Arthur Kirkland Originals
@dsclater.bsky.social
Something reeeeeally wrong is going on here!
Ex-newspaper-business-side, ex-union-staff, saw some stuff, did some stuff. he/him
Ex-newspaper-business-side, ex-union-staff, saw some stuff, did some stuff. he/him
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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I think that @asherelbein.bsky.social is basically right in this whole thread but it’s not just DC, it’s not just political journalism, it’s not just journalism, the problem is that we live in a society that prizes grift and vice and cares for nothing. It’s the whole thing bsky.app/profile/ashe...
Speaking as a journalist, it has long been clear — and more so all the time — that something is *rotting* in the world of New York and Washington political reporting. Actively, visibly suppurating. Oozing with maggots. Even as many of the people in that world have denied it.
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I think that @asherelbein.bsky.social is basically right in this whole thread but it’s not just DC, it’s not just political journalism, it’s not just journalism, the problem is that we live in a society that prizes grift and vice and cares for nothing. It’s the whole thing bsky.app/profile/ashe...
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Skokie takes a stand.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Skokie takes a stand.
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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There was a big populist resurgence in the US in the late 70s & early 80s. Like today, it was politically diverse, including folks on the left & right. One point of occasional overlap between left & right was a fascination with anti-globalist conspiracy theories. rightlandia.ghost.io/the-trilater...
The Trilateral Shitpost Fire that was the 1980 GOP convention, part 1
On the long history of thinly veiled antisemitic conspiracy theories on the GOP's right edge
rightlandia.ghost.io
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There was a big populist resurgence in the US in the late 70s & early 80s. Like today, it was politically diverse, including folks on the left & right. One point of occasional overlap between left & right was a fascination with anti-globalist conspiracy theories. rightlandia.ghost.io/the-trilater...
Perfectly said.
This is a frank & succinct statement of just one of the awful truth’s of our time but (and?) it reads like protest haiku.
This is a frank & succinct statement of just one of the awful truth’s of our time but (and?) it reads like protest haiku.
these people basically just take luxury government jets and go to fancy events like make a wish kids while their minions flashbang your elderly neighbors
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Perfectly said.
This is a frank & succinct statement of just one of the awful truth’s of our time but (and?) it reads like protest haiku.
This is a frank & succinct statement of just one of the awful truth’s of our time but (and?) it reads like protest haiku.
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🧵A Threads post in response to a George Will op ed praising Mike DeWine - the post includes a screenshot to a comment on the Will piece which is spot on in labeling DeWine as a radical right winger clothed in temperamental calmness
The comment is a luminous piece of prose, suitable for framing.
The comment is a luminous piece of prose, suitable for framing.
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🧵A Threads post in response to a George Will op ed praising Mike DeWine - the post includes a screenshot to a comment on the Will piece which is spot on in labeling DeWine as a radical right winger clothed in temperamental calmness
The comment is a luminous piece of prose, suitable for framing.
The comment is a luminous piece of prose, suitable for framing.
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I think this is what has been revealed of social order by Trumpism: we have long already existed in a takeover of every institution and business by a culture of authoritarian rule and make-believe, a culture which loathes the very systems it lords over, and folds at the slightest breath of foul wind
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I think this is what has been revealed of social order by Trumpism: we have long already existed in a takeover of every institution and business by a culture of authoritarian rule and make-believe, a culture which loathes the very systems it lords over, and folds at the slightest breath of foul wind
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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That's why I say that, at its core, reactionary politics is not an alternative set of values, norms, & rules -- it is permission to *jettison* values, to ignore the dreary call of conscience, to wallow in impulse & instinct. It can't triumph via persuasion (it sounds awful out loud), only violence.
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
That's why I say that, at its core, reactionary politics is not an alternative set of values, norms, & rules -- it is permission to *jettison* values, to ignore the dreary call of conscience, to wallow in impulse & instinct. It can't triumph via persuasion (it sounds awful out loud), only violence.
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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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one thing i want to emphasize is these "illiberal" and "postliberal" authoritarians are just thieves and crooks! trump is thief. orban is a thief. putin is the biggest thief of them all.
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
one thing i want to emphasize is these "illiberal" and "postliberal" authoritarians are just thieves and crooks! trump is thief. orban is a thief. putin is the biggest thief of them all.
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"oh so just because I want to preserve my segregation-era neighborhood in amber forever i'm a racist?????"
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"oh so just because I want to preserve my segregation-era neighborhood in amber forever i'm a racist?????"
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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Across the country, Starbucks workers are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike for a fair first contract, and I know which side I’m on. Baristas make Starbucks an extraordinarily wealthy company. They are entitled to their fair share of that wealth and to benefits and fair treatment on the job.
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Across the country, Starbucks workers are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike for a fair first contract, and I know which side I’m on. Baristas make Starbucks an extraordinarily wealthy company. They are entitled to their fair share of that wealth and to benefits and fair treatment on the job.
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
Starts at 9:40 mark
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Starts at 9:40 mark
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I can't even imagine what it's gonna look like to have an executive who doesn't make big business a senior partner with veto power over her entire policy agenda, but I can assure you that legacy media is gonna be gunning for the Wilson admin from DAY ONE.
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I can't even imagine what it's gonna look like to have an executive who doesn't make big business a senior partner with veto power over her entire policy agenda, but I can assure you that legacy media is gonna be gunning for the Wilson admin from DAY ONE.
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Such beautiful news from the Emerald City, where @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social personifies the emerging young Democratic wave. Lucky Seattle!
JUST IN: Katie Wilson significantly extends her lead in the Seattle mayoral race.
She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%.
That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!).
Not much left at this point.
She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%.
That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!).
Not much left at this point.
November 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Such beautiful news from the Emerald City, where @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social personifies the emerging young Democratic wave. Lucky Seattle!
Not just little institutional support but active opposition at the top. All major Dem electeds endorsed Harrell.
Wilson tapped the simmering anger of Seattle progressive Dem rank-and-file, which was seemingly invisible and/or irrelevant to everyone from Jayapal to Ferguson to the KC Labor Council.
Wilson tapped the simmering anger of Seattle progressive Dem rank-and-file, which was seemingly invisible and/or irrelevant to everyone from Jayapal to Ferguson to the KC Labor Council.
Not to take anything away from Wilson and her team, who ran a great campaign, but from afar it sorta felt like she threw her hat in the ring bc SOMEONE had to run against Harrell and no one was stepping up. This was a longshot campaign that won despite little institutional support. Incredible news.
JUST IN: Katie Wilson significantly extends her lead in the Seattle mayoral race.
She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%.
That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!).
Not much left at this point.
She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%.
That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!).
Not much left at this point.
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Not just little institutional support but active opposition at the top. All major Dem electeds endorsed Harrell.
Wilson tapped the simmering anger of Seattle progressive Dem rank-and-file, which was seemingly invisible and/or irrelevant to everyone from Jayapal to Ferguson to the KC Labor Council.
Wilson tapped the simmering anger of Seattle progressive Dem rank-and-file, which was seemingly invisible and/or irrelevant to everyone from Jayapal to Ferguson to the KC Labor Council.
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I can't stress this enough as a super volunteer for the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates. This should prompt you to get MORE involved, not less. Show up and use the existing infrastructure to make it work for all of us. In my neck of the woods, we've seen a ton of local victories this way.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I can't stress this enough as a super volunteer for the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates. This should prompt you to get MORE involved, not less. Show up and use the existing infrastructure to make it work for all of us. In my neck of the woods, we've seen a ton of local victories this way.