Fredrick Kunkle
@blueskytrotsky.bsky.social
Washington Post staff writer before the Post died in darkness. Now white-knuckling the crash landing into Trump’s authoritarian dystopia
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Jeffries: "We cannot trust the Department of Justice. They're an illegitimate organization right now under the leadership of Pam Bondi and the direction of Donald Trump."
January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Jeffries: "We cannot trust the Department of Justice. They're an illegitimate organization right now under the leadership of Pam Bondi and the direction of Donald Trump."
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
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It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
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Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
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This is one that stands out:
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January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
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This is one that stands out:
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How many more innocent people will this government terrorize and kill before we take collective action?
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It's time for a general strike
American labor must step up to shut Trump down
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January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
How many more innocent people will this government terrorize and kill before we take collective action?
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The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
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Another media company caving to incremental authoritarianism. I will never call it by that illegitimate name.
December 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Another media company caving to incremental authoritarianism. I will never call it by that illegitimate name.
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unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
Why hunt if it's not actually hunting?
Mr. Savage and I took some time in the woods and also a left turn on Substack to write about an always-controversial and, for me, passionate subject: hunting.
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Mr. Savage and I took some time in the woods and also a left turn on Substack to write about an always-controversial and, for me, passionate subject: hunting.
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Why hunt if it's not actually hunting?
Afield with the American couch potato
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December 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Why hunt if it's not actually hunting?
Mr. Savage and I took some time in the woods and also a left turn on Substack to write about an always-controversial and, for me, passionate subject: hunting.
open.substack.com/pub/litsavag...
Mr. Savage and I took some time in the woods and also a left turn on Substack to write about an always-controversial and, for me, passionate subject: hunting.
open.substack.com/pub/litsavag...
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I’m curious where this kind of overconfidence comes from.
To me, most likely case is still that Republicans hold the senate, the MAGAfication of the judiciary continues, and threats to the rule of law escalate.
To me, most likely case is still that Republicans hold the senate, the MAGAfication of the judiciary continues, and threats to the rule of law escalate.
December 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m curious where this kind of overconfidence comes from.
To me, most likely case is still that Republicans hold the senate, the MAGAfication of the judiciary continues, and threats to the rule of law escalate.
To me, most likely case is still that Republicans hold the senate, the MAGAfication of the judiciary continues, and threats to the rule of law escalate.
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The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
My family grew up with this family.
We thought that what a brilliant TV satire was teaching us might change this country for the better.
Trump’s presidency — and his disgraceful response to the death of Rob Reiner and wife — shows how naive we were.
R. I. P., Meathead, one of America’s greats
We thought that what a brilliant TV satire was teaching us might change this country for the better.
Trump’s presidency — and his disgraceful response to the death of Rob Reiner and wife — shows how naive we were.
R. I. P., Meathead, one of America’s greats
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
My family grew up with this family.
We thought that what a brilliant TV satire was teaching us might change this country for the better.
Trump’s presidency — and his disgraceful response to the death of Rob Reiner and wife — shows how naive we were.
R. I. P., Meathead, one of America’s greats
We thought that what a brilliant TV satire was teaching us might change this country for the better.
Trump’s presidency — and his disgraceful response to the death of Rob Reiner and wife — shows how naive we were.
R. I. P., Meathead, one of America’s greats
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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The time to ponder what happens if the United States becomes an authoritarian state has ended. The question now is how do we deal with the authoritarian regime already in power. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-2025...
Time To Dust Off The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide
In 2017, Polish activist Martin Mycielski offered advice on Twitter—hashtagged #LearnFromEurope—that eventually became a guide for dealing with fascism.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The time to ponder what happens if the United States becomes an authoritarian state has ended. The question now is how do we deal with the authoritarian regime already in power. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-2025...
Besides the gunman, only Trump is to blame for the horrific attack on National Guard members in DC. He had no justification to send the Guard into the city except to raise the temperature and flex. Here’s another dangerous, authoritarian move that could backfire:
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Trump's military purge should alarm more than six lawmakers
Stalin and other authoritarian leaders agree: no takeover is complete without one
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November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Besides the gunman, only Trump is to blame for the horrific attack on National Guard members in DC. He had no justification to send the Guard into the city except to raise the temperature and flex. Here’s another dangerous, authoritarian move that could backfire:
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Last night Russia sent about five hundred drones and missiles to kill Ukrainians. Most were intercepted but those that got through hit a post office, a store, a power plant, and multiple residences. 19 people were killed in Ternopil. (1/2)
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Last night Russia sent about five hundred drones and missiles to kill Ukrainians. Most were intercepted but those that got through hit a post office, a store, a power plant, and multiple residences. 19 people were killed in Ternopil. (1/2)
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"Random Person Leaves the Left" is never not front page news on The Free Press.
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"Random Person Leaves the Left" is never not front page news on The Free Press.
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Not that I believe really anything Nuzzi writes, given her record, but the far bigger scandal here is her claim that RFK Jr. was still actively using psychedelics last year, then became HHS secretary in an admin that is killing people for smuggling recreational drugs.
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Not that I believe really anything Nuzzi writes, given her record, but the far bigger scandal here is her claim that RFK Jr. was still actively using psychedelics last year, then became HHS secretary in an admin that is killing people for smuggling recreational drugs.
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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Well, he's certainly stayed consistent on that point!
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Well, he's certainly stayed consistent on that point!
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I was at a shitty crustpunk bar once getting an after-work beer. One of those shitholes where the bartenders clearly hate you. So the bartender and I were ignoring one another when someone sits next to me and he immediately says, "no. get out."
November 21, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I was at a shitty crustpunk bar once getting an after-work beer. One of those shitholes where the bartenders clearly hate you. So the bartender and I were ignoring one another when someone sits next to me and he immediately says, "no. get out."