Oompa von Bülow
@polferiferus.bsky.social
Old-timey lefty-antifascist, mathematic random # enthusiast, my leg might be haunted, Zero Mostel is still my flawed hero...etc.
Starting now I'll only consider following if you've posted at least 1 thing, a pretty low bar. + No RW or Crypto grifters. ☮
Starting now I'll only consider following if you've posted at least 1 thing, a pretty low bar. + No RW or Crypto grifters. ☮
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With violent rhetoric targeting Obama beginning to spread on fringe platforms, fanned by Trump’s and Gabbard’s posts, we risk further normalizing political violence which is already on the rise.
July 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
With violent rhetoric targeting Obama beginning to spread on fringe platforms, fanned by Trump’s and Gabbard’s posts, we risk further normalizing political violence which is already on the rise.
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I want to know if the President of the United States is a pedophile. And I know the American people do too.
I'm shocked that Republicans would rather shut down Congress than stand up to a dead pedophile.
So why not release the files?
I'm shocked that Republicans would rather shut down Congress than stand up to a dead pedophile.
So why not release the files?
July 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I want to know if the President of the United States is a pedophile. And I know the American people do too.
I'm shocked that Republicans would rather shut down Congress than stand up to a dead pedophile.
So why not release the files?
I'm shocked that Republicans would rather shut down Congress than stand up to a dead pedophile.
So why not release the files?
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If Hamas had just killed an Israeli-American there’d be wall to wall coverage in the US media. But Israeli settlers just killed a Palestinian-American so you’ll read about it at Zeteo but not many other places:
BREAKING: Israeli Settlers Kill American Citizen in Occupied West Bank, Family Says
Sayfollah Musallet was visiting his family in the village of Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya when settlers allegedly beat him unconscious and blocked an ambulance from reaching him for hours.
zeteo.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If Hamas had just killed an Israeli-American there’d be wall to wall coverage in the US media. But Israeli settlers just killed a Palestinian-American so you’ll read about it at Zeteo but not many other places:
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Religious orgs can now endorse candidates and keep tax-exempt status. That means no public disclosures, no donation limits, and tax-deductible dark money funneled through churches. If you thought campaign finance was bad before, welcome to the pulpit PAC era.
July 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Religious orgs can now endorse candidates and keep tax-exempt status. That means no public disclosures, no donation limits, and tax-deductible dark money funneled through churches. If you thought campaign finance was bad before, welcome to the pulpit PAC era.
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Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
July 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
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I’ll just leave this here, for reasons. You can drop this into the replies of car guys if you wish.
fortune.com/2022/12/12/w...
fortune.com/2022/12/12/w...
Washington DC is making public buses free forever
Analysts say D.C.’s free fare system offers a good test case on how public transit can be reshaped for a post-pandemic future.
fortune.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’ll just leave this here, for reasons. You can drop this into the replies of car guys if you wish.
fortune.com/2022/12/12/w...
fortune.com/2022/12/12/w...
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in case you didn't know these Medicaid cuts are over 10 years. there's still time to thwart it. Republicunt Red Wedding at midterms, impeach overnight. then rescind all executive orders and laws since the orange shitgibbon took office the second time.
July 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
in case you didn't know these Medicaid cuts are over 10 years. there's still time to thwart it. Republicunt Red Wedding at midterms, impeach overnight. then rescind all executive orders and laws since the orange shitgibbon took office the second time.
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In Ireland, the Potato Famine is known as The Great Hunger because it wasn't just a famine, the British chose to divert food away from the starving Irish people.
In Gaza, the starvation of Palestinians isn't just a byproduct of war - it is a policy choice. A choice America must not be complicit in.
In Gaza, the starvation of Palestinians isn't just a byproduct of war - it is a policy choice. A choice America must not be complicit in.
July 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In Ireland, the Potato Famine is known as The Great Hunger because it wasn't just a famine, the British chose to divert food away from the starving Irish people.
In Gaza, the starvation of Palestinians isn't just a byproduct of war - it is a policy choice. A choice America must not be complicit in.
In Gaza, the starvation of Palestinians isn't just a byproduct of war - it is a policy choice. A choice America must not be complicit in.
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xAI has disabled Grok, deleted a slew of its antisemitic and neo-Nazi posts, posted a statement, and are evidently rolling back the prompt that made it identify as "MechaHitler," but this new low for Elon Musk's chatbot will live in internet infamy:
Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself 'MechaHitler'
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot has unleashed a slew of antisemitic commentary and praised Hitler after apparent change allowed to be 'politically incorrect'
www.rollingstone.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
xAI has disabled Grok, deleted a slew of its antisemitic and neo-Nazi posts, posted a statement, and are evidently rolling back the prompt that made it identify as "MechaHitler," but this new low for Elon Musk's chatbot will live in internet infamy:
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Not sure if most people realize that there are no release dates at CECOT. All detentions are indefinite
So is this guy just stuck in a foreign gulag ... forever?
www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/a...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/a...
He left Venezuela for the US, dreaming of a career in cosmetics. He was deported to a Salvadoran prison | CNN
A year ago, Andry José Hernández Romero left Venezuela to seek a better future in the United States.
www.cnn.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Not sure if most people realize that there are no release dates at CECOT. All detentions are indefinite
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Crimes against humanity.
MAGA is pure evil.
The Constitutionally disqualified, illegitimate, corrupt, Russian asset, political thief, criminal felon and his cronies and enablers all need to go now!
#MAGATerrorists
#TrumpMustGoNow
MAGA is pure evil.
The Constitutionally disqualified, illegitimate, corrupt, Russian asset, political thief, criminal felon and his cronies and enablers all need to go now!
#MAGATerrorists
#TrumpMustGoNow
July 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Crimes against humanity.
MAGA is pure evil.
The Constitutionally disqualified, illegitimate, corrupt, Russian asset, political thief, criminal felon and his cronies and enablers all need to go now!
#MAGATerrorists
#TrumpMustGoNow
MAGA is pure evil.
The Constitutionally disqualified, illegitimate, corrupt, Russian asset, political thief, criminal felon and his cronies and enablers all need to go now!
#MAGATerrorists
#TrumpMustGoNow
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Republicans just took away your healthcare so they can fund their secret police: newrepublic.com/post/197612/...
Congress Gives ICE More Money Than It Could Have Ever Imagined
It’s impossible to overstate how much power ICE just got from Trump’s budget.
newrepublic.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Republicans just took away your healthcare so they can fund their secret police: newrepublic.com/post/197612/...
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"Congress has never authorized DHS to use face recognition technology in this way, and the agency should shut this dangerous experiment down," ACLU just told me
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
June 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"Congress has never authorized DHS to use face recognition technology in this way, and the agency should shut this dangerous experiment down," ACLU just told me
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
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New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
www.404media.co
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
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this is a massive election for the future of san diego county (3.1M residents!) and has gotten very little national attention. honestly not that much local attention either!
Did you know that control of the board of San Diego County is on the line on Tuesday?
The board is split 2-2, and a Dem and Republican are fighting for the fifth spot in a few days.
One reason this matters: immigration policy and ties with ICE.
The board is split 2-2, and a Dem and Republican are fighting for the fifth spot in a few days.
One reason this matters: immigration policy and ties with ICE.
The Six Elections to Watch This July - Bolts
We’re only days removed from the political earthquake in New York City’s mayoral race, but the election calendar matches on: There are many fewer contests on the ballot in July... Read More
boltsmag.org
June 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
this is a massive election for the future of san diego county (3.1M residents!) and has gotten very little national attention. honestly not that much local attention either!
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NYC voted for a socialist candidate. We are done with status quo Dems. We are not riding the fence anymore. Bring candidates who will offer us what we actually need and stop feeding us the sane centrist neocon shit that got us here.
June 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
NYC voted for a socialist candidate. We are done with status quo Dems. We are not riding the fence anymore. Bring candidates who will offer us what we actually need and stop feeding us the sane centrist neocon shit that got us here.
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In this week’s Saturday Seminar, scholars examine how accelerating AI lawsuits are turning courts into de facto regulators—shaping discovery duties, data-retention orders, and evidentiary standards even as legislative and agency guidance lags. www.theregreview.org/2025/06/21/s...
June 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In this week’s Saturday Seminar, scholars examine how accelerating AI lawsuits are turning courts into de facto regulators—shaping discovery duties, data-retention orders, and evidentiary standards even as legislative and agency guidance lags. www.theregreview.org/2025/06/21/s...
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The most disturbing part of the current moment isn’t just that the right is trying to manifest violence, it’s how visibly and uncontrollably entertained they are by the thought of it. They feed on cruelty and outrage. Starve them with peace and loud truth.
June 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The most disturbing part of the current moment isn’t just that the right is trying to manifest violence, it’s how visibly and uncontrollably entertained they are by the thought of it. They feed on cruelty and outrage. Starve them with peace and loud truth.
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“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor; and if one is a member of a captive population, economically speaking, one's feet have simply been placed on the treadmill forever.”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
April 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor; and if one is a member of a captive population, economically speaking, one's feet have simply been placed on the treadmill forever.”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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Activists say southeast Michigan police raids are targeting pro-Palestinian protesters
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
MSN
www.msn.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Activists say southeast Michigan police raids are targeting pro-Palestinian protesters
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
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April 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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one of the world's top cancer scientists, who works for Harvard, is at risk of deportation to Russia where she might be killed for criticizing Putin, because she allegedly failed to disclose carrying frog embryos at the border. it's upending American medical research: prospect.org/health/2025-...
April 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
one of the world's top cancer scientists, who works for Harvard, is at risk of deportation to Russia where she might be killed for criticizing Putin, because she allegedly failed to disclose carrying frog embryos at the border. it's upending American medical research: prospect.org/health/2025-...