Puddinschechter
@ethanschechter.bsky.social
Mid East Party Chief turned Solar Slinger and Disappointed Idealist
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Basically impossible to overstate the extent to which public masturbation over the idea of getting to kill people has been the dominant mode of communication from the right-wing media and intellectual sphere for years now.
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Basically impossible to overstate the extent to which public masturbation over the idea of getting to kill people has been the dominant mode of communication from the right-wing media and intellectual sphere for years now.
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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A country that blows up foreign fishing boats for no reason is one that will shoot its own citizens for no reason.
January 8, 2026 at 4:27 AM
A country that blows up foreign fishing boats for no reason is one that will shoot its own citizens for no reason.
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The biggest mistake liberalism made was to watch conservatives worship the constitution and “the founders” like idols for decades and believe they really meant it.
The constitution and the rule of law they hold dear are the versions in their heads where they get to do whatever they are want.
The constitution and the rule of law they hold dear are the versions in their heads where they get to do whatever they are want.
December 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The biggest mistake liberalism made was to watch conservatives worship the constitution and “the founders” like idols for decades and believe they really meant it.
The constitution and the rule of law they hold dear are the versions in their heads where they get to do whatever they are want.
The constitution and the rule of law they hold dear are the versions in their heads where they get to do whatever they are want.
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The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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One of the constants of conservatism and it runs from Trump all the way down to Bari Weiss is “can you imagine these people trying to run a restaurant and not giving everyone diarrhea within 12 minutes?”
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
One of the constants of conservatism and it runs from Trump all the way down to Bari Weiss is “can you imagine these people trying to run a restaurant and not giving everyone diarrhea within 12 minutes?”
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As young Jewish people break with the establishment over Gaza, anti-Zionist shuls, chavurot and yeshivas flourish — building bold, justice-rooted forms of Judaism in the diaspora.
@shaneburley.bsky.social on projects offering pathways back to Judaism itself.
@shaneburley.bsky.social on projects offering pathways back to Judaism itself.
The Jewish Diaspora Movement
As young Jews break with established Jewish organizations over Gaza, a new kind of Judaism is flourishing.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
As young Jewish people break with the establishment over Gaza, anti-Zionist shuls, chavurot and yeshivas flourish — building bold, justice-rooted forms of Judaism in the diaspora.
@shaneburley.bsky.social on projects offering pathways back to Judaism itself.
@shaneburley.bsky.social on projects offering pathways back to Judaism itself.
I happened to be in the room in 1998, when Hillary as First Lady, said to Israeli & Palestinian teenagers that she thought there should be Palestinian State. It created a diplomatic faux pas and the White House issued a statement disavowing the comment, and that it did not reflect official policy.
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I happened to be in the room in 1998, when Hillary as First Lady, said to Israeli & Palestinian teenagers that she thought there should be Palestinian State. It created a diplomatic faux pas and the White House issued a statement disavowing the comment, and that it did not reflect official policy.
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I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
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November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
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I'm struck by this clip of former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz saying Holocaust education has backfired in part because people Palestinians as victims: "They think the lesson of the Holocaust is…you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
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November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I'm struck by this clip of former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz saying Holocaust education has backfired in part because people Palestinians as victims: "They think the lesson of the Holocaust is…you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
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Is there an exact proportion of diasporic Jewish support for Israel at which the moral justifiability of their treatment of Palestinians changes?
And if there isn't, why do we ascribe so much importance to that proportion?
And if there isn't, why do we ascribe so much importance to that proportion?
November 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Is there an exact proportion of diasporic Jewish support for Israel at which the moral justifiability of their treatment of Palestinians changes?
And if there isn't, why do we ascribe so much importance to that proportion?
And if there isn't, why do we ascribe so much importance to that proportion?
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The new left is also a threat to the US jewish institutional world. The ideological structure is tearing at the seams and won’t be sown back together; the interesting thing is Cosgrove apparently feels the to make amends, yet cant even bring himself to really try.
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The new left is also a threat to the US jewish institutional world. The ideological structure is tearing at the seams and won’t be sown back together; the interesting thing is Cosgrove apparently feels the to make amends, yet cant even bring himself to really try.
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Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
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Apparently the gap btw “centrist liberal” and “full blown klan” is closed by the radical demand that Palestinians be seen as people and buses should be free
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Apparently the gap btw “centrist liberal” and “full blown klan” is closed by the radical demand that Palestinians be seen as people and buses should be free
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The most compelling argument against labeling the West Bank an apartheid state is if you see it not as one nation with two classes of citizenship, but two nation with one illegally occupying the other. But that’s an argument that forces you to oppose the settlements.
October 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The most compelling argument against labeling the West Bank an apartheid state is if you see it not as one nation with two classes of citizenship, but two nation with one illegally occupying the other. But that’s an argument that forces you to oppose the settlements.
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So many willingly gullible reporters, editors and elected officials helped to facilitate this by accusing millions of being poor sports for not cheering the "ceasefire"
BREAKING: The Israeli military says it has begun a wave of air attacks on southern Gaza as the precarious ceasefire comes under threat.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So many willingly gullible reporters, editors and elected officials helped to facilitate this by accusing millions of being poor sports for not cheering the "ceasefire"
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“If you think the problem in this city is that my rent is too low, vote for him. If you know that the problem is that your rent is too high, vote for me.” - Mamdani
October 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“If you think the problem in this city is that my rent is too low, vote for him. If you know that the problem is that your rent is too high, vote for me.” - Mamdani
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15 years of every C suite going “we need to fire the skilled workers and do more internet” and this is how every business works now.
Wife did a gravel order from Lowe’s for me to pick up. I drive to the pick up dock. Guy with a radio comes out. I show him the order receipt. He radios inside. They tell him to tell me to tell my wife to download the app so that she can check in on it to let them know I’m here to pick up the order.
October 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
15 years of every C suite going “we need to fire the skilled workers and do more internet” and this is how every business works now.
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I was at the dentist today and they had the View playing on the tv above me as I was laying on the chair and Andrew Cuomo was on it and it was the closest I’ve ever been to being in a Saw film
October 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I was at the dentist today and they had the View playing on the tv above me as I was laying on the chair and Andrew Cuomo was on it and it was the closest I’ve ever been to being in a Saw film
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This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
October 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
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At what point does a governor call up their National Guard to oppose the deployment of an out-of-state National Guard?
October 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
At what point does a governor call up their National Guard to oppose the deployment of an out-of-state National Guard?
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5. It's likewise too soon to tell what to make of Smotrich and Ben Gvir staying in the cabinet (under protest.) Could be they've accepted Trump means business this time and would rather cut their losses. Or could be they've been reassured ethnic cleansing will resume asap.
October 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
5. It's likewise too soon to tell what to make of Smotrich and Ben Gvir staying in the cabinet (under protest.) Could be they've accepted Trump means business this time and would rather cut their losses. Or could be they've been reassured ethnic cleansing will resume asap.
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"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...