SubGothius
@subgothius.bsky.social
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Schooled in Green Bay & Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Born & raised in Lincoln, Nebraska
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Born & raised in Lincoln, Nebraska
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SubGothius
@subgothius.bsky.social
· Jan 20
In the days to come, remember who you are & what you stand for—your values, principles & ideals. As an abiding, born & raised Unitarian Universalist, this is what matters to me:
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This is so so good
If Carl von Clausewitz were to advise Secretary Rubio on peace in Ukraine, he might say something like this: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
A Letter from Clausewitz to Secretary Rubio
Channeling the author of ‘On War’ on the U.S. pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is so so good
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
~Nemik's manifesto, Andor
~Nemik's manifesto, Andor
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
~Nemik's manifesto, Andor
~Nemik's manifesto, Andor
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And I do think, to anticipate a Q, that the general sense of social dislocation & uncertainty is increasing. In large part this is what reactionary politics is reacting to. It promises a return to clearly defined hierarchies, to clarity, to *certainty*. "In our world, you'll understand your place."
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
And I do think, to anticipate a Q, that the general sense of social dislocation & uncertainty is increasing. In large part this is what reactionary politics is reacting to. It promises a return to clearly defined hierarchies, to clarity, to *certainty*. "In our world, you'll understand your place."
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NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
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what was it that you did here exactly?
A DOGE Exit Interview
It’s the agency’s turn to send a pointless, time-consuming email explaining its accomplishments.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
what was it that you did here exactly?
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
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European counter plan to the Russian authored Trump Ukraine surrender plan.
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European counter plan to the Russian authored Trump Ukraine surrender plan.
Because of course they are, so of course he did.
American minds were poisoned and conned by propaganda on Twitter.
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Because of course they are, so of course he did.
Fascinating 🧵👇
In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
![CRESTRICTED]
ORIENTATION
FACT SHEET
64
WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:miczfsfixolk42l7343z3bpd/bafkreigaks7wgy4rvmszhobeed7hlaqap4mynkhqketipzolmesislssci@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Fascinating 🧵👇
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Bear in mind also that this is just snapshot data, the number of people in these facilities on any given date. If this was the total number of people who had cycled through these facilities, the arrows would be even higher.
The change in ICE detentions over the past year. From the newsletter: www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/f48ddd93?m...
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Bear in mind also that this is just snapshot data, the number of people in these facilities on any given date. If this was the total number of people who had cycled through these facilities, the arrows would be even higher.
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LLMs like Grok are inherently bullshitters. They can be better or worse on occasions, but not in precisely controllable ways. They can still be useful despite that flaw, but the widespread expectation of truthfulness or reliability is mistaken.
systemsoflife.substack.com/p/the-bullsh...
systemsoflife.substack.com/p/the-bullsh...
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
LLMs like Grok are inherently bullshitters. They can be better or worse on occasions, but not in precisely controllable ways. They can still be useful despite that flaw, but the widespread expectation of truthfulness or reliability is mistaken.
systemsoflife.substack.com/p/the-bullsh...
systemsoflife.substack.com/p/the-bullsh...
Click thru on that one 👇
He actually did ask and got an answer 😆
He actually did ask and got an answer 😆
somebody should ask Grok who the top court eunuch of all time is, Elon Musk or Wei Zhongxian.
Musk's ego was mortally wounded by Joyce Carol Oates and he's been on a narcissistic supply bender since
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Click thru on that one 👇
He actually did ask and got an answer 😆
He actually did ask and got an answer 😆
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Cast your mind back a few presidents and remind yourself how INSANE this question is.
A real question asked at the White House press briefing: Does the president want to execute members of Congress?
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Cast your mind back a few presidents and remind yourself how INSANE this question is.
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When they say Trump calling a reporter "piggy" is "just being honest," they are revealing a key feature of the reactionary mind: it believes, at a deep brainstem level, that *everyone* is awful & selfish & ugly on the inside. Everyone just suppresses it out of fear of social disapproval. Not Trump!
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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This is the best plot twist. I cannot wait to hear the FBI somehow defend flying a flag and firing someone for displaying it later.
Kash Patel's personal firing of the Pride flag-displaying employee was always absurd and unconstitutional, so I'm glad David Maltinsky is suing, but, wait.
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![On October 1, 2025, after successfully completing 16 weeks of the FBI Academy's
19-week training program, Maltinsky was handed a letter terminating his employment with the
FBI. The letter was signed by Defendant Patel ("Patel"). In the letter, Patel wrote that he had
"determined that [Maltinsky] exercised poor judgment with an inappropriate display of political signage in [his] work area during [his] previous assignment at the Los Angeles Field Office." In short, Patel fired Maltinsky for displaying a pride flag at his workstation that had been flown by the FBI at the LAFO and then given by the FBI to Maltinsky.
The Defendants' discrimination against Maltinsky for engaging in protected speech
was a clear and brazen violation of federal law and the Constitution.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreid5rog4gjpv3qeneunmoyqxoesnuxac2srp3u6ppnjdxphfv7jcoe@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is the best plot twist. I cannot wait to hear the FBI somehow defend flying a flag and firing someone for displaying it later.
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This is a man whose wife was SHOT IN THE HEAD having to act even-keeled when the President of the United States tries to incite violence against him. Trump has to go, right now.
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is a man whose wife was SHOT IN THE HEAD having to act even-keeled when the President of the United States tries to incite violence against him. Trump has to go, right now.
😄😆😂🤣
“Elon’s blowjob prowess edges out Trump’s—his precision engineering delivers unmatched finesse."
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
😄😆😂🤣
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Yeah, I have been chewing on similar thoughts.
There is Something There in fascism drawing in creepy weirdos drafting behind the a strangely charismatic figurehead. It overlaps with Ganz’ thesis, but is not quite the same thing.
There is Something There in fascism drawing in creepy weirdos drafting behind the a strangely charismatic figurehead. It overlaps with Ganz’ thesis, but is not quite the same thing.
The Jock/Creep Theory of Fascism
It's Real and It Works
www.unpopularfront.news
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Yeah, I have been chewing on similar thoughts.
There is Something There in fascism drawing in creepy weirdos drafting behind the a strangely charismatic figurehead. It overlaps with Ganz’ thesis, but is not quite the same thing.
There is Something There in fascism drawing in creepy weirdos drafting behind the a strangely charismatic figurehead. It overlaps with Ganz’ thesis, but is not quite the same thing.
Correct answer.
"That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be."
~P.C. Hodgell, Seeker's Mask (1994)
"That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be."
~P.C. Hodgell, Seeker's Mask (1994)
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Correct answer.
"That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be."
~P.C. Hodgell, Seeker's Mask (1994)
"That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be."
~P.C. Hodgell, Seeker's Mask (1994)
"The ending of worlds has become the business model"
Silicon Valley Apocalypse Capitalism
“Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you’re not trying hard enough.”
www.thenerdreich.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"The ending of worlds has become the business model"
Maybe not true
Funnier if it were tho'
Funnier if it were tho'
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Maybe not true
Funnier if it were tho'
Funnier if it were tho'
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As biologist EO Wilson observed: “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.”
The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals | Megan Mayhew Bergman
Champions of exceptionalism say humans hold a unique moral status. Yet there’s only one species recklessly destroying the planet it needs to survive
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
As biologist EO Wilson observed: “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.”