Universal Public Frenemy
@cromage.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Gremlin raised by the internet.
Not really in the habit of kindness. But if you’re cool, you’re cool.
Not really in the habit of kindness. But if you’re cool, you’re cool.
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Here it is, your moment of zen.
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Here it is, your moment of zen.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
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Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
“Sorry your Honor, I reasonably doubt that either me or my fellow jurors or any relevant witnesses have ever seen this woman in my life.”
KMBC: "A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government."
February 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
“Sorry your Honor, I reasonably doubt that either me or my fellow jurors or any relevant witnesses have ever seen this woman in my life.”
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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I think the government shouldn't be run by the most miserable psychopaths on the planet
February 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I think the government shouldn't be run by the most miserable psychopaths on the planet
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Too many people underestimate how evil Google is and how impactful its evil is. Yeah, the company that struck down its "don't be evil" maxim a while ago, because I guess it felt too constraining.
At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace as 1,200 employees call on the company to cut ties
The search giant has made it harder and riskier to protest its policies. Workers are still fighting back. Plus: A community takes down a data center, QuitGPT, and the 5 worst Super Bowl AI ads.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Too many people underestimate how evil Google is and how impactful its evil is. Yeah, the company that struck down its "don't be evil" maxim a while ago, because I guess it felt too constraining.
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The idea that people have a single, unchanging, “real” “legal” name is a very recent invention.
In Massachusetts, it was settled law that your name was what you called yourself, and what you were known by, and that was fine (so long as it was not fraudulent).
In Massachusetts, it was settled law that your name was what you called yourself, and what you were known by, and that was fine (so long as it was not fraudulent).
Baffled by transphobes insisting that the name on your birth certificate is Your True Name Forever when it was common in my grandparents' generation to just...pick a name you like and use that, nbd. I literally found out both of my grandma's birth certificate first names FROM THEIR OBITUARIES.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The idea that people have a single, unchanging, “real” “legal” name is a very recent invention.
In Massachusetts, it was settled law that your name was what you called yourself, and what you were known by, and that was fine (so long as it was not fraudulent).
In Massachusetts, it was settled law that your name was what you called yourself, and what you were known by, and that was fine (so long as it was not fraudulent).
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
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Puerto Ricans have been fighting for energy democracy - the right to control their grid locally and build the clean energy future on the island - for decades. If you want to support an incredible effort, get plugged into the work led by Queremos Sol! queremossolpr.org
LO QUE TENEMOS
queremossolpr.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Puerto Ricans have been fighting for energy democracy - the right to control their grid locally and build the clean energy future on the island - for decades. If you want to support an incredible effort, get plugged into the work led by Queremos Sol! queremossolpr.org
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SEAHAWKS WIN!
PNW WE BEAT THE PATRIOTS!
PNW WE BEAT THE PATRIOTS!
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
SEAHAWKS WIN!
PNW WE BEAT THE PATRIOTS!
PNW WE BEAT THE PATRIOTS!
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This English twat did more damage to our city than when the British army set it on fire. Good riddance.
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This English twat did more damage to our city than when the British army set it on fire. Good riddance.
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At this point, if Jeff Bezos has ever hired you for any kind of job, that's just got to be a dagger to your sense of self-worth.
"Am I a fuckup too? Am I ... Will Lewis bad? The guy who killed Tumblr bad?"
"Am I a fuckup too? Am I ... Will Lewis bad? The guy who killed Tumblr bad?"
Will Lewis is resigning as WaPo CEO, former Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio is the paper’s new acting CEO and publisher, per memos to staff
February 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
At this point, if Jeff Bezos has ever hired you for any kind of job, that's just got to be a dagger to your sense of self-worth.
"Am I a fuckup too? Am I ... Will Lewis bad? The guy who killed Tumblr bad?"
"Am I a fuckup too? Am I ... Will Lewis bad? The guy who killed Tumblr bad?"
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Will Lewis’s exit is long overdue. His legacy will be the attempted destruction of a great American journalism institution. But it's not too late to save The Post. Jeff Bezos must immediately rescind these layoffs or sell the paper to someone willing to invest in its future.
February 8, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Will Lewis’s exit is long overdue. His legacy will be the attempted destruction of a great American journalism institution. But it's not too late to save The Post. Jeff Bezos must immediately rescind these layoffs or sell the paper to someone willing to invest in its future.
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in a just world this debacle would prevent him from ever working in media again but it’s probably a selling point to his future oligarch bosses
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 8, 2026 at 1:30 AM
in a just world this debacle would prevent him from ever working in media again but it’s probably a selling point to his future oligarch bosses
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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This, from @kenwhite.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net, is a genuine must-read. If the current state of free speech discourse interests you—and especially if it infuriates you—this is a critical reframe steering us away from the idea that bad-faith actors are actually our free speech heroes.
The Fashionable Notion of 'Free Speech Culture' Is Justifying State Censorship, Ironically
It'll convince people that free speech is a sham
www.theunpopulist.net
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This, from @kenwhite.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net, is a genuine must-read. If the current state of free speech discourse interests you—and especially if it infuriates you—this is a critical reframe steering us away from the idea that bad-faith actors are actually our free speech heroes.
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Democrats just literally won multiple key elections over the weekend.
that doesn't mean all is well, but it makes questions like this just seem really disconnected from what's happening. 1
that doesn't mean all is well, but it makes questions like this just seem really disconnected from what's happening. 1
Why do you people just conveniently forget the events of January 6th 2021 and think those responsible for it will respect any further US elections? Explain yourself.
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Democrats just literally won multiple key elections over the weekend.
that doesn't mean all is well, but it makes questions like this just seem really disconnected from what's happening. 1
that doesn't mean all is well, but it makes questions like this just seem really disconnected from what's happening. 1
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#SaveThePost rally on Thursday ✊
Join us at noon ET to show Jeff Bezos that we are united in saying no cuts to The Washington Post!
Join us at noon ET to show Jeff Bezos that we are united in saying no cuts to The Washington Post!
Join us Thursday for a rally to #SaveThePost!! The rally will run from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at 1301 K St. NW!!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
Bring friends! Bring gloves! Bring a love of journalism!
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 AM
#SaveThePost rally on Thursday ✊
Join us at noon ET to show Jeff Bezos that we are united in saying no cuts to The Washington Post!
Join us at noon ET to show Jeff Bezos that we are united in saying no cuts to The Washington Post!
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We Can Disagree And Still Be Friends
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March 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Even if coincidental, “4chan really went downhill after moot started hanging out with that Jeffrey Epstein guy” is such a brain-melting sentence.
January 31, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Even if coincidental, “4chan really went downhill after moot started hanging out with that Jeffrey Epstein guy” is such a brain-melting sentence.
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Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
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6. Weiss presents her mission at CBS as restoring trust by elevating centrist voices, which is accurate enough if we understand "centrist voices" to mean "the type of men likely to hang out with Jeffrey Epstein."
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 PM
6. Weiss presents her mission at CBS as restoring trust by elevating centrist voices, which is accurate enough if we understand "centrist voices" to mean "the type of men likely to hang out with Jeffrey Epstein."