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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13d

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

harpers.org

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 16d

I guess pointing out hypocrisy doesn’t matter anymore, but the same people who voted for DOGE and emptying the swamp and kicking out the fat cat elites, etc. are perfectly fine with a real estate developer using taxpayer money to slap gold on everything

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Trump: “Some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House. Foreign Leaders, and everyone else, “freak out” when they see the quality and beauty. Best Oval Office ever, in terms of success and look!!! President DJT”

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Avram Grumer @avramg.bsky.social · 16d

I just tried doing this (with “Yakety Sax”), but can’t figure out how to upload it so the sound works.

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Honeycut1 @dougpiker.bsky.social · 16d

New meme just dropped

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 16d

Was sure this was referring to Weird Al Yankovic

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Honeycut1 @dougpiker.bsky.social · 19d

I’m adding it to the to read list. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 19d

Anyone with a copy of that memo should definitely send it to Chris but while you’re at it would a copy to me hurt? NO

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19d

REQUEST: If anyone has the memo in question, pushing such prosecutions, apparently sent from a lawyer in Blanche's office to "U.S. attorney’s offices in California, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Detroit and Maryland, among others," please send it my way. Signal: crg.32

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19d

Breaking News: A Justice Dept. official is pushing prosecutors to investigate a group funded by George Soros, the billionaire Democratic donor whom President Trump has demanded be thrown in jail.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 19d

I mean, you knew it was coming

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19d

Trump: We’re going to take some of the tariff money and give it to our farmers who are going to be hurt for a little while until the tariffs kick in

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Wesley Johnson @westhehero.bsky.social · 20d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

a Reichstag fire, but one of them every week

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 22d

If you're on LinkedIn, here's the opt-out for LinkedIn's AI bullshit using your content.

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

www.linkedin.com

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Jeff Bakalar @jerf.xyz · 22d

america please get a second opinion

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22d

Oh, they're totally going to blame the mothers for the existence of autistic people. It's eugenics wrapped in misogyny.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22d

Trump: "If you can't tough it out, if you can't do it, that's what you're gonna have to do. You'll take a Tylenol, but it'll be very sparingly ... I think you shouldn't take it."

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Honeycut1 @dougpiker.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks so much

Honeycut1 @dougpiker.bsky.social · 24d

What a crock of shit. They just need to say they only want state run media…anyway can’t wait for Fox to have special explaining that this is great for “muh freedoms”

NPR @npr.org · 24d

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

www.npr.org

Honeycut1 @dougpiker.bsky.social · 24d

I am very pleased with this progress...and I'm still very sweaty. Next year I am going to get under 45 minutes!

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 25d

No

Laughable

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Consumer Time Capsule @consumertc.bsky.social · 25d

Same vibe

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25d

I would call this “consciousness of guilt” in an eventual domestic trial or international war crimes tribunal.

Shoe + @shoe.bsky.social · 25d

Dems ought to be telling people now these letters are worth absolutely nothing.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25d

/4 The sentiment is very old. It’s a refutation of Ecclesiastes 9:4 and an echo of things we used to believe in America. Zapata put it “it’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees.”

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25d

/5 I’m old, and fat, and slow, and live a mostly complacent and banal life, so maybe it’s more appropriate to put it less dramatically: I am prepared to accept substantial unpleasantness and hardship rather than submit to fascism.

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wobblerocket 🎲🎮 @wobblerocket.com · 26d

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 27d

It’s been clear for months that this administration is ten times the threat to the First Amendment that “wokeism” ever was.

If this doesn’t wake the fuck up all the comedy podcast bros, nothing will.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27d

The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.

Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 27d

New: FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...

FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr warned. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

www.cnn.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 27d

In honor of Jimmy Kimmel get suspended in part for saying "And by ‘statistical fact’, [Vance] means ‘complete bullshit’,” in response to Vance's false claim that most political violence is from the left, here's the DOJ report showing the opposite, that the DOJ conveniently just memory-holed:

web.archive.org

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