Kristopher North
@amethystmedicus.bsky.social
Humanist and former NAFO Fella who fled Xitter.
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Yes. As progressive were scorched across the ENTIRE western world.
Inflation still existed. Wealth concentration still got worse. That still equated to less money for normal people, even if we did "better than those other people"
Inflation still existed. Wealth concentration still got worse. That still equated to less money for normal people, even if we did "better than those other people"
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How Pre-Emptive Narrative Control Works?
From time to time, public figures comment on scandals before new information becomes public.
These messages often look emotional, defensive, or exaggerated.
From time to time, public figures comment on scandals before new information becomes public.
These messages often look emotional, defensive, or exaggerated.
December 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How Pre-Emptive Narrative Control Works?
From time to time, public figures comment on scandals before new information becomes public.
These messages often look emotional, defensive, or exaggerated.
From time to time, public figures comment on scandals before new information becomes public.
These messages often look emotional, defensive, or exaggerated.
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Wishing you health, happiness, and above all: safety
Here's Bug with his (and our) first tree
Here's Bug with his (and our) first tree
December 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Wishing you health, happiness, and above all: safety
Here's Bug with his (and our) first tree
Here's Bug with his (and our) first tree
Either they're idiots for standing on principle, or they were long-gaming the end of the Republican party.
And in the latter case, given the intermittent death, suffering, and institutional jeopardy they've put us all in: they're just plain Evil.
And in the latter case, given the intermittent death, suffering, and institutional jeopardy they've put us all in: they're just plain Evil.
I will never ever ever understand how the Biden administration had all this nuclear-level dirt on Trump and didn't pull the ripcord. You can try to explain it but it will never make sense.
December 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Either they're idiots for standing on principle, or they were long-gaming the end of the Republican party.
And in the latter case, given the intermittent death, suffering, and institutional jeopardy they've put us all in: they're just plain Evil.
And in the latter case, given the intermittent death, suffering, and institutional jeopardy they've put us all in: they're just plain Evil.
This is the *exact* kind of thinking that loses you the Baltic States in the event a war ever actually does break out with Russia.
"Speak softly and carry a big stick." The US wants its stick back. Europe needs its own and to be prepared to use it.
"Speak softly and carry a big stick." The US wants its stick back. Europe needs its own and to be prepared to use it.
My latest @financialtimes.com on the perils of believing a Russian war with Europe is becoming inevitable
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Europe risks a self-fulfilling prophecy over the threat from Russia
Leaders on the continent should be wary of beating the drums of war too loudly
giftarticle.ft.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This is the *exact* kind of thinking that loses you the Baltic States in the event a war ever actually does break out with Russia.
"Speak softly and carry a big stick." The US wants its stick back. Europe needs its own and to be prepared to use it.
"Speak softly and carry a big stick." The US wants its stick back. Europe needs its own and to be prepared to use it.
Always support Article 5
Parking this here. Holodomor denier. No time to do an alert 😱
@bluesky582025 .bsky .social
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November 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Always support Article 5
When you see posts and pictures like this (likely to become increasingly frequent in the coming weeks), please be reminded that Trump only ran again to stay out of prison. Dying in office is far preferable, I'd imagine.
This tired, deeply-damaged man is so needy. He has to have references to him being president on his hat, on his shirt, and on a golf-framed placard next to his overcooked cheeseburger he's almost too-out-of-it to eat.
November 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When you see posts and pictures like this (likely to become increasingly frequent in the coming weeks), please be reminded that Trump only ran again to stay out of prison. Dying in office is far preferable, I'd imagine.
It's probably a great reminder of how cloistered and specialized this online space is when fully 2/3rds of it is freaking out over a journalist most people have never heard of.
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's probably a great reminder of how cloistered and specialized this online space is when fully 2/3rds of it is freaking out over a journalist most people have never heard of.
A common leftist refrain is that the parties are equivalent and I usually argue "fascists are different from corpo rats" etc, but I think this is probably the actual salient difference between the two:
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 4:38 PM
A common leftist refrain is that the parties are equivalent and I usually argue "fascists are different from corpo rats" etc, but I think this is probably the actual salient difference between the two:
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If this affects you, you need to ask yourself why you are still on twitter
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If this affects you, you need to ask yourself why you are still on twitter
Will they do literally any of this, though?
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Will they do literally any of this, though?
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I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
My point in the recent fight with Tom it's-the-trans-people's-fault Nicholson was exactly this.
You gotta address the economy for everyday people, not stockbrokers.
Not exactly rocket science, I would think...
You gotta address the economy for everyday people, not stockbrokers.
Not exactly rocket science, I would think...
Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My point in the recent fight with Tom it's-the-trans-people's-fault Nicholson was exactly this.
You gotta address the economy for everyday people, not stockbrokers.
Not exactly rocket science, I would think...
You gotta address the economy for everyday people, not stockbrokers.
Not exactly rocket science, I would think...
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There's an interesting nuance to it, though. The strongest wage growth was in the lower two quartiles, particularly the lowest quartile. This actually ended up repulsing the lower-middle and middle class.
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
There's an interesting nuance to it, though. The strongest wage growth was in the lower two quartiles, particularly the lowest quartile. This actually ended up repulsing the lower-middle and middle class.
Now is a good time for everybody piling on to go look up Gary's Economics.
Enjoy
Enjoy
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Now is a good time for everybody piling on to go look up Gary's Economics.
Enjoy
Enjoy
Harris got scorched by Biden's economy.
Continued polling with independents and black and Latino men says the same thing over and over and over again:
They all vote based on economic opportunity, they haven't had it since COVID, and Trump is making it worse.
Continued polling with independents and black and Latino men says the same thing over and over and over again:
They all vote based on economic opportunity, they haven't had it since COVID, and Trump is making it worse.
Good luck with that. If you think a full-throated defense of transgender people includes stuff about sports, prisons, etc, then don't be surprised if you get another GOP ad like the one that scorched Harris in the Midwest.
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Harris got scorched by Biden's economy.
Continued polling with independents and black and Latino men says the same thing over and over and over again:
They all vote based on economic opportunity, they haven't had it since COVID, and Trump is making it worse.
Continued polling with independents and black and Latino men says the same thing over and over and over again:
They all vote based on economic opportunity, they haven't had it since COVID, and Trump is making it worse.
It's telling that the pro-regime camp isn't actually defending the regime, but rallying against Ukraine instead.
I wonder if these #hungarians realize they're just sitting in Russia's pocket
I wonder if these #hungarians realize they're just sitting in Russia's pocket
October 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's telling that the pro-regime camp isn't actually defending the regime, but rallying against Ukraine instead.
I wonder if these #hungarians realize they're just sitting in Russia's pocket
I wonder if these #hungarians realize they're just sitting in Russia's pocket
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As usual for Jack Watling, this is a fabulously data & evidence-rich paper on what the Ukrainian battlefield looks like today. A pivotal role for drones & ground robots—but also for tanks, armour & artillery, each coming into its own at different moments in an assault www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
As usual for Jack Watling, this is a fabulously data & evidence-rich paper on what the Ukrainian battlefield looks like today. A pivotal role for drones & ground robots—but also for tanks, armour & artillery, each coming into its own at different moments in an assault www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
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Block list for Trump regime government accounts. How to Dismantle a Dictatorship, Step 4: Block validation. #3E bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Block list for Trump regime government accounts. How to Dismantle a Dictatorship, Step 4: Block validation. #3E bsky.app/profile/did:...
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We canceled our subscription last night. Please do the same.
Amazon’s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock
Amazon’s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock
The partnership allows police agencies who use Flock software to request footage from Ring users in the Neighbors app.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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This is stupid for a bunch of reasons.
1) they literally describe the evolutionary biology for why we behave differently at night, thus implying that we evolved behaviors for the expressed purpose of BEING AWAKE AT NIGHT.
2)...
www.sciencealert.com/the-human-mi...
1) they literally describe the evolutionary biology for why we behave differently at night, thus implying that we evolved behaviors for the expressed purpose of BEING AWAKE AT NIGHT.
2)...
www.sciencealert.com/the-human-mi...
The Human Mind Isn't Meant to Be Awake Past Midnight, Scientists Warn
In the middle of the night, the world can sometimes feel like a dark place.
www.sciencealert.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is stupid for a bunch of reasons.
1) they literally describe the evolutionary biology for why we behave differently at night, thus implying that we evolved behaviors for the expressed purpose of BEING AWAKE AT NIGHT.
2)...
www.sciencealert.com/the-human-mi...
1) they literally describe the evolutionary biology for why we behave differently at night, thus implying that we evolved behaviors for the expressed purpose of BEING AWAKE AT NIGHT.
2)...
www.sciencealert.com/the-human-mi...