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DBCII
@dbcii.bsky.social
Neurodivergent, nonbinary, academic librarian, geek in Juneau, Alaska.

Some opinions mine, most are probably reposted from others so can’t even really claim those as my opinion.

Profile picture credit: @briantific.computer
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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It’s now woke to be against going to Epstein island and creating nonconsensual sexual content of kids

Welcome to woke 2, everyone. The mind virus lives.
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Bezos has the resources to make WaPo into the BEST sports outlet and BEST science outlet and BEST place to get trusted news without feeling any sort of negative financial impact but is happy to turn it into Quillette because he’s lost whatever creative spark he had and turned into a vapid dullard
Video call: WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray says the paper plans to lay off hundreds of staff, cutting into its local, international, and sports coverage (New York Times)

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February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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The Incredibles
February 3, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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Xbox LIVE was willing to do in 2013 what the entire US establishment was not.
January 31, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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Wow, the White House is so shaken by the turn in the public mood that they thought Chuck Schumer might actually rise up and "seize this moment" to get meaningful concessions.

That's how panicked they are. They thought Chuck Schumer would do something.
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”

newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Again, there is no legislative fix for the magnitude of the authoritarian crimes being committed daily. Everyone is just pretending at this point:

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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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the best time for universities, law firms, corporations, and the fucking democrats, to oppose trump in every possible way was one year ago, but the second best time would be right now
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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ARRAKEEN — Baron Vladimir Harkonnen announced today Rabban Harkonnen has been replaced as head of the Arrakis occupation.

The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.

Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
a black and white photo of a military parade with the letter l on a flag
Alt: Harkonnen armies massed in Dune
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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Okay I think I've mapped out ICE politics as of Monday night
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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As a libertarian, I think it’s important that Americans understand that if they just do what the government says, they won’t get shot.
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Americans must have the right to bear arms so that they can resist tyranny. But if they exercise that right in a time of tyranny, they should expect to be shot and killed.
January 26, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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It's not just that these professional politics observers somehow failed to spot the obvious rise of American nativist thuggery.

It's how much energy they devoted to arguing the real problem was the volume, tone, and vocabulary of those raising the alarm about it.
January 25, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Years from now, it'll be difficult to explain the things people in media were wailing about before all this. Sophomores writing underconsidered op-eds about cultural appropriation. Protests against demagogues on campus. YA drama. "Mobs" on Twitter. These were the threats to free society.
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Preventing ICE from murdering civilians could have a chilling effect on future presidents’ ability to terrify the nation with a secret police force.
January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)

Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com

"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."

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Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.

If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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"Abolish ICE" is very literally the moderate position
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**

substack.com/@gelliottmor...
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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Style Note | Going forward, we will be referring to Republicans who broadly support Trump's agenda and cult of personality but oppose stealing another country's sovereign territory as "moderates."
January 22, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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i’m fascinated by this new strategy wjere multiple ai company CEOs have been going on tears tours this year so far complaining about how anti ai sentiment has hurt their businesses
Jensen Huang of Nvidia, $NVDA, has said relentless negativity around AI is hurting society and has done a lot of damage, per Techspot.
January 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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"I'm not critical of the King, who is divinely appointed and infallible. I'm critical of his evil advisors"
Tillis: "To be clear -- I'm not critical of the president. I'm critical of the bad advice he's getting on Greenland."
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM