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“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.” — Aldous Huxley

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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 1d

One year ago

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

While Republicans continue their ruthless and unprecedented mid-decade radical gerrymander in multiple states to hang on to power, Democrats outside CA continue to wring their hands and dither, seeking excuses for inaction like Merrick Garland reading FBI reports about J6.

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Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 1d

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 2d

I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

The anonymous donor who gave a $130 million donation to help pay active-duty service members during the shutdown has reportedly been identified as Timothy Mellon

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the shutdown, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Mr. Trump announced the donation on Thursday night, but he declined to name the person who provided the funds, only calling him a “patriot” and a friend. But the two people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the donation was private, identified him as Mr. Mellon.

Shortly after departing Washington on Friday, Mr. Trump again declined to identify Mr. Mellon while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One. He only said the individual was “a great American citizen” and a “substantial man.”

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 3d

The government is closed, but the White House is open for business 24/7.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

It really is incredible how much money Trump’s offspring have made off his presidency.

But I’m sure James Comer and House Oversight is looking into all of it exhaustively.

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Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like most commenters aren’t getting your reference. Sad.

I’m at the Taco Bell. I’m at the Pizza Hut. I’m at the combination Taco Bell and Pizza Hut!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Jun 10

“hope isn’t a mood. it’s a decision.” (via confettitactics on threads: www.threads.com/@confettitac...)

I've lived under martial law before.
Not in the U.S.-in Thailand, after a coup.
And I've walked Tiananmen Square, too.
So what I'm watching in LA right now?
It hits different.
Because I've seen how authoritarianism takes hold-and how America's resistance isn't following the script.
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In Thailand, I taught at a private school after the military coup.
One of my coworkers had lived through the actual lockdown in Bangkok.
He remembered hearing gunfire and realizing: they're killing people in the street.
That fear settled into daily life.
You complied. You stayed quiet. You survived.
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The man who led the coup?
He became a monk-because in Thailand, becoming a monk makes you untouchable.
I was literally teaching his grandkids.
People worried if the military would come for them, too.
That's the weight of real martial law. It changes how you move through the world. 3/7

In China, I visited Tiananmen Square.
My Chinese teacher's mother was pregnant with her when she stood in that square.
That history was personal.
But it was also erased.
Because in authoritarian regimes, memory itself becomes dangerous.
What we're not allowed to remember gets rewritten. 4/7

So watching protests erupt in LA right now-protesters shutting down freeways, standing off against SWAT, refusing to move-I'm struck by what's different.
Yes, there's fear.
But there's also volume.
America isn't going quiet.
And that matters.
Because martial law requires submission.
It relies on people staying home.
It needs us to believe we're outnumbered.
But in every major U.S. city right now, people are standing up.
Not just resisting.
Refusing to disappear. 5/7

They want us to believe there's no choice.
But that's a lie authoritarianism always tells.
And America-messy, loud, imperfect America-still hasn't bought into that lie.
So yes, l'm scared.
But I also have something I didn't have in Thailand or China.
Thave hope.
Not because everything will work out on its own.
But because people are choosing to show up.
Because we're not done yet. 6/7

Hope isn't a mood.
It's a decision.
And if you're struggling to find it-borrow mine.
I've lived through a coup.
I've lived under martial law.
And I'm telling you right now:
This moment isn't over.
We're still writing the ending. 7/7

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Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 5d

Wait wait wait.

How far, exactly, are Trump’s living quarters from the East Wing? And how many HVAC systems do you estimate traverse across the building’s east and west side? Do we know those details?

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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 5d

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

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Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 6d

They can just switch to Spotify once their cassettes start to fail. www.honest-broker.com/p/the-ugly-t...

The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed

A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to action

www.honest-broker.com

Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 6d

Apparently I wasn’t the only one in the crowd. bsky.app/profile/brie...

Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 6d

“I want to start growing a family.”?

Him saying it that way just makes me think of SeaMonkeys.

Vintage comic book advertisement for novelty “sea monkey” experimental aquarium. Basically brine shrimp as a pet/toy.

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Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 6d

Hahaha. Holy fuck I just had the EXACT thought, posted it, then scrolled down to find yours. LOL

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Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 6d

“I want to start growing a family.”?

Him saying it that way just makes me think of SeaMonkeys.

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Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 6d

“I want to start growing a family.”?

Him saying it that way just makes me think of SeaMonkeys.

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 8d

We definitely will have your backs. We don't have the ability without you and you are all acting like his bitch. I understand that you have an oath to uphold but when they are not upholding theirs, something has to give. This guy is obviously pushing buttons but we do have your backs.

#USDemocracy

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Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 8d

Seriously. They’re all energy vampires & ghouls, by trade. That’s what they do. That’s it.

Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 8d

Never got on board with that soul sucking app.
Blah.

Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 13d

At first I thought this was going to be a funny dig at Libs of TikTok.

Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 14d

LOL I knew he’d say something about it.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 16d

You know who placed agents in the crowd on Jan 6?

Tweet from Charlie Kirk: This historic event will likely be one of the largest and most consequential in American history

The team at @TrumpStudents & Turning Point Action are honored to help make this happen, sending 80+ buses full of patriots to DC to fight for this president

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 16d

Dumbest gaslighting ever. Who was president on January 6?

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 18d

Excuse me, what?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Briefbarf @briefbarf.bsky.social · 18d

Poor thing must have been desperate. $80k is peanuts compared to what some of the other grifters were able to pull in.