Davis Bates
@davisbates.bsky.social
Pro: Nature, Dogs, Arsenal, Bikes, Banjos, Bourbon, & Justice.
Anti: Bigotry, Capitalism, Imperialism, & Fascism.
He/Him. @lcv.org
Anti: Bigotry, Capitalism, Imperialism, & Fascism.
He/Him. @lcv.org
he wanted an Obama OBL moment so badly he just crudely manufactured one in his unsecured Florida golf resort.
he posted seventeen different photos, each one as its own individual post, no captions. like a teenager who can't decide which selfie is the cutest.
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
he wanted an Obama OBL moment so badly he just crudely manufactured one in his unsecured Florida golf resort.
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oh my god he posted so many action shots from the makeshift mar a lago situation room and they were just looking at tweets together on a gigantic screen
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
oh my god he posted so many action shots from the makeshift mar a lago situation room and they were just looking at tweets together on a gigantic screen
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Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
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Donald Trump has multiple indictments in the United States for crimes against the US government. And also pardoned top drug dealers.
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Donald Trump has multiple indictments in the United States for crimes against the US government. And also pardoned top drug dealers.
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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But on 12/1/25, Trump pardoned convicted drug trafficker/former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who went to trial in the US & was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
And Vance saying the OIL part out loud as if we didn’t know that all along.
And Vance saying the OIL part out loud as if we didn’t know that all along.
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
But on 12/1/25, Trump pardoned convicted drug trafficker/former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who went to trial in the US & was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
And Vance saying the OIL part out loud as if we didn’t know that all along.
And Vance saying the OIL part out loud as if we didn’t know that all along.
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"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Trump’s Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2)
Susie Wiles discusses the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth’s war tactics, and “retribution” against Letitia James.
www.vanityfair.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Fallout is a goated show for pointing at the screen and saying to your wife "Oh that's from the game"
January 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Fallout is a goated show for pointing at the screen and saying to your wife "Oh that's from the game"
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New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
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What a fucking nightmare. The profit motive remains undefeated in creating new frontiers of Obviously Evil Behavior. Just broadly speaking this is a very lousy way to live. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Insurers Said They Could Return Home. Our Tests Found Neurotoxins in Their Bodies.
A Times investigation has found that insurers are driving families into homes contaminated by smoke. Lab results show how one family was exposed to neurotoxins and carcinogens.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What a fucking nightmare. The profit motive remains undefeated in creating new frontiers of Obviously Evil Behavior. Just broadly speaking this is a very lousy way to live. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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We put the pod up on YouTube and recognize that some people prefer that but I’ll never, ever understand it. The whole point of a podcast is I can listen to it in the car or when I’m walking around. If I’m watching a screen I’m watching a movie 🤷🏻♂️
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We put the pod up on YouTube and recognize that some people prefer that but I’ll never, ever understand it. The whole point of a podcast is I can listen to it in the car or when I’m walking around. If I’m watching a screen I’m watching a movie 🤷🏻♂️
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the reason the media doesnt cover stories is because right-wing podcasts funded by billionaires set the information agenda in this country for mainstream media
December 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
the reason the media doesnt cover stories is because right-wing podcasts funded by billionaires set the information agenda in this country for mainstream media
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Wow does this piece suck! Another very good reminder that "realistic", "pragmatic", "adult" etc have all just become half-hearted mumbled stand-ins for "better things aren't possible"
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
December 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Wow does this piece suck! Another very good reminder that "realistic", "pragmatic", "adult" etc have all just become half-hearted mumbled stand-ins for "better things aren't possible"
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
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You can do a lot locally with a dedicated group of 15 to 40 people. Regular people should be thinking at that scale rather than at the scale of thousands.
December 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
You can do a lot locally with a dedicated group of 15 to 40 people. Regular people should be thinking at that scale rather than at the scale of thousands.
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Sure, they’re moving with the million rich people from NYC fleeing Mamdani’s socialism. Totally going to rebalance the Electoral College once they get to those free market capitalist tax havens, Wyoming & Oklahoma. Any day now. They’re fleeing as soon as possible.
December 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Sure, they’re moving with the million rich people from NYC fleeing Mamdani’s socialism. Totally going to rebalance the Electoral College once they get to those free market capitalist tax havens, Wyoming & Oklahoma. Any day now. They’re fleeing as soon as possible.
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when you hit 100 years old like dick van dyke you should be able to prestige
December 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
when you hit 100 years old like dick van dyke you should be able to prestige
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MY BOY SPENDING XMAS AT HOME
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's family says he's underwent double hernia surgery at a hospital in the country's capital.
Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's family says he's underwent double hernia surgery at a hospital in the country's capital.
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
MY BOY SPENDING XMAS AT HOME
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Merrick Garland hid this from us for 4 YEARS,
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
December 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Merrick Garland hid this from us for 4 YEARS,
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
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"One of the options staff has discussed is giving sponsored information preferential treatment in responses to users’ ChatGPT queries, according to the person familiar with the discussions. For instance, AI models could prioritize sponsored content to ensure it shows up in ChatGPT responses"
December 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"One of the options staff has discussed is giving sponsored information preferential treatment in responses to users’ ChatGPT queries, according to the person familiar with the discussions. For instance, AI models could prioritize sponsored content to ensure it shows up in ChatGPT responses"
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I said there would be concentration camps if he was elected. WE said there would be concentration camps if he was elected.
Any media not calling the camps—both inside and outside of our country— "concentration camps" is failing in their mandate to report facts, and lying to their readers.
Any media not calling the camps—both inside and outside of our country— "concentration camps" is failing in their mandate to report facts, and lying to their readers.
Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I said there would be concentration camps if he was elected. WE said there would be concentration camps if he was elected.
Any media not calling the camps—both inside and outside of our country— "concentration camps" is failing in their mandate to report facts, and lying to their readers.
Any media not calling the camps—both inside and outside of our country— "concentration camps" is failing in their mandate to report facts, and lying to their readers.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.