Steven Johnson
@boredomfestival.bsky.social
Coding, Caving, Comics, Cats (not necessarily in that order).
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Schmitt is a former state attorney general. Of course he knows about this case.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support the pardon of the former Honduran president?
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
December 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Schmitt is a former state attorney general. Of course he knows about this case.
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At some point someone just needs to say “you are an indecent person, you are lying to cover the slaughter of defenseless men, you know you are lying, and even under the tenets of your own professed faith you will certainly burn in hell if you continue down this path”
WELKER: Isn't it possible that even the act of taking off a t shirt could've been part of an attempt to get attention for help?
TOM COTTON: Or it could've been an attempt to signal to another cartel boat to come pick them up and pick up the cargo
TOM COTTON: Or it could've been an attempt to signal to another cartel boat to come pick them up and pick up the cargo
December 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
At some point someone just needs to say “you are an indecent person, you are lying to cover the slaughter of defenseless men, you know you are lying, and even under the tenets of your own professed faith you will certainly burn in hell if you continue down this path”
🎵 Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun / But Mama, that's where the fun is 🎵
December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🎵 Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun / But Mama, that's where the fun is 🎵
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What @andrewlseidel.bsky.social says...
December 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
What @andrewlseidel.bsky.social says...
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A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
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“Kill all boats no matter where they are going or what they possess” isn’t a strategy, it’s just a killing spree
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Kill all boats no matter where they are going or what they possess” isn’t a strategy, it’s just a killing spree
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A 🧵
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
First in the Nation: A Courageous Editorial Board Calls for Trump’s Impeachment
American Democracy is under siege. The President of the United States is subverting the Constitution. One patriotic Editorial Board rises to the moment.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A 🧵
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
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The Reagan National Defense Survey,released Thursday,found that the majority of Americans favor sending lethal aid to support 🇺🇦
This confirms what we've known all along:that so many US people firmly stand with us.Friends, we're beyond grateful.
Thankful to everyone supporting Ukraine on all levels
This confirms what we've known all along:that so many US people firmly stand with us.Friends, we're beyond grateful.
Thankful to everyone supporting Ukraine on all levels
December 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Reagan National Defense Survey,released Thursday,found that the majority of Americans favor sending lethal aid to support 🇺🇦
This confirms what we've known all along:that so many US people firmly stand with us.Friends, we're beyond grateful.
Thankful to everyone supporting Ukraine on all levels
This confirms what we've known all along:that so many US people firmly stand with us.Friends, we're beyond grateful.
Thankful to everyone supporting Ukraine on all levels
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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Hegseth did not in fact do this at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, which is a federal government institution, but—as this article itself mentions, near the end—at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, a private, partisan, political organization adjacent to that library.
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Hegseth did not in fact do this at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, which is a federal government institution, but—as this article itself mentions, near the end—at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, a private, partisan, political organization adjacent to that library.
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Will someone release the video so we can shut down these disgusting excuses?
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Will someone release the video so we can shut down these disgusting excuses?
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“Putin is negotiating for what he doesn’t own. And Ukraine is not for sale,” — President Zelensky
Clear. Direct. Impossible to twist.
While the Kremlin tries to bargain with stolen land and stolen lives, Ukraine reminds the world of a simple truth:👇
Clear. Direct. Impossible to twist.
While the Kremlin tries to bargain with stolen land and stolen lives, Ukraine reminds the world of a simple truth:👇
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
“Putin is negotiating for what he doesn’t own. And Ukraine is not for sale,” — President Zelensky
Clear. Direct. Impossible to twist.
While the Kremlin tries to bargain with stolen land and stolen lives, Ukraine reminds the world of a simple truth:👇
Clear. Direct. Impossible to twist.
While the Kremlin tries to bargain with stolen land and stolen lives, Ukraine reminds the world of a simple truth:👇
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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WASHINGTON: “This should shock the conscience”
Trump’s racist ICE goons use attack dog on an innocent husband of a 🇺🇸 citizen and father of 3 other 🇺🇸 citizens outside their home after posing as a construction worker and claiming he struck their parked car.
More: lynnwoodtimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
Trump’s racist ICE goons use attack dog on an innocent husband of a 🇺🇸 citizen and father of 3 other 🇺🇸 citizens outside their home after posing as a construction worker and claiming he struck their parked car.
More: lynnwoodtimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
December 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
WASHINGTON: “This should shock the conscience”
Trump’s racist ICE goons use attack dog on an innocent husband of a 🇺🇸 citizen and father of 3 other 🇺🇸 citizens outside their home after posing as a construction worker and claiming he struck their parked car.
More: lynnwoodtimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
Trump’s racist ICE goons use attack dog on an innocent husband of a 🇺🇸 citizen and father of 3 other 🇺🇸 citizens outside their home after posing as a construction worker and claiming he struck their parked car.
More: lynnwoodtimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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Every right-wing oligarch, podcaster, hack, Russian apologist, paid influencer, and bot has been activated in a coordinated manner to attack Europe after the EU fined Musk.
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Every right-wing oligarch, podcaster, hack, Russian apologist, paid influencer, and bot has been activated in a coordinated manner to attack Europe after the EU fined Musk.
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“ACIP has recommended a universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine since 1991, after realizing a risk-based strategy wasn’t working. Annual hepatitis B infections among infants and children have dropped 99% from 16,000 to less than 20.”
December 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
“ACIP has recommended a universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine since 1991, after realizing a risk-based strategy wasn’t working. Annual hepatitis B infections among infants and children have dropped 99% from 16,000 to less than 20.”
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“Simply calling them terrorists does not make them so. It does not unlock some hidden lethal power.” Retired Army Lt. Col. Daniel Maurer, a former Judge Advocate General, on legal questions surrounding the September 2 strike on an alleged drug boat during which a second strike killed two survivors
December 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“Simply calling them terrorists does not make them so. It does not unlock some hidden lethal power.” Retired Army Lt. Col. Daniel Maurer, a former Judge Advocate General, on legal questions surrounding the September 2 strike on an alleged drug boat during which a second strike killed two survivors
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
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Most Americans say forcing Ukraine to give up land is unacceptable — new poll.
A new More in Common snap poll shows that a slim majority of Americans (51%) reject any peace deal that forces Ukraine to surrender territory or limit its army — conditions recently floated in a leaked proposal.👇
A new More in Common snap poll shows that a slim majority of Americans (51%) reject any peace deal that forces Ukraine to surrender territory or limit its army — conditions recently floated in a leaked proposal.👇
December 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Most Americans say forcing Ukraine to give up land is unacceptable — new poll.
A new More in Common snap poll shows that a slim majority of Americans (51%) reject any peace deal that forces Ukraine to surrender territory or limit its army — conditions recently floated in a leaked proposal.👇
A new More in Common snap poll shows that a slim majority of Americans (51%) reject any peace deal that forces Ukraine to surrender territory or limit its army — conditions recently floated in a leaked proposal.👇
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“Well he didn’t say that.”
Homan tries to whitewash Trump’s racist rant about Somali Americans being “garbage” by saying he was talking about violent criminals
Bash points out he obviously wasn’t
Homan tries to whitewash Trump’s racist rant about Somali Americans being “garbage” by saying he was talking about violent criminals
Bash points out he obviously wasn’t
December 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“Well he didn’t say that.”
Homan tries to whitewash Trump’s racist rant about Somali Americans being “garbage” by saying he was talking about violent criminals
Bash points out he obviously wasn’t
Homan tries to whitewash Trump’s racist rant about Somali Americans being “garbage” by saying he was talking about violent criminals
Bash points out he obviously wasn’t
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The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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TW ⚠️— WISCONSIN: “I am racist.”
Cinnabon has fired this racist worker who hurled the N word at a Hijab-wearing Somali woman and her husband.
This is what Trump has emboldened. Our kids are watching.
More: www.ibtimes.co.uk/cinnabon-fir...
Cinnabon has fired this racist worker who hurled the N word at a Hijab-wearing Somali woman and her husband.
This is what Trump has emboldened. Our kids are watching.
More: www.ibtimes.co.uk/cinnabon-fir...
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
TW ⚠️— WISCONSIN: “I am racist.”
Cinnabon has fired this racist worker who hurled the N word at a Hijab-wearing Somali woman and her husband.
This is what Trump has emboldened. Our kids are watching.
More: www.ibtimes.co.uk/cinnabon-fir...
Cinnabon has fired this racist worker who hurled the N word at a Hijab-wearing Somali woman and her husband.
This is what Trump has emboldened. Our kids are watching.
More: www.ibtimes.co.uk/cinnabon-fir...
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I'm still shocked that there are people who oppose birthright citizenship and consider themselves Americans, let alone a member of any particular political ideology. To be against the idea that if you're born here, you're a citizen is one of the most anti-american ideas I can conceive of.
still poleaxed by the idea that you could oppose birthright citizenship and still think of yourself as a liberal in any sense of the term.
December 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I'm still shocked that there are people who oppose birthright citizenship and consider themselves Americans, let alone a member of any particular political ideology. To be against the idea that if you're born here, you're a citizen is one of the most anti-american ideas I can conceive of.
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“A massive crisis”
Again: Making a broken system less bad is not enough. #MedicareForAllNOW
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Again: Making a broken system less bad is not enough. #MedicareForAllNOW
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
“A massive crisis”
Again: Making a broken system less bad is not enough. #MedicareForAllNOW
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Again: Making a broken system less bad is not enough. #MedicareForAllNOW
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...