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And what allows them to rationalize anything is an underlying mistrust of all institutions--political, academic, journalistic, medical, scientific, artistic, etc. The US far right has been working to undermine trust in those civil society institutions since WWII ended...and it's now bearing fruit.
September 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
And what allows them to rationalize anything is an underlying mistrust of all institutions--political, academic, journalistic, medical, scientific, artistic, etc. The US far right has been working to undermine trust in those civil society institutions since WWII ended...and it's now bearing fruit.
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July 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States and there always has been.” — Isaac Asimov.
July 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States and there always has been.” — Isaac Asimov.
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One day Alligator Alcatraz will be filled with those who built it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-p0...
Alligator Alcatraz
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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July 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One day Alligator Alcatraz will be filled with those who built it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-p0...
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BREAKING: Gavin Newsom has just torched Trump, Stephen Miller and the whole administration. 🔥
It comes after armored vehicles and armed federal agents stormed MacArthur Park in LA today.
EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
It comes after armored vehicles and armed federal agents stormed MacArthur Park in LA today.
EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
July 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
BREAKING: Gavin Newsom has just torched Trump, Stephen Miller and the whole administration. 🔥
It comes after armored vehicles and armed federal agents stormed MacArthur Park in LA today.
EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
It comes after armored vehicles and armed federal agents stormed MacArthur Park in LA today.
EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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Trump and Hegseth are actively and overly turning the US military into a partisan political force in violation of the Constitution, and Republicans in Congress will say nothing as another pillar of the Republic comes crashing down.
June 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Trump and Hegseth are actively and overly turning the US military into a partisan political force in violation of the Constitution, and Republicans in Congress will say nothing as another pillar of the Republic comes crashing down.
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Watching the right now oppose the part of the second amendment that guarantees a well regulated militia under state control is… something.
June 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Watching the right now oppose the part of the second amendment that guarantees a well regulated militia under state control is… something.
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Good time to bump this back up. They're running a little late, but they're tracking with expectations.
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What to Expect When You're Expecting Fascism
The second Trump administration is likely to begin with a series of shock events designed to overwhelm our capacity for sense-making.
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June 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Good time to bump this back up. They're running a little late, but they're tracking with expectations.
america2.news/what-to-expe...
america2.news/what-to-expe...
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I found @davetroy.com very interesting. I'd not heard Project Russia mentioned before. ⤵️
What's Russia's ultimate goal?
This week – David Troy opens the lid on Project Russia – the books that outline Russia's final aim: to undermine the West.
Listen 👉 tr.ee/ksicr-3Wty
This week – David Troy opens the lid on Project Russia – the books that outline Russia's final aim: to undermine the West.
Listen 👉 tr.ee/ksicr-3Wty
June 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I found @davetroy.com very interesting. I'd not heard Project Russia mentioned before. ⤵️
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Hey Trump where’s the uhhh…. Wheres the Epstein files?
What about all the UFO stuff?
What about all the UFO stuff?
May 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hey Trump where’s the uhhh…. Wheres the Epstein files?
What about all the UFO stuff?
What about all the UFO stuff?
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I wouldn't be out there if I didn't believe that America can come through this moment, if each of us is prepared to play our role in demanding and delivering a better future.
May 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I wouldn't be out there if I didn't believe that America can come through this moment, if each of us is prepared to play our role in demanding and delivering a better future.
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Protests right now against ICE in NYC
May 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Protests right now against ICE in NYC
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Ben Meiselas at Milken Institute: They want to hear: Why are you bullying a marginalized community? Why are you punching down at human beings? We are the United States of America—why are you treating people like this?
May 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Ben Meiselas at Milken Institute: They want to hear: Why are you bullying a marginalized community? Why are you punching down at human beings? We are the United States of America—why are you treating people like this?
Yes, actually. I’m glad others in your field are not so close minded to new tools that help advance their research:
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May 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Yes, actually. I’m glad others in your field are not so close minded to new tools that help advance their research:
isps.yale.edu/news/blog/20...
isps.yale.edu/news/blog/20...
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It’s weird how people are contrarian at the most basic idea of “you could learn about what you’re criticizing so you can have a better idea of what’s wrong with it instead of simply allowing it to be a tool for nefarious actors who don’t give a shit about morality”
I know it’s cool and hip to hate on AI around here but you could definitely benefit from at least having a basic grasp on what you’re hating on.
An LLM with access to the entire internet would have no functional use to a writer because they are writing… nonfiction? Try finishing that thought.
An LLM with access to the entire internet would have no functional use to a writer because they are writing… nonfiction? Try finishing that thought.
May 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It’s weird how people are contrarian at the most basic idea of “you could learn about what you’re criticizing so you can have a better idea of what’s wrong with it instead of simply allowing it to be a tool for nefarious actors who don’t give a shit about morality”
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Weather and climate research funds are being “chainsawed” from NOAA's budget. Last I checked, Louisiana & Florida, which are maximally susceptible to Hurricanes, voted Red in the last General Election.
Wondering if residents there knew in advance this would happen.
Wondering if residents there knew in advance this would happen.
May 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Weather and climate research funds are being “chainsawed” from NOAA's budget. Last I checked, Louisiana & Florida, which are maximally susceptible to Hurricanes, voted Red in the last General Election.
Wondering if residents there knew in advance this would happen.
Wondering if residents there knew in advance this would happen.
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Men are not constantly being told “you’re bad,” they are constantly being told “LEFT WING SJWS THINK YOU’RE BAD” by conservative propaganda. There’s a huge difference.
I have two sons, and I don't think I've ever seen messaging going "Don't be a boy" or "YOU'RE BAD."
Sure looks like that's in "I heard someone say that they heard..." territory, rather than actual direct experience.
Also worth noting, the main message from manosphere influencers is "YOU'RE BAD."
Sure looks like that's in "I heard someone say that they heard..." territory, rather than actual direct experience.
Also worth noting, the main message from manosphere influencers is "YOU'RE BAD."
It's a brutal time for young men, and to be raising one. The primary message they now is get is "YOU'RE BAD" without any meaningful attempt to offer healthy pathways beyond "Don't be a boy."
Absolutely perfect time for right wing monsters to sweep in with shitty answers.
Absolutely perfect time for right wing monsters to sweep in with shitty answers.
May 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Men are not constantly being told “you’re bad,” they are constantly being told “LEFT WING SJWS THINK YOU’RE BAD” by conservative propaganda. There’s a huge difference.
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We heard the rumors. Maybe president panican will declare martial law, maybe he won’t. But do you think this clown car of incompetent sycophantic signal leakers can keep all 300 million of us down? Absolutely not. We will not comply. Here’s some advice from Oliver Kornetzke. Let’s get weird.
April 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We heard the rumors. Maybe president panican will declare martial law, maybe he won’t. But do you think this clown car of incompetent sycophantic signal leakers can keep all 300 million of us down? Absolutely not. We will not comply. Here’s some advice from Oliver Kornetzke. Let’s get weird.
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Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
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Keep downplaying the protests at your own peril.
Keep threatening Americans.
The protests will only get bigger.
Trump is hated.
Musk is hated.
The political winds have shifted.
People are fed up.
This is only the beginning.
Keep threatening Americans.
The protests will only get bigger.
Trump is hated.
Musk is hated.
The political winds have shifted.
People are fed up.
This is only the beginning.
April 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Keep downplaying the protests at your own peril.
Keep threatening Americans.
The protests will only get bigger.
Trump is hated.
Musk is hated.
The political winds have shifted.
People are fed up.
This is only the beginning.
Keep threatening Americans.
The protests will only get bigger.
Trump is hated.
Musk is hated.
The political winds have shifted.
People are fed up.
This is only the beginning.
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Liar Greg Abbott says he has refused to set a special election to fill the seat of recently diseased Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner because he says Harris County doesn’t do their elections properly.
April 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Liar Greg Abbott says he has refused to set a special election to fill the seat of recently diseased Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner because he says Harris County doesn’t do their elections properly.