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Here's the recording of yesterday's Stage Talk, where we discussed the rise of open-source investigation, the counter-disinformation community, and the Censorship Industrial Complex backlash
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January 30, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Here's the recording of yesterday's Stage Talk, where we discussed the rise of open-source investigation, the counter-disinformation community, and the Censorship Industrial Complex backlash
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Trump is criminally insane.
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Trump is criminally insane.
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ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
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One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.
Was he actually approaching Minnesota as a regime change
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.
A frightening possibility.
January 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
A frightening possibility.
A global problem.
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
A global problem.
The lawless POTUS…
“No one can stop us.” DJT
“No one can stop us.” DJT
Maduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute U.N. Charter at www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
Maduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute U.N. Charter
A decades-old Office of Legal Counsel memorandum claiming the President can disregard the UN Charter does not withstand serious scrutiny.
www.justsecurity.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The lawless POTUS…
“No one can stop us.” DJT
“No one can stop us.” DJT
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Unconstitutional force. Civilians dead. Congress bypassed. Oil interests front and center.
We’ve seen this movie before and it ends in blood. But we don’t have to do it again.
We’ve seen this movie before and it ends in blood. But we don’t have to do it again.
January 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Unconstitutional force. Civilians dead. Congress bypassed. Oil interests front and center.
We’ve seen this movie before and it ends in blood. But we don’t have to do it again.
We’ve seen this movie before and it ends in blood. But we don’t have to do it again.
Who is this arsehole?
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Outspoken (@out5p0ken)
Hoods are off. The rot is at the top.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Who is this arsehole?
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Left wing? Right wing?
It’s a very lopsided bird.
It’s a very lopsided bird.
Has there been a rise in left wing violent extremism? Yes. Is it as frequent or as deadly as violent right wing extremism? Not even close. www.csis.org/analysis/lef...
Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us
The Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program examines the state of political violence, finding left-wing violence has risen in the last decade but from very low levels and still well below hi...
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September 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Left wing? Right wing?
It’s a very lopsided bird.
It’s a very lopsided bird.
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In his latest classic authoritarian playbook move, Donald Trump just indicted James Comey despite absolutely no evidence of crimes or wrongdoing.
Once again, this is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. James Comey, whatever you think of him, is the victim of a politically weaponized DOJ.
Once again, this is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. James Comey, whatever you think of him, is the victim of a politically weaponized DOJ.
September 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In his latest classic authoritarian playbook move, Donald Trump just indicted James Comey despite absolutely no evidence of crimes or wrongdoing.
Once again, this is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. James Comey, whatever you think of him, is the victim of a politically weaponized DOJ.
Once again, this is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. James Comey, whatever you think of him, is the victim of a politically weaponized DOJ.
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Pardons for violent felons…
Pardons for violent felons…
Boricua4Kamala (@boricua4kamala)
She's the kind of person we want working in our government! Jasmine Crockett 👏♥️
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September 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Pardons for violent felons…
Pardons for violent felons…
Fascism in action.
At the Broadview ICE facility, an ICE agent tried to run dozens of protesters over with an SUV as we walked on a public crosswalk.
He kept driving for about a full football field until ICE barraged us with pepper balls.
He kept driving for about a full football field until ICE barraged us with pepper balls.
September 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fascism in action.
This.
30 million Americans are unable to afford healthcare, and another 80 million struggle to cover the costs.
67 of the top 100 branded medicines come from outside the US.
How does enacting a 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals, doubling the cost of these medicines, help struggling Americans?
67 of the top 100 branded medicines come from outside the US.
How does enacting a 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals, doubling the cost of these medicines, help struggling Americans?
September 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This.
This is absurd - but it’s not at all funny.
Trump’s plan to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War shows (once again) that his self-characterization as the “pro-peace” candidate was complete bullshit.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
White House Moves Forward on Plans for a Department of War
Trump’s goal of renaming the Defense Department might require congressional action, but his administration is looking at other ways to rebrand the military.
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August 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is absurd - but it’s not at all funny.
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WOW. @marcelias.bsky.social goes off on the failures of legacy media: "We have an absolute collapse and failure by the institutions that have promised us that democracy would not die in darkness, that in fact, they stand for the proposition that democracy will die in plain sight of daylight."
August 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
WOW. @marcelias.bsky.social goes off on the failures of legacy media: "We have an absolute collapse and failure by the institutions that have promised us that democracy would not die in darkness, that in fact, they stand for the proposition that democracy will die in plain sight of daylight."
This is similar to WW2, where in some alternate timeline, FDR invited Hitler to the White House before the U.S. had entered the war.
It’s truly depraved for Trump to welcome Vladimir Putin to the US while Putin is actively wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Ukraine.
Trump calls this a peace summit but it’s just an opportunity to hang out with one of his dictator buddies. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump calls this a peace summit but it’s just an opportunity to hang out with one of his dictator buddies. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska next week, Trump says
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are planning to meet in the United States, multiple sources tell CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is similar to WW2, where in some alternate timeline, FDR invited Hitler to the White House before the U.S. had entered the war.
Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset.
July 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset.
Setting the record straight:
People exploding this false messaging that I voted for a bill + funding that I quite literally voted NO on. The threat environment this morning is scary.
Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the position if you disagree but don’t lie. It’s out of control. Saying I voted for this funding is false.
Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the position if you disagree but don’t lie. It’s out of control. Saying I voted for this funding is false.
July 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Setting the record straight:
Truth.
July 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Truth.
🤔 Protesting cuts to Medicaid? Yeah, that’ll get you arrested. 😖🤬
WTF happened to this country? Seriously! 😣
WTF happened to this country? Seriously! 😣
Elderly and disabled people told Congress that cutting Medicaid could kill people and in response, they were arrested in their wheelchairs.
What the hell are we doing?
What the hell are we doing?
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🤔 Protesting cuts to Medicaid? Yeah, that’ll get you arrested. 😖🤬
WTF happened to this country? Seriously! 😣
WTF happened to this country? Seriously! 😣
Los Angeles…
Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
June 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Los Angeles…