Brian Kidwell 🧦
@briankidwell.bsky.social
Just here to learn history & politics from 23 year old libertarians-turned-communist. Earnest poster. SE DC.
Woodworking. Dogs. Bikes. Science. Social democracy.
Woodworking. Dogs. Bikes. Science. Social democracy.
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"what's bushidoliberalism?" basically this but instead of an emperor the object of reverence is the constitution and trans rights
This is the way
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good reminder that ezra notwithstanding, charlie kirk was and turning point usa is a vicious proto-fascist organization devoted to harassing and silencing political enemies and glorifying violence.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
good reminder that ezra notwithstanding, charlie kirk was and turning point usa is a vicious proto-fascist organization devoted to harassing and silencing political enemies and glorifying violence.
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they’re not missing the point, you’re missing theirs
DOJ's newest recruitment ad features Judge Dredd, the comic satire about the dangers of lawless policing and authoritarian power
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
they’re not missing the point, you’re missing theirs
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Publishing all the other boat murder videos but refusing to release the one of the two survivors being killed is an admission they know exactly how bad it looks. There's no other distinction to draw there, no reason to publish the others while withholding that one.
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Publishing all the other boat murder videos but refusing to release the one of the two survivors being killed is an admission they know exactly how bad it looks. There's no other distinction to draw there, no reason to publish the others while withholding that one.
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The constitutional right for Republicans to win elections no matter how hostile the electorate is against them
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The constitutional right for Republicans to win elections no matter how hostile the electorate is against them
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I'm still thinking about this exchange. As is often the case, we see Nuzzi acting out the most extreme version of a phenomenon that is actually pretty common in elite media: people taking umbrage at the idea that they're supposed to exercise moral judgment, and can be blamed for not doing so.
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'm still thinking about this exchange. As is often the case, we see Nuzzi acting out the most extreme version of a phenomenon that is actually pretty common in elite media: people taking umbrage at the idea that they're supposed to exercise moral judgment, and can be blamed for not doing so.
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You know how I keep saying "the problem is the GOP?" this guy has been horny for state violence for years, including state violence against US protestors.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
You know how I keep saying "the problem is the GOP?" this guy has been horny for state violence for years, including state violence against US protestors.
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Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
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this clip encapsulates so much of what has been wrong about MSM Trump coverage for the past decade -- treating Trump's lies and bigotry as a valid "side" of a debate instead of calling it out, because calling it out makes it seem as though you're biased
MSNBC reporter presents Trump's shameful racism towards Somalis as merely "a different view"
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
this clip encapsulates so much of what has been wrong about MSM Trump coverage for the past decade -- treating Trump's lies and bigotry as a valid "side" of a debate instead of calling it out, because calling it out makes it seem as though you're biased
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In LESS THAN A CALENDAR YEAR these absolute cretins figured out, oh yeah, Donald Trump is old and maybe not a magical send-it-back-to-2019 switch we can flip and I personally loathe the shit out of them for it. Thermostatic public idiocy more like
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In LESS THAN A CALENDAR YEAR these absolute cretins figured out, oh yeah, Donald Trump is old and maybe not a magical send-it-back-to-2019 switch we can flip and I personally loathe the shit out of them for it. Thermostatic public idiocy more like
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Don't get me wrong I lost a lot of respect for a lot of people in 2024 but the people who I lost the most respect for is The People, and I gotta say, seeing the special election results makes me madder at them
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Don't get me wrong I lost a lot of respect for a lot of people in 2024 but the people who I lost the most respect for is The People, and I gotta say, seeing the special election results makes me madder at them
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Lesson 6: If you have a theory of the Supreme Court that does not include political ideology, its going to be wrong. During the Biden administration it was all major questions because they did not like his policies, and during Trump it is mostly unitary executive, because they do.
December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Lesson 6: If you have a theory of the Supreme Court that does not include political ideology, its going to be wrong. During the Biden administration it was all major questions because they did not like his policies, and during Trump it is mostly unitary executive, because they do.
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oh is your whole politics just "orange man bad" is that it?? because if so that's a reasonably efficient lens through which to process a lot of stuff
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
oh is your whole politics just "orange man bad" is that it?? because if so that's a reasonably efficient lens through which to process a lot of stuff
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Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
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Pollster: You know the Administration is basically the moral equivalent of Apartheid South Africa
Swing Voter: Meh
Pollster: Peanut oil prices for frying your turkey are up 13%
Swing Voter: BLUE WAVE BABY
Swing Voter: Meh
Pollster: Peanut oil prices for frying your turkey are up 13%
Swing Voter: BLUE WAVE BABY
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Pollster: You know the Administration is basically the moral equivalent of Apartheid South Africa
Swing Voter: Meh
Pollster: Peanut oil prices for frying your turkey are up 13%
Swing Voter: BLUE WAVE BABY
Swing Voter: Meh
Pollster: Peanut oil prices for frying your turkey are up 13%
Swing Voter: BLUE WAVE BABY
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Well, they might not have brought peace with Ukraine, but at least they are now also talking about war with Europe, so we are going forward
Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress
Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Well, they might not have brought peace with Ukraine, but at least they are now also talking about war with Europe, so we are going forward
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From U.S. Department of Defense, Law of War Manual (June 2015, revised July 2023), p. 1088.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
From U.S. Department of Defense, Law of War Manual (June 2015, revised July 2023), p. 1088.
h/t @walterolson.bsky.social
h/t @walterolson.bsky.social
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What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
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this isn't play acting and tough guy beat poetry and instagram workout vids anymore. you're fucking killing people. by the dozens. and at bottom you're just an alcoholic TV host with a double digit IQ and a track record of abject failure. high up on that wire, killing people by the dozens
December 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
this isn't play acting and tough guy beat poetry and instagram workout vids anymore. you're fucking killing people. by the dozens. and at bottom you're just an alcoholic TV host with a double digit IQ and a track record of abject failure. high up on that wire, killing people by the dozens
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with the hegseth thing i think were starting to see them starting to see the trap that they have put themselves in with the "always double down, never give an inch" approach. has to keep giving tough guy speeches about putting more boats at the bottom of the sea but its starting to make him queasy
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
with the hegseth thing i think were starting to see them starting to see the trap that they have put themselves in with the "always double down, never give an inch" approach. has to keep giving tough guy speeches about putting more boats at the bottom of the sea but its starting to make him queasy
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.