Nathan Kalmoe (he/him)

Not even in Congress yet and @bradlander.bsky.social is ALREADY pushing Representatives to the morally and electorally correct position. Just imagine all Brad will do once he's sworn in.

This.

a thing historians will marvel about when they study this era is the extent to which the "war is a thing that happens to poorer, browner people" class went about systematically dismantling every aspect of the global political order that confined the costs of war to poorer and browner people

Don't like that!

It’s becoming rather obscene.

Bc when you talk abt what has actually happened—the material fruits of what has been called democracy—it becomes clear that the state is *by its own standards* illegitimate.

Happening now: anti-war protestors are gathereing in Chicago's Congress Plaza for a demonstration against ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

Tonight's rally follows a similar protest in Chicago on Saturday; other anti-war actions are being planned across the city over the week.

These motherfuckers deliberately target schools for violence HERE. I sure as shit believe they targeted schools elsewhere too.

How come “How are you going to pay for it?” is never asked about endless war?

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What would happen if the Democratic justices stopped referring these sorts of applications to the Court and simply decided them as circuit justices? The Republicans would obviously do the same, but the Republicans would win on those, anyway.

@stevevladeck.bsky.social?

What can you even say? These people deserve their inevitable humiliation and the nation deserves journalists with more self-respect.

Confidential database reveals which items NPS thinks may ‘disparage’ America An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, cl...

The Trump admin doesn’t want to sully the reputation of racist murderers.

“at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia, staff members have asked federal officials to decide whether a document that describes an abolitionist’s murder by a mob might “denigrate the murderers.”

I had to punch you because my friend was about to punch you and you might have punched back and hit me by accident.
#JustWar

Hey, ya'll I messed up:

Turns out *I* misremembered the answer. 🤦 Not a data error. Sorry!

Turns out it's a me problem, not a data problem!

*I* misremembered the answer. 🤦

Turns out it's a me problem, not a data problem!

*I* misremembered the answer. 🤦

. tab V241609 PRE: Political knowledge intro | Freq. Percent Cum. ----------------------------------------+----------------------------------- -9. Refused | 50 0.91 0.91 -5. Break off, sufficient partial | 41 0.74 1.65 -1. Inapplicable | 245 4.44 6.09 1. I promise to try my best without loo | 4,866 88.14 94.22 2. I do not want to make that promise | 319 5.78 100.00 ----------------------------------------+----------------------------------- Total | 5,521 100.00

Funny: over 300 ANES respondents in 2024 REFUSED to promise that they would forgo looking up answers to the political knowledge questions, despite the survey practically begging them.

Not 67.

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As the kids say.

No worries!

The irrational strongman we’ve been warned about is here His name is Donald J. Trump.

"We have at last found a global villain who matches the bugbear — an ill-informed violent despot who seems to enjoy carnage for its own sake, & who has the power & will to project terror & violence anywhere on earth for any reason or none.

That global villain is, of course, President Donald Trump."

Who’s Deciding Where the Bombs Drop in Iran? Maybe Not Even Humans. Behind last week’s scrum between the Trump administration and Anthropic lies a deeper question of how warfare is conducted—and whether accountability even exists anymore.

Truly dystopic.

"we are witnessing the fullest expression of the most inhumane weapons of the century: Autonomous bombs and missiles. Their “autonomy” refers to fact that humans need not be in the loop in any meaningful way when deciding where to target or whether to launch such weapons."

Gambling on war and death doesn’t just present national security risks, it also raises serious concerns about potential insider trading — presenting unscrupulous government officials with a chance to profit off the new war in Iran.

These contracts are immoral. The CFTC can and must ban them.

Don’t be chickenshit bsky.app/profile/chri...

Aren't those county cops, not ICE?

Well, they completely destroyed their reputations, but at least they got nothing for it

Demographics of the U.S. Military | Council on Foreign Relations Deployed around the world, the armed forces are a pillar of U.S. power and influence abroad. But many civilians are unfamiliar with their composition. How much does the military resemble U.S. society?

FWIW, these stats suggests that middle class is predominant these days, with lower & upper quintiles underrepresented. That might be the influence of college-oriented folks. www.cfr.org/backgrounder...