Gary O’Brien
@garyobrien.bsky.social
Photographer, thinker, partner.
On Jan 6, MAGA insurrectionists smeared feces on the halls of Congress.
Today, the MAGA cult leader Donald Trump posted an AI generated video of him smearing feces on peaceful protestors.
Trump is not an aberration of modern day conservatism—he’s a manifestation of it.
Today, the MAGA cult leader Donald Trump posted an AI generated video of him smearing feces on peaceful protestors.
Trump is not an aberration of modern day conservatism—he’s a manifestation of it.
October 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
September 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
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A resource worth knowing about
notwhatyousignedupfor.org
notwhatyousignedupfor.org
Not What You Signed Up For?
Not What You Signed Up For? You saw the billboard. You have questions. You’re not alone. But first, here are proactive steps you can take to reduce risk: Be sure to access resources from a personal de...
notwhatyousignedupfor.org
September 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A resource worth knowing about
notwhatyousignedupfor.org
notwhatyousignedupfor.org
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By no means is this hyperbole 👉
September 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
By no means is this hyperbole 👉
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Sounds like 1933 Berlin.
September 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Sounds like 1933 Berlin.
How stupid does he think we are?
For example, here's a brief summary of WWII's "negotiation".
My lord, this man is a fucking idiot.
My lord, this man is a fucking idiot.
August 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
How stupid does he think we are?
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For years, MAGA partisans have employed various tactics to prevent the imminent pain of cognitive dissonance. Now Newsom is forcing them to see what Trump looks like without the distorting force field created by Trump’s showmanship:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It
Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people up—and they don’t quite seem to understand why.
www.theatlantic.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For years, MAGA partisans have employed various tactics to prevent the imminent pain of cognitive dissonance. Now Newsom is forcing them to see what Trump looks like without the distorting force field created by Trump’s showmanship:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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You can’t assert the former without the latter also being true.
August 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
You can’t assert the former without the latter also being true.
This is terrifying news.
Anyone with a history of SMI, or someone is undergoing evaluation should absolutely not use Chat GPT or any other chat bots.
Check on your loved ones who live with these conditions.
Anyone with a history of SMI, or someone is undergoing evaluation should absolutely not use Chat GPT or any other chat bots.
Check on your loved ones who live with these conditions.
NEW: People are being involuntarily committed to psychiatric care facilities — and even ending up arrested or jailed — after becoming fixated on ChatGPT and other chatbots and spiraling into psychosis.
futurism.com/commitment-j...
futurism.com/commitment-j...
June 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is terrifying news.
Anyone with a history of SMI, or someone is undergoing evaluation should absolutely not use Chat GPT or any other chat bots.
Check on your loved ones who live with these conditions.
Anyone with a history of SMI, or someone is undergoing evaluation should absolutely not use Chat GPT or any other chat bots.
Check on your loved ones who live with these conditions.
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
More lies. They lie as easily as they breathe.
i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone
June 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
More lies. They lie as easily as they breathe.
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I heard a new word, "polycrisis" this week... and it describes *waves hands in the air* everything perfectly
June 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I heard a new word, "polycrisis" this week... and it describes *waves hands in the air* everything perfectly
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This is a real post by @politico.com. Stenographers for fascism. Literally complicit in the gaslighting and abuse of our freedoms.
June 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This is a real post by @politico.com. Stenographers for fascism. Literally complicit in the gaslighting and abuse of our freedoms.
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Remember when this pic of Elián González was a national scandal instead of a daily occurrence?
June 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Remember when this pic of Elián González was a national scandal instead of a daily occurrence?
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Your library friends are being asked why they must indoctrinate children with stories about a tiny percentage of the population.
Your library friends keep reminding people that it's okay for other people to exist and live their own lives.
Your library friends keep reminding people that it's okay for other people to exist and live their own lives.
June 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Your library friends are being asked why they must indoctrinate children with stories about a tiny percentage of the population.
Your library friends keep reminding people that it's okay for other people to exist and live their own lives.
Your library friends keep reminding people that it's okay for other people to exist and live their own lives.
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The same people who went apoplectic when asked to wear a mask to *protect people* in a pandemic eagerly wear one to *kidnap people* in Gestapo cosplay.
May 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The same people who went apoplectic when asked to wear a mask to *protect people* in a pandemic eagerly wear one to *kidnap people* in Gestapo cosplay.
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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
May 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
What the actual what…
Congrats everyone — we are at the point where The Onion and real life are indistinguishable from one another. 😳🇺🇸 theonion.com/ice-agents-w...
May 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What the actual what…