Cameron Sparkles, PhD (but, like, festive)
@allegedlycam.bsky.social
Historian of science and religion in a previous life. Author @Palgrave. Views mine. He/Him. Orange belt in Karate (2002). I'm big in Japan.
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Hmm. It’s really *interesting * that ICE are behaving similarly to the people who terrorized the twin cities during the George Floyd uprisings. Wonder what that’s about
December 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hmm. It’s really *interesting * that ICE are behaving similarly to the people who terrorized the twin cities during the George Floyd uprisings. Wonder what that’s about
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There is one war in Eurasia and the United States has now officially switched sides.
US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian president says plan would not be fair without guarantees that Russia would not simply take over zone
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
There is one war in Eurasia and the United States has now officially switched sides.
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i think one thing to remember about the republicans trump picked to lead his government is that most of them are below replacement level as politicians
MAGAZINER: Will you thank Mr Brown for his service to our country?
NOEM: Thank you Mr Brown
M: Now what explanation can there be for locking up his wife for months when she has committed no crime other than writing a couple bad checks for $80
NOEM: It's not my job to pick which laws get enforced
NOEM: Thank you Mr Brown
M: Now what explanation can there be for locking up his wife for months when she has committed no crime other than writing a couple bad checks for $80
NOEM: It's not my job to pick which laws get enforced
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
i think one thing to remember about the republicans trump picked to lead his government is that most of them are below replacement level as politicians
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Hey can you do Tim a solid?
Hello! I realize this is basically the worst time of year for this kind of thing but I'm getting evicted and really need some help not to be (it's kind of cold in Minnesota!)
Anything helps! Also sharing!
gofund.me/83534d206
Anything helps! Also sharing!
gofund.me/83534d206
Donate to Help me not get evicted!, organized by Timothy Nakos
Hello! My name is Tim and I need your help to not get evicted!
I was let go from my job in… Timothy Nakos needs your support for Help me not get evicted!
gofund.me
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Hey can you do Tim a solid?
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i guess a dose of anything is potentially fatal. i drank a potentially fatal diet coke earlier.
You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
archive.ph/Tmthz
archive.ph/Tmthz
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
i guess a dose of anything is potentially fatal. i drank a potentially fatal diet coke earlier.
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Probably a bad sign when you can’t fill your right wing bracket without including at least 3 antisemitic conspiracy theorists, one of whom proudly identifies as a Nazi.
The Recount casually adds a Nazi who promotes sexual violence, believes Hitler is cool, and the Holocaust never happened to a Political Creator of the Year Bracket? Why are so many helping to further mainstream this person? They even included a bio for him in the post! "His Groyper army"!!!!
December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Probably a bad sign when you can’t fill your right wing bracket without including at least 3 antisemitic conspiracy theorists, one of whom proudly identifies as a Nazi.
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I think it's time for the @brendelbored.bsky.social post!
December 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I think it's time for the @brendelbored.bsky.social post!
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If only there was a safe, cheap and effective way to halt its spread.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If only there was a safe, cheap and effective way to halt its spread.
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We're like three days from the n-word
TRUMP: “I said why is it we only take people from shithole countries? Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, Denmark… But we always take people from Somalia— places that are filthy, dirty, disgusting.”
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We're like three days from the n-word
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No, because you can't do it. It's not your grandmother. It's a machine pretending to be her, which is creepy and weird and disrespectful to her memory and lived experience.
I hate this creepy phase tech is in right now. Can we go back to machines helping to cure diseases and stuff please?
I hate this creepy phase tech is in right now. Can we go back to machines helping to cure diseases and stuff please?
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
No, because you can't do it. It's not your grandmother. It's a machine pretending to be her, which is creepy and weird and disrespectful to her memory and lived experience.
I hate this creepy phase tech is in right now. Can we go back to machines helping to cure diseases and stuff please?
I hate this creepy phase tech is in right now. Can we go back to machines helping to cure diseases and stuff please?
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"Letters From an American Man Getting Divorced"
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
"Letters From an American Man Getting Divorced"
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Rufo sowing: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Rufo reaping: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Rufo reaping: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
December 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Rufo sowing: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Rufo reaping: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Rufo reaping: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
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Dawg look at my opposition party
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a co-chair of new House Democrats' AI commission announced by @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, owns up to tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in tech giants pushing to block states from regulating AI.
The Democrats’ New AI Panel Is Led by Big Tech Allies
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a co-chair of the AI commission, owns up to tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in tech giants pushing to block states from regulating AI.
readsludge.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Dawg look at my opposition party
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The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
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You’ll save money because they won’t get the things they need and die. Starting with NICU patients.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
You’ll save money because they won’t get the things they need and die. Starting with NICU patients.
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My mother-in-law's health insurance premium is increasing 91% in 2026.
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
My mother-in-law's health insurance premium is increasing 91% in 2026.
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Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
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Scam alert: Someone is pretending to be me and reaching out to authors. The pitch contains enough specific details that it sounds plausible at first.
This is not me! I'm so sorry to anyone who has fallen for this.
This is not me! I'm so sorry to anyone who has fallen for this.
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Scam alert: Someone is pretending to be me and reaching out to authors. The pitch contains enough specific details that it sounds plausible at first.
This is not me! I'm so sorry to anyone who has fallen for this.
This is not me! I'm so sorry to anyone who has fallen for this.
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If you’re wondering what visions haunt your average American parents’s nightmares these days… this is one
A young man we spoke to who graduated from high school in May told us that he started gambling in crypto casinos when he was 14. He lost over $10,000 gambling, and even took out personal loans to chase his losses.
We found many stories much like his.
We found many stories much like his.
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If you’re wondering what visions haunt your average American parents’s nightmares these days… this is one
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BREAKING
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
BREAKING
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
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a belief that liberals are not in spiritual communion with the white working class, which is held as the virtuous repository of american identity.
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
a belief that liberals are not in spiritual communion with the white working class, which is held as the virtuous repository of american identity.
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the defensiveness and incredulity of a good chunk of the commentary class toward arguments about trump’s racism is, imho, downstream of the same impulse behind the endless trump voter safaris and self-flagellation about being out of touch with the heartland
Thinking back to how people were "hysterical" for calling trump white supremacist and now he's doing nordic theory on the campaign trail
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
the defensiveness and incredulity of a good chunk of the commentary class toward arguments about trump’s racism is, imho, downstream of the same impulse behind the endless trump voter safaris and self-flagellation about being out of touch with the heartland
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once again asking what would be different if we had a Reform government
December 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
once again asking what would be different if we had a Reform government
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So we've gone from "he never said anything Nazi" to "well he might have said something Nazi but not in a hurtful way" to "well okay he probably did say something Nazi in a hurtful way, but didn't we all?"
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So we've gone from "he never said anything Nazi" to "well he might have said something Nazi but not in a hurtful way" to "well okay he probably did say something Nazi in a hurtful way, but didn't we all?"