Posts by xankarn@mastodon.online
(DIR) Post #AgG3nwCdb9OjZd8eDg by xankarn@mastodon.online
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Mass intoxication first requires small, private capitulations. The force of the group substitutes for the weakness of the individual.
(DIR) Post #ArnDLuhBxnn3mJqyPo by xankarn@mastodon.online
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I’m not a psychologist.But Trump’s malignant narcissism seems plain. I’m not a lawyer. But the collapse of checks and balances and the resultant constitutional crisis seems plain. I’m not an economist.But the hollowing out of the public sector for the benefit of corporations and billionaires seems plain. I am an historian. And the convergence of these forces has never ended well. Midnight in America. #uspol #democracy #fascism
(DIR) Post #B3DPAS2AYtv1YRyqK8 by xankarn@mastodon.online
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Why does MAGA undermine science? Deny and erase history? Poison the information ecosystem?1. Because authoritarians must be the only source of truth.2. Because disoriented subjects depend on the regime for security. 3. Because nihilism is an effective way to divide and rule. MAGA wants us mind-fucked and swindled. No facts. No truth. No democracy.
(DIR) Post #B4EBmm2PThy2CSwosq by xankarn@mastodon.online
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@apilsetas @bmacDonald94 Magical.
(DIR) Post #B4HCuvEBsPTIRnmrCK by xankarn@mastodon.online
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Attacking Iran with no plan for predictable oil shock is Hitler-esque military incompetence. The 2026 equivalent of sending Panzer divisions into Russia at the beginning of mud season. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/business/energy-environment/iran-strait-hormuz-oil-middle-east.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
(DIR) Post #B4HCuwH3zDMbh08fJY by xankarn@mastodon.online
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Trump’s stupidity and incompetence are, of course, made worse by disinvestment in renewables and alternatives to oil/gas. Turns out “woke” makes the economy more flexible and therefore more resilient. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/business/china-oil-cars.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
(DIR) Post #B4HCuxAMfbbESW0pVo by xankarn@mastodon.online
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With MAGA, logic and facts have to take a back seat to know-nothing machismo. Whether it’s renewable energy or dismantlement of the time-tested and proven childhood vaccine regimen or detonating nuclear weapons to stave off hurricanes. It’s all apiece.
(DIR) Post #B4HiOatT8lM6eGiuSu by xankarn@mastodon.online
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Guy who trashed NATO alliance and threatened Denmark/Greenland with invasion comes crawling back.
(DIR) Post #B505IdPJjEEkbkz54S by xankarn@mastodon.online
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RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116354480071471219USians: Read this thread, if you haven't already. In 2026, it's hard to fully experience your sovereignty. It's hard to know where your moral/ethical obligations start and stop. It's hard to know what you're responsible for. Hard to know your full capabilities and limitations.This thread puts things into sharp focus.RT: https://hachyderm.io/users/inthehands/statuses/116354480071471219
(DIR) Post #B53yTFQbIjHUNNXPXM by xankarn@mastodon.online
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We’ve gone from “Excuse me, but Congress, not the president, has the authority to declare war” to “Get in, losers. We’re doing a genocide.”GOP who sit on their hands at this stage loudly proclaim their moral bankruptcy and their cowardice.
(DIR) Post #B60xpyfd8QlTR5ThMu by xankarn@mastodon.online
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You just wish MAGA would speak honestly about their project and vision:"We don't believe in equality. We never really did. The strong must rule the weak. It's not just our right, but our duty."Then, at least, we would have an honest politics, and not all the insulting double-speak.
(DIR) Post #B60xpz0XsfUkTxGOy8 by xankarn@mastodon.online
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Good points being made in the replies:We've reached the place where two versions of America are pressed face to face, and something has to give.Both of these America's start from the same exact place:ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUALcon't
(DIR) Post #B60xpzJgjUo7RKDgo4 by xankarn@mastodon.online
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In the first version of America, the starting point is quickly refuted, and then things turn to the work of making it true.America 1:ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL.I know they're not, but what if they were? How might we do that? How can we make America the thing it was born to be, but never has been?con't
(DIR) Post #B60xpzVk0gRs2hrJaq by xankarn@mastodon.online
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In the second version of America, the starting point is also refuted, and that's the whole game.America 2:ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL.I know they're not, and I'm not interested in their BEING equal. I am only interested in SAYING they are equal as a tactic to prevent and forestall what is required to MAKE them so. con't
(DIR) Post #B60xpzhnHs5ce5UwNc by xankarn@mastodon.online
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In America 1, EQUALITY is a guiding light, a shared project.In America 2, EQUALITY is a rhetorical device used to negate the realities of inequality.
(DIR) Post #B7y0zMliGV3X4xhh7A by xankarn@mastodon.online
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Quiet, rainy moment in Flåm churchyard. #Norway
(DIR) Post #B7y0zN2NGYNpudV05I by xankarn@mastodon.online
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Another church scene from Undredal. Active congregation since 1147. #Norway
(DIR) Post #B7y0zNFqST9uaPnl56 by xankarn@mastodon.online
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Continuing with Norwegian church theme. A quick stop in Borgund. #Norway
(DIR) Post #B8fkTYd1S1IgkFB5Ae by xankarn@mastodon.online
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American capitalism has reached the “what’s the least we can offer to suppress/defuse your rage” stage. Would a $300 stimulus check and a $1000 investment account for your kid be enough to persuade you to put down the pitchfork?
(DIR) Post #B8fkTZ1pxl9LzCmtqi by xankarn@mastodon.online
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How about we reinstall you in a spot above your racial inferiors where you’ll be free to unleash all your bigotry and resentments. Deal?