Craig X
@cxxix.bsky.social
Public policy, public spaces, public bars
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Feeling overwhelmed by Valentines Day, Lunar New Year, Presidents' Day, Ash Wednesday, and the start of Ramadan all in a row and I don't celebrate any of these it just feels like a lot.
February 12, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Feeling overwhelmed by Valentines Day, Lunar New Year, Presidents' Day, Ash Wednesday, and the start of Ramadan all in a row and I don't celebrate any of these it just feels like a lot.
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Gee, Universal Basic Income recoups more than it costs AND the recipients are happier and healthier.
Hmmm. Where have I seen those results before? Oh yes, in every other goddam pilot study of UBI for more than a decade. Ireland joins Finland in at least making a start.
Hmmm. Where have I seen those results before? Oh yes, in every other goddam pilot study of UBI for more than a decade. Ireland joins Finland in at least making a start.
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Gee, Universal Basic Income recoups more than it costs AND the recipients are happier and healthier.
Hmmm. Where have I seen those results before? Oh yes, in every other goddam pilot study of UBI for more than a decade. Ireland joins Finland in at least making a start.
Hmmm. Where have I seen those results before? Oh yes, in every other goddam pilot study of UBI for more than a decade. Ireland joins Finland in at least making a start.
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Isn’t it time we changed the language of “sex trafficking”? Instead use “Rape trafficking”. Sex implies consent. There is none. This is rape, coercion and abuse of vulnerable people. Our language should reflect the harm inflicted. Words matter.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...
Epstein victims demand US time limit on sex trafficking cases be dropped
Democrats introduce ‘Virginia’s Law’ to remove barriers for survivors of sexual violence from seeking justice
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Isn’t it time we changed the language of “sex trafficking”? Instead use “Rape trafficking”. Sex implies consent. There is none. This is rape, coercion and abuse of vulnerable people. Our language should reflect the harm inflicted. Words matter.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...
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You can tell this is an authentic Trump post because it's not really for anyone
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
You can tell this is an authentic Trump post because it's not really for anyone
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he posted this again yesterday
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
he posted this again yesterday
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I was asked to check this, the journal uses a Rail Fence Cipher, so you read each line up and down, left to right. The deciphered text in the article below is accurate, and names names. The file itself can be found here:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
I was asked to check this, the journal uses a Rail Fence Cipher, so you read each line up and down, left to right. The deciphered text in the article below is accurate, and names names. The file itself can be found here:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Remembering LBJ. Australians are funny about warmongers coming here pretending to be decent humans.
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Remembering LBJ. Australians are funny about warmongers coming here pretending to be decent humans.
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the opposite of a death threat is a death treat
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM
the opposite of a death threat is a death treat
protest the protest ban!
February 7, 2026 at 2:50 AM
protest the protest ban!
did trump use the discombobulator against biden before that incoherent presidential debate?
February 7, 2026 at 2:33 AM
did trump use the discombobulator against biden before that incoherent presidential debate?
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glad to see i'm not the only one who puts a car for scale in all my penis diagrams
Times article has an incredible illustration
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
glad to see i'm not the only one who puts a car for scale in all my penis diagrams
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Very impressive. Françoise Thom, who may be France's premier Russia analyst, writing before release of the Epstein files had a very firm grip on what they would show in terms of Epstein's relationship with the Russian intelligence services and what they were up to in the US, UK and EU.
The Cesspool and Chaos: the Russian Connection in the Epstein Affair • russian desk
In this explosive article, French historian Françoise Thom highlights the close relationship between the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the father of his
desk-russie.info
February 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Very impressive. Françoise Thom, who may be France's premier Russia analyst, writing before release of the Epstein files had a very firm grip on what they would show in terms of Epstein's relationship with the Russian intelligence services and what they were up to in the US, UK and EU.
i took international political economy as an elective and the cia world fact book was an invaluable resource
so stupid to bin it
so stupid to bin it
cia world factbook had been on the ropes for years but surprised to discover that the CIA has announced it is officially shutting down, with no stated explanation, with no warning.
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
i took international political economy as an elective and the cia world fact book was an invaluable resource
so stupid to bin it
so stupid to bin it
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PM Tusk on Epstein: it is very likely that this was a planned operation by the Russian KGB.
More and more leads are pointing to suspicions that this unprecedented pedophilia scandal was co-organized by Russian intelligence services.
More and more leads are pointing to suspicions that this unprecedented pedophilia scandal was co-organized by Russian intelligence services.
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
PM Tusk on Epstein: it is very likely that this was a planned operation by the Russian KGB.
More and more leads are pointing to suspicions that this unprecedented pedophilia scandal was co-organized by Russian intelligence services.
More and more leads are pointing to suspicions that this unprecedented pedophilia scandal was co-organized by Russian intelligence services.
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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“The masses of the people, however, did not realize how much the industrial tycoons, the Army and the State were benefiting from the ruin of the currency.”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
February 4, 2026 at 1:31 AM
“The masses of the people, however, did not realize how much the industrial tycoons, the Army and the State were benefiting from the ruin of the currency.”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
the best way to treat trump is to acknowledge that everyone around him is scheming for beyond his imminent death, to ignore trump and move on to the next phase
the deprivation of attention will be glorious to watch
the deprivation of attention will be glorious to watch
Commentary: The U.S. president is animated less by the prospect of deal-making than by the need for domination, less by the spirit of exchange than by the perverse pleasure of exalting himself.
Appeasing Trump only invites betrayal — as Europe's far right just learned
The Europeans have misunderstood who they are dealing with. Trump does not want willing cooperation. He wants painfully extracted submission.
ebx.sh
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 AM
the best way to treat trump is to acknowledge that everyone around him is scheming for beyond his imminent death, to ignore trump and move on to the next phase
the deprivation of attention will be glorious to watch
the deprivation of attention will be glorious to watch
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Punxsutawney Phil predicted humanity would annihilate itself through tribalism and environmental indifference
February 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Punxsutawney Phil predicted humanity would annihilate itself through tribalism and environmental indifference
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Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
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JUNE 2016
Jeffrey Epstein to Peter Thiel:
“brexit, just the beginning”
Thiel to Epstein:
“Of what?”
Epstein to Thiel:
“return to tribalism. counter to globalization. amazing new alliances…”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
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Jeffrey Epstein to Peter Thiel:
“brexit, just the beginning”
Thiel to Epstein:
“Of what?”
Epstein to Thiel:
“return to tribalism. counter to globalization. amazing new alliances…”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
1/
February 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
JUNE 2016
Jeffrey Epstein to Peter Thiel:
“brexit, just the beginning”
Thiel to Epstein:
“Of what?”
Epstein to Thiel:
“return to tribalism. counter to globalization. amazing new alliances…”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
1/
Jeffrey Epstein to Peter Thiel:
“brexit, just the beginning”
Thiel to Epstein:
“Of what?”
Epstein to Thiel:
“return to tribalism. counter to globalization. amazing new alliances…”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
1/
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Well, it took a lot of hard work, patience, time, blood, sweat and tears, but I'm pretty much in the exact same place.
February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Well, it took a lot of hard work, patience, time, blood, sweat and tears, but I'm pretty much in the exact same place.
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