Simon Gebbie
@gebbs.bsky.social
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it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months
April 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months
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Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
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I guess the racist staffer must know too much
February 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I guess the racist staffer must know too much
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This is right. Putinists argue that Russia’s invasion means Ukraine must concede its sovereignty – the ability to make its own defense and foreign and domestic policy.
Just sent out a post on what I'm calling the "Vatnik-Tell". These are the issues that the real pro-Putin forces want to force on Ukraine. They are worse than a NATO-ban. Its no European peace-keepers and a perverse definition of non-aligned. You've been warned. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Vatnik Tell
The issue that makes the real pro-Putinites stand out
open.substack.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is right. Putinists argue that Russia’s invasion means Ukraine must concede its sovereignty – the ability to make its own defense and foreign and domestic policy.
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The language and the truth are important here. I’ve had to interrupt both tv and radio presenters who said Trump won a majority of votes. He didn’t.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan
In 2024, we have a new post-election lie – Trump didn’t just win, Republicans say, but he won big. He won a landslide. That’s false
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The language and the truth are important here. I’ve had to interrupt both tv and radio presenters who said Trump won a majority of votes. He didn’t.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It’s funny when a centibillionaire donates 1m to the inauguration. It’s like the median American donating a couple dollars. It means nothing to the centibillionaire. But it impresses Trump, who is a fake rich person.
December 23, 2024 at 6:19 PM
It’s funny when a centibillionaire donates 1m to the inauguration. It’s like the median American donating a couple dollars. It means nothing to the centibillionaire. But it impresses Trump, who is a fake rich person.
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Americans and others owe Ukrainians a debt of gratitude for their resistance to Russian aggression. That resistance, which Russian political and media elites cannot understand, is grounded in the simple notion that Ukrainians citizens should choose their leaders.
snyder.substack.com/p/gratitude-...
snyder.substack.com/p/gratitude-...
Gratitude to Ukraine (2024)
Security, Freedom, Democracy, Courage, Pluralism, Perseverance, Generosity
snyder.substack.com
December 23, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Americans and others owe Ukrainians a debt of gratitude for their resistance to Russian aggression. That resistance, which Russian political and media elites cannot understand, is grounded in the simple notion that Ukrainians citizens should choose their leaders.
snyder.substack.com/p/gratitude-...
snyder.substack.com/p/gratitude-...
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At the risk of sounding melodramatic, these newspapers were some of the high points of our civilization. I have learned so much from The Observer.
This is it, in a nutshell. US media orgs are obeying in advance (@timothysnyder.bsky.social). And UK ones are acting as useful idiots to some of the worst companies on the planet
Perturbing article by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on the opaque new ownership of the Observer. At a time when US newspaper owners kowtow to Trump, it's worrying to see a quality UK paper flog itself off for no discernable reason.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/who-is-the...
broligarchy.substack.com/p/who-is-the...
December 22, 2024 at 7:19 PM
At the risk of sounding melodramatic, these newspapers were some of the high points of our civilization. I have learned so much from The Observer.
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Earlier, I almost wrote “Elon Musk has Donald Trump by the balls!” But, then….I remembered.
December 21, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Earlier, I almost wrote “Elon Musk has Donald Trump by the balls!” But, then….I remembered.
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AI is rapidly advancing and will be able to enhance the quality of life for all in ways we haven't yet imagined. Meanwhile, President-elect Elon Musk and Trump are working to make life harder for everyone in the United States except for themselves and a handful of Billionaires. This is real evil.
November 29, 2024 at 11:26 PM
AI is rapidly advancing and will be able to enhance the quality of life for all in ways we haven't yet imagined. Meanwhile, President-elect Elon Musk and Trump are working to make life harder for everyone in the United States except for themselves and a handful of Billionaires. This is real evil.
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So even before being sworn in, Trump is caught lying about, and is called out by an actual leader, President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum. Trump is determined to make America a laughingstock around the world.
November 29, 2024 at 9:07 PM
So even before being sworn in, Trump is caught lying about, and is called out by an actual leader, President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum. Trump is determined to make America a laughingstock around the world.
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The only thing that could top this would be for Trump to nominate Jesse Watters to something and for his mom to be called as a character witness before the Senate
November 30, 2024 at 3:03 AM
The only thing that could top this would be for Trump to nominate Jesse Watters to something and for his mom to be called as a character witness before the Senate
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If salmonella had a face. 🤢
November 29, 2024 at 2:44 PM
If salmonella had a face. 🤢
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This is your daily reminder that this really did happen.
November 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM
This is your daily reminder that this really did happen.
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Wonder how Republicans are going to spin this statement from Pete Hegseth’s OWN MOTHER.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
November 30, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Wonder how Republicans are going to spin this statement from Pete Hegseth’s OWN MOTHER.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
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Oliver has it exactly right. The propositions that Donald Trump is a pathologically lying conspiracy theorist, and that defending him (as the cases of Jennings and many others we know have long illustrated) necessitates mendacity, are provable and proven facts, not tendentious opinions.
What I told the New York Post: If he wanted a safe space, he came to the wrong place.
nypost.com/2024/11/28/m...
nypost.com/2024/11/28/m...
LA Times owner rips ex-CNN star Oliver Darcy as ‘so-called reporter’ during ‘combative’ interview about pro-Trump commentator
Last month, LA Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong blocked his editorial board from publishing an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
nypost.com
November 30, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Oliver has it exactly right. The propositions that Donald Trump is a pathologically lying conspiracy theorist, and that defending him (as the cases of Jennings and many others we know have long illustrated) necessitates mendacity, are provable and proven facts, not tendentious opinions.
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She also wrote: “I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.”
November 30, 2024 at 3:13 AM
She also wrote: “I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.”
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tbh I don’t think it was his hand
November 30, 2024 at 3:24 AM
tbh I don’t think it was his hand
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We figured out the easiest way is to follow back is to follow who REPOSTS, not comments on a post, because when we click to see who reposts, it gives us a follow back button for every account.
November 30, 2024 at 5:01 AM
We figured out the easiest way is to follow back is to follow who REPOSTS, not comments on a post, because when we click to see who reposts, it gives us a follow back button for every account.
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Today I followed back more than 5K accounts! 13K to 18K and still going! Fuck 120K from the hellscape, I am going to take my family to 240K before the midterms because we are NOT giving up! If you have a blue bio it's pretty much a guaranteed follow back. Then we get back to work!
November 16, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Today I followed back more than 5K accounts! 13K to 18K and still going! Fuck 120K from the hellscape, I am going to take my family to 240K before the midterms because we are NOT giving up! If you have a blue bio it's pretty much a guaranteed follow back. Then we get back to work!
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This is so confusing.
Trump rapes and sexually assaults at will. He has surrounded himself with sex criminals his whole life, going back decades.
Major media knows this. It's reported this.
And now it credulously reports that the Trump team thinks a sex-crime allegation could be a problem? What?
Trump rapes and sexually assaults at will. He has surrounded himself with sex criminals his whole life, going back decades.
Major media knows this. It's reported this.
And now it credulously reports that the Trump team thinks a sex-crime allegation could be a problem? What?
Breaking news: Senior officials on Donald Trump’s transition team weighed the future of Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department, amid new revelations that police investigated an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
Trump team weighs Pentagon pick after sexual assault allegation surfaces
Trump’s pick for secretary of defense was investigated in a 2017 incident in California, Monterey police said. Hegseth’s lawyer said police found “no evidence” of wrongdoing.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:32 PM
This is so confusing.
Trump rapes and sexually assaults at will. He has surrounded himself with sex criminals his whole life, going back decades.
Major media knows this. It's reported this.
And now it credulously reports that the Trump team thinks a sex-crime allegation could be a problem? What?
Trump rapes and sexually assaults at will. He has surrounded himself with sex criminals his whole life, going back decades.
Major media knows this. It's reported this.
And now it credulously reports that the Trump team thinks a sex-crime allegation could be a problem? What?