Seth Cotlar
@sethcotlar.bsky.social
Teaches US History at Willamette Univ. Working on a book about the long history of the US Right. https://rightlandia.ghost.io/
Couch to Trump Administration: “Get fucked.”
Bang up job Ric Grenell is doing there
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Kennedy Center’s new programming head resigns days after hire was announced
Kevin Couch, appointed the Kennedy Center’s senior vice president of artistic programming, resigned less than two weeks after his hire was announced.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Couch to Trump Administration: “Get fucked.”
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In this house, we heed the advice of Professor Cotlar.
If you haven't listened to both seasons of Bundyville about the Malheur occupation of 2016 (also a joint project of Leah and Ryan Haas), then this is also a required piece of homework you have to catch up on. www.opb.org/news/article...
The Bundys' Fight Against The Federal Government Has Only Just Begun
Many people first heard of Cliven Bundy and his family in 2014, when armed militias showed up at his ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada. But that action was only part of a growing anti-government movement.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
In this house, we heed the advice of Professor Cotlar.
If you happen to be in the Salem, OR area on the evening of February 4, come to this event where you can hear @leahsottile.bsky.social read from her most recent book and chat with me about the history of religion, the far right, and conspiracy theories in the Pacific Northwest!
January 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If you happen to be in the Salem, OR area on the evening of February 4, come to this event where you can hear @leahsottile.bsky.social read from her most recent book and chat with me about the history of religion, the far right, and conspiracy theories in the Pacific Northwest!
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Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Noted anti-American communist Samuel Adams said this in 1768.
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Noted anti-American communist Samuel Adams said this in 1768.
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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Variety review: On the Amazons Melania “documentary”:
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
January 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Variety review: On the Amazons Melania “documentary”:
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
"If they showed this film on a plane, people would still walk out."
Broke: Woke Bill Kristol
Woke: Woke George Will
Woke: Woke George Will
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Broke: Woke Bill Kristol
Woke: Woke George Will
Woke: Woke George Will
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wake up babe the right is doing drapetomania for white women engaging in race treason bsky.app/profile/hann...
I don't know, Heritage Foundation-tied publication, maybe white liberal women are mad because a federal immigration official shot and killed one of them. And then called her a "bitch"? You know, on camera? www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/27/w...
The Unhinged Rage of White Liberal Women, Explained
Why are white liberal women lashing out against ICE? Is there an underlying rage that we fellas have missed?
www.dailysignal.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
wake up babe the right is doing drapetomania for white women engaging in race treason bsky.app/profile/hann...
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I don't know, Heritage Foundation-tied publication, maybe white liberal women are mad because a federal immigration official shot and killed one of them. And then called her a "bitch"? You know, on camera? www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/27/w...
The Unhinged Rage of White Liberal Women, Explained
Why are white liberal women lashing out against ICE? Is there an underlying rage that we fellas have missed?
www.dailysignal.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I don't know, Heritage Foundation-tied publication, maybe white liberal women are mad because a federal immigration official shot and killed one of them. And then called her a "bitch"? You know, on camera? www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/27/w...
This was not an easy thing to pull off, but, IMO, he did it.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This was not an easy thing to pull off, but, IMO, he did it.
As M Gessen argued in the NYT the other day, Trump is trying to rule by terror, and that terror is aimed at *everyone* who doesn’t affirmatively assent to everything he’s doing, including his own supporters.
I got this one the other day. The second was a response when I replied STOP to their texts.
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 PM
As M Gessen argued in the NYT the other day, Trump is trying to rule by terror, and that terror is aimed at *everyone* who doesn’t affirmatively assent to everything he’s doing, including his own supporters.
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In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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“I don’t think about her” is hilarious. He mentions Ilhan Omar more often than he talks about all his children combined.
I'm sure the heterodox civility cops will be all over this one
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 AM
“I don’t think about her” is hilarious. He mentions Ilhan Omar more often than he talks about all his children combined.
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The earliest live video of R.E.M. with sound was resurfaced on YouTube a few days ago. Really great stuff. Love the superfans singing "Windout" as the song starts because they know what's coming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMTG...
REM 1981-02-20 688 Atlanta GA
YouTube video by oydave
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January 28, 2026 at 4:27 AM
The earliest live video of R.E.M. with sound was resurfaced on YouTube a few days ago. Really great stuff. Love the superfans singing "Windout" as the song starts because they know what's coming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMTG...
This Oregon MAGA activist thinks No Kings protesters were all paid, Boston mayor Michelle Wu is a CCP plant, and Democratic secret agents have infiltrated county-level GOP institutions across the country…but it’s the liberal sheeple who’ve had their brains broken recently because they got vaxxed.
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 AM
This Oregon MAGA activist thinks No Kings protesters were all paid, Boston mayor Michelle Wu is a CCP plant, and Democratic secret agents have infiltrated county-level GOP institutions across the country…but it’s the liberal sheeple who’ve had their brains broken recently because they got vaxxed.
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it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth
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For those unfamiliar with Niall Ferguson’s “game,” a 🧵 of receipts going back many years:
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Ferguson also just became a regular contributor to the Free Press and is a co-founder of The University of Austin. CBS just becoming one brand in the Weissverse.
Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...
January 28, 2026 at 2:07 AM
For those unfamiliar with Niall Ferguson’s “game,” a 🧵 of receipts going back many years:
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bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
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Teddy Roosevelt in Milwaukee but cooler
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Teddy Roosevelt in Milwaukee but cooler
In Huberman’s defense, phrenology was once a cutting edge science…in the 1830s granted, but still.
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 AM
In Huberman’s defense, phrenology was once a cutting edge science…in the 1830s granted, but still.
Oh great, so now we've got a rebooted COINTELPRO domestic spying program run by a rogue federal agency and augmented by AI. What could go wrong?
CNN is reporting that federal authorities may have been collecting information and "documenting details" about Alex Pretti before killing him on Saturday, and that officers tackled him a week earlier. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN
Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Oh great, so now we've got a rebooted COINTELPRO domestic spying program run by a rogue federal agency and augmented by AI. What could go wrong?
When two police officers were shot in NE Portland last week, Oregon's right wing influencer sphere was convinced that this must be some radical leftist who did it. Instead, it was someone many of those folks had previously attended MAGA flag waves with. leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/por...
PORTLAND NEO-NAZI ARRESTED, SUSPECT IN WOUNDING 2 OFFICERS IN SHOOTING
| Left Coast Right Watch
Eric Oelkers, a long-time neo-Nazi that ran with COPS NW and Patriot Prayer, was arrested Monday as the suspect for shooting two PDX police officers
leftcoastrightwatch.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:43 PM
When two police officers were shot in NE Portland last week, Oregon's right wing influencer sphere was convinced that this must be some radical leftist who did it. Instead, it was someone many of those folks had previously attended MAGA flag waves with. leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/por...
in 1970, a far right activist who traveled the country speaking in churches and school auditoriums believed that there was an underground army of leftists named "Largo" (ahem) who communicated via secret messages sent via the TV show "Dark Shadows" that aired on the "Jewish controlled" media.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
in 1970, a far right activist who traveled the country speaking in churches and school auditoriums believed that there was an underground army of leftists named "Largo" (ahem) who communicated via secret messages sent via the TV show "Dark Shadows" that aired on the "Jewish controlled" media.
The only constant in Trump's politics is that he doesn't have any beliefs in the way that most of us conceptualize what "a belief" is. What he claims to believe at any moment is just what he thinks is necessary to say right then and there to gain advantage for himself.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The only constant in Trump's politics is that he doesn't have any beliefs in the way that most of us conceptualize what "a belief" is. What he claims to believe at any moment is just what he thinks is necessary to say right then and there to gain advantage for himself.