@smartassalex.bsky.social
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Dark! This bat god comes from central Mexican traditions influenced by Zapotec and Teotihuacan religious ideas, roughly 600–900 CE. This deity is associated with death, the underworld, the night, caves and sacrifice; often referring to decapitation, human sacrifice and regeneration through death.
January 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Dark! This bat god comes from central Mexican traditions influenced by Zapotec and Teotihuacan religious ideas, roughly 600–900 CE. This deity is associated with death, the underworld, the night, caves and sacrifice; often referring to decapitation, human sacrifice and regeneration through death.
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Anyway it would be cool if the left was willing to organize around women’s liberation, because the right is definitely organizing around misogynist contempt.
January 11, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Anyway it would be cool if the left was willing to organize around women’s liberation, because the right is definitely organizing around misogynist contempt.
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New column today:
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zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
New column today:
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
zeteo.com/p/trump-us-r...
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It’s not anyone who would volunteer their own name to describe authoritarian muggings. But Kavanaugh did.
Wondering who the monsters of the year are? Kavanaugh raised his hand and said: Pick me.
Wondering who the monsters of the year are? Kavanaugh raised his hand and said: Pick me.
Monster of 2025: Kavanaugh stops
The Supreme Court Justice let neither the law nor the truth stop him from writing many stupid sentences defending the indefensible.
www.motherjones.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
It’s not anyone who would volunteer their own name to describe authoritarian muggings. But Kavanaugh did.
Wondering who the monsters of the year are? Kavanaugh raised his hand and said: Pick me.
Wondering who the monsters of the year are? Kavanaugh raised his hand and said: Pick me.
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Do you see how narrative works….. nowhere is it stated they are kidnapped illegally. Nowhere is it implied how ridiculous it is for a criminal president to try to hold court for a foreign president (the charges are laughable in fact). They run this like it’s fucking normal.
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Do you see how narrative works….. nowhere is it stated they are kidnapped illegally. Nowhere is it implied how ridiculous it is for a criminal president to try to hold court for a foreign president (the charges are laughable in fact). They run this like it’s fucking normal.
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"Economic anxiety!"
“I don’t give a fuck Joe. As long as he’s kicking ass and pissing off people like you, I’m all in with him.”
👆What a Trump voter said to me last night when I reminded him he was “America first” and didn’t vote for regime change. Btw, this is what I’m getting from most of em.
👆What a Trump voter said to me last night when I reminded him he was “America first” and didn’t vote for regime change. Btw, this is what I’m getting from most of em.
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"Economic anxiety!"
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they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
DHS says REAL ID, which DHS certifies, is too unreliable to confirm U.S. citizenship
It's the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.
reason.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
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January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
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Marco Rubio's right-wing exile grifters stand ready to bankrupt Venezuela and steal everything they can
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
The $30 Billion Identity Theft of Venezuela - The American Prospect
How Juan Guaidó sucked a weary nation dry, and primed it for the current U.S.-led assault
prospect.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Marco Rubio's right-wing exile grifters stand ready to bankrupt Venezuela and steal everything they can
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...
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Do Reuters know we can see this
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
reut.rs
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Do Reuters know we can see this
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Prediction markets aggregate t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶s̶d̶o̶m̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶c̶r̶o̶w̶d̶s̶ insider trading (still informative in a way, but different mechanism)
p(Barron) or another Trump-associated figure?
p(Barron) or another Trump-associated figure?
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Prediction markets aggregate t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶s̶d̶o̶m̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶c̶r̶o̶w̶d̶s̶ insider trading (still informative in a way, but different mechanism)
p(Barron) or another Trump-associated figure?
p(Barron) or another Trump-associated figure?
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Your daily reminder not to destroy vintage things. Century Pub and Eatery, Kenosha, Wi.
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Your daily reminder not to destroy vintage things. Century Pub and Eatery, Kenosha, Wi.
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Nighthawks at the Diner street mosaic, Rogers Park, Chicago
January 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Nighthawks at the Diner street mosaic, Rogers Park, Chicago
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i read this and i just see a lazy person with a skill issue
Real "oh my god, she admit it" moment here. Trump is treated as an uninteresting figure without agency so we can dump endless criticism on liberals for how they react to his "natural disaster." He "doesn't participate in moral frameworks" lmfao
December 31, 2025 at 10:53 AM
i read this and i just see a lazy person with a skill issue
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The numbers are in. More people watched the bootlegged 60 Minutes CECOT segment than watched Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors on CBS.
December 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The numbers are in. More people watched the bootlegged 60 Minutes CECOT segment than watched Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors on CBS.
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Merry Christmas everyone
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Merry Christmas everyone
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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Get your tickets for our Zeteo live event marking 'One Year of Trump' on Jan 20th 2026 at the Howard Theatre in DC.
I'll be discussing our broken media with @jimacosta.bsky.social & @joyannreid.bsky.social.
More big guests to be announced soon.
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/mehdi-...
I'll be discussing our broken media with @jimacosta.bsky.social & @joyannreid.bsky.social.
More big guests to be announced soon.
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/mehdi-...
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Get your tickets for our Zeteo live event marking 'One Year of Trump' on Jan 20th 2026 at the Howard Theatre in DC.
I'll be discussing our broken media with @jimacosta.bsky.social & @joyannreid.bsky.social.
More big guests to be announced soon.
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/mehdi-...
I'll be discussing our broken media with @jimacosta.bsky.social & @joyannreid.bsky.social.
More big guests to be announced soon.
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/mehdi-...
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They’re actually redacting Trump’s name AFTER the release.
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
They’re actually redacting Trump’s name AFTER the release.