Zarif
@reefbhuna.bsky.social
He/Him | 27 | Toronto | 🇧🇩🇸🇬🇨🇦 | UWO MMJC
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Reminder of the pattern: when the real trump falters, he is removed from the news and replaced my in headlines by a fake, imaginary trump who is instead doing reasonable and popular things.
Trump is not doing this and the media is lying to you because they want to take him to the dance and kiss
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Reminder of the pattern: when the real trump falters, he is removed from the news and replaced my in headlines by a fake, imaginary trump who is instead doing reasonable and popular things.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
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Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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You can tell a piece is weak when it needs to be openly dishonest. This one is only a few words in before it starts!
Her district is not rural! A majority of the district is in Clark County, Washington which is part of the Portland Oregon metro area!
Her district is not rural! A majority of the district is in Clark County, Washington which is part of the Portland Oregon metro area!
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington offers Democrats "a path to a more profound and potentially radical new style of Democratic politics," James Pogue writes.
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington offers Democrats "a path to a more profound and potentially radical new style of Democratic politics," James Pogue writes.
Opinion | This Rural Congresswoman Thinks Democrats Have Lost Their Minds. She Has a Point.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez thinks too many members of her party miss what’s really driving the alienation and anger in our society.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
You can tell a piece is weak when it needs to be openly dishonest. This one is only a few words in before it starts!
Her district is not rural! A majority of the district is in Clark County, Washington which is part of the Portland Oregon metro area!
Her district is not rural! A majority of the district is in Clark County, Washington which is part of the Portland Oregon metro area!
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
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What’s great about Bill Maher is you know even if the joke made at his expense is relatively mild it’s all he’s going to be thinking about for six straight months. His summer is already ruined.
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 AM
What’s great about Bill Maher is you know even if the joke made at his expense is relatively mild it’s all he’s going to be thinking about for six straight months. His summer is already ruined.
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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honestly better than I would have expected
December 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
honestly better than I would have expected
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incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
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apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
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moe throwing barney out of the bar where moe is american society and barney is lead poisoning
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
moe throwing barney out of the bar where moe is american society and barney is lead poisoning
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Pete Hegseth practices day drinking the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Pete Hegseth practices day drinking the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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meanwhile, just a few blocks away, Samantha had her sights set on a rich CEO as well
December 5, 2024 at 12:25 AM
meanwhile, just a few blocks away, Samantha had her sights set on a rich CEO as well
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If you don’t want to read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein together by the fireplace whilst sharing a vintage bottle of Sauvignon Blanc in an abandoned château in the French countryside during a raging snowstorm, then please don’t tell me you’re “down for a good time”.
November 26, 2024 at 11:26 PM
If you don’t want to read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein together by the fireplace whilst sharing a vintage bottle of Sauvignon Blanc in an abandoned château in the French countryside during a raging snowstorm, then please don’t tell me you’re “down for a good time”.