J K
listeningglass.bsky.social
J K
@listeningglass.bsky.social
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Bluetooth roulette at the family summer beach house - playing music while scrolling, hoping not to land on a loud, potentially embarrassing ad.
August 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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half-remembering that thing about how most Roman citizens experienced the fall of Rome as simply one day their local bridge went out and nobody came around to repair it
April 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Word is spreading!
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM

My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.

The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.

Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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What some people aren’t factoring into their analysis is the reality that companies were buying tons of inventory to beat the tariffs.
That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result.

#econsky
April 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt — one of Peter Thiel's favorites — wrote about a "state of exception."

That's when an "emergency" allows a dictator to suspend rules & seize power.

Trump's strategy is clear: Create fake emergencies to justify extreme policies.

www.theframelab.org/unveiling-tr...
Trump’s Fake Emergency Over Trade Deficit Exposed
Trump’s trade war is based on a fake economic emergency, distorting facts to justify tariffs, gain power, and threaten U.S. stability.
www.theframelab.org
April 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump and JD think they’ll be granted asylum as political dissidents in Russia after this is over.
March 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.
February 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I don't pretend to know what is coming but my gut feeling is the "head in the sand" politics will not keep our friends, neighbors, and families safe.
February 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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If you're confused about what is happening in Washington rn you need to learn who Curtis Yarvin is and what RAGE (retire all govt employees) doctrine is. The car is on fire and there are antisocial nerds who didn't get beat enough at the wheel.
February 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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1. Everything Elon Musk and his tech cronies are doing to our government is what Balaji Srinivasan spelled out in his "network state" cult manifestos.
The establishment media prefers to ignore this even as it unfolds quite dramatically...
Steve Bannon in the NYT:
February 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM