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Andy Vitek

@avitek.bsky.social

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Political science professor. Teacher/researcher of terrorism and extremism with a focus on the far-right. Posting through it. #BillsMafia

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · Feb 28

I seem to have gotten an influx of new followers. Welcome friends! To those hoping for sober and insightful academic analysis: I am so sorry.

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 7h

lol Eagles

lmao even

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 7h

These are the wages of the Bird's sins, Mark. Suffer, as we have suffered watching your fucking endless tush pushes for 2 years.

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 8h

These are the wages of your team's sins, Eagles fans.

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 8h

Plus they've proven its impossible to officiate, false starts on the line every single time. It's gone next season.

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 9h

Philly deserves to lose every game for a year after that quad tush push sequence. Vile.

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 17h

The sheer level of credulity that liberal elites, especially in the media, have shown and CONTINUE TO SHOW is equal parts pathetic and enraging.

Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · 17h

The damage done by those mainstream elite who entertained the idea that reactionaries really cared about free speech cannot be underestimated

Not that it matters as it's unlikely they will be held accountable, suffer any consequences or ever even reflect on their responsibility

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Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
Elon Musk, then senior adviser to Donald Trump, in Saudi Arabia in May. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 20h

Wizard Frog is my new god.

escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 1d

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 1d

Yea, that's fucked, but what does it have to do with the Gaza peace deal?

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 1d

Many people who are incredibly dear to me, my wife included, would not be in my life without it.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not sure what I'm looking at as I don't know Mark. What's the context?

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 1d

I do not trust a single solitary party involved in this deal, but if it truly alleviates the suffering in Gaza, I'm willing to support it, at least for now.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING

President Trump announces that Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of the peace plan.

The president has ALL hostages will be released soon.

Photos release — which I will post in the thread below — show mediators celebrating.

Donald J. Trump *
@realDonaldTrump
I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace. All Parties will be treated fairly! This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 1d

This is a tough one and I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff:

The Shining
Possession
Annihilation
Event Horizon
The Lighthouse
Alien
The Substance
Perfect Blue
When Evil Lurks
Raw

Tiffany Morris @tiffmorris.bsky.social · 2d

10 horror movies to get to know me by
🪡 May
🩸 Nosferatu '22
🩸 Nosferatu the Vampyre
🩸 Nosferatu ‘24
🌸 Midsommar
💀 Blood Quantum
🩰 Suspiria '77
🐝 Candyman
🐅 Manhunter
🌲 Antichrist

A Scanner BOO!ly @ascannerburkely.bsky.social · Nov 12

10 horror movies to get to know me by
🎵 A Dark Song
🩰 Suspiria
🩰 Suspiria
🔪 Scream
🦊 Antichrist
✝️ Martyrs
🦟 Bug
⛴️ Triangle
🎭 Halloween III
🏊‍♀️ It Follows

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 3d

Bill Maher is on a roll putting together some of the most nightmarish blunt rotations imaginable.

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 3d

Watching the Chiefs lose in prime time has reduced my salt levels over last night's Bills game by at least 60%.

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 3d

lol Jags

lmao even

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 3d

Trevor Lawrence is on track to be one of biggest busts of the modern NFL era.

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 3d

a man wearing sunglasses and a red hat is holding a bag of chips and says oh yeah ?

ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a red hat is holding a bag of chips and says oh yeah ?

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 3d

You people will get my deranged football and gamer takes and you will like them!

Michael Senters the Sigillite, ABD. (Yang Wen-li stan) @mikesenters.bsky.social · 3d

Most people follow me because of my stuff a lot extremism and online culture. That has not stopped me from posting about Umamusume, video games and other unhinged fandom things. I will never let my follower count or who is following me dictate what I post.

Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 3d

I recently told a mutual that I finally understand audience capture, that there are certain things I just can't post because of who follows me.

He brushed me off pretty hard: "They're not paying your rent, don't give yourself a second job."

This place has been fun again. Excellent advice. Try it.

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 3d

The DHS account is essentially just a meme factory for loathsome terminally online far-right trolls. The point is content.

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 3d

Yea but that was a SHAKY 2-0.

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 4d

Are the Bills incapable of playing well in alt jerseys? Many are asking this.

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 4d

The Bills need to trade for a corner. Bigly.

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 4d

The Bills need to never play in alternative jerseys ever again. Every fucking time it's a mess and a half.

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 4d

There are still incredible things happening on Twitter.

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 4d

The Arizona Cardinals might be the most unserious sports franchise in existence.

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