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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
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I think, every so often, about how the student protesters in South Korea figured out there was a finite supply of tear gas, and then staged retreating marches that caused police to burn off most of it, before the big "bring your auntie and kids" marches that ultimately toppled the dictatorship.
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I think, every so often, about how the student protesters in South Korea figured out there was a finite supply of tear gas, and then staged retreating marches that caused police to burn off most of it, before the big "bring your auntie and kids" marches that ultimately toppled the dictatorship.
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“The government sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where people are hired for day jobs such as construction, landscaping, agriculture or car washes…and who do not speak much if any English.”
-Justice Kavanaugh
-Justice Kavanaugh
One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
September 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“The government sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where people are hired for day jobs such as construction, landscaping, agriculture or car washes…and who do not speak much if any English.”
-Justice Kavanaugh
-Justice Kavanaugh
good-ass blog defector.com/you-cant-be-...
You Can't Be Too Careful | Defector
TACOMA TO NEW YORK AND BACK — Nobody can accuse me of not being careful. I make very few real mistakes, instead opting for piles of wasted opportunities. Inertia takes me behind the woodshed. Anything...
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August 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
good-ass blog defector.com/you-cant-be-...
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impossible to read something like this and not think of the administration’s efforts to separate and destroy families
August 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
impossible to read something like this and not think of the administration’s efforts to separate and destroy families
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A fun reminder that a loss of 60,000 jobs in and around academia is ~50% more than all coal mining jobs in the entire country.
The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact
August 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A fun reminder that a loss of 60,000 jobs in and around academia is ~50% more than all coal mining jobs in the entire country.
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If you grew up in a household with an evangelical right-wing parent, as I did, you already know that the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, like the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is the culmination of a 50-year project.
July 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If you grew up in a household with an evangelical right-wing parent, as I did, you already know that the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, like the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is the culmination of a 50-year project.
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Mikkelsen alleges being strip searched, finger printed, forced to give blood samples, and then held in a cell for five hours before being sent back to Oslo.
June 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Mikkelsen alleges being strip searched, finger printed, forced to give blood samples, and then held in a cell for five hours before being sent back to Oslo.
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ok did The Discourse go over how fucking horrific the original Norwegian article is yet. like the meme is funny but what happened to the kid is really scary and wasn't just deportation
The most important part of republican fascism is the demand you must be nice to them.
June 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
ok did The Discourse go over how fucking horrific the original Norwegian article is yet. like the meme is funny but what happened to the kid is really scary and wasn't just deportation
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For the sake of comparison, 9% of Americans approve of the Black Plague.
June 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
For the sake of comparison, 9% of Americans approve of the Black Plague.
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I got completely obsessed with my local bin store and @defector.com let me write about it: penis garlands, nose beards, whippits and all.
defector.com/seven-days-a...
defector.com/seven-days-a...
Seven Days At The Bin Store | Defector
This spring, a new business opened on the main drag of my West Philadelphia neighborhood, provoking both excitement and trepidation. “I saw it just the other day and feared it,” one friend texted. “Li...
https://defector.com/seven-days-at-the-bin-store?giftLink=79332f06e3a1ffcd6b3d4ea1510f7e4a#coral_thread#coral_thread
June 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I got completely obsessed with my local bin store and @defector.com let me write about it: penis garlands, nose beards, whippits and all.
defector.com/seven-days-a...
defector.com/seven-days-a...
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Some symbols are "dogwhistles." Some messages are quietly "telegraphed."
This is not that. This is an in-your-face signal with klaxons:
This is not that. This is an in-your-face signal with klaxons:
Left: Trump state department appointee Chris Landau greeting white South Africans whose immigration to the United States was expedited by Trump. Right: The apartheid flag of South Africa.
May 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Some symbols are "dogwhistles." Some messages are quietly "telegraphed."
This is not that. This is an in-your-face signal with klaxons:
This is not that. This is an in-your-face signal with klaxons:
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I would really love it if mainstream journalists would seriously consider the possibility that RFK Jr.'s politicized HHS under Trump is as accurate about gender-affirming medicine as it is on autism or vaccination.
May 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I would really love it if mainstream journalists would seriously consider the possibility that RFK Jr.'s politicized HHS under Trump is as accurate about gender-affirming medicine as it is on autism or vaccination.
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The media should relentlessly be explaining three facts:
1. Payroll is a very small part of govt. spending
2. It is possible to cripple govt. and save little
2. In addition to being illegal/unconstitutional, DOGE cuts are a rounding error compared to numbers in budget resolution
1. Payroll is a very small part of govt. spending
2. It is possible to cripple govt. and save little
2. In addition to being illegal/unconstitutional, DOGE cuts are a rounding error compared to numbers in budget resolution
February 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The media should relentlessly be explaining three facts:
1. Payroll is a very small part of govt. spending
2. It is possible to cripple govt. and save little
2. In addition to being illegal/unconstitutional, DOGE cuts are a rounding error compared to numbers in budget resolution
1. Payroll is a very small part of govt. spending
2. It is possible to cripple govt. and save little
2. In addition to being illegal/unconstitutional, DOGE cuts are a rounding error compared to numbers in budget resolution
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Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
January 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.