Shockleyinthebarley
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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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British police have killed fewer people in the last 100 years than American police kill in an average month.
Policing in America is an ongoing tragedy.
Policing in America is an ongoing tragedy.
January 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
British police have killed fewer people in the last 100 years than American police kill in an average month.
Policing in America is an ongoing tragedy.
Policing in America is an ongoing tragedy.
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The US is at war with Venezuela.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The US is at war with Venezuela.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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willow ptarmigan. Thank you for spreading the bird word, @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
willow ptarmigan. Thank you for spreading the bird word, @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
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When not in use, the Rubio is powered down and placed in a corner.
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
When not in use, the Rubio is powered down and placed in a corner.
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When I see an ad boasting of all that A.I. can create for me
December 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
When I see an ad boasting of all that A.I. can create for me
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We lost more than that his last year as president.
Not that anyone members that part. All we talk about is how people were forced to wear masks and kids had to go to school via computer for a few months. And it was hard to get a haircut.
The 1.3 million people who died are completely forgotten.
Not that anyone members that part. All we talk about is how people were forced to wear masks and kids had to go to school via computer for a few months. And it was hard to get a haircut.
The 1.3 million people who died are completely forgotten.
Trump: "It's not only land strikes on Venezuela. It's land strikes on horrible people that are bringing in drugs and killing our people. If we were in a war and we lost 300,000 in a year -- that's what the real number is ... it would be a war that's unparalleled."
December 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
We lost more than that his last year as president.
Not that anyone members that part. All we talk about is how people were forced to wear masks and kids had to go to school via computer for a few months. And it was hard to get a haircut.
The 1.3 million people who died are completely forgotten.
Not that anyone members that part. All we talk about is how people were forced to wear masks and kids had to go to school via computer for a few months. And it was hard to get a haircut.
The 1.3 million people who died are completely forgotten.
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The tie and jacket say “formal press conference,” but the caption says “after-hours pay-per-view event you pretend not to know about.”
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The tie and jacket say “formal press conference,” but the caption says “after-hours pay-per-view event you pretend not to know about.”
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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Both the dog’s cool confidence and the cat’s bitchiness are hilarious.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Both the dog’s cool confidence and the cat’s bitchiness are hilarious.
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I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
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"What radicalized you"
Nothing really, its just that society had redefined radicalized to mean "Basic Fucking Human Empathy"
Nothing really, its just that society had redefined radicalized to mean "Basic Fucking Human Empathy"
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"What radicalized you"
Nothing really, its just that society had redefined radicalized to mean "Basic Fucking Human Empathy"
Nothing really, its just that society had redefined radicalized to mean "Basic Fucking Human Empathy"
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There's a reason this 1905 illustration has gone viral.
The great Canadian-American artist William Balfour Ker captured the gilded elite dancing above the suffering of workers— their wealth literally built on the backs of the hungry below.
Look forward?
@meidastouch.com
The great Canadian-American artist William Balfour Ker captured the gilded elite dancing above the suffering of workers— their wealth literally built on the backs of the hungry below.
Look forward?
@meidastouch.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
There's a reason this 1905 illustration has gone viral.
The great Canadian-American artist William Balfour Ker captured the gilded elite dancing above the suffering of workers— their wealth literally built on the backs of the hungry below.
Look forward?
@meidastouch.com
The great Canadian-American artist William Balfour Ker captured the gilded elite dancing above the suffering of workers— their wealth literally built on the backs of the hungry below.
Look forward?
@meidastouch.com
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The fact that Republicans get upset about tearing down confederate monuments, but not demolishing the White House, says a lot.
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The fact that Republicans get upset about tearing down confederate monuments, but not demolishing the White House, says a lot.
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“Put that on the news.”
Fuck yes.
Fuck yes.
She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Put that on the news.”
Fuck yes.
Fuck yes.
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To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
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Please remember that the disgust people have over Christopher Columbus is not based on some modern, 21st century “woke” ideology, but rather on contemporaneous accounts of atrocities that make many modern genocides appear quaint in comparison.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
October 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Please remember that the disgust people have over Christopher Columbus is not based on some modern, 21st century “woke” ideology, but rather on contemporaneous accounts of atrocities that make many modern genocides appear quaint in comparison.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
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My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.
This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.
This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.
October 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.
This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.
This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.
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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
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Joni Ernst’s lifelong legacy for women serving in the military from her time in the Senate is Pete Hegseth.
Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.
Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Joni Ernst’s lifelong legacy for women serving in the military from her time in the Senate is Pete Hegseth.
Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.
Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.
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There have been 6 mass shootings in the USA over the past 24 hours. The casualty count stands at 41.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
September 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
There have been 6 mass shootings in the USA over the past 24 hours. The casualty count stands at 41.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
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I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.
September 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.