@chase.hulderman.me
Husband, father, and forever curious. Follower of urbanists, policy wonks, economists, military/foreign policy experts, and technologists. Work in technology with a background in biomedical research.
Virtue-signaling liberals don't understand that preserving liberal, democratic norms requires you to win first. And you don't win by brow-beating average voters.
This maximalist, purest passion leads to things like a whole swath of voters abandoning Kamala in '24. How'd that work out for them?
We're in a kind of kleptocratic stage where different factions are vying for control.
Miller-Bondi are pushing a blatantly authoritarian agenda
But it's not yet a fait accompli and @radiofreetom.bsky.social has done a great job of outlining how counterproductive it is to call this all fascism.
This is just a sanctimonious liberal echo-chamber.
Klein's tone-deaf article after Kirk's assassination was infuriating. But I think he is trying to wrestle with the weight of his platform.
It's not fascism in the truest sense and hyperbole risks obscuring over how dangerous the slide currently is
The challenge is how to maintain the spirit of equal representation when how we live has changed so dramatically. The Senate represents land more than it does people.
A Montanan has a more significant vote than a Californian. Is that what we want?
The danger is that this all slips out of their control into something even the most insane thinkers never wanted.
The Rubio/Graham neocons are in bed with the Hegseth/Johnson/Flynn Christian Nationalists trying to channel the resources of the Technocratic ubermensch Vance/Thiel crowd
Most of the US slide to authoritarianism has been a cargo cult.
It’s kleptocracy and the avarice of the billionaire class that’s allowing this to happen because none of it affects their status quo.
Fully upending western multilateralism is not a paradigm shift most of the enablers are ready for
Realistically, we’re in an absurd timeline.
If the US went full imperial, there’s really no other expeditionary military in the world that could do anything in our sphere of influence. FRA or the UK could threaten to use nuclear power. Unlikely given Ukr precedent. It would be an entirely new era.
Did Whitehouse.gov used to be a cesspool of partisanship?
Seems quite unprofessional
PHM is still up 13% YTD which is wild considering the rather substantial headwinds they have. There's a story in here about the irrational exuberance of the overall market over fundamentals.
There is no Congress anymore. RIP
So everyone but OAN? Cool.
It's time @govevers.wisconsin.gov
When you show weakness, you can't assume you're in a stronger negotiating position.
Who wrote the "Art of the Deal" again?
Exactly. It would be the first real justification of the use of the insurrection act.
Who’s got standing that isn’t afraid to sue?
Is this why democrats always lose?
I think you’re ascribing big brain strategy to feckless surrender.
Who is this mythical voter they believe needs to hear exactly the right message to stop us from a side into authoritarian kleptocracy?
What happened to #SCOTUS?
They have to know what they’re doing. I think they want us to become an autocracy. What’s the alternative rationale?
We did another extrajudicial killing. So that’s cool.
Kleptocracy.
Charitable interpretation: I think Trump thinks that the USG is its best when it acts like the mob. And that he’s doing great things for America.
@jaketapper.bsky.social doing the hard work for me
This is related.
Just so I'm clear:
TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal
TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.
TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.
Free speech, everyone.
FWIW this is because of Nexstar with ABC just sealing the deal. This doesn’t look like censorship as much as cronyism in an age of kissing the ring.
Maybe it’s just intrinsic. It’s continuing to defend the rule of law, freedom of speech, free markets, freedom of opportunity, and multilateralism.
Running candidates like @jamestalarico.bsky.social ?
Maybe we lose. But we fight with our commitment to the truth.
But also don’t fund the govt.
Like refuse to fund the government? @schumer.senate.gov would never…
The dems have other options at their disposal like…
* control of zero branches of government
* ever diminishing number of legacy media outlets
* The bond market?
What are they going to hit with? Moral outrage?
FWIW most of the incredulity I’ve seen is coming from the right. I hear what you’re saying, but also I don’t think we really know how fractured the chronically-online right is right now.