translucentmf
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Retired Traveling Automation Salesman and Culture War Consultant live posting the end times: Climate Collapse, Pandemics, Plastics, Chemicals, Automation, Closed Borders, Religious Fanaticism, War, and Fascism. #TheAnthropoceneEndsIn2035.
Why did the Post find it necessary to call this "controversial"? Because MAGA didn't like it?
The President intends to tell the US military to murder US civilians, and is using the FBI to threaten anyone who wants to stop him.
The FBI has requested interviews with Democrats who appeared in a controversial video reminding U.S. service members of their duty to disobey unlawful orders, deepening the Trump administration’s campaign to punish some of its fiercest critics.
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Why did the Post find it necessary to call this "controversial"? Because MAGA didn't like it?
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Meanwhile, atmospheric CO2 climbs remorselessly. here is a tattoo about that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Meanwhile, atmospheric CO2 climbs remorselessly. here is a tattoo about that.
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it is incredible that America is one of the most culturally successful empires to ever exist, in terms of the popularity of its media exports and its deftness in propaganda, and yet somehow despite these riches, our god-emperor chooses Rush Hour as his favorite part of it
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
it is incredible that America is one of the most culturally successful empires to ever exist, in terms of the popularity of its media exports and its deftness in propaganda, and yet somehow despite these riches, our god-emperor chooses Rush Hour as his favorite part of it
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Steven Rattner: If the Trump administration wants to increase home affordability, they need to build more homes. Deporting construction workers and increasing economic uncertainty certainly isn’t helping.
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Steven Rattner: If the Trump administration wants to increase home affordability, they need to build more homes. Deporting construction workers and increasing economic uncertainty certainly isn’t helping.
Maybe we need mass distribution of gas masks.
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Maybe we need mass distribution of gas masks.
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Steven Rattner: Consumer sentiment has plummeted since Trump took office. The drop looks similar to those of covid and post-covid inflation.
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Steven Rattner: Consumer sentiment has plummeted since Trump took office. The drop looks similar to those of covid and post-covid inflation.
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HAHAHA! HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ARE FUNNY! DEHUMANIZING IS FUN! HAHA! WE'RE HAVING FUN!
Trump: "Instead of pardons, some of my more enthusiastic staffers were already drafting the paperwork to ship Gobble and Waddle straight to the Terrorist Confinement Center in El Salvador."
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
HAHAHA! HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ARE FUNNY! DEHUMANIZING IS FUN! HAHA! WE'RE HAVING FUN!
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Going after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence is core to the fascist project, though.
All must be inverted. Good must be torn down. Resentment must be stoked. Otherwise “everyone is this way, look what you made me do” fails.
All must be inverted. Good must be torn down. Resentment must be stoked. Otherwise “everyone is this way, look what you made me do” fails.
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Going after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence is core to the fascist project, though.
All must be inverted. Good must be torn down. Resentment must be stoked. Otherwise “everyone is this way, look what you made me do” fails.
All must be inverted. Good must be torn down. Resentment must be stoked. Otherwise “everyone is this way, look what you made me do” fails.
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Earlier in 2025, the Arctic saw a record low sea-ice maximum. As of yesterday, Arctic sea-ice was 2nd lowest for the date on record.
Are we headed for an even lower sea-ice maximum in 2026? The Climate 8-ball is busy training its brain weasels.
Are we headed for an even lower sea-ice maximum in 2026? The Climate 8-ball is busy training its brain weasels.
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Earlier in 2025, the Arctic saw a record low sea-ice maximum. As of yesterday, Arctic sea-ice was 2nd lowest for the date on record.
Are we headed for an even lower sea-ice maximum in 2026? The Climate 8-ball is busy training its brain weasels.
Are we headed for an even lower sea-ice maximum in 2026? The Climate 8-ball is busy training its brain weasels.
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Within @aaup.org, there's a lot of advocacy chapters who wonder what power they have without a CBA. We're here to say it doesn't matter. Organizing is organizing is organizing. You want the contract but if you act like a union then you're a union. I call this The Newsies Principle.
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Within @aaup.org, there's a lot of advocacy chapters who wonder what power they have without a CBA. We're here to say it doesn't matter. Organizing is organizing is organizing. You want the contract but if you act like a union then you're a union. I call this The Newsies Principle.
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Indeed. This is a prescription for Duma.
“Having a United States senator subject to discipline at the behest of the secretary of defense and the president — that violates a core principle of legislative independence,” Kreis said in a phone interview.
apnews.com/article/pent...
apnews.com/article/pent...
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called...
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Indeed. This is a prescription for Duma.
The introduction is long and very much worth reading.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The introduction is long and very much worth reading.
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Arresting journalists is deliberate.
My friend Dave Decker was arrested covering a protest outside of an ICE facility.
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Arresting journalists is deliberate.
We can't be throwing women, immigrants, BIPOC, disabled, unhoused, and queer folk under the bus for the sake of unity. The fight for wealth and power have to be justice centered. Division with the oligarch's constituency is not a distraction.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We can't be throwing women, immigrants, BIPOC, disabled, unhoused, and queer folk under the bus for the sake of unity. The fight for wealth and power have to be justice centered. Division with the oligarch's constituency is not a distraction.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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“The operator cited the government shutdown as a reason for the delay, without further explanation.”
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“The operator cited the government shutdown as a reason for the delay, without further explanation.”
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Power pole explodes after falling into raging floodwaters in Thailand > mustsharenews.com/power-pole-e... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Flood #HatYai #Yala #Collapse #Thailand
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Power pole explodes after falling into raging floodwaters in Thailand > mustsharenews.com/power-pole-e... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Flood #HatYai #Yala #Collapse #Thailand
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Trump is now amplifying posts calling Members of Congress “traitors,” “communists,” and “domestic terrorists.” His amplification of “get all those traitorous sons of bitches” is an escalation that increases the real-world risk to the people he is targeting. This is how political violence is primed.
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Trump is now amplifying posts calling Members of Congress “traitors,” “communists,” and “domestic terrorists.” His amplification of “get all those traitorous sons of bitches” is an escalation that increases the real-world risk to the people he is targeting. This is how political violence is primed.
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It's not a matter of whether or not we'll have such tribunals. It's whether or not we can still manage to have them in prosecution of fascist Republicans for crimes against humanity. If we can't, fascist Republicans will eventually hold them against everyone else for the crime of humanity.
Happy to chat with the administration about the Nuremberg tribunals.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Hey look POTUS calling for military tribunals
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It's not a matter of whether or not we'll have such tribunals. It's whether or not we can still manage to have them in prosecution of fascist Republicans for crimes against humanity. If we can't, fascist Republicans will eventually hold them against everyone else for the crime of humanity.
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The US government under Trump is an epic money laundering scheme. They’re robbing the taxpayers blind for crap nobody asked for!
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The US government under Trump is an epic money laundering scheme. They’re robbing the taxpayers blind for crap nobody asked for!
If you read all the way to the end there's some realism in the quotes about near and long term #collapse, but of course that isn't what made it into the headline.
College grads face one of the toughest job markets in a decade — 'Right now is a really difficult time to find a job,' expert says
College grads face one of the toughest job markets in a decade — 'Right now is a really difficult time to find a job,' expert says
This year, those armed with a newly minted diploma face one of the toughest job markets in a decade.
cnb.cx
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
If you read all the way to the end there's some realism in the quotes about near and long term #collapse, but of course that isn't what made it into the headline.
This is not an organized shutdown of air travel, it's an unpredictable sine wave.
'Stakes are high.' With shutdown over, airlines predict record numbers of travelers this Thanksgiving
'Stakes are high.' With shutdown over, airlines predict record numbers of travelers this Thanksgiving
Airline executives are hoping for a smooth Thanksgiving after a rocky fall because of the government shutdown.
cnb.cx
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is not an organized shutdown of air travel, it's an unpredictable sine wave.
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3 Reasons Daters Are Settling for AI Companions Over Human Partners
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3 Reasons Daters Are Settling for AI Companions Over Human Partners
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November 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
3 Reasons Daters Are Settling for AI Companions Over Human Partners