Jeff Sharlet
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social
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I wrote a book about now, THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, & 2 about how we got here, THE FAMILY & C ST, also a Netflix series. My fave books sell fewest: THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. Professing @ Dartmouth. He/Him.
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Orthodox Christianity is like Catholicism or Protestantism, a major branch. "Small-o" means he doesn't mean part of that branch, but just orthodox in the colloquial sense.
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Wait, Cadwallader went to Hampshire?
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Long considered "too conservative" by her fellow conservatives; committed to destroying socialism--her terms; practices a performative Christian nationalist politics; supports war against the Venezualan gov't, which is indeed awful. But still.
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BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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It's not just strategy. I don't know anything about Trump ties, but her own record is as a figure too hard right for much of the opposition, a supporter of the military coup attempt against Chavez, and an absolute opponent of socialism. Maduro is a violent dictator but that doesn't make her a saint.
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Troubled by how many imagine Machado is a great hero because she's not Trump. She's a hard right former coup sympathizer who calls for military intervention & destruction of socialism. Her opponent, Maduro, is an awful dictator. That doesn't make her a dream, anymore than not being named "Trump."
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NOBEL PEACE PRICE COMMITTEE: WE GIVE THIS AWARD, FOR PEACE

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Machado issues her first statement since being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and makes a thinly-veiled appeal to Trump for US intervention in Venezuela:
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This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!
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I genuinely mean this gently: if you've seen Ian Carroll, you've seen antisemitism. If you feel as if you haven't seen that in him, I'd suggest considering that maybe some more learning is necessary, as when any of us stumble across any bigotry we've unconsciously inherited.
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Friend--hope it's ok to call you that, as we've corresponded a bit before--if you've seen Ian Carroll, you've not seen criticism of Israel. To him that's just a means to an end. Not one word of his hate is necessary to name Israeli genocide and oppression. It gets in the way. 2/3
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Ian Carroll's views on Jews are old school, mix of czarist/Fordist Protocols of Elders of Zion & Goebbels hate fantastia. He claims a secret Jewish cabal controls the world, that Holocaust denial is actually a Jewish plot, Jews control media, Jews were responsible for 9/11.
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Actually being broadcast. First the Chicago cyclist and now the Portland inflatables. Who knew "Yakety Sax" would become our freedom anthem
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Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland
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The swarm of blackhawks over Grant Park in downtown Chicago is not only unnecessary, but menacing AND inflammatory as well. But that is Trump’s whole point isn’t it? Happening right NOW!
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Adventures in framing:

Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.
Headline: Trump Has His Eyes on Nobel Prize. Will He Get It?
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Deleted my first response when I saw that Ro Khanna posted that. What a fucking disgrace. Best he'll be able to say is he didn't know. But, to be clear, that's not "the left," or "Bluesky." That's one witless narcissist of a politician posting what he mistakes for praise.
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What the actual fuck, Ro Khanna? The best you're going to be able to come up with is you didn't know who Ian Carroll is--a very old antisemitic conspiracy theorist; a fascist. (I say that as a fierce critic of Israeli genocide.) What's next, Alex Jones?
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I don't take a dime from any PAC or lobbyist, including AIPAC.

I am proud to be one of the handful of Democrats standing up against Big Money.
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You may not hear much about it -- but the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is staging a four day event on the national Mall in Washington, DC. I wrote a bit about it today in the context of wider NAR mobilizations in Brazil. @religiondispatches.org 🧵
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The personal computer was mistake. Computers should be huge and scary
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Just realized where I'd seen this villain before
Melania in a round-brimmed banded hat, her eyes obscured The villainous Harpist from Kung Fu Hustle, in a round-brimmed, banded hat, his eyes obscured
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I've arranged for myself to be re-homed with a Christian family, retroactive to 1980.
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ICE agent yells 'do something, b----' before shooting Chicago woman 5 times

Martinez’s attorney, Christopher Parente, offered to play an agent’s body-camera video that shows the shooting(Image: Getty Images) An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Chicago is facing scrutiny after a
ICE agent yells 'do something, b----' before shooting Chicago woman 5 times
Martinez’s attorney, Christopher Parente, offered to play an agent’s body-camera video that shows the shooting(Image: Getty Images) An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Chicago is facing scrutiny after a new video shows him yelling at a local woman “do something, b—-” before pulling over and shooting her five times, a body camera video suggests. The video is in stark conflict with the government’s account that federal agents in Broadview were “boxed in by 10 cars” and the woman, Marimar Martinez, 30, was one of the drivers. “Agents were unable to move their vehicles and exited the car. One of the drivers who rammed the law enforcement vehicle was armed with a semi-automatic weapon,” officials claimed on X. However, as court documents emerge, more alleged discrepancies are coming to light. Martinez’s attorney, Christopher Parente, offered to play an agent’s body-camera video that shows the shooting. In the footage he claims an agent turns a federal vehicle in Brighton Park, not Broadville, into Martinez’s vehicle when he taunts her to “do something, b—-.” He then allegedly exits his vehicle and proceeds to shoot Martinez. It comes after the terrifying moment an ICE agent held a family with a baby and gunpoint and committed a shocking act was caught on camera.READ MORE: Shocking clip shows masked ICE agents shoot pastor in the face with a pepper ballREAD MORE: Donald and Melania Trump's body language exposes clash over how Barron is raised Martinez is a U.S. citizen who works for a school and has supportive letters about her character filed in court. (Image: DHS) Marimar Martinez car damage(Image: USDC) “It’s a miracle she’s still alive,” Parente said. Officials had initially alleged that Martinez was armed and rammed her car into federal agents, threatening to shoot officers. However, prosecutors now acknowledge that she did not point or display a weapon. Parente also confirmed that while she had a valid firearm, she also had a concealed-carry license. Martinez is a U.S. citizen who works for a school and has supportive letters about her character filed in court. Another victim of the shooting and co-defendant Anthony Ruiz, 21, is also a U.S. citizen and self-employed as a DJ. Both of them face federal felony assault charges for “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer.” Screenshot from protests erupting after Ruiz and Martinez's confrontation with ICE officers(Image: ABC 7 Chicago) Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz car damage(Image: USDC) According to DHS, federal agents have arrested over 1,000 migrants in Chicago as a result of the highly-controversial operation(Image: Getty Images) The shooting in Chicago has led to heightened tensions in the city, inspiring a series of protests against the presence of ICE agents in local communities in what the administration calls “Operation Midway Blitz.” According to DHS, federal agents have arrested over 1,000 migrants in Chicago as a result of the highly-controversial operation. “During Operation Midway Blitz, our brave DHS law enforcement has made more than 1,000 arrests across Illinois including pedophiles, child abusers, kidnappers, gang members, and armed robbers,” McLaughlin said in a statement. The shooting in Chicago has led to heightened tensions in the city, inspiring a series of protests against the presence of ICE agents in local communities in what the administration calls “Operation Midway Blitz.”(Image: Getty Images) “Our patriotic law enforcement officers are making these arrests despite working without pay because of the Democrats’ shutdown. President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow continued violence or repeat offenders to terrorize our neighborhoods and victimize our children,” she continued. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has denounced ICE’s operation in Chicago, describing the way they treat protesters and detainees as “inhumane.” “It is clear federal agents cannot be trusted to act to protect the safety and constitutional rights of the public,” he said. It comes after ICE savagely mocked a handcuffed protester being dragged away in a controversial video. Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports and entertainment stories.
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CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
jeffsharlet.bsky.social
It makes sense. When I was little I ate pop rocks with coca cola and now I have heart disease. Science is just like that.
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Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."