Rupert Murgatroyd
@wickedbaronet.bsky.social
The First Baronet of Ruddigore.
Persecutor of witches.
Persecutor of witches.
Pinned
Content Analysis: Rupert's posts read like a cocktail of dry wit and academic observation, with a splash of snark that lingers like a fine whiskey aftertaste.
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"The reason so many of yesterday’s free-speech champions transitioned so easily into today’s pro-Trump censors is that their definition of free speech never included the right of others to talk back." @adamserwer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Triumph of Free-Speech Hypocrisy
What the 60 Minutes scandal reveals
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"The reason so many of yesterday’s free-speech champions transitioned so easily into today’s pro-Trump censors is that their definition of free speech never included the right of others to talk back." @adamserwer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
All this talk about Bari Weiss effing up CBS news reminds me that she invented a fake university filled faculty who were racists and/or serial sex pests.
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
All this talk about Bari Weiss effing up CBS news reminds me that she invented a fake university filled faculty who were racists and/or serial sex pests.
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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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/11 Trump is what he is: an increasingly demented jumble of personality disorders prone to barking out whatever angry stupid thing pops into his head. And he’s the “leader of the free world.”
But many politicians who took an oath to uphold the Constitution will echo his lawless dreck.
But many politicians who took an oath to uphold the Constitution will echo his lawless dreck.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
/11 Trump is what he is: an increasingly demented jumble of personality disorders prone to barking out whatever angry stupid thing pops into his head. And he’s the “leader of the free world.”
But many politicians who took an oath to uphold the Constitution will echo his lawless dreck.
But many politicians who took an oath to uphold the Constitution will echo his lawless dreck.
Grok proves to be a lot more intelligent than I gave it credit for.
November 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Grok proves to be a lot more intelligent than I gave it credit for.
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Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
These aren’t one lone Japanese soldier stuck on an island and forgotten by his country. Let’s get real here.
Israel has reportedly admitted that the operation which took place in southern Gaza’s Rafah on Tuesday was likely carried out by an isolated cell that was unaware of the ceasefire that took effect earlier in October.
Israel Admits Rafah Operation Involved Isolated Gaza Cell Unaware of Ceasefire: Report - Quds News Network
Israel has reportedly admitted that the operation which took place in southern Gaza’s Rafah on Tuesday was likely carried out by an isolated cell that was unaware of the ceasefire that took effect ear...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
These aren’t one lone Japanese soldier stuck on an island and forgotten by his country. Let’s get real here.
Those six assholes give absolutely no fucks. They’ll keep happily inventing laws and pretending away the black letter text of the constitution until we’re a fully christofascist theocracy.
The American people do not have confidence in the Roberts Court.
Only 21% say they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the Court; 79% say they have "very little" or only "some" confidence. (Economist/YouGov, n=1623)
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Only 21% say they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the Court; 79% say they have "very little" or only "some" confidence. (Economist/YouGov, n=1623)
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October 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Those six assholes give absolutely no fucks. They’ll keep happily inventing laws and pretending away the black letter text of the constitution until we’re a fully christofascist theocracy.
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Just about spit out my coffee when I saw this in my morning newspaper @theonion.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Just about spit out my coffee when I saw this in my morning newspaper @theonion.com
It was on the bed in the pink room.
October 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It was on the bed in the pink room.
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every passing day, rightwingers are inventing new and unexpected ways to signal to the world they may be the dumbest iteration of humans so far
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
every passing day, rightwingers are inventing new and unexpected ways to signal to the world they may be the dumbest iteration of humans so far
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Elon Musk couldn’t figure out how to make a pop tart without hurting himself
one thing thats kinda crazy to get your head around is not that the musk and thiel masters of the universe are ungrateful for the vast public infrastructure, public funding of research, and robust systems of laws and rules that made their wealth possible. it's that theyre too dumb to understand it
October 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Elon Musk couldn’t figure out how to make a pop tart without hurting himself
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one thing thats kinda crazy to get your head around is not that the musk and thiel masters of the universe are ungrateful for the vast public infrastructure, public funding of research, and robust systems of laws and rules that made their wealth possible. it's that theyre too dumb to understand it
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
one thing thats kinda crazy to get your head around is not that the musk and thiel masters of the universe are ungrateful for the vast public infrastructure, public funding of research, and robust systems of laws and rules that made their wealth possible. it's that theyre too dumb to understand it
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”
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Young Republicans say they love Hitler. But what does that tell us about their politics?
October 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Young Republicans say they love Hitler. But what does that tell us about their politics?
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Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day
October 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day
So the Tangerine Toddler’s tantrum yesterday has cost me over $7k so far, but at least his friends made a killing on shorts.
October 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
So the Tangerine Toddler’s tantrum yesterday has cost me over $7k so far, but at least his friends made a killing on shorts.
Jebus Haploid Christ
".. World leaders seemingly caught on to Trump’s yearning for a Nobel as a way to the president’s heart, with the rulers of .. Pakistan, .. Azerbaijan, and Armenia, scoring points with him by stating publicly that he deserves it."
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White House Flips Out After Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump didn’t win the peace prize he so desperately wanted.
newrepublic.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Jebus Haploid Christ
ICE agents currently on patrol in Chicago.
a group of men are riding in a car with a license plate that says stay alive
Alt: Alex and his droogs out for a bit of ultra-violence in “A Clockwork Orange”.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
ICE agents currently on patrol in Chicago.
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My essay on stupidology (originally published in N+1) is in today's Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0
If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical age of stupid, accelerated by big tech. But might th...
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:08 AM
My essay on stupidology (originally published in N+1) is in today's Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
ICE can surveil deez nutz.
NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
ICE can surveil deez nutz.
Getting owned is all little Jimmy actually capable of.
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Getting owned is all little Jimmy actually capable of.