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D.A. Kotarski
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Bearing witness in an age of collapse. Formerly @The_Ghost_Rat. No chat unless IRL. “I write because silence enables history to repeat itself.” 📍Los Angeles | 🐕 + 📖 dakotarski.com dakotarski.substack.com
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 28
A new series (six, parts spread over the next two weeks):
dakotarski.substack.com/p/what-does-...
What Does it Mean to Be on the Left?
Part One: A framework for meaningful conversation
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 30
Alt Headline: Brown Pulls a CBS
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 30
France, Great Britain, and Canada now all set to recognize the existence of Palestine. It's about time.
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 30
Brown folds, following Columbia's lead.
It's a weird day in my world when I have so much respect for Harvard.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/m...
Brown University reaches agreement with Trump administration to restore federal research funding - The Boston Globe
The deal settles three open investigations into the university, and does not require the Ivy League institution to admit any wrongdoing or make a payment to the federal government.
www.bostonglobe.com
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 30
Here's the thing, people are sick to death of corporate Democrats.
theweek.com/politics/dem...
Why is the Democratic Party's favorability rating so low?
Voters do not like Republican policies. They like Democrats even less.
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 28
This proves five things:

1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
www.theguardian.com
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 28
as did mine!
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 28
Is he dead yet?

Wait.

How would we know?
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 28
😂😂😂
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 28
A new series (six, parts spread over the next two weeks):
dakotarski.substack.com/p/what-does-...
What Does it Mean to Be on the Left?
Part One: A framework for meaningful conversation
dakotarski.substack.com
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 26
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Taryn T, Duchess of the Blue Sea @tarynt.bsky.social · Jul 26
They shouldn’t be privately meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell for any information when everything is in the Epstein files/documents.
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 26
UNredacted.
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 26
The only thing worse than Josh Hawley giving advice is someone taking it.

I appreciate the reflection and the apology... maybe next time you should try... I don't know... doing your fucking job?
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🦋❄️🍁Baron🍁❄️🦋 @baron333.bsky.social · Jul 26
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 25
Democrats might also want to try the strategy of hearing from the actual victims. Give them space to tell their stories.
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 25
Me, prior to learning of Hulk Hogan's death: "Fuck Hulk Hogan."
Me, since learning of his death: "Fuck Hulk Hogan."
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 25
Only on days ending with a y!
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 25
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I have a new series coming starting this weekend. It’s a four-part article that will look at the effect of terminology and the use of labels in political conversations for those of us on the “left.” T...
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 25
Amen. Now someone please pass the Tito's.
I can only hold my nose for so long before alcohol is required.
hntdove.bsky.social Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · Jul 25
So Bill Clinton is in Epstein's birthday book, too.

You know what? I don't give a fuck. If Bill raped underage girls, he should wind up in the cell next to Donald's.

Full stop.
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 25
I just checked. I can run it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 24
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 24
Amazing episode. Thank you, South Park!
muellershewrote.com Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 24
MAGABetas love punching down and mocking the vulnerable, but they can’t stand it when the writers - who are known for targeting everyone - come for them. Because they’re exactly the crybaby bitches that Parker and Stone have long mocked.
charlotteclymer.bsky.social Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Jul 24
"To say the very least, Trump folks online are not happy. Many of them love South Park because of its ruthless mockery of 'woke' culture, and suddenly, here’s their Daddy being called a fascist little bitch by the creators of the show."

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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 24
Sorry, I can't understand what you are saying with your lips pressed so close to AIPAC's ass.
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · Jul 24
Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for his hit song, "Feels So Good," has died. He was 84. The 2-time Grammy awarded musician died in his sleep at home on Tuesday.
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D.A. Kotarski @dakotarski.bsky.social · Jul 24
😂
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