@dirgesinthedark.bsky.social
Citizen, mother, ready to do the work to make things better for everyone. Generally nice, but curses freely.
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At what point will being wildly unqualified and overconfident become toxic again? Asking for a country
Stephen A. Smith: "We wouldn’t have a border crisis under my watch."
"We ain’t defunding any police… There’s gonna be more."
It's with much regret I foresee the inevitable, he's running
"We ain’t defunding any police… There’s gonna be more."
It's with much regret I foresee the inevitable, he's running
February 18, 2026 at 2:42 AM
At what point will being wildly unqualified and overconfident become toxic again? Asking for a country
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For-profit health insurance companies are, by design, not in the business of insuring health.
They are in the business of collecting premiums and denying claims.
They are in the business of collecting premiums and denying claims.
February 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
For-profit health insurance companies are, by design, not in the business of insuring health.
They are in the business of collecting premiums and denying claims.
They are in the business of collecting premiums and denying claims.
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Colbert usually gets a TV audience of 2M plus change.
The interview the FCC & CBS tried to ban already has over 10M views.
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The interview the FCC & CBS tried to ban already has over 10M views.
open.substack.com/pub/calltoac...
Colbert Humiliates Trump’s FCC
Colbert slammed CBS for censorship. Here's how you can help him. (VIDEO)
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February 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Colbert usually gets a TV audience of 2M plus change.
The interview the FCC & CBS tried to ban already has over 10M views.
open.substack.com/pub/calltoac...
The interview the FCC & CBS tried to ban already has over 10M views.
open.substack.com/pub/calltoac...
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The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
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Your regular reminder that since August of last year, Mr. Abrego has agreed to be deported to Costa Rica, but the Trump admin refuses to do so because they want to instead punish him by sending him to an African country that will most likely detain and then deport him to El Salvador for the admin.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled. https://cnn.it/4kHhwqR
February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Your regular reminder that since August of last year, Mr. Abrego has agreed to be deported to Costa Rica, but the Trump admin refuses to do so because they want to instead punish him by sending him to an African country that will most likely detain and then deport him to El Salvador for the admin.
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The AI bubble RAM crisis is caused for non-existent problems by non-existent money for a non-existent infrastructure to meet non-existent demand to make non-existent business and will utterly destroy real business based on real demand and real infrastructure built with real money for real problems.
I understand framing the AI bubble RAM supply crisis in terms of stuff like video game consoles because nerds can conceptualize that but the framing does really undersell the sheer magnitude of how it's going to fuck up everything that even touches a computer.
February 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The AI bubble RAM crisis is caused for non-existent problems by non-existent money for a non-existent infrastructure to meet non-existent demand to make non-existent business and will utterly destroy real business based on real demand and real infrastructure built with real money for real problems.
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I don’t think anyone acquainted with the Epstein files can deny that the Republican Party is sincerely committed to putting children to work.
Florida AG James Uthmeier: "We need to focus on getting people into the workforce even earlier. We passed legislation last year to help high school students get their hands dirty and get on job sites more quickly."
February 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I don’t think anyone acquainted with the Epstein files can deny that the Republican Party is sincerely committed to putting children to work.
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So, about the GOP’s argument that you need ID to prove you’re old enough to drink, so why not in order to prevent “voter fraud”? www.ms.now/opinion/save...
February 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
So, about the GOP’s argument that you need ID to prove you’re old enough to drink, so why not in order to prevent “voter fraud”? www.ms.now/opinion/save...
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I do, certainly, worry that the Venezuela takeaway is that we can kidnap or murk other country's leaders with minimal backlash as long as we don't occupy the country
U.S. VICE PRESIDENT VANCE: TRUMP SEEKS A RESOLUTION WITH IRAN, WHETHER THROUGH DIPLOMACY OR OTHER OPTIONS.
February 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I do, certainly, worry that the Venezuela takeaway is that we can kidnap or murk other country's leaders with minimal backlash as long as we don't occupy the country
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I promise not to shoot anyone or deploy tear gas while I'm voting
Rep. Steube: "They want ICE agents to have their ID, but they don't want voters who vote in our nation's elections to have ID to show they're actual citizens of our country. The hypocrisy is beyond the pale."
February 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I promise not to shoot anyone or deploy tear gas while I'm voting
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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
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Yeah, shoutout to Carr for making Talarico a national figure.
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Yeah, shoutout to Carr for making Talarico a national figure.
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I know I said this in my other thread, but it bears repeating: the censorship of Colbert's interview of Talarico is about the regime trying to dictate a state religion, and then controlling critiques of it.
February 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I know I said this in my other thread, but it bears repeating: the censorship of Colbert's interview of Talarico is about the regime trying to dictate a state religion, and then controlling critiques of it.
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Even this is a massive understatement of the actual costs, since all of those things require advance planning, paperwork, and (in some cases) scheduling document retrievals (often only possible during work hours). The cost doesn't have to be high in dollars to be a prohibitive tax on voters.
It costs $130 + a $35 facility fee to obtain a passport and an extra $30 for a passport card. In California, fees for certified copies of vital records are between $18 and $31 each. How is the SAVE Act not a poll tax?
February 17, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Even this is a massive understatement of the actual costs, since all of those things require advance planning, paperwork, and (in some cases) scheduling document retrievals (often only possible during work hours). The cost doesn't have to be high in dollars to be a prohibitive tax on voters.
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President Joe Biden oversaw a period of historic job growth, with the economy adding approximately 16.6 million jobs.
This resulted in an average of roughly 330,000 to 345,000 jobs per month.
This resulted in an average of roughly 330,000 to 345,000 jobs per month.
February 17, 2026 at 3:30 AM
President Joe Biden oversaw a period of historic job growth, with the economy adding approximately 16.6 million jobs.
This resulted in an average of roughly 330,000 to 345,000 jobs per month.
This resulted in an average of roughly 330,000 to 345,000 jobs per month.
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Here it is, your moment of zen.
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Here it is, your moment of zen.
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i would like to read a deeply-reported, 10,000-word investigative piece about the procurement process that ends up sourcing a luxury 737 for the head of DHS which only seats 17 people
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
i would like to read a deeply-reported, 10,000-word investigative piece about the procurement process that ends up sourcing a luxury 737 for the head of DHS which only seats 17 people
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And it was a Shatner episode. Tsk tsk.
February 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
And it was a Shatner episode. Tsk tsk.
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And if you’re wondering “Why is there a blob in the back?” Well, that’s where the first woman president was supposed to go. More than a century later, it remains unsculpted.
February 17, 2026 at 3:38 AM
And if you’re wondering “Why is there a blob in the back?” Well, that’s where the first woman president was supposed to go. More than a century later, it remains unsculpted.
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
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I don't agree with AOC on everything, but she is an intelligent, articulate woman, and they're trying to make her sound like a dumb sorority girl.
Meanwhile every bit of rancid word salad coming out of Trump's mouth gets sanewashed into unrecognizability.
The double standard is laughable.
Meanwhile every bit of rancid word salad coming out of Trump's mouth gets sanewashed into unrecognizability.
The double standard is laughable.
February 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I don't agree with AOC on everything, but she is an intelligent, articulate woman, and they're trying to make her sound like a dumb sorority girl.
Meanwhile every bit of rancid word salad coming out of Trump's mouth gets sanewashed into unrecognizability.
The double standard is laughable.
Meanwhile every bit of rancid word salad coming out of Trump's mouth gets sanewashed into unrecognizability.
The double standard is laughable.
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The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...