Allison Miller
@cliopticon.bsky.social
Journalist | Historian | Master of Disguise | Cultural history & more | If I share it, I've read it. I block generic resistance accounts.
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From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 PM
From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? 👀👀
go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)
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Happy Fugs Day! Fab fest happening this afternoon at the East Village public library (details in alt text).
January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Happy Fugs Day! Fab fest happening this afternoon at the East Village public library (details in alt text).
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My first remarks since being arrested last night.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
My first remarks since being arrested last night.
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🧵🧵🧵 I'll be collecting reviews of the "Melania" movie in this thread. 🧵🧵🧵
Variety:
"A Cheeseball Infomercial of Staggering Inertia"
Variety:
"A Cheeseball Infomercial of Staggering Inertia"
‘Melania’ Review: Brett Ratner’s First Lady Documentary Is a Cheeseball Infomercial of Staggering Inertia
There's no drama to Brett Ratner's cheeseball First Lady documentary, which should have been called "Day of the Living Tradwife."
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
🧵🧵🧵 I'll be collecting reviews of the "Melania" movie in this thread. 🧵🧵🧵
Variety:
"A Cheeseball Infomercial of Staggering Inertia"
Variety:
"A Cheeseball Infomercial of Staggering Inertia"
There seems to be a fundamental misconception about journalists and the First Amendment. You don't get 1A rights in exchange for being accurate and impartial. The ideal of journalistic neutrality was inconceivable to the founders. Journalism in the 1780s was partisan! And they still protected it!
January 31, 2026 at 12:46 PM
There seems to be a fundamental misconception about journalists and the First Amendment. You don't get 1A rights in exchange for being accurate and impartial. The ideal of journalistic neutrality was inconceivable to the founders. Journalism in the 1780s was partisan! And they still protected it!
The war on journalism started with the lawsuits and the CBS takeover. Now they're picking off individual journalists, who not coincidentally are Black and independent.
You may not like Don Lemon, you may think he's biased, but his First Amendment rights are *everybody's* First Amendment rights
You may not like Don Lemon, you may think he's biased, but his First Amendment rights are *everybody's* First Amendment rights
Warnock on the arrest of Don Lemon: It’s chilling, and I think that is the intent. They intend to send chills down the backs of journalists. The authoritarian march is happening in real time, and it’s way past the time to wake up.
January 31, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The war on journalism started with the lawsuits and the CBS takeover. Now they're picking off individual journalists, who not coincidentally are Black and independent.
You may not like Don Lemon, you may think he's biased, but his First Amendment rights are *everybody's* First Amendment rights
You may not like Don Lemon, you may think he's biased, but his First Amendment rights are *everybody's* First Amendment rights
I went to Sarah Lawrence. We were very polite when Liddy Dole spoke till the Q&A when my pal Dana was like “Mrs. Dole, are you a scab?”
I like neither Ezra Klein nor shouting down speakers. I think Ezra Klein profits, metaphorically and literally, by being shouted down by Sarah Lawrence students, and that doing it to him was more or less like trying to discourage a dog by throwing bacon at it.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I went to Sarah Lawrence. We were very polite when Liddy Dole spoke till the Q&A when my pal Dana was like “Mrs. Dole, are you a scab?”
Drag queen name: Kristi Gnome
January 30, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Drag queen name: Kristi Gnome
I for one am curious what Melania opening night will look like
NEW: Ahem. For all of you "Melania" nay sayers out there, there are at least two sold out shows in the US for tomorrow's global release. Are they both before 3pm? Yes. Is one in Florida? Also yes. @regret.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/we-fou...
We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
A WIRED analysis of nearly 1,400 Friday showtimes of Melania found only two with no tickets available. Both are before 3 pm.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I for one am curious what Melania opening night will look like
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Trump looks very excited to be at Melania’s movie premiere.
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Trump looks very excited to be at Melania’s movie premiere.
When posting is policy. He just tweets these random ass things when he gets bored of scrolling and suddenly it's not clear whether the US fleet of regional jets is even legal
Donald Trump says he would charge a 50% tariff on aircraft from Canada and decertify all planes made there until Ottawa agreed to approve jets made by US firm Gulfstream
Trump Says US to Decertify, Levy Tariff on Planes From Canada
President Donald Trump said he would charge a 50% tariff on aircraft from Canada sold in the US and decertify all planes made in that country until Ottawa agreed to approve certain jets made by Gulfstream, a unit of General Dynamics Corp.
bloom.bg
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 AM
When posting is policy. He just tweets these random ass things when he gets bored of scrolling and suddenly it's not clear whether the US fleet of regional jets is even legal
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Students at Texas A&M include army veterans who have sworn an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States, including the right to free speech.
Army vets agree that Texas A&M’s censorship policy does not uphold constitutional rights that they have sworn to protect.
Army vets agree that Texas A&M’s censorship policy does not uphold constitutional rights that they have sworn to protect.
January 30, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Students at Texas A&M include army veterans who have sworn an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States, including the right to free speech.
Army vets agree that Texas A&M’s censorship policy does not uphold constitutional rights that they have sworn to protect.
Army vets agree that Texas A&M’s censorship policy does not uphold constitutional rights that they have sworn to protect.
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Good thread. Funny!
Coming to you live from outside the very special screening of “Melania” at The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Good thread. Funny!
Fun fact: Bruce Springsteen never liked being called “the Boss.” When I worked at Rolling Stone, our style sheet said not to call him that *per his request.* The man does not like bosses
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Fun fact: Bruce Springsteen never liked being called “the Boss.” When I worked at Rolling Stone, our style sheet said not to call him that *per his request.* The man does not like bosses
I don’t know what the camp potential of “Melania” is but maybe it could have a second life as a Rocky Horror-style audience participation midnight movie where someone says “I propose a toast” and everyone throws toast. Come dressed as your favorite White House aide or Cabinet member. Just an idea
January 29, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I don’t know what the camp potential of “Melania” is but maybe it could have a second life as a Rocky Horror-style audience participation midnight movie where someone says “I propose a toast” and everyone throws toast. Come dressed as your favorite White House aide or Cabinet member. Just an idea
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Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
“Rather than resembling any type of recognizable urban warfare formation, ICE agents’ tactics often seem to be modeled off what they’ve seen in movies or imbibed via TV shows or video games.” www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:33 PM
“Rather than resembling any type of recognizable urban warfare formation, ICE agents’ tactics often seem to be modeled off what they’ve seen in movies or imbibed via TV shows or video games.” www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
Just FYI, Tom Homan, the "border czar" who's been sent to Minneapolis as some kind of "de-escalation," invented the family separation policy of Trump I. Remember that?
A 5-year-old Minnesota child detained with his father at a Texas immigration facility appeared lethargic during a visit Jan. 28 by members of Congress, who demanded the family’s immediate release and an end to the use of family detention.
Lawmakers visit 5-year-old Minnesota boy, who appeared “depressed” in detention center
Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett demanded that preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his father be released.
bit.ly
January 29, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Just FYI, Tom Homan, the "border czar" who's been sent to Minneapolis as some kind of "de-escalation," invented the family separation policy of Trump I. Remember that?
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“This has to be the most expensive documentary ever made that didn’t involve music licensing.-- said Ted Hope. "How can it not be equated with currying favor or an outright bribe? How can that not be the case?” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
“This has to be the most expensive documentary ever made that didn’t involve music licensing.-- said Ted Hope. "How can it not be equated with currying favor or an outright bribe? How can that not be the case?” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
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"There’s an extremely hurtful narrative going around that my product, a revolutionary new technology that exists to scam the elderly and make you distrust anything you see online, is harmful to society."
Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In
“[Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI” — Headline from Gizmodo - - — Guys, enough is enough. Bullying is a s...
buff.ly
January 27, 2026 at 7:27 PM
"There’s an extremely hurtful narrative going around that my product, a revolutionary new technology that exists to scam the elderly and make you distrust anything you see online, is harmful to society."
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis