Political strategist and occasional commentator. New here.https://bsky.app/profile/qsmsn4rasb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/qsmsn4rasb.bsky.social/post/3mf5e7bwcns2s“Why other democracies don’t gerrymander, ignore their constitutions, or have masked secret police kidnapping minorities like the U.S.” Maybe it’s because we’re not one of the democracies, NYTimes? 🤷‍♂️18 Feb 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:dgrbdxrn3eja4invmbnp7t52/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5e7bwcns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/qsmsn4rasb.bsky.social/post/3m33sodo4bs23The ads in the DC metro these days are totally normal and not weird at all 🙃13 Oct 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:dgrbdxrn3eja4invmbnp7t52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33sodo4bs23https://bsky.app/profile/qsmsn4rasb.bsky.social/post/3m2rrx76zrs2nSupreme Court under Biden: “You can’t do that without Congress expressly authorizing it” Supreme Court under Trump: “You can do that unless Congress expressly tells you that you can’t” [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2025 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:dgrbdxrn3eja4invmbnp7t52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rrx76zrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/qsmsn4rasb.bsky.social/post/3m2mauiajls2wThe NYTimes is arguably the most financially independent major media entity in the US, unlike CBS or others that have corporate incentives to amplify content in accordance with the Trump pov, but they still choose to do publish this junk anyway. Why? They gain nothing and lose reader trust. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Oct 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:dgrbdxrn3eja4invmbnp7t52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mauiajls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/qsmsn4rasb.bsky.social/post/3m2ilb47mss2xSure, this scenario is scary and raises the stakes, but it may be necessary to face the reality of the moment. The playbook of litigation and judicial rulings is simply too slow and limited to be the only tool to rely on right now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2025 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:dgrbdxrn3eja4invmbnp7t52/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ilb47mss2x