Bat Guy
@dr-batman.bsky.social
Biologist; professor; studier of the behavior of bats and other animals. All opinions are my own.
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A tiny company called Vulcan Elements won a (no-bid) contract with the DEFENSE DEPARTMENT for $620 MILLION.
Guess who has a multimillion dollar stake in that company?
Donald Trump, Jr.
But it’s all aboveboard, right?
Remind me again what Hunter Biden did.
newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
Guess who has a multimillion dollar stake in that company?
Donald Trump, Jr.
But it’s all aboveboard, right?
Remind me again what Hunter Biden did.
newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
Trump Jr.-Backed Company Cashes In on Massive Pentagon Contract
What a coincidence!
newrepublic.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A tiny company called Vulcan Elements won a (no-bid) contract with the DEFENSE DEPARTMENT for $620 MILLION.
Guess who has a multimillion dollar stake in that company?
Donald Trump, Jr.
But it’s all aboveboard, right?
Remind me again what Hunter Biden did.
newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
Guess who has a multimillion dollar stake in that company?
Donald Trump, Jr.
But it’s all aboveboard, right?
Remind me again what Hunter Biden did.
newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
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The Court wrote a roadmap for illegal gerrymanders: Just wait to pass them until the “eve” of the election, and no one can stop you.
Supreme Court Just Okayed One Neat Trick to Illegally Gerrymander Your State
The Supreme Court was simply hamstrung, Justice Samuel Alito wrote, unable to...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Court wrote a roadmap for illegal gerrymanders: Just wait to pass them until the “eve” of the election, and no one can stop you.
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I saw an article today assessing where some department is at 9 months in my brain shattered.
It hasn’t even been a year yet.
It hasn’t even been a year yet.
we're at a place where the vast majority of ppl in the US hate the Trump admin, he is losing elections regularly, there is much more resistance from other Rs, from the media, from other institutions.
and yet, Trump still commits atrocities every day.
and yet, Trump still commits atrocities every day.
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I saw an article today assessing where some department is at 9 months in my brain shattered.
It hasn’t even been a year yet.
It hasn’t even been a year yet.
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If the press weren't hopelessly cowed, major publications would be tracking the crimes that the 1000+ goons Trump pardoned in his first week in office have committed since then and we'd all have a sense of that number.
Taranto "issued a bomb threat and carried weapons in Washington D.C.'s Kalorama neighborhood in 2023, where former President Barack Obama lives. Taranto was seen in the neighborhood just one day after Trump posted the Obama family's address on his Truth Social account."
Trump DOJ asks judge to jail Jan. 6 defendant after being caught near top Democrat's home
One pardoned January 6 defendant has attracted the attention of President Donald Trump's Department of Justice after he was seen in the vicinity of a high-ranking congressional Democrat's home.Politic...
www.rawstory.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If the press weren't hopelessly cowed, major publications would be tracking the crimes that the 1000+ goons Trump pardoned in his first week in office have committed since then and we'd all have a sense of that number.
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This is journalism malpractice by @usatoday.com: Trump said some of the most racist things he had ever this week (and that’s saying a lot) and this headline & story completely ignores that. It’s Trump PR, not journalism.
"Whether you like them or not, we love them all, we want to take care of everybody," Trump said during the National Christmas Tree lighting event.
Trump declares love for all US citizens during Christmas Tree lighting
"Whether you like them or not, we love them all, we want to take care of everybody," Trump said during the National Christmas Tree lighting event.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is journalism malpractice by @usatoday.com: Trump said some of the most racist things he had ever this week (and that’s saying a lot) and this headline & story completely ignores that. It’s Trump PR, not journalism.
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The NYT quite literally never reported that Trump gave out Obama’s address and a guy armed to the teeth showed up the next day.
Their ONE buried piece on this does talk about the gunman but DID NOT MENTION TRUMP OR THE DOXXING.
Their ONE buried piece on this does talk about the gunman but DID NOT MENTION TRUMP OR THE DOXXING.
December 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The NYT quite literally never reported that Trump gave out Obama’s address and a guy armed to the teeth showed up the next day.
Their ONE buried piece on this does talk about the gunman but DID NOT MENTION TRUMP OR THE DOXXING.
Their ONE buried piece on this does talk about the gunman but DID NOT MENTION TRUMP OR THE DOXXING.
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The reason we are where we are is because for 20 years, the Democrats accepted as true the lies told by the Republicans about immigrants, thus validating falsehoods and undermining the truth, making reasoned debate and compromise impossible.
What Jeffries did here should be taboo.
What Jeffries did here should be taboo.
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The reason we are where we are is because for 20 years, the Democrats accepted as true the lies told by the Republicans about immigrants, thus validating falsehoods and undermining the truth, making reasoned debate and compromise impossible.
What Jeffries did here should be taboo.
What Jeffries did here should be taboo.
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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Same team that has run ongoing, blind-sourced "Harvard About to Cave" series since July now follows up, on why Harvard has not "Reached a Deal" with Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Story is framed as just another negot that has gone awry, rather than as basic challenge to acad independence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Story is framed as just another negot that has gone awry, rather than as basic challenge to acad independence
Why Trump and Harvard Have Not Reached a Deal
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Same team that has run ongoing, blind-sourced "Harvard About to Cave" series since July now follows up, on why Harvard has not "Reached a Deal" with Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Story is framed as just another negot that has gone awry, rather than as basic challenge to acad independence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Story is framed as just another negot that has gone awry, rather than as basic challenge to acad independence
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The NY Times said Trump labeling Somalis as “garbage” was “shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.” Then NYT put the story on Page 13. When Trump called for “termination” of the Constitution in 2022, NYT put it on Page 13, too. In case you wonder if NYT has learned anything in the last 3 years. 1/🧵
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The NY Times said Trump labeling Somalis as “garbage” was “shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.” Then NYT put the story on Page 13. When Trump called for “termination” of the Constitution in 2022, NYT put it on Page 13, too. In case you wonder if NYT has learned anything in the last 3 years. 1/🧵
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Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
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It's funny I don't remember this being the take during the Biden presidency
Snappy take from the Washington Post.
tl;dr: inflation bad.
tl;dr: inflation bad.
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's funny I don't remember this being the take during the Biden presidency
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This paragraph was written by Gunter Grass. He was looking back at the 1930s from the perspective of 1983. We will do the same some day and come to a similar conclusion about Trump.
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This paragraph was written by Gunter Grass. He was looking back at the 1930s from the perspective of 1983. We will do the same some day and come to a similar conclusion about Trump.
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A grave historical mistake that the leaders of the Confederacy were not tried and hanged.
"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A grave historical mistake that the leaders of the Confederacy were not tried and hanged.
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the decline and fall of the american republic in two headlines
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
the decline and fall of the american republic in two headlines
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November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
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The House will have been in session for fewer than 30 days between July 1-December 31 and just had a 53-day recess. He makes $223K/year plus benefits including 75% of all health expenses for his entire family. Affordable Care Act subsidies expire Dec 31st for everyone else’s healthcare coverage.
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The House will have been in session for fewer than 30 days between July 1-December 31 and just had a 53-day recess. He makes $223K/year plus benefits including 75% of all health expenses for his entire family. Affordable Care Act subsidies expire Dec 31st for everyone else’s healthcare coverage.
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By the way, note that the description of Biden as being "in obvious mental decline" was left in the speech, while the description of Trump as the "most openly corrupt president in American history" was removed:
Note that the BBC openly admits in an email to me that the removal of this claim about Trump's world-historical corruption was done "on legal advice."
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
By the way, note that the description of Biden as being "in obvious mental decline" was left in the speech, while the description of Trump as the "most openly corrupt president in American history" was removed:
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When Trump is asked about the leaked Witkoff call with Russia, he doesn’t realize Witkoff was giving Russia advice on how to play Trump. People working for TRUMP are helping the OTHER PARTIES get one over on Trump.
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
When Trump is asked about the leaked Witkoff call with Russia, he doesn’t realize Witkoff was giving Russia advice on how to play Trump. People working for TRUMP are helping the OTHER PARTIES get one over on Trump.
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Holy fuck good catch.
New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Holy fuck good catch.
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For most people, intentionally stealing $5 million from the people who hired you and pay your salary usually comes with consequences
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
For most people, intentionally stealing $5 million from the people who hired you and pay your salary usually comes with consequences
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“Substack has a Nazi problem AND a health disinformation problem" | Article by Kat O'Brien for @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social:
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mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/substack-h...
Substack has a Nazi problem AND a health disinformation problem
Substack creators and Substack audiences are supporting a platform that profits off of promoting dangerous antiscience content – at the expense of public health.
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“Substack has a Nazi problem AND a health disinformation problem" | Article by Kat O'Brien for @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social:
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/substack-h...
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/substack-h...
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Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
