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Grave Dohl
@letsdestroy.bsky.social
· Jul 2
I started ADHD meds and am reining in my social media usage, including Bsky. I'll be posting a lot less and will probably start unfollowing a lot of people. It's nothing personal, and I'm doing well, I just need to unplug from The Discourse to a large degree.
I'll never forgive the people who consistently and deliberately cast doubt on these figures.
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I'll never forgive the people who consistently and deliberately cast doubt on these figures.
Why would anyone expect these books to still be relevant? They were fun reads at the time, but they're not great literature and haven't aged all that well.
And that's without even touching on the author's obsessive anti-trans crusade in recent years.
And that's without even touching on the author's obsessive anti-trans crusade in recent years.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Why would anyone expect these books to still be relevant? They were fun reads at the time, but they're not great literature and haven't aged all that well.
And that's without even touching on the author's obsessive anti-trans crusade in recent years.
And that's without even touching on the author's obsessive anti-trans crusade in recent years.
My comment that "Canada thrives because we are Canadian" is a meaningless statement was not well received by the folks on reddit (r/onguardforthee to be specific)
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 AM
My comment that "Canada thrives because we are Canadian" is a meaningless statement was not well received by the folks on reddit (r/onguardforthee to be specific)
I've seen a shocking number of Canadian quislings on Twitter as well.
A lot of British "patriots" siding with a hostile foreign leader who has declared economic war on their country.
A hostile foreign leader who is now looking for anything he can do to damage Britain - because he wants to steal Greenland.
You have all been totally exposed.
A hostile foreign leader who is now looking for anything he can do to damage Britain - because he wants to steal Greenland.
You have all been totally exposed.
January 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I've seen a shocking number of Canadian quislings on Twitter as well.
I legitimately can't tell if this man is stupid, deranged, a propagandist or a troll.
January 21, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I legitimately can't tell if this man is stupid, deranged, a propagandist or a troll.
Reminder: UNRWA is a UN agency that does life-saving work. Canadians fund it with our tax dollars. This is Israel giving all UNRWA donors a giant middle finger while we help to subsidize their brutal occupation.
January 21, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Reminder: UNRWA is a UN agency that does life-saving work. Canadians fund it with our tax dollars. This is Israel giving all UNRWA donors a giant middle finger while we help to subsidize their brutal occupation.
Tourism is a luxury. Cutting off tourist visas is far more humane than the sanctions the US routinely imposes on other countries.
US sanctions have destroyed entire national economies and cost thousands (likely millions) of lives.
US sanctions have destroyed entire national economies and cost thousands (likely millions) of lives.
To those who are claiming that it'd be too cruel and extreme for the EU to cut off American tourist visas now (or to otherwise sanction or inconvenience us Americans in any way)....
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
January 19, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Tourism is a luxury. Cutting off tourist visas is far more humane than the sanctions the US routinely imposes on other countries.
US sanctions have destroyed entire national economies and cost thousands (likely millions) of lives.
US sanctions have destroyed entire national economies and cost thousands (likely millions) of lives.
Part of the suspicion is because the loudest Iranian exiles are right-wing monarchists who support Reza Pahlavi and Israel. It's also because Trump and Netanyahu loudly claim to support the protestors and are seemingly looking to use the opportunity for another bombing campaign.
@galbeckerman.bsky.social: ”In my conversations with these Iranian exiles, I heard deep frustration ... The Iranian protesters stepping fearlessly into the sights of government snipers are being seen by the American left with more suspicion than sympathy.”
The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Part of the suspicion is because the loudest Iranian exiles are right-wing monarchists who support Reza Pahlavi and Israel. It's also because Trump and Netanyahu loudly claim to support the protestors and are seemingly looking to use the opportunity for another bombing campaign.
Obama's Nobel was just as fake and meaningless as Machado's
January 17, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Obama's Nobel was just as fake and meaningless as Machado's
I'm old enough to remember when George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security. It was never necessary. In the intervening 23 years, it has become a fascist security state colossus.
I never thought I'd say this, but Bill Kristol is right. Don't just abolish ICE. Abolish DHS altogether.
I never thought I'd say this, but Bill Kristol is right. Don't just abolish ICE. Abolish DHS altogether.
January 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I'm old enough to remember when George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security. It was never necessary. In the intervening 23 years, it has become a fascist security state colossus.
I never thought I'd say this, but Bill Kristol is right. Don't just abolish ICE. Abolish DHS altogether.
I never thought I'd say this, but Bill Kristol is right. Don't just abolish ICE. Abolish DHS altogether.
Getting heart disease to own the libs
I thought this was a joke but it’s an actual post from the White House: “we are ending the war on protein”
How about ending the war on the health of this country?
How about ending the war on the health of this country?
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Getting heart disease to own the libs
Mehdi Hasan is spot on here. Protests and encampments are about challenging and changing the policies of *domestic* actors, be they governments, corporations or universities.
They are not about demonstrating one's moral positions in a vacuum.
They are not about demonstrating one's moral positions in a vacuum.
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Mehdi Hasan is spot on here. Protests and encampments are about challenging and changing the policies of *domestic* actors, be they governments, corporations or universities.
They are not about demonstrating one's moral positions in a vacuum.
They are not about demonstrating one's moral positions in a vacuum.
He's right
It isn’t difficult to hold 2 thoughts, side by side, at the same time:
The people of Iran deserve freedom, dignity, & protection from state violence.
The US & Israeli governments have caused great harm to Iranians and don’t have the best interests of the Iranian people in mind.
The people of Iran deserve freedom, dignity, & protection from state violence.
The US & Israeli governments have caused great harm to Iranians and don’t have the best interests of the Iranian people in mind.
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
He's right
I think nationalism is stupid and I wouldn't call myself a Canadian 'patriot' under normal circumstances, but when I see shit like this, it makes me want to join the nearest CAF Reserve unit.
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I think nationalism is stupid and I wouldn't call myself a Canadian 'patriot' under normal circumstances, but when I see shit like this, it makes me want to join the nearest CAF Reserve unit.
I don't get why this would be leaked to a right-wing outlet, or why DHS would promote it. It shows that this was a low-stress situation, that Good was not being belligerent, that the agent was aimlessly walking Good's car, and that Good was steering away from him. Am I missing something?
I reached out to DHS, which is promoting the video on X.
My main question is whether this is the full video taken by the ICE agent or if it's been edited down to obscure what happened before and after.
DHS hasn't responded.
My main question is whether this is the full video taken by the ICE agent or if it's been edited down to obscure what happened before and after.
DHS hasn't responded.
ICE Agent's Cellphone Video of Renee Good's Killing Leaks to Right-Wing Outlet
Shots were fired just 40 seconds after the ICE agent left his vehicle.
gizmodo.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I don't get why this would be leaked to a right-wing outlet, or why DHS would promote it. It shows that this was a low-stress situation, that Good was not being belligerent, that the agent was aimlessly walking Good's car, and that Good was steering away from him. Am I missing something?
I think ICE and the Trump admin have overreached. By flouting accountability so brazenly they are generating the kind of backlash that could end up sinking their entire project.
Agreed. It would've been smarter of ICE and the Trump admin to at least pretend there were some accountability measures being taken. They are instead inflaming the situation and increasing the chances that someone goes for vigilante justice instead.
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I think ICE and the Trump admin have overreached. By flouting accountability so brazenly they are generating the kind of backlash that could end up sinking their entire project.
Western governments, including Canada's, lined up to support Israel's invasion of Iran, and then the US invasion of Venezuela. They have shown incredible weakness and deference to the Trump admin.
It's hard to imagine non-US NATO states rallying behind Denmark (or Canada) in case the US invades.
It's hard to imagine non-US NATO states rallying behind Denmark (or Canada) in case the US invades.
"In her statement, posted on the Danish government website, [Danish Prime Minister Mette] Frederiksen said she was addressing the US 'very directly'.
She said Denmark - 'and thus Greenland' - was a NATO member and covered by the alliance's security guarantee"
She said Denmark - 'and thus Greenland' - was a NATO member and covered by the alliance's security guarantee"
Danish PM tells Trump to stop 'threats' against Greenland
Mette Frederiksen said the "US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom".
www.bbc.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Western governments, including Canada's, lined up to support Israel's invasion of Iran, and then the US invasion of Venezuela. They have shown incredible weakness and deference to the Trump admin.
It's hard to imagine non-US NATO states rallying behind Denmark (or Canada) in case the US invades.
It's hard to imagine non-US NATO states rallying behind Denmark (or Canada) in case the US invades.
Israel-Palestine has become a salient issue in western countries largely because most western politicians are so committed to supporting Israel. Most western governments refuse the very reasonable demands of their citizens on this issue (e.g. arms embargo).
January 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Israel-Palestine has become a salient issue in western countries largely because most western politicians are so committed to supporting Israel. Most western governments refuse the very reasonable demands of their citizens on this issue (e.g. arms embargo).
Bernie Sanders swearing in Zohran Mamdani on Qoran is pretty based ngl. I'm allowed to lib out once in a while.
January 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Bernie Sanders swearing in Zohran Mamdani on Qoran is pretty based ngl. I'm allowed to lib out once in a while.
A Garfield comic strip collection for me
if i were to ever have the privilege of being sworn in to an office, i would choose a copy of Black Reconstruction
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A Garfield comic strip collection for me
[Friendly quote]
I can't speak to the NDP's internal process, or to Engler's behaviour overall, but I did see him make a post on X that was consistent with the third bullet, in which he seemed to blame Jewish journalists for Canadian media's biased coverage of the Gaza genocide. 1/
I can't speak to the NDP's internal process, or to Engler's behaviour overall, but I did see him make a post on X that was consistent with the third bullet, in which he seemed to blame Jewish journalists for Canadian media's biased coverage of the Gaza genocide. 1/
January 1, 2026 at 4:29 AM
[Friendly quote]
I can't speak to the NDP's internal process, or to Engler's behaviour overall, but I did see him make a post on X that was consistent with the third bullet, in which he seemed to blame Jewish journalists for Canadian media's biased coverage of the Gaza genocide. 1/
I can't speak to the NDP's internal process, or to Engler's behaviour overall, but I did see him make a post on X that was consistent with the third bullet, in which he seemed to blame Jewish journalists for Canadian media's biased coverage of the Gaza genocide. 1/
Steven Pinker laundering Israeli state propaganda and aiding the strangulation of the occupied Palestinian territories.
December 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Steven Pinker laundering Israeli state propaganda and aiding the strangulation of the occupied Palestinian territories.
I don't get why people think China or Russia would ally with Israel after the US-Israeli alliance falls through. Because they're 'bad' and so is Israel? They'll form a League of Evil Countries?
December 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I don't get why people think China or Russia would ally with Israel after the US-Israeli alliance falls through. Because they're 'bad' and so is Israel? They'll form a League of Evil Countries?
This just seems like good campaigning.
🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This just seems like good campaigning.
Twitter was never the platform of the masses—it was a place for freaks and weirdos. It's now been taken over by right-wing freaks and weirdos, while the left-wing freaks and weirdos (myself included) have largely migrated here.
to be clear, it is fine if you just want to dick around! that's what i mostly do on here. but the idea that "you're giving up the fight to influence people by not using X" is belied by the fact that effectively *no one* uses X. and i don't see any of the "use X!" people on tiktok or youtube.
December 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Twitter was never the platform of the masses—it was a place for freaks and weirdos. It's now been taken over by right-wing freaks and weirdos, while the left-wing freaks and weirdos (myself included) have largely migrated here.