Kevin Baird
@kevlar.bsky.social
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WTF is happening
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
WTF is happening
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Trump: We’re going to send ICE to World Cup matches.
FIFA: WE’RE GIVING YOU OUR FIRST EVER PEACE PRIZE!!!
FIFA: WE’RE GIVING YOU OUR FIRST EVER PEACE PRIZE!!!
December 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump: We’re going to send ICE to World Cup matches.
FIFA: WE’RE GIVING YOU OUR FIRST EVER PEACE PRIZE!!!
FIFA: WE’RE GIVING YOU OUR FIRST EVER PEACE PRIZE!!!
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Remember how I've said AI is an attack? This is what I meant
Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Remember how I've said AI is an attack? This is what I meant
“Pacify” ≠ “peace”
NEW: Trump wins FIFA Peace Prize after Nobel snub
Trump gets Peace Prize, but not the one he wanted
Trump accepted the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize at the 2026 World Cup draw.
www.axios.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“Pacify” ≠ “peace”
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Democracy dies on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket. From Kagan’s dissent:
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Democracy dies on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket. From Kagan’s dissent:
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“Pulitzer Prize-winning author & staff writer at The New Yorker, Elizabeth Kolbert, sits down w/Jon Stewart to discuss her latest book, "Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World”
youtu.be/42e1qdYDw_Q .
youtu.be/42e1qdYDw_Q .
Elizabeth Kolbert - The Climate Crisis & “Life on a Little-Known Planet" | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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December 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
“Pulitzer Prize-winning author & staff writer at The New Yorker, Elizabeth Kolbert, sits down w/Jon Stewart to discuss her latest book, "Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World”
youtu.be/42e1qdYDw_Q .
youtu.be/42e1qdYDw_Q .
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Trump admin drug interdiction policy:
Some we murder.
Some we let go home.
Some we pardon.
Some we murder.
Some we let go home.
Some we pardon.
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Trump admin drug interdiction policy:
Some we murder.
Some we let go home.
Some we pardon.
Some we murder.
Some we let go home.
Some we pardon.
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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The “kill them all” order by SecDef Hegseth would be a textbook war crime even if the original attack had been legal.
It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The “kill them all” order by SecDef Hegseth would be a textbook war crime even if the original attack had been legal.
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So unfair.
This is on Trump & Noem & Hegseth.
This is on Trump & Noem & Hegseth.
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So unfair.
This is on Trump & Noem & Hegseth.
This is on Trump & Noem & Hegseth.
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I would call Pete Hegseth a war criminal, but we aren’t at war. He’s just a mass murderer.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I would call Pete Hegseth a war criminal, but we aren’t at war. He’s just a mass murderer.
There’s a sucker born every minute
BREAKING: "Trump Mobile" has been exposed as a T-Mobile Revvl 7 Pro, made in China. You can buy one of those for $100, but Trump sold it to MAGA for the low, low price of... $500. 🤣
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
There’s a sucker born every minute
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Madden: Did you ever see Bone Tomahawk?
Al: No
Madden: alright, so
Al: No
Madden: alright, so
November 26, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Madden: Did you ever see Bone Tomahawk?
Al: No
Madden: alright, so
Al: No
Madden: alright, so
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I think "Recognizing Satire" should join Freshman Composition as a universal course requirement for graduation.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I think "Recognizing Satire" should join Freshman Composition as a universal course requirement for graduation.
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It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race
Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.
www.al.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
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I would like Twitter to have stronger border security.
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I would like Twitter to have stronger border security.
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And Russia… LOTS of right wing accounts are being run out of Russia.
Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
And Russia… LOTS of right wing accounts are being run out of Russia.
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THIS JUST IN: Socialism won
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
THIS JUST IN: Socialism won
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It was one of the most interfered with elections in history - objectively, openly, not just my opinion - which is why I don't listen to any nonsense about "THE VOTERS" and what they did wrong. If you're not looking at this first, your political analysis is worth a wet fart.
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It was one of the most interfered with elections in history - objectively, openly, not just my opinion - which is why I don't listen to any nonsense about "THE VOTERS" and what they did wrong. If you're not looking at this first, your political analysis is worth a wet fart.
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We don't really know how bicycles work.
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
We don't really know how bicycles work.
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This is early times. @dougjones.bsky.social isn't even an announced candidate. Let's see how those numbers change if he announces & shares his message with the people of Alabama.
2026 Alabama Gubernatorial Election Poll (NEW)
🗳️ General Election:
52.6% 🔴 Tommy Tuberville (+18.5)
34.1% 🔵 Doug Jones
13.3% 🤷 Undecided
Cygnal | 605 LVs | 11/19/25 | MOE 4%
🗳️ General Election:
52.6% 🔴 Tommy Tuberville (+18.5)
34.1% 🔵 Doug Jones
13.3% 🤷 Undecided
Cygnal | 605 LVs | 11/19/25 | MOE 4%
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is early times. @dougjones.bsky.social isn't even an announced candidate. Let's see how those numbers change if he announces & shares his message with the people of Alabama.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.