Owen R. Broadhurst ☭ 🏳🌈 🔻⛤ (he/him/his)
@obroadhurst.bsky.social
Just another curmudgeon. Consistently contrarian concern troll. Intellectual miscreant. Ecosocialist. Abolitionist. 26+6=1. Pride is a Riot. From the River to the Sea.Za naszą i waszą wolność. Nothing about us without us. Tout moun se moun. Tiocfaidh ár lá
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I do believe these weirdo 'tradcath' US converts (JD Vance, Laura Ingraham, Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, and Russell Brand, just as examples) have ever lacked sincerity. They did not participate in the Sacraments in any state of grace. They sought conversion to shoehorn in their political ideology
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My thoughts regarding US 'tradcath' convert idolatry
My thoughts regarding US 'tradcath' convert idolatry
Wilkins is the twit who clearly needs a SWAT team to shadow her 24/7 at taxpayer expense
Kash Patel’s girlfriend suggests that Sen. Mark Kelly’s video is responsible for the shooting of National Guard troops in DC.
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Wilkins is the twit who clearly needs a SWAT team to shadow her 24/7 at taxpayer expense
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National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
Tell us about the violence you commit against homeless communities
There must be zero tolerance for violence — of any kind — against the brave men and women in uniform who selflessly serve our communities and our country. The shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. is horrific and unacceptable.
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Tell us about the violence you commit against homeless communities
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Exceptionally nasty, in the quote below. Do you notice how, if the press wants damning evidence of Farage’s hateful views and behaviour, all they have to do is ask whether anyone has encountered it?
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Exceptionally nasty, in the quote below. Do you notice how, if the press wants damning evidence of Farage’s hateful views and behaviour, all they have to do is ask whether anyone has encountered it?
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"Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
I refuse to believe he has any sex appeal for anyone at all, period, and I'm tired of news stories trying to sell us on the notion
The women drawn to RFK Jr. see an intoxicating cocktail of romance and danger—whether it's getting attacked by a yak or texting about taking metaphorical bullets for each other.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
The inexplicable sex appeal of RFK Jr.
How can such ferocious desire be attached to this man? Two memoirs by the women who love him offer some clues.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I refuse to believe he has any sex appeal for anyone at all, period, and I'm tired of news stories trying to sell us on the notion
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Again, I invite the public to put two and two together about what has been happening in British politics and media for a long time now.
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Again, I invite the public to put two and two together about what has been happening in British politics and media for a long time now.
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I wish ppl wouldn't go after RFK for being a heroin addict.
drug addiction is an illness. lots of addicts are lovely people who are not trying to destroy the public health system and murder children. 1
drug addiction is an illness. lots of addicts are lovely people who are not trying to destroy the public health system and murder children. 1
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I wish ppl wouldn't go after RFK for being a heroin addict.
drug addiction is an illness. lots of addicts are lovely people who are not trying to destroy the public health system and murder children. 1
drug addiction is an illness. lots of addicts are lovely people who are not trying to destroy the public health system and murder children. 1
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Mohammed bin Salman has now said no to Trump, Biden, and Trump again
Decent odds next Democratic president learns nothing from this and makes the same ask: give Israel everything in return for nothing
Decent odds next Democratic president learns nothing from this and makes the same ask: give Israel everything in return for nothing
Trump demands something that MBS has no reason to give, acts surprised when MBS says no.
Scoop: Trump's meeting with MBS got tense over Israel
With the war in Gaza over, Trump had hoped for a breakthrough toward Saudi-Israeli normalization.
www.axios.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Mohammed bin Salman has now said no to Trump, Biden, and Trump again
Decent odds next Democratic president learns nothing from this and makes the same ask: give Israel everything in return for nothing
Decent odds next Democratic president learns nothing from this and makes the same ask: give Israel everything in return for nothing
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Let's be serious. Turning over a list of Jews doesn’t seem particularly helpful in fighting antisemitism.
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Let's be serious. Turning over a list of Jews doesn’t seem particularly helpful in fighting antisemitism.
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
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Melanie Phillips' vile anti-Palestinian, anti-Islam rant - and why it must be challenged:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajBR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajBR...
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Melanie Phillips' vile anti-Palestinian, anti-Islam rant - and why it must be challenged:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajBR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajBR...
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NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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one thing that's really interesting about this is that the stated motivation for a lot of this stuff is fighting antisemitism, and then they mention Dana Loesch, a vocal antisemite.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
one thing that's really interesting about this is that the stated motivation for a lot of this stuff is fighting antisemitism, and then they mention Dana Loesch, a vocal antisemite.
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we still haven't moved past the double meaning problem here---the people who want Zohran to be "tougher on antisemitism" really mean "silent on Israeli genocide."
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
we still haven't moved past the double meaning problem here---the people who want Zohran to be "tougher on antisemitism" really mean "silent on Israeli genocide."
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Farage's antisemitism was targeted, persistent and nasty.
Source: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Source: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Farage's antisemitism was targeted, persistent and nasty.
Source: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Source: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Corporate grift engine files suit against New York for refusing to let it offer parasites a new way to thieve from you
BREAKING: RealPage is suing New York, challenging a new state law that bans landlords from using algorithms to set rents.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Corporate grift engine files suit against New York for refusing to let it offer parasites a new way to thieve from you
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this is a liberal currents piece I wrote earlier this year. www.liberalcurrents.com/how-liberali...
How Liberalism Uses Jews, and Why It Shouldn’t Do That
It is not healthy to treat Jewish people like an abstracted symbol of liberalism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
this is a liberal currents piece I wrote earlier this year. www.liberalcurrents.com/how-liberali...
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LLM companies in the best case scenario are just grifters, but they want you to believe their products are conscious, thinking individuals, which would make them slavers and I'm not entirely sure how that's supposed to be better.
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
LLM companies in the best case scenario are just grifters, but they want you to believe their products are conscious, thinking individuals, which would make them slavers and I'm not entirely sure how that's supposed to be better.
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THIS!!! We are not mad enough.
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
THIS!!! We are not mad enough.
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MGT has seen her networth jump from $700k to $25 million since joining Congress in 2021. And she served juuust long enough to get a lifetime tax payer-funded pension.
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke
What the Georgia representative learned in Washington
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
MGT has seen her networth jump from $700k to $25 million since joining Congress in 2021. And she served juuust long enough to get a lifetime tax payer-funded pension.
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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so the whole family is evil, got it
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
so the whole family is evil, got it
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Spectacular #longread on the history of the right-wing opposition in Venezuela, and how during Juan Guaido's shadow government an abominable legal strategy robbed the country of $30 billion destined for corporate claims holders. Amazing work from Moe Tkacik.
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
The $30 Billion Identity Theft of Venezuela - The American Prospect
How Juan Guaidó sucked a weary nation dry, and primed it for the current U.S.-led assault
prospect.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Spectacular #longread on the history of the right-wing opposition in Venezuela, and how during Juan Guaido's shadow government an abominable legal strategy robbed the country of $30 billion destined for corporate claims holders. Amazing work from Moe Tkacik.
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
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Zohran Mamdani named five rabbis and other Jewish New Yorkers to his 400-member transition team, including Rabbi Jason Klein, Rabbi Ellen Lippman, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Rabbi Abby Stein, Rabbi Rachel Timoner.
Rabbis and other Jewish New Yorkers join Mamdani’s 400-member mayoral transition committees
Several of the rabbis stumped for Mamdani or brokered appearances for him in Jewish communities.
forward.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Zohran Mamdani named five rabbis and other Jewish New Yorkers to his 400-member transition team, including Rabbi Jason Klein, Rabbi Ellen Lippman, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Rabbi Abby Stein, Rabbi Rachel Timoner.
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.