Mikhail Gorbaechev
@mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social
Once a Reverend of the Avocado kind. The General Secretary is dead, long live the General Secretary.
Pinned
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But there are also other groups that actually do work to fight anti-semitism and promote tolerance in general.
Just saying, the "facts on the ground" (learned that phrase from Begin) at the moment aren't great.
But racism in general sort of way out of control right now.
Just saying, the "facts on the ground" (learned that phrase from Begin) at the moment aren't great.
But racism in general sort of way out of control right now.
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
But there are also other groups that actually do work to fight anti-semitism and promote tolerance in general.
Just saying, the "facts on the ground" (learned that phrase from Begin) at the moment aren't great.
But racism in general sort of way out of control right now.
Just saying, the "facts on the ground" (learned that phrase from Begin) at the moment aren't great.
But racism in general sort of way out of control right now.
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I think anyone who thought Lander being a professed liberal Zionist meant he'd be worse on Palestine should really do some re-evaluating. He doesn't need to run to Goldman's left like this, he's choosing to do it.
"I am announcing my support for HR 3565, the Block the Bombs Act . This bill bans the Defense Department from selling Netanyahu’s government the catastrophic weaponry it has used to commit a genocide in Gaza"
February 11, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I think anyone who thought Lander being a professed liberal Zionist meant he'd be worse on Palestine should really do some re-evaluating. He doesn't need to run to Goldman's left like this, he's choosing to do it.
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The problem is that some on the left know one fact about antisemitism, which is that “anti-zionism is not antisemitism.”
This is like if the only thing you knew about racism was “it’s not racist to criticize Liberia.”
It is true in most cases but you’re not actually anti-racist if you stop there
This is like if the only thing you knew about racism was “it’s not racist to criticize Liberia.”
It is true in most cases but you’re not actually anti-racist if you stop there
Pointing out antisemitism on the left is one of the most annoying experiences one can have on Bluesky, not only do you get actual antisemites in your replies but also other leftists who are reflexively defensive and who bristle at the slightest critique.
February 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The problem is that some on the left know one fact about antisemitism, which is that “anti-zionism is not antisemitism.”
This is like if the only thing you knew about racism was “it’s not racist to criticize Liberia.”
It is true in most cases but you’re not actually anti-racist if you stop there
This is like if the only thing you knew about racism was “it’s not racist to criticize Liberia.”
It is true in most cases but you’re not actually anti-racist if you stop there
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Pointing out antisemitism on the left is one of the most annoying experiences one can have on Bluesky, not only do you get actual antisemites in your replies but also other leftists who are reflexively defensive and who bristle at the slightest critique.
February 11, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Pointing out antisemitism on the left is one of the most annoying experiences one can have on Bluesky, not only do you get actual antisemites in your replies but also other leftists who are reflexively defensive and who bristle at the slightest critique.
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Darkly hilarious in a cosmic sort of way that the average CIA operative is to the left of the average politician on Israel/Palestine. ("I dream of killing Pollard every night" versus "Greatest ally.")
A lot of people who opposed JCPOA at the time eventually did an about face and acknowledged that Obama did in fact achieve what they claimed they wanted but Schumer hasn't because he has an underlying, and genuine, belief thar Israeli political priorities are the same as America's. This is batshit.
In the uncomfortable position of thinking most criticisms of Schumer are unfair but he still has to go because I think he’d be a poor opposition leader if we invade Iran and indeed his opposition to JCPOA should have kept him from the job to begin with.
February 10, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Darkly hilarious in a cosmic sort of way that the average CIA operative is to the left of the average politician on Israel/Palestine. ("I dream of killing Pollard every night" versus "Greatest ally.")
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Okay this is insane???
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 11, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Okay this is insane???
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I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 AM
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
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Brad Lander commits to cosponsoring the Block The Bombs Act if elected, which would ban the US government from transferring cluster bombs, JDAMs, artillery and tank shells, and other munitions to the Israeli government.
Brad Lander: To build a just and safe future for Israelis and Palestinians, and to move toward a US foreign policy that aligns with our principles and our interests, it’s time to block the bombs.
https://bit.ly/3LZNZfe
https://bit.ly/3LZNZfe
To Build Bridges, We Must Block the Bombs
Brad Lander in The Nation: “When I am elected to Congress, I will support the Block the Bombs Act to protect more Palestinians from being killed by Israel.”
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Brad Lander commits to cosponsoring the Block The Bombs Act if elected, which would ban the US government from transferring cluster bombs, JDAMs, artillery and tank shells, and other munitions to the Israeli government.
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while this is not *surprising*, it is still *shocking*
if you remember the FBI + ICE + local raid on a horse race track in Wilder, Idaho that detained hundreds of families (including many kids & U.S. citizens) the @acluidaho.bsky.social just announced a lawsuit.
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
while this is not *surprising*, it is still *shocking*
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complete symmetry with the lines of both reactionary centrists and conservatives. 'you should have to hang out with my disgusting friend' is the real unifying pillar of all ideologies
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
complete symmetry with the lines of both reactionary centrists and conservatives. 'you should have to hang out with my disgusting friend' is the real unifying pillar of all ideologies
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I don't actually think this is true, I think people on social media talk a lot about average dipshit tankies because they're on here too, they often disproportionately shape the discourse, and they're usually in your mentions sending you death threats and calling you slurs.
big chunk of online left-of-center types took "intent doesn't matter" re: racism etc & allowed it to metastasize into "actual ability to wield power doesn't matter, ergo the average dipshit tankie and Guy Breaking The Leahy Law To Facilitate Genocide are not just morally but practically equivalent"
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I don't actually think this is true, I think people on social media talk a lot about average dipshit tankies because they're on here too, they often disproportionately shape the discourse, and they're usually in your mentions sending you death threats and calling you slurs.
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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
lmao bro why would you do that
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 11, 2026 at 2:45 AM
lmao bro why would you do that
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Honestly the best time to wage an offensive war against these human warehouse concentration camps is before they are in operation.
It’s easier for Americans to reject something off the bat than to admit when we have committed a wrong.
It’s easier for Americans to reject something off the bat than to admit when we have committed a wrong.
man i just have such a bad feeling about the stories we're going to get (and not get) as they get these warehouse concentration camps up and running
can't help but think they want roofed buildings to avoid camera coverage
can't help but think they want roofed buildings to avoid camera coverage
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Honestly the best time to wage an offensive war against these human warehouse concentration camps is before they are in operation.
It’s easier for Americans to reject something off the bat than to admit when we have committed a wrong.
It’s easier for Americans to reject something off the bat than to admit when we have committed a wrong.
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I'm gonna be honest, there's no obvious way to distinguish this guy from ICE.
Law enforcement on Tuesday released photos of a masked individual appearing to tamper with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance. 🔗 on.wsj.com/46uTQjq
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I'm gonna be honest, there's no obvious way to distinguish this guy from ICE.
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Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
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this is just a statement of fact? SDL is right?
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
this is just a statement of fact? SDL is right?
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The NYT says Democratic proposals for reforming ICE are “facing blowback.”
But blowback from who? Not the people! Polls show support for most reforms exceeds 60%, with some ideas reaching as high as 94% of the public!
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
But blowback from who? Not the people! Polls show support for most reforms exceeds 60%, with some ideas reaching as high as 94% of the public!
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The NYT says Democratic proposals for reforming ICE are “facing blowback.”
But blowback from who? Not the people! Polls show support for most reforms exceeds 60%, with some ideas reaching as high as 94% of the public!
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
But blowback from who? Not the people! Polls show support for most reforms exceeds 60%, with some ideas reaching as high as 94% of the public!
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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What part of “If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide,” was fucking unclear.
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum Address
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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BAAAAAAABE BABE BABE BABE WAKE UP THEY’RE RECREATING THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
February 10, 2026 at 9:16 PM
BAAAAAAABE BABE BABE BABE WAKE UP THEY’RE RECREATING THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
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They’ve fully switched sides, by all appearances, and are working with the agents that have terrorized tens of thousands of neighbors into hiding.
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
They’ve fully switched sides, by all appearances, and are working with the agents that have terrorized tens of thousands of neighbors into hiding.
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Hennepin County Sheriff now appears to be openly assisting ICE as it conducts abductions and harasses observers.
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Hennepin County Sheriff now appears to be openly assisting ICE as it conducts abductions and harasses observers.
You know, maybe I'm just getting older, but blood draws and vaccines aren't as existentially unpleasant as they used to be.
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
You know, maybe I'm just getting older, but blood draws and vaccines aren't as existentially unpleasant as they used to be.
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truly an earthquake in NJ politics. also the biggest coup yet for NJ WFP and maybe even for the WFP as a national org—what other elected is a former high-ranking WFP official?
Winner winner.
@analiliafornj.bsky.social helped build the Working Families Party in New Jersey. Now her victory sends a clear signal that it’s a new day in New Jersey politics, and our country is ready for bold, working-class leadership. Let's talk about it:
@analiliafornj.bsky.social helped build the Working Families Party in New Jersey. Now her victory sends a clear signal that it’s a new day in New Jersey politics, and our country is ready for bold, working-class leadership. Let's talk about it:
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
truly an earthquake in NJ politics. also the biggest coup yet for NJ WFP and maybe even for the WFP as a national org—what other elected is a former high-ranking WFP official?