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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 1d

Which cartels did they destroy from top to bottom?

newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 2d

Please, Fox, do the right thing and follow the Trumps’ advice and prohibit any D pol from appearing on your network. Maybe then the consultant class will stop offering up their clients as that day’s Emmanual Goldstein.

Wishful thinking, I realize.

newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 2d

This is a lovely essay that echoes my own childhood with extraordinary fidelity. I grew up on a farm so was only able to play D&D with friends occassionally; as a result I spent a lot of my time creating & refining elaborate dungeon maps, going through reams of graph paper. Thank you for sharing!

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 5d

full employment + Covid WFH + BLM + MeToo broke the brains of so, so, SO many american elites

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 6d

i think we are living through, in the US at least, a significant gender backlash and part of it is absolutely elite-driven.

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 6d

Like… it's kind of right there, no?

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 7d

I always love it when law enforcement appropriates the Punisher logo, not understanding that Frank Castle aka the Punisher, actually hates law enforcement and felt forced into vigilantism due to the impotence & outright corruption of law enforcement. He literally rips his logo off cop uniforms.

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 8d

reddit occupied government

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The challenge coins being handed out by @FBIDirectorKash. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 9d

I wasn't disappointed, I pretty much knew what I was getting myself into, but I just have a preference for things that have tension & release, polychromatism, the less is more aesthetic. It was a mile wide and not an inch deep, but let's say it was 6 inches deep. I dug the bell sounds and vocal bits

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 9d

It was my fourth time seeing Autechre, I think this is the 4th decade I've experienced them in. Somebody asked me if they always sounded like this. I never know how to respond, I guess I'd say earlier performances had more to dig into and appreciate. Maybe I'm just desensitized at this point.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 9d

Saw Autechre & Mark Broom tonight. Somebody told me Mark is a big hardgroove DJ, but I don't really know what hardgroove is. He played a variety of stuff. Dug it. Was my fourth time seeing Autechre, the first 40 minutes were great. After that absence of contrast started to get tiring. 6/10 night.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 9d

I really hope that some future POTUS has the good sense to raze this abomination to the ground.

newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 9d

Bill Burr wasn't paid for his comedy, but to generate quotes like these.

newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 12d

The way their gear shaked while they ran tells me that dress-up is more important to many of them than actual performance, and somebody way smarter than me about these sorts of things should investigate the possibility of leveraging this observation into an oppositional tactical advantage.

newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 12d

inexplicable moronic *moves*, not views. my kingdom for an edit button!

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 12d

Now that I've gone down this rabbit hole, I'll go one step further and wonder if the consultants & polling firms giving Dem leadership bad advice are being funded & controlled by AIPAC and/or proxies, making calculation that a weakened Democratic party easier to control re: Israel/Palestine policy.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 12d

AIPAC is pushing Jeffries' team to make these inexplicable, moronic views because they know it will weaken him, make him more dependent on their money. They're reminding his team multiple times per day what they did to Cori Bush.

His self-owns makes no sense unless viewed through that prism.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 12d

Pure speculation: AIPAC is squeezing Jeffries, on the one side promising a well-funded pro-Israel primary challenge if he endorses Mamdani; on the other side, withholding endorsement earns help w/left-wing primary challenge. They made him praise Adams to send a clear message: dance, puppet, dance.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12d

Hakeem Jeffries is acting like he *wants* to draw a strong primary challenger in 2026 and, honestly, I wish him all the luck in the world there.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

The wiki page was edited this afternoon with that info and it has been contested in the editors comments. Multiple news sources say he was born in Brooklyn and likely has dual citizenship via his parents.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

One of my biggest issues with Sherman's march to the sea is that he was too constrained.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

This article from the Des Moines register describes him as a "Brooklyn, NY native". Either the background check process across multiple states and education districts has had repeated failures or ICE fucked up, big time.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...

Who is Des Moines Public Schools' new superintendent? What you need to know:

Roberts takes over Iowa's largest and most diverse school district from Interim Superintendent Matt Smith July 1.

www.desmoinesregister.com

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

Starting to seem that way. Complimenting me on my manners? WTF

newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

Regardless, you don't work in supervisory positions in education in multiple states without going through numerous LEA & FBI background checks, including fingerprint submission.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

His bio says he was born in the US: www.dmschools.org/departments/...

Dr. Ian Roberts, Superintendent - Des Moines Public Schools

Dr. Ian Roberts was named the 15th Superintendent of the Des Moines Public School district, effective July 1, 2023. Roberts was chosen following an extensive nationwide search based on a leadership pr...

www.dmschools.org

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

His bio says he was born in the US. The "visa" issue is a non-point. He's worked in education in multiple states and has almost certainly had background checks, include state LEA & FBI, run multiple times & submitted fingerprints for employment purposes. They've obviously misidentified him.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

He entered the US when he was born here.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

Dr. Roberts was born in the United States to immigrant parents.

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newnumbertwo @newnumbertwo.bsky.social · 14d

It's in the linked statute - revisions in 1996 & 2022.

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