@runningbird99.bsky.social
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I’m old enough to remember when NPR did their annual recitation of the Declaration of Independence in 2017 and a bunch of Trump voters called it anti-Trump propaganda because we live in hell
as far as i can tell pope leo has never mentioned trump by name hes just like “killing people is wrong” or “concentration camps arent good” and theyre all taking it personally
April 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I’m old enough to remember when NPR did their annual recitation of the Declaration of Independence in 2017 and a bunch of Trump voters called it anti-Trump propaganda because we live in hell
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The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
April 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
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I'm trying to understand the mental gymnastics required to get to "we must support the Nazi tattoo guy who has never held public office because of electability."
April 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I'm trying to understand the mental gymnastics required to get to "we must support the Nazi tattoo guy who has never held public office because of electability."
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The State of the Union: the president is a corrupt demented sex criminal who tried to overthrow the constitution.
February 25, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The State of the Union: the president is a corrupt demented sex criminal who tried to overthrow the constitution.
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The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files.
This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now.
www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now.
www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
www.npr.org
February 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files.
This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now.
www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now.
www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
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From now on, we call it "hockey" and "men's hockey."
February 23, 2026 at 9:02 PM
From now on, we call it "hockey" and "men's hockey."
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No one’s missing mother is more important than another, and so a week later the FBI is predictably nowhere on this. The USA is a cruel, exploitative, lawless place; cruel, exploitative, lawless things happen here. Safety is defined by your alignment with power and your ability to make it rich.
BREAKING: Savannah Guthrie says family has agreed to pay ransom for mother’s release
February 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
No one’s missing mother is more important than another, and so a week later the FBI is predictably nowhere on this. The USA is a cruel, exploitative, lawless place; cruel, exploitative, lawless things happen here. Safety is defined by your alignment with power and your ability to make it rich.
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I call my senators / congresswoman often.
It's my duty, and it's not difficult *at all*. What's actually difficult about it is pushing through my resentment.
These are folks I pay *really well* to be decent.
And I resent having to PLEAD with them to do be decent.
It makes me feel crazy.
It's my duty, and it's not difficult *at all*. What's actually difficult about it is pushing through my resentment.
These are folks I pay *really well* to be decent.
And I resent having to PLEAD with them to do be decent.
It makes me feel crazy.
January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I call my senators / congresswoman often.
It's my duty, and it's not difficult *at all*. What's actually difficult about it is pushing through my resentment.
These are folks I pay *really well* to be decent.
And I resent having to PLEAD with them to do be decent.
It makes me feel crazy.
It's my duty, and it's not difficult *at all*. What's actually difficult about it is pushing through my resentment.
These are folks I pay *really well* to be decent.
And I resent having to PLEAD with them to do be decent.
It makes me feel crazy.
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He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
January 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
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the incredulous "this is bullshit, are you fucking kidding" tone here is a sign that you have turned someone into a lifelong radical against you and people like you
this is a stupid tactic used by stupid people who don't have any other ideas
this is a stupid tactic used by stupid people who don't have any other ideas
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
the incredulous "this is bullshit, are you fucking kidding" tone here is a sign that you have turned someone into a lifelong radical against you and people like you
this is a stupid tactic used by stupid people who don't have any other ideas
this is a stupid tactic used by stupid people who don't have any other ideas
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Trump didn't start the attack on int'l order, but he dealt mortal blows. Not dominos falling but smashing the domino table. With the US not just unwilling but unable to underwrite any order, it's Trumpian anarchy. 6/
@sdhyde.bsky.social @iojournal.bsky.social
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@sdhyde.bsky.social @iojournal.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Unconstrained Future of World Order: The Assault on Democratic Constraint and Implications for US Global Leadership | International Organization | Cambridge Core
The Unconstrained Future of World Order: The Assault on Democratic Constraint and Implications for US Global Leadership - Volume 79 Issue S1
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January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Trump didn't start the attack on int'l order, but he dealt mortal blows. Not dominos falling but smashing the domino table. With the US not just unwilling but unable to underwrite any order, it's Trumpian anarchy. 6/
@sdhyde.bsky.social @iojournal.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@sdhyde.bsky.social @iojournal.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
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it's weird to live in a world where a new 'worst thing you've ever imagined' happens at least a few times a month and it's easy to let it all run together and just sort of wash over you and go totally numb to all of it so you don't freak out because you still have to do laundry and go to work.
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
it's weird to live in a world where a new 'worst thing you've ever imagined' happens at least a few times a month and it's easy to let it all run together and just sort of wash over you and go totally numb to all of it so you don't freak out because you still have to do laundry and go to work.
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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it's almost like the production of knowledge is tangled up in questions of power
Jeffrey Epstein was developing a series, moderated by @lkrauss1.bsky.social, to bring scientists and celebrities together. The first season would include an episode where "Woody Allen talks about the human condition with Linguist Noam Chomsky."
drive.google.com/file/d/14Sla...
drive.google.com/file/d/14Sla...
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023123.txt
drive.google.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
it's almost like the production of knowledge is tangled up in questions of power
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Today, it's "we are a minority party".
Tomorrow it's "we may be a majority, but we need 60 votes to pass legislation".
The next day is "we have 60, but we are a big tent and have broad views".
Tomorrow it's "we may be a majority, but we need 60 votes to pass legislation".
The next day is "we have 60, but we are a big tent and have broad views".
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today, it's "we are a minority party".
Tomorrow it's "we may be a majority, but we need 60 votes to pass legislation".
The next day is "we have 60, but we are a big tent and have broad views".
Tomorrow it's "we may be a majority, but we need 60 votes to pass legislation".
The next day is "we have 60, but we are a big tent and have broad views".
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Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
😂
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Republicans who think your seat is safe: no it's not
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Republicans who think your seat is safe: no it's not
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lol. one of my favorite details of nk jemisen’s excellent “the city we became” is that staten island refuses to join the other boroughs to save nyc, so they get jersey city to join instead
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
lol. one of my favorite details of nk jemisen’s excellent “the city we became” is that staten island refuses to join the other boroughs to save nyc, so they get jersey city to join instead
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I understand this in large part because of @nkjemisin.bsky.social's The City We Became.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I understand this in large part because of @nkjemisin.bsky.social's The City We Became.
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I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.