Aundene Thunberg
@aundene.bsky.social
Purity is for drinking water, people. Pluralistic democracy, rule of law & freedom of speech - everything good flows from there. And challenge fascism at every turn.
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Peace Deal or Surrender? Rory and Alastair React
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
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An ideal primer on what's going on with the Russian & Trump plan for our friends in Ukraine. youtube.com/live/tHZuwrg...
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"Crooks and frauds are attracted to MAGA because it's a place that it's 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 to be cancelled from."
'Weird sex poems' and a 'digital affair' - why has no one in MAGA blinked at RFK Jr.’s new sex scandal?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @helenlewis.bsky.social
'Weird sex poems' and a 'digital affair' - why has no one in MAGA blinked at RFK Jr.’s new sex scandal?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @helenlewis.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"Crooks and frauds are attracted to MAGA because it's a place that it's 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 to be cancelled from."
'Weird sex poems' and a 'digital affair' - why has no one in MAGA blinked at RFK Jr.’s new sex scandal?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @helenlewis.bsky.social
'Weird sex poems' and a 'digital affair' - why has no one in MAGA blinked at RFK Jr.’s new sex scandal?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @helenlewis.bsky.social
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Turns out that sound macroeconomic management promotes trust--and the lack of it does the opposite
An Old-Fashioned Cure for Fading Trust in Government
Across much of the industrial world, trust in government is low and declining. Why is this happening and why, exactly, does it matter? An unusually thorough new study looks at these questions and finds answers that are somewhat unexpected and, in one way, more disturbing than you might have guessed.
bloom.bg
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Turns out that sound macroeconomic management promotes trust--and the lack of it does the opposite
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Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.
Note how these awful people are getting exactly the exclusions of children that they demanded and *that still isn’t enough for them*: they demand everyone be delighted about it and kiss their arses for being brilliant.
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.
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Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
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Easily the best book from 2025 I’ve read this year, essential reading on both the cruel history of housing policy in this country and the lived reality for families who can no longer afford the basics of social reproduction.
Absolutely stunned and honored to see THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US on this list.
I'm grateful beyond words to the five families who trusted me with their stories and allowed me to witness their struggle to secure a home.
I'm grateful beyond words to the five families who trusted me with their stories and allowed me to witness their struggle to secure a home.
The 10 Best Books of 2025
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Easily the best book from 2025 I’ve read this year, essential reading on both the cruel history of housing policy in this country and the lived reality for families who can no longer afford the basics of social reproduction.
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"The policy is an attempt to exert control over reporting the government dislikes, in violation of a free press’ right to seek information under their First and Fifth Amendment rights protected by the Constitution," the NYT says www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/m...
New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown | CNN Business
The lawsuit, set to be filed in federal court in Washington, DC, names the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chief Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, as defendants.
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"The policy is an attempt to exert control over reporting the government dislikes, in violation of a free press’ right to seek information under their First and Fifth Amendment rights protected by the Constitution," the NYT says www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/m...
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“That sounds illegal”
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“That sounds illegal”
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Had another complaint. Someone emailed us saying that this billboard upset them because they themselves didn’t like dogs. We emailed back “well you know what to do then” 😂
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Had another complaint. Someone emailed us saying that this billboard upset them because they themselves didn’t like dogs. We emailed back “well you know what to do then” 😂
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Mariupol residents are seeing their homes demolished and resold. Researcher Ilvija Bruge breaks down her investigation in our latest Bellingchat Premium episode on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/how-ma...
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Mariupol residents are seeing their homes demolished and resold. Researcher Ilvija Bruge breaks down her investigation in our latest Bellingchat Premium episode on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/how-ma...
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Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
From Ruins to Russian Residences
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
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’Pretty obvious’ Putin does not want peace in Ukraine, Nato foreign ministers warn - Europe live
’Pretty obvious’ Putin does not want peace in Ukraine, Nato foreign ministers warn - Europe live
Comments come after Putin rejected peace deal after US talks and warned that Russia is ‘ready’ for war with Europe
Back to Brussels, the foreign ministers from European Nato countries showed little patience with Moscow this morning.
“What we see is that Putin has not changed any course. He’s pushing more aggressively on the battlefield,” Estonian foreign minister Margus Tsahkna said in comments reported by AP. “It’s pretty obvious that he doesn’t want to have any kind of peace.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
’Pretty obvious’ Putin does not want peace in Ukraine, Nato foreign ministers warn - Europe live
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The Admiral was thrown under the bus in seconds. Rules of engagement are sacred, and everyone knows it, which is why the truth about what Pete did leaked. Pete and Trump are no leaders. And they are not judge, jury, or executioner. Those poor fishermen.
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The Admiral was thrown under the bus in seconds. Rules of engagement are sacred, and everyone knows it, which is why the truth about what Pete did leaked. Pete and Trump are no leaders. And they are not judge, jury, or executioner. Those poor fishermen.
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We're taking food from people. Go Aggies!
Rollins: Joe Biden increased food stamp program funding by 40%. Now… we continue to roll that back… Just gratitude and joy for this work. So, so grateful to you.
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We're taking food from people. Go Aggies!
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The only real solution of Europe's security challenge is the unconditional surrender and dissolution of the Russian Federation. Any other outcome will ensure continued conflict.
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The only real solution of Europe's security challenge is the unconditional surrender and dissolution of the Russian Federation. Any other outcome will ensure continued conflict.
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America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
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🚨 EU Member States and European Parliament agree on law phasing out imports of Russian gas www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Council and Parliament strike a deal on rules to phase out Russian gas imports for an energy secure and independent Europe
The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the REPowerEU regulation to gradually phase out Russian gas imports, with the aim of ending any dependency on Russian gas and stre...
www.consilium.europa.eu
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🚨 EU Member States and European Parliament agree on law phasing out imports of Russian gas www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok
Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok
Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a month
Hundreds of accounts on TikTok are garnering billions of views by pumping out AI-generated content, including anti-immigrant and sexualised material, according to a report.
Researchers said they had uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts pushing 43,000 posts made with generative AI tools and accumulating 4.5bn views over a month-long period. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok
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Nashville wine moms assembling to vote for behn by saddam margins like:
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Nashville wine moms assembling to vote for behn by saddam margins like:
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I recall Truman having views on where the buck stops.
Anyway, isn’t this administration all about the “unitary executive?”
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
Anyway, isn’t this administration all about the “unitary executive?”
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
White House justifies strikes on boat survivors, but it's unclear where buck stops
In the face of charges that these strikes amount to execution without trial, the White House is sending a confusing message about who exactly gave each order to use deadly force.
www.npr.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I recall Truman having views on where the buck stops.
Anyway, isn’t this administration all about the “unitary executive?”
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
Anyway, isn’t this administration all about the “unitary executive?”
www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...
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America is extraordinarily radical in that there are tons of different ethnic groups here, and we not only generally get along with each other, but the law treats us all equal equally, and we all do the same shit like eat fried butter.
What MAGA dares to ask is: what if we didn’t
What MAGA dares to ask is: what if we didn’t
Anyway the best I've ever felt about America was me (Jewish) standing in line with my friend and her daughter (Irish and Latina) to pet a baby lamb at the Minnesota State Fair alongside a hijabi Black woman and her daughter, an East Asian family, an African-American family, and some white people.
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
America is extraordinarily radical in that there are tons of different ethnic groups here, and we not only generally get along with each other, but the law treats us all equal equally, and we all do the same shit like eat fried butter.
What MAGA dares to ask is: what if we didn’t
What MAGA dares to ask is: what if we didn’t
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His plan all along.
trump fucked over the contractors who demolished the East Wing of the White House and his precious ballroom may never be built because he can’t agree with architects about what is feasible to build. So, 123 years of history turned to rubble for NOTHING. 🤬
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
His plan all along.
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Where are all those "but academic freedom!" folks? Harper's Letter signatories? What's up?
This is insane. Any material a prof thinks is necessary but isn’t for formal licensing has to get the signoff of the chair, then dean, then provost?
This is an absolutely mockery of academic freedom.
I feel like Texas Tech HAS to lose its accreditation for this, no? It’s preposterous.
This is an absolutely mockery of academic freedom.
I feel like Texas Tech HAS to lose its accreditation for this, no? It’s preposterous.
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Where are all those "but academic freedom!" folks? Harper's Letter signatories? What's up?
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Not sure the "we're totally responsible for all the illegal murderings, except this one, which people are upset about, so we didn't order that one" is going to stick.
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Not sure the "we're totally responsible for all the illegal murderings, except this one, which people are upset about, so we didn't order that one" is going to stick.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.