Ellen Ripley
@ellieripley.bsky.social
Only surviving crewmember of the Nostromo
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The instinct to call Trump and his administration Fascist is sometimes overwhelming - but are we being counterproductive when doing so?
My growing concern is this:
If we keep relying on 20th century language, are we actually failing prepare for a very 21st century threat?
A rambly one today.
My growing concern is this:
If we keep relying on 20th century language, are we actually failing prepare for a very 21st century threat?
A rambly one today.
Trump Isn’t a Fascist - and That’s the Problem
Why clinging to 20th-century labels is leaving us unprepared for a very 21st-century form of power
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The instinct to call Trump and his administration Fascist is sometimes overwhelming - but are we being counterproductive when doing so?
My growing concern is this:
If we keep relying on 20th century language, are we actually failing prepare for a very 21st century threat?
A rambly one today.
My growing concern is this:
If we keep relying on 20th century language, are we actually failing prepare for a very 21st century threat?
A rambly one today.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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I said repeatedly before the election: If Donald Trump wins, human extinction due to the climate crisis will become far more likely if not inevitable. A sane society would've long ago chosen to mitigate the threat by any means, but way too many selfish, nearsighted suckers are standing in the way.
Zeldin: "EPA is proposing to rescind the 2009 Obama EPA endangerment finding to eliminate all of the greenhouse gas emissions regulations that followed."
July 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I said repeatedly before the election: If Donald Trump wins, human extinction due to the climate crisis will become far more likely if not inevitable. A sane society would've long ago chosen to mitigate the threat by any means, but way too many selfish, nearsighted suckers are standing in the way.
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"Pamela Jo Bondi and the Mystery of Who's On the Epstein List."
July 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Pamela Jo Bondi and the Mystery of Who's On the Epstein List."
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In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."
July 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."
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@therickwilson.bsky.social got banned for 30 days on Twitter. Find out what he triggered Elon Musk: youtu.be/4ImCSwqRaPE?...
WTF!? Elon Musk BANNED Rick from Twitter (We're Still Not Calling it "X")
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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March 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@therickwilson.bsky.social got banned for 30 days on Twitter. Find out what he triggered Elon Musk: youtu.be/4ImCSwqRaPE?...
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"Well, the economy is crashing, but at least we're ruled by a mad dictator who is about to persecute his opponents," said the suburban woman staring at the expensive eggs in the picked-over grocery story shelves ravaged by the trade war.
March 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Well, the economy is crashing, but at least we're ruled by a mad dictator who is about to persecute his opponents," said the suburban woman staring at the expensive eggs in the picked-over grocery story shelves ravaged by the trade war.
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Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
March 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
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"Washington has become the court of Nero, an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service.
This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States."
This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States."
March 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Washington has become the court of Nero, an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service.
This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States."
This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States."
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"Trump's litigation-as-bribery scheme seems almost quaint while Elon Musk is tearing the wires out of the govt. Even in the face of that existential danger, however, this new world of media shakedowns, run by the most powerful person in the world, is alarming."
Trump's mobster media shakedowns
Nice company you have there. Would be a shame if something happened to it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Trump's litigation-as-bribery scheme seems almost quaint while Elon Musk is tearing the wires out of the govt. Even in the face of that existential danger, however, this new world of media shakedowns, run by the most powerful person in the world, is alarming."
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The definition of insanity is putting a guy with six bankruptcies in charge of the country and expecting different results.
February 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The definition of insanity is putting a guy with six bankruptcies in charge of the country and expecting different results.
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Father Ted meets Elon Musk:
January 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Father Ted meets Elon Musk:
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I wish people would stop sending me photos of politicians with their hands in the air like it's some form of gotcha.
None of them are throwing a Nazi salute, unlike your hero.
None of them are throwing a Nazi salute, unlike your hero.
January 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I wish people would stop sending me photos of politicians with their hands in the air like it's some form of gotcha.
None of them are throwing a Nazi salute, unlike your hero.
None of them are throwing a Nazi salute, unlike your hero.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social , good job in your podcast explaining and calling out Nancy Maces hypocrisy supporting rapists while shé’s a rape victim herself, then turning around and attack a transwoman who never raped anyone to try to deny her the use of the ladies room.
November 23, 2024 at 11:16 PM
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social , good job in your podcast explaining and calling out Nancy Maces hypocrisy supporting rapists while shé’s a rape victim herself, then turning around and attack a transwoman who never raped anyone to try to deny her the use of the ladies room.
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Is this what Trumpism means by checks and balances?
NEW: The House Ethics Committee obtained records, including a check and records of Venmo payments, that appear to show that Matt Gaetz paid more than $10,000 to two women who later testified in the House and DOJ probes, according to documents obtained by ABC News.
abcnews.go.com/US/gaetz-10k...
abcnews.go.com/US/gaetz-10k...
November 20, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Is this what Trumpism means by checks and balances?
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"Well the NYT woke up and smelled the tear gas." - Rebecca Solnit
Gift Link
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift Link
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 28, 2024 at 3:05 AM
"Well the NYT woke up and smelled the tear gas." - Rebecca Solnit
Gift Link
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift Link
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Blocked a dude wringing his hands about JD Vance jokes being uncivil. My dude, Vance spouting off about childless people being second class citizens is fucking uncivil, he's lucky we're all diverted by couchfucking jokes at the moment
July 25, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Blocked a dude wringing his hands about JD Vance jokes being uncivil. My dude, Vance spouting off about childless people being second class citizens is fucking uncivil, he's lucky we're all diverted by couchfucking jokes at the moment
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I am finally here, hopefully for good. Sticking with Twitter, which makes me bi-social.
May 31, 2024 at 1:42 PM
I am finally here, hopefully for good. Sticking with Twitter, which makes me bi-social.
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Lmao that is funny
March 28, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Lmao that is funny
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Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!
"If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life."
"If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life."
Discworld QOTD, from Eric
“‘There’s a door.’
‘Where does it go?’
‘It stays where it is, I think.’”
“‘There’s a door.’
‘Where does it go?’
‘It stays where it is, I think.’”
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.”
“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.”
March 20, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!
"If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life."
"If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life."
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Two big takeaways from the Engoron order that are mostly flying under the radar, and thoughts on what comes next now that Trump is out of the fraud business.
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/trumps-fak...
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/trumps-fak...
Trump's Fake It 'Til You Make It Empire
And what's happening now that he has to tell the truth.
www.lawandchaospod.com
February 21, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Two big takeaways from the Engoron order that are mostly flying under the radar, and thoughts on what comes next now that Trump is out of the fraud business.
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/trumps-fak...
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/trumps-fak...