Merges
@merges.bsky.social
Constantly in existential crisis, puppeteered by ADHD, still somewhat optimistic
He/Him
He/Him
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I just need to open up one more front and my collapsing fascist pedarchy will stabilise. One more front
February 28, 2026 at 10:49 AM
I just need to open up one more front and my collapsing fascist pedarchy will stabilise. One more front
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at some point I'd like to see an honest conversation about the useful idiots last election season (matt stoller) that helped prop up the lie that authoritarians care about antitrust
the 6 or so Republicans that actually care about this issue were never going to penetrate the corruption
the 6 or so Republicans that actually care about this issue were never going to penetrate the corruption
Gail Slater is no Lina Khan. But she was thought to be a serious, competent person, not a hack. Doomed, obvs!
"One former antitrust official...“There’s a view that antitrust doesn’t operate in isolation, if a deal has political or strategic implications, it’s not just a competition question.”
"One former antitrust official...“There’s a view that antitrust doesn’t operate in isolation, if a deal has political or strategic implications, it’s not just a competition question.”
In a normal Administration, this would be a red flag. In 2026, it's Thursday.
February 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
at some point I'd like to see an honest conversation about the useful idiots last election season (matt stoller) that helped prop up the lie that authoritarians care about antitrust
the 6 or so Republicans that actually care about this issue were never going to penetrate the corruption
the 6 or so Republicans that actually care about this issue were never going to penetrate the corruption
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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It’s so crazy how the richest man alive has a literal harem of birth mothers, owns a CSAM generation website, begged to hangout with the worlds most notorious child sex trafficker, tried to single handedly destroy the entire American social safety net and is an open Neo Nazi and racist
Pipe down, everyone! One of the stars of the Epstein files is speaking!
Elon Musk Says Christopher Nolan Has ‘Lost His Integrity’ With ‘The Odyssey’ If Lupita Nyong’o Is Playing Helen of Troy
Elon Musk says 'The Odyssey' director Christopher Nolan 'has lost his integrity' if Lupita Nyong'o plays Helen of Troy.
variety.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
It’s so crazy how the richest man alive has a literal harem of birth mothers, owns a CSAM generation website, begged to hangout with the worlds most notorious child sex trafficker, tried to single handedly destroy the entire American social safety net and is an open Neo Nazi and racist
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I suppose "here, he's heading off into the interior of the vast continent. with 5,000 kilometers ahead of him, he's heading towards certain death" gets at the utter pointlessness of conservative viciousness
January 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I suppose "here, he's heading off into the interior of the vast continent. with 5,000 kilometers ahead of him, he's heading towards certain death" gets at the utter pointlessness of conservative viciousness
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disturbingly plausible
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
disturbingly plausible
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A lot of people predicted, based on his past actions & stated beliefs, that Trump would go full Hitler if nobody stopped him. We were called hysterical and told to calm down.
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A lot of people predicted, based on his past actions & stated beliefs, that Trump would go full Hitler if nobody stopped him. We were called hysterical and told to calm down.
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
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"you wanted a pony" is the guilt talking. the knowledge that you didn't push the party to do the right thing out of triangulation and cowardice. you tried to play a very dangerous game of enticing the enemy at the expense of alienating your allies and you're lashing out the people who warned you.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"you wanted a pony" is the guilt talking. the knowledge that you didn't push the party to do the right thing out of triangulation and cowardice. you tried to play a very dangerous game of enticing the enemy at the expense of alienating your allies and you're lashing out the people who warned you.
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The reflexive character assassinations of heroic people after murdering them ON VIDEO in cold blood is a uniquely cowardly form of barbarism that bears a striking resemblance to a certain evil entity thousands of miles away that we've been trying to warn you about for years
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The reflexive character assassinations of heroic people after murdering them ON VIDEO in cold blood is a uniquely cowardly form of barbarism that bears a striking resemblance to a certain evil entity thousands of miles away that we've been trying to warn you about for years
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The past few days have confirmed for me something I’ve long believed: the American political system is terminally fucked, but the American people are not.
Most Americans want to live in a democracy in which everyone has a decent life—the fascists in this regime represent a dying minority.
Most Americans want to live in a democracy in which everyone has a decent life—the fascists in this regime represent a dying minority.
January 25, 2026 at 4:52 AM
The past few days have confirmed for me something I’ve long believed: the American political system is terminally fucked, but the American people are not.
Most Americans want to live in a democracy in which everyone has a decent life—the fascists in this regime represent a dying minority.
Most Americans want to live in a democracy in which everyone has a decent life—the fascists in this regime represent a dying minority.
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Evil cannot comprehend good is not just a trope of fiction, turns out.
They definitely can’t believe people would risk injury and death to help protect other people. They never believed it, they thought it was virtue signaling.
January 25, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Evil cannot comprehend good is not just a trope of fiction, turns out.
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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Do you know how hard it is to get cops to seemingly side with people shot by a bunch of officers
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Do you know how hard it is to get cops to seemingly side with people shot by a bunch of officers
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Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans says his team arrived on the scene of the shooting to conduct an independent investigation and "were blocked by federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security."
January 24, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans says his team arrived on the scene of the shooting to conduct an independent investigation and "were blocked by federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security."
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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The new deal didn’t work. The capitalist class should not exist at all
January 19, 2026 at 2:16 AM
The new deal didn’t work. The capitalist class should not exist at all
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Every state with a Democratic legislature and Democratic governor could do this right now — they wouldn’t even need to do a ballot initiative. They could do it RIGHT NOW — so please pass it on and spread the word 👇
This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
October 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Every state with a Democratic legislature and Democratic governor could do this right now — they wouldn’t even need to do a ballot initiative. They could do it RIGHT NOW — so please pass it on and spread the word 👇
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your analysis of this political moment is going to fail if you keep using reductionist labels like "wine mom". first of all, there are dozens of factions just within that one term, from whiskey women to chardonnay chicas, and understanding their unique informal coalitions can take decades of study
October 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
your analysis of this political moment is going to fail if you keep using reductionist labels like "wine mom". first of all, there are dozens of factions just within that one term, from whiskey women to chardonnay chicas, and understanding their unique informal coalitions can take decades of study
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The reason for the anger at posting Kirk’s words is simply that we are entering a fascistic world where the truth is dangerous and lies become facts.
It is literally how fascism sustains itself. Turning bigots into martyrs and innocent people into criminals. And that’s why saying the truth matters.
It is literally how fascism sustains itself. Turning bigots into martyrs and innocent people into criminals. And that’s why saying the truth matters.
September 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The reason for the anger at posting Kirk’s words is simply that we are entering a fascistic world where the truth is dangerous and lies become facts.
It is literally how fascism sustains itself. Turning bigots into martyrs and innocent people into criminals. And that’s why saying the truth matters.
It is literally how fascism sustains itself. Turning bigots into martyrs and innocent people into criminals. And that’s why saying the truth matters.