TheGreatMuffin
@greatmuffin.bsky.social
28 | Queer, Leftist, Anti-Fascist. 🏳️🌈
From Germany, living in Australia.
From Germany, living in Australia.
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telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
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Being right about trump was boring, tedious, partisan, ideological. Being wrong about trump? Heterodox, contrarian, free thinking.
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Being right about trump was boring, tedious, partisan, ideological. Being wrong about trump? Heterodox, contrarian, free thinking.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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The animating force at the heart of US conservatism currently is incandescent rage at the mere idea of women's autonomy and independence. An image of a smiling woman who looks insufficiently deferential for their tastes riles them up enough to tear up the social contract.
this is all it’s really about for them. Not domestic policy, not “economic anxiety”, just an endless desire to punish stand-ins for the Mommy who forced them take a bath, even if it tanks their own quality of life.
January 12, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The animating force at the heart of US conservatism currently is incandescent rage at the mere idea of women's autonomy and independence. An image of a smiling woman who looks insufficiently deferential for their tastes riles them up enough to tear up the social contract.
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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Reminder:
Eine Flucht vor der Polizei ist keine Begründung von dieser erschossen zu werden!
Schießt die Polizei einer flüchtenden Person in den Rücken, ist es Mord, keine Selbstverteidigung!
#Polizeigewalt
Eine Flucht vor der Polizei ist keine Begründung von dieser erschossen zu werden!
Schießt die Polizei einer flüchtenden Person in den Rücken, ist es Mord, keine Selbstverteidigung!
#Polizeigewalt
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Reminder:
Eine Flucht vor der Polizei ist keine Begründung von dieser erschossen zu werden!
Schießt die Polizei einer flüchtenden Person in den Rücken, ist es Mord, keine Selbstverteidigung!
#Polizeigewalt
Eine Flucht vor der Polizei ist keine Begründung von dieser erschossen zu werden!
Schießt die Polizei einer flüchtenden Person in den Rücken, ist es Mord, keine Selbstverteidigung!
#Polizeigewalt
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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i hope this era teaches a lot of guys that actually you don't want to live in a deregulatory paradise since such a thing must feed on marks, and fair chance that's you
Polymarket disputes capture of Maduro amounted to invasion ft.trib.al/qIkh84u
Polymarket disputes capture of Maduro amounted to invasion
More than $10.5mn has been wagered on contracts seeking to predict when the US will ‘invade’ Venezuela
ft.trib.al
January 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
i hope this era teaches a lot of guys that actually you don't want to live in a deregulatory paradise since such a thing must feed on marks, and fair chance that's you
Weiß ja auch nicht warum Menschen vertrauen in den Rechsstaat verlieren, bei Urteilen die sich so lesen:
„[…] Außerdem sei in der Handlung des angeklagten Beamten keine Täuschung zu sehen, weil er seine Kollegen ausdrücklich in seinen Plan eingeweiht hatte.“
Der Plan war Beweise zu manipulieren.
„[…] Außerdem sei in der Handlung des angeklagten Beamten keine Täuschung zu sehen, weil er seine Kollegen ausdrücklich in seinen Plan eingeweiht hatte.“
Der Plan war Beweise zu manipulieren.
Ein Beamter war mit dem Ergebnis einer Polizeikontrolle nicht zufrieden und schob einem Beschuldigten Gras unter. Dass das keine Verfolgung Unschuldiger durch Amtsträger war, hat das AG Mannheim nun entschieden:
AG Mannheim: Polizist schiebt Beschuldigtem Gras unter
Das AG hat einen Beamten freigesprochen, der einem Beschuldigten Marihuana untergeschoben hatte. Der Beschuldigte sei nicht als Unschuldiger zu werten.
www.lto.de
January 7, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Weiß ja auch nicht warum Menschen vertrauen in den Rechsstaat verlieren, bei Urteilen die sich so lesen:
„[…] Außerdem sei in der Handlung des angeklagten Beamten keine Täuschung zu sehen, weil er seine Kollegen ausdrücklich in seinen Plan eingeweiht hatte.“
Der Plan war Beweise zu manipulieren.
„[…] Außerdem sei in der Handlung des angeklagten Beamten keine Täuschung zu sehen, weil er seine Kollegen ausdrücklich in seinen Plan eingeweiht hatte.“
Der Plan war Beweise zu manipulieren.
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"Sind US-Truppen (...) eigentlich noch eine Sicherheitsgarantie? Oder eher ein Sicherheitsrisiko? (...) Viele mögen denken: Uns doch egal, wenn die USA ihre Gegner angreifen. Sie haben nicht verstanden: Wer in Europa nicht von der extremen Rechten regiert wird, gehört dazu."
January 3, 2026 at 10:18 PM
"Sind US-Truppen (...) eigentlich noch eine Sicherheitsgarantie? Oder eher ein Sicherheitsrisiko? (...) Viele mögen denken: Uns doch egal, wenn die USA ihre Gegner angreifen. Sie haben nicht verstanden: Wer in Europa nicht von der extremen Rechten regiert wird, gehört dazu."
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When these lawmakers and pundits talk about “protecting youth mental health” what they mean is that they think IG is turning kids gay and trans and so we need to block their access to the internet/cell phones completely so they don’t become trans or gay. That’s what these laws are about.
Jonathan Haidt Promoted a Fringe Theory on Trans Youth — Assigned
The author of “The Anxiety Generation” told Margaret Hoover for PBS that young people become trans due to peer contagion effects. There is no evidence for this claim.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 5, 2026 at 1:09 AM
When these lawmakers and pundits talk about “protecting youth mental health” what they mean is that they think IG is turning kids gay and trans and so we need to block their access to the internet/cell phones completely so they don’t become trans or gay. That’s what these laws are about.
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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You know, it’s plausible that this was done without a plan for what comes after because the only real goal was to get video of US troops looking cool arresting Marudo so it can be posted Online. It seems to be the only thing that matters to this administration.
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
You know, it’s plausible that this was done without a plan for what comes after because the only real goal was to get video of US troops looking cool arresting Marudo so it can be posted Online. It seems to be the only thing that matters to this administration.
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I was reading the NYT piece on Trump's Ukraine policy over this year and it's so easy to lash out at Americans doing the wrong things, but we should really be more concerned with those who allow the welfare of Europe and Europeans to be left in Washington's hands in the first place
January 3, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I was reading the NYT piece on Trump's Ukraine policy over this year and it's so easy to lash out at Americans doing the wrong things, but we should really be more concerned with those who allow the welfare of Europe and Europeans to be left in Washington's hands in the first place
#Merz der immer sagt das wir alle mehr arbeiten müssen, schafft es nichtmal am Samstag ein kurzes Statement zu einer Verhaftung des Präsidenten eines Souveränen Landes durch ein anderen Staat was sagen.
Keine Führung durchs vormachen.
Viele haben ihn angeblich wegen „klarer Kante“ gewählt. Wo?
Keine Führung durchs vormachen.
Viele haben ihn angeblich wegen „klarer Kante“ gewählt. Wo?
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
#Merz der immer sagt das wir alle mehr arbeiten müssen, schafft es nichtmal am Samstag ein kurzes Statement zu einer Verhaftung des Präsidenten eines Souveränen Landes durch ein anderen Staat was sagen.
Keine Führung durchs vormachen.
Viele haben ihn angeblich wegen „klarer Kante“ gewählt. Wo?
Keine Führung durchs vormachen.
Viele haben ihn angeblich wegen „klarer Kante“ gewählt. Wo?
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Unless the EU clearly condemns the bombing of a foreign country by the US and the kidnapping of it’s leader, empty diplomacy wording means nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Unless the EU clearly condemns the bombing of a foreign country by the US and the kidnapping of it’s leader, empty diplomacy wording means nothing.
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"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
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An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
January 3, 2026 at 8:41 AM
An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
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like all of America’s fraudulent, illegal invasions of sovereign nations I’m sure this is going to go exactly as planned.
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
like all of America’s fraudulent, illegal invasions of sovereign nations I’m sure this is going to go exactly as planned.
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100% seriously, European leaders and Commission officials should plan on the basis that the US might do this to them too, about Greenland, about tech regulation, about “Christian values”, about “free speech”, whatever.
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
100% seriously, European leaders and Commission officials should plan on the basis that the US might do this to them too, about Greenland, about tech regulation, about “Christian values”, about “free speech”, whatever.
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Was sind das für Zeiten in denen man nicht sicher sein kann, dass die konservativ-liberal-sozialdemokratischen Regierungen Europas den Überfall auf ein souveränes Land und die Entführung des Staatschefs scharf verurteilen werden?
January 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Was sind das für Zeiten in denen man nicht sicher sein kann, dass die konservativ-liberal-sozialdemokratischen Regierungen Europas den Überfall auf ein souveränes Land und die Entführung des Staatschefs scharf verurteilen werden?
Cool and normal that the USA can just decide to capture the head of another country just because they don’t like them and want the natural resources. Whether or not Maduro was the rightful president and good or bad doesn’t matter. A country should not just be able to invade another that freely.
January 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Cool and normal that the USA can just decide to capture the head of another country just because they don’t like them and want the natural resources. Whether or not Maduro was the rightful president and good or bad doesn’t matter. A country should not just be able to invade another that freely.
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as a texan i'll spare people zohran takes but one thing i think we're going to see even more of now that he's mayor is mainstream media shift the goal posts of what having a mandate is. trump had a mandate when he narrowly won but zohran has to reach out to all these factions no matter what
January 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
as a texan i'll spare people zohran takes but one thing i think we're going to see even more of now that he's mayor is mainstream media shift the goal posts of what having a mandate is. trump had a mandate when he narrowly won but zohran has to reach out to all these factions no matter what
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i’d like to just say the popular social media generating CSAM is also the leading platform for bigots to claim without evidence that trans people are a danger to children
January 2, 2026 at 2:23 AM
i’d like to just say the popular social media generating CSAM is also the leading platform for bigots to claim without evidence that trans people are a danger to children