Adam Rodger, a historian.
@adamrodger.bsky.social
PhD, University of Kansas 2024. Historian of Russia and the Soviet Union, civil war and revolution, 1930s European political history, history of empire, communism, nationalism, fascism, and migration. Good thing none of THAT is relevant anymore!
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From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
"I have slightly improved the problem that I previously made much much worse. Nobel Prize pleeeeease??"
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"I have slightly improved the problem that I previously made much much worse. Nobel Prize pleeeeease??"
A "member" of something is a part of a whole, like a member of an organization. To me, this implies that to "remember" something is to make it a part of you again, at least while you're remembering it, which I don't know I guess is just a really nice thought, sponsored today by the movie Coco.
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A "member" of something is a part of a whole, like a member of an organization. To me, this implies that to "remember" something is to make it a part of you again, at least while you're remembering it, which I don't know I guess is just a really nice thought, sponsored today by the movie Coco.
So, according to someone who is friends with Megyn Kelly & very involved with Epstein (something I wouldn't have admitted), Epstein liked "barely legal" 15-year-olds (not how that works) who could pass for much younger but also look much older (which makes no sense) so I guess it's all fine then.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
So, according to someone who is friends with Megyn Kelly & very involved with Epstein (something I wouldn't have admitted), Epstein liked "barely legal" 15-year-olds (not how that works) who could pass for much younger but also look much older (which makes no sense) so I guess it's all fine then.
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Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
Turns out @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social was right about how explaining the difference makes you sound like a pedophile.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Turns out @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social was right about how explaining the difference makes you sound like a pedophile.
Breaking: Heil-Hitlerer Endorses Sexual Predator
Another big endorsement for Andrew Cuomo. And it only cost $959 million in tax breaks.
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Breaking: Heil-Hitlerer Endorses Sexual Predator
If the Young Republicans (where have I heard that name recently...🤔) pull this off, it will establish a dynamic where, at best, the majority party can force opponents off of any ballot in the country. More likely, it'll be Republicans who can do that, and never Democrats.
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Exclusive | House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani from being sworn in as NYC mayor if he wins on Election Day
House Republicans are exploring ways to prevent Zohran Mamdani from ever being sworn in as mayor even if he prevails in Tuesday’s election by using the Constitution’s “insurrectio…
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November 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If the Young Republicans (where have I heard that name recently...🤔) pull this off, it will establish a dynamic where, at best, the majority party can force opponents off of any ballot in the country. More likely, it'll be Republicans who can do that, and never Democrats.
nypost.com/2025/11/01/u...
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If nothing else, this shows that Democrats are well-equipped heading into this 2016 election season. 🙄
i'm fine with a deeper focus on economic issues over social issues but man does plank 2 give the game away
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If nothing else, this shows that Democrats are well-equipped heading into this 2016 election season. 🙄
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FYI: it’s, uh, *not nothing* that the head of an entire Christian denomination — here Rev. Karen Georgia A. Thompson of the United Church of Christ — issued a statement decrying DHS agents for shooting one of her pastors in the face with a pepper round, adding, “No one is safe from tyranny."
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
FYI: it’s, uh, *not nothing* that the head of an entire Christian denomination — here Rev. Karen Georgia A. Thompson of the United Church of Christ — issued a statement decrying DHS agents for shooting one of her pastors in the face with a pepper round, adding, “No one is safe from tyranny."
Trying to think of right-wing sci-fi authors who might come close, and not coming up with much. Ender's Game? Who owned Peter and Valentine's blogging platform where they wrote blog posts so logical that the whole world fell in line?
Easily the most off anyone ever was about internet discourse.
Easily the most off anyone ever was about internet discourse.
There are many good science fiction novels. Not a single one that I have read delivers a happy vision of the future in which aged right-wing billionaires control the media.
October 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trying to think of right-wing sci-fi authors who might come close, and not coming up with much. Ender's Game? Who owned Peter and Valentine's blogging platform where they wrote blog posts so logical that the whole world fell in line?
Easily the most off anyone ever was about internet discourse.
Easily the most off anyone ever was about internet discourse.
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The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
Hot damn!
GASP
October 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Hot damn!
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Trump’s agents have detained innocent American citizens and residents, from children asleep in their homes to an Alderman’s staffers.
All demanding proof of citizenship, without probable cause, with only the victim’s skin color as a reason.
This isn't about crime or safety.
All demanding proof of citizenship, without probable cause, with only the victim’s skin color as a reason.
This isn't about crime or safety.
Border Patrol Agents Detain 2 City Employees During ‘Lawless’ Little Village Raids, Ald. Rodriguez Says
“These federal agents are operating lawlessly, demonstrating utter disregard for our constitutional rights,” Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd Ward) said.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Trump’s agents have detained innocent American citizens and residents, from children asleep in their homes to an Alderman’s staffers.
All demanding proof of citizenship, without probable cause, with only the victim’s skin color as a reason.
This isn't about crime or safety.
All demanding proof of citizenship, without probable cause, with only the victim’s skin color as a reason.
This isn't about crime or safety.
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There are no circumstances where human beings should be without food. There are no qualifications that make someone undeserving of access to food. If you are a human being, you should get food. I don’t care about ability, job status, legal status, or anything else. If people are hungry, feed them.
October 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
There are no circumstances where human beings should be without food. There are no qualifications that make someone undeserving of access to food. If you are a human being, you should get food. I don’t care about ability, job status, legal status, or anything else. If people are hungry, feed them.
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
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notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
He shuts down after saying plenary, but he gets through this just fine?
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/Autz5f8
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
October 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
He shuts down after saying plenary, but he gets through this just fine?
The wet thud of my bloodied forehead slamming into the desk for an hour. Why, Jack? Why do you think "Antifa" was present in Weimar Germany? What reasonable conclusion might you draw from that about the present moment?
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa
- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa
October 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The wet thud of my bloodied forehead slamming into the desk for an hour. Why, Jack? Why do you think "Antifa" was present in Weimar Germany? What reasonable conclusion might you draw from that about the present moment?
AMAZING: Nearly 12 thousand people braved the war-ravaged streets of Portland, presumably dodging molotov cocktails and machine gun fire, as they ran in the Portland Marathon this past weekend. No casualties have been announced, but this is a developing story.
www.kptv.com/video/2025/1...
www.kptv.com/video/2025/1...
Nearly 12K people participate in Portland marathon
Nearly 12,000 people tuned out for the Portland Marathon last weekend.
www.kptv.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
AMAZING: Nearly 12 thousand people braved the war-ravaged streets of Portland, presumably dodging molotov cocktails and machine gun fire, as they ran in the Portland Marathon this past weekend. No casualties have been announced, but this is a developing story.
www.kptv.com/video/2025/1...
www.kptv.com/video/2025/1...
When is he going to learn that Netanyahu is "always so fucking negative" because he doesn't /want/ a peace deal. He doesn't want a ceasefire. He wants genocide.
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Scoop — Trump to Netanyahu on Gaza talks: "You're always so f***ing negative"
"I don't know why you're always so f***ing negative. This is a win. Take it."
www.axios.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
When is he going to learn that Netanyahu is "always so fucking negative" because he doesn't /want/ a peace deal. He doesn't want a ceasefire. He wants genocide.
www.axios.com/2025/10/05/t...
www.axios.com/2025/10/05/t...
Has ICE considered eating shit? www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbie-m...
ICE Barbie Moans About Agents’ Lunch Options in Chicago
Noem said ICE agents are in need of some bathroom and lunch breaks.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Has ICE considered eating shit? www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbie-m...
So now that the IDF has intercepted the flotilla en route to Gaza, are the Italian dockworkers going to strike?
October 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
So now that the IDF has intercepted the flotilla en route to Gaza, are the Italian dockworkers going to strike?
GOOD GOD @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social read the goddamn room.
Hakeem Jeffries praises Mayor Eric Adams: "I respect his contributions to the city of New York ... most importantly as someone who wore the uniform to protect and serve."
October 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
GOOD GOD @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social read the goddamn room.