Higgs
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Mixed-race Black male | Artist | Writer | ASD | Narrative Political Strategist, Strategist, & History | Wisconsin
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A random WWII hot take
If Patton* were in charge of commanding Operation Market Garden, it would've achieved all its operational goals**
*Far from Patton's biggest fan, a flawed but quite good operational commander
**Another hottake: OMG wasn't a "failure"; it just wasn't maximally successful.
If Patton* were in charge of commanding Operation Market Garden, it would've achieved all its operational goals**
*Far from Patton's biggest fan, a flawed but quite good operational commander
**Another hottake: OMG wasn't a "failure"; it just wasn't maximally successful.
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A random WWII hot take
If Patton* were in charge of commanding Operation Market Garden, it would've achieved all its operational goals**
*Far from Patton's biggest fan, a flawed but quite good operational commander
**Another hottake: OMG wasn't a "failure"; it just wasn't maximally successful.
If Patton* were in charge of commanding Operation Market Garden, it would've achieved all its operational goals**
*Far from Patton's biggest fan, a flawed but quite good operational commander
**Another hottake: OMG wasn't a "failure"; it just wasn't maximally successful.
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I put my thought into print here zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
How We Grew Numb to Trump’s Calls for the Slaughter of Anyone He Wants
Is this what we’ve become, at this failing stage of the grand American democratic experiment?
zeteo.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I put my thought into print here zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
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Prison guards rushing to take jobs with ICE. Almost like all of this is connected. I wonder which people have been making this case for a few decades.
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Prison guards rushing to take jobs with ICE. Almost like all of this is connected. I wonder which people have been making this case for a few decades.
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My MTG take is that she’s got a better paying gig on the way.
Congress is a launching pad for an influencer/pundit career for these folks.
Will be genuinely surprised if she retreats into private life.
Congress is a launching pad for an influencer/pundit career for these folks.
Will be genuinely surprised if she retreats into private life.
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
My MTG take is that she’s got a better paying gig on the way.
Congress is a launching pad for an influencer/pundit career for these folks.
Will be genuinely surprised if she retreats into private life.
Congress is a launching pad for an influencer/pundit career for these folks.
Will be genuinely surprised if she retreats into private life.
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Of course. This may in fact happen by midnight. The thing is that Mamdani will be able to say 'well that's not what he said when I met with him' and keep it moving.
Thing is, when Mamdani does something early next year that challenges some Trump admin nonsense, you *know* that Trump is going be extra angry and suggest it's a backstabbing, noting how "nice" he was to him in the Oval Office as if that means Mamdani should now agree to all of Trump's demands.
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Of course. This may in fact happen by midnight. The thing is that Mamdani will be able to say 'well that's not what he said when I met with him' and keep it moving.
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MAGA: Trump is going to strip Mamdani of his citizenship!
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
MAGA: Trump is going to strip Mamdani of his citizenship!
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
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This is a level of blood libeling of immigrants (and their citizen children, being lumped in as 'illegals') comparable to the demonization of Tutsis in the time immediately preceding the Rwandan Genocide, or the libels against Jews in the buildup to the Holocaust.
Their intentions are clear.
Their intentions are clear.
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is a level of blood libeling of immigrants (and their citizen children, being lumped in as 'illegals') comparable to the demonization of Tutsis in the time immediately preceding the Rwandan Genocide, or the libels against Jews in the buildup to the Holocaust.
Their intentions are clear.
Their intentions are clear.
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House Republicans refused to condemn fascism just a few days ago
newrepublic.com/post/203347/...
newrepublic.com/post/203347/...
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
House Republicans refused to condemn fascism just a few days ago
newrepublic.com/post/203347/...
newrepublic.com/post/203347/...
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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 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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!
One of the key insights of Sefton Delmer, a WWII British propagandist, had about Nazi's when he was a journalist during the interwar period in Germany, was that Hitler & the party gave people permission to live out/play out their most sadistic desires.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
One of the key insights of Sefton Delmer, a WWII British propagandist, had about Nazi's when he was a journalist during the interwar period in Germany, was that Hitler & the party gave people permission to live out/play out their most sadistic desires.
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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It certainly sounds like he was murdered after just 4 days in custody.
And that he's not the only one.
And that he's not the only one.
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It certainly sounds like he was murdered after just 4 days in custody.
And that he's not the only one.
And that he's not the only one.
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Not a fan of Infinity Saga “everything was better back then” revisionism when what I consider to be the “most joyous MCU movie” exists in this era.
Nia DaCosta's gleeful, glossy, double-sized Team-Up annual in film form The Marvels is proof positive that Iman Vellani is a delightful delight, that it's weird Brie "Annihilator of Incels" Larson has only sung in two films, and that Teyonah Parris in boots should probably just be illegal. )
Review of ‘The Marvels’ (2023) ★★★★
"Uh. I can't fly. Do you guys have a spaceship I could borrow?" This is new in theaters and the kind of thing you want to avoid spoiling besides so I'll be brief. Nia DaCosta's gleeful, glossy,…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Not a fan of Infinity Saga “everything was better back then” revisionism when what I consider to be the “most joyous MCU movie” exists in this era.
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This is one of the worst, most horrifying exposures we have ever seen. It is hard to overstate how bad the things that people are using tools like for are, and it's insane to pretend like these tools are anything other than nonconsensual porn machines
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is one of the worst, most horrifying exposures we have ever seen. It is hard to overstate how bad the things that people are using tools like for are, and it's insane to pretend like these tools are anything other than nonconsensual porn machines
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
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one thing about this is that in the wake of all of this kirk is basically forgotten. he was barely cold in the ground before his allies — before his *wife* — started scheming over what they could take for themselves. a real life parable.
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
one thing about this is that in the wake of all of this kirk is basically forgotten. he was barely cold in the ground before his allies — before his *wife* — started scheming over what they could take for themselves. a real life parable.
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And this is what the *height* of success gets you in the end under this vision of society.
one thing about this is that in the wake of all of this kirk is basically forgotten. he was barely cold in the ground before his allies — before his *wife* — started scheming over what they could take for themselves. a real life parable.
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
And this is what the *height* of success gets you in the end under this vision of society.
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one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
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If the President can impose his own taxes and use the proceeds to spend on his own projects, all without Congress, we have a dictatorship not a constitutional republic.
BREAKING: Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair said the administration is eyeing ways to give millions of Americans $2,000 dividend checks from tariff revenue without congressional approval, per Bloomberg.
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
If the President can impose his own taxes and use the proceeds to spend on his own projects, all without Congress, we have a dictatorship not a constitutional republic.
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I think the level of sexual abuse that is going to be coming out of ICE would put the Boston archdiocese and Penn State to shame
Sounds like he thought he had a get out of jail free card on the underage sex charge since he was ICE www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I think the level of sexual abuse that is going to be coming out of ICE would put the Boston archdiocese and Penn State to shame
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If Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to prove her sincerity, she should sit for a deposition with House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff and testify as to her involvement in the January 6th Insurrection, including the meeting that took place at the Willard Hotel on the evening of January 5, 2021.
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Steph just made his sixth 3 of the night against the Magic. I thought, "Man, six is a lot of 3s. How many times has Steph made six or more 3s in a game?"
The answer: 285. sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
No. 2 on that list? James Harden ... with 128. sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
The answer: 285. sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
No. 2 on that list? James Harden ... with 128. sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
Stephen Curry | Player Game Stats Finder | Stathead
Find NBA & WNBA players with most points in home games in a single season, combined seasons and many more filter criteria on Stathead.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Steph just made his sixth 3 of the night against the Magic. I thought, "Man, six is a lot of 3s. How many times has Steph made six or more 3s in a game?"
The answer: 285. sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
No. 2 on that list? James Harden ... with 128. sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
The answer: 285. sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
No. 2 on that list? James Harden ... with 128. sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
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Engagement on our updates re: ICE kidnappings/fed siege of Los Angeles is significantly lower on Bluesky compared to Twitter. Do ppl on here not care about LA anymore? Are feeds being taken over by liberal commentators? What's going on?
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
The feds are escalating in Los Angeles. We've seen record high kidnappings and our communities are under attack. The media focus on LA has died down so electeds don't feel the need to even feign opposition.
People are out here fighting. We need all of us. Join the struggle. Defend your neighbors.
People are out here fighting. We need all of us. Join the struggle. Defend your neighbors.
DAILY MEMO: Over 50 Arrested in Record Raids: Baby, Pregnant Mom, Gardeners, Sons, Elderly, Vendors, Unhoused In Last Two Days
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-o...
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-o...
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Engagement on our updates re: ICE kidnappings/fed siege of Los Angeles is significantly lower on Bluesky compared to Twitter. Do ppl on here not care about LA anymore? Are feeds being taken over by liberal commentators? What's going on?
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.
Community members on the ground can't do it all. We need help.