tinwhisker
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Am I a better person than I was yesterday? More kind? Healthier? Did I learn something new? ... I hope so.
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tinwhisker
@tinwhisker.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Just a late Gen X guy who likes art, electronics, amateur radio, TTRPGs, the occasional video game, and a little quiet.
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Yesterday in Caracas — a massive march against the Trump invasion
Non-🇺🇸 journalists on the ground say some are pro-Maduro, some not, but all are against Trump violating Venezuela’s sovereignty
Meanwhile in 🇺🇸— ABC News wonders if they’re only out there at gunpoint
Non-🇺🇸 journalists on the ground say some are pro-Maduro, some not, but all are against Trump violating Venezuela’s sovereignty
Meanwhile in 🇺🇸— ABC News wonders if they’re only out there at gunpoint
January 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Yesterday in Caracas — a massive march against the Trump invasion
Non-🇺🇸 journalists on the ground say some are pro-Maduro, some not, but all are against Trump violating Venezuela’s sovereignty
Meanwhile in 🇺🇸— ABC News wonders if they’re only out there at gunpoint
Non-🇺🇸 journalists on the ground say some are pro-Maduro, some not, but all are against Trump violating Venezuela’s sovereignty
Meanwhile in 🇺🇸— ABC News wonders if they’re only out there at gunpoint
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This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
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This is what we want from Democrats. Fix shit. Fight for all of us. More of this
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is what we want from Democrats. Fix shit. Fight for all of us. More of this
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This is batshit.
The White House is doing alternate reality history. It is past time for 25th amendment remedies.
The White House is doing alternate reality history. It is past time for 25th amendment remedies.
January 6: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Discover the real January 6 story: peaceful protest turned tragedy, Deep State entrapment, media deception, and President Trump's triumphant pardons restoring justice to patriotic Americans.
www.whitehouse.gov
January 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This is batshit.
The White House is doing alternate reality history. It is past time for 25th amendment remedies.
The White House is doing alternate reality history. It is past time for 25th amendment remedies.
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They say it's not "regime change," but they changed the regime.
They say it's not "war," but they bombed the country, killed scores of people and have imposed a blockade, which is an act of war.
They say they acted because of drugs, but the main drug they're focused on is oil.
It's 100% gaslighting.
They say it's not "war," but they bombed the country, killed scores of people and have imposed a blockade, which is an act of war.
They say they acted because of drugs, but the main drug they're focused on is oil.
It's 100% gaslighting.
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
They say it's not "regime change," but they changed the regime.
They say it's not "war," but they bombed the country, killed scores of people and have imposed a blockade, which is an act of war.
They say they acted because of drugs, but the main drug they're focused on is oil.
It's 100% gaslighting.
They say it's not "war," but they bombed the country, killed scores of people and have imposed a blockade, which is an act of war.
They say they acted because of drugs, but the main drug they're focused on is oil.
It's 100% gaslighting.
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Don't let this Jan 6th point get lost:
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Don't let this Jan 6th point get lost:
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
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Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
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Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Elon is GLEEFULLY enabling the exploitation of children and the harassment and abuse of women. It's clear that Musk is behind the constant push to make Grok an increasingly disgusting vector for this kind of behavior. If elected leaders won't hold him accountable, we will. #TeslaTakedown
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Elon is GLEEFULLY enabling the exploitation of children and the harassment and abuse of women. It's clear that Musk is behind the constant push to make Grok an increasingly disgusting vector for this kind of behavior. If elected leaders won't hold him accountable, we will. #TeslaTakedown
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
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Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Broke: America is a violent, expansionist empire but we tell ourselves we're not
Woke: Damn straight we're a violent, expansionist empire and we're not not going to hide it anymore
Woke: Damn straight we're a violent, expansionist empire and we're not not going to hide it anymore
January 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Broke: America is a violent, expansionist empire but we tell ourselves we're not
Woke: Damn straight we're a violent, expansionist empire and we're not not going to hide it anymore
Woke: Damn straight we're a violent, expansionist empire and we're not not going to hide it anymore
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QUID: Trump asks US Oil companies to give him $1 billion to retake the White House.
PRO
QUO: Venezuelan oil.
PRO
QUO: Venezuelan oil.
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
QUID: Trump asks US Oil companies to give him $1 billion to retake the White House.
PRO
QUO: Venezuelan oil.
PRO
QUO: Venezuelan oil.
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Words matter: “What would Trump have to do for the U.S. media to frame what he is doing in Venezuela as an act of war?” theintercept.com/2026/01/04/t...
January 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Words matter: “What would Trump have to do for the U.S. media to frame what he is doing in Venezuela as an act of war?” theintercept.com/2026/01/04/t...
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The people who most loudly complain "Why can't these immigrants just stay in their country???" are the same ones who most loudly celebrate American military and CIA interventionism in these countries to overthrow their governments.
And they lack the self awareness to understand their own hypocrisy.
And they lack the self awareness to understand their own hypocrisy.
January 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The people who most loudly complain "Why can't these immigrants just stay in their country???" are the same ones who most loudly celebrate American military and CIA interventionism in these countries to overthrow their governments.
And they lack the self awareness to understand their own hypocrisy.
And they lack the self awareness to understand their own hypocrisy.
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The trial could shape the future of protest under the second Trump administration—and the future of American civil liberties.
trib.al/lzoW7DC
trib.al/lzoW7DC
They Say They’re Protesters. The DOJ Says They’re Terrorists.
The federal government rounded up 18 activists tied to an anti-ICE protest in Texas, claiming they were part of an antifa cell. The case is the first big test of Trump’s crackdown on left-wing groups and free speech.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The trial could shape the future of protest under the second Trump administration—and the future of American civil liberties.
trib.al/lzoW7DC
trib.al/lzoW7DC
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look man at that point you get yourself arrested
it's not as though "signing up for the military" didnt carry risks, you just thought they'd be mortal rather than moral
it's not as though "signing up for the military" didnt carry risks, you just thought they'd be mortal rather than moral
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
look man at that point you get yourself arrested
it's not as though "signing up for the military" didnt carry risks, you just thought they'd be mortal rather than moral
it's not as though "signing up for the military" didnt carry risks, you just thought they'd be mortal rather than moral
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There is no justification for this, no matter what you think of Maduro or whatever, this is an illegal act of unprovoked war against a sovereign nation by a fascist power. End of discussion.
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM
There is no justification for this, no matter what you think of Maduro or whatever, this is an illegal act of unprovoked war against a sovereign nation by a fascist power. End of discussion.
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
i'm really having a hard time getting past the "surely we can all agree that Somalis are worse than trash" thing. this feels new and very bad
January 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.