Brooke
@brooklynmarie.bsky.social
Tlönista. Shitposting merrily downward. Weird plant, cat, books lady. Sci-fi, fantasy, art, jazz, etc. Profile photo is a selfie with the bottom half of my face hilariously covered by my cat's. Banner pic is of crows in a tree.
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Brooke
@brooklynmarie.bsky.social
· Jan 25
What we are all experiencing is called "resilience targeting." It is a deliberate attack favored by many of todays shitlords, and is a fairly well known theory in disinfo and climate circles; it's just that everyone seems to be in denial that it's an attack. Today might be a good day to read up
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Rep. Jim Himes after being briefed by Adm. Bradley:
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Rep. Jim Himes after being briefed by Adm. Bradley:
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
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Parts of the federal gov't that most people never think about -- research orgs, safety regs, low-income programs, etc. -- are being degraded & destroyed, with no one to notice or mourn them. But every bit of it erodes the foundations of US power & prosperity, carefully laid over decades.
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Parts of the federal gov't that most people never think about -- research orgs, safety regs, low-income programs, etc. -- are being degraded & destroyed, with no one to notice or mourn them. But every bit of it erodes the foundations of US power & prosperity, carefully laid over decades.
Do you mean to tell me that I've been confusing neurodivergent burnout with depression all along??
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Do you mean to tell me that I've been confusing neurodivergent burnout with depression all along??
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"researchers noted that while chatbots would present their arguments as factual, the information they provided was not always accurate. They also found that chatbots advocating for right-wing political candidates provided more inaccurate claims in every experiment."
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"researchers noted that while chatbots would present their arguments as factual, the information they provided was not always accurate. They also found that chatbots advocating for right-wing political candidates provided more inaccurate claims in every experiment."
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
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I think a lot of people still aren't used to the idea of a federal government that lies openly, nakedly and as a matter of course.
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I think a lot of people still aren't used to the idea of a federal government that lies openly, nakedly and as a matter of course.
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We have lived in a world where government data was... good. And we no longer live in that world. Where I could pull up a government website and be like yes this many people live in this country, this many people got sick from this disease this year and so on, and know that info was pretty good
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We have lived in a world where government data was... good. And we no longer live in that world. Where I could pull up a government website and be like yes this many people live in this country, this many people got sick from this disease this year and so on, and know that info was pretty good
Hello everybody, I'm having a tough one, please send animal pics if you can
December 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hello everybody, I'm having a tough one, please send animal pics if you can
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Ryan Grim: I think the posse will find a lot useful there.
Steve Bannon: You’re an intrepid reporter, sir, and a voice of truth. Sometimes people love it and sometimes people love it less, but you’re you’re a warrior.
Grim: No doubt about it.
Bannon: Let's welcome on Raw Egg Nationalist!
Steve Bannon: You’re an intrepid reporter, sir, and a voice of truth. Sometimes people love it and sometimes people love it less, but you’re you’re a warrior.
Grim: No doubt about it.
Bannon: Let's welcome on Raw Egg Nationalist!
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Ryan Grim: I think the posse will find a lot useful there.
Steve Bannon: You’re an intrepid reporter, sir, and a voice of truth. Sometimes people love it and sometimes people love it less, but you’re you’re a warrior.
Grim: No doubt about it.
Bannon: Let's welcome on Raw Egg Nationalist!
Steve Bannon: You’re an intrepid reporter, sir, and a voice of truth. Sometimes people love it and sometimes people love it less, but you’re you’re a warrior.
Grim: No doubt about it.
Bannon: Let's welcome on Raw Egg Nationalist!
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This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
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At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
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subscribe to the handbasket, a one-person operation that produced both of these stories in one day.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
subscribe to the handbasket, a one-person operation that produced both of these stories in one day.
www.thehandbasket.co/subscribe
www.thehandbasket.co/subscribe
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
Please yes
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Please yes
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To hazy to see it now but the full moon was present in daylight at 4:30p earlier when I was at work.
All Rage points replenished. 🐺
All Rage points replenished. 🐺
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
To hazy to see it now but the full moon was present in daylight at 4:30p earlier when I was at work.
All Rage points replenished. 🐺
All Rage points replenished. 🐺
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8/ A public service reminder:
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
8/ A public service reminder:
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
God dammit
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December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
God dammit
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The vibes in the House are shifting
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The vibes in the House are shifting
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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awkward, weak laughter
obsequious bullshit
repeat
obsequious bullshit
repeat
Sam Altman is headed to late night. The OpenAI chief executive will make his 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' debut on Monday, Dec. 8.
OpenAI Chief Sam Altman to Sit With Fallon, Marking Late-Night TV Debut
Sam Altman is headed to late night. The OpenAI chief executive will make his 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' debut on Monday, Dec. 8.
dlvr.it
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
awkward, weak laughter
obsequious bullshit
repeat
obsequious bullshit
repeat
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"Once the state authorizes executions, a ... machinery must be built: methods of execution debated, regulations drafted, personnel recruited. Public figures and lawmakers will compete to appear 'tougher,' imagining ever harsher punishments, now freed from the restraints that hypocrisy once imposed."
"[D]eath penalty bill is part of the broader judicial overhaul agenda."
"[C]onsolidation of authority in the hands of Ben Gvir and his allies."
"[A]scent of a radical right determined to strip away checks on state violence."
#Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Incarceration #DeathPenalty
"[C]onsolidation of authority in the hands of Ben Gvir and his allies."
"[A]scent of a radical right determined to strip away checks on state violence."
#Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Incarceration #DeathPenalty
Why the death penalty would cement the Israeli radical right's ascendancy
A bill to legalize the execution of Palestinians represents an effort to institutionalize revenge and erase all remaining limits on state violence.
www.972mag.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"Once the state authorizes executions, a ... machinery must be built: methods of execution debated, regulations drafted, personnel recruited. Public figures and lawmakers will compete to appear 'tougher,' imagining ever harsher punishments, now freed from the restraints that hypocrisy once imposed."
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Insanely perfect: fantastic little bouquet of flowers in a glass vase by Daniel Seghers of Antwerp, painter & Jesuit priest, whose day is today.
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Insanely perfect: fantastic little bouquet of flowers in a glass vase by Daniel Seghers of Antwerp, painter & Jesuit priest, whose day is today.
And thanks to the great Sister Wendy I know that this painting is a meditation on beauty and mortality
Insanely perfect: fantastic little bouquet of flowers in a glass vase by Daniel Seghers of Antwerp, painter & Jesuit priest, whose day is today.
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
And thanks to the great Sister Wendy I know that this painting is a meditation on beauty and mortality