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Senior researcher & journalist. @splcunion.bsky.social. Former internet person at @thebaffler.com. [email protected] Signal: 334-315-8634 http://seedisclaimer.com. Newsletter: https://postsfromunderground.ghost.io/

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · Aug 26

In its alleged fight against antisemitism, the Trump administration has relied on two groups with murky funders—one of which is in Israel.

Here's my deep dive @thebaffler.com into Canary Mission and Betar, two extreme Zionist groups at the heart of Trump's crackdown. thebaffler.com/latest/for-b...

For Betar or Worse | Hannah Gais

Under the guise of fighting antisemitism, the Trump administration has turned to groups like Canary Mission and Betar.

thebaffler.com

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 23h

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 18h

yeah i remember that part in mein kampf

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 18h

Hey, what was happening in Germany in the 1930s? I forget.

James Woods
@RealJamesWoods
For those who actually respect history, the origin story of Antifa is well documented. Antifa is an organization that emerged with the “German Communist Antifaschistische Aktion” movement in the 1930’s.
German Communists smeared anyone to their right as "fascists,” a common ploy used by the ignorant hysterical activists of the Democrat Party today. Like today’s leftist loonies, the German Antifa of the Weimar years even labeled the leftwing SDP as "social fascists." Today’s Antifa are a paramilitary mob used by the usual suspects to foment fake “mass protests” and burn down cities. The same puppet masters of the Democrat activist judges ruining America today also fund these “useful idiots” of Antifa to impede the mandate given to the current President in his landslide last election victory.

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Tristan Johnson @stepback.nebula.tv · 1d

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 18h

PORTLAND IS ON FIRE

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 2d

This is awesome.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 21h

I think I'm going to start a bit where I insist that both of the Red Scare girls are Polish and refuse to be corrected.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 21h

me when this wasn't released immediately and I need to clean my house

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 1d

Are you ready to be #LOOMERED?

Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 1d

This is the longest episode we've ever done, and it's a banger. We've got a link to the drop on Patreon now. This will be on our main feed, so you'll get it first thing Monday morning on all the podcast apps -- just search "Posting Through It" and follow us there.

www.patreon.com/posts/044-wh...

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1d

“Sparking debate”

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sparking debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

Here’s what the science actually says:

RFK Jr. linked circumcision and Tylenol to autism. Here’s what scientists say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparks debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

wapo.st

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 1d

man, they really are solidly in the tank for Trump now

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 1d

the new york times has helpfully clarified that buildings in oregon are made out of modern construction materials.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 1d

reptar is now the head of a domestic terrorist organization

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 1d

Very serious person Andy Ngo has now been reduced to pleading with his audience to please please PLEASE take the dancing antifa muppets seriously

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 1d

He was just at the White House!

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 1d

These folks are SO scared of simple honest protest.

They’ve gone from 0 to 60 in lie-telling regarding October 18 immediately.

October 18—and the idea that lots of Americans will be peacefully marching in support of American democracy and “no kings,” is terrifying them.

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 1d

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 1d

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 1d

Former Republican elections official buys Dominion Voting, the company at the center of false 2020 conspiracy theories
BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI
BY NICK LICHTENBERG
BUSINESS EDITOR
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM EDT

"You Sure About That?" meme from I Think You Should Leave

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Marc Thiessen said the quiet part out loud this week, proclaiming that the Washington Post is "now a conservative opinion page."

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Washington Post columnist proudly boasts ‘we’re now a conservative opinion page’

Marc Thiessen declared on social media that he’s no longer an ‘outlier’ at the Washington Post, as the paper’s opinion section is wholly ‘conservative’ now

www.independent.co.uk

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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

Wrote a bit about the content mill for consensus the Trump administration has created to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

More here:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

www.wired.com

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 2d

It always happens to the Andrew Tate fanboys you least expect. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 3d

Bumble Jack Posobiec called Luigi Mangione and would be-Trump assassin Thomas Crooks "antifa" to Trump at this roundtable.

These people have literally no idea what is going on.

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 4d

I love when Andy Ngo does one of his David Attenborough-style posts about Antifa and highlights some kid who took a bong rip and waddled into the protest dressed like a giant muppet.

My favorite flavor of his commentary by far.

Andy Ngo wants to draw your attention to Barney the dinosaur

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 4d

Rest up, everyone, here's what they've got in store for us tomorrow:

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