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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
princetonupress.bsky.social Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 11d
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:

⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year

Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
In Covid's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us by Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee. A New Yorker Best Book of the Year; An Economist Best Book of the Year; A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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parkermolloy.com
The journalist who asked Trump and MBS these questions (Trump business interests in Saudi Arabia/Khashoggi's murder) also later got in a question about releasing the Epstein files (which caused Trump to lash out). Amazing heat check.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 18
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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bradduplessis.bsky.social
And there you have it. These strikes are clearly not legal. Pete will push commanders aside until he finds one who won’t question these extrajudicial killings. #SOUTHCOM
October 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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jysexton.bsky.social
We got to this point of crisis because of a bipartisan and international effort to wipe the Left and democratic energy from the face of the Earth.

Now that people are seeing the need for change, the renewed fight will be as vicious as you’ve ever seen.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...
THE MYTH OF THE LEFT
Our political environment is based on weaponized misunderstandings and advantageous illusions. It's time we disabuse ourselves of these lies and create something better.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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jysexton.bsky.social
Watching institutional figures rally around total creep Andrew Cuomo is instructive.

The people in charge are more worried about a supposed “leftist” gaining power than they are authoritarianism or exposing their supposed “principles” as meaningless.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/dont-forge...
Don't Forget Who They Are: Political Amnesia in Times of Crisis
Politicians and parties are revealing who they are and what they value. We cannot afford to forget, no matter how uncomfortable it may be
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Senator dared to question the Empire, directly, and was met with force. Stormtroopers didn’t hesitate. They grabbed him, cuffed him, dragged him away like a dissident, claiming he “failed to identify himself.” But everyone knew who he was. He was a Senator.
June 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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hartmannreport.com
This is a critical point everybody in the media should be amplifying:
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Mar 25
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
jesus christ
lukesteuber.com Luke Steuber ✔️ @lukesteuber.com · Mar 24
Some badass early Pulitzer contenders out of Turkey
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March 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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dcatty.bsky.social
I'm rewatching The Wire. A character in the episode I'm watching says, "A lie ain't a side of the story. It's just a lie." For some reason, that speaks to me these days (as do a million other lines from the show.)
March 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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dancarlin.bsky.social
The lying ALONE is monumental (and politicians are already known for having issues with the truth...so it takes a lot to move that needle). But this is Orwellian levels of "flooding the zone with shit". Impossible to even begin to fact check.

As it was designed to be.
March 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
If Donald Trump can override our elected officials’ control of the purse strings, we are effectively entering a period of taxation without representation.
March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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petebuttigieg.bsky.social
If Russia wants peace, they should end the invasion.
March 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM