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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1h

it's very funny to me that his delusional misreadings can include both Watchmen, one of the great 20th century novels, and One Piece, a fun comic serial for children. But it's not good that this man is genuinely mad and a major political and financial force in the United States of America.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 6h

thiel, man, what the fuck are you talking about

He describes the plot of Watchmen, a 1986 graphic novel involving superheroes grappling with moral questions about humanity against the backdrop of impending nuclear war:

The antihero Ozymandias, the antichrist-type figure, is sort of an early-modern person. He believes this will be a timeless and eternal solution – eternal world peace. Moore is sort of a late-modern. In early modernity, you have ideal solutions, ‘perfect’ solutions to calculus. In late modernity, things are sort of probabilistic. And at some point, he asks Dr Manhattan whether the world government is going to last. And he says that ‘nothing lasts forever.’ So you embrace the antichrist and it still doesn’t work.

Thiel later finds biblical meaning in the manga One Piece, discussing how he believes it represents a future where an antichrist-like one-world government has repressed science. He believes that the hero, Monkey D Luffy, represents a Christlike figure.

In One Piece, you are set in a fantasy world, again sort of an alternate earth, but it’s 800 years into the reign of this one-world state. Which, as the story unfolds, gradually gets darker and darker. You sort of realize, in my interpretation, who runs the world and it’s something like the antichrist. There’s Luffy, a pirate who wears a red straw hat, sort of like Christ’s crown of thorns. And then towards the end of the story, transforms into a figure who resembles Christ in Revelation.

Thiel, along with a researcher and writer at Thiel Capital, explored these ideas at greater length in an essay for the religious journal First Things earlier this month.

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Cronopia @cronopia.bsky.social · 4h

Abascal no ha ido al desfile, pero tranquilos, que El País le dedica un espacio en el titular y una foto de él solito en primer plano y a todo color. No pueden sacar artículos cuquis explicándonos el auge del fascismo si antes no aúpan al fascismo.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 4h

The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 16h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

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Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 3h

I absolutely loved having this long conversation with Tim Curry, whose memoir comes out Tuesday. He told terrific stories about, among others, Meat Loaf, Ivana Trump, John Huston, Truman Capote, and Miss Piggy. What a life! www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Tim Curry Does the Time Warp

The actor and singer discusses the origins of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” his relationship with David Bowie, and the joy of working with Miss Piggy.

www.newyorker.com

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EFE Noticias @efe.com · 1h

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, está explorando todas las opciones respecto a la posibilidad de invocar la Ley de Insurrección, indica el vicepresidente, JD Vance.

Trump está explorando todas sus opciones respecto a la Ley de Insurrección, asegura Vance - EFE

Donald Trump está explorando todas las opciones respecto a la posibilidad de invocar la Ley de Insurrección, según el vicepresidente de EE.UU., JD Vance.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

have been thinking of rewatching THE FIRST PURGE in light of the federal paramilitaries trying to instigate violence and provoke a reaction from americans

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Casfetera 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @casfetera.bsky.social · 1h

"He quoted Arendt (...) in asserting that the world needs free and objective information. He cited her warning that 'the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is (...) people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and (...) true and false no longer exist.'"
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

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Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio @rlmartstudio.bsky.social · 2h

This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.

A photograph from the 1988 ACT UP demonstration outside the FDA. Many people are participating in a die-in on the front steps, holding mock tombstones with messages like "RIP - killed by the FDA" and "Dead from lack of drugs." A line of police officers (some with classic 80s mustaches) wearing riot helmets stands between them and the building; one cop wearing white gloves is walking through the demonstrators. Affixed to the 2nd story windows of the building is a series of posters and a large blank banner reading Silence = Death.

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Xan López @xanlopez.xyz · 1d

China ya recauda más exportando sus tecnologías verdes que Estados Unidos vendiendo energía fósil. Por ahora no es beneficio, es recaudación, pero creo que no es complicado ver qué nos conviene más emular a los países que no tenemos recursos fósiles. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 2h

“Technically robbing a bank is a service. You think those guns lift themselves?”

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

Vance is having an incredible morning on the Sunday shows doing "oh so now it's illegal to [mundane thing]?"

A real quote when Vance is asked about whether Tom Homan kept the $50,000 he got in a fast food bag: "Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services?"

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2h

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine if you did this in any other journalistic context

"Did the Tigers or Mariners Win Game 5? In Detroit, Depends on the Narrator."

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2h

Massive insider trading. Thirty minutes before Trump’s China tariff announcement, a crypto “whale” opened a $100M+ short on Bitcoin.

4:30 PM: Whale opens $100M+ BTC short
4:50 PM: Trump announces 100% tariffs on China
5:20 PM: $19.3 B in liquidations hit the market
The whale’s profit: $192 million

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 2h

This is Trump's America

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 4h

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 3h

In 1947, some Hollywood stars including Henry Fonda stood up to anti-communist witch hunts.

Now, Jane Fonda and artists like Viola Davis, Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish are reviving their organization — the Committee for the First Amendment — to defend free speech again.

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Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood

Even after the original group fizzled, many of its members were able to keep making films with progressive messages.

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elDiario.es @eldiario.es · 5h

De la Alemania nazi a los Estados Unidos de Trump: por qué el autoritarismo quiere amas de casa

Los regímenes fascistas del siglo pasado promovían narrativas de felicidad doméstica, pero dependían del trabajo no remunerado de las mujeres. En la actualidad, en Estados Unidos, las influencers de l...

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xandasbolas8 #7291 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🍉 @xandasbolas8.bsky.social · 6h

El titular. El texto de la noticia. Y todo así

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 5h

The new pope is quoting Hannah Arendt. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Casfetera 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @casfetera.bsky.social · 5h

"What is playing out today is an interplay of status, technology, and raw power. Our economy and society simply don’t distribute esteem and status widely enough. Right-wing elites have broken norms around respect for legal and democratic institutions."
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Political Anguish

In this second The Economy of Anguish post, I consider how status loss, technology, and the radical politics of the right threaten futures.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

Lost social status, elite radicalisation, and a new infozone have created a toxic cloud of political disorder.

In this new Substack I consider what brought us here, false prophets, and what might begin to address the malaise: good work and stronger community.

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Political Anguish

In this second The Economy of Anguish post, I consider how status loss, technology, and the radical politics of the right threaten futures.

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•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• @seizethememez.bsky.social · 1d

The image is a humorous meme titled "Every Graph About the US." It depicts a simplistic graph with two intersecting lines.

- The horizontal axis is labeled "Some" on the left and "metric" on the right.
- The vertical dotted line in the middle is labeled "Ronald Reagan."
- The green line, labeled "Good thing," starts high on the left and trends downward as it moves right.
- The red line, labeled "Bad thing," starts low on the left and trends upward as it moves right.
- The lines intersect at the "Ronald Reagan" point

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 5h

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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