Howard Roark
@howardroark8669.bsky.social
Ex-GOP classical liberal. Be kind to others #NeverTrump from day 1 until the end of time
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Howard Roark
@howardroark8669.bsky.social
· Nov 10
If you are a refugee from X/ Twitter welcome to Bluesky
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Rules #2 use blocklists
Rule #1 don’t feed the trolls
Rules #2 use blocklists
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So disturbing. Almost reminds me of living in China where real news had to be accessed by VPN.
December 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
So disturbing. Almost reminds me of living in China where real news had to be accessed by VPN.
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This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
December 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Folks, you can’t have Christian Nationalism without the antisemitism. It’s a central tenet of the ideology. The fact some of these Jewish Heritage folks are just realizing this is wild to me.
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Folks, you can’t have Christian Nationalism without the antisemitism. It’s a central tenet of the ideology. The fact some of these Jewish Heritage folks are just realizing this is wild to me.
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TCM will honor the life and career of the late Rob Reiner with a programming tribute including a special premiere presentation of THE PRINCESS BRIDE ('87) next month: https://bit.ly/3MN4T0x
December 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
TCM will honor the life and career of the late Rob Reiner with a programming tribute including a special premiere presentation of THE PRINCESS BRIDE ('87) next month: https://bit.ly/3MN4T0x
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did a video a few days ago making the case for supreme court expansion www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjB_...
Why Democrats need to expand the Supreme Court
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
did a video a few days ago making the case for supreme court expansion www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjB_...
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Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
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Wow, weird, when I go to The Free Press's website and search for "did not respond to a request for comment", it turns up a bunch of articles!
Someone should tell Bari Weiss this.
Someone should tell Bari Weiss this.
December 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wow, weird, when I go to The Free Press's website and search for "did not respond to a request for comment", it turns up a bunch of articles!
Someone should tell Bari Weiss this.
Someone should tell Bari Weiss this.
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
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I have to say I think it was a mistake putting Barry White in charge of CBS News. Great singer but he’s no journalist, and he’s been dead for 20 years
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I have to say I think it was a mistake putting Barry White in charge of CBS News. Great singer but he’s no journalist, and he’s been dead for 20 years
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Tom Chadwick's 'The Christ Child'. Chadwick was killed at El Alamein in 1942, 2 days after his brother Hector. He'd set out to find Hector's grave when his scout car was hit by shell fire. @CWGC inscription: 'In Their Death They Were Not Divided' © @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Tom Chadwick's 'The Christ Child'. Chadwick was killed at El Alamein in 1942, 2 days after his brother Hector. He'd set out to find Hector's grave when his scout car was hit by shell fire. @CWGC inscription: 'In Their Death They Were Not Divided' © @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
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NEW EPISODE: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and I have a candid, wide-ranging conversation about governing through constant crisis and confronting the growing threat to American democracy. I guarantee you will be inspired, learn and even laugh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA0u...
The Resistance Blueprint | Gov. JB Pritzker
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW EPISODE: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and I have a candid, wide-ranging conversation about governing through constant crisis and confronting the growing threat to American democracy. I guarantee you will be inspired, learn and even laugh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA0u...
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Time for everyone to dig up their best take on Bari Weiss. Here’s mine:
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Time for everyone to dig up their best take on Bari Weiss. Here’s mine:
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"Not taking sides" about bigotry is definitely taking a side.
This is NYT headline morning after JD’s grotesque hot blast of white supremacist nativism at Turning Point’s hate-fest?!
December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Not taking sides" about bigotry is definitely taking a side.
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Walter Cronkite is rolling in his grave.
5. Link to my story bit.ly/3MOBzqv
BREAKING: 60 Minutes Correspondent Says Trump Story Was Spiked For Political Reasons
In an email to her colleagues, Sharyn Alfonsi said that CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss spiked a story about the Trump administration and El Salvador prisons for political reasons.
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Walter Cronkite is rolling in his grave.
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New in PN: The regime's new Epstein coverup will backfire
"Trump believes stonewalling will protect him from damage. But he’s a fool. He *has* sustained substantial damage and more is coming. It's not justice. It will, though, weaken a regime of fascists. And while that’s not enough, it matters."
"Trump believes stonewalling will protect him from damage. But he’s a fool. He *has* sustained substantial damage and more is coming. It's not justice. It will, though, weaken a regime of fascists. And while that’s not enough, it matters."
The regime's new Epstein coverup will backfire
They're buying time but not fooling anyone.
www.publicnotice.co
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
New in PN: The regime's new Epstein coverup will backfire
"Trump believes stonewalling will protect him from damage. But he’s a fool. He *has* sustained substantial damage and more is coming. It's not justice. It will, though, weaken a regime of fascists. And while that’s not enough, it matters."
"Trump believes stonewalling will protect him from damage. But he’s a fool. He *has* sustained substantial damage and more is coming. It's not justice. It will, though, weaken a regime of fascists. And while that’s not enough, it matters."
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i was reading some ralph ellison recently and the idea that chatterton would compare himself to ellison is genuinely offensive
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
i was reading some ralph ellison recently and the idea that chatterton would compare himself to ellison is genuinely offensive
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Jamelle Bouie is one of the most measured voices in punditry and his continued open scorn for the almost unimaginably self-serving and shallow-minded work of Thomas Chatterton Williams is both supremely well-deserved and one of my favorite bits on here.
i was reading some ralph ellison recently and the idea that chatterton would compare himself to ellison is genuinely offensive
December 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Jamelle Bouie is one of the most measured voices in punditry and his continued open scorn for the almost unimaginably self-serving and shallow-minded work of Thomas Chatterton Williams is both supremely well-deserved and one of my favorite bits on here.
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It’s great that 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi is coming right out swinging. Not having a second of this bullshit!
I think coddled hacks like Bari Weiss have no idea what to do with righteous fury like this except, if anything, somehow play victim. Let’s see!
I think coddled hacks like Bari Weiss have no idea what to do with righteous fury like this except, if anything, somehow play victim. Let’s see!
Again, from Michael Grynbaum, here is Sharyn Alfonsi's full email.
It must be read:
It must be read:
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
It’s great that 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi is coming right out swinging. Not having a second of this bullshit!
I think coddled hacks like Bari Weiss have no idea what to do with righteous fury like this except, if anything, somehow play victim. Let’s see!
I think coddled hacks like Bari Weiss have no idea what to do with righteous fury like this except, if anything, somehow play victim. Let’s see!
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Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
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Warning: very disturbing read. It’s a story told by a woman who Trump allegedly raped when she was 13. 13!!
It’s not new. She first came forward in 2016 when he began running for president. It was mostly ignored. But it seems increasingly plausible now! katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
It’s not new. She first came forward in 2016 when he began running for president. It was mostly ignored. But it seems increasingly plausible now! katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
It’s not what you think it is.
katemanne.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Warning: very disturbing read. It’s a story told by a woman who Trump allegedly raped when she was 13. 13!!
It’s not new. She first came forward in 2016 when he began running for president. It was mostly ignored. But it seems increasingly plausible now! katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
It’s not new. She first came forward in 2016 when he began running for president. It was mostly ignored. But it seems increasingly plausible now! katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...