Doktor Zoom
@doktorzoom.bsky.social
Wonkette writer & senior editor
I'm just an animal, looking for a home.
Retweets do not imply comprehension.
Born at 318.43 ppm atmospheric carbon.
He/him
In Idaho, but not of Idaho.
I'm just an animal, looking for a home.
Retweets do not imply comprehension.
Born at 318.43 ppm atmospheric carbon.
He/him
In Idaho, but not of Idaho.
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Funny, People Don't Want ICE Concentration Camps In Their Towns — Or Anywhere
But at least ICE is also inflating the supposed economic benefits of proposed camps.
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It’s not much of a secret police if people know what you’re up to, after all.
Funny, People Don't Want ICE Concentration Camps In Their Towns — Or Anywhere
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Funny, People Don't Want ICE Concentration Camps In Their Towns — Or Anywhere
www.wonkette.com/p/funny-peop...
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The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
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Basically every military and veterans group I've seen on social media, even the conservative-leaning ones, is melting down about this right now.
Radical VA Secretary Doug Collins is again attacking veterans benefits in extreme and unprecedented ways.
www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
And the DAV, VFW and most other leading veterans organizations are alarmed and pushing back.
www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
And the DAV, VFW and most other leading veterans organizations are alarmed and pushing back.
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings
The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.
www.stripes.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Basically every military and veterans group I've seen on social media, even the conservative-leaning ones, is melting down about this right now.
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Doug Wilson and his abusive cult in Moscow, Idaho are a clear and present danger and for once I’d like to see pundits taking these Christian supremacists at their word and writing about their current influence.
They have been saying repeal 19A for YEARS.
They have been saying repeal 19A for YEARS.
Host: Pastor Doug Wilson presided yesterday over a prayer service at the Pentagon. Hegseth himself is a follower of Wilson's. Pastor Wilson leads a growing network of conservative Christian churches. His followers are taught to follow specific gender roles where wives submit to their husbands.
February 18, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Doug Wilson and his abusive cult in Moscow, Idaho are a clear and present danger and for once I’d like to see pundits taking these Christian supremacists at their word and writing about their current influence.
They have been saying repeal 19A for YEARS.
They have been saying repeal 19A for YEARS.
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The sheer number of Amazon's backup diesel generators running simultaneously can have serious consequences for public health during emergencies or test periods, says Patrick Anderson of the Southern Environmental Law Center, even if the generators don't run beyond their permitted time limits.
Amazon’s Canton AI Data Center Brings Dust, Noise and Pollution Fears for Neighbors
Canton residents say that a new Amazon data center is bringing unwanted dust and noise, raising concerns about pollution and falling property values.
buff.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The sheer number of Amazon's backup diesel generators running simultaneously can have serious consequences for public health during emergencies or test periods, says Patrick Anderson of the Southern Environmental Law Center, even if the generators don't run beyond their permitted time limits.
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I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
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"The Shadow President," @andykroll.bsky.social's deep dive into Russell Vought, has just won a George Polk award for political reporting.
The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration.
Read it here:
The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration.
Read it here:
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"The Shadow President," @andykroll.bsky.social's deep dive into Russell Vought, has just won a George Polk award for political reporting.
The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration.
Read it here:
The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration.
Read it here:
It’s not much of a secret police if people know what you’re up to, after all.
Funny, People Don't Want ICE Concentration Camps In Their Towns — Or Anywhere
www.wonkette.com/p/funny-peop...
Funny, People Don't Want ICE Concentration Camps In Their Towns — Or Anywhere
www.wonkette.com/p/funny-peop...
Funny, People Don't Want ICE Concentration Camps In Their Towns — Or Anywhere
But at least ICE is also inflating the supposed economic benefits of proposed camps.
www.wonkette.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It’s not much of a secret police if people know what you’re up to, after all.
Funny, People Don't Want ICE Concentration Camps In Their Towns — Or Anywhere
www.wonkette.com/p/funny-peop...
Funny, People Don't Want ICE Concentration Camps In Their Towns — Or Anywhere
www.wonkette.com/p/funny-peop...
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It's kinda annoying how solar panels were hung around the neck of the left as impractical pie in the sky treehugger shit *right* up until it started outcompeting every other energy source. Then suddenly, instead of going "hey the left was correct about solar" it's no longer a "left" idea!
February 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM
It's kinda annoying how solar panels were hung around the neck of the left as impractical pie in the sky treehugger shit *right* up until it started outcompeting every other energy source. Then suddenly, instead of going "hey the left was correct about solar" it's no longer a "left" idea!
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My grandfather filled out a one-page form two weeks after his arrival here, raised his right hand, and was sworn in as a citizen.
The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
February 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
My grandfather filled out a one-page form two weeks after his arrival here, raised his right hand, and was sworn in as a citizen.
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Just once I’d love these guys to come back from Europe and say “Had a great time in Europe” instead of endorsing a Fourth Reich
February 18, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Just once I’d love these guys to come back from Europe and say “Had a great time in Europe” instead of endorsing a Fourth Reich
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Turns out Rubio’s ideological crusade, Trump’s military spectacle, and the performative killing spree at sea are pricey.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.
www.bloomberg.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Turns out Rubio’s ideological crusade, Trump’s military spectacle, and the performative killing spree at sea are pricey.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I am 100% sure that have been more articles about youth gender surgeries than actual youth gender surgeries in 2026. When is someone going to reckon with the fact that ‘pivoting’ on this issue means signing on to a moral panic?
Lakshya Jain and the Argument fled this website because they couldn't take the criticism and now he's advocating for Dems to abandon trans issues with polling about 'gender surgery for minors' a thing that is not real
February 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I am 100% sure that have been more articles about youth gender surgeries than actual youth gender surgeries in 2026. When is someone going to reckon with the fact that ‘pivoting’ on this issue means signing on to a moral panic?
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Just wrote about how incredibly stupid this argument is!
www.ms.now/opinion/save...
www.ms.now/opinion/save...
February 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Just wrote about how incredibly stupid this argument is!
www.ms.now/opinion/save...
www.ms.now/opinion/save...
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What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
February 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
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Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Maybe if the Nazis had had computers, the SS would have had a lot of sloppy copy-paste fuckups in their documents, too.
This is from an economic impact analysis for a proposed ICE warehouse camp in Merrimack NH.
Did they also copy-paste the *data* from their OK analysis? Who knows?
This is from an economic impact analysis for a proposed ICE warehouse camp in Merrimack NH.
Did they also copy-paste the *data* from their OK analysis? Who knows?
February 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Maybe if the Nazis had had computers, the SS would have had a lot of sloppy copy-paste fuckups in their documents, too.
This is from an economic impact analysis for a proposed ICE warehouse camp in Merrimack NH.
Did they also copy-paste the *data* from their OK analysis? Who knows?
This is from an economic impact analysis for a proposed ICE warehouse camp in Merrimack NH.
Did they also copy-paste the *data* from their OK analysis? Who knows?
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RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson
There are going to be a lot of tributes to his activism, so I'm choosing to remember how much he crushed hosting SNL
There are going to be a lot of tributes to his activism, so I'm choosing to remember how much he crushed hosting SNL
The question is moot Reverend Jesse Jackson Saturday night live
Dailymotion video by Jesse Jackson Jr.
www.dailymotion.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson
There are going to be a lot of tributes to his activism, so I'm choosing to remember how much he crushed hosting SNL
There are going to be a lot of tributes to his activism, so I'm choosing to remember how much he crushed hosting SNL
Don't go forgetting Noem's Homeland Security Blanket.
Coast Guard Pilot Fired For Not Carrying Kristi Noem’s Wooby
Rehired when no one could fly the plane. Plus more DHS dirt!
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/coast-guar...
Rehired when no one could fly the plane. Plus more DHS dirt!
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/coast-guar...
Coast Guard Pilot Fired For Not Carrying Kristi Noem’s Wooby
Rehired when no one could fly the plane. Plus more DHS dirt!
www.wonkette.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Don't go forgetting Noem's Homeland Security Blanket.
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One issue here is crank convergence, and the escalation ladder of a competitive media environment. The other is that there's no social cost to beliefs anymore, being a 9/11 truther or an anti-vaxer or a Nazi doesn't actually *mean* as much as it used to, because identity has become so cheap.
Going to need to a complete and total shutdown on podcasters and political livestreams until we can figure out what’s going on
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
One issue here is crank convergence, and the escalation ladder of a competitive media environment. The other is that there's no social cost to beliefs anymore, being a 9/11 truther or an anti-vaxer or a Nazi doesn't actually *mean* as much as it used to, because identity has become so cheap.
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A climate-denier judge quashed @carrboronc.bsky.social's climate lawsuit against Duke Energy, claiming "many significant issues regarding climate change are not only the subject of complex scientific debate..."
Judge quashes small town's climate change suit against Duke Energy
Carrboro, North Carolina, claimed that Duke Energy should be responsible for damage from climate change-related weather.
www.courthousenews.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
A climate-denier judge quashed @carrboronc.bsky.social's climate lawsuit against Duke Energy, claiming "many significant issues regarding climate change are not only the subject of complex scientific debate..."
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my new job at the EPA is to hunt and destroy every last goddamn bee they’ve ever saved
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
my new job at the EPA is to hunt and destroy every last goddamn bee they’ve ever saved
Jesus Christ, this is bad.
The "review" would even apply to refugees who got legal permanent resident status — green cards — during the Biden years.
The "review" would even apply to refugees who got legal permanent resident status — green cards — during the Biden years.
DHS is currently targeting 5,600 refugees in Minnesota as a first step in an expansive plan aimed at reviewing — and presumably restricting — the legal status of refugees admitted since the start of the Biden administration.
Read my Law Dork report on Trump admin memos filed in court Thursday:
Read my Law Dork report on Trump admin memos filed in court Thursday:
Exclusive: DHS based its newest refugee attack on a Trump proclamation that stated it would not apply to refugees
New documents filed in a key refugee case in Minnesota shed light on a broad, aggressive plan to review all refugees admitted since the start of the Biden administration.
www.lawdork.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Jesus Christ, this is bad.
The "review" would even apply to refugees who got legal permanent resident status — green cards — during the Biden years.
The "review" would even apply to refugees who got legal permanent resident status — green cards — during the Biden years.
I like when a 20-minute photoshoop job turns out well.
Coast Guard Pilot Fired For Not Carrying Kristi Noem’s Wooby
Rehired when no one could fly the plane. Plus more DHS dirt!
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/coast-guar...
Rehired when no one could fly the plane. Plus more DHS dirt!
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/coast-guar...
Coast Guard Pilot Fired For Not Carrying Kristi Noem’s Wooby
Rehired when no one could fly the plane. Plus more DHS dirt!
www.wonkette.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I like when a 20-minute photoshoop job turns out well.
I liked this stolen meme so much that I had to erase the original cat and save it with Thornton.
And as a bonus, here's a version to which you can add your own cat. You are welcome.
And as a bonus, here's a version to which you can add your own cat. You are welcome.
February 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I liked this stolen meme so much that I had to erase the original cat and save it with Thornton.
And as a bonus, here's a version to which you can add your own cat. You are welcome.
And as a bonus, here's a version to which you can add your own cat. You are welcome.