Ed Bott
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Tech journalist and author. Lifelong antifascist. Opinions are all my own but feel free to borrow. If you need to get in touch, there's a contact form on my website.
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I was a WWII historian from 1989-1995. Can confirm.
I don't think it's a coincidence that all of this (worldwide) is happening when most of the people who lived through WWII have just died. We need to do a better job of keeping their memories and ideals alive.
January 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I was a WWII historian from 1989-1995. Can confirm.
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
R.I.P. Bobby Weir. Thanks for the amazing vibes.
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
R.I.P. Bobby Weir. Thanks for the amazing vibes.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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Decent people resist Gestapo.
January 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Decent people resist Gestapo.
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So to return to this: Mussolini had 200,000 blackshirts for the March on Rome in a country of ~35m. Hitler had 400,000 brownshirts in 1932 in Germany for a population of ~60m.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
In 1932, on the eve of seizing power, the Nazi goon army - the Sturmabteiling or SA - numbered 400,000 members. By 1933, it was over two *million.*
DHS has 240,00 employees and lot of those are non-goons who have, you know, real jobs.
DHS has 240,00 employees and lot of those are non-goons who have, you know, real jobs.
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
So to return to this: Mussolini had 200,000 blackshirts for the March on Rome in a country of ~35m. Hitler had 400,000 brownshirts in 1932 in Germany for a population of ~60m.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
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he never dropped his fucking phone! if you’re terrified you’re going to get run over you would drop your fucking phone trying to get out of the way!
January 10, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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like I said, the MAGA fascists always and inevitably grossly underestimate the resolve of women
Two different "wine moms" I work with have dropped their emergency contact info to the company slack in the last couple days because, to quote one of them, "I'm going to the protest tonight and if i get shot, I want you to know why I missed work."
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
like I said, the MAGA fascists always and inevitably grossly underestimate the resolve of women
Pocahontas has entered the chat.
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Pocahontas has entered the chat.
He's having a stroke, I think.
Tony Dokoupil, as anticipated by Philip Roth, in Our Gang (1972). Some closing thoughts from evening news anchorman and commentator Erect Severhead.
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
He's having a stroke, I think.
JD Vance is the most pathetic imitation of Spiro Agnew that ever lived.
And Agnew was an absolute useless, corrupt piece of shit.
And Agnew was an absolute useless, corrupt piece of shit.
Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
January 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
JD Vance is the most pathetic imitation of Spiro Agnew that ever lived.
And Agnew was an absolute useless, corrupt piece of shit.
And Agnew was an absolute useless, corrupt piece of shit.
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i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
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The new video out just really proves my point. MAGA is arguing that a woman deserved to die because a man dropped his iPhone and got mockingly called “big boy.”
ICE and their defenders are the biggest bunch of whiny babies I have ever seen. Except that is an insult to babies, who are far tougher.
ICE and their defenders are the biggest bunch of whiny babies I have ever seen. Except that is an insult to babies, who are far tougher.
I've been planning to write for a long time about how ICE and their allies sure are a bunch of whiny bitches, for all they talk about how tough they are.
I'm sad that this is the occasion.
But by god, these "tough" guys are pathetic cowards.
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
I'm sad that this is the occasion.
But by god, these "tough" guys are pathetic cowards.
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
ICE is not the victim
MAGA lies can’t hide the real damage done to people like Renee Nicole Good
www.salon.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The new video out just really proves my point. MAGA is arguing that a woman deserved to die because a man dropped his iPhone and got mockingly called “big boy.”
ICE and their defenders are the biggest bunch of whiny babies I have ever seen. Except that is an insult to babies, who are far tougher.
ICE and their defenders are the biggest bunch of whiny babies I have ever seen. Except that is an insult to babies, who are far tougher.
If I buy Mark Spitz's Olymipic medals, does that make me the greatest competitive swimmer of my generation?
This is sad on so many levels — about something that was intended to celebrate the best in people.
@nytimes.com
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January 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
If I buy Mark Spitz's Olymipic medals, does that make me the greatest competitive swimmer of my generation?
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Henry Kissinger got one of these in 1973 so otoh it's kind of a relief to see it turned into a joke maybe once and for all.
This is sad on so many levels — about something that was intended to celebrate the best in people.
@nytimes.com
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January 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Henry Kissinger got one of these in 1973 so otoh it's kind of a relief to see it turned into a joke maybe once and for all.
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The Gestapo didn’t wear masks. These abusive shitbirds do. Because ultimately they‘re cowardly trash.
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The Gestapo didn’t wear masks. These abusive shitbirds do. Because ultimately they‘re cowardly trash.
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More people are going to be murdered by ICE. It’s clear. The tactics ensure it, ICE is getting more furious and being disagreed with or resisted in any way, the verminous administration supports them and has shown they will tell any lie to support ICE murdering people.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
More people are going to be murdered by ICE. It’s clear. The tactics ensure it, ICE is getting more furious and being disagreed with or resisted in any way, the verminous administration supports them and has shown they will tell any lie to support ICE murdering people.
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basically; “the summary execution of americans on the streets is a land of contrast”
this guy is a true airhead. just nothing between those ears.
this guy is a true airhead. just nothing between those ears.
New CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil closing the broadcast from MN last night.
January 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
basically; “the summary execution of americans on the streets is a land of contrast”
this guy is a true airhead. just nothing between those ears.
this guy is a true airhead. just nothing between those ears.
This is not an AI fake. It’s real.
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This is not an AI fake. It’s real.
Abolish ICE.
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson demands ICE “end all operations in Portland until a full investigation can be completed," hours after two people were shot and injured by federal agents.
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Abolish ICE.
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Whatever else happens, when people realize how utterly unnecessary this creepo is it is gonna be so great
January 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Whatever else happens, when people realize how utterly unnecessary this creepo is it is gonna be so great
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I think, every so often, about how the student protesters in South Korea figured out there was a finite supply of tear gas, and then staged retreating marches that caused police to burn off most of it, before the big "bring your auntie and kids" marches that ultimately toppled the dictatorship.
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I think, every so often, about how the student protesters in South Korea figured out there was a finite supply of tear gas, and then staged retreating marches that caused police to burn off most of it, before the big "bring your auntie and kids" marches that ultimately toppled the dictatorship.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to Portland city councilors.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to Portland city councilors.
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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
Um, "because he was doing the job he was asked to do"? What was that job, JD? What exactly was that job?
JD Vance: "The idea that Tim Walz and a bunch of radical are gonna go after and make this guy's life miserable because he was doing the job he was asked to do is preposterous. The unprecedented thing is the idea that a local official can prosecute a federal official with absolute immunity."
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Um, "because he was doing the job he was asked to do"? What was that job, JD? What exactly was that job?