Nicholas Slayton
@nslayton.bsky.social
Journalist. Contributing editor @TaskandPurpose.com . Bylines at New Republic, The Prospect, Motherboard, Wired, elsewhere. Was once insulted by Martin Shkreli. Signal: nslayton.12
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· Sep 28
How a Travel YouTuber Captured Nepal’s Revolution for the World
Harry Jackson went into Kathmandu as a tourist. He ended up being one of the main international sources of news on Nepal’s Gen Z protests.
www.wired.com
If you saw footage of Nepal's protests this month, it's a fair chance you saw it from WeHateTheCold, a British travel vlogger who stumbled into the revolution and started filming. I spoke to him about it for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/how-a-...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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"Wrapped" is the single most creative way to sell "our service collects data on you constantly and that's fun." Spotify figured that out first. They have yet to hit a second innovation that endears them to users, despite trying such tactics as "ads for ICE" and "paying musicians bupkis."
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Wrapped" is the single most creative way to sell "our service collects data on you constantly and that's fun." Spotify figured that out first. They have yet to hit a second innovation that endears them to users, despite trying such tactics as "ads for ICE" and "paying musicians bupkis."
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Also what the fucking fuck, learn how to do a message
December 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Also what the fucking fuck, learn how to do a message
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did… did he not think Biden “secured” the border when Dems did their border and asylum crackdown
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
did… did he not think Biden “secured” the border when Dems did their border and asylum crackdown
Oh come on
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Oh come on
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Democratic leadership handpicked him to fill this exact role, and he's doing it well!
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Democratic leadership handpicked him to fill this exact role, and he's doing it well!
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Despite rising tensions and the alleged closure of Venezuelan airspace, U.S. deportation flights to Venezuela have continued on their usual Wed/Fri schedule. The 74th such flight of the year (EAL8280) is currently en route from Phoenix, AZ to Caracas.
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Despite rising tensions and the alleged closure of Venezuelan airspace, U.S. deportation flights to Venezuela have continued on their usual Wed/Fri schedule. The 74th such flight of the year (EAL8280) is currently en route from Phoenix, AZ to Caracas.
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BLOOD WORK / EPISODE 10
THEY KISS HORSES, DON’T THEY? / FOUR FASCIST CONCEPTS
What are ‘libidinal politics’? What the fuck is a ‘machinic assemblage’? Why are these men terrified of women? We look at four ideas in the fascist imaginary and head down to the stables to look at some freaks.
THEY KISS HORSES, DON’T THEY? / FOUR FASCIST CONCEPTS
What are ‘libidinal politics’? What the fuck is a ‘machinic assemblage’? Why are these men terrified of women? We look at four ideas in the fascist imaginary and head down to the stables to look at some freaks.
They Kiss Horses, Don’t They? / Four Fascist Concepts | Blood Work
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December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
BLOOD WORK / EPISODE 10
THEY KISS HORSES, DON’T THEY? / FOUR FASCIST CONCEPTS
What are ‘libidinal politics’? What the fuck is a ‘machinic assemblage’? Why are these men terrified of women? We look at four ideas in the fascist imaginary and head down to the stables to look at some freaks.
THEY KISS HORSES, DON’T THEY? / FOUR FASCIST CONCEPTS
What are ‘libidinal politics’? What the fuck is a ‘machinic assemblage’? Why are these men terrified of women? We look at four ideas in the fascist imaginary and head down to the stables to look at some freaks.
Not good.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/e...
German military says thousands of rounds of ammunition were stolen from parked vehicle last week | CNN
The German Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that “a shipment of thousands of rounds of ammunition” bound for the armed forces was stolen from a civilian contractor’s trailer last week.
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Not good.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/e...
Since everyone is posting spotify wrapped, I'll say this: Pulp's "MORE" is the album of the year but Young Fathers' "Lowly" from the 28 Years Later score is song of the year. Just a banging, inventive, emotionally gripping song. And if you think otherwise you're wrong www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTl9...
Lowly
YouTube video by Young Fathers - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Since everyone is posting spotify wrapped, I'll say this: Pulp's "MORE" is the album of the year but Young Fathers' "Lowly" from the 28 Years Later score is song of the year. Just a banging, inventive, emotionally gripping song. And if you think otherwise you're wrong www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTl9...
Mike Johnson, second in line to the presidency and its role as commander-in-chief, has spent the last two months repeatedly claiming not to have heard of various big news topics including the ongoing, nearly two-dozen strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. Either he's lying or ignorant.
RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
December 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Mike Johnson, second in line to the presidency and its role as commander-in-chief, has spent the last two months repeatedly claiming not to have heard of various big news topics including the ongoing, nearly two-dozen strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. Either he's lying or ignorant.
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I've said this before and I'll say it again: Democrats can't hold official committee hearings, but they absolutely can gather in a room and invite people to answer questions and stream it live and invite the press to cover it.
NEW: Jim Jordan and House GOPers refused to let the American public hear directly from Jack Smith, per his attorney.
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I've said this before and I'll say it again: Democrats can't hold official committee hearings, but they absolutely can gather in a room and invite people to answer questions and stream it live and invite the press to cover it.
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We're back with Part 4 of our series into Mittelwerk, Hitler's underground rocket factory. This time, we're taking a wider look at what was happening in the Nazi leadership and war in 1944 and how those changes impacted Mittelbau-Dora.
open.spotify.com/episode/1uqA...
open.spotify.com/episode/1uqA...
Mittelwerk, Hitler's Rocket Factory: Part 4
open.spotify.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We're back with Part 4 of our series into Mittelwerk, Hitler's underground rocket factory. This time, we're taking a wider look at what was happening in the Nazi leadership and war in 1944 and how those changes impacted Mittelbau-Dora.
open.spotify.com/episode/1uqA...
open.spotify.com/episode/1uqA...
Today was the first day in weeks I didn't have to wake up and immediately start work/rush out the door for work. Sat on my stoop drinking coffee and reading The Onion and didn't look at my phone. It was...fun? Nice? Very weird experience.
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today was the first day in weeks I didn't have to wake up and immediately start work/rush out the door for work. Sat on my stoop drinking coffee and reading The Onion and didn't look at my phone. It was...fun? Nice? Very weird experience.
Oh wow. Curious to see how far this gets. And if more are to come.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/a...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/a...
Colombian family files first known formal complaint over deadly US strike in Caribbean | CNN
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission o...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Oh wow. Curious to see how far this gets. And if more are to come.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/a...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/a...
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an actual lefty candidate managed a 13 point shift left from 2024 on midterm-level turnout in fucking Tennessee
we are going to win
we are going to win
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
an actual lefty candidate managed a 13 point shift left from 2024 on midterm-level turnout in fucking Tennessee
we are going to win
we are going to win
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"I left the room" come on, man
this is the most hamfisted attempt to throw someone under the bus I've ever seen
this is the most hamfisted attempt to throw someone under the bus I've ever seen
Pete Hegseth says he didn’t see the second strike on an alleged drug boat that killed two survivors because he had left the room after the first strike.
Hegseth Says He Didn’t See Strike on Alleged Drug Boat That Killed Survivors
The Defense Secretary backed the decision to hit the vessel for a second time, but says he left the room when the order was given.
on.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"I left the room" come on, man
this is the most hamfisted attempt to throw someone under the bus I've ever seen
this is the most hamfisted attempt to throw someone under the bus I've ever seen
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“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
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We're doing pogroms in America now
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
We're doing pogroms in America now
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She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
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if you’re a nerd like me and wanted to see the final new york city numbers, they’re finally in: zohran’s total jumps to 50.8%, and his lead over cuomo goes from 8.8 points to 9.5 points. (he won the primary by 12.8 points, so even at a citywide level folks were like NOPE)
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
if you’re a nerd like me and wanted to see the final new york city numbers, they’re finally in: zohran’s total jumps to 50.8%, and his lead over cuomo goes from 8.8 points to 9.5 points. (he won the primary by 12.8 points, so even at a citywide level folks were like NOPE)
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seems like this is a de facto dissolution of the union to me
Trump administration will block SNAP management funds for blue states www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration will block SNAP management funds for blue states
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said officials won’t send money to administer food stamps to states that don’t share information about benefits recipients with the federal government.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
seems like this is a de facto dissolution of the union to me
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Behn can win if Williamson County realizes it should start voting like the heavily educated Atlanta or Charlotte suburbs. Or Assad margins in Nashville.
First NYT estimate is R+3 lol
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Behn can win if Williamson County realizes it should start voting like the heavily educated Atlanta or Charlotte suburbs. Or Assad margins in Nashville.
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Democratic collaborationism (like not backing up Ilhan Omar, like voting for the CR, etc) is a serious fucking issue & has advanced & enabled fascism.
Sure elites have the most power to do something.
I’ve come to realize that they also usually have “the most” to gain by collaborating.
Sure elites have the most power to do something.
I’ve come to realize that they also usually have “the most” to gain by collaborating.
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Democratic collaborationism (like not backing up Ilhan Omar, like voting for the CR, etc) is a serious fucking issue & has advanced & enabled fascism.
Sure elites have the most power to do something.
I’ve come to realize that they also usually have “the most” to gain by collaborating.
Sure elites have the most power to do something.
I’ve come to realize that they also usually have “the most” to gain by collaborating.
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Hannah Claire Brimelow, whose father Peter Brimelow founded the white nationalist group VDARE, appears to be one of the propagandists in the Pentagon this week.
VDARE's contributors include lead organizers of the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally, as well as other prominent white nationalists.
VDARE's contributors include lead organizers of the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally, as well as other prominent white nationalists.
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hannah Claire Brimelow, whose father Peter Brimelow founded the white nationalist group VDARE, appears to be one of the propagandists in the Pentagon this week.
VDARE's contributors include lead organizers of the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally, as well as other prominent white nationalists.
VDARE's contributors include lead organizers of the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally, as well as other prominent white nationalists.