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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Nicholas Slayton
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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-...
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.
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1. At least one of the WaPo reporters who broke the story is an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran.
2. Hegseth appears to be railing against journalists for scrutinizing government actions, which is a core value of journalism.
3. Hegseth could, you know, grant a reporter access to these operations.
2. Hegseth appears to be railing against journalists for scrutinizing government actions, which is a core value of journalism.
3. Hegseth could, you know, grant a reporter access to these operations.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
1. At least one of the WaPo reporters who broke the story is an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran.
2. Hegseth appears to be railing against journalists for scrutinizing government actions, which is a core value of journalism.
3. Hegseth could, you know, grant a reporter access to these operations.
2. Hegseth appears to be railing against journalists for scrutinizing government actions, which is a core value of journalism.
3. Hegseth could, you know, grant a reporter access to these operations.
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Related, searches for VPNs are booming:
Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn
Missouri’s age verification law, enacted on November 30, is the halfway mark for the sweep of age verification laws across the country.
www.404media.co
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Related, searches for VPNs are booming:
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Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
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 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
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Lead Post reporter on that story Alex Horton served in the infantry in Iraq.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Lead Post reporter on that story Alex Horton served in the infantry in Iraq.
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Chicago! My amazing partner @slackmistress.bsky.social has an event at the Chicago Public Library next week taking her great book THE CRONE ZONE.
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/690e4...
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/690e4...
The Crone Zone with Author Nina Bargiel
Join Nina Bargiel for a wonderfully witchy discussion of her new book THE CRONE ZONE: HOW TO GET OLDER WITH STYLE, NERVE, AND A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC! Society expects women of a certain age to move to a...
chipublib.bibliocommons.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Chicago! My amazing partner @slackmistress.bsky.social has an event at the Chicago Public Library next week taking her great book THE CRONE ZONE.
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/690e4...
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/690e4...
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This.
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This.
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There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
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We've had warmongering Presidents. We've had criminal Presidents. But I don't think we've ever had a warmongering, criminal President that also picked a fight with Franklin the Turtle.
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We've had warmongering Presidents. We've had criminal Presidents. But I don't think we've ever had a warmongering, criminal President that also picked a fight with Franklin the Turtle.
This is an incredible episode. Depressing and bleak. But informative and engaging.
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨A group of people, forced into one of the worst jobs in human history, decide to launch a suicidal revolt to destroy the tools of the Holocaust.
m.soundcloud.com/llbdpodcast/...
m.soundcloud.com/llbdpodcast/...
Episode 390 - The Auschwitz Sonderkommando Revolt
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December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is an incredible episode. Depressing and bleak. But informative and engaging.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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Wrote another headline www.theverge.com/column/83693...
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Wrote another headline www.theverge.com/column/83693...
Chicago! My amazing partner @slackmistress.bsky.social has an event at the Chicago Public Library next week taking her great book THE CRONE ZONE.
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/690e4...
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/690e4...
The Crone Zone with Author Nina Bargiel
Join Nina Bargiel for a wonderfully witchy discussion of her new book THE CRONE ZONE: HOW TO GET OLDER WITH STYLE, NERVE, AND A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC! Society expects women of a certain age to move to a...
chipublib.bibliocommons.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Chicago! My amazing partner @slackmistress.bsky.social has an event at the Chicago Public Library next week taking her great book THE CRONE ZONE.
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/690e4...
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/690e4...
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cool cool cool
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny. (via @kuow.org)
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
cool cool cool