mark nickles
@mapko.bsky.social
Disgraced USAF aviator and geographer
Chicago via Macedonia
Chicago via Macedonia
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“non-fascists who stay on X do so for a simple reason: they have a completely faulty understanding of how power works in the digital sphere and operate according to mental models of social media that simply do not match reality.”
Fascintern Media
We are facing a coordinated international fascist movement that works with explicit backing from Moscow, Washington, and tech monopolies, and is propagating itself through its own media apparatus. Yet...
berjon.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“non-fascists who stay on X do so for a simple reason: they have a completely faulty understanding of how power works in the digital sphere and operate according to mental models of social media that simply do not match reality.”
there is nothing so ludicrous that they won’t try it
NEW: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) says Colorado will not release Tina Peters after President Trump announced he is pardoning her state-level convictions.
"This is a lawless act. It's an act of intimidation," Weiser said. "It has no basis in the American law."
"This is a lawless act. It's an act of intimidation," Weiser said. "It has no basis in the American law."
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
there is nothing so ludicrous that they won’t try it
A+++++++
Divided Fed approves third rate cut, sees slower pace ahead
Divided Fed approves third rate cut, sees slower pace ahead
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its interest rate decision.
cnb.cx
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A+++++++
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He even clarified what was true and untrue about what he said what the fuck is this guy an anarchist?
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
He even clarified what was true and untrue about what he said what the fuck is this guy an anarchist?
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What the fuck when did they start asking good questions and then following up with more questions? is this guy going to get fired or something
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
What the fuck when did they start asking good questions and then following up with more questions? is this guy going to get fired or something
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my "these strikes are legal" shirt has people asking questions answered by my shirt
December 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
my "these strikes are legal" shirt has people asking questions answered by my shirt
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The last time these right wingers took control of any part of Venezuela they funneled $30 billion out of the Treasury and immiserated the country.
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
The $30 Billion Identity Theft of Venezuela - The American Prospect
How Juan Guaidó sucked a weary nation dry, and primed it for the current U.S.-led assault
prospect.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The last time these right wingers took control of any part of Venezuela they funneled $30 billion out of the Treasury and immiserated the country.
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
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Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
the people’s coach
HE DID IT! Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson took his shirt off during the postgame celebration inside the Bears locker room after beating the Philadelphia Eagles, and that means free hot dogs at The Wieners Circle on Tuesday!
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/32v5478h
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/32v5478h
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
the people’s coach
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incredible quote lol
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
incredible quote lol
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
they shall not be questioned, bitch
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL CONFIRMS FBI HAS REQUESTED INTERVIEWS WITH SIX U.S. LAWMAKERS WHO WARNED ABOUT ILLEGAL MILITARY ORDERS
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
they shall not be questioned, bitch
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WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
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“COP30 in Belém may well be remembered as the moment that the world accepted the leading role of China in addressing humanity’s most important challenge.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role
As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving ...
e360.yale.edu
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“COP30 in Belém may well be remembered as the moment that the world accepted the leading role of China in addressing humanity’s most important challenge.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
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Toad sat on the edge of his bed. “Blah,” said Toad. “I feel down in the dumps.”
“Why?” asked Frog.
“I am thinking about tomorrow,” said Toad.
“Why?” asked Frog.
“I am thinking about tomorrow,” said Toad.
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Toad sat on the edge of his bed. “Blah,” said Toad. “I feel down in the dumps.”
“Why?” asked Frog.
“I am thinking about tomorrow,” said Toad.
“Why?” asked Frog.
“I am thinking about tomorrow,” said Toad.
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it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
they’ve black site’d before and they’ll do it again
“Chicago has long been a laboratory for policing. From the repression of labor movements in the early 20th century, to COINTELPRO surveillance, to Jon Burge’s torture regime... the city has been central to testing and refining state violence.”
-Ilā Ravichandran
truthout.org/articles/thi...
-Ilā Ravichandran
truthout.org/articles/thi...
This Isn’t the First Time Chicago’s Been Used as a Laboratory for Policing
Ilā Ravichandran says the current anti-immigrant policing in Chicago builds on attacks on Black Lives Matter protesters.
truthout.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
they’ve black site’d before and they’ll do it again
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I will tell you that the folks working the ICIRR Hotline are the real deal and saved these kids.
PUT THIS NUMBER IN YOUR PHONE AND CALL IF YOU SEE ICE IN ILLINOIS: (855) 435-7693
PUT THIS NUMBER IN YOUR PHONE AND CALL IF YOU SEE ICE IN ILLINOIS: (855) 435-7693
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I will tell you that the folks working the ICIRR Hotline are the real deal and saved these kids.
PUT THIS NUMBER IN YOUR PHONE AND CALL IF YOU SEE ICE IN ILLINOIS: (855) 435-7693
PUT THIS NUMBER IN YOUR PHONE AND CALL IF YOU SEE ICE IN ILLINOIS: (855) 435-7693
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DoD has adopted this position wholesale now and frankly every commander who has done so needs to face an Article 32 hearing when this is over with, and any JAG who has gone along with it needs to be disbarred
Big boy crimes need big boy consequences, at all levels of the chain
Big boy crimes need big boy consequences, at all levels of the chain
October 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
DoD has adopted this position wholesale now and frankly every commander who has done so needs to face an Article 32 hearing when this is over with, and any JAG who has gone along with it needs to be disbarred
Big boy crimes need big boy consequences, at all levels of the chain
Big boy crimes need big boy consequences, at all levels of the chain
JD weeping in the crevices of his couch
October 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
JD weeping in the crevices of his couch
Your average “lefty“ is not Stephen Miller on this issue you fucking goof. This is one of those things that people feel is true because the uninformed (Americans) keep saying it and because they’ve actually internalized Roma discrimination.
October 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Your average “lefty“ is not Stephen Miller on this issue you fucking goof. This is one of those things that people feel is true because the uninformed (Americans) keep saying it and because they’ve actually internalized Roma discrimination.
The gentleman doesn’t want Venezuela on their resume
Whether he jumped or was pushed, this seems like a big deal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The gentleman doesn’t want Venezuela on their resume