Doc Stein

@steinbutt.bsky.social

New year, new decisions. Formerly @steinbutt on X | Reporting on #eel trafficking | recreational fishing | Eel trafficking paper DOIs: 10.1007/s12117-024-09540-6 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104651 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.01.009 10.1007/s12686-016-0576-1

“Many people tend to think that the extremists, the nutty MAGA people, are inherently incompetent; and that conversely, when you go up on the competence scale, you are likely to encounter fewer ideological extremists. Vought, however, is a fully competent, utterly committed radical ideologue.”

Thomas Zimmer@thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2y ago

What are they giving themselves permission to do? That’s the key question to ask when dealing with the radical forces that are in charge on the Right. For guys like Vought, the answer is: Whatever it takes, regardless of how extreme. There is no line he won’t cross, no restraining principle.