Hunter DeButts
@jolmy.bsky.social
The official account of Woodrow Wilson’s ne’er do well brother in law
I know people who say “reskeets are not endorsements” and they’re all cowards
I know people who say “reskeets are not endorsements” and they’re all cowards
The best time to fire David Brooks was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The best time to fire David Brooks was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
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Reminder: we are in this together. Whether you accept it or not, they’ll eventually remind you.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Reminder: we are in this together. Whether you accept it or not, they’ll eventually remind you.
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THIS IS THE FUNNIEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO ME ON BSKY DOT SOCIAL
October 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
THIS IS THE FUNNIEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO ME ON BSKY DOT SOCIAL
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We've had our fun getting into dust ups, socialists communists progressives liberals shitlibs centrist bvnmw blue wave bozos can we all agree to just block any of the right wing accounts we see? They lost the privilege of being in the conversation.
one thing about "big" right wing accounts joining over here is that it quickly becomes apparent they have no idea how to function online without a built in army of incel followers they can sic on people to harass
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We've had our fun getting into dust ups, socialists communists progressives liberals shitlibs centrist bvnmw blue wave bozos can we all agree to just block any of the right wing accounts we see? They lost the privilege of being in the conversation.
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No Kings includes Shaun King
October 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
No Kings includes Shaun King
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Speaking Power to Truth
October 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Speaking Power to Truth
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People going "America was always fascist" or "it's been like this since the 1980s" or making related claims don't seem to realize it, but they're telling everyone that nothing different is happening, nothing worse than usual, so if you weren't up in arms about eg 2013, you shouldn't be now either.
October 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
People going "America was always fascist" or "it's been like this since the 1980s" or making related claims don't seem to realize it, but they're telling everyone that nothing different is happening, nothing worse than usual, so if you weren't up in arms about eg 2013, you shouldn't be now either.
I live in one of those small cities where the bus is free and I can confirm that it 1) makes sense here and 2) makes the bus ride significantly more pleasant.
Bottom line: Fare-free transit can make sense in small cities where ridership is light and farebox $$ low. NYC, where 1/3 of all US transit trips occur, is the polar opposite.
Mamdani should focus on his other (generally excellent) transportation reforms. Let this one go.
Mamdani should focus on his other (generally excellent) transportation reforms. Let this one go.
Zohran Mamdani Has Some Good Ideas for NYC Transit. His Biggest Promise Isn’t One of Them.
Riders don't want buses to be free. They want something else.
slate.com
August 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I live in one of those small cities where the bus is free and I can confirm that it 1) makes sense here and 2) makes the bus ride significantly more pleasant.
I got to see some early-blooming Rocky Shoals Spider Lillies this weekend. Overall just a beautiful evening on the lake.
May 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I got to see some early-blooming Rocky Shoals Spider Lillies this weekend. Overall just a beautiful evening on the lake.
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JERRY: they're all coping about the pope
GEORGE: because the pope is woke?
JERRY: because the pope is woke
GEORGE: so... it's pope cope?
JERRY: it's woke pope cope, George, woke pope cope!
GEORGE: because the pope is woke?
JERRY: because the pope is woke
GEORGE: so... it's pope cope?
JERRY: it's woke pope cope, George, woke pope cope!
May 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
JERRY: they're all coping about the pope
GEORGE: because the pope is woke?
JERRY: because the pope is woke
GEORGE: so... it's pope cope?
JERRY: it's woke pope cope, George, woke pope cope!
GEORGE: because the pope is woke?
JERRY: because the pope is woke
GEORGE: so... it's pope cope?
JERRY: it's woke pope cope, George, woke pope cope!
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This is all hilarious but I especially love the idea that the Pope shouldn’t be a “globalist”
May 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is all hilarious but I especially love the idea that the Pope shouldn’t be a “globalist”
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3/4. If we accept the idea that moving a person from one place to another undoes rights and disempowers the judiciary, we are endorsing the basic Nazism practice that enabled the killing of millions.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
3/4. If we accept the idea that moving a person from one place to another undoes rights and disempowers the judiciary, we are endorsing the basic Nazism practice that enabled the killing of millions.
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wish i knew where to attribute this idea, but someone said cars are like a gas and will expand to fill up every possible space unless restricted. bike lanes really prove this out.
April 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
wish i knew where to attribute this idea, but someone said cars are like a gas and will expand to fill up every possible space unless restricted. bike lanes really prove this out.
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this is literal idolatry and it's insane to me how they don't see this
April 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
this is literal idolatry and it's insane to me how they don't see this
I suppose there’s some hypothetical version of a textile mill you could dream up that’s ok to work in, but when we did actually have textile mills in this country they were decidedly not good places to work and there’s no reason to believe they would be any better in Trump’s America.
April 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I suppose there’s some hypothetical version of a textile mill you could dream up that’s ok to work in, but when we did actually have textile mills in this country they were decidedly not good places to work and there’s no reason to believe they would be any better in Trump’s America.
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it seems clear that everyone thought that their additions to the security state would be limited to their specific motivating contexts and wouldn't be misused in the future by a malicious actor.
but, surprising no one who thought about it, death machines can be used for many purposes by bad people.
but, surprising no one who thought about it, death machines can be used for many purposes by bad people.
You know that Trump has truly gone off the rails when John Yoo, of 2002 Torture Memos infamy, declares his administration’s treatment of aliens unlawful.
Yoo was the key legal mind behind America’s use of torture at Guantanamo & Abu Ghraib. Even he calls Trump’s treatment of foreigners unlawful.
Yoo was the key legal mind behind America’s use of torture at Guantanamo & Abu Ghraib. Even he calls Trump’s treatment of foreigners unlawful.
Trump’s Risky Reliance on the Alien Enemies Act | National Review
Creating a state of war would be a steep cost to expedite the removal of Venezuelan gangsters, who could be deported under regular immigration laws anyway.
www.nationalreview.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
it seems clear that everyone thought that their additions to the security state would be limited to their specific motivating contexts and wouldn't be misused in the future by a malicious actor.
but, surprising no one who thought about it, death machines can be used for many purposes by bad people.
but, surprising no one who thought about it, death machines can be used for many purposes by bad people.
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Nobody named "Hunter Walker" gets to accuse anyone else of gentrification
March 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Nobody named "Hunter Walker" gets to accuse anyone else of gentrification
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every college, corporate, and nonprofit president right now
March 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
every college, corporate, and nonprofit president right now
Well that’s an intersection I never expected to happen. Reserved seat for Mick Mulvaney (yes, that Mick Mulvaney) at my job.
March 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Well that’s an intersection I never expected to happen. Reserved seat for Mick Mulvaney (yes, that Mick Mulvaney) at my job.
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"one armed gesture"
"questionable salute"
"roman salute"
"elon musk salute"
all of these were actual headlines
"questionable salute"
"roman salute"
"elon musk salute"
all of these were actual headlines
February 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"one armed gesture"
"questionable salute"
"roman salute"
"elon musk salute"
all of these were actual headlines
"questionable salute"
"roman salute"
"elon musk salute"
all of these were actual headlines
If your primary political orientation is “American exceptionalism but America bad,” I mean you’re gonna be right a lot of the time but you’re also gonna have some embarrassingly bad takes like this one.
Is this person entirely unaware of the history of the Caribbean?
Is this person entirely unaware of the history of the Caribbean?
February 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If your primary political orientation is “American exceptionalism but America bad,” I mean you’re gonna be right a lot of the time but you’re also gonna have some embarrassingly bad takes like this one.
Is this person entirely unaware of the history of the Caribbean?
Is this person entirely unaware of the history of the Caribbean?
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let me recommend this paper on "class abstractionism," which argues that the structural primacy of class does not imply the political primacy of class and, in point of historical fact, non-class identities have been powerful catalysts for working-class mobilization.
The Problem of Class Abstractionism - Michael A. McCarthy, Mathieu Hikaru Desan, 2023
With renewed interest in Marxism, class is back on the intellectual agenda. But so too is the familiar charge of “class reductionism.” This charge conflates two...
journals.sagepub.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
let me recommend this paper on "class abstractionism," which argues that the structural primacy of class does not imply the political primacy of class and, in point of historical fact, non-class identities have been powerful catalysts for working-class mobilization.
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Turns out the "inefficiencies" were actually "human interaction" and "relationship building" all along and that those things were deeply valuable.
January 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Turns out the "inefficiencies" were actually "human interaction" and "relationship building" all along and that those things were deeply valuable.