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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 1h

My teen said their history teacher told them to judge historical figures “by the standards of the time.” I said well, who gets to decide the standards of the time? The enslaved people, the children forced to have sex with older men?

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 2h

Jews and Italians are allowed to play each other on TV/movies, we signed a contract.

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 44m

Sadly the Patriot is a bad BraveHeart knockoff (which itself is a problematic film.)

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 1d

jfc

Burl Falconcrest @burl-falconcrest.bsky.social · 1d

You called that one...

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Burl Falconcrest @burl-falconcrest.bsky.social · 1d

You called that one...

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9d

now that people are being mean to bari weiss online again I expect the Atlantic to restart their "solidarity with bari weiss" vertical, so all their authors can weigh in on how bari weiss should be our uncriticizable queen of free speech.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 5h

Israeli leaders screamed their genocidal intent at the top of their lungs all the way through.

No crime in history has been so confessed to as it actually happened.

But almost all Western media outlets suppressed this.

Kudos to @scotnational.bsky.social for not being one of them.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3h

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 3h

"I know lots of great people in the National Guard"
Dude....
My dude....
I know lots of great people who happen to be cops. It doesn't mean I trust cops.
Why would I trust the Texas national guard to protect the people of Portland?

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 3h

It's like they are genocidal....

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 4h

BBC News reporting on Israel deliberating destroying Gaza infrastructure

Including a waste water treatment plant just before the ceasefire was announced, which legal experts say may be a war crime

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thinkingbayonet.bsky.social @thinkingbayonet.bsky.social · 7h

I now realize that for my entire adult life, I've had a very narrow conception of what "supporting and defending the Constitution" means. Standing on business when armed agents of the State are knocking on your door is way more important, by a country mile, than anything I did overseas

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15h

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 8h

Creepy...

lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 8h

I still think tech would benefit from a cultural shift that values the humanities.
Meanwhile, I believe Peter Thiel simply wanted to feel like an educated white supremacist rather than a rural or working class bigot at a klan rally.

brasidas @brasidas.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone who claims that Silicon Valley would be better with more humanities education has to grapple with the fact that Peter Thiel was a philosophy major.

lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 8h

That's not even food poisoning. It just tasted bad?

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 9h

There's still a tendency in academia (and I am no exception to this) to talk about authoritarianism and fascistization as if these are just things we could observe out there, somehow unrelated to and not directly affeciting us, and not forces already at work both within and against our institutions

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 9h

Reminder the Raiders are not the Raiders without OAKLAND!

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13h

Pushing for a cease fire so you can look good in a genocide you specifically enabled, at the same time as you’re assaulting your own democracy & waging war on your own cities, is never going to get you a prize for peace. If there’s a prize for hypocrisy and narcissism though, you’ve got a real shot.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

I know it's basically just bait so whatever but if you use "thought police" unironically you should be forced to sit in a corner without your phone for a full hour

Sally Jenkins post with a link to whatever awful Atlantic piece about Bari Weiss reading "Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of
@theatlantic.com
is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. "

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 23h

especially weird because Weiss hates them and literally wants them to die out, unless she personally can grift them for all their money

Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 23h

Genuinely makes me a little crazy that many large legacy outlets are printing that Bari Weiss' free press cared as much about reporting and accuracy as real journalists despite that being a factual statement that is easily disproven.

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 19h

Wow....

The Spooky Dude @2house2fly.bsky.social · 22h

@suicidepets

Wtf am i gonna go to therapy for??? So I can pay money just for some bitch to tell me I'm gay? To find out im gay and in the closet? To help me discover that deep down im a gay ass homosexual man? Lmao pass. Miss me with that shit. Im straight. I am straight

lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 22h

Could you send a good article on the philosophy and politics of Watchmen? I've always felt a little lost when it comes to interpreting it.(Especially compared to V for Vendetta)

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 1d

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Finally realized what the freakout over Mamdani becoming mayor reminded me of, and it's the freakout over the first black mayors in southern cities.

New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:

"Too Young to Die"

As the seemingly endless NYC mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the howls of the Democratic establishment in the city are only getting louder. They've really convinced themselves that the elect...

campaign-trails.ghost.io

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Doremus Schafer @doremus-schafer.bsky.social · 1d

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