Aristippus

@aristippus.bsky.social

Sailor Book-lover Hater of false dichotomies Not (R). Not (D). Not (L). Maybe... "Ordoliberal Social Democrat with Civil Libertarian Constitutional Commitments?" It's complicated.

1/4 I've been giggling over the implication of this for a solid hour and have to share somewhere, so this black hole of a profile is where it will live. Given: Henry VIII, both of his parents, and all six of his wives were related through a common ancestor, Edward the 1st.

I've got a radical idea... how about instead of spending $500 million on "rescuing" Spirit Airlines from its SECOND bankruptcy, we spend it on building tiny homes in various regions for homeless veterans.

My summary of the files so far? It's a massive "who's who" of the people who have ruined everything in this country, from healthcare to housing to politics. Hell, even to online message boards and social media.

Also trying to parse all the emails that read like they were written by a concussed golden retriever I think I finally get why these guys are so enthusiastic about getting chatbots to write for them

Germany's satirical newspaper: "Vienna Academy of Fine Arts offers Donald Trump a place to study" "...the university didn't always give some promising intellectuals the chance they deserved, thus unnecessarily driving them into politics." 🤣 www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/wien...

Wiener Kunstakademie bietet Donald Trump Studienplatz an

Wien (dpo) - Die renommierte Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien hat Donald Trump heute überraschend einen Studienplatz für Malerei angeboten. Obwohl e

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As someone who's spent over 28 years doing regular training on deadly force, use of force, and force escalation: If not obeying an ICE agent or law enforcement officer was the standard for the application of deadly force, all the January 6th defendants would have received headstones vice pardons.

JONATHAN ROSS THREAD: 🧵 I think a certain # of women have seen the video from Ross’s cellphone showing the taunts that led to Renee’s murder. And we feel in our bones that we’ve left immigration officer territory and entered domestic violence territory very quickly. Here’s why: 👇🧵

"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'" - WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

Trump’s Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2)

Susie Wiles discusses the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth’s war tactics, and “retribution” against Letitia James.

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THREAD: I’ve long struggled to articulate my political position because it doesn't fit neatly into a single box or handy label. It’s a mix of pragmatic governance, civil liberty, and economic fairness. Here I'm gonna try and distill my thoughts from the 8 pages of brainstorming on the topic. 1/26