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Wait. Does this mean she's taking down X?

MTG at it again with "national divorce". "There is nothing left to talk about with the left. They hate us.... Our country is too far gone and too far divided, and it’s no longer safe.... What will come... is a spiritual revival building the kingdom for Christ... Government is not answer, God is."

Over the past 24 hours, the world's richest man has turned his account into an absolute firehose of virulent transphobia. Every conspiracy theory about the Kirk shooter (plot by "radical transgender terror cells"), broadcast to hundreds of millions of followers. This will end badly.🧵 "Seems likely"

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Over the past 24 hours, the world's richest man has turned his account into an absolute firehose of virulent transphobia. Every conspiracy theory about the Kirk shooter (plot by "radical transgender terror cells"), broadcast to hundreds of millions of followers. This will end badly.🧵 "Seems likely"

The world's (maybe) richest man, with the world's largest megaphone, doing his part to "turn down the temperature" at the Unite the Kingdom rally. Healthy. "The Left is the party of murder... That violence is going to come to you. You will have no choice.... You either fight back, or you die (x2)"

What interesting timing. Just in time to justify doing the thing they want to do.

The world's (maybe) richest man, with the world's largest megaphone, doing his part to "turn down the temperature" at the Unite the Kingdom rally. Healthy. "The Left is the party of murder... That violence is going to come to you. You will have no choice.... You either fight back, or you die (x2)"

What interesting timing. Just in time to justify doing the thing they want to do.

Now that the alleged shooter has not turned out to fit the "trans threat" narrative, they've moved to the next stage: it's all academia's fault; he was radicalized by The Left at university. This does not bode well for higher ed.

"This isn’t a gentle war. We took the gloves off from the first minute. Sadly not earlier... Not once has anyone restricted me. Not once. Not the military AG [advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi] who, by the way, hasn’t the authority to restrict me.” -- Herzi Halevi, Ex-IDF Chief of Staff

Now that the alleged shooter has not turned out to fit the "trans threat" narrative, they've moved to the next stage: it's all academia's fault; he was radicalized by The Left at university. This does not bode well for higher ed.

In better news. Oh, to live in a country with a functioning, non-captured judiciary.

In better news. Oh, to live in a country with a functioning, non-captured judiciary.

Impossible to overstate how bad things are about to get

Yet another horrifying episode from a gunsick nation, pathologically invested in violence. Violence against the poor. Violence against the vulnerable. Violence against political opponents. Violence stoked in the rage economies of our echo chambers. This is not the way.

Just a reminder that fascism aims to corrupt the basic institutions of civil society. Not just the obvious cases, the willing brownshirts. Instead, they aim to conscript all into the malignant lens of us/them, home/invader. Their dream: an entire citizenry converted to snitches and soldiers.

Just a reminder that fascism aims to corrupt the basic institutions of civil society. Not just the obvious cases, the willing brownshirts. Instead, they aim to conscript all into the malignant lens of us/them, home/invader. Their dream: an entire citizenry converted to snitches and soldiers.

This is, of course, a core of far right politics. One of their basic beliefs is that political change reaches much deeper than laws or elections. Instead, it is rooted in those cultural resources that guide beliefs, desires, hopes, and values. This is why logos, commercials, and curricula are… 🧵

This is a great point Dems' Bizarro World version of this--that it's a waste of time to do anything that doesn't narrowly target an increase of votes in Congress--makes me nuts When fascism seeks to alter reality itself to mirror their evil beliefs, a popular front must push back everywhere

This is, of course, a core of far right politics. One of their basic beliefs is that political change reaches much deeper than laws or elections. Instead, it is rooted in those cultural resources that guide beliefs, desires, hopes, and values. This is why logos, commercials, and curricula are… 🧵

And now the White House is doubling down. With images of helicopters. If you know anything about groyper meme culture, you'll know their love for the "helicopter rides" notorious from the Pinochet regime, where dissidents were thrown to their deaths. Absolute, unrepentant exterminationist rhetoric.

And now the White House is doubling down. With images of helicopters. If you know anything about groyper meme culture, you'll know their love for the "helicopter rides" notorious from the Pinochet regime, where dissidents were thrown to their deaths. Absolute, unrepentant exterminationist rhetoric.

"Among critics of the leaked prospectus was Philip Grant... who called the plan 'a blueprint for mass deportation, marketed as development. The outcome? A textbook case of international crimes on an unimaginable scale: forcible population transfer, demographic engineering, and collective punishment'

"Among critics of the leaked prospectus was Philip Grant... who called the plan 'a blueprint for mass deportation, marketed as development. The outcome? A textbook case of international crimes on an unimaginable scale: forcible population transfer, demographic engineering, and collective punishment'

Spotted on the National Mall. White nationalists running the town. Fascist trash all around.

Spotted on the National Mall. White nationalists running the town. Fascist trash all around.

A malignancy that reaches far beyond Britain. The spread of aggressive, racist nationalism. The targeting of vulnerable minority groups. The rollback of rights. The celebration of aggression. All tolerated -- or stoked/driven -- by the powers that be. In nation after nation, the hour is late.

A malignancy that reaches far beyond Britain. The spread of aggressive, racist nationalism. The targeting of vulnerable minority groups. The rollback of rights. The celebration of aggression. All tolerated -- or stoked/driven -- by the powers that be. In nation after nation, the hour is late.

Lots happening today. But Hegseth firing the Defense Intelligence chief is a stark reminder: fascism rests upon a toxic economy of truth -- that what The Leader says is true and that alone. This is the heart of his war on universities, science, experts. All these are obstacles to a world where...🧵

Lots happening today. But Hegseth firing the Defense Intelligence chief is a stark reminder: fascism rests upon a toxic economy of truth -- that what The Leader says is true and that alone. This is the heart of his war on universities, science, experts. All these are obstacles to a world where...🧵

JFC. Absolute parody of a presidency.

JFC. Absolute parody of a presidency.

Perhaps the strongest possible grounds for never touching the planet-destroying, slop-serving, plagiarism machine again.

Perhaps the strongest possible grounds for never touching the planet-destroying, slop-serving, plagiarism machine again.

From DHS. The racial dynamics of "our American way of life" that must be "protected" sure are... uhhh.... interesting.

Remember when Trump called fossil fuel execs down to a private function at Mar-a-Lago and told them that they'd see massive returns if they raised gobs of money for his re-election campaign? I think about that a lot these days.

Remember when Trump called fossil fuel execs down to a private function at Mar-a-Lago and told them that they'd see massive returns if they raised gobs of money for his re-election campaign? I think about that a lot these days.

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