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"What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness." –Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman (1967)
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"What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness." –Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman (1967)
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@acinonnap.bsky.social
· Nov 9
More context for the Flann O'Brien quote from The Third Policeman (1967) that I've been using as a metaphor for how we can perceive the heinous attacks on trans rights, and how cis folks and others might not understand how not only will their rights also be violated, *it's already happening*
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Once again we see that the biggest motivation to turn right wing is to find some cover among fellow sexual predators
Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
The alleged offences took place in 2009, the Crown Protection Service said
www.independent.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Once again we see that the biggest motivation to turn right wing is to find some cover among fellow sexual predators
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@woodrufflab.bsky.social says, if you want science to work, you can't have political hacks telling the scientists what to do. Perhaps that should be obvious, but these days, maybe not 🧪
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To make it work, you can't tell scientists what to do
YouTube video by Audiommunity
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December 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@woodrufflab.bsky.social says, if you want science to work, you can't have political hacks telling the scientists what to do. Perhaps that should be obvious, but these days, maybe not 🧪
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some people say and believe anything to excuse their selfishness
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
some people say and believe anything to excuse their selfishness
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What’s happening with American media, American education, and America’s approach to places like Greenland & Honduras harmonizes with the “network state” movement (backed by Thiel, Lonsdale, Andreessen, etc), which calls for the construction of “parallel institutions” and “parallel societies”. 1/
IMHO, you can’t understand what’s happening to the US if u don’t know about the “network state” movement & its “parallel establishment” strategy, which includes building “parallel societies” (w/ their own physical territories) & “parallel institutions” in media, education, finance, science, etc. 1/
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
What’s happening with American media, American education, and America’s approach to places like Greenland & Honduras harmonizes with the “network state” movement (backed by Thiel, Lonsdale, Andreessen, etc), which calls for the construction of “parallel institutions” and “parallel societies”. 1/
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look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
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not something you ever want to hear from past CDC leadership, but it’s the truth
His view on the future is pretty bleak. He thinks much of what public health has achieved in the US will be dismantled:
"We've entered this, like, dark age and it's going to get worse. It is going to get so much worse."
"We've entered this, like, dark age and it's going to get worse. It is going to get so much worse."
December 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
not something you ever want to hear from past CDC leadership, but it’s the truth
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Adding on to the clip @parkermolloy.com found where the dumbass OU student admits she just rushed through the assignment.
This isn't an issue of a trans instructor trying to force students to adhere to their worldview...it's a moron student half-assing an assignment and trying to shift blame.
This isn't an issue of a trans instructor trying to force students to adhere to their worldview...it's a moron student half-assing an assignment and trying to shift blame.
Jordan Uhl on Instagram: "Oklahoma University student Samantha Fulnecky admitted to local press that she rushed her assignment in a matter of minutes and didn’t follow the guidelines but should have r...
In a stunning admission, Oklahoma University student Samantha Fulnecky reveals she rushed her assignment and didn't follow guidelines, sparking controversy and debate about academic integrity and acco...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Adding on to the clip @parkermolloy.com found where the dumbass OU student admits she just rushed through the assignment.
This isn't an issue of a trans instructor trying to force students to adhere to their worldview...it's a moron student half-assing an assignment and trying to shift blame.
This isn't an issue of a trans instructor trying to force students to adhere to their worldview...it's a moron student half-assing an assignment and trying to shift blame.
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🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
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This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
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Hegemonic suicide:
“The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies reflect its ‘America First’ priorities…”
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
“The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies reflect its ‘America First’ priorities…”
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
Trump pulls 30 envoys in ‘America First’ push, critics say it weakens US abroad
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies reflect its “America First” priorities, a move critics said would weaken U.S. credibil...
www.reuters.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Hegemonic suicide:
“The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies reflect its ‘America First’ priorities…”
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
“The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies reflect its ‘America First’ priorities…”
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
Idiotic warmonger
Impeachment, we have to have it.
Impeachment, we have to have it.
December 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Idiotic warmonger
Impeachment, we have to have it.
Impeachment, we have to have it.
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Matt Yglesias consistently treats net zero as if it’s some arbitrary goal that activists want, not a goal that scientists say is necessary to preserve a livable planet for all. He so badly wants a solution that sounds "reasonable" that he's willing to ignore and dismiss scientific reality.
Matthew Yglesias did it again
No, Democrats shouldn't embrace oil and gas.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Matt Yglesias consistently treats net zero as if it’s some arbitrary goal that activists want, not a goal that scientists say is necessary to preserve a livable planet for all. He so badly wants a solution that sounds "reasonable" that he's willing to ignore and dismiss scientific reality.
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Hey, fellow evolutionary biologists:
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
And that’s a follow.
Actually I do have a question if you have a sec.
Without exception the most transphobic group of scientists I’ve run into online are evolutionary biologists. Every single one of them has expressed the same opinion: transness cannot be anything other than social contagion. Why?
Actually I do have a question if you have a sec.
Without exception the most transphobic group of scientists I’ve run into online are evolutionary biologists. Every single one of them has expressed the same opinion: transness cannot be anything other than social contagion. Why?
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hey, fellow evolutionary biologists:
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
Destroying progress in every sphere
Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Trump Uses ‘National Security’ To Freeze Offshore Wind Work
The administration has already lost once in court wielding the same argument against Revolution Wind.
heatmap.news
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Destroying progress in every sphere
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It looks like the UK playbook because they're both using the same playbook.
An actual conspiracy.
An actual conspiracy.
Trans youth healthcare is based in decades of research and supported by every major medical organization in the US. Under RFK Jr, a handpicked panel produced a dodgy report claiming otherwise.
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
The Neglected Front in RFK Jr.’s War on Science — Assigned
As trans healthcare is decimated no one is standing up for the integrity of the scientific process for these patients.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It looks like the UK playbook because they're both using the same playbook.
An actual conspiracy.
An actual conspiracy.
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In Hungary, Orban created a new model for authoritarians to gain control of the media without overt censorship.
He used regulatory and legal pressure to force media owners to sell their outlets to pro-regime allies.
In the US, Trump is using the same approach to consolidate media control.
He used regulatory and legal pressure to force media owners to sell their outlets to pro-regime allies.
In the US, Trump is using the same approach to consolidate media control.
During today's editorial call, Bari Weiss doubled down on pulling the CECOT segment while lashing out at Sharyn Alfonsi:
"The only newsroom that I'm interested in running is one where we are able to have contentious disagreements about the thorniest and editorial matters, and do so with respect."
"The only newsroom that I'm interested in running is one where we are able to have contentious disagreements about the thorniest and editorial matters, and do so with respect."
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In Hungary, Orban created a new model for authoritarians to gain control of the media without overt censorship.
He used regulatory and legal pressure to force media owners to sell their outlets to pro-regime allies.
In the US, Trump is using the same approach to consolidate media control.
He used regulatory and legal pressure to force media owners to sell their outlets to pro-regime allies.
In the US, Trump is using the same approach to consolidate media control.
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"Abundance bros, from Yglesias to Trembath to Stapp, ride on the perception that they are politically savvy, data driven thinkers. But they're just a bunch of hacks who get shit catastrophically wrong."
That last bit should count for something. But apparently not to the NYT.
That last bit should count for something. But apparently not to the NYT.
Petrostate politics. This is what happens when you embrace the "energy dominance" of fossil fuels.
Remember, too, that the Abundance bros embraced Burgum. When Burgum was appointed, Yglesias said he was "a totally solid pick who'll do good things."
And he wasn't alone.
Remember, too, that the Abundance bros embraced Burgum. When Burgum was appointed, Yglesias said he was "a totally solid pick who'll do good things."
And he wasn't alone.
December 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Abundance bros, from Yglesias to Trembath to Stapp, ride on the perception that they are politically savvy, data driven thinkers. But they're just a bunch of hacks who get shit catastrophically wrong."
That last bit should count for something. But apparently not to the NYT.
That last bit should count for something. But apparently not to the NYT.
the beatings will continue until morale improves
so much winning, so tired
maybe this is the one that will wake the people up?
so much winning, so tired
maybe this is the one that will wake the people up?
Major bourbon maker shutters James B. Beam plant in 2026
Exports have been curtailed to major trading partners; Canada has been boycotting American spirits since March in retaliation for Trump’s ongoing trade war
US whiskey sales down more than 60% through October
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Exports have been curtailed to major trading partners; Canada has been boycotting American spirits since March in retaliation for Trump’s ongoing trade war
US whiskey sales down more than 60% through October
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Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
the beatings will continue until morale improves
so much winning, so tired
maybe this is the one that will wake the people up?
so much winning, so tired
maybe this is the one that will wake the people up?
Oh sure let's be aggressive to a NATO ally.
They want Greenland for minerals and ore, and perhaps geographical strategy.
Oh and they want Venezuela for oil
They want Greenland for minerals and ore, and perhaps geographical strategy.
Oh and they want Venezuela for oil
Donald Trump names special envoy for Greenland ft.trib.al/gLS8dTw
Donald Trump names special envoy for Greenland
Role for Louisiana governor Jeff Landry underlines US president’s determination to control Arctic island
ft.trib.al
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Oh sure let's be aggressive to a NATO ally.
They want Greenland for minerals and ore, and perhaps geographical strategy.
Oh and they want Venezuela for oil
They want Greenland for minerals and ore, and perhaps geographical strategy.
Oh and they want Venezuela for oil
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Sounds like this dipshit ran into a program whose controlling authority was CIA/NSA, who do their own background checks and ended up in a real interrogation that he failed — then he fired everyone around him who followed the rules
December 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Sounds like this dipshit ran into a program whose controlling authority was CIA/NSA, who do their own background checks and ended up in a real interrogation that he failed — then he fired everyone around him who followed the rules
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Polygraphs are junk science. But polygraphs are an effective "prop" used by trained interrogators.
An unelected bureaucrat developing a sudden interest in raw intel from a controlled access program is the kind of thing that makes career intel people very suspicious. And for good reason.
An unelected bureaucrat developing a sudden interest in raw intel from a controlled access program is the kind of thing that makes career intel people very suspicious. And for good reason.
December 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Polygraphs are junk science. But polygraphs are an effective "prop" used by trained interrogators.
An unelected bureaucrat developing a sudden interest in raw intel from a controlled access program is the kind of thing that makes career intel people very suspicious. And for good reason.
An unelected bureaucrat developing a sudden interest in raw intel from a controlled access program is the kind of thing that makes career intel people very suspicious. And for good reason.
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Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
December 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
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The rate of return here is crazy: for a few hundred thousand dollars, this lab produces literally billions of oysters and supports a seafood industry worth hundreds of millions. And the Trump administration is just like "fuck all that, it's wasteful spending, you're fired"
December 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The rate of return here is crazy: for a few hundred thousand dollars, this lab produces literally billions of oysters and supports a seafood industry worth hundreds of millions. And the Trump administration is just like "fuck all that, it's wasteful spending, you're fired"
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So they've apparently had 1000 agents working through the 300GB of Epstein files, and they've managed to release under 1% of them, and those wholly or heavily redacted.
Trump must feature in them an awful lot for the task to be so onerous.
Trump must feature in them an awful lot for the task to be so onerous.
December 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So they've apparently had 1000 agents working through the 300GB of Epstein files, and they've managed to release under 1% of them, and those wholly or heavily redacted.
Trump must feature in them an awful lot for the task to be so onerous.
Trump must feature in them an awful lot for the task to be so onerous.
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It's not about the memorial building. It's about erasing the predominantly liberal message of the renowned cultural center. The center offers theater, dance, classical, jazz, pop, folk music & a National Symphony Orchestra. These were part of Kennedy's cultural legacy, something Trump cannot buy.
December 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It's not about the memorial building. It's about erasing the predominantly liberal message of the renowned cultural center. The center offers theater, dance, classical, jazz, pop, folk music & a National Symphony Orchestra. These were part of Kennedy's cultural legacy, something Trump cannot buy.