Sameer Ketkar
@socraticsandal.bsky.social
“We have chosen a side. We are fighting against the dark. We are making something of our lives.” —Vel Sartha, ANDOR.
#WelcomeToTheRebellion #OneWayOut
#WelcomeToTheRebellion #OneWayOut
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Part of what the authoritarian does to reaffirm their place in the hierarchy is to kiss up to those above them and shit on those below them.
This is crucial: inflicting cruelty on those weaker than them, lower than them, is how the authoritarian self-soothes, cements their place in the universe.
This is crucial: inflicting cruelty on those weaker than them, lower than them, is how the authoritarian self-soothes, cements their place in the universe.
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Part of what the authoritarian does to reaffirm their place in the hierarchy is to kiss up to those above them and shit on those below them.
This is crucial: inflicting cruelty on those weaker than them, lower than them, is how the authoritarian self-soothes, cements their place in the universe.
This is crucial: inflicting cruelty on those weaker than them, lower than them, is how the authoritarian self-soothes, cements their place in the universe.
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As anyone who has read much about the authoritarian personality knows, the core of it is fear, or more precisely, "heightened threat sensitivity." That yields a desire for order and clarity, which translates it to deep respect for -- *yearning* for -- hierarchy.
Authoritarians love hierarchy.
Authoritarians love hierarchy.
February 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
As anyone who has read much about the authoritarian personality knows, the core of it is fear, or more precisely, "heightened threat sensitivity." That yields a desire for order and clarity, which translates it to deep respect for -- *yearning* for -- hierarchy.
Authoritarians love hierarchy.
Authoritarians love hierarchy.
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All of my group chats are responding to Homan’s announcement by asking everyone to double down because:
1. ICE is still out there and abducting people today. We can’t trust the occupation is over until we actually see it.
2. People are going to be in an economic crisis for a very long time.
1. ICE is still out there and abducting people today. We can’t trust the occupation is over until we actually see it.
2. People are going to be in an economic crisis for a very long time.
February 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
All of my group chats are responding to Homan’s announcement by asking everyone to double down because:
1. ICE is still out there and abducting people today. We can’t trust the occupation is over until we actually see it.
2. People are going to be in an economic crisis for a very long time.
1. ICE is still out there and abducting people today. We can’t trust the occupation is over until we actually see it.
2. People are going to be in an economic crisis for a very long time.
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Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses
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All because white guys did not want to cede power in a multiculti America.
We went from the greatest fighting force in the world to a buncha guys blowing up fishing boats and party balloons.
February 12, 2026 at 6:41 PM
All because white guys did not want to cede power in a multiculti America.
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💥❄️ Russian economy freezes: business activity hits lowest level since 2022
Central Bank of Russia recorded a sharp drop in its business climate indicator to 0.2 points in February 2026. GDP growth slowed to 1% by the end of last year.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/russian-econ...
Central Bank of Russia recorded a sharp drop in its business climate indicator to 0.2 points in February 2026. GDP growth slowed to 1% by the end of last year.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/russian-econ...
Russian economy freezes: business activity hits lowest level since 2022
The Central Bank of Russia recorded a sharp drop in its business climate indicator to 0.2 points in February 2026. This figure marks the lowest level since Octo
theukrainianreview.info
February 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
💥❄️ Russian economy freezes: business activity hits lowest level since 2022
Central Bank of Russia recorded a sharp drop in its business climate indicator to 0.2 points in February 2026. GDP growth slowed to 1% by the end of last year.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/russian-econ...
Central Bank of Russia recorded a sharp drop in its business climate indicator to 0.2 points in February 2026. GDP growth slowed to 1% by the end of last year.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/russian-econ...
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The Russians struck a regular food market in one of Odesa's residential areas. Additionally, a supermarket and a high-rise apartment building were damaged. An energy facility was also attacked.
February 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The Russians struck a regular food market in one of Odesa's residential areas. Additionally, a supermarket and a high-rise apartment building were damaged. An energy facility was also attacked.
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💔 "There was every form of physical pressure: beatings to all parts of the body - with elbows, hands, knees, and feet. They beat me with sticks..."
🇺🇦 Read the full interview with Dmytro in the spring special issue of The Ukrainian Review.
#NoPeaceWithoutJustice
🇺🇦 Read the full interview with Dmytro in the spring special issue of The Ukrainian Review.
#NoPeaceWithoutJustice
February 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
💔 "There was every form of physical pressure: beatings to all parts of the body - with elbows, hands, knees, and feet. They beat me with sticks..."
🇺🇦 Read the full interview with Dmytro in the spring special issue of The Ukrainian Review.
#NoPeaceWithoutJustice
🇺🇦 Read the full interview with Dmytro in the spring special issue of The Ukrainian Review.
#NoPeaceWithoutJustice
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This, from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social, is really perfect. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
Dear Pam Bondi, (A Letter From A Father)
Dear Ms Bondi,
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This, from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social, is really perfect. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
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In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Again the degree to which the <entire> media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign was detached from fundamental realities about the two parties & the two candidates is almost impossible to exaggerate. If you aren't terminally online or follow politics closely like us here, what did you hear?
It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Again the degree to which the <entire> media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign was detached from fundamental realities about the two parties & the two candidates is almost impossible to exaggerate. If you aren't terminally online or follow politics closely like us here, what did you hear?
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A ProPublica investigation found that > 170 U.S. citizens have been arrested or detained by immigration agents, including cases where agents ignored or dismissed REAL ID–compliant driver’s licenses and other proof of legal status during enforcement operations.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
A ProPublica investigation found that > 170 U.S. citizens have been arrested or detained by immigration agents, including cases where agents ignored or dismissed REAL ID–compliant driver’s licenses and other proof of legal status during enforcement operations.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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The federal agent who shot Marimar Martinez and joked about it has been placed on leave. This wouldn't have happened if everyone had accepted Homeland Security's blatant lies in this case.
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The federal agent who shot Marimar Martinez and joked about it has been placed on leave. This wouldn't have happened if everyone had accepted Homeland Security's blatant lies in this case.
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Frost on seeing the "unredacted" Epstein files: A few takeaways. Number one, there's a lot of documents that are still redacted. When I asked the DOJ about it, they said they received it that way, which means that Kash FBI kept them redacted when they gave it to the DOJ, which is interesting...
February 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Frost on seeing the "unredacted" Epstein files: A few takeaways. Number one, there's a lot of documents that are still redacted. When I asked the DOJ about it, they said they received it that way, which means that Kash FBI kept them redacted when they gave it to the DOJ, which is interesting...
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"They are here intimidating all of us....they're arresting citizens and residents who have their status. So that's not right, that's why I'm here." Minneapolis resident speaks out on why she's blocking and protesting Target and ICE
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
February 12, 2026 at 12:06 AM
"They are here intimidating all of us....they're arresting citizens and residents who have their status. So that's not right, that's why I'm here." Minneapolis resident speaks out on why she's blocking and protesting Target and ICE
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
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🚨BREAKING: Minneapolis police arrest ICE protesters blocking the Target entrance in response to Target's continued cooperation with ICE terror.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
February 12, 2026 at 12:19 AM
🚨BREAKING: Minneapolis police arrest ICE protesters blocking the Target entrance in response to Target's continued cooperation with ICE terror.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Official approval news release. The EU’s €90B Ukraine loan for 2026-27 includes €60B for defense procurement and €30B for macro-financial and budget support via the Ukraine Facility. Funded through common EU borrowing, Kyiv will repay once it receives war reparations from Russia. #Ukraine
February 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Official approval news release. The EU’s €90B Ukraine loan for 2026-27 includes €60B for defense procurement and €30B for macro-financial and budget support via the Ukraine Facility. Funded through common EU borrowing, Kyiv will repay once it receives war reparations from Russia. #Ukraine
@anntelnaes.bsky.social @mluckovich.bsky.social I can't draw so I had to use A.I., but I hope you like the content. #politicalcartoon #badbunny #halftime #toddlerinchief #rapistinchief #pedophileinchief #pedophiletrump #rapisttrump
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
@anntelnaes.bsky.social @mluckovich.bsky.social I can't draw so I had to use A.I., but I hope you like the content. #politicalcartoon #badbunny #halftime #toddlerinchief #rapistinchief #pedophileinchief #pedophiletrump #rapisttrump
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🔥🛢️Russian Volgograd oil refinery, with the annual capacity of 14,5mln tons of oil is under drone attack right now
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
🔥🛢️Russian Volgograd oil refinery, with the annual capacity of 14,5mln tons of oil is under drone attack right now
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Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison
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Rep. Walkinshaw leaving today’s ICE hearing: “All of this comes from Stephen Miller’s sick, twisted, deranged Great Replacement Theory.” He says when Dems have the majority they will subpoena Miller to testify: “If he doesn’t he will end up in prison for contempt.” @pabloreports.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Rep. Walkinshaw leaving today’s ICE hearing: “All of this comes from Stephen Miller’s sick, twisted, deranged Great Replacement Theory.” He says when Dems have the majority they will subpoena Miller to testify: “If he doesn’t he will end up in prison for contempt.” @pabloreports.bsky.social
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From the illustrious Mike Lukovich
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
From the illustrious Mike Lukovich