Alexander Reid Ross
@areidross.bsky.social
Charité envers les autres; Dignité envers soi-même; Sincérité devant Dieu.
- George Sand
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Lacerations, or Taking the Continuing Fascism Debate with a Grain of Salt
by Alexander Reid Ross The Debate With The Atlantic’s latest foray into the fascism debate, a whole deluge of discourse spilled out over the social medias about what to do with its changing c…
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I wrote some thoughts about the return of the fascism debate. Feedback appreciated.
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reminds me of La Fontaine: "distrust's the parent of security"
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
reminds me of La Fontaine: "distrust's the parent of security"
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Don’t get me wrong, I think the DSA needs a new cohort of FP thinkers but the funny part is… so does basically the entire literal dem establishment lol. Any criticism you may have of the IC, of which *many* are legitimate, falls a lot flatter these days when you look at what the dems have said/done!
February 14, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Don’t get me wrong, I think the DSA needs a new cohort of FP thinkers but the funny part is… so does basically the entire literal dem establishment lol. Any criticism you may have of the IC, of which *many* are legitimate, falls a lot flatter these days when you look at what the dems have said/done!
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🇺🇦 "Freedom of memory" - Ukrainian freestyler Kateryna Kotsar left a "message" for IOC, having reached the final of Olympic Games for the first time in the history of Ukraine and made it to the top 12 qualification.
After that, on Valentine's Day, she received marriage proposal.
After that, on Valentine's Day, she received marriage proposal.
February 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
🇺🇦 "Freedom of memory" - Ukrainian freestyler Kateryna Kotsar left a "message" for IOC, having reached the final of Olympic Games for the first time in the history of Ukraine and made it to the top 12 qualification.
After that, on Valentine's Day, she received marriage proposal.
After that, on Valentine's Day, she received marriage proposal.
I've watched this like 20 times (sound on!)
February 15, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I've watched this like 20 times (sound on!)
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"White people are becoming second class citizens in America because of the radical left agenda." Is it Jeremy Carl in 2026, or an Oregonian's white supremacist screed written in 1959 in opposition to a proposed Civil Rights bill?
February 15, 2026 at 12:31 AM
"White people are becoming second class citizens in America because of the radical left agenda." Is it Jeremy Carl in 2026, or an Oregonian's white supremacist screed written in 1959 in opposition to a proposed Civil Rights bill?
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Cambodia is set to build the $1.2B Funan Techo Canal linking the Mekong to the sea.
Residents along the route say they’ve received little information and fear land loss and disruption to floodplain farms and fisheries.
Residents along the route say they’ve received little information and fear land loss and disruption to floodplain farms and fisheries.
Farmers fear displacement, drought, flooding tied to Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal
This is the second of two stories about the potential impact of Cambodia’s planned Funan Techo Canal. Read part one, about consequences for coastal communities and wildlife, here. TAKEO, Cambodia…
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February 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Cambodia is set to build the $1.2B Funan Techo Canal linking the Mekong to the sea.
Residents along the route say they’ve received little information and fear land loss and disruption to floodplain farms and fisheries.
Residents along the route say they’ve received little information and fear land loss and disruption to floodplain farms and fisheries.
somebody set this to a spaghetti western soundtrack
this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
somebody set this to a spaghetti western soundtrack
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THAT’S PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZER DAMIAN LILLARD SR
a man in a red vest is talking to an elf in a store .
ALT: a man in a red vest is talking to an elf in a store .
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February 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
THAT’S PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZER DAMIAN LILLARD SR
ball don't lie!
Dame is my goddamn hero.
February 14, 2026 at 11:02 PM
ball don't lie!
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Dame is my goddamn hero.
February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Dame is my goddamn hero.
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DAME TIME BABY
February 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
DAME TIME BABY
lillard destroying the 3-point contest is one of those beautiful moments
February 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
lillard destroying the 3-point contest is one of those beautiful moments
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this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
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on a Very Special Episode of Bring Back Shame
White House stands by State Department nominee who complains that "white Americans are increasingly second-class citizens," warns of "white erasure" and says "the Jews love to see themselves as oppressed." @camcgrady.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump Nominates an Apostle of ‘White Erasure’ for the State Department
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February 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
on a Very Special Episode of Bring Back Shame
if someone was to say "where is the left complicated re: US history," I would say that u can look at a lot of debates over, for example, (1) the validity of the constitution as a document, debated even by abolitionists; (2) utility and form of labor unions as opposed to cooperativism from the 1820s;
February 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
if someone was to say "where is the left complicated re: US history," I would say that u can look at a lot of debates over, for example, (1) the validity of the constitution as a document, debated even by abolitionists; (2) utility and form of labor unions as opposed to cooperativism from the 1820s;
rooting for the Danes ngl
February 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
rooting for the Danes ngl
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Dilley, Texas calls itself “a slice of the good life.” It's also home to one of the nation’s largest family immigration detention centers. Children describe fear, illness, and uncertainty as detentions surge. Ali breaks down how this small town became central to his deportation push. #Velshi
Inside Dilley: The Texas Town at the Center of Trump’s Family Detention Surge
Dilley, Texas calls itself “A slice of the good life,” but for hundreds of detained families, life there looks very different. Letters written by detained children and shared with ProPublica paint a harrowing picture of life inside the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. Ali breaks down the Trump administration's new strategy of quickly transferring migrants to Texas, where appeals are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, a court widely seen as favorable to the administration’s immigration agenda.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Dilley, Texas calls itself “a slice of the good life.” It's also home to one of the nation’s largest family immigration detention centers. Children describe fear, illness, and uncertainty as detentions surge. Ali breaks down how this small town became central to his deportation push. #Velshi
when u realize that williams is simplifying the left's take on US history by saying that the left simplifies US history, u realize that we live in a universe in which all takes are possible at the same time. I call this very online superpositionality.
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
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February 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
when u realize that williams is simplifying the left's take on US history by saying that the left simplifies US history, u realize that we live in a universe in which all takes are possible at the same time. I call this very online superpositionality.
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“Let’s base our society on the sentiments” the Scots theorists rationally said after the terrible wars of religion; “No, we must build on reason alone!” the French angrily cried, overcome by their characteristic Gallic passion.
The kind of utter confusion Brooks is going to inflict on Yale undergrads.
February 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“Let’s base our society on the sentiments” the Scots theorists rationally said after the terrible wars of religion; “No, we must build on reason alone!” the French angrily cried, overcome by their characteristic Gallic passion.
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No. This guy isn’t even a Democrat and fat-shaming is not what people mean when they talk about ‘dark woke’ or ‘woke 2’.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
No. This guy isn’t even a Democrat and fat-shaming is not what people mean when they talk about ‘dark woke’ or ‘woke 2’.
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”