Steph Chabot
@shazster.bsky.social
A human being fed up with the Right Wing's incessant pleas that we all be "reasonable" about their incessant prefference for the planetwide mass murder spree that fills their coffers.
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Do it. Hit them with all we can, when we can, wherever we can.
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Do it. Hit them with all we can, when we can, wherever we can.
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Ah. Many of us were wondering what the deal was here.
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by ICE last month.
newrepublic.com/post/204059/...
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by ICE last month.
newrepublic.com/post/204059/...
Karoline Leavitt’s Brother Had Grim Custody Fight With ICE-Arrested Ex
ICE arrested Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, in November.
newrepublic.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Ah. Many of us were wondering what the deal was here.
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by ICE last month.
newrepublic.com/post/204059/...
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by ICE last month.
newrepublic.com/post/204059/...
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the institution-destroying logic of this administration is like a computer virus unleashed through all corners
It was bad at FDA 5 months ago, it has now become a total disaster. 90% of senior staff gone.
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
the institution-destroying logic of this administration is like a computer virus unleashed through all corners
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Todd Blanche is now warning lawyers who criticize Trump's Justice Department:
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
www.politico.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Todd Blanche is now warning lawyers who criticize Trump's Justice Department:
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
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Dont say it's #unbelievable
#"Branches from the same tree"
I guess #Brothel is a more sophisticated word.
Anyway #FredTrump was investigated for #Profiteering, being #racist, etc.
#"Branches from the same tree"
I guess #Brothel is a more sophisticated word.
Anyway #FredTrump was investigated for #Profiteering, being #racist, etc.
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Dont say it's #unbelievable
#"Branches from the same tree"
I guess #Brothel is a more sophisticated word.
Anyway #FredTrump was investigated for #Profiteering, being #racist, etc.
#"Branches from the same tree"
I guess #Brothel is a more sophisticated word.
Anyway #FredTrump was investigated for #Profiteering, being #racist, etc.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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This is a good note to end the week. The plight of @britishlibrary.bsky.social has been picked up in @nature.com’s influential daily briefing. Thanks everyone (including @floragraham.bsky.social)
who is getting the word out there about our national library
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=2c6057c528...
who is getting the word out there about our national library
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=2c6057c528...
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is a good note to end the week. The plight of @britishlibrary.bsky.social has been picked up in @nature.com’s influential daily briefing. Thanks everyone (including @floragraham.bsky.social)
who is getting the word out there about our national library
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=2c6057c528...
who is getting the word out there about our national library
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=2c6057c528...
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It's only going to get worse from here.
doing some research for the newsletter, came across this video from 2018 and it's honestly amazing how much better Trump looked and sounded 7 years ago
Trump suggests the death penalty for drug dealers
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
It's only going to get worse from here.
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It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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It was the number one economy on Earth when Biden was president, too. Our economic recovery from the pandemic was the envy of the world.
Mockler: Inflation and unemployment have gone up since Trump took office. A lot of the macroeconomic indicators that people rely on aren't doing too well. You can cherry pick..
O’Leary: Cherry pick this: number one economy on earth
Mockler: It's growing at a slower rate than it did under Biden
O’Leary: Cherry pick this: number one economy on earth
Mockler: It's growing at a slower rate than it did under Biden
December 6, 2025 at 5:48 AM
It was the number one economy on Earth when Biden was president, too. Our economic recovery from the pandemic was the envy of the world.
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Trump will die before the full realization of American fascism is reached. These are the birth pangs. It will get so much worse unless we do something. We should and we must.
Take stock of what this feels like, how unacceptable this is. Devote yourself to fighting it.
Take stock of what this feels like, how unacceptable this is. Devote yourself to fighting it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Trump will die before the full realization of American fascism is reached. These are the birth pangs. It will get so much worse unless we do something. We should and we must.
Take stock of what this feels like, how unacceptable this is. Devote yourself to fighting it.
Take stock of what this feels like, how unacceptable this is. Devote yourself to fighting it.
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*Camp of the Saints* is one of the fundamental texts of global white-supremacism.
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
*Camp of the Saints* is one of the fundamental texts of global white-supremacism.
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Over on Xitter, Kirill Dmitriev, whose country censors Xitter entirely, is on a 7-plus tweet rant about the EU enforcing transparency rules on Xitter.
December 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Over on Xitter, Kirill Dmitriev, whose country censors Xitter entirely, is on a 7-plus tweet rant about the EU enforcing transparency rules on Xitter.
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UPDATE: (gift) Exclusive @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
UPDATE: (gift) Exclusive @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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"The Trump administration’s vision of American greatness is making the country poorer, weaker, and meaner. The new strategy document will do its own little bit to accelerate that process."
Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?
www.programmablemutter.com/p/america-ha...
www.programmablemutter.com/p/america-ha...
America has identified its greatest enemy: Western Europe
Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?
www.programmablemutter.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
"The Trump administration’s vision of American greatness is making the country poorer, weaker, and meaner. The new strategy document will do its own little bit to accelerate that process."
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$20 billion could end homelessness in the US
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
$20 billion could end homelessness in the US
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
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Headlines like this are really unhelpful, IMVHO (& this is not unusual).
Who is the agent in headline? Pressure doesn't *grow* by itself, it is applied, often ineffectively.
Are there ways those trying to pressure Whiskey Pete could be more effective? Probably keep focusing on service members.
Who is the agent in headline? Pressure doesn't *grow* by itself, it is applied, often ineffectively.
Are there ways those trying to pressure Whiskey Pete could be more effective? Probably keep focusing on service members.
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Headlines like this are really unhelpful, IMVHO (& this is not unusual).
Who is the agent in headline? Pressure doesn't *grow* by itself, it is applied, often ineffectively.
Are there ways those trying to pressure Whiskey Pete could be more effective? Probably keep focusing on service members.
Who is the agent in headline? Pressure doesn't *grow* by itself, it is applied, often ineffectively.
Are there ways those trying to pressure Whiskey Pete could be more effective? Probably keep focusing on service members.
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This is really good.
authoritarian-stack.info
What do you make of this, where does Kirill fit in this chart
What do you make of this, where does Kirill fit in this chart
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
authoritarian-stack.info
December 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This is really good.
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Trump Humiliates Himself And America By Accepting A Made Up Peace Prize
Donald Trump hit a new low on Friday when he accepted a peace prize that was made up by the soccer organization FIFA in a ceremony that was embarrassing for the nation
www.politicususa.com/p/trump-humi...
Donald Trump hit a new low on Friday when he accepted a peace prize that was made up by the soccer organization FIFA in a ceremony that was embarrassing for the nation
www.politicususa.com/p/trump-humi...
Trump Humiliates Himself And America By Accepting A Made Up Peace Prize
Donald Trump hit a new low on Friday when he accepted a peace prize that was made up by the soccer organization FIFA in a ceremony that was embarrassing for the nation.
www.politicususa.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Trump Humiliates Himself And America By Accepting A Made Up Peace Prize
Donald Trump hit a new low on Friday when he accepted a peace prize that was made up by the soccer organization FIFA in a ceremony that was embarrassing for the nation
www.politicususa.com/p/trump-humi...
Donald Trump hit a new low on Friday when he accepted a peace prize that was made up by the soccer organization FIFA in a ceremony that was embarrassing for the nation
www.politicususa.com/p/trump-humi...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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The new US National Security Strategy says explicitly, that the US should intervene in European domestic policy. It is difficult to interpret "Cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations." otherwise in the context of everything else this government says and does.
December 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The new US National Security Strategy says explicitly, that the US should intervene in European domestic policy. It is difficult to interpret "Cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations." otherwise in the context of everything else this government says and does.
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The entire antivax movement is a bourgeois indulgence of a corrupt capitalist system, a masturbatory exercise where complete numbskulls are empowered by power-mad dicks to say they know better than medical science. We are killing ourselves to feed the egos of rich fucks.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The entire antivax movement is a bourgeois indulgence of a corrupt capitalist system, a masturbatory exercise where complete numbskulls are empowered by power-mad dicks to say they know better than medical science. We are killing ourselves to feed the egos of rich fucks.