@escapedexplorer.bsky.social
Formerly DC_Explorer; I wasn't creative with my first username, why change now?
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
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Given the sudden interest in grade determination review boards, pretty easy slam dunk case in 29 that this dope should only be able to retire as at most an O-4, even if he's got O-5 top 3 thanks to pete personally promoting him, cuckolding randy george yet again
Dort possesses a toddler’s understanding of national security. @mikeblack114.bsky.social @sharonk.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Given the sudden interest in grade determination review boards, pretty easy slam dunk case in 29 that this dope should only be able to retire as at most an O-4, even if he's got O-5 top 3 thanks to pete personally promoting him, cuckolding randy george yet again
You don't get to slip the bridle off one of the Four Horsemen and then stamp your feet and go "well I don't think he should do the bad thing"
You have committed the kind of unforgiveable sin that ancient civilizations would have made your name a loanword for the worst punishments ever conceived of.
You have committed the kind of unforgiveable sin that ancient civilizations would have made your name a loanword for the worst punishments ever conceived of.
Cassidy rips RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change, says it's 'based on no scientific input' thehill.com/policy/healt...
Cassidy rips RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change, says it’s ‘based on no scientific input’
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who cast a critical vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, on Monday blasted the reduction of the childhood immun…
thehill.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
You don't get to slip the bridle off one of the Four Horsemen and then stamp your feet and go "well I don't think he should do the bad thing"
You have committed the kind of unforgiveable sin that ancient civilizations would have made your name a loanword for the worst punishments ever conceived of.
You have committed the kind of unforgiveable sin that ancient civilizations would have made your name a loanword for the worst punishments ever conceived of.
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are you people fucking crazy. do you understand how insane and stupid you sound claiming the invasion of a sovereign fucking country is a 4D chess distracterino
Chris Murphy: "At some level he's winning tonight because clearly part of his intent here was to distract the American people -- you and I -- from what's happening here at home. You have 20 million families who are getting massive increases in their healthcare premiums. People will die."
January 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
are you people fucking crazy. do you understand how insane and stupid you sound claiming the invasion of a sovereign fucking country is a 4D chess distracterino
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It's eugenics. All of this anti-vaccine policy BS being pushed by the incoming administration is designed to harm those who are already sick or disabled and they're trying to sell it as some sort of big holistic movement so it is more palatable and better accepted by the public and lawmakers.
December 13, 2024 at 2:47 PM
It's eugenics. All of this anti-vaccine policy BS being pushed by the incoming administration is designed to harm those who are already sick or disabled and they're trying to sell it as some sort of big holistic movement so it is more palatable and better accepted by the public and lawmakers.
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another example of our incredibly weird status quo - this happened, the cops couldn't actually charge her, and she's been confirmed as released
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 2:13 AM
another example of our incredibly weird status quo - this happened, the cops couldn't actually charge her, and she's been confirmed as released
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And, you can also change the narrative yourself, by leading the public. Public pressure absolutely moves politicians. Sitting around waiting for others to take this seriously is failing. Making something the story and making the public care about it is the job of a politician.
IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
if you want the Senate to do something, Senate Republicans must do something.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
And, you can also change the narrative yourself, by leading the public. Public pressure absolutely moves politicians. Sitting around waiting for others to take this seriously is failing. Making something the story and making the public care about it is the job of a politician.
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It's extremely important for global security that every member of the Trump administration be hanged when this is over
The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen to the United States:
“The Kingdom of Denmark, and thus Greenland, is a member of NATO and is therefore covered by the Alliance’s collective security guarantee.” I “strongly urge the United States to cease its threats.”
“The Kingdom of Denmark, and thus Greenland, is a member of NATO and is therefore covered by the Alliance’s collective security guarantee.” I “strongly urge the United States to cease its threats.”
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM
It's extremely important for global security that every member of the Trump administration be hanged when this is over
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Watched the America250 projection on the Washington Monument tonight. Mentioned: Columbus, Ford, Edison, Lewis & Clark, both World Wars, AI. Not mentioned: The Civil War, Lincoln, Native Americans, immigration, slavery, race, civil rights, MLK, Vietnam, or any woman.
January 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Watched the America250 projection on the Washington Monument tonight. Mentioned: Columbus, Ford, Edison, Lewis & Clark, both World Wars, AI. Not mentioned: The Civil War, Lincoln, Native Americans, immigration, slavery, race, civil rights, MLK, Vietnam, or any woman.
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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Anyway, one reporter pushed back. Why wouldn't they go on record? Didn't parents deserve on-the-record comment for such an important change that affects children's health? No, one official said. The reporter rightly called it "terrible!" I'll tell you who if she says its ok.
January 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Anyway, one reporter pushed back. Why wouldn't they go on record? Didn't parents deserve on-the-record comment for such an important change that affects children's health? No, one official said. The reporter rightly called it "terrible!" I'll tell you who if she says its ok.
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Here's the rationale "senior officials" gave.
1. A drop in vaccine uptake including the measles vaccine. (Not mentioned, how HHS head RFK JR. personally advocated against vaccines for the last ten years). The official said the overhaul would somehow increase public confidence in the vaccines :/
1. A drop in vaccine uptake including the measles vaccine. (Not mentioned, how HHS head RFK JR. personally advocated against vaccines for the last ten years). The official said the overhaul would somehow increase public confidence in the vaccines :/
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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RFK Jr's HHS had a press call to announce they were — based on no new data — overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule. Senior officials at HHS answered questions but refused to go on the record, saying we could only attribute the quotes to "officials." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots
The U.S. no longer broadly recommends vaccines for flu, hepatitis A and B, and RSV. Health officials say the guidance aligns with that of peer countries.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
RFK Jr's HHS had a press call to announce they were — based on no new data — overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule. Senior officials at HHS answered questions but refused to go on the record, saying we could only attribute the quotes to "officials." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Look if I'm gonna hear a nonstop barrage of low-explosive kabooms then I want it to be "the Daughters of the Revolution have had quite fucking enough of this Charles II-ass George III-ass dumbass Pretender and have rolled out 3, 6, and 18-pounders with an alacrity and skill that startled onlookers"
............what's with all the fireworks going off in DC right now? Down toward the Mall?
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Look if I'm gonna hear a nonstop barrage of low-explosive kabooms then I want it to be "the Daughters of the Revolution have had quite fucking enough of this Charles II-ass George III-ass dumbass Pretender and have rolled out 3, 6, and 18-pounders with an alacrity and skill that startled onlookers"
............what's with all the fireworks going off in DC right now? Down toward the Mall?
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
............what's with all the fireworks going off in DC right now? Down toward the Mall?
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This is a really lovely practice, and if you're looking for an easy New Year's resolution to make these times a little bit brighter, this one is solid.
One of my old friends (absolutely offline) was going through some scary stuff last year -- and I, helpless, live so far away. And so I asked what I could do to support her best.
"When you see something that makes you think of me, text me."
"When you see something that makes you think of me, text me."
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
This is a really lovely practice, and if you're looking for an easy New Year's resolution to make these times a little bit brighter, this one is solid.
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Solar and wind is an expensive boondoggle, which is why we should spend billions rehabilitating infrastructure in a failed states with active left wing militias so we can get shitty oil refiners don't want
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Solar and wind is an expensive boondoggle, which is why we should spend billions rehabilitating infrastructure in a failed states with active left wing militias so we can get shitty oil refiners don't want
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If you're an officer and you need a JAG opinion to determine whether being ordered to engage in armed force in Greenland is a blatantly illegal order, your oath became meaningless years ago.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
If you're an officer and you need a JAG opinion to determine whether being ordered to engage in armed force in Greenland is a blatantly illegal order, your oath became meaningless years ago.
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this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
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I fucking hate this Trumpism where he denies doing something (waging war without Congress) but also says it would be ok if he did.
Over and over. A fake denial. And then laying the groundwork for it still being fine when the lie is exposed.
Over and over. A fake denial. And then laying the groundwork for it still being fine when the lie is exposed.
TRUMP SAYS WOULD NOT NEED LAWMAKERS TO ACT IN ORDER FOR HIM TO SEND U.S. TROOPS BACK INTO VENEZUELA .
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I fucking hate this Trumpism where he denies doing something (waging war without Congress) but also says it would be ok if he did.
Over and over. A fake denial. And then laying the groundwork for it still being fine when the lie is exposed.
Over and over. A fake denial. And then laying the groundwork for it still being fine when the lie is exposed.
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I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
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I'm sorry I am at my most masculine when I am flinging my youngest into the air while she laughs and my wife disapproves.
I am more and more convinced that right-wingers are like this because they surround themselves with sociopaths to the point they don't know when they're broken inside because they're the same as the people they are regularly around.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
January 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I'm sorry I am at my most masculine when I am flinging my youngest into the air while she laughs and my wife disapproves.
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I’m usually at a moderate level of annoyance with the NYT but this is fucking outrageous. The US president doesn’t get to fucking pick another country’s leader, & headlines shouldn’t present it as just a normal decision, like picking a nominee for a mid-level federal agency. It’s not our colony!
January 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I’m usually at a moderate level of annoyance with the NYT but this is fucking outrageous. The US president doesn’t get to fucking pick another country’s leader, & headlines shouldn’t present it as just a normal decision, like picking a nominee for a mid-level federal agency. It’s not our colony!
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legislative process is a substantive check on imperialist war! It is not a perfect check, but they would not have been able to get authorization for the invasion ex ante
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
legislative process is a substantive check on imperialist war! It is not a perfect check, but they would not have been able to get authorization for the invasion ex ante
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WAKE UP FELLOW AMERICANS
THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR TINY DESK CONCERTS FROM YOU
THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR TINY DESK CONCERTS FROM YOU
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
WAKE UP FELLOW AMERICANS
THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR TINY DESK CONCERTS FROM YOU
THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR TINY DESK CONCERTS FROM YOU