Brendan
@bccoyne.bsky.social
I sell books to booksellers; transitive properties therefore mean I'm at least partially literate. ACAB -- yes, every single one of them, even your uncle/father/neighbor/whatever. Every billionaire deserves a wood chipper.
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There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
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“Killing him didn’t fix anything”
Well yeah bc we stopped at one
Well yeah bc we stopped at one
December 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“Killing him didn’t fix anything”
Well yeah bc we stopped at one
Well yeah bc we stopped at one
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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Actually socialists should be mean as hell to racists and never let them into our movement
Allowing racists into our movement is literally the **opposite** of class solidarity
Allowing racists into our movement is literally the **opposite** of class solidarity
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Actually socialists should be mean as hell to racists and never let them into our movement
Allowing racists into our movement is literally the **opposite** of class solidarity
Allowing racists into our movement is literally the **opposite** of class solidarity
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My god how does your brain get this fried.
“Dr King, Malcolm X and Charlie Kirk were modern prophets.”
“Dr King, Malcolm X and Charlie Kirk were modern prophets.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My god how does your brain get this fried.
“Dr King, Malcolm X and Charlie Kirk were modern prophets.”
“Dr King, Malcolm X and Charlie Kirk were modern prophets.”
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Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Abrego Garcia Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
Thinking you might be interested in this, @rajoyce.bsky.social www.oupress.com/978080619609...
The Isthmian Script - University of Oklahoma Press
The Isthmian script, sometimes called Epi-Olmec, first came to the attention of scholars through inscribed texts on the Tuxtla Statuette and the La Mojarra S...
www.oupress.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Thinking you might be interested in this, @rajoyce.bsky.social www.oupress.com/978080619609...
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It's been just over a year. But on occasion of Tony Dokoupil's selection as anchor of CBS Evening News, it *really* is worth watching these 5+ minutes of his exchange with Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Especially for the quality of TNC's responses. Worth your time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt...
Especially for the quality of TNC's responses. Worth your time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on the power of stories, new book, "The Message"
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's been just over a year. But on occasion of Tony Dokoupil's selection as anchor of CBS Evening News, it *really* is worth watching these 5+ minutes of his exchange with Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Especially for the quality of TNC's responses. Worth your time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt...
Especially for the quality of TNC's responses. Worth your time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt...
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Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis is still on the Bookshop Bestseller List! ❤️
Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis
Letters to Activists in Crisis
bookshop.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis is still on the Bookshop Bestseller List! ❤️
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If every Muslim voter in Dearborn voted for Harris, she still would have lost Michigan.
If she had won Michigan, she STILL WOULD HAVE LOST THE ELECTION.
If you want to blame voters for current conditions, feel free to blame the actual demographic responsible for Trump and that is WHITE PEOPLE.
If she had won Michigan, she STILL WOULD HAVE LOST THE ELECTION.
If you want to blame voters for current conditions, feel free to blame the actual demographic responsible for Trump and that is WHITE PEOPLE.
December 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
If every Muslim voter in Dearborn voted for Harris, she still would have lost Michigan.
If she had won Michigan, she STILL WOULD HAVE LOST THE ELECTION.
If you want to blame voters for current conditions, feel free to blame the actual demographic responsible for Trump and that is WHITE PEOPLE.
If she had won Michigan, she STILL WOULD HAVE LOST THE ELECTION.
If you want to blame voters for current conditions, feel free to blame the actual demographic responsible for Trump and that is WHITE PEOPLE.
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I have more respect for the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at George W Bush than any of the cowards in the current White House press pool.
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I have more respect for the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at George W Bush than any of the cowards in the current White House press pool.
The radicalization of Bill Kristol continues . . .
If someone in the White House press corps doesn't ask Trump today why he's so scared of strong women, they should all go home.
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The radicalization of Bill Kristol continues . . .
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Your fellow reporter just got blasted on national TV by the president of the United States as "obnoxious" and "terrible" -- and you follow it up with a crappy question about the midterms, which are 11 months away.
You might want to think about another line of work. You aren't cut out for this.
You might want to think about another line of work. You aren't cut out for this.
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Your fellow reporter just got blasted on national TV by the president of the United States as "obnoxious" and "terrible" -- and you follow it up with a crappy question about the midterms, which are 11 months away.
You might want to think about another line of work. You aren't cut out for this.
You might want to think about another line of work. You aren't cut out for this.
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It's the story of three brothers who go to war over the imperial throne. It's a story of an empire built on lies. It's now out in paperback. From me and @profgabriele.com.
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It's the story of three brothers who go to war over the imperial throne. It's a story of an empire built on lies. It's now out in paperback. From me and @profgabriele.com.
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
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“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...
theonion.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
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This lady was the Steve Jobs of the Online Death Threat Industry for like 10 years. Not to be a dick, but fucking spare me.
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she shared with Trump death threat she received that he incited, and his response was "extremely unkind"
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This lady was the Steve Jobs of the Online Death Threat Industry for like 10 years. Not to be a dick, but fucking spare me.
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We should try Josh on defense. #BillsMafia
December 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We should try Josh on defense. #BillsMafia
Took my youngest up to Buffalo for the game today and it was VERY satisfying. #BillsMafia
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Took my youngest up to Buffalo for the game today and it was VERY satisfying. #BillsMafia
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REMINDER: A president’s ability to kill without a judge or jury didn’t come from Trump. It was built by Cheney and normalized by Obama.
December 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
REMINDER: A president’s ability to kill without a judge or jury didn’t come from Trump. It was built by Cheney and normalized by Obama.
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43 years ago
old punk rock photos in color
Probably the most famous photo of the Bad Brains, taken by the legendary Glen E. Friedman.
HR with the Bad Brains, CBGB, December 1982.
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #badbrains #hr #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory
old punk rock photos in color
Probably the most famous photo of the Bad Brains, taken by the legendary Glen E. Friedman.
HR with the Bad Brains, CBGB, December 1982.
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #badbrains #hr #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
43 years ago
old punk rock photos in color
Probably the most famous photo of the Bad Brains, taken by the legendary Glen E. Friedman.
HR with the Bad Brains, CBGB, December 1982.
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #badbrains #hr #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory
old punk rock photos in color
Probably the most famous photo of the Bad Brains, taken by the legendary Glen E. Friedman.
HR with the Bad Brains, CBGB, December 1982.
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #badbrains #hr #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory
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You could write this. Or you could write: “That notion, which has been the rule in nearly every country in the Western Hemisphere for over a century, is grounded in the language of the 14th Amendment.”
All how you choose to frame it.
All how you choose to frame it.
December 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
You could write this. Or you could write: “That notion, which has been the rule in nearly every country in the Western Hemisphere for over a century, is grounded in the language of the 14th Amendment.”
All how you choose to frame it.
All how you choose to frame it.
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"It is one of the peculiar features of the present American moment that a nation unrivaled in wealth, stability, and institutional continuity has cultivated a political faction convinced it is living through the twilight of civilization." therationalleague.substack.com/p/maga-isnt-...
MAGA Isn’t the Rebellion of the Oppressed: It’s the Backlash of the Once-Dominant.
A reminder that the most dangerous revolution is the one staged by people who were never oppressed to begin with.
therationalleague.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"It is one of the peculiar features of the present American moment that a nation unrivaled in wealth, stability, and institutional continuity has cultivated a political faction convinced it is living through the twilight of civilization." therationalleague.substack.com/p/maga-isnt-...
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They all know, based on how the Dems (who are still all in power) treated the Bush administrations genocidal level war crimes that not a single person will be prosecuted or even investigated.
The "MOVEON" movement will suddenly reappear in 2028.
The "MOVEON" movement will suddenly reappear in 2028.
What sticks out to me is how absolutely unafraid of prosecution this psychopath is. Part of it is narcissistic personality disorder, but it's mostly the perceived weakness of Democrats. Should they retake power, no one expects Democrats to hold anyone accountable.
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
They all know, based on how the Dems (who are still all in power) treated the Bush administrations genocidal level war crimes that not a single person will be prosecuted or even investigated.
The "MOVEON" movement will suddenly reappear in 2028.
The "MOVEON" movement will suddenly reappear in 2028.
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I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I mean, this is an execution