ben chambers 🏴
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remember, fascists are small men who want to feel big, dorks who want to look cool, simpletons who cant handle complexity
theyre losers who embrace a low effort ideology that lets them win, playing on easy mode to feel like theyve conquered something
theyre losers who embrace a low effort ideology that lets them win, playing on easy mode to feel like theyve conquered something
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I’m struck by how reminiscent these ICE raids and the agents who launch them are of the white people who went out looking for and murdering Black people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I’m struck by how reminiscent these ICE raids and the agents who launch them are of the white people who went out looking for and murdering Black people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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The Democratic Party is not only not opposition they are in fact a core pillar of MAGAs legitimacy, perhaps the most consistent force (outside of the literally billionaire-purchased media) in normalizing Trumps regime. Schumer and Jeffries aren't "inept", they're collaborators, our Vichy
January 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The Democratic Party is not only not opposition they are in fact a core pillar of MAGAs legitimacy, perhaps the most consistent force (outside of the literally billionaire-purchased media) in normalizing Trumps regime. Schumer and Jeffries aren't "inept", they're collaborators, our Vichy
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The funny thing about this post getting some attention is I have a few people in my mentions defending the honor of north korea but absolutely no one defending the honor of bari weiss
January 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The funny thing about this post getting some attention is I have a few people in my mentions defending the honor of north korea but absolutely no one defending the honor of bari weiss
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Newsom is positioning himself to be the slick smart Trump who can take the baton from MAGA when tech finally comes around he is straight up running for the position
January 16, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Newsom is positioning himself to be the slick smart Trump who can take the baton from MAGA when tech finally comes around he is straight up running for the position
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This is a fairly common misconception. Gorbachev was the USSR's chief gravedigger, with Reagan and HW Bush as his chief enablers. Kotkin does an excellent job summing up the modern historical viewpoint on the collapse of the USSR here:
January 16, 2026 at 4:41 AM
This is a fairly common misconception. Gorbachev was the USSR's chief gravedigger, with Reagan and HW Bush as his chief enablers. Kotkin does an excellent job summing up the modern historical viewpoint on the collapse of the USSR here:
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The one totally meaningless thing that would completely rule would be if the pope excommunicated jd Vance. Low stakes, would change nothing, but would provoke a lot of really funny reactions from people I universally hate. It would be really great. He should do it.
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 AM
The one totally meaningless thing that would completely rule would be if the pope excommunicated jd Vance. Low stakes, would change nothing, but would provoke a lot of really funny reactions from people I universally hate. It would be really great. He should do it.
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Old enough to remember when asking for proof of vaccination to enter a hospital was considered tyranny
“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Old enough to remember when asking for proof of vaccination to enter a hospital was considered tyranny
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Increasingly convinced that many people spend so much of their times mainlining digital ragebait that they have lost the ability to interpret images without the help of a 'message'
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Increasingly convinced that many people spend so much of their times mainlining digital ragebait that they have lost the ability to interpret images without the help of a 'message'
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if you think about it the electoral college is just affirmative action for slaveowners
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
if you think about it the electoral college is just affirmative action for slaveowners
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The basic philosophical divide in the modern American right is whether they hate Jews or Muslims more.
US official Sarah Rogers who is currently the "Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy" falsely claims on Twitter that Germany "imported barbarian rapist hordes"
January 16, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The basic philosophical divide in the modern American right is whether they hate Jews or Muslims more.
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US official Sarah Rogers who is currently the "Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy" falsely claims on Twitter that Germany "imported barbarian rapist hordes"
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
US official Sarah Rogers who is currently the "Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy" falsely claims on Twitter that Germany "imported barbarian rapist hordes"
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The project of constructing separate, ideologically rigid, academically mediocre and and politically driven right wing “liberal arts” programs within state universities should get more attention and heckling.
“Many of the large grants, including those to the Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education, the University of Texas and the University of North Carolina, were noncompetitive, meaning the recipients were selected to apply, according to two people familiar with the applications.”
Humanities Endowment Awarding Millions to Western Civilization Programs
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The project of constructing separate, ideologically rigid, academically mediocre and and politically driven right wing “liberal arts” programs within state universities should get more attention and heckling.
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Remember, fascism is a cult of action for the sake of action.
Everything that bogs it down, slows the process, multiplies busy work they have to do?
That's lower morale for them AND less energy they can use to do greater harm.
Make them actually have to background check 6 million people.
Everything that bogs it down, slows the process, multiplies busy work they have to do?
That's lower morale for them AND less energy they can use to do greater harm.
Make them actually have to background check 6 million people.
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Remember, fascism is a cult of action for the sake of action.
Everything that bogs it down, slows the process, multiplies busy work they have to do?
That's lower morale for them AND less energy they can use to do greater harm.
Make them actually have to background check 6 million people.
Everything that bogs it down, slows the process, multiplies busy work they have to do?
That's lower morale for them AND less energy they can use to do greater harm.
Make them actually have to background check 6 million people.
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A synecdoche of the crackdown on immigrants. They take advantage of their contributions to our country and punish them nonetheless.
One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
January 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM
A synecdoche of the crackdown on immigrants. They take advantage of their contributions to our country and punish them nonetheless.
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The combination of violent masculine bravado with hyper-sensitivity to minor pranks is truly something to behold.
January 16, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The combination of violent masculine bravado with hyper-sensitivity to minor pranks is truly something to behold.
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Many People here are posting like its 2016 facebook (go viral enough and everyone’s grandma will see it) when they should be posting like its 2013 4chan/reddit (radicalize a vanguard and try to get memes to break into the mainstream)
April 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Many People here are posting like its 2016 facebook (go viral enough and everyone’s grandma will see it) when they should be posting like its 2013 4chan/reddit (radicalize a vanguard and try to get memes to break into the mainstream)
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Tapping the “posting in triplicate” sign
Many People here are posting like its 2016 facebook (go viral enough and everyone’s grandma will see it) when they should be posting like its 2013 4chan/reddit (radicalize a vanguard and try to get memes to break into the mainstream)
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Tapping the “posting in triplicate” sign
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When police accuse protesters of being "professional agitators," remember—
Police are unscrupulous mercenaries who assault anyone they are ordered to in return for a paycheck.
Protesters who stand up to police are doing so for free, at tremendous risk to themselves, as a service to the public.
Police are unscrupulous mercenaries who assault anyone they are ordered to in return for a paycheck.
Protesters who stand up to police are doing so for free, at tremendous risk to themselves, as a service to the public.
St. Paul police brutally assault locals defending their neighbors from ICE, then absurdly accuse the locals of being "professional agitators."
"We are not your adversary. We are your police."
They support ICE with violence, just as they murder with impunity. They are, in fact, our adversaries.
"We are not your adversary. We are your police."
They support ICE with violence, just as they murder with impunity. They are, in fact, our adversaries.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
When police accuse protesters of being "professional agitators," remember—
Police are unscrupulous mercenaries who assault anyone they are ordered to in return for a paycheck.
Protesters who stand up to police are doing so for free, at tremendous risk to themselves, as a service to the public.
Police are unscrupulous mercenaries who assault anyone they are ordered to in return for a paycheck.
Protesters who stand up to police are doing so for free, at tremendous risk to themselves, as a service to the public.
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This brings to mind stories of violated hospitality in mythology and religious traditions.
One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
January 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
This brings to mind stories of violated hospitality in mythology and religious traditions.
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the social mobility of evil
“We are going after the worst of the worst” was a description of recruitment not operations.
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
the social mobility of evil
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not allies, accomplices 🫡
A big part of why the Right is furious at White women right now is because they're increasingly using their Whiteness as shield and a weapon and it's honestly fucking great.
what a legend lmao
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
not allies, accomplices 🫡
every week a decade
Too many thing happen
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
every week a decade
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Remember the term 'violent entrepreneur' being used in a sociological study of Russian gangsters. It sounds silly, but that's exactly what they were!
January 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Remember the term 'violent entrepreneur' being used in a sociological study of Russian gangsters. It sounds silly, but that's exactly what they were!
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Its not a compliment, it's the technical term in the study of mercenaries, my specialty. Charles Tilly coined it. They were dicks in the past too
They aren't specialists in violence they're just dicks the government gave badges to, don't mythologize being a thug because you're scared of loud noises
It’s worth considering that an overnight dismantling of ICE in 2029 would release into the wild a whole herd of specialists in violence with scant other marketable skills.
January 15, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Its not a compliment, it's the technical term in the study of mercenaries, my specialty. Charles Tilly coined it. They were dicks in the past too