Ryan Koesters
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Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
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- Indicting political rivals
- Suppressing dissent
- Rewriting history
These are all chapters in the authoritarian playbook, and Donald Trump is following them step by step. Now is not the time to stand on the sidelines; it’s time to make your voice heard.
- Suppressing dissent
- Rewriting history
These are all chapters in the authoritarian playbook, and Donald Trump is following them step by step. Now is not the time to stand on the sidelines; it’s time to make your voice heard.
October 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
- Indicting political rivals
- Suppressing dissent
- Rewriting history
These are all chapters in the authoritarian playbook, and Donald Trump is following them step by step. Now is not the time to stand on the sidelines; it’s time to make your voice heard.
- Suppressing dissent
- Rewriting history
These are all chapters in the authoritarian playbook, and Donald Trump is following them step by step. Now is not the time to stand on the sidelines; it’s time to make your voice heard.
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![Comic. PERSON 1 to person with white hat: I finished all the gen-ed back in 2010, and I’m up to the 400-level courses in most departments. But now one of my advisors is saying I “can’t have more than 20 majors” and “need to graduate next year.” It’s outrageous! [caption] My university is making it really hard to finish a 100% all achievements speedrun.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigl6eeo62a2vwfi5hsaakrhvcqhoh7zpjgqslpteem2vfdmtxh4si@jpeg)
October 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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For those of you playing on Steam Deck, Baldur’s Gate 3 now also features a native Steam Deck build!
Running natively on the platform, you should now see a better framerate, lower loading times, and smoother gameplay 🙌
Running natively on the platform, you should now see a better framerate, lower loading times, and smoother gameplay 🙌
September 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For those of you playing on Steam Deck, Baldur’s Gate 3 now also features a native Steam Deck build!
Running natively on the platform, you should now see a better framerate, lower loading times, and smoother gameplay 🙌
Running natively on the platform, you should now see a better framerate, lower loading times, and smoother gameplay 🙌
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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There's no excuse for the Vice President of the United States to use a heinous killing as an occasion to baselessly frame political opponents as accomplices to murder while threatening to use the power of the government to attack them.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
September 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
There's no excuse for the Vice President of the United States to use a heinous killing as an occasion to baselessly frame political opponents as accomplices to murder while threatening to use the power of the government to attack them.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
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Vaccines work. Period.
September 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Vaccines work. Period.
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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules
August 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules
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Wow. Trump announces he is firing the U.S. Labor Statistics Commissioner for reporting that jobs numbers are weak under his watch.
This is what dictators do.
This is what dictators do.
August 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Wow. Trump announces he is firing the U.S. Labor Statistics Commissioner for reporting that jobs numbers are weak under his watch.
This is what dictators do.
This is what dictators do.
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This woman is an astoundingly vile predator and its despicable if she gets anything out of this situation just because she’s of political use.
Ghislaine Maxwell offers to testify before Congress with major conditions, including immunity
Maxwell offers to testify before Congress but with major conditions, including immunity | CNN Politics
Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has offered to testify before Congress, but with major conditions, including immunity, according to a list of her demands sent to the House Oversight Commi...
www.cnn.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This woman is an astoundingly vile predator and its despicable if she gets anything out of this situation just because she’s of political use.
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John Lewis walked, bled, and lived for justice.
Five years since his passing, we honor him the only way we know how:
By refusing to stay silent and getting in more Good Trouble.
Five years since his passing, we honor him the only way we know how:
By refusing to stay silent and getting in more Good Trouble.
July 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
John Lewis walked, bled, and lived for justice.
Five years since his passing, we honor him the only way we know how:
By refusing to stay silent and getting in more Good Trouble.
Five years since his passing, we honor him the only way we know how:
By refusing to stay silent and getting in more Good Trouble.
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One of my favorite dnd monsters: the Nilbog. Number 1 party animal and Maglubiet hater, ready to cause mischief at any and every opportunity.
#dnd #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons
#dnd #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons
July 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
One of my favorite dnd monsters: the Nilbog. Number 1 party animal and Maglubiet hater, ready to cause mischief at any and every opportunity.
#dnd #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons
#dnd #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons
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This is not the act of a legitimate government.
I'm stunned. ICE attorneys not identifying themselves in COURT?
July 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is not the act of a legitimate government.
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The Supreme Court should preserve the status quo until legal questions are resolved and explain the disposition of cases for the public. They are abdicating basic principles of equity and failing to fulfill their institutional role. They aren’t pretending to try. There isn’t even the veneer of law.
July 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Supreme Court should preserve the status quo until legal questions are resolved and explain the disposition of cases for the public. They are abdicating basic principles of equity and failing to fulfill their institutional role. They aren’t pretending to try. There isn’t even the veneer of law.
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Medicare for All is America First.
Housing for All is America First.
Universal Pre-K is America First.
We can create a better America by standing in solidarity with our neighbors, not the elites. Together, we can make America great.
Housing for All is America First.
Universal Pre-K is America First.
We can create a better America by standing in solidarity with our neighbors, not the elites. Together, we can make America great.
July 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Medicare for All is America First.
Housing for All is America First.
Universal Pre-K is America First.
We can create a better America by standing in solidarity with our neighbors, not the elites. Together, we can make America great.
Housing for All is America First.
Universal Pre-K is America First.
We can create a better America by standing in solidarity with our neighbors, not the elites. Together, we can make America great.
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Even the Murdoch Street Journal editorial board is like "yo, that looks like a bribe."
WSJ ed board warning Paramount not to pay Trump’s bribe!
“The better alternative for Paramount: Win the legal case, vindicate its CBS journalists and 1st Amend & trust FCC has enough integrity to operate as something more than the President’s personal protection racket.” www.wsj.com/opinion/para...
“The better alternative for Paramount: Win the legal case, vindicate its CBS journalists and 1st Amend & trust FCC has enough integrity to operate as something more than the President’s personal protection racket.” www.wsj.com/opinion/para...
Opinion | The Paramount Risk in Settling Trump’s Lawsuit: ‘Bribery’?
Any settlement during merger review will be a Democratic target.
www.wsj.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Even the Murdoch Street Journal editorial board is like "yo, that looks like a bribe."
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On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
June 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
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Jon Stewart asks: How many gun deaths is too many for the GOP?
June 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Jon Stewart asks: How many gun deaths is too many for the GOP?
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The civilian wing of the MAGA movement is attempting to murder Democrats and their spouses in their homes.
The state wing of the MAGA movement is arresting Democrats for performing their official duties.
The MAGA movement is trying to make it illegal to oppose Trump.
The state wing of the MAGA movement is arresting Democrats for performing their official duties.
The MAGA movement is trying to make it illegal to oppose Trump.
June 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The civilian wing of the MAGA movement is attempting to murder Democrats and their spouses in their homes.
The state wing of the MAGA movement is arresting Democrats for performing their official duties.
The MAGA movement is trying to make it illegal to oppose Trump.
The state wing of the MAGA movement is arresting Democrats for performing their official duties.
The MAGA movement is trying to make it illegal to oppose Trump.
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Things are dogshit, but I am very proud to work here today.
June 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Things are dogshit, but I am very proud to work here today.
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THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.
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When Los Angeles actually *was* burning down six months ago, these people didn't give a damn about us. Now they're spreading fake AI videos showing LA burning
i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone
June 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
When Los Angeles actually *was* burning down six months ago, these people didn't give a damn about us. Now they're spreading fake AI videos showing LA burning
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I wish them both the worst.
June 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I wish them both the worst.