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@thrasybulus63.bsky.social

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Demotikos. Fair warning: I have zero tolerance or sympathy for autocrats or oligarchs. My views on them may be “extreme.” Check out my Substack for longer essays: “Radical Democracy Now.”

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@blueheartedly1.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:49 PMReposted by @thrasybulus63.bsky.social

Zelensky is awesome 👏👇

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 1:34 AM

Remember the US CIA Director's surprise trip to Moscow back in August? Remember all the speculation over what it portended? Now, thanks to 🇩🇪 reporting, we know.
Trump was trying to warn Putin that 🇷🇺's going to collapse. Maybe like USSR in 1991. Maybe more like Tsar in 1917.
youtu.be/pRX8Wvn6q3s

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 1:23 AM

Ah, the schadenfreude!
Remember Trump despicable Oval Office bullying of Zelenskyy in Feb 2025, when Trump told 🇺🇦's president "he had no cards to play" w/ 🇷🇺?
20 mos later, Trump's rage & fecklessness leave 🇺🇸 politically & miliarily irrelevant - w/ no cards to play!
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

@timothysnyder.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 3:07 PMReposted by @thrasybulus63.bsky.social

When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:37 PM

Thanks for posting; just added one myself!

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:36 PM

Motherfuckers!
I’ll remember this next time Deloitte bids on a state consultancy contract I’m involved in.
Not that the rest of the big firms aren’t filthy too (KPMG scandal in 🇦🇺 for example).
www.bbc.com/news/article...

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:05 PM

Ive another DK community post w/chart showing massive drop in “(anti)social” media posts supporting 🇩🇪’s AfD since 🇺🇦 bombed 🇷🇺 data centers. Apparently similar impact on pro-MAGA & UK Reform posts in 🇺🇸🇬🇧. No wonder Trump’s upset! Guess it really was 🇷🇺! Slava Ukraini! www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:57 AM

Two years ago, Trump’s treason might’ve been determinative. Not now. Short of 🇺🇸 intervening on 🇷🇺’s side, it’s too little, too late. EUR aid is chugging; UAF dominate the battle space; 🇷🇺 logistics/morale have collapsed. It’s an inconvenience. It may delay the end; it won’t change it. And 🇺🇸 is toast.

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:41 AM

I'd be on board for that - who's the top line? Personally, I like AOC to top the ticket - time we elected a woman, goddamit. Also, it's got to be someone who can beat out Newsom - I can't abide another slick, photogenic corporate tool running for the Dem ticket.

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:51 PM

Whew, that's a relief! 🥰 I agree and am disgusted by the whole "divide & conquer" aspect of the oligarchic ecosystem. I can't help but think, if the citizens actually ruled/governed, there'd be an end to all the political and economic divisions and "isms." No need. It's just what people want/do.

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:46 PM

Part 2 of my essay, "Expunging Democracy's 'Original Sin' - The Trial and Execution of Socrates" should be up on Substack tomorrow.
It is, admittedly, a long essay BUT it saves you having to read Plato's Republic!
Here's a link in advance: patrick626028.substack.com/p/expunging-...

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:14 AM

Ruh-roh: Russia's pneumonic plague has broken containment; first case reported outside of Irkutsk and lab workers and those exposed to Darya Shipilova. This is not good at all. Official word out of the Kremlin: "Nothing to see here; move on."

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:02 AM

I can’t see my post that you’re replying to. I’m wondering which one and am I being divisive or someone or thing else?

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:04 AM

It’s unbelievably sad that some of the ICE officers brutalizing Latinos are themselves Latinos. WTF is wrong w/ these hominids?

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:01 AM

Good advice. Pass it on.

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:39 PM

Although this channel typically provides (very good) updates on 🇷🇺's war on 🇺🇦, here they're examining the possibility of a pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia.
If you've been following the story, you know Russian reports don't add up. This video examines the discrepancies. youtu.be/9q0Ag4-OlDQ

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:33 PM

Good stuff from Thom. Don’t count on being able to vote by mail this year - or ever again. You’re gonna need to vote in person. And if you’ve got early voting, do it. And volunteer to get folks who need assistance to get to polls.
Even then, it may not be enough..
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:21 PM

Supp-priise!

@latina4jesusdshw.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:16 AMReposted by @thrasybulus63.bsky.social

Wow Chuck Lorre is pissed! Lol and I’m loving it 😍

#Pinks
#USDemocracy

@thrasybulus63.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:58 AM

Ah, but who will the people seeing executed? ICE’s targets? Or ICE’s agents? The citizens get to decide. It’s our right. And our obligation.

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