Charlie
@cdirksen.bsky.social
Co-founder @Mbird.org; Keeper of the Gates, and Executive Vice President of Anti-Social Media, @Phish.net; vitriolic misandrist
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If people want to understand why American politics went bananas in 2012, the reason is that the moderate black President took a modest but consequential step toward decoupling healthcare from employment and every billionaire immediately poured their entire portfolio into race-hate media
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If people want to understand why American politics went bananas in 2012, the reason is that the moderate black President took a modest but consequential step toward decoupling healthcare from employment and every billionaire immediately poured their entire portfolio into race-hate media
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The first notes of Llama off of A Picture of Nectar were all it took for me to do a deep dive into Phish's catalog in 1994. Then came my first tapes of past shows two years later. Nothing fully prepared me for 28 years ago tonight when I walked into the Hartford Civic Center
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The first notes of Llama off of A Picture of Nectar were all it took for me to do a deep dive into Phish's catalog in 1994. Then came my first tapes of past shows two years later. Nothing fully prepared me for 28 years ago tonight when I walked into the Hartford Civic Center
A very happy 28th phish anniversary to @bizarchive.bsky.social, perhaps my favorite n00b, beloved by many for the time-consuming and at times painful sacrifices he makes to update the setlists, tease chart, 20+ min jam chart, and many other things on @phishnet.bsky.social. youtu.be/7oz0waQm1qE?...
1995-12-31 FOTM Tease by Phish before Lizards out of Drowned (FOTM Tease REMATCH)
YouTube video by Charlie Dirksen
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A very happy 28th phish anniversary to @bizarchive.bsky.social, perhaps my favorite n00b, beloved by many for the time-consuming and at times painful sacrifices he makes to update the setlists, tease chart, 20+ min jam chart, and many other things on @phishnet.bsky.social. youtu.be/7oz0waQm1qE?...
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"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
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So Bezos is in them too then?
The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
So Bezos is in them too then?
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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) publicly announced she has referred the state’s grassroots referendum campaign to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claiming without evidence that canvassers are “employing illegal aliens” to collect signatures to overturn the mid-decade redraw.
Missouri GOP Now Siccing ICE on Gerrymander Referendum Signature Gatherers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) publicly announced she has referred the state’s grassroots referendum campaign to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claiming without evidence that canvassers are “employing illegal aliens” to collect signatures to overturn the mid-decade redraw.
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"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
Joel begins about 15 mins in
Watch the stream of my solo set with a Nugs subscription here…
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2nu.gs/48qMFKv
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Joel begins about 15 mins in
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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Jesus this guy is such a chickenshit
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Jesus this guy is such a chickenshit
!!!🤯!!!
@trey.com recently sat down for a lengthy podcast talking about his sobriety. This is well worth watching:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ePV7...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ePV7...
The Wind Blows High w/ Trey Anastasio | The Small Bow Podcast
YouTube video by The Small Bow
m.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
!!!🤯!!!
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This just makes me sick. Vaccines do not cause autism. It is one of the most-studied conspiracy theories and has been debunked every time (for example, the link below looked at >650k Danish children). Thousands of children will die of easily preventable diseases because of this.
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This just makes me sick. Vaccines do not cause autism. It is one of the most-studied conspiracy theories and has been debunked every time (for example, the link below looked at >650k Danish children). Thousands of children will die of easily preventable diseases because of this.
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Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
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This is true, in the sense that it is a web of very real scandals reactionaries will try to claim are fake through the power of repetitive bare assertion
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This is true, in the sense that it is a web of very real scandals reactionaries will try to claim are fake through the power of repetitive bare assertion
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TAB almost hitting 20 mins on last night’s Blaze On 👀
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
TAB almost hitting 20 mins on last night’s Blaze On 👀
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so grok is literally just elon behind a curtain typing furiously
*laughs in historian* “… ranks among the 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton…”
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
so grok is literally just elon behind a curtain typing furiously
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As we and others have repeatedly reported, credible researchers have said there is no link between vaccines and autism.
CDC plans study on vaccines and autism despite research showing no link
President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have repeatedly raised the idea that autism could be linked to vaccines.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
As we and others have repeatedly reported, credible researchers have said there is no link between vaccines and autism.
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Tune in tomorrow night @ 9:30 ET / 6:30 PT - on @nugsnet. I’ll be performing a solo set on a grand piano.
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Tune in tomorrow night @ 9:30 ET / 6:30 PT - on @nugsnet. I’ll be performing a solo set on a grand piano.
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great. just what I need, my tax software telling me to kill myself
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
great. just what I need, my tax software telling me to kill myself
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Late-stage MAGA means accepting that things will never be great again
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Late-stage MAGA means accepting that things will never be great again
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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these assholes have spent years claiming that the phrase"happy holidays" is part of a war to eradicate the meaning of christmas
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
these assholes have spent years claiming that the phrase"happy holidays" is part of a war to eradicate the meaning of christmas
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success