"We're on the brink right now because we keep reacting to things we don't understand. We scared, we're hurt, and we're reaching for violence because we can't figure out what to do. Just this once, can't we try something else?" - James Holden/Anna Volovodovhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3ml6lkzp4sk27Subtle https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/mississippi-redistricting-old-capitol06 May 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6lkzp4sk27https://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3ml5b6d23gk25I can’t find the clip, but I remember Leslie Stahl interviewing Trump after he won in 2016 and asking if he thought things went too far during the campaign. He replied, “No, because I won.” Everyone should keep that in mind.05 May 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5b6d23gk25https://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3ml2m2oeb2c2pTo quote Morgan Freeman in Se7en, “If his head splits open and a ufo flies out, I want you to have expected it.“ Our leaders are very dumb, violent, maximalists with no idea how systems work. Be prepared for them to break anything. https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/strait-hormuz-closure-unthinkable-scenarios04 May 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2m2oeb2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mkv5sr5yxc2yI think everyone should read this to prepare for what’s ahead. https://bookshop.org/p/books/american-nations-a-history-of-the-eleven-rival-regional-cultures-of-north-america-colin-woodard/d22b78d494e56a55?ean=9780143122029&next=t02 May 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv5sr5yxc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mkt2oiinvc2uWell played… https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/pope-former-undocumented-immigrant-bishop-west-virginia01 May 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt2oiinvc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mkoiwpawnc2mThis should surprise no one. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/voting-rights-act-2026-midterms-republicans-gerrymandering-redistricting-0089902230 Apr 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoiwpawnc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mknzjriqhs2gToday was a terrible day. Let's please not make it worse with a circular firing squad. We have too much work ahead of us. The sooner we get started the better.29 Apr 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknzjriqhs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mk6x36ltb22jYes. The answer is yes. https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-employees-are-starting-to-wonder-if-theyre-the-bad-guys/23 Apr 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6x36ltb22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mjkx7nsmzk24More of this, please. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkx7nsmzk24https://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mjf62d7wqk2jIf this Trump administration is run like his businesses, which is to say it’s run like the mob, why would his cabinet invoke the 25th amendment and risk Trump disclosing all the dirt he has on them?13 Apr 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf62d7wqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mjeqz3ekws2jTell me you’re a cult leader without telling me you’re a cult leader. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeqz3ekws2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mj7xwjz7fc2qSee also Brandolini's law. https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-internet-broke-everyones-bullshit-detectors/11 Apr 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7xwjz7fc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/vinalltap.bsky.social/post/3mizevettos2kThis. Right here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:zqejt7idd2uokbo74ow27xse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizevettos2k