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R.U. Sirius
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Writer, Editor, Musician/Lyricist, Big DADA You remember MONDO 2000 so do I https://rusirius.bandcamp.com/ better still
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 2h
"It’s all right there: a metastasizing security and surveillance state that transmutes suburban boredom into organized sadism; a predatory platform economy that produces nothing but data deliveries for the repressive state..."
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 2h
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The Suicide State | The Brooklyn Rail
In an illuminating account of a recent Department of Homeland Security job fair, Yanis Varoufuckice relates an encounter with a gaggle of fresh Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruits looki...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 11h
Based on the large number of young Republicans I’ve spoken with on a daily basis the past 6-7yrs, this is not surprising. Not surprising at all.👇
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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 13h
You might think Ryan is exaggerating but I used to go to a regular dinner that gradually got taken over by young Republican staffers and I promise you he is not.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 13h
every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 11h
*but don't call them Nazis... 🤦🏼‍♀️

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 11h
today's random drop

Just music on Youtube playlist titled

Infinite Gesture
listen!

"Were they trying to make things right or just impress Jodie Foster?"

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Phr!endz with R.U. Sirius - St. Jude Was a Cypherpunk
YouTube video by Ken Goffman aka R.U. Sirius
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 12h
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Americans are losing millions to scammers at crypto ATMs. Here’s how companies profit
Companies often fail to refund money to victims and aggressively fight police to claw back scam money seized from machines.
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 12h
Faith No More's Roddy Bottum Eats Goldfish and Searches for Timothy Leary in Memoir Excerpt
Faith No More's Roddy Bottum writes about the vibrant, wild world of 1980s San Francisco in a new excerpt from his upcoming memoir, 'The Royal We.'
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 12h
Microsoft warns of new “Payroll Pirate” scam stealing employees’ direct deposits
Among other things, the scammers bypass multi-factor authentication.
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 12h
Indonesia’s president heard on hot mic asking Trump if he can meet son Eric
The request from Prabowo Subianto at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt comes as the Trump Organisation is set to open new properties in Indonesia
www.theguardian.com
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 13h
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North Carolina Republicans will redraw maps to gain extra seat in Congress
State is the latest in the US conducting mid-decade gerrymandering to favor one party before the midterms
www.theguardian.com
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 13h
Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities
An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 13h
One Battle After Another in the Context of the Present Day
I have to admit that I was prompted to go watch One Battle After Another by listening to the New York Times interview with Sean Penn. Unlike my friend and
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 13h
The Factory of Perceptions: Starmer’s Woes and Media Magnification
Few in history can have achieved so much in a negative sense in so short a time.  Instead of gloatingly cresting the wave of success after securing
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 13h
The Revenge of the Manosphere
The current presidential administration has become a “manosphere,” a growing cult championing male supremacy.  Its champions are led by: • Donald Trump,
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 13h
seen on fbook this morning
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 1d
Today's random drop

Degens & Phriendz

Like a taoist at the Dow Jones
Got more dollaas that the bloody Rolling Stones
Our degenerate song exhibition
Generation has no financial inhibitions

Just screamin’ in apocalypses void
Too desperate to even get paranoid
Degens & Phriendz, by R.U. Sirius & Various Bands
from the album Remastered The Smarter Kings Of Deliria R.U. Sirius & Phriendz
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 1d
Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests
Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent
www.theguardian.com
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
‘I’m going to write about all of it’: author Chris Kraus on success, drugs and I Love Dick
A decade after her debut became a cult hit, the US author talks about the true crime that inspired her latest novel, #MeToo overreach and being married to an addict
www.theguardian.com
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 1d
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 1d
‘Like losing a friend’: farewell to Marc Maron’s pioneering podcast WTF
After 16 years and almost 1,700 episodes, Maron is ending his show – which changed the face of podcasting. No wonder it’s sparking an outpouring of sadness
www.theguardian.com
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 1d
The populist playbook: Democratic US Senate candidate seeks to replicate Mamdani’s success
Abdul El-Sayed’s bid for Michigan senator centers on bold leftwing populism similar to the NYC mayoral candidate
www.theguardian.com
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 1d
Why Trump’s Attempt to Bully Brazil Is Falling Flat
In solidarity with the recently imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump levied tariffs of 50 percent on Brazil. He is quickly learning that the US’s influence is weaker than he though...
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 1d
Where Is Politicians’ Urgency Over Donald Trump’s ICE Raids?
Why aren’t more elected officials turning Donald Trump’s assault on the basic rights of both noncitizens and citizens into a major national scandal?
jacobin.com
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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 1d
Steve Blank No Science, No Startups: The Innovation Engine We’re Switching Off
Tons of words have been written about the Trump Administrations war on Science in Universities. But few people have asked what, exactly, is science? How does it work? Who are the scientists? What d…
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