Maddie
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Claire Danes made the Department of Homeland Security look sexy in fiction, this week Kristi Noem made it look like the armed militia for a billionaire sex cult in reality. Epstein files, what Epstein files. . .
This is what they mean by post truth.
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This is what they mean by post truth.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Claire Danes made the Department of Homeland Security look sexy in fiction, this week Kristi Noem made it look like the armed militia for a billionaire sex cult in reality. Epstein files, what Epstein files. . .
This is what they mean by post truth.
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This is what they mean by post truth.
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Oh, by the way Stephen Miller, most of us have evolved enough now to understand that power and force aren't the only worthy human strengths. We have many valuable strengths, and the majority of us are sick of hateful manbabies using force to get what they want.
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Stephen Miller: portrait of Donald Trump’s ideologue-in-chief
Miller is one of the few officials to serve in both of Trump’s terms of office.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Oh, by the way Stephen Miller, most of us have evolved enough now to understand that power and force aren't the only worthy human strengths. We have many valuable strengths, and the majority of us are sick of hateful manbabies using force to get what they want.
theconversation.com/stephen-mill...
theconversation.com/stephen-mill...
The new world order will be built on the whims of 3 men, not order, truth and humanity. Until we recognise there are multiple facets to human strength that are as important to our survival as masculine strength and power, it will ever be thus.
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Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela foreshadows a new ‘great power’ carve-up of the world
It’s a blatant breach of international law which which will encourage Russia and China to follow suit.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
The new world order will be built on the whims of 3 men, not order, truth and humanity. Until we recognise there are multiple facets to human strength that are as important to our survival as masculine strength and power, it will ever be thus.
theconversation.com/donald-trump...
theconversation.com/donald-trump...
What a perfect capture of a nation that's gone from mocking up images of heroism to inspire, to mocking up wars for profit.
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
What a perfect capture of a nation that's gone from mocking up images of heroism to inspire, to mocking up wars for profit.
Solid and sobering. I'm not sure the upcoming US elections will be democratic though. Emotionally immature manbabies tend to want to announce their perceived cleverness, and Trump sure did bang on about rigged elections in Venezuela and the US yesterday. . .
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Trump’s new world order is taking shape in Venezuela. Five keys to understanding the US military attacks
The US capture of Nicolás Maduro opens a new era in international relations.
theconversation.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Solid and sobering. I'm not sure the upcoming US elections will be democratic though. Emotionally immature manbabies tend to want to announce their perceived cleverness, and Trump sure did bang on about rigged elections in Venezuela and the US yesterday. . .
theconversation.com/trumps-new-w...
theconversation.com/trumps-new-w...
The US President is giving an update from a spa about the illegal invasion of another country and abduction of its leader. Nothing to see here. . .
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The US President is giving an update from a spa about the illegal invasion of another country and abduction of its leader. Nothing to see here. . .
Sad to see Chris Rea go.
Recording a Christmas song appears to correlate with an increased risk of dying during the festive season and making your song poignant and bittersweet forever.
Recording a Christmas song appears to correlate with an increased risk of dying during the festive season and making your song poignant and bittersweet forever.
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Sad to see Chris Rea go.
Recording a Christmas song appears to correlate with an increased risk of dying during the festive season and making your song poignant and bittersweet forever.
Recording a Christmas song appears to correlate with an increased risk of dying during the festive season and making your song poignant and bittersweet forever.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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Bless the Muslim man who disarmed a terrorist shooter in Australia!
Bless The Muslim Man Who Disarmed a Terrorist Shooter in Australia
So shines a good deed in a weary world.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bless the Muslim man who disarmed a terrorist shooter in Australia!
2 out of 94 came back. Can we please stop the continual Farage licking.
Second migrant sent to France returns to the UK - BBC News share.google/H1LusdArlgRj...
Second migrant sent to France returns to the UK - BBC News share.google/H1LusdArlgRj...
Second migrant sent to France returns to the UK
The man was detected by biometrics, detained immediately, and will be deported as soon as possible, the Home Office says.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
2 out of 94 came back. Can we please stop the continual Farage licking.
Second migrant sent to France returns to the UK - BBC News share.google/H1LusdArlgRj...
Second migrant sent to France returns to the UK - BBC News share.google/H1LusdArlgRj...
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I'm disgusted by the Rachel Reeves stuff. This is the 3rd female cabinet member the media & the right wing online crusaders have gone after in 3 months. I have no time for this government but it's obvious what's going on. Why are we standing for this? Why is the BBC?
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Rachel Reeves: What the emails with letting agent tell us in licence row
In several emails, the letting agent suggests they will apply for the licence on Reeves's behalf.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I'm disgusted by the Rachel Reeves stuff. This is the 3rd female cabinet member the media & the right wing online crusaders have gone after in 3 months. I have no time for this government but it's obvious what's going on. Why are we standing for this? Why is the BBC?
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The most visible state failure is not small boats, it's wealth inequality babes. We see it in our shops, bills, and wages. Stop pretending it's about immigrants.
Chris Mason: As crises pile up, can the Home Office be fixed? - BBC News share.google/EvnSMHw4CoDz...
Chris Mason: As crises pile up, can the Home Office be fixed? - BBC News share.google/EvnSMHw4CoDz...
Chris Mason: As crises pile up, can the Home Office be fixed?
The government confronts a cluster of catastrophes, all linked to small boat crossings.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The most visible state failure is not small boats, it's wealth inequality babes. We see it in our shops, bills, and wages. Stop pretending it's about immigrants.
Chris Mason: As crises pile up, can the Home Office be fixed? - BBC News share.google/EvnSMHw4CoDz...
Chris Mason: As crises pile up, can the Home Office be fixed? - BBC News share.google/EvnSMHw4CoDz...
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'Get rid of the migrants or I'll become a migrant' is quite the argument
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
'Get rid of the migrants or I'll become a migrant' is quite the argument
Happy Caturday/beat up the au pair day
October 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Happy Caturday/beat up the au pair day
"In London, arrests were made near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament Square, where as many as 20 police vans attended. Officers moved in swiftly to arrest those holding the placards, many of whom appeared to be over the age of 60."
Well this is nice.
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Well this is nice.
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More than 100 arrests over Palestine Action ban protests
The Met Police says it has made 55 arrests at one of several demonstrations across the country.
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July 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"In London, arrests were made near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament Square, where as many as 20 police vans attended. Officers moved in swiftly to arrest those holding the placards, many of whom appeared to be over the age of 60."
Well this is nice.
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Well this is nice.
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I love how mainstream media reports stuff like, “young people are poor bc of avocado toast,” and not “a tiny network of the super rich have conspired for decades to buy off world governments and set up offshore tax havens to evade taxes, meanwhile wages have stagnated since 1970”
July 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I love how mainstream media reports stuff like, “young people are poor bc of avocado toast,” and not “a tiny network of the super rich have conspired for decades to buy off world governments and set up offshore tax havens to evade taxes, meanwhile wages have stagnated since 1970”
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pam bondi as porta potties: thread
July 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
pam bondi as porta potties: thread
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Over the weekend I wrote about the import of the different way small-l liberals and right wingers use language -- transparently versus utilitarian.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/06/s...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/06/s...
Seeing Language as a Tool of Authoritarianism - emptywheel
When you speak on social media, are you saying or are you doing?
www.emptywheel.net
July 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Over the weekend I wrote about the import of the different way small-l liberals and right wingers use language -- transparently versus utilitarian.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/06/s...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/06/s...
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Finally joining the #caturday fun on here with our latest addition to the family, 10 wk old Indie. She's chatty, sassy and very much the boss of the long suffering dog already.
#catsofbluesky
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July 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Finally joining the #caturday fun on here with our latest addition to the family, 10 wk old Indie. She's chatty, sassy and very much the boss of the long suffering dog already.
#catsofbluesky
#catsofbluesky
It's amazing the power a woman crying has on the fragile egos of the markets. Maybe it's time to start bottling our tears and sprinkling them on politicians like the witches we are.
PM seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future after Commons tears - BBC News share.google/VpzZ83tp9Huo...
PM seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future after Commons tears - BBC News share.google/VpzZ83tp9Huo...
PM seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future after Commons tears
The PM insists Rachel Reeves will stay in her job after markets react to her tearful Commons appearance.
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July 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It's amazing the power a woman crying has on the fragile egos of the markets. Maybe it's time to start bottling our tears and sprinkling them on politicians like the witches we are.
PM seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future after Commons tears - BBC News share.google/VpzZ83tp9Huo...
PM seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future after Commons tears - BBC News share.google/VpzZ83tp9Huo...