Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X

Every pundit who took at face value the idea that the Right sincerely cares about free speech, or ideological diversity, or in fact has any principles at all, should be wearing a dunce cap and writing a lengthy mea culpa right now. Not for our catharsis but for public awareness at least

I'm quite fond of tulips

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

@lookoutnews.bsky.social has a story I had been waiting for someone to do, with this reminder: "Turning Point USA’s “Professor Watchlist” ... was used by two Turning Point employees to violently assault a queer ASU professor two years ago." (They admitted it, too: newsroom.asu.edu/statements/p...)

the Dutch “tulip craze” might be the most exaggerated story in history 🇳🇱🌷 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMJr7bKy/

The defining experience of fascism is familiar to anyone who has written stuff on the internet. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/getting-ye...

“The entire program is lavishly and howlingly fascist, of course, but it is also so preposterous and so small.” — @davidjroth.bsky.social ✍️ defector.com/the-united-s...

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quick message about messages: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM1h1UxU/

I know I’ve been a bit out of touch & catching up on my #SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating podcast backlog ( #SIFPod by @alexschmidty.bsky.social & @katiegoldin.bsky.social ) but I cannot tell you how DELIGHTED I am by the term #SIFalopod for fans of this podcast. I am a proud SIFalopod. 🐙🦑😎

roses don’t have thorns (they have prickles) 🌹 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6EghFkq/

the “cardinal” bird name is a historical fashion coincidence ❤️ www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6E1nVL6/

And quickly I need someone to explain what a trans slogan is

I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"

Kirk wanted to denaturalize his political opponents. He bussed insurrectionists to the Capital on J6. He attacked our democracy with election conspiracy theories. He urged his millions of listeners to bail Paul Pelsosi's attacker out of jail.

man they really didn't give a shit about that guy. as soon as it was clear they couldn't use his death to launch a purge they started to treat it like a nothingburger

Oop.

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My dad first signed up for Twitter to follow live sports and he’s a freak about U of I. One day he said to me “Twitter is abuzz about Illini golf,” and I was like dude you only follow Illini sports accounts. And that’s how every reporter feels Charlie Kirk was the most important person in the world.

This week, the SIF podcast (host @alexschmidty.bsky.social) mentioned the Philosopher's Stone, which was a myth that a lot of people invested research in because people really wanted it to be a thing really bad. No relation to modern day.

@alexschmidty.bsky.social explores the music and mustaches of the Canadian pro hockey team, The Calgary Flames. They released the sexiest music video ever made by a Canadian Hockey team. There we said it! Don't believe us? Check out the article, it's FREE! 1900hotdog.com/2025/09/fuck...

This is the exact right approach imo - not handwringing about this particular incident, but about the people fomenting it.

democrat melissa hortman was literally politically assassinated in her fucking home less than 3 months ago and now everyone wants to comment on how bad it’ll be now like ok

today: apnews.com/article/colo...

It was only last month that a guy mad about covid vaccines fired 500 rounds into the CDC building in Atlanta, btw

Three people were critically wounded in a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities say.

If you support SIF — or any human podcast — you’re helping oppose this👍

Ok smart guys how would YOU have sent a wink wink pedo birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein then

Yeah this is the bottom line, isn’t it? The right’s moral panic re: pedophilia everywhere yielded a pedophile Most Powerful Man Alive and a cabal of Nazis sworn to protect him.

Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

There’s power in unity — and in a union. A morning of solidarity and celebration at the NYC Labor Day Parade. #UnionStrong

Saturn’s rings are new and disappearing 🪐 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6nsSJcX/

“My infant almost died in a drug fire after mass shootings” 🤔 #dc #republican #funny #podcast @pallavi.bsky.social @alexschmidty.bsky.social @milesofgray.bsky.social

Friday New Library Vibe (h/t @alexschmidty.bsky.social)

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:

we almost lived in a world of knee operated computers 🦿 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6pyjKeK/

the U.S. had a “Route 666” until the government got scared 😈 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6gaw42P/

the past 10 years of politics = The Escalator Era 🏛️ www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6bVgJXp/

Fascist

Big businesses and institutions that rely on government funding folded to the racists immediately, to their eternal shame. But there are millions of SMALL businesses and institutions that can loudly embrace DEI right now, and they should. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/more-dei-l...

I used to find "DEI" to be a weak corporate counterpoint to "racial justice" but now I unironically want every business in America doing DEI as loudly as possible because the relevant counterpoint today is "overt racism." www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/more-dei-l...

Okay, there’s something I need to do every August 24th. I need to tell you to not give up on your mental health, yourself, this world, or hope. My brother Rick should be turning 63 today but he died at age 44 due to depression and other mental health problems. He shouldn’t have. (🧵)

this architect tricked Congress into not letting the Capitol Building collapse 🏚️🌽 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6X3sQEU/

lemons defeated Napoleon 🍋 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6XdqDdy/

Herbert Hoover is the main reason Americans eat so much ice cream 🍦🇺🇸 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6ChyYAa/