@womblingweka.bsky.social
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Brown: Autocrats don’t fear the disease or the babies dying from whooping cough — they fear the evidence of it, because evidence exposes their failures, demands accountability, and empowers the public.
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Brown: Autocrats don’t fear the disease or the babies dying from whooping cough — they fear the evidence of it, because evidence exposes their failures, demands accountability, and empowers the public.
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I get why tech companies push these new features out as defaults, they are usually so shit tier nobody would choose to use them and then what is the point of doing it??
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I get why tech companies push these new features out as defaults, they are usually so shit tier nobody would choose to use them and then what is the point of doing it??
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Benz's conspiracism fueled Musk's decision to let millions die. He is skilled at misrepresenting information to persuade the gullible. The fact he is being hired makes clear that the administration dislikes being reminded of the depravity of their actions.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of USAID
The most consequential legacy of DOGE will be human misery on a massive scale
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Benz's conspiracism fueled Musk's decision to let millions die. He is skilled at misrepresenting information to persuade the gullible. The fact he is being hired makes clear that the administration dislikes being reminded of the depravity of their actions.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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This is like hiring Jeffrey Dahmer to investigate Dahmer murders
Mike Benz, the pathological paranoiac who never did find the 22 million tweets Stanford supposedly censored, or explain how the CIA ran me as an asset, is now “investigating” USAID — the agency he boasts about being instrumental in killing — from the inside.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
USAID Hired the Right-Wing Influencer Responsible for Its Decimation
Mike Benz was brought aboard to find evidence for his claims that the agency is secretly a spy operation.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is like hiring Jeffrey Dahmer to investigate Dahmer murders
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Broke down three separate tweets from Elon Musk showing that his conception of "free speech" is incoherent beyond "I can say what I want, you must shut up."
Three Tweets That Capture The Entire Elon Musk Free Speech Con
We've spent years calling out what a hypocrite Elon Musk is on free speech. But sometimes the universe Elon hands you a gift: three tweets in the span of a little over a week that demonstrate the entire con more clearly than any deep…
We've spent years calling out what a hypocrite Elon Musk is on free speech. But sometimes the universe Elon hands you a gift: three tweets in the span of a little over a week that demonstrate the entire con more clearly than any deep…
Three Tweets That Capture The Entire Elon Musk Free Speech Con
We've spent years calling out what a hypocrite Elon Musk is on free speech. But sometimes the universe Elon hands you a gift: three tweets in the span of a little over a week that demonstrate the entire con more clearly than any deep dive ever could. Let’s start with this one: That’s Elon announcing that: Falsely labeling non-violent people as “fascist” or “Nazi” should be treated as incitement to murder…
www.techdirt.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Broke down three separate tweets from Elon Musk showing that his conception of "free speech" is incoherent beyond "I can say what I want, you must shut up."
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She is truly remarkable. When you think of the damage her ex-husband & all those other tech zillionaires are causing, this work is especially stunning.
December 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
She is truly remarkable. When you think of the damage her ex-husband & all those other tech zillionaires are causing, this work is especially stunning.
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It appears that a QAnon supporter who is a member of a QAnon outlet known as "NewsTreason 17" (whose logo is a Q & name is a reference to Q being the 17th letter of the alphabet) was "admitted" into the White House yesterday & got a White House press briefing room pass.
December 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It appears that a QAnon supporter who is a member of a QAnon outlet known as "NewsTreason 17" (whose logo is a Q & name is a reference to Q being the 17th letter of the alphabet) was "admitted" into the White House yesterday & got a White House press briefing room pass.
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Why should we pay attention to red states?
Everybody in this country just lost access to student loan forgiveness because of the state of Missouri.
You don’t need a coup when you can bribe red state AGs.
Everybody in this country just lost access to student loan forgiveness because of the state of Missouri.
You don’t need a coup when you can bribe red state AGs.
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Why should we pay attention to red states?
Everybody in this country just lost access to student loan forgiveness because of the state of Missouri.
You don’t need a coup when you can bribe red state AGs.
Everybody in this country just lost access to student loan forgiveness because of the state of Missouri.
You don’t need a coup when you can bribe red state AGs.
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The next Dem president needs to gut the entire government of everyone Trump hired, knowing full well they were expected to place Trump ahead of the constitution.
It's going to take a very long time to fix this mess.
It's going to take a very long time to fix this mess.
What’s happening at the Supreme Court this week is bigger than just one FTC commissioner. The majority seems ready to endorse the “unitary executive” theory, giving Trump the power to purge agency staffers and replace them with loyalists. It’s a frightening prospect we should be paying attention to.
Humphrey’s Who? The Big SCOTUS Case Few Understand
A decision over who Trump can fire will reshape how our entire government functions
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The next Dem president needs to gut the entire government of everyone Trump hired, knowing full well they were expected to place Trump ahead of the constitution.
It's going to take a very long time to fix this mess.
It's going to take a very long time to fix this mess.
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NEW: Federal prosecutors call CBP officer Luis Uribe "a serial rapist who turned his position as a United States Customs and Border Protection officer into a license to commit or attempt to commit gunpoint sexual assaults."
Full detention memo here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/70/3d/594fc7...
Full detention memo here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/70/3d/594fc7...
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
NEW: Federal prosecutors call CBP officer Luis Uribe "a serial rapist who turned his position as a United States Customs and Border Protection officer into a license to commit or attempt to commit gunpoint sexual assaults."
Full detention memo here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/70/3d/594fc7...
Full detention memo here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/70/3d/594fc7...
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ABC cuts the video quickly, which doesn’t give you a proper sense of just how reckless this shooting was. The cop shoots the kid in the back, and after that shouts “San Diego Police!”
The AP version shows the actual shooting: youtu.be/1zbeKUFK828
The AP version shows the actual shooting: youtu.be/1zbeKUFK828
So now a million poor people are going to get taxed to pay for another average citizen shot by police, and the people really responsible for the system face no consequences and maintain power
youtu.be/glI09R8p2ZI?...
youtu.be/glI09R8p2ZI?...
San Diego family to receive the largest police settlement in US History
YouTube video by ABC News
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
ABC cuts the video quickly, which doesn’t give you a proper sense of just how reckless this shooting was. The cop shoots the kid in the back, and after that shouts “San Diego Police!”
The AP version shows the actual shooting: youtu.be/1zbeKUFK828
The AP version shows the actual shooting: youtu.be/1zbeKUFK828
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Donald Trump, Jr.’s net worth has increased six-fold since his father was reelected.
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Donald Trump, Jr.’s net worth has increased six-fold since his father was reelected.
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
Eric Trump has gotten ten times richer over the same time period.
Funny how that works, huh?
"The Department of Justice has confirmed that President Donald Trump blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents related to the deadly riot on January 6."
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"The Department of Justice has confirmed that President Donald Trump blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents related to the deadly riot on January 6."
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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After MTG lied about me for weeks, she said that she felt bad for my unborn child because he'd have me as a mother. Her rhetoric led to threats against my family.
No one, even her, should receive threats like those, but I'd like to see her own up to the role she played in creating them for others.
No one, even her, should receive threats like those, but I'd like to see her own up to the role she played in creating them for others.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I sent those deaths threats directly to him in a text message & informed him of what his name calling & words were doing - it was a direct assassination threat on my son. And he was extremely - I won't repeat what he said - but it was extremely unkind. No sympathy. No care"
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
After MTG lied about me for weeks, she said that she felt bad for my unborn child because he'd have me as a mother. Her rhetoric led to threats against my family.
No one, even her, should receive threats like those, but I'd like to see her own up to the role she played in creating them for others.
No one, even her, should receive threats like those, but I'd like to see her own up to the role she played in creating them for others.
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Nothing says saving money like doing things twice
#FerryNews: Danish naval architecture firm Knud E. Hansen has been selected to undertake design work on two new Ro-Pax ferries that China's Guangzhou Shipyard International is building for New Zealand operator KiwiRail.
Via Baird Maritime: www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ro...
Via Baird Maritime: www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ro...
Danish firm to design ferries for New Zealand's KiwiRail
Danish naval architecture firm Knud E. Hansen has been selected to undertake design work on two new Ro-Pax ferries that China's Guangzhou Shipyard International
www.bairdmaritime.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Nothing says saving money like doing things twice
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JFC. The weakening of America continues.
December 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
JFC. The weakening of America continues.
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Today's hearing featured GOP justices ready to take us to a system of election by oligarchs.
The Supreme Court ponders giving billionaires even more power
Republicans want the last limits on political spending eliminated.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Today's hearing featured GOP justices ready to take us to a system of election by oligarchs.
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A charity focused on child sex trafficking held their event at Mar-a-Lago where Jeffrey Epstein used to hang out with Trump
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A charity focused on child sex trafficking held their event at Mar-a-Lago where Jeffrey Epstein used to hang out with Trump
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That is patently false: not only do immigrants score better than native-born Americans in tests, the mere presence of immigrants improve test scores for all students, when factoring in white flight
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
That is patently false: not only do immigrants score better than native-born Americans in tests, the mere presence of immigrants improve test scores for all students, when factoring in white flight
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
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Corporate greed shouldn’t dictate whether you live or die. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Corporate greed shouldn’t dictate whether you live or die. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
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"Green shoots" eh?
The media pack will have to change it's mob-narrative, I guess.
Question is: who will Nicola "Noboats" Willis blame for this?
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wes...
The media pack will have to change it's mob-narrative, I guess.
Question is: who will Nicola "Noboats" Willis blame for this?
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wes...
Westpac lifts interest rates by whopping 30 basis points
Is this what the Reserve Bank wanted?
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"Green shoots" eh?
The media pack will have to change it's mob-narrative, I guess.
Question is: who will Nicola "Noboats" Willis blame for this?
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wes...
The media pack will have to change it's mob-narrative, I guess.
Question is: who will Nicola "Noboats" Willis blame for this?
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wes...
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One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
Everything else aside, the idea that this is a model for many men of *masculinity* is so wild. This? This is "manly"? This is how people think it's cool to act?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
Dave Portnoy Demands NFL Investigate Pete Carroll & Raiders For Rigging
YouTube video by Clasher Sports
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
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The left infight all the time. Our issue is Lab has abandoned many of its values and then attack the few parties who still have it.
It isn't a winning strategy. Have you SEEN how many of us long time Labour voters this is losing? Hipkins isn't above Luxon because this is a net 0 strategy at best.
It isn't a winning strategy. Have you SEEN how many of us long time Labour voters this is losing? Hipkins isn't above Luxon because this is a net 0 strategy at best.
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The left infight all the time. Our issue is Lab has abandoned many of its values and then attack the few parties who still have it.
It isn't a winning strategy. Have you SEEN how many of us long time Labour voters this is losing? Hipkins isn't above Luxon because this is a net 0 strategy at best.
It isn't a winning strategy. Have you SEEN how many of us long time Labour voters this is losing? Hipkins isn't above Luxon because this is a net 0 strategy at best.