Matt Kavanagh
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Matt Kavanagh
@mattkavanagh.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Since I’m new here, I thought I’d repost myTwitter thread from 2018 on #HannahArendt and #Trumphasia: a topic that is unfortunately still relevant today. 1/
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[sigh] turn the salience generator down again
My husband just texted me there's a downhill skier called Breezy Johnson in the same year that the ski jumpers are in trouble for letting out the crotches of their suits and this cannot be true?!
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
[sigh] turn the salience generator down again
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Sometimes I remember Reagan removing Jimmy Carter’s solar panels and I think we’ve been enduring this shit for way too many years.
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Sometimes I remember Reagan removing Jimmy Carter’s solar panels and I think we’ve been enduring this shit for way too many years.
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An image of a trans person (who lives on the other side of the country) is circulating online because of a bunch of far right accounts on social media are claiming it's the Tumbler mass shooter. This individual had nothing to do with it.
These kind of lies get innocent LGBTQ+ people hurt or killed
These kind of lies get innocent LGBTQ+ people hurt or killed
February 11, 2026 at 7:18 AM
An image of a trans person (who lives on the other side of the country) is circulating online because of a bunch of far right accounts on social media are claiming it's the Tumbler mass shooter. This individual had nothing to do with it.
These kind of lies get innocent LGBTQ+ people hurt or killed
These kind of lies get innocent LGBTQ+ people hurt or killed
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They're trying to do reactionary gamer discourse to an entire society
Dude it is so funny that they are trying to go to war with the most streamed artist of the year
Bad Bunny halftime show: 128.2 milion viewers
Kid Rock halftime show: 6.1 million viewers
"Culture war" may be a misnomer, honestly.
Kid Rock halftime show: 6.1 million viewers
"Culture war" may be a misnomer, honestly.
February 11, 2026 at 5:57 AM
They're trying to do reactionary gamer discourse to an entire society
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Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
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Jeanine Pirro tried to jail six Democratic Congress members for accurately stating the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
She will forever be a person who has done that and must always be viewed through that prism.
She will forever be a person who has done that and must always be viewed through that prism.
It’s great that the grand jury said nix, but the attempt was a significant escalation.
Grand juries keep seeing through the Trump DOJ's naked attempts to intimidate critics and political rivals — this time for accurately stating that illegal orders must be disobeyed. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
February 11, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Jeanine Pirro tried to jail six Democratic Congress members for accurately stating the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
She will forever be a person who has done that and must always be viewed through that prism.
She will forever be a person who has done that and must always be viewed through that prism.
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I will never forget how a huge portion of liberal society spent considerable effort for years to ostracize and fire anyone who spoke out against the genocide in Gaza.
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I will never forget how a huge portion of liberal society spent considerable effort for years to ostracize and fire anyone who spoke out against the genocide in Gaza.
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Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
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When we get out the other side of this, we should think seriously about making signs like this permanent, like the plaques in Paris that tell you that you're standing on the exact spot where a resistance fighter was shot down by the Nazis in 1944.
seen in my neighborhood in south Minneapolis
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
When we get out the other side of this, we should think seriously about making signs like this permanent, like the plaques in Paris that tell you that you're standing on the exact spot where a resistance fighter was shot down by the Nazis in 1944.
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Sens Jon Husted (R-OH) & Bernie Moreno (R-OH) both got big payments from Les Wexner and then on cue started to disparage investigations into the Epstein files. This is how the corrupt system works.
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Sens Jon Husted (R-OH) & Bernie Moreno (R-OH) both got big payments from Les Wexner and then on cue started to disparage investigations into the Epstein files. This is how the corrupt system works.
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"This will be Canada's worst school shooting outside of a university, and second only to the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre."
We have removed our story about today's school shooting in Tumbler Ridge from behind the paywall. Updates will be coming here:
RCMP say 10 dead in school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC
Six victims were located dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, while another died on the scene, according to the RCMP. The suspect was found dead at the school from what appeared to be a self-inflic...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
"This will be Canada's worst school shooting outside of a university, and second only to the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre."
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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10 dead, including suspect, after mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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The inability to understand that the oppression of trans Americans is not only part of fascism but a direct path to it is one of the reasons the right has found it so relatively trivial to gain power.
Liberation for all or not at all isn’t just a moral stance — it’s a strategic one.
Liberation for all or not at all isn’t just a moral stance — it’s a strategic one.
WHO THE FCK CARES?! It’s all hate and distraction from the fascist takeover of this country.
February 11, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The inability to understand that the oppression of trans Americans is not only part of fascism but a direct path to it is one of the reasons the right has found it so relatively trivial to gain power.
Liberation for all or not at all isn’t just a moral stance — it’s a strategic one.
Liberation for all or not at all isn’t just a moral stance — it’s a strategic one.
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Over the last few months, TPUSA has made similar state partnerships with officials in Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and (launching next month) Indiana. Some of these states are also requiring a TPUSA club on every public college campus too.
Today Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen will announce a plan to bring Turning Point USA clubs to every high school in the state.
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Over the last few months, TPUSA has made similar state partnerships with officials in Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and (launching next month) Indiana. Some of these states are also requiring a TPUSA club on every public college campus too.
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I think maybe the remarkable part is that the US Attorney tried to indict six Democratic elected officials (and veterans) who made a video saying that everyone should follow the law.
Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democrats who posted a video reminding members of the military to refuse illegal orders.
Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video
The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I think maybe the remarkable part is that the US Attorney tried to indict six Democratic elected officials (and veterans) who made a video saying that everyone should follow the law.
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I’m dreading when smart glasses start to appear in college classrooms, right as we all finish revamping our classes for the AI era. And then the debates over whether we can ban them.
everyone with an IQ above paste could have predicted this would happen: anyway; these Meta glasses are ontologically evil and anyone who wears them is a creeping blood-worm who should be chased from society with stones and sharp sticks
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I’m dreading when smart glasses start to appear in college classrooms, right as we all finish revamping our classes for the AI era. And then the debates over whether we can ban them.
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I can’t believe we’re back to medieval level conflicts like “local government thugs stop, harass priests, cardinal intervenes”
February 11, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I can’t believe we’re back to medieval level conflicts like “local government thugs stop, harass priests, cardinal intervenes”
Holy shit, the headline is nuts and every paragraph gets worse.
February 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Holy shit, the headline is nuts and every paragraph gets worse.
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there are two things about this, one is that there is no prime minister of switzerland, he's talking about the president of the swiss confederation, which is a different thing entirely, and, two, i'm not sure you could make a more persuasive case to SCOTUS for nuking tariffs than this one
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
there are two things about this, one is that there is no prime minister of switzerland, he's talking about the president of the swiss confederation, which is a different thing entirely, and, two, i'm not sure you could make a more persuasive case to SCOTUS for nuking tariffs than this one
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The murderer walks scott-free because the residents of the relevant jurisdiction are literal subhuman apes who refuse to indict
Unironic Reconstruction is the only road left
Unironic Reconstruction is the only road left
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The murderer walks scott-free because the residents of the relevant jurisdiction are literal subhuman apes who refuse to indict
Unironic Reconstruction is the only road left
Unironic Reconstruction is the only road left
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No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
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As more files from the Epstein case are released, I'm sickened by the extent of his depravity and his connections to so many powerful people. Governments around the globe are being shaken by the mentions of their leaders in the files, and the U.S. should apply the same scrutiny to our leaders.
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
As more files from the Epstein case are released, I'm sickened by the extent of his depravity and his connections to so many powerful people. Governments around the globe are being shaken by the mentions of their leaders in the files, and the U.S. should apply the same scrutiny to our leaders.
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US Rep. Balint after reviewing unredacted Epstein files:
"They are a bunch of sick fucks. So many people knew." She confirmed Trump lied about kicking Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. Other files show the relationship continued for years.
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
"They are a bunch of sick fucks. So many people knew." She confirmed Trump lied about kicking Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. Other files show the relationship continued for years.
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
US Rep. Balint after reviewing unredacted Epstein files:
"They are a bunch of sick fucks. So many people knew." She confirmed Trump lied about kicking Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. Other files show the relationship continued for years.
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
"They are a bunch of sick fucks. So many people knew." She confirmed Trump lied about kicking Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. Other files show the relationship continued for years.
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
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This was not an inevitability.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This was not an inevitability.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.