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Rachel Navarre

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Displaced South Louisianan. Associate prof of PoliSci @Bridgewater StateU (MA), studies Populism, immigration policy and other depressing things. Newest book The Age of Discontent is out now. I miss properly seasoned seafood She/ her

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You can go back and compare how πŸ‡¦πŸ‡« was covered, & it’s simply not remotely the same right now, even though the failure & incompetence is orders of magnitude beyond even the worst caricature of Biden’s policies:

12.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

He’s into the idea of good breeding and bloodlines in a British aristocrat from 1897 way. Once you know that, you’ll see he mentions it in almost every speech. A person might wonder how superior his genes could be if all his kids had to buy their chins, but but that’s probably none of my business.

12.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s amazing to read. Anything that isn’t exactly for him is oppression. You not buying his 2K β€œseminar”? Oppression. Him literally destroying your ability to earn a living in anything because of your gender? Fair play.

12.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Weird way to write they’re going to have the internβ€” sorry the 23 year old Director of Something - just ask Grok.

11.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The reporter doesn’t let this pastor (who is also a grifter)- or the reader off the hook. But it is fascinating how the pastor thinks β€œforcing” the FBI flying a flag = stopping gay marriage/forcing women to stay at home. If all oppression is bad, his beliefs require exponentially more of it.

11.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it’s the Trump being a bully that only respects strength. He’s going to keep Miller around till he annoys him or it’s convenient to throw him under the bus but he hates that dude. (And he’s bald? You know Trump thinks that’s bad genes).

11.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At least they aren’t gold πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

11.03.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If that’s the case (which it’s highly probable it is) by giving in you’re just setting yourself for future humiliation. What is the point of gaining power if you’re just going to pretend you don’t have any?

11.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why are these gotdamn dipshits so bad at everything?

11.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a lot dumb in this. Like the most β€œmanly” response is to LBJ it. Like full on whip it out and stare him dead in the eye and be like now you’ve seen it, can we do actual work now? But if you lack a spine, ORDER THE SHOES IN THE CORRECT SIZE. Wear those. Oh yeah boss working good, love em.

11.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, glad I didn’t either! I figured it was something lost in translation (given the β€ž punctuation) plus the problem of tone on the internet. I get it now.
- I basically read the tone all wrong.

11.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent commentary. As a non-tenured prof in a red state I'm acutely aware of the risks I take in teaching certain concepts. But, many tenured profs are indifferent to free speech and politicians are aware that that lack of solidarity can be exploited to marginalize and dismiss those who speak up

11.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

So there’s this guy, Ted Cruz, whose big thing was that Obama was acting like a dictator and ignoring Congressional intent on immigration. He has a lot of speeches about it and it was nothing compared to this. He’s going to lose his mind when he sees what the President is doing now.

11.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Connected with the last quote skeet where the NYTimes was saying some in Mexico β€œmight not oppose” Trump’s intervention. This is what that intervention looks like.

11.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe you should actually read it. It appears English might not be your first language so maybe you missed that I was using hyperbole to show how ridiculous the article I quote skeeted sounds.

11.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

God if only. Just like 1/10th even. It’s be luxury gay space communism for as far as the eye can see.

11.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OH NO MAJOR TYPO. Oh well. It’s sunny and we’re in Trump’s America. My screw up is now your problem. You’re welcome. Cofeveee or whatever.

11.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ignoring the fact Trump’s MO is perfect for helping corrupt groups entrench themselves, a third reason not to ask them for help is they only care about β€œwinning”. If they cleared out the cartel *and* the civilian population, they’d consider it a wash bc who cares? They won, didn’t they?

11.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIf” is doing a lot of work here. β€œI’d be for nuclear war if it meant nobody died and it eradicated all cancers and malaria” doesn’t mean I supposed nuclear war currently because none of those ifs are true.

11.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Also no they aren’t. My god they’re trying to lower the cost of gas right now which personally, cool thanks, but politically are y’all dumb?

11.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
11.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to add we don’t talk about evil wizards, but then I remembered Edwin Edward’s quote about David Duke, β€œonly thing we have in common is we’re both wizards under the sheets” and have you read some of the stuff the right wing populists parties say?

11.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh god, not only were the sequels right, they basically were my book. (My book doesn’t have jar-jar however.)

11.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

John Hopkins, come get your girl.

11.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We’d know for sure who Cato was by whoever got up and started rubbing it in Hamilton/Madison’s faces.

11.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The bright side is maybe we’ll stop using our Social Security numbers as identity markers now but until then you might want to go freeze your Social Security number

10.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also is mold remediation on the list?

10.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hahahahahabaha

10.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

True.

10.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just imagine if you could tell the founders that the Secretary of ***WAR*** just said that it was up to the president if this was the beginning, middle, or end of the war.

10.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1