CRobertBuchanan
@crobertbuchanan.bsky.social
Performative utterances & political commentary. I value rational discourse; I sing the body electric; I post about music I love and music I produce. Also, too, Denver Nuggets obsessive.
Links to my musical endeavors: https://linktr.ee/longplaya
Links to my musical endeavors: https://linktr.ee/longplaya
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Remember in 2000 when Al Gore was repeatedly misquoted as having said he invented the internet and that was seen the eyes of many as disqualifying him from office? Simpler times. Today, Trump makes up lies equivalent to "I invented the internet" 30 times a week and no one bats an eye. Good job media
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Remember in 2000 when Al Gore was repeatedly misquoted as having said he invented the internet and that was seen the eyes of many as disqualifying him from office? Simpler times. Today, Trump makes up lies equivalent to "I invented the internet" 30 times a week and no one bats an eye. Good job media
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Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
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They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
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Is it normal for a police department to have ‘arrest quotas?’ As reported by Fox 11, the Glendora Police Department has an arrest quota of 1,700 people per year.
📰 Officer accuses Glendora PD of racial harassment, arrest-quota pressure
💬 Glendora PD's officer claims racial harassment & quota pressure—grievances spark mixed outrage & support. 🕵️♂️✊ #JusticeMatters
https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/1p7r887
💬 Glendora PD's officer claims racial harassment & quota pressure—grievances spark mixed outrage & support. 🕵️♂️✊ #JusticeMatters
https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/1p7r887
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Is it normal for a police department to have ‘arrest quotas?’ As reported by Fox 11, the Glendora Police Department has an arrest quota of 1,700 people per year.
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Finally got around to reading Prasad's actual memo about the purported deaths in children from COVID-19 vaccines, and it's kind of amazing in the worst ways possible.
At one point, he says (regarding rare adverse events):
"Causality is easy to assess in a randomized trial..."
At one point, he says (regarding rare adverse events):
"Causality is easy to assess in a randomized trial..."
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Finally got around to reading Prasad's actual memo about the purported deaths in children from COVID-19 vaccines, and it's kind of amazing in the worst ways possible.
At one point, he says (regarding rare adverse events):
"Causality is easy to assess in a randomized trial..."
At one point, he says (regarding rare adverse events):
"Causality is easy to assess in a randomized trial..."
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There's only one question for Germany: what policies will stop the inexorable rise of the AfD, which is heading for 30% in the polls. This will literally tip Europe if it continues. Germany with AfD in government won't stand up to Russia. And it also won't stick with the Euro. A storm is coming...
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
There's only one question for Germany: what policies will stop the inexorable rise of the AfD, which is heading for 30% in the polls. This will literally tip Europe if it continues. Germany with AfD in government won't stand up to Russia. And it also won't stick with the Euro. A storm is coming...
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Mr. Hernández even boasted, “We are going to stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses, and they’re never even going to know it,” according to a witness who testified at the 2021 trial of a drug trafficker.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Mr. Hernández even boasted, “We are going to stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses, and they’re never even going to know it,” according to a witness who testified at the 2021 trial of a drug trafficker.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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Trump Is Pardoning A Cocaine Trafficking Ex President Sentenced To 45 Years For Flooding America With 400 Tons Of Cocaine.
This is a U.S. president brushing aside a full federal trial, a mountain of evidence, and the work of jurors and agents who did their jobs.
open.substack.com/pub/mitchthe...
This is a U.S. president brushing aside a full federal trial, a mountain of evidence, and the work of jurors and agents who did their jobs.
open.substack.com/pub/mitchthe...
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trump Is Pardoning A Cocaine Trafficking Ex President Sentenced To 45 Years For Flooding America With 400 Tons Of Cocaine.
This is a U.S. president brushing aside a full federal trial, a mountain of evidence, and the work of jurors and agents who did their jobs.
open.substack.com/pub/mitchthe...
This is a U.S. president brushing aside a full federal trial, a mountain of evidence, and the work of jurors and agents who did their jobs.
open.substack.com/pub/mitchthe...
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Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
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The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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George Lakoff and I pushed this simple and reasonable idea years ago. When I returned to journalism, I realized the problem. Editors care more about SEO and controversy (=clicks) than about whether the headline is destroying truth. Incentive is to bait engagement at all cost.
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
George Lakoff and I pushed this simple and reasonable idea years ago. When I returned to journalism, I realized the problem. Editors care more about SEO and controversy (=clicks) than about whether the headline is destroying truth. Incentive is to bait engagement at all cost.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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A bi-partisan inquiry into Hegseth and Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes and killings is afoot: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Congressional committees vow to boost oversight in killing of boat strike survivors
The Senate and House armed services committees’ pledge followed a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered that a U.S. strike leave no survivors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A bi-partisan inquiry into Hegseth and Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes and killings is afoot: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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if trump pardons Hegseth, Hegseth then cannot plead the 5th when called to testify about trump. and presidents can't pardon themselves.
is I think an argument that it would be useful for someone with a higher profile than me to start saying somewhere where trump would see it.
is I think an argument that it would be useful for someone with a higher profile than me to start saying somewhere where trump would see it.
November 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
if trump pardons Hegseth, Hegseth then cannot plead the 5th when called to testify about trump. and presidents can't pardon themselves.
is I think an argument that it would be useful for someone with a higher profile than me to start saying somewhere where trump would see it.
is I think an argument that it would be useful for someone with a higher profile than me to start saying somewhere where trump would see it.
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In the original German, this sort of thing was known as calling out “die Lügenpresse” www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
In the original German, this sort of thing was known as calling out “die Lügenpresse” www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
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And if you're a dude who wants to do more than feel chagrin at the misogyny Trump has helped renew, there's great, practical advice at the end of both of these.
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
And if you're a dude who wants to do more than feel chagrin at the misogyny Trump has helped renew, there's great, practical advice at the end of both of these.
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Giving mendacious and cruel people free reign on healthcare and vaccine regulations will leave a lasting negative legacy on the health of the nation. Historians will write about this. Many will die as a result of the irresponsible actions of a misguided few.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA claims Covid shots killed 10 children and vows new vaccine rules
Vaccine experts said the memo was irresponsible and omits key details about how officials arrived at the conclusion.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Giving mendacious and cruel people free reign on healthcare and vaccine regulations will leave a lasting negative legacy on the health of the nation. Historians will write about this. Many will die as a result of the irresponsible actions of a misguided few.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
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600 ICE agents were supposed to be deployed to Canal Street. Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered instead.
Quick summary by me:
Quick summary by me:
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
600 ICE agents were supposed to be deployed to Canal Street. Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered instead.
Quick summary by me:
Quick summary by me:
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This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
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Hegseth's not the only war criminal here. "The [USSOCOM] commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets... He ordered the second strike."
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hegseth's not the only war criminal here. "The [USSOCOM] commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets... He ordered the second strike."