D.A. Kotarski
@dakotarski.bsky.social
Bearing witness in an age of collapse.
Formerly @The_Ghost_Rat. No chat unless IRL.
“I write because silence enables history to repeat itself.”
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Formerly @The_Ghost_Rat. No chat unless IRL.
“I write because silence enables history to repeat itself.”
📍Los Angeles | 🐕 + 📖
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D.A. Kotarski
@dakotarski.bsky.social
· Jul 28
What Does it Mean to Be on the Left?
Part One: A framework for meaningful conversation
dakotarski.substack.com
A new series (six, parts spread over the next two weeks):
dakotarski.substack.com/p/what-does-...
dakotarski.substack.com/p/what-does-...
France, Great Britain, and Canada now all set to recognize the existence of Palestine. It's about time.
July 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
France, Great Britain, and Canada now all set to recognize the existence of Palestine. It's about time.
Brown folds, following Columbia's lead.
It's a weird day in my world when I have so much respect for Harvard.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/m...
It's a weird day in my world when I have so much respect for Harvard.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/m...
Brown University reaches agreement with Trump administration to restore federal research funding - The Boston Globe
The deal settles three open investigations into the university, and does not require the Ivy League institution to admit any wrongdoing or make a payment to the federal government.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Brown folds, following Columbia's lead.
It's a weird day in my world when I have so much respect for Harvard.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/m...
It's a weird day in my world when I have so much respect for Harvard.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/m...
Here's the thing, people are sick to death of corporate Democrats.
theweek.com/politics/dem...
theweek.com/politics/dem...
Why is the Democratic Party's favorability rating so low?
Voters do not like Republican policies. They like Democrats even less.
theweek.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Here's the thing, people are sick to death of corporate Democrats.
theweek.com/politics/dem...
theweek.com/politics/dem...
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This proves five things:
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This proves five things:
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Is he dead yet?
Wait.
How would we know?
Wait.
How would we know?
July 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Is he dead yet?
Wait.
How would we know?
Wait.
How would we know?
A new series (six, parts spread over the next two weeks):
dakotarski.substack.com/p/what-does-...
dakotarski.substack.com/p/what-does-...
What Does it Mean to Be on the Left?
Part One: A framework for meaningful conversation
dakotarski.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A new series (six, parts spread over the next two weeks):
dakotarski.substack.com/p/what-does-...
dakotarski.substack.com/p/what-does-...
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They shouldn’t be privately meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell for any information when everything is in the Epstein files/documents.
July 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
They shouldn’t be privately meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell for any information when everything is in the Epstein files/documents.
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July 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Me, prior to learning of Hulk Hogan's death: "Fuck Hulk Hogan."
Me, since learning of his death: "Fuck Hulk Hogan."
Me, since learning of his death: "Fuck Hulk Hogan."
July 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Me, prior to learning of Hulk Hogan's death: "Fuck Hulk Hogan."
Me, since learning of his death: "Fuck Hulk Hogan."
Me, since learning of his death: "Fuck Hulk Hogan."
Amen. Now someone please pass the Tito's.
I can only hold my nose for so long before alcohol is required.
I can only hold my nose for so long before alcohol is required.
So Bill Clinton is in Epstein's birthday book, too.
You know what? I don't give a fuck. If Bill raped underage girls, he should wind up in the cell next to Donald's.
Full stop.
You know what? I don't give a fuck. If Bill raped underage girls, he should wind up in the cell next to Donald's.
Full stop.
July 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Amen. Now someone please pass the Tito's.
I can only hold my nose for so long before alcohol is required.
I can only hold my nose for so long before alcohol is required.
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Amazing episode. Thank you, South Park!
MAGABetas love punching down and mocking the vulnerable, but they can’t stand it when the writers - who are known for targeting everyone - come for them. Because they’re exactly the crybaby bitches that Parker and Stone have long mocked.
"To say the very least, Trump folks online are not happy. Many of them love South Park because of its ruthless mockery of 'woke' culture, and suddenly, here’s their Daddy being called a fascist little bitch by the creators of the show."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/south-park...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/south-park...
July 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Amazing episode. Thank you, South Park!
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Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for his hit song, "Feels So Good," has died. He was 84. The 2-time Grammy awarded musician died in his sleep at home on Tuesday.
July 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for his hit song, "Feels So Good," has died. He was 84. The 2-time Grammy awarded musician died in his sleep at home on Tuesday.
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Imagine if every store listed two prices: the real one and the “thanks to Trump’s tariffs” one. Maybe then Americans would see who’s actually emptying their wallets and it’s not the cashier. Let's get this done.
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Imagine if every store listed two prices: the real one and the “thanks to Trump’s tariffs” one. Maybe then Americans would see who’s actually emptying their wallets and it’s not the cashier. Let's get this done.
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Riddle me this...
How many generations makes you a “real” American?
Too few? Just an immigrant—worse if you’re brown or black.
Too many, and if you’re white, you’re tied to genocide, land theft, slavery.
Nativism needs that sweet spot: white, aggrieved, forgetful.
America runs on amnesia.
How many generations makes you a “real” American?
Too few? Just an immigrant—worse if you’re brown or black.
Too many, and if you’re white, you’re tied to genocide, land theft, slavery.
Nativism needs that sweet spot: white, aggrieved, forgetful.
America runs on amnesia.
July 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Riddle me this...
How many generations makes you a “real” American?
Too few? Just an immigrant—worse if you’re brown or black.
Too many, and if you’re white, you’re tied to genocide, land theft, slavery.
Nativism needs that sweet spot: white, aggrieved, forgetful.
America runs on amnesia.
How many generations makes you a “real” American?
Too few? Just an immigrant—worse if you’re brown or black.
Too many, and if you’re white, you’re tied to genocide, land theft, slavery.
Nativism needs that sweet spot: white, aggrieved, forgetful.
America runs on amnesia.
Good old @volkswagen.bsky.social - proving the concept of "Once a Nazi, always a Nazi."
Volkswagen kept a dark secret in the Amazon. Then a priest made a call.
Poor laborers were lured to the automaker’s cattle ranch in the Brazilian Amazon and promised a better life. Many said they were held there against their will.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Good old @volkswagen.bsky.social - proving the concept of "Once a Nazi, always a Nazi."
What Laura Gillen (House D - NY) says: "Mamdani is a threat to my constituents."
What Laura Gillen means: "I have taken $94,905 from AIPAC, so I must oppose all progressive Democrats."
To be clear: The people of Israel are a friend to the United States. The autocratic government of Israel is not.
What Laura Gillen means: "I have taken $94,905 from AIPAC, so I must oppose all progressive Democrats."
To be clear: The people of Israel are a friend to the United States. The autocratic government of Israel is not.
July 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
What Laura Gillen (House D - NY) says: "Mamdani is a threat to my constituents."
What Laura Gillen means: "I have taken $94,905 from AIPAC, so I must oppose all progressive Democrats."
To be clear: The people of Israel are a friend to the United States. The autocratic government of Israel is not.
What Laura Gillen means: "I have taken $94,905 from AIPAC, so I must oppose all progressive Democrats."
To be clear: The people of Israel are a friend to the United States. The autocratic government of Israel is not.
And every single asshole who voted for them.
July 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
And every single asshole who voted for them.
Part Three (final) of my exploration of the U.S. Constitution.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
A More Perfect Union, Deferred (Part 3)
Completing the American Blueprint: Proposed Modern Constitution Framework – Article-by-Article
substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Part Three (final) of my exploration of the U.S. Constitution.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
She's right.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez rejects all funding, donations, and support from by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In fact, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has labeled AIPAC as an "extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy.”
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez rejects all funding, donations, and support from by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In fact, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has labeled AIPAC as an "extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy.”
July 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
She's right.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez rejects all funding, donations, and support from by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In fact, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has labeled AIPAC as an "extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy.”
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez rejects all funding, donations, and support from by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In fact, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has labeled AIPAC as an "extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy.”
