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He is, as we used to say, hightailing it out of town.
The expression “hightailing” comes from 19th‑century U.S. ranching/slang and refers to the way animals raise their tails when fleeing at full speed.
The expression “hightailing” comes from 19th‑century U.S. ranching/slang and refers to the way animals raise their tails when fleeing at full speed.
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Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Marc Andreessen share an enduring fascination with eugenics, race science, and transhumanism and there is an entire generation of public intellectuals who benefited and continue to benefit from their patronage.
Pinker, Huberman, Attia, Weinstein, etc.
Pinker, Huberman, Attia, Weinstein, etc.
January 31, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Marc Andreessen share an enduring fascination with eugenics, race science, and transhumanism and there is an entire generation of public intellectuals who benefited and continue to benefit from their patronage.
Pinker, Huberman, Attia, Weinstein, etc.
Pinker, Huberman, Attia, Weinstein, etc.
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
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The GOP is in fact the party of divorced middle aged men whose blue haired daughters hate them
i love that rightwingers genuinely seem to believe that political ideology is a set genetic inheritable trait
January 28, 2026 at 10:50 PM
The GOP is in fact the party of divorced middle aged men whose blue haired daughters hate them
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I heard someone say it was “extreme” to demand the names of the ICE agents who murdered Alex Pretti.
No. Demanding government disclosure of the names of government agents when they kill Americans is moderate.
Wanting to read the names off the plaque at a mass grave would be, perhaps, extreme.
No. Demanding government disclosure of the names of government agents when they kill Americans is moderate.
Wanting to read the names off the plaque at a mass grave would be, perhaps, extreme.
January 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I heard someone say it was “extreme” to demand the names of the ICE agents who murdered Alex Pretti.
No. Demanding government disclosure of the names of government agents when they kill Americans is moderate.
Wanting to read the names off the plaque at a mass grave would be, perhaps, extreme.
No. Demanding government disclosure of the names of government agents when they kill Americans is moderate.
Wanting to read the names off the plaque at a mass grave would be, perhaps, extreme.
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CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
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MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
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Democrat conceal carries to a protest: Terrorist
Republican open carries and murders civilians at a protest: Hero
Republican open carries and murders civilians at a protest: Hero
January 25, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Democrat conceal carries to a protest: Terrorist
Republican open carries and murders civilians at a protest: Hero
Republican open carries and murders civilians at a protest: Hero
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1. Wasn’t at a protest
2. Was disarmed when they shot him while he was face down
3. New gun rights rule: the second amendment is when conservatives can carry guns everywhere, but if anyone else has a gun we can kill him on sight
bsky.app/profile/atru...
2. Was disarmed when they shot him while he was face down
3. New gun rights rule: the second amendment is when conservatives can carry guns everywhere, but if anyone else has a gun we can kill him on sight
bsky.app/profile/atru...
KARL: He was an ICU use who worked for the VA and there's no evidence he brandished the gun whatsoever
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
January 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
1. Wasn’t at a protest
2. Was disarmed when they shot him while he was face down
3. New gun rights rule: the second amendment is when conservatives can carry guns everywhere, but if anyone else has a gun we can kill him on sight
bsky.app/profile/atru...
2. Was disarmed when they shot him while he was face down
3. New gun rights rule: the second amendment is when conservatives can carry guns everywhere, but if anyone else has a gun we can kill him on sight
bsky.app/profile/atru...
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He was shot while on his knees protecting a woman. He was unarmed… say what you want… we can see.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
He was shot while on his knees protecting a woman. He was unarmed… say what you want… we can see.
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Trump & Vance: You have the right to free speech if you praise Trump but not if you criticize him, the right to religious liberty if you’re a conservative evangelical but not if you’re a Catholic in ICE detention, the right to have a gun if you’re Kyle Rittenhouse but not if you’re Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Trump & Vance: You have the right to free speech if you praise Trump but not if you criticize him, the right to religious liberty if you’re a conservative evangelical but not if you’re a Catholic in ICE detention, the right to have a gun if you’re Kyle Rittenhouse but not if you’re Alex Pretti.
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Protester in Minnesota: I’m 70 years old and I’m fucking angry *disappears into gas*
January 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Protester in Minnesota: I’m 70 years old and I’m fucking angry *disappears into gas*
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This was always where it was gonna lead.
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This was always where it was gonna lead.
What Scott Jennings will say: "Shooting a guy point blank on the ground while 7 officers surround him is taught in every police academy in America. Just ask Black people."
January 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM
What Scott Jennings will say: "Shooting a guy point blank on the ground while 7 officers surround him is taught in every police academy in America. Just ask Black people."
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Not only does ICE need to be abolished, but there should be publically aired tribunals for as long as it takes to hold every last one of these thugs accountable. No one, not even the people who file paperwork or handle payroll, should be immune from prosecution.
January 24, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Not only does ICE need to be abolished, but there should be publically aired tribunals for as long as it takes to hold every last one of these thugs accountable. No one, not even the people who file paperwork or handle payroll, should be immune from prosecution.
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NATO & Denmark: We will give you the exact same security arrangements you have had for the past 40 years in Greenland.
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM
NATO & Denmark: We will give you the exact same security arrangements you have had for the past 40 years in Greenland.
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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Someday corporations and technology companies will pretend they were always against this
January 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Someday corporations and technology companies will pretend they were always against this
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Isn’t it interesting how the Admin said we can’t afford cancer research but all of a sudden there’s enough money to buy Greenland?
January 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Isn’t it interesting how the Admin said we can’t afford cancer research but all of a sudden there’s enough money to buy Greenland?
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this is the dumbest diplomatic crisis of my life
January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
this is the dumbest diplomatic crisis of my life
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PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
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Citing the exact reason it must be investigated as your rationale for not investigating.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Citing the exact reason it must be investigated as your rationale for not investigating.
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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This makes me feel more patriotic than the national anthem ever could
January 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This makes me feel more patriotic than the national anthem ever could
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I feel like the Nobel peace prize people could have avoided this if they gave their medal to someone who dedicated their life to peace, rather than just "this person is an opposition leader."
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I feel like the Nobel peace prize people could have avoided this if they gave their medal to someone who dedicated their life to peace, rather than just "this person is an opposition leader."