JPL
@teknonym.bsky.social
Coastal Urban Elitist of Appalachia. Supporter of the so-called Gender Freedoms. he/him
Every democratic senator voted to confirm him btw.
Today On Tap from me: Marco Rubio is selling a war of choice in Venezuela on falsehoods about narco-trafficking so he can get right-wing south Florida exiles who've been his political allies back into power. It's an incredibly parochial pretext for an imperial adventure.
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Marco Rubio’s Sales Pitch: War in Venezuela - The American Prospect
Right-wing exiles in South Florida want regime change. Rubio is selling it with a false narrative about drug trafficking.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every democratic senator voted to confirm him btw.
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
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This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
"Woke is ruining D&D". Meanwhile Dimension 20, one of the wokest real play shows around, just sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl for live shows and brings armies of new players to RPGs.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
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I was trying to track down the source of Gramsci's "time of monsters" quote and found that it's a "mistranslation" (ie he just made it up) by Slavoj Zizek. Gramsci's line clearly translates as "morbid symptoms" instead. Mad that you can just rewrite a famous quote and get it widely accepted.
November 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I was trying to track down the source of Gramsci's "time of monsters" quote and found that it's a "mistranslation" (ie he just made it up) by Slavoj Zizek. Gramsci's line clearly translates as "morbid symptoms" instead. Mad that you can just rewrite a famous quote and get it widely accepted.
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The thing about immigration is that xenophobia and racism are the elite centrist position. Here's a senior fellow at Brookings, spouse of CRFP head Maya MacGuineas, explaining the mere presence of foreigners in Germany is a "problem" that someone must solve with "speed and determination."
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The thing about immigration is that xenophobia and racism are the elite centrist position. Here's a senior fellow at Brookings, spouse of CRFP head Maya MacGuineas, explaining the mere presence of foreigners in Germany is a "problem" that someone must solve with "speed and determination."
Who voted for The Nightmare, be honest?
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Who voted for The Nightmare, be honest?
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remember you always want to put your fully frozen turkey directly into boiling hot oil
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
remember you always want to put your fully frozen turkey directly into boiling hot oil
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from
I have seen this take from at least 4 people now and I don't understand what the theory is here. If only Lizza had posted this last year then... what? It would have convinced Trump not to nominate RFK? It's not like we didn't all know exactly who he was and what he was about.
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I have seen this take from at least 4 people now and I don't understand what the theory is here. If only Lizza had posted this last year then... what? It would have convinced Trump not to nominate RFK? It's not like we didn't all know exactly who he was and what he was about.
The Trump-Mamdani meeting has brought us perilously close to a bullshit singularity.
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The Trump-Mamdani meeting has brought us perilously close to a bullshit singularity.
2004 Google: "Don't be Evil"
2025 Google:
2025 Google:
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
2004 Google: "Don't be Evil"
2025 Google:
2025 Google:
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they've always been like this and will always be like this and they pretend they are doing something new every time and it makes me want to die www.kenklippenstein.com/p/national-s...
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
they've always been like this and will always be like this and they pretend they are doing something new every time and it makes me want to die www.kenklippenstein.com/p/national-s...
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Here are the 28 Democrats who voted to interfere in DC’s governance and bring back racist cash bail that’s been outlawed for decades.
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Here are the 28 Democrats who voted to interfere in DC’s governance and bring back racist cash bail that’s been outlawed for decades.
People are so mixed up on this Plaskett thing. The text messages are good! She was getting information to use against Trump. Informants are often felons! What's bad is that she was soliciting max donations from Epstein in 2018. She should probably resign because of that.
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
People are so mixed up on this Plaskett thing. The text messages are good! She was getting information to use against Trump. Informants are often felons! What's bad is that she was soliciting max donations from Epstein in 2018. She should probably resign because of that.
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I would like to know who at the Boston Globe thought it was appropriate to give a platform to this eugenicist Nazi. How does this serve Boston Globe readers?
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I would like to know who at the Boston Globe thought it was appropriate to give a platform to this eugenicist Nazi. How does this serve Boston Globe readers?
Ok I did see a couple paragraphs from the Nuzzi book but you can't trick me into reading Ryan fucking Lizza's fucking substack. Not today Satan.
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Ok I did see a couple paragraphs from the Nuzzi book but you can't trick me into reading Ryan fucking Lizza's fucking substack. Not today Satan.
Wait, so, she did access the bank account from space?
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wait, so, she did access the bank account from space?
The context for the worm story was Kennedy trying to get better financial terms in his (second) divorce proceeding, so it's no surprise that it was just a lie.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The context for the worm story was Kennedy trying to get better financial terms in his (second) divorce proceeding, so it's no surprise that it was just a lie.
I guess we are about to find out whether Woke 2 has arrived or if we are still in the Woke Interregnum.
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I guess we are about to find out whether Woke 2 has arrived or if we are still in the Woke Interregnum.
They want to situate the Epstein scandal in the past so people don't try to look into the abuse that's going on today.
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
They want to situate the Epstein scandal in the past so people don't try to look into the abuse that's going on today.
Some say Bill Clinton should go to jail for what he did with Epstein, I think he should go to jail for that AND for the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Some say Bill Clinton should go to jail for what he did with Epstein, I think he should go to jail for that AND for the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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This is important context from Julie K. Brown.
With alt text.
With alt text.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is important context from Julie K. Brown.
With alt text.
With alt text.
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Its actually hilarious how compromised both of these parties are. Not an ounce of credibility
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
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Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Its actually hilarious how compromised both of these parties are. Not an ounce of credibility
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This is what male solidarity & collective action to oppress women looks like:
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This is what male solidarity & collective action to oppress women looks like:
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.