Ray Pride
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Ray Pride
@raypride.bsky.social
· Dec 15
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Questions? Fascists don't like questions.
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Questions? Fascists don't like questions.
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If it doesn’t cost billions to the giants at this point, change won’t happen.
“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms.
arstechnica.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 PM
If it doesn’t cost billions to the giants at this point, change won’t happen.
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Brexit. None of the instigators have taken any responsibility, none have recognised the inherent flaws, all continue to insist this would be perfection if only something they can't actually describe. The modern communists, who would drive their country into penury rather than face reality.
January 31, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Brexit. None of the instigators have taken any responsibility, none have recognised the inherent flaws, all continue to insist this would be perfection if only something they can't actually describe. The modern communists, who would drive their country into penury rather than face reality.
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Interesting turn of events. After Trump complained the Panama Canal was controlled by China through Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, it will now be controlled by the parent country of Greenland.
Shipping giant Maersk to take over Panama Canal ports after court ruling https://aje.news/xsiern
January 31, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Interesting turn of events. After Trump complained the Panama Canal was controlled by China through Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, it will now be controlled by the parent country of Greenland.
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Grok's CSAM turn looks even more sinister now
January 31, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Grok's CSAM turn looks even more sinister now
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15 very bad years later and here we are. I can't believe these utter pond scum wrecked the internet along with everything else
So apparently I was right to shittalk m00t this week because it's been revealed that his boneheaded decision to establish /pol/ and subsequently ruin the website was allegedly born out of a one-on-one meeting with Jeffery Epstein.
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 AM
15 very bad years later and here we are. I can't believe these utter pond scum wrecked the internet along with everything else
Involuted whirls of scan to garner cash to prevent certain drowning
Musk admits no Optimus robots are doing 'useful work' at Tesla — after claiming otherwise
Musk admits no Optimus robots are doing 'useful work' at Tesla — after claiming otherwise
Elon Musk admitted on Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings call today that the company doesn’t have any Optimus robots doing useful...
electrek.co
January 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Involuted whirls of scan to garner cash to prevent certain drowning
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Speaking of class, remember how NE Patriots owner Robert Kraft had all charges against him dropped in connection to the Florida spa/massage parlor sting while the lady he went to had her entire life savings taken by the feds
reason.com/2020/12/02/f...
reason.com/2020/12/02/f...
Florida Masseuse Ordered to Pay $31,573 After 'Soliciting' Robert Kraft To 'Commit Prostitution'
Three women arrested last year as part of a high-profile "human trafficking" sting in Florida were sentenced recently as part…
reason.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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Starting to think all the covid "learning loss" guys just hated having their kids around
January 31, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Starting to think all the covid "learning loss" guys just hated having their kids around
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This applies to everything else he does.
Everything.
Everything.
Let’s be clear — if Trump doesn’t end up invading Greenland, or doesn’t end up doing any other of his seemingly unlimited batshit insane, illegal and corrupt crimes, it WON’T be “evidence that we were overreacting.” It will ONLY be BECAUSE WE DIDN’T UNDER-REACT.
January 31, 2026 at 8:04 AM
This applies to everything else he does.
Everything.
Everything.
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Every democratic state under threat by fascists has a man who betrays it as he sucks up to power. In Norway in 1940, it was Vidkun Quisling. In Minnesota in 2026 it is Tom Emmer.
January 31, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Every democratic state under threat by fascists has a man who betrays it as he sucks up to power. In Norway in 1940, it was Vidkun Quisling. In Minnesota in 2026 it is Tom Emmer.
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No, this headline was not generated by a bot
Jeffrey Epstein Sent Five Nights At Freddy's Porn Via 4Chan Links, Emails Show
Jeffrey Epstein Sent Five Nights At Freddy's Porn Via 4Chan Links, Emails Show
One email from Epstein included the subject line 'amazing animations'
kotaku.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:17 AM
No, this headline was not generated by a bot
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The stuff they’re holding back must be exponentially worse than this.
January 31, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The stuff they’re holding back must be exponentially worse than this.
Musk disgust
Gary Whitta (@gwhitta) on Threads
Elon is currently enjoying the most humiliating period of his life, and that’s a high bar.
www.threads.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Musk disgust
Any middle-aged man who dances like that, convulsively and compulsively,is marbled with denial and self-delusion.
I'm guessing Elon felt confident that Trump was never going to let this stuff get released.
It’s amazing to me that Musk had the sheer gall to tweet that the ‘bomb’ was that Trump is in the Epstein files knowing full well… that he was in there too.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Any middle-aged man who dances like that, convulsively and compulsively,is marbled with denial and self-delusion.
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Amidst all the noise, one thing shouldn’t go unmentioned: Someone in the Justice Department published those largely unredacted Epstein files today intentionally.
Not all heroes wear capes.
Not all heroes wear capes.
January 30, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Amidst all the noise, one thing shouldn’t go unmentioned: Someone in the Justice Department published those largely unredacted Epstein files today intentionally.
Not all heroes wear capes.
Not all heroes wear capes.
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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Don Lemon from inside the Minnesota church protest: “I’m just here photographing. I’m a journalist. We’re here just chronicling & reporting”
Going to be difficult to assert that he was doing anything other than reporting on the event in his capacity as a journalist
Going to be difficult to assert that he was doing anything other than reporting on the event in his capacity as a journalist
January 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Don Lemon from inside the Minnesota church protest: “I’m just here photographing. I’m a journalist. We’re here just chronicling & reporting”
Going to be difficult to assert that he was doing anything other than reporting on the event in his capacity as a journalist
Going to be difficult to assert that he was doing anything other than reporting on the event in his capacity as a journalist
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An estimated 350,000 Haitian immigrants are set to lose their temporary protected status, or TPS, on February 3, 2026, after President Trump signed an executive order to revoke their TPS shortly after coming into office.
www.democracynow.org/2026/1/30/te...
www.democracynow.org/2026/1/30/te...
350,000 Haitians in U.S. “at Risk of Losing Everything” After Trump Revokes Legal TPS Status
An estimated 350,000 Haitian immigrants are set to lose their temporary protected status, or TPS, on February 3, 2026, after President Trump signed an executive order to revoke their TPS shortly after...
www.democracynow.org
January 31, 2026 at 3:29 AM
An estimated 350,000 Haitian immigrants are set to lose their temporary protected status, or TPS, on February 3, 2026, after President Trump signed an executive order to revoke their TPS shortly after coming into office.
www.democracynow.org/2026/1/30/te...
www.democracynow.org/2026/1/30/te...
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Crazy thing about the Epstein emails is it’s clear there wasn’t really any attempt at or concern about a coverup. Just a totally brazen assumption that there would never be consequences.
January 31, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Crazy thing about the Epstein emails is it’s clear there wasn’t really any attempt at or concern about a coverup. Just a totally brazen assumption that there would never be consequences.
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There was no acceptable reason for withholding the Epstein files by the Trump administration unless you’re Trump and you read the files.
January 31, 2026 at 1:59 AM
There was no acceptable reason for withholding the Epstein files by the Trump administration unless you’re Trump and you read the files.
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So... in documents we suspect Trump's name has been redacted, it should be a relatively simple thing to figure out how long his name is if redacted and search for redactions of that length
#fucktrump
#fucktrump
January 31, 2026 at 1:56 AM
So... in documents we suspect Trump's name has been redacted, it should be a relatively simple thing to figure out how long his name is if redacted and search for redactions of that length
#fucktrump
#fucktrump
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Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
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“The idea that federal officials would seize ballots in an attempt to prove fraud is especially dangerous in this context when we know … the Georgia 2020 election has been extensively counted, recounted and investigated,” one expert said.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social
FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn
The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald ...
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“The idea that federal officials would seize ballots in an attempt to prove fraud is especially dangerous in this context when we know … the Georgia 2020 election has been extensively counted, recounted and investigated,” one expert said.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social