November Papa
@november-papa.bsky.social
Former theatre kid, current engineer
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probably my most authoritarian opinion is that there should be a large scale crackdown on so-called "alternative medicine"
January 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
probably my most authoritarian opinion is that there should be a large scale crackdown on so-called "alternative medicine"
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so basically our rich oligarchs launched a racist propaganda media campaign to demonize taxpayer-funded childcare, our garbage oligarch press parroted the attack, and now they're going to steal that money to put into their assorted cryptocurrency grifts
‘Scorched-Earth Attack’: Trump Admin Cuts Off Childcare Funds to All States | Common Dreams
"My team and I are exploring all our legal options to ensure that critical childcare services do not get abruptly slashed based on pretext and grandstanding," said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ell...
www.commondreams.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
so basically our rich oligarchs launched a racist propaganda media campaign to demonize taxpayer-funded childcare, our garbage oligarch press parroted the attack, and now they're going to steal that money to put into their assorted cryptocurrency grifts
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Once you look for, "does this [article / op-ed / claim by a politician] consider the 80% of Americans who live in urban areas to be real Americans?" you will see it everywhere, because the answer is usually "no."
I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Once you look for, "does this [article / op-ed / claim by a politician] consider the 80% of Americans who live in urban areas to be real Americans?" you will see it everywhere, because the answer is usually "no."
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In retrospect this is probably one of the most cynical and brazen ratfucking attempts we've ever seen
After receiving a commendation for exceptional services to the Russian state from President Putin, Biden accuser Tara Reade—seen here in her luxury Moscow condo—has now become a citizen of the Russian Federation... молодец!
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
In retrospect this is probably one of the most cynical and brazen ratfucking attempts we've ever seen
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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American Canto paperback cover
December 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
American Canto paperback cover
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A kingfisher made from a circular saw blade, paint pen, and spray paint. I sketched it, Echo cut it out and added the copper eye, and I painted it. This was a gift, but we'd love to make more birds like this! What birds would you want to see?
December 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A kingfisher made from a circular saw blade, paint pen, and spray paint. I sketched it, Echo cut it out and added the copper eye, and I painted it. This was a gift, but we'd love to make more birds like this! What birds would you want to see?
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What we used a Tomahawk cruise missile to accomplish in Northwest Nigeria (which is *not* where Christians have been attacked):
"A farmer’s hut had been set on fire, but nobody was hurt, [the resident] said. He added that he did not know of any terrorist camps in the area"
"A farmer’s hut had been set on fire, but nobody was hurt, [the resident] said. He added that he did not know of any terrorist camps in the area"
December 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What we used a Tomahawk cruise missile to accomplish in Northwest Nigeria (which is *not* where Christians have been attacked):
"A farmer’s hut had been set on fire, but nobody was hurt, [the resident] said. He added that he did not know of any terrorist camps in the area"
"A farmer’s hut had been set on fire, but nobody was hurt, [the resident] said. He added that he did not know of any terrorist camps in the area"
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The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
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"The emergence of Witkoff as envoy to the Kremlin is partly a story of Putin maneuvering to nudge aside America’s diplomats and clasp hands with its billionaires." Because the billionaires lack experience, can be manipulated. and have obvious conflicts of interest.
Everything in this story is remarkable, besides this part:
"For three hours, Putin hosted Witkoff, who took notes as the president gave a lecture on the 1,000-year history of Russia"
They are so lucky that we are so stupid. Gullible. Unprofessional. Corrupt. Naive.
"For three hours, Putin hosted Witkoff, who took notes as the president gave a lecture on the 1,000-year history of Russia"
They are so lucky that we are so stupid. Gullible. Unprofessional. Corrupt. Naive.
Witkoff’s Other Backer in His Unlikely Diplomatic Ascent: Putin
The Kremlin release of an American prisoner and a Saudi backchannel bolstered the rise of Trump’s longtime friend.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"The emergence of Witkoff as envoy to the Kremlin is partly a story of Putin maneuvering to nudge aside America’s diplomats and clasp hands with its billionaires." Because the billionaires lack experience, can be manipulated. and have obvious conflicts of interest.
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this is excellent:
“it’s not just public goods that don’t matter: it’s the public. The leaders Trump socializes with most often do not have to answer to a public, and that seems like a pretty good gig to the president - and (more importantly) his circle.”
“it’s not just public goods that don’t matter: it’s the public. The leaders Trump socializes with most often do not have to answer to a public, and that seems like a pretty good gig to the president - and (more importantly) his circle.”
Great piece from Paul Musgrave on how Trump is, in essence, taking America private:
Taking America Private
The political-economic consequences of Mr. Trump
musgrave.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
this is excellent:
“it’s not just public goods that don’t matter: it’s the public. The leaders Trump socializes with most often do not have to answer to a public, and that seems like a pretty good gig to the president - and (more importantly) his circle.”
“it’s not just public goods that don’t matter: it’s the public. The leaders Trump socializes with most often do not have to answer to a public, and that seems like a pretty good gig to the president - and (more importantly) his circle.”
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If ICE gets to decide against all evidence that your documentation is fake, just because they say so, then there is no law. For anyone, but especially for Black and brown people the Supreme Court has declared are warrantless arrest targets.
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was born in Maryland. She has a valid U.S. birth certificate, medical and immunization records, and sworn affidavits.
Yet, ICE claims her documents are “not authentic” and has held her in immigration detention for days.
Yet, ICE claims her documents are “not authentic” and has held her in immigration detention for days.
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If ICE gets to decide against all evidence that your documentation is fake, just because they say so, then there is no law. For anyone, but especially for Black and brown people the Supreme Court has declared are warrantless arrest targets.
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it's kind of funny from a economic policy perspective, Bidenomics was actually fairly successful (full employment, IRA + other state-driven investment)
he just... never really managed to figure out how to sell any of it with comms
he just... never really managed to figure out how to sell any of it with comms
Pretty sure a president who could communicate well and wasn’t a bazillion years old could have explained to the public why this is Actually Good.
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
it's kind of funny from a economic policy perspective, Bidenomics was actually fairly successful (full employment, IRA + other state-driven investment)
he just... never really managed to figure out how to sell any of it with comms
he just... never really managed to figure out how to sell any of it with comms
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those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
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“The thing that’s been the most difficult so far is that, in all of our interactions with the government, they’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them.”
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“The thing that’s been the most difficult so far is that, in all of our interactions with the government, they’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them.”
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Two lines of thought I have re: the US flag as symbol
1. The point of reclaiming the flag as a symbol is not to convince you, Nameless Faceless Internet Leftist, to join the team. You're already on the team. It's to convince John/Jane Q. Average American to get on the team.
1. The point of reclaiming the flag as a symbol is not to convince you, Nameless Faceless Internet Leftist, to join the team. You're already on the team. It's to convince John/Jane Q. Average American to get on the team.
I really really *do not think* the majority of the Democrat voter base hates and reviles the U.S. flag., and I think people saying that need to spend more time off the Internet talking to people.
February 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Two lines of thought I have re: the US flag as symbol
1. The point of reclaiming the flag as a symbol is not to convince you, Nameless Faceless Internet Leftist, to join the team. You're already on the team. It's to convince John/Jane Q. Average American to get on the team.
1. The point of reclaiming the flag as a symbol is not to convince you, Nameless Faceless Internet Leftist, to join the team. You're already on the team. It's to convince John/Jane Q. Average American to get on the team.
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Do you wanna win, or do you wanna feel good about losing
February 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Do you wanna win, or do you wanna feel good about losing
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Biggest technological revolution in our lifetime and it's not AI:
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Biggest technological revolution in our lifetime and it's not AI:
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Unburying the lede from my essay on why we all feel like numb frozen crap these days…
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Unburying the lede from my essay on why we all feel like numb frozen crap these days…
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
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lol, lmao, lol, lmao
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
lol, lmao, lol, lmao
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i made a helpful reference
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i made a helpful reference
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Credit card companies did to cash what Uber did to taxis or AirBnB to hotels. Shame people into not using cash then jack the fee of using your card and make hundreds of billions in profit every year JUST from merchant fees but no one talks about it as a contributor to why costs keep rising.
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Credit card companies did to cash what Uber did to taxis or AirBnB to hotels. Shame people into not using cash then jack the fee of using your card and make hundreds of billions in profit every year JUST from merchant fees but no one talks about it as a contributor to why costs keep rising.