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Gene Ahern
@geneahern.bsky.social
· Jan 22
To root out propaganda, don’t mistake ‘truth’ for advantage
The First Amendment Troop staged “ResistDance” honoring Renee Good & Alex Pretti
February 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The First Amendment Troop staged “ResistDance” honoring Renee Good & Alex Pretti
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"Leaders of electoral authoritarian regimes use unfair elections to deceive their citizens, create the illusion of popular support, & legitimize their rule...nefarious tactics include repressing the opposition &... manipulating the law, media, electoral administration, & campaign resources."
How to Compete in Unfair Elections | Journal of Democracy
Opposition movements often boycott rigged polls rather than risk legitimizing an autocrat. It is usually a mistake. Here is the playbook for how one opposition seized the advantage.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:59 PM
"Leaders of electoral authoritarian regimes use unfair elections to deceive their citizens, create the illusion of popular support, & legitimize their rule...nefarious tactics include repressing the opposition &... manipulating the law, media, electoral administration, & campaign resources."
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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A short overview of how Peter Thiel and Palantir have been systematically weaponizing your data.
Against you.
Against you.
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM
A short overview of how Peter Thiel and Palantir have been systematically weaponizing your data.
Against you.
Against you.
Stephen Colbert on being censored by the felon’s regime youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA
Why CBS Didn't Broadcast Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Stephen Colbert on being censored by the felon’s regime youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA
@biteybutcute.bsky.social put together the best sentence for our moment.
“i don’t want impeachment, i want (redacted)”
“i don’t want impeachment, i want (redacted)”
February 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
@biteybutcute.bsky.social put together the best sentence for our moment.
“i don’t want impeachment, i want (redacted)”
“i don’t want impeachment, i want (redacted)”
This chart is an Edward Tufte level reveal of the amount of the Felon’s grift so far in the economy he created. Well done, @gtconway.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
This chart is an Edward Tufte level reveal of the amount of the Felon’s grift so far in the economy he created. Well done, @gtconway.bsky.social
News media fail
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
February 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
News media fail
News media fail, circa 1933
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
News media fail, circa 1933
News media fail
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
News media fail
News media fail
I'm sure it is just a coincidence that this announcement comes after it was discovered that partisan hack Bari Weiss was working to cut Anderson Cooper's 60 Minutes piece on Trump *loving* immigrants—but only if they are white South Africans.
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
🔎 SCOOP: Anderson Cooper To Depart 60 Minutes
Legendary Newsman Will Focus on CNN And Family
www.breakermedia.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM
News media fail
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Casting a vote in a polling station is a constitutionally protected right.
Murdering people in cold blood in the street is not.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, Mr. Emmer.
Murdering people in cold blood in the street is not.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, Mr. Emmer.
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 10:48 PM
Casting a vote in a polling station is a constitutionally protected right.
Murdering people in cold blood in the street is not.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, Mr. Emmer.
Murdering people in cold blood in the street is not.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, Mr. Emmer.
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Read and share all over..he nails it
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Read and share all over..he nails it
Well on our way to becoming, to quote the Felon, "a shithole country."
Thank you, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Thank you, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Remember: Viktor Orban has built a corrupt, stagnant Hungary that is much poorer than it should be
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Well on our way to becoming, to quote the Felon, "a shithole country."
Thank you, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Thank you, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Nauseatingly accurate.
February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Nauseatingly accurate.
Unus pro Bezos, Bezos pro uno
The Washington Post editorial page shows its ass every day as a tool to advance Bezos positions. Last week, there was some hysterical union bashing. Today it's a pro-driverless car piece, a business Amazon is in. Anything to kil human jobs.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The long view of self-driving cars
Shortsighted special interests aim to preserve some jobs at the expense of saving lives on the road.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Unus pro Bezos, Bezos pro uno
The contagion reaches everywhere.
Donald Trump has exposed an ugly truth about American companies: they’re no longer even pretending to be good citizens.
Read more: bloom.bg/4aFgwyT
📷️: Shawn Thew/Bloomberg
Read more: bloom.bg/4aFgwyT
📷️: Shawn Thew/Bloomberg
February 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The contagion reaches everywhere.
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last month the US secretly deported nine asylum seekers to cameroon where they’ve been trapped at a local government-owned compound until they agree to return to their home countries where they face persecution and death. none have history of violence.
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:11 AM
last month the US secretly deported nine asylum seekers to cameroon where they’ve been trapped at a local government-owned compound until they agree to return to their home countries where they face persecution and death. none have history of violence.
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🎩 He should be executed for TREASON!
February 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM
🎩 He should be executed for TREASON!
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SkyLight app is the video crossover for BlueSky.
Logging in with your same credentials will offer to migrate all your current followers and your videos posted there will appear here.
Logging in with your same credentials will offer to migrate all your current followers and your videos posted there will appear here.
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
SkyLight app is the video crossover for BlueSky.
Logging in with your same credentials will offer to migrate all your current followers and your videos posted there will appear here.
Logging in with your same credentials will offer to migrate all your current followers and your videos posted there will appear here.
Forward thinking.
February 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Forward thinking.
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Is the reasonable suspicion that they’re not white tho
February 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Is the reasonable suspicion that they’re not white tho
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social's news analysis, while excellent, is at least 10 years too late. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
Trump’s Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social's news analysis, while excellent, is at least 10 years too late. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
Fascism's next wrinkle.
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Fascism's next wrinkle.