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Anders Emretsson
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polphilpod.bsky.social
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media

my latest for @newrepublic.com

newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
emretsson.bsky.social
Bra övning. #skrivarbluppy
anthonygladman.com Anthony Gladman @anthonygladman.com · 1d
Exercise: compression and expansion for richer writing.

Start with ~150 words of shitty writing (finally, something AI can reliably provide). Cut away the flab. Then build it back up with interiority to add an extra dimension to the passage.
Screenshot showing three versions of a chase scene demonstrating writing compression and expansion techniques, each labeled with word count. Version 1 (140w): Bloated original with verbose constructions: 'The man who had been running away from the police officers suddenly decided that he was going to try to jump over the fence that was in front of him. He took a few steps backwards in order to get a running start, and then he began sprinting as fast as he possibly could towards the fence.' Contains redundant phrases like 'in order to,' 'as fast as he possibly could,' 'unfortunately for him,' and 'ended up falling back down onto the ground below with a heavy thud that sounded quite painful.' Version 2 (46w): Stripped to essentials with active verbs and concrete details: 'He backed up few steps then sprinted at the fence, the police still hot on his heels. He launched himself at it, hands reaching, his fingers just brushing the top, but fell short. He landed with a crunching thud as heavy police boots gathered around him.' Eliminates throat-clearing and uses specific imagery like 'crunching thud' and 'heavy police boots.' Version 3 (96w): Strategic expansion adding character and stakes: Opens identically to version 2 but adds internal monologue ('Lara was waiting in the alley beyond by now, he told himself. Engine running, door open. Salvation'), physical limitation ('he willed his aching hip to comply'), emotional pivot ('Hope curdled to despair'), and resigned ending ('He closed his eyes and waited for the blows to land'). Demonstrates how expansion can add psychological depth without returning to original verbosity.
December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
emretsson.bsky.social
Män! Nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på

Sharon Van Etten
Phoebe Bridgers
Lucy Daucus
Marissa Nadler
Heather Little
beardonaut.bsky.social En sorts författare @beardonaut.bsky.social · 1d
Män! Nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på

Agnes Obel
PJ Harvey
Promise & the Monster
Nelson Can
Florence and the Machine
jonasgus.bsky.social Jonas Gustafsson @jonasgus.bsky.social · 2d
Män! Nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på

Ellen Sundberg
Tegan and Sara
Regina Spektor
Nina Simone
Joni Mitchell

Varför bara fem?

Sarah Klang
Iris Viljanen
Patty Griffin
Sofia Karlsson
France Gall
Dionne Warwick
Natalie Merchant
Amanda Bergman
First Aid Kit
Patti Smith
Tracy Chapman
December 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
emretsson.bsky.social
Great choice, America.
Presidential History, According to Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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filipecampante.bsky.social
It sounds like the most deranged Latin American caricature of yankee imperialism come to life. It would be comical if it weren’t serious.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us. The illegitimate Maduro Regime is using Oil from these stolen Oil Fields to finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping. For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela. The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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atrupar.com
CNN suggests Susie Wiles might not have known she was on the record 😆
December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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jetjocko.bsky.social
No but see that's
heartlandsignal.bsky.social Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 3d
Vice President JD Vance doesn't deny White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' claim that he is a conspiracy theorist:

"Sometimes I am a conspiracy theorist, but I only believe in the conspiracy theories that are true."
December 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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pamherd.bsky.social
“The president doesn’t know and never will,” she told me. “He doesn’t know the details of these smallish agencies.”

-Susie Wiles on the destruction of USAID, which has led to 600,000 deaths, including ~400,000 children, in the last year alone.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2)
In the first half of ‘Vanity Fair’’s interview with Susie Wiles, the chief of staff discusses Elon Musk’s DOGE disaster, the FBI’s “incredible job” investigating January 6, and how Trump once berated ...
www.vanityfair.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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karinp.bsky.social
Jag önskar verkligen att ni alla läser denna granskning. Den visar hur demokratins infrastruktur - i Europa - steg för steg säljs ut till Musk, Thiel och andra tech-oligarker. Och Sverige är på väg att gå samma väg. Det är livsfarligt.

www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/XMw...
Så säljer EU demokratin till USA:s tech-oligarker
FRANCESCA BRIA För varje avtal blir fällan djupare
www.aftonbladet.se
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, here's a short thread which seeks to lay it out simply.
It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
🧵1/13
December 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
emretsson.bsky.social
Älskar
shadowtodd.bsky.social Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 4d
Why is this tiny gesture so funny
December 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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nickyschwenzer.bsky.social
”Still, most 🇺🇸, good folks, I follow online do not share photos from demonstrations they participated... coz most likely they didn't demonstrate at all

We have a long way to go before the American people take any serious action to push Trump back.”

Anders Östlund
@andersostlund.bsky.social

3/5🧵
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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nickyschwenzer.bsky.social
"I defected from a totalitarian regime, and like hell am I going to be cowed again," & "I'm pissed off as hell about people capitulating to Trump"

She warns that people voting for such leaders are choosing "the same ball of wax" she fled, where figures dictate life, rights, & feelings.

Thread 1/5🧵
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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evansutton.bsky.social
Time Magazine person of the year is a bunch of ai slop peddlers. I've got a very specific beef with how this trash billionaire mouthpiece rag is stealing the valor of real American heroes to promote these rapacious techbro douchebags.
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
emretsson.bsky.social
Mycket esoteriska ingredienser i veckans #drinkklubben så jag hoppar mötet och tröstar mig med en fatlagrad imperial stout. Skål!
Ett fullt glas och en nästan tom flaska Deschutes The Abyss Barrel Aged Imperial Stout.
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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richterscale.bsky.social
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
sardonicus.eu Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 9d
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
a shot of a god botherer in a car, next to him on the passenger seat is a skull in an ornate box
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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phileil.bsky.social
Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
A New York Times headline that reads: "Calibri’s Run-In With Rubio Wasn’t Its First Controversy."
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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theonion.com
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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aedwardslevy.bsky.social
"there's a new serif in town"
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
emretsson.bsky.social
So … bonkers…?
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · 9d
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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thegmcconnachie.bsky.social
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”

Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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jordanuhl.com
Instant all-timer here:
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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zop.se
Nu ska jag bara hitta alla här igen. Ni får gärna hjälpa till.
December 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
emretsson.bsky.social
Är den här äkta?
Alfahannen Kristersson etablerar dominans över Jimmie Åkesson.
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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chris.zahller.me
Thank me later.

#boing
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boing.greg.technology
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM