didn't seem to get much attention, so here it goes again. Ready? Let's all run as Republicans and vote in Republican primaries. Radical, I know. Why? The #TXgerrymandering is why.

It's an idea they probably never thought we'd try. But I think it's time. Let's take liberal ideas and candidates, and put a nice, thin red coat of paint on them.

Exactly. I'd say "I'm in the Republican Party", not "I'm a Republican". Very distinct difference.

Let's Bring Chaos and Make Them Regret Their Choices. Gerrymandering in Texas is why you should run as a Republican.

Check out my latest Substack post for my own #ModestProposal. #TrojanElephant #HostileTakeover

Now, I will say that I'm scared of them trying, but I'm not scared that they're going to succeed, because they won't. You cannot simply apply engineer solutions to what are complex societal issues. It will never work how they expect it to.

But people don't work like that. People are not machines, communities are not computer networks, and society is not a piece of software. They don't comprehend that, for all their supposed superiority.

I believe, that for as smart, intelligent, or superior as they claim to be, that they've fully thought everything through. They think they can "debug" society like I might debug a smartphone app.

You know something? I'm not scared of Theil, Musk, Bezos, Andreesen, or Zuck. I'm not scared of the tech broligarchs. I'm not afraid of them attempting to implement Yarvin's ideas. Let me explain why.

YouTube video by Behind the Bastards Part One: Pete Hegseth's Fascist Book 'American Crusade' | BEHIND THE BASTARDS

Great episode of #BehindtheBastards, my favorite part is where Robert quotes Hegseth's view of the Left from Hegseth's book, American Crusade and says he wishes more Democrats had read it.

Coding error, sure. And the stripper wasn't lying when she said she loved me. And Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy are all totally real, and professional wrestling isn't fake.

It will never not be astounding to me that enough people listened to the crazy guy on the corner, wearing the "REPENT! THE END IS NIGH!" sandwich board sign to run him for political office and now he's in charge of a party.