Passionate about history
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Gaius (from Tribunate)
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Mitch McConnell successfully holding up the appointment of a new Justice after Scalia's death will be remembered as one of the key thresholds between American neoliberalism and American fascism.
He did that, and Obama allowed it.
Oh we're definitely the New Rome alright - it's 5th century CE Rome with collapsing infrastructure and elites getting absurdly rich
cc @gaius.bsky.social
Because it was just a draw, all Dutch travelers will continue to be confined to a small artificial island off the coast of Nagasaki
Yeah man could you imagine if Mitch McConnell wasn’t universally recognized as the undisputed leader of the GOP and it resulted in the party detaching itself from reality
McConnell’s entire act was to pretend that he was holding back a more radical contingent of the GOP to make his demands that Medicaid be cut by 90% instead of 100% look reasonable and DC journalists completely bought into it.
A dog brained profession that puts branding and demeanor over substance
Had a theory this would be among the best group stage games and it looks like it’s living up to the hype.
Sucks that I couldn’t find a ticket for less than $1000
American century of humiliation continues apace
Lmao bsky.app/profile/tara...
Weirdest thing is that they clearly thought this was going to be something that grabbed the nation’s attention on a Super Bowl-type scale but as far as I can tell even the most positive reactions are purely apathetic
If McConnell never openly embraced Qanon beliefs it was simply because he thought that the Democrats could be more easily defeated through feigning respectability. But he would have altered every aspect of his political posture to far right lunacy if he believed that was the best strategy
