@imatyak.bsky.social
I enjoy political strategy and reading historical fiction. Overwhelmed with feeling betrayed by my countrymen and the media.
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It’s never been clearer how the twin pillars of our discourse, by which we all have to abide - “Free speech is non-negotiable” and “Some things are literally unsayable” - operate so the right can say whatever tf they like, while the left have to spend their time apologising for breathing
I am also interested in how, after at least a half-decade of our media and politicians deriding tone policing, trigger warnings, inclusive language and other concepts, they have pivoted on a dime to debating whether certain utterances should be made criminal offences without a moment's hestitation.
I invite you to ask yourself why the language of protestors has been a terrifying daily concern, but e.g. successive governments giving the US unlimited use of our airbases to fly a gajillion dollars of weapons of destruction into Israel for use on huge numbers of civilians is not concerning at all.
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It’s never been clearer how the twin pillars of our discourse, by which we all have to abide - “Free speech is non-negotiable” and “Some things are literally unsayable” - operate so the right can say whatever tf they like, while the left have to spend their time apologising for breathing
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RIP "American wars are not about oil" 1990-2025
December 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
RIP "American wars are not about oil" 1990-2025
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Become ungovernable
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Become ungovernable
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Never forget the time in 2020 Charlie Kirk (dead now) pretended to be a black guy on Twitter but forgot to switch accounts when giving himself a nice compliment.
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Never forget the time in 2020 Charlie Kirk (dead now) pretended to be a black guy on Twitter but forgot to switch accounts when giving himself a nice compliment.
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Says the conspiracy theorist.
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Says the conspiracy theorist.
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
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remember that month-long credulous news cycle about how Musk was "leaving politics," followed by a month-long credulous news cycle about how he was "building a third political party"?
Musk Reportedly Funding GOP Campaigns Ahead Of 2026 Midterms, Staying Away From Initiative To Create Third Party
Elon Musk is funding campaigns for Republican congressional candidates after tensions with Donald Trump thawed in the past months, according to a new report.
www.latintimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
remember that month-long credulous news cycle about how Musk was "leaving politics," followed by a month-long credulous news cycle about how he was "building a third political party"?
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Mick Foley has parted ways from the WWE because of their close ties with Trump.
December 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Mick Foley has parted ways from the WWE because of their close ties with Trump.
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BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
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Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social, we’ll all be rewatching An American President tonight in honor of Rob Reiner, which is lucky tor us. It’s a great movie.
(If memory serves, Annette Bening has some lines about Congress’ inaction on gun violence which will be apt).
(If memory serves, Annette Bening has some lines about Congress’ inaction on gun violence which will be apt).
a close up of a woman 's face with a scarf around her neck and earrings
Alt: a disappointing looking Annette Bening confronts an abashed Michael Douglas, the walks away.
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social, we’ll all be rewatching An American President tonight in honor of Rob Reiner, which is lucky tor us. It’s a great movie.
(If memory serves, Annette Bening has some lines about Congress’ inaction on gun violence which will be apt).
(If memory serves, Annette Bening has some lines about Congress’ inaction on gun violence which will be apt).
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WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?
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If you give multiple interviews to Vanity Fair and don’t know whether or not you are on or off the record - then you are not qualified to be a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
CNN suggests Susie Wiles might not have known she was on the record 😆
December 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If you give multiple interviews to Vanity Fair and don’t know whether or not you are on or off the record - then you are not qualified to be a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is extremely important
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MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
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The timing of this post and the reference to the murders being "due to the anger ... caused others through … TDS" suggests strongly that Trump believed that **one or more of his supporters** had committed the murders—and that they had committed the atrocity **justifiably**.
December 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The timing of this post and the reference to the murders being "due to the anger ... caused others through … TDS" suggests strongly that Trump believed that **one or more of his supporters** had committed the murders—and that they had committed the atrocity **justifiably**.
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I got reposted by Joyce Carol Oates, which is how side characters sometimes become footnotes in American literature.
December 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I got reposted by Joyce Carol Oates, which is how side characters sometimes become footnotes in American literature.
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This man is currently serving as the president of the United States.
And people support him.
It’s hard to believe this is our actual life.
And yes, this is a real post.
And people support him.
It’s hard to believe this is our actual life.
And yes, this is a real post.
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This man is currently serving as the president of the United States.
And people support him.
It’s hard to believe this is our actual life.
And yes, this is a real post.
And people support him.
It’s hard to believe this is our actual life.
And yes, this is a real post.
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Every Republican in Congress must be asked for their comment about Trump’s vile, psychotic post about Rob Reiner.
December 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Every Republican in Congress must be asked for their comment about Trump’s vile, psychotic post about Rob Reiner.
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📌Erika Kirk was married to a racist, homophobic, and misogynistic man, who was tragically cut down by one of the millions of guns he told us were an acceptable cost of preserving Republicans' bastardized understanding of the 2nd Amendment.
I feel badly for her, but spare me her thoughts on ANYTHING.
I feel badly for her, but spare me her thoughts on ANYTHING.
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
📌Erika Kirk was married to a racist, homophobic, and misogynistic man, who was tragically cut down by one of the millions of guns he told us were an acceptable cost of preserving Republicans' bastardized understanding of the 2nd Amendment.
I feel badly for her, but spare me her thoughts on ANYTHING.
I feel badly for her, but spare me her thoughts on ANYTHING.
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I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Together we are stronger. 😁
December 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Together we are stronger. 😁