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Che Tibby
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Deranged liberal and Bluesky Elder: public-sector researcher on terrorism and violent extremism, and I am such, such the biggest nerd.
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Pipe bomb suspect said he believed 2020 election was stolen, was supportive of Trump

www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
Pipe bomb suspect said he believed 2020 election was stolen, was supportive of Trump
The FBI has spent years searching for the person who put bombs near the Democratic and Republican committee headquarters, hours before the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
www.npr.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The Atlas Network has 589 think tanks in 103 countries that finance the hatred and hoaxes of the extreme right.

Its objective is to protect the privileges of capital owners.
#nzpol
Atlas Network: Disinformation as a Weapon of Neoliberalism
The organization, founded in 1981, has 589 think tanks in 103 countries that finance the hatred and hoaxes of the extreme right. The objective: to protect the privileges of capital owners.
progressive.international
December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
December 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Himes: "I think it's really important this video by made public ... it's important people see what it looks like when the full force of the US military is turned on two guys who are clinging to a piece of wood and about to go under just so they have a visceral feel for what it is we're doing"
December 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
i laughed way too awkwardly at this
Forget strangling baby Hitler when I get a Time Machine I’m drone striking an early PayPal board meeting
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
probably AI, but still funny
I have to apologize to the sketch artist for doubting their ability. Bc after seeing the real person, it made the sketch valid lol 😂
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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I am particularly fond of those times when a poet is compelled by the Spirit of Great Horniness to produce a work just a few hairs shy of pure pornography (Charles Simic)
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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I have to apologize to the sketch artist for doubting their ability. Bc after seeing the real person, it made the sketch valid lol 😂
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
so maybe this guy only had one good (read sleazy) idea.
Turns out it didn't have legs
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B

The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead

(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Not bragging, but last november our power bill was $240. This year with the panels on the roof and the rebate it's only $74. In addition, we power an old Nissan Leaf and a flashy MG4.

How much do you spend on petrol per month?

If you can outlay on panels and an EV, do it.
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"Guy who larps gazes at genuine hero".
A teacher from rural Kenya has captured the world’s attention for all the right reasons. Peter Tabichi, a science teacher who gives most of his salary to support students facing real hardship, has been named the world’s best teacher and awarded a $1 million prize.
December 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Possibly unpopular opinion: 'How Bizarre' has aged really, really badly.

Other than the guitar, which still smacks.
December 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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My @politicshome.bsky.social story from the summer about the AI-generated "I rise to speak" phenomenon in Parliament has made it into @nytimes.com 🇺🇸

(sadly, without credit)
December 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Pirro said the pipe bombing suspect had "not a lot of social media". She should call me, because I have now found his: Twitter, Tumblr, Soundcloud, YouTube channel, songs he made on YouTube, Steam, and about five fanfic and gaming forum accounts.
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.

Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.

This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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If your kids use Roblox, it's time to ween them off it. Not only because of this incident with a hunter who they banned, but also the activity of these groups in seeking victims, is still rising. Kids are absolutely at risk and many parents/guardians don't know of the threats.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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As awful as this, the focus on whether the woman was complying obscures the more important issue: in a democracy, there should not be armed agents demanding to see papers of every passing person.
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”

The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.

It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.

Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Fitting that our new National Security Strategy is basically cribbed from Camp of the Saints, the super-racist 1970s novel that is all the rage amongst contemporary fascists around the globe, like Steve Bannon.
bsky.app/profile/maxb...
The new National Security Strategy of the U.S. contains some pretty explicit white nationalism:

“We want to support our allies in preserving the freedom and security of
Europe, while restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity.”
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Watching Star Trek. What always strikes me is the amount of internal space in the star ships. In Star Wars they're usually more cramped, which I think is more realistic.
December 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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The Internet is becoming increasingly unreliable. Buy books and read them.
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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TODAY'S COMIC: Dog's Wisdom
December 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM