@flintlocklaser.bsky.social
PFP: the cover of the old Revolt on Antares minigame
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looking back at now once again trump loyalists statements on jan 6 is crazy because it really illustrates how they’ve managed to sanitize what everyone knew was going on. the jan 6ers were ultimately successful it seems
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 AM
looking back at now once again trump loyalists statements on jan 6 is crazy because it really illustrates how they’ve managed to sanitize what everyone knew was going on. the jan 6ers were ultimately successful it seems
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From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
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Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
January 7, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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the next century really will be like being a medieval peasant gawking at roman ruins and wondering "how'd the ancients manage that?"
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
the next century really will be like being a medieval peasant gawking at roman ruins and wondering "how'd the ancients manage that?"
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1/ Well, he did it. He actually did it.
RFK Jr. just issued a unilateral directive to overhaul the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule. This isn’t based on new data or new evidence, and he bypassed every scientific and clinical process we have, including not taking public comment.
RFK Jr. just issued a unilateral directive to overhaul the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule. This isn’t based on new data or new evidence, and he bypassed every scientific and clinical process we have, including not taking public comment.
January 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
1/ Well, he did it. He actually did it.
RFK Jr. just issued a unilateral directive to overhaul the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule. This isn’t based on new data or new evidence, and he bypassed every scientific and clinical process we have, including not taking public comment.
RFK Jr. just issued a unilateral directive to overhaul the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule. This isn’t based on new data or new evidence, and he bypassed every scientific and clinical process we have, including not taking public comment.
The lady in the line behind us at the Costco food court is discussing how actually unhealthy the chicken chef salad is and it sounds exactly like Auralnauts Bane clowning on peoples lunch order
‘Eggs, bacon, cheese? That ranch dressing is fatty too’
‘Eggs, bacon, cheese? That ranch dressing is fatty too’
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The lady in the line behind us at the Costco food court is discussing how actually unhealthy the chicken chef salad is and it sounds exactly like Auralnauts Bane clowning on peoples lunch order
‘Eggs, bacon, cheese? That ranch dressing is fatty too’
‘Eggs, bacon, cheese? That ranch dressing is fatty too’
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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i don't know what to do about a system where people in power believe the antisemitic CSAM generator is too important of a platform to leave because the worst pundits on earth think the platform signals something about free speech
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
i don't know what to do about a system where people in power believe the antisemitic CSAM generator is too important of a platform to leave because the worst pundits on earth think the platform signals something about free speech
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On Air Force One, a reporter noted that some had called it a kidnapping and Trump said that was a good term for it.
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
On Air Force One, a reporter noted that some had called it a kidnapping and Trump said that was a good term for it.
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Again: Their only *principle* is fealty to Trump
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Again: Their only *principle* is fealty to Trump
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I cannot stress this enough but the internet was a mistake. It could have been many things but we made it this. We are not the people for this kind of power.
www.fox9.com/news/minneso...
www.fox9.com/news/minneso...
Minnesota GOP worked with YouTuber on child care fraud viral video
www.fox9.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I cannot stress this enough but the internet was a mistake. It could have been many things but we made it this. We are not the people for this kind of power.
www.fox9.com/news/minneso...
www.fox9.com/news/minneso...
just reminding you all the Matty here was chosen to be one of the people you're supposed to take seriously AFTER he boldly came out in favor of people dying in collapsing sweatshops, provided that they are suffciently Other
Incredibly funny that this is the closest Matty Yglesias will ever get to admitting he was wrong about American empire. “Looks like that leftist was right. Like a fucking IDIOT”
January 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
just reminding you all the Matty here was chosen to be one of the people you're supposed to take seriously AFTER he boldly came out in favor of people dying in collapsing sweatshops, provided that they are suffciently Other
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When another boy has a fifth of scotch
January 4, 2026 at 6:57 AM
When another boy has a fifth of scotch
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Of all the competitive authoritarian developments of the past year I think the fall of CBS News is among the most chilling. That this can happen to easily and so quickly freaks me the fuck out.
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Of all the competitive authoritarian developments of the past year I think the fall of CBS News is among the most chilling. That this can happen to easily and so quickly freaks me the fuck out.
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Was thinking of this Bush-era line a lot today, after I was done amusing myself looking up all the freakasses who called Trump antiwar or dovish, when he's just another bloodthirsty piggish neocon.
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Was thinking of this Bush-era line a lot today, after I was done amusing myself looking up all the freakasses who called Trump antiwar or dovish, when he's just another bloodthirsty piggish neocon.
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and then for hours used passive voice to pretend they had no idea who was behind the apparently spontaneous explosions
(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
and then for hours used passive voice to pretend they had no idea who was behind the apparently spontaneous explosions
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"It's your boy, Sparky1488, here on the tarmac with 'captured' Venezuelan President Madurooooooo! Slap that like button and subscribe!"
This is Maduro escorted by fed agents upon landing in NY.
And then some are filming content on their phones? What is this.
And then some are filming content on their phones? What is this.
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM
"It's your boy, Sparky1488, here on the tarmac with 'captured' Venezuelan President Madurooooooo! Slap that like button and subscribe!"
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I actually think it's fine to position yourself against feckless elites, we should do so relative to Bari Weiss, who's given friendly interviews with Epstein grandees Alan Dershowitz and Woody Allen, and her henchman Adam Rubenstein who's a David Brooks disciple.
Bari Weiss’s CBS News directly attacking academics, subject matter experts, in the promo for her new CBS Evening News.
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I actually think it's fine to position yourself against feckless elites, we should do so relative to Bari Weiss, who's given friendly interviews with Epstein grandees Alan Dershowitz and Woody Allen, and her henchman Adam Rubenstein who's a David Brooks disciple.
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
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We had a good run
2026 could be great. We simply don't know.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
We had a good run
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Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
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I distinctly remember in the first Trump years when people would be like “no, you can’t call them fascist”
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I distinctly remember in the first Trump years when people would be like “no, you can’t call them fascist”