Shayne OBrien
@jshayneo.bsky.social
Modern southern gentleman. Creator of WTF is Going on Here? by SOB. Manners intact. Mercy optional. https://substack.com/@wtfbysob
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I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
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In the words of Mark Twain, "Fuck Disney and the mouse they rode in on!"
September 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
In the words of Mark Twain, "Fuck Disney and the mouse they rode in on!"
Fuck the New York Yankees!
September 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Fuck the New York Yankees!
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Well, not always . . .
September 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Well, not always . . .
That means it's working! Fascists should have no safe harbor anywhere on the planet! If they are afraid for their lives, they will be much less likely to vote in a way that hurts yours!
Members of Congress are pulling back on outdoor events following the deadly shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk — a sign of widespread fear among elected officials amid the current surge of political violence.
House members pull back outdoor events after Kirk shooting
“You could have lots of individual security and not notice someone laying down on the rooftop," said Oversight Chair James Comer.
www.politico.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
That means it's working! Fascists should have no safe harbor anywhere on the planet! If they are afraid for their lives, they will be much less likely to vote in a way that hurts yours!
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Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.
September 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.
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He died in the America he dreamed of.
September 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
He died in the America he dreamed of.
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Notice how not a SINGLE CLIP of Charlie Kirk is being shown on TV as the news organizations try to eulogize him kindly. Even Fox News. You cannot show a SINGLE THING he ever said that wasnt spewing HATE and violence.
What a legacy.
What a legacy.
September 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Notice how not a SINGLE CLIP of Charlie Kirk is being shown on TV as the news organizations try to eulogize him kindly. Even Fox News. You cannot show a SINGLE THING he ever said that wasnt spewing HATE and violence.
What a legacy.
What a legacy.
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Lisa Murkowski is beyond pathetic.
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Lisa Murkowski is beyond pathetic.
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social this is exactly the rot that props fascism up in America. Dressing Kirk’s hate as ‘the right way’ isn’t analysis—it’s appeasement. Call it what it is: laundering bigotry through polite language. That makes you less a journalist and more a fascist in liberal clothing.
“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.”
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
September 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social this is exactly the rot that props fascism up in America. Dressing Kirk’s hate as ‘the right way’ isn’t analysis—it’s appeasement. Call it what it is: laundering bigotry through polite language. That makes you less a journalist and more a fascist in liberal clothing.
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no offends if this is you but if you're thinking "this is going to make the right do fascism" they're already there. they blew up a boat with 11 people on it for being immigrants. they're kidnapping US citizens and trying to rendition them to Uganda. do you think we're on a trajectory to peace
September 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
no offends if this is you but if you're thinking "this is going to make the right do fascism" they're already there. they blew up a boat with 11 people on it for being immigrants. they're kidnapping US citizens and trying to rendition them to Uganda. do you think we're on a trajectory to peace
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It’s funny seeing all the right wing talking heads try and condemn violence, only to be reposted with screenshots of their own calls to violence.
Your ethos means nothing if your praxis contradicts it.
Your ethos means nothing if your praxis contradicts it.
September 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It’s funny seeing all the right wing talking heads try and condemn violence, only to be reposted with screenshots of their own calls to violence.
Your ethos means nothing if your praxis contradicts it.
Your ethos means nothing if your praxis contradicts it.
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Oklahoma Student Play About Shakespearean Theatre Shut Down Over Gender Laws
Wow! This feels like the Handmaid's Tale. Gender Laws?
Really?
Wow! This feels like the Handmaid's Tale. Gender Laws?
Really?
Oklahoma Student Play About Shakespearean Theatre Shut Down Over Gender Laws
For students, the show must go on.
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Oklahoma Student Play About Shakespearean Theatre Shut Down Over Gender Laws
Wow! This feels like the Handmaid's Tale. Gender Laws?
Really?
Wow! This feels like the Handmaid's Tale. Gender Laws?
Really?
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🎶 “Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na Hey hey hey, goodbye!”🎶 🎶
People sang as ICE retreated and their vehicle with slashed tires was towed away.
More than 100 demonstrators had surrounded ICE as roofers refuse to come down from rooftop in Rochester, N.Y.
#RochesterResists #AbolishICE #HandsOffNewYork
People sang as ICE retreated and their vehicle with slashed tires was towed away.
More than 100 demonstrators had surrounded ICE as roofers refuse to come down from rooftop in Rochester, N.Y.
#RochesterResists #AbolishICE #HandsOffNewYork
September 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🎶 “Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na Hey hey hey, goodbye!”🎶 🎶
People sang as ICE retreated and their vehicle with slashed tires was towed away.
More than 100 demonstrators had surrounded ICE as roofers refuse to come down from rooftop in Rochester, N.Y.
#RochesterResists #AbolishICE #HandsOffNewYork
People sang as ICE retreated and their vehicle with slashed tires was towed away.
More than 100 demonstrators had surrounded ICE as roofers refuse to come down from rooftop in Rochester, N.Y.
#RochesterResists #AbolishICE #HandsOffNewYork
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Can you imagine if these people had the same outrage, compassion and empathy for school shootings? 😞
September 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Can you imagine if these people had the same outrage, compassion and empathy for school shootings? 😞
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The UK fired their ambassador to the US over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Meanwhile, Epstein’s best friend remains the President of the United States.
Meanwhile, Epstein’s best friend remains the President of the United States.
September 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The UK fired their ambassador to the US over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Meanwhile, Epstein’s best friend remains the President of the United States.
Meanwhile, Epstein’s best friend remains the President of the United States.
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What happened to Charlie Kirk is also what happened to 20 children (ages 6 and 7) at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨
I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨
September 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
What happened to Charlie Kirk is also what happened to 20 children (ages 6 and 7) at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨
I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨
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“But he had a family!”
He also clearly didn’t love his family.
He also clearly didn’t love his family.
September 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“But he had a family!”
He also clearly didn’t love his family.
He also clearly didn’t love his family.