Richard Hardy
@richardhardy.bsky.social
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is a sandwich a speech act
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
is a sandwich a speech act
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We see something similar in the UK.
Most benefits go to people IN WORK.
Because there are not enough properly paid jobs.
Rather than insisting employers pay decent wages, governments use taxpayers’ money to subsidise employers who don’t.
Welfare was not meant to support employers.
This is wrong
Most benefits go to people IN WORK.
Because there are not enough properly paid jobs.
Rather than insisting employers pay decent wages, governments use taxpayers’ money to subsidise employers who don’t.
Welfare was not meant to support employers.
This is wrong
The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We see something similar in the UK.
Most benefits go to people IN WORK.
Because there are not enough properly paid jobs.
Rather than insisting employers pay decent wages, governments use taxpayers’ money to subsidise employers who don’t.
Welfare was not meant to support employers.
This is wrong
Most benefits go to people IN WORK.
Because there are not enough properly paid jobs.
Rather than insisting employers pay decent wages, governments use taxpayers’ money to subsidise employers who don’t.
Welfare was not meant to support employers.
This is wrong
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For Tolkien fans, a timely passage for No Kings Eve, from WH Auden’s review of Lord of the Rings.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
For Tolkien fans, a timely passage for No Kings Eve, from WH Auden’s review of Lord of the Rings.
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The White House and DHS seem to be claiming any undocumented Latin American guy arrested by ICE in DC has "suspected gang ties" without any evidence for the accusation. That's not new for them, but it's strikingly racist, slanderous shit from the US government. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
August 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The White House and DHS seem to be claiming any undocumented Latin American guy arrested by ICE in DC has "suspected gang ties" without any evidence for the accusation. That's not new for them, but it's strikingly racist, slanderous shit from the US government. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Kamala Harris warned you and they called her a liar.
August 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Kamala Harris warned you and they called her a liar.
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Trump’s gutting of USAID will kill 15m of the poorest people in the world. He has turned the military on his own people, thrown innocent people into foreign gulags, fan boys Putin and supports Bibi’s inhumane assault on Gaza. Few recent world leaders have deserved the Nobel Peace Prize less.
Out of the blue, Trump called the Norwegian finance minister to ask when he would get the Nobel prize suggesting he would impose tariffs if he did not www.dn.no/politikk/fre...
Kilder til DN: Trump tok opp nobelpris i tolltelefon med Stoltenberg (+)
Ut av det blå, mens finansminister Jens Stoltenberg gikk på gaten i Oslo, ringte Donald Trump fra Det hvite hus. Han ville ha Nobelprisen – og diskutere toll.
www.dn.no
August 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Trump’s gutting of USAID will kill 15m of the poorest people in the world. He has turned the military on his own people, thrown innocent people into foreign gulags, fan boys Putin and supports Bibi’s inhumane assault on Gaza. Few recent world leaders have deserved the Nobel Peace Prize less.
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[extremely on-mushrooms voice] hear me out. what if we destroy capitalism by feminizing having money
August 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
[extremely on-mushrooms voice] hear me out. what if we destroy capitalism by feminizing having money
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This is some insane Soviet bullshit. The idea that any American news organization would agree to something like this is unconscionable. I don't know how any self-respecting journalist could work for an outlet that's doing this.
July 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is some insane Soviet bullshit. The idea that any American news organization would agree to something like this is unconscionable. I don't know how any self-respecting journalist could work for an outlet that's doing this.
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"Abu Ghraib . . . was a leak, and people were shocked. Now similar degradation in 'deportations' is being intentionally broadcast for the entertainment of half the country"
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
The Politics of Humiliation
The politics of humiliation has moved to the center of the reactionary project under Trump II.
www.liberalcurrents.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Abu Ghraib . . . was a leak, and people were shocked. Now similar degradation in 'deportations' is being intentionally broadcast for the entertainment of half the country"
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
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Six months in the country is not buying what Trump is selling and he is in clear political and physical decline. New post and analysis: 6/
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
Sunday Hopium - Six Months In The Country Is Not Buying What Trump Is Selling
New CBS News poll closes out a terrible week of polling for Trump
open.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Six months in the country is not buying what Trump is selling and he is in clear political and physical decline. New post and analysis: 6/
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
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About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported
About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.
www.pewresearch.org
July 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/
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according to Yaakov Roth's email, Emil Bove advised DHS that it could go forward with rendition flights that Judge Boasberg had expressly ordered the government to turn around.
this is what Bove was greenlighting.
mass disappearances that could have happened during Argentina's dirty war.
this is what Bove was greenlighting.
mass disappearances that could have happened during Argentina's dirty war.
Wow. @404media.co uncovered the names of additional dozens of people who were disappeared by the Trump administration on the March flights to El Salvador.
www.404media.co/flight-manif...
www.404media.co/flight-manif...
July 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
according to Yaakov Roth's email, Emil Bove advised DHS that it could go forward with rendition flights that Judge Boasberg had expressly ordered the government to turn around.
this is what Bove was greenlighting.
mass disappearances that could have happened during Argentina's dirty war.
this is what Bove was greenlighting.
mass disappearances that could have happened during Argentina's dirty war.
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It’s rich hearing this crude racism about the intelligence of two brilliant women of color from a guy who famously can barely read.
Trump: "AOC -- look. I think she's very nice. But she's very low IQ, and we really don't need low IQ. Between her and Crockett, we're gonna give 'em both an IQ test to see who comes out best. I took a real test at Walter Reed medical center and I aced it. Now it's time for them to take a test."
July 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It’s rich hearing this crude racism about the intelligence of two brilliant women of color from a guy who famously can barely read.
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President continues to use the legal system to threaten his political critics
President Donald Trump accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) of mortgage fraud, and a senior administration official told The Post that a criminal case had been referred to the Justice Department.
Trump accuses Sen. Adam Schiff of mortgage fraud in new attack on critic
A senior administration official told The Post that a criminal case had been referred to the Justice Department.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
President continues to use the legal system to threaten his political critics
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WASH POST: “Trump has declared millions of undocumented immigrants no longer eligible for a bond hearing…”
Enriching their private prison company friends who make money the longer they keep them locked up, often with no criminal record. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Enriching their private prison company friends who make money the longer they keep them locked up, often with no criminal record. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
July 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
WASH POST: “Trump has declared millions of undocumented immigrants no longer eligible for a bond hearing…”
Enriching their private prison company friends who make money the longer they keep them locked up, often with no criminal record. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Enriching their private prison company friends who make money the longer they keep them locked up, often with no criminal record. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Update: NY Times did not want to be scooped by Chris Rufo, chose to cut out the middle man.
www.semafor.com/article/07/0...
www.semafor.com/article/07/0...
July 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Update: NY Times did not want to be scooped by Chris Rufo, chose to cut out the middle man.
www.semafor.com/article/07/0...
www.semafor.com/article/07/0...
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I wrote a short personal reflection elsewhere on social media and I thought I would share here.
July 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I wrote a short personal reflection elsewhere on social media and I thought I would share here.
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the stories that come out of the ICE camps are going to look like the stories that come out of every camp system; rampant corruption, epidemic disease, physical and sexual abuse on a vast scale, a death rate far higher than normal, and medical abuses.
July 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
the stories that come out of the ICE camps are going to look like the stories that come out of every camp system; rampant corruption, epidemic disease, physical and sexual abuse on a vast scale, a death rate far higher than normal, and medical abuses.
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This is utterly vile. Loomer is calling for ethnic cleansing and we need to say so, every single day, and stand in the way of this.
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This is utterly vile. Loomer is calling for ethnic cleansing and we need to say so, every single day, and stand in the way of this.
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The accused assassin allegedly used data brokers to track down the Democratic lawmakers he murdered. Congress doesn't need any more proof that selling data to anyone with a credit card is deadly. Every American's safety is at risk until Congress cracks down on data brokers.
The man accused of shooting two Minnesota Dems allegedly found their addresses online. That has prompted some lawmakers to call for tighter oversight on how personal info is shared online.
Alleged shooter found Minnesota lawmakers’ addresses online, court docs say
Two senators say the shooting shows it's time to address how people's private information is sold and shared online.
www.politico.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The accused assassin allegedly used data brokers to track down the Democratic lawmakers he murdered. Congress doesn't need any more proof that selling data to anyone with a credit card is deadly. Every American's safety is at risk until Congress cracks down on data brokers.
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New law empowers Texas Governor to seize property from legal immigrants.
Republicans Just Made It Legal to Take Homes from Legal Immigrants in Texas
New law empowers Texas Governor to seize property from legal immigrants.
www.lonestarleft.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
New law empowers Texas Governor to seize property from legal immigrants.
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Horrible economic news today, so lets assemble the courtiers to tell the King fairytales about how amazing he is.
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"Are you ready for this, media?" -- Bondi turns to the press and credits Trump for saving "258 million lives"
April 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Horrible economic news today, so lets assemble the courtiers to tell the King fairytales about how amazing he is.
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