King Bandit, The First of His Name
@kingbandit.bsky.social
Infosec/devops manager/engineer 🔐, neoliberal sellout 🌐, dystopia enthusiast 💣 - ♟️, 🏀, various rants.
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SHEDEUR SANDERS
WELCOME TO THE BROWNS HYDRA
WELCOME TO THE BROWNS HYDRA
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
SHEDEUR SANDERS
WELCOME TO THE BROWNS HYDRA
WELCOME TO THE BROWNS HYDRA
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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An infomercial pitchman who made headlines for getting into a violent altercation with a sex worker?
Running as a Republican? Hmm, seems like a stretch
Running as a Republican? Hmm, seems like a stretch
The Shamwow Guy just announced that he is running for Texas’ 31st Congressional District.
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
An infomercial pitchman who made headlines for getting into a violent altercation with a sex worker?
Running as a Republican? Hmm, seems like a stretch
Running as a Republican? Hmm, seems like a stretch
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Pentagon Blames Venezuela For Flow Of Drugs Into Kash Patel
Pentagon Blames Venezuela For Flow Of Drugs Into Kash Patel
WASHINGTON—Calling the national crisis “a complete justification” for additional airstrikes on boats purportedly trafficking narcotics, the Pentagon issued a statement Tuesday blaming Venezuela for th...
theonion.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pentagon Blames Venezuela For Flow Of Drugs Into Kash Patel
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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The reason this is happening is a combination of 1) incentives and 2) supply meeting demand.
There is no more consistent result in studies of monetized propaganda than that the MAGA right is a particularly receptive niche.
There is no more consistent result in studies of monetized propaganda than that the MAGA right is a particularly receptive niche.
I see a lot of Paidchecks on X didn’t realize that a whole lot of people on social media lie about their location to grift off the naïveté of the rage-addled American right.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The reason this is happening is a combination of 1) incentives and 2) supply meeting demand.
There is no more consistent result in studies of monetized propaganda than that the MAGA right is a particularly receptive niche.
There is no more consistent result in studies of monetized propaganda than that the MAGA right is a particularly receptive niche.
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(1/X) A quick thing about the Heritage "uproar"To recap: Tucker Carlson did a softball interview with a Nazi and the head of Heritage wrote a defense of it filled with antisemitic dog whistles.
The "uproar" is like two people quit and someone criticized in National Review. Not much...
The "uproar" is like two people quit and someone criticized in National Review. Not much...
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
(1/X) A quick thing about the Heritage "uproar"To recap: Tucker Carlson did a softball interview with a Nazi and the head of Heritage wrote a defense of it filled with antisemitic dog whistles.
The "uproar" is like two people quit and someone criticized in National Review. Not much...
The "uproar" is like two people quit and someone criticized in National Review. Not much...
The problem is that as much as people want to believe “populism” means looking out for the working class, it’s just not actually a positive program. What it’s actually about is hating your out-group. And Trump is quite good at that.
How many times exactly does Trump have to hand billions to rich people or destroy the safety net before the media stops calling him a populist?
Every article by a 'savvy' political analyst reads like a focus group transcript with a low-information voter.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The problem is that as much as people want to believe “populism” means looking out for the working class, it’s just not actually a positive program. What it’s actually about is hating your out-group. And Trump is quite good at that.
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YOU WANT TO BE ONLINE? ENDURE.
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
YOU WANT TO BE ONLINE? ENDURE.
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okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
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The *only* part of MAHA that has any juice is the antivax stuff.
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The *only* part of MAHA that has any juice is the antivax stuff.
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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<me, innocently checking my feed before going to bed>
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
<me, innocently checking my feed before going to bed>
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new euphemism for "fact" dropped, today's is "scientific orthodoxy"
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
new euphemism for "fact" dropped, today's is "scientific orthodoxy"
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Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
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“mooooom, they didn’t follow my fanfiction”
November 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“mooooom, they didn’t follow my fanfiction”
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Ok, pretty funny of Zohran’s people to put out the absolute model of the sort of statement that drives Bluesky absolutely *insane* to be studiously ignored On Here because of the source
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Ok, pretty funny of Zohran’s people to put out the absolute model of the sort of statement that drives Bluesky absolutely *insane* to be studiously ignored On Here because of the source
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Newsmax reporter: Mr. Mamdani what can you say about your plan to teach Arabic numerals to children in NYC?
Trump (interrupting): And they’re very beautiful numbers, I told him we love the numbers, the 1, the 2, the 3, the (weird high pitched voice) 6 7
Trump (interrupting): And they’re very beautiful numbers, I told him we love the numbers, the 1, the 2, the 3, the (weird high pitched voice) 6 7
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Newsmax reporter: Mr. Mamdani what can you say about your plan to teach Arabic numerals to children in NYC?
Trump (interrupting): And they’re very beautiful numbers, I told him we love the numbers, the 1, the 2, the 3, the (weird high pitched voice) 6 7
Trump (interrupting): And they’re very beautiful numbers, I told him we love the numbers, the 1, the 2, the 3, the (weird high pitched voice) 6 7
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Never know when a team of insurgents might be hiding behind a Takis end cap.
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Never know when a team of insurgents might be hiding behind a Takis end cap.
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The Chicago Bears through 10 games in 2024:
+7 point differential, 4-6 record, 3+ games behind every team in their division.
The Chicago Bears through 10 games of 2025:
-6 point differential, 7-3 record, 1st place in the NFC North
+7 point differential, 4-6 record, 3+ games behind every team in their division.
The Chicago Bears through 10 games of 2025:
-6 point differential, 7-3 record, 1st place in the NFC North
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Chicago Bears through 10 games in 2024:
+7 point differential, 4-6 record, 3+ games behind every team in their division.
The Chicago Bears through 10 games of 2025:
-6 point differential, 7-3 record, 1st place in the NFC North
+7 point differential, 4-6 record, 3+ games behind every team in their division.
The Chicago Bears through 10 games of 2025:
-6 point differential, 7-3 record, 1st place in the NFC North
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person woman man two all beef patties special sauce camera TV lettuce cheese Hannibal Lecter pickles onions Arnold Palmer's schlong shark electricity on a cofveve sesame seed bun
Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
person woman man two all beef patties special sauce camera TV lettuce cheese Hannibal Lecter pickles onions Arnold Palmer's schlong shark electricity on a cofveve sesame seed bun
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one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
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Republicans have a bill to deport immigrants who attack dogs. Goldman moves to have it renamed to: The Kristi Noem Canine Relief Act
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Republicans have a bill to deport immigrants who attack dogs. Goldman moves to have it renamed to: The Kristi Noem Canine Relief Act