Joel
@snufkinlib.bsky.social
Cosmopolitan, liberal | Catholic | ๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ๐น๐ถ | Mark 8:36 | he/him
The views I express here are mine alone and do not necessarily express the views of my employer
The views I express here are mine alone and do not necessarily express the views of my employer
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Joel
@snufkinlib.bsky.social
ยท Jun 9
Immigration is the central issue of our century and progressives must defend it or lose absolutely everything to fascism
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ok it appears she gave herself the ability to do so on inauguration day and actually fully followed through today
excellent work Gov. CIA Girlboss
excellent work Gov. CIA Girlboss
Spanberger Ends agreements between ICE and Virginia law enforcement agencies
โThese Agreements improperly ceded discretion and authority over Virginia law enforcement to federal authorities,โ Gov. Abigail Spanberger said.
www.wvtf.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
ok it appears she gave herself the ability to do so on inauguration day and actually fully followed through today
excellent work Gov. CIA Girlboss
excellent work Gov. CIA Girlboss
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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Or to put it even more explicitly...
February 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Or to put it even more explicitly...
Alicia Kearns to the Labour benches on the collapse of a premiership:
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Alicia Kearns to the Labour benches on the collapse of a premiership:
The โreal travelโ of the future isnโt geographic, but psychogeographic
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The โreal travelโ of the future isnโt geographic, but psychogeographic
I used to think about this, but if you can shift your mind a little, youโll realize there are streets ten minutes from your house youโve never seen
I still like having places that arenโt well known, and Iโm worried that the Internet is paving that prospect pretty flat, and that the omni-gaze of Phone and Prestige-Seeking is going to put everything into a search for a vacation plan.
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I used to think about this, but if you can shift your mind a little, youโll realize there are streets ten minutes from your house youโve never seen
Gotta wonder how many abusers are sitting in the benches on both sides during this
February 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Gotta wonder how many abusers are sitting in the benches on both sides during this
Getting home after a long day of work and immediately putting on BBC Parliament
February 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Getting home after a long day of work and immediately putting on BBC Parliament
Given Zweig died in exile, I think he was well aware by the time he was writing that the world was not always like this
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Given Zweig died in exile, I think he was well aware by the time he was writing that the world was not always like this
Rough theory that thereโs some document going โwell, the President was friends with him toโ that theyโre desperately trying not to release
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Rough theory that thereโs some document going โwell, the President was friends with him toโ that theyโre desperately trying not to release
The real new figure was not Caesar, but Augustus, who figured out how to make this system stick
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The real new figure was not Caesar, but Augustus, who figured out how to make this system stick
very diplomatic word choice there
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
very diplomatic word choice there
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I realize they were operating in plain sight, but having merch is a little much.
"My Jeffrey Epstein-branded sweatshirt has people asking a lot of questions which, now I come to think of it, are entirely reasonable."
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I realize they were operating in plain sight, but having merch is a little much.
Keir Starmer explaining to Donald Trump why he had to resign: uuuuuh
no reason
no reason
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Keir Starmer explaining to Donald Trump why he had to resign: uuuuuh
no reason
no reason
Really interesting reading about how they made all his guards and executioner Iraqi Jews to remove any character of personal vengeance
February 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Really interesting reading about how they made all his guards and executioner Iraqi Jews to remove any character of personal vengeance
Eichmann made it in the end
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Eichmann made it in the end
Imagining Nuremberg but all the judges are Polish
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Imagining Nuremberg but all the judges are Polish
โGive them to the Polesโ has a brutal simplicity to it
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
โGive them to the Polesโ has a brutal simplicity to it
Elgot has been a national reporter since 2015, very high bar for how angry sheโs seen Labour benches
I have never seen anger like this on the Labour benches in private and in public. This is the kind of territory where things can move very fast.
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Elgot has been a national reporter since 2015, very high bar for how angry sheโs seen Labour benches
Spoken like someone who hasnโt been to Outer East London
February 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Spoken like someone who hasnโt been to Outer East London
Enough is enough, time for him to go
Starmer forced to admit he knew of Mandelson's continued relationship with Epstein after the first convicton when he appointed him ambassador. Eek this is a shocker.
Badenoch has nailed him on this.
Badenoch has nailed him on this.
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Enough is enough, time for him to go
I reckon weโre only another 5-10 Americans gunned down in the street from Chuck Schumer having a sensible position on the issue
February 4, 2026 at 11:56 AM
I reckon weโre only another 5-10 Americans gunned down in the street from Chuck Schumer having a sensible position on the issue
Calling them secret police is hard to imagine like a month ago
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Calling them secret police is hard to imagine like a month ago