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Observing life from the deck of the USS Titanic during the pandemicene
#DontLookUp
I thought I was just having trouble getting used to this site, but it seems there is a bigger problem: Look what they did to Sarah Kendzior
substack.com/profile/3455...
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Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash. I wish I were joking. In early October, I referenced the âI shot a man in Reno just to watch him dieâ lyric of âFolsom Prison B...
https://substack.com/profile/3455565-sarah-kendzior/note/c-176537092
about 1 month ago
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Death by a thousand cuts: How Trumpâs
#DepartmentofJustice
interim
#USAttorney
appointments are makiing a mockery of ther rule of law in the United States and making it easier for defense attorneys to challenge indictments and convictions. Here are some examples: 1/6
about 1 month ago
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#Extremism
in
#WashingtonState
: Last month, what
@komonews.bsky.social
called a âmasked reporterâ appeared at a public golf course in
#PierceCounty
& subsequently talked about his âconstitutional rightsâ to access all areas of the property at all times (not true) 1/4
about 2 months ago
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âA brief history of how the Democratic Partyâs turn to market capitalism wrecked everythingâ
#neoliberalism
inthesetimes.com/article/bill...
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Bill Clinton Did More to Sell Neoliberalism than Milton Friedman
A brief history of how the Democratic Party's turn to market capitalism wrecked everything.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/bill-clinton-neoliberalism-milton-friedman-democrats-market-capitalism
about 2 months ago
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Mags Online
3 months ago
To paraphrase an old
@shutdownfullcast.bsky.social
joke, people really think they can spray âoff the recordâ on a situation like itâs Febreze
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âOn Friday, after months of internal discussions, federal agencies began posting on the left-friendly social network. Within days, they dominated a list of the most-blocked accountsâ
www.wired.com/story/inside...
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Inside the Trump Adminstration's Bluesky Invasion
On Friday, after months of internal discussions, federal agencies began posting on the left-friendly social network. Within days, they dominated a list of the most-blocked accounts.
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-trump-administration-bluesky-invasion/
about 2 months ago
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@bedoyausa.bsky.social
your recent essay âHow I Became A Populistâ was the perfect conclusion for my thread
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about 2 months ago
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Trumpism is not unique unfortunately. What weâre seeing are the cumulative effects of 50+ years of neoliberal finance capitalism.
#Trumpâs
attempt to reverse
#globalization
without dislodging
#finance
from the commanding heights of the
#economy
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about 2 months ago
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How I Became a Populist
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
via
@newrepublic.com
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How I Became a Populist
My time at the Federal Trade Commissionâbefore Donald Trump fired meâtotally changed the way I see our political divide.
https://newrepublic.com/article/201171/alvaro-bedoya-ftc-became-populist
about 2 months ago
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Good morning. In case youâre interested in tracking the effects of
#Project2025
(aka demolition of the US government) in real time
project2025.observer/en
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Project 2025 Tracker
A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals
https://project2025.observer/en
2 months ago
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Maria Corina Machado just won the Nobel âPeaceâ Prize
#WarIsPeace
Maria Corina Machado was a Yale Greenberg World Fellow
worldfellows.yale.edu/person/maria...
This program is linked to the CIA
publicintelligence.net/maurice-r-gr...
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Maria Corina Machado â Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program
https://worldfellows.yale.edu/person/maria-corina-machado/
2 months ago
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Have we given up freedom by chasing security US? Itâs worth thinking about the political leadership (of both parties) as well as the business world with whom the politicians work hand in glove. What are some common characteristics? Food for thoughtđ
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
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Naming Evil: Dark Triad, Tetrad, Malignant Narcissism
What is evil? Is malignant narcissism "the quintessence of evil"? Is the mix of extreme and maladaptive psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, and sadism the recipe for evil?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-heroes-and-villains/201606/naming-evil-dark-triad-tetrad-malignant-narcissism
2 months ago
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Schadenfreude isnât necessarily a bad thing. Canât wait to see the responses to the NYT demand for info about Elon Muskâs security clearances
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https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.639038/gov.uscourts.nysd.639038.21.0.pdf
2 months ago
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2 months ago
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Sorry to cross post this from the bad site, but itâs very important news â
#Oregon
#NationalGuard
General said that if deployed in Portland, his troops would be ordered to protect the people who are protesting ICE
x.com/mollyploofki...
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Molly Ploofkins on X: "Oregon National Guard general said that if they were deployed, his troops would be instructed to protect the protesters, not ICE. https://t.co/P0Fgx4WLvM" / X
Oregon National Guard general said that if they were deployed, his troops would be instructed to protect the protesters, not ICE. https://t.co/P0Fgx4WLvM
https://x.com/mollyploofkins/status/1975889410324389959?s=61
2 months ago
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Ken Klippenstein
2 months ago
The FBI's Terrorist Screening Center is widening its focus to include unspecified ânational security threats." The new mission has resulted in a new name: the Threat Screening Center.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/secretive-...
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Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7
âWeâre expanding the watchlist,â FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror cases.
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/secretive-watchlisting-center-executing
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Law Dork
2 months ago
Judge Karin Immergut held a hearing tonight and issued a second TRO in the Oregon v. Trump case, barring the Trump administration from sending *any* National Guard federalized under 10 U.S.C. 12406 to Oregon from any state or D.C. Check out
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
's thread for much more â>
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Did you know that the
#prison
industry in the US is seen as a valuable commodity because corporations and others take advantage of conditions of virtual
#slavery
in order to increase their profit margins? Itâs really an abomination if you think about it long enough
#13thAmendment
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2 months ago
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I wonder if
#MAHA
used AI to write its âreport?â
www.notus.org/health-scien...
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The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Donât Exist
The Trump administrationâs âMake America Healthy Againâ report misinterprets some studies and cites others that donât exist, according to the listed authors.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/make-america-healthy-again-report-citation-errors
7 months ago
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Looks like another sign that
#ElonMusk
can call in government favors at will? Is this retribution for what
#Brazil
did last year?
newrepublic.com/post/195802/...
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Marco Rubio Announces Hypocritical âFree Speechâ Visa Restrictions
In a sign that irony is dead, the secretary of state has revealed new visa restrictions for those who violate Americansâ free speech rights.
https://newrepublic.com/post/195802/marco-rubio-free-speech-visa-restrictions
7 months ago
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Sheryl Weikal, still saying Free Palestine
7 months ago
The newest thing I'm seeing from hasbara is replacing "Jewish American" with "Zionist American" and that is extremely gross. Zionism is a personal choice, a political philosophy (and a genocidal one at that). It's like calling yourself a "Republican American."
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Sheryl Weikal, still saying Free Palestine
7 months ago
Hamas: We agree to a ceasefire on whatever terms you propose The US and Israel: No you don't
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Dylan Miles
7 months ago
Love it in the west...
bsky.app/profile/king...
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Classic David Graeber: âThe ruling class has figured out that a happy and productive population with free time on their hands is a mortal danger (think of what started to happen when this even began to be approximated in the '60s)â
strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/
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STRIKE! Magazine â On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant
Ever had the feeling that your job might be made up? That the world would keep on turning if you weren't doing that thing you do 9-5?
https://strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/
7 months ago
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If youâre still using Xitter & wondering why the site has been having outages, the company says itâs due to a data center fire. This just serves as a reminder that Muskâs goal of making X an âeverything appâ isnât a great idea
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Fire Breaks Out at a Data Center Leased by Elon Muskâs X
The fire department said a room with batteries contributed to the blaze at a building leased by Elon Muskâs X near Portland, Oregon.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-x-datacenter-fire/
7 months ago
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I love
#reading
a really good book that clues me in to other
#books
that I need to read. Iâm currently working on âHayekâs Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right.â 1/3
7 months ago
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Charles Keener
7 months ago
The entire western political/media class is ferociously decrying this as an antisemitic attack, despite the shooterâs clear and unambiguous motives against the state of Israel rather than the Jewish faith, and despite one of the two victims being a Christian from Germany.
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I need to pay more attention to
#BlueSky
. I was fascinated to read about
@jay.bsky.team
in Wired â now the name of this app makes more sense!
#è怩
www.wired.com/story/big-in...
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Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet
All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Muskâs Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyoneâand could revolutionize how people communicate online.
https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-jay-graber-bluesky/
7 months ago
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I lived in the South when I started school & didnât move north until 2nd grade. I can remember that year at a rural school being fine, but the next year in a more urban setting I got bullied for my accent. It made me more angry than anything & I didnât consciously change the way I spoke but 1/2
7 months ago
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With
#Rubio
as Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, Acting USAID Administrator, & the Acting US Archivist, and
#Waltz
failing upward into a nomination for UN Ambassador itâs obvious that for
#Trump
, the idea of proper governance = reality TV
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Sean Hannity of Fox News - United States Department of State
QUESTION: And welcome to Hannity. We start tonight with a Fox News alert. At this hour, President Trump delivering a spirited commencement address at the University of Alabama. We will check in wi...
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/05/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-with-sean-hannity-of-fox-news/
8 months ago
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Tina-Desiree Berg
8 months ago
Large May Day protest is winding its way through downtown Los Angeles
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Utah says that Spring is the best season in Washington State
8 months ago
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Timeline cleanse. I present the brothers Yukon & Copperđ»#cats
8 months ago
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4th Circuit Chief Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, III (a Reagan appointee) just called out the Trump DOJâs efforts at CYA for Noemâs DHS mistakenly sending
#KilmarAbregoGarcia
to El Salvador
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https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca4.178400/gov.uscourts.ca4.178400.8.0.pdf
8 months ago
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I almost feel sorry for die hard Trump supporters tbh: âAnd through a series of memecoins, NFTs, and even a planned crypto game, the Trumps are converting political support directly into cashâ
www.citationneeded.news/trump-crypto...
Thereâs a sucker born every minute
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Trumpâs newest grift: Building a cryptocurrency empire while destroying its regulators
Inside the Trump familyâs sprawling crypto empire â from memecoins to mining â and how Trump is using presidential power to dismantle the regulators who could stop it
https://www.citationneeded.news/trump-crypto-empire/
8 months ago
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I knew that the
#KilmarAbregoGarcia
case was an extreme example of the lawlessness of the
#Trump
admin, but
@lawfaremedia.org
laid out in exquisite detail just how bad it is
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abre...
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Abrego Garcia and MS-13: What Do We Know?
The allegation seems to stem from double hearsay in a document authored by a later suspended police detective.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abrego-garcia-and-ms-13--what-do-we-know
8 months ago
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âThe political and psychological extremism of Silicon Valley has reached the White House. It can no longer be ignored.â This is a great overview of how the technocrats see their place in the world
#Thiel
#Musk
#Andreessen
www.thenerdreich.com/peter-thiel-...
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Silicon Valley's New Religion: Peter Thiel's Tech Apocalypse
A strange essay reveals how Silicon Valley elites are creating an apocalyptic techno-religion to rule the future of civilization
https://www.thenerdreich.com/peter-thiel-religion-apocalypse-dreams/
8 months ago
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Senator Bernie Sanders
8 months ago
In defiance of the Supreme Court & without any evidence, the White House claims that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a âterrorist,â who was âsent to the right place.â This is a blatant LIE. He is innocent. He cannot be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail. He must be brought home.
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I didnât think that the US could more seriously violate the human rights of prisoners than what went on at Guantanamo, but apparently that was just a prelude. Listen to this video & realize what is being done in our names
#Trump
#ElSalvador
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jACfNh/
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What the Venezuelans deported to El Salvador experienced #elsalvador #venezuela #trump
TikTok video by Time Magazine
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jACfNh/
8 months ago
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âAs long as the government gets the targeted person out of the United States and into foreign detention fast enough, before a court can issue an order, what remedy does such a person have?â Excellent summation of the Trump admin v the rule of law
#AlienEnemiesAct
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/mixe...
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Mixed Signals on Alleged Alien Enemies
The Supreme Court insists on due process but offers no specifics and leaves hundreds in a Salvadoran prison with no remedy.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/mixed-signals-on-alleged-alien-enemies
8 months ago
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Medicare privatization is the ultimate goal â both parties have contributed to this feeding frenzy of corporate excess, but the Trump administration is the most extreme yet
prospect.org/health/2025-...
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Stephanie Kelton
8 months ago
We are definitely screwed.
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Crow T. Potkin
8 months ago
Having not actually read Yarvin, I didn't realize his arguments were this stupid. We're talking like, Jordan Peterson or worse. Who cares about clear Constitutionally dictated powers when we could just consider the etymology of the word Executive? đ€Șđ
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âThe Trump tariffsâŠwere literally generated by an AI chatbot which was asked for an âeasyâ way to calculate tariff rates.â For well sourced insights like this
@nathantankus.bsky.social
is invaluable. I subscribe to his âNotes on the Crisisâđ„
www.crisesnotes.com/trumps-liber...
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Trumpâs âLiberation Dayâ and the Ongoing Stock Market Crash: The Key Lessons to Take into the Second Week of the Market Bloodbath.
Hello readers, apologies for my extended absence. It has been a little more than three weeks since my last piece, simultaneously published by Notes On The Crises and Rolling Stone, assessing the extre...
https://www.crisesnotes.com/trumps-liberation-day-and-the-ongoing-stock-market-crash/
8 months ago
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Joshua J. Friedman
8 months ago
"Defendants have produced *no evidence* to suggest they cannot secure one such detainee, Abrego Garcia, for return to the United States. Equally important, to credit Defendants' argument would permit the unfettered relinquishment of any person regardless of immigration status or citizenship."
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Hereâs the judgeâs order granting
#KilmarAbregoGarciaâs
preliminary injunction. The US has until 11:59 PM 4/7/25 to return Abrego Garcia to the US
www4.wng.org/Order-for-Re...
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https://www4.wng.org/Order-for-Return.pdf
8 months ago
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Courtney Milan
8 months ago
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was in 1911. Company scrip was being issued instead of pay. Upton Sinclair had published The Jungle a handful of years before. 1913 sucked for regular people.
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Jason Coupet
9 months ago
You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
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