MonkeyDavid 🇺🇦
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I missed most of the #AT40 BSing (Blueskying) because I was unpacking from our move, but I was listening (and catching up here now). Love the new house.
youtu.be/aunVlekXjkE
youtu.be/aunVlekXjkE
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young - Our House (Official Video)
YouTube video by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I missed most of the #AT40 BSing (Blueskying) because I was unpacking from our move, but I was listening (and catching up here now). Love the new house.
youtu.be/aunVlekXjkE
youtu.be/aunVlekXjkE
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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New from me, another article where I argue for being calm and not reacting to Trump.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The President Is Losing Control of Himself
Donald Trump’s outbursts on social media this week were different than usual.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New from me, another article where I argue for being calm and not reacting to Trump.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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DAILY MEMO BTS: 18 immigration raid reports today so far just before noon and more coming in. Still verifying a few of these and gathering more details. @lataco.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
DAILY MEMO BTS: 18 immigration raid reports today so far just before noon and more coming in. Still verifying a few of these and gathering more details. @lataco.bsky.social
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a fun fact is that this morning wapo wrote me telling me they were raising their subscription cost so i unsubscribed and they were like "no! wait! we'll cut the price of the subscription in half for the next year!" and i was like, ok, you got me. but this guy got me to finish the job, so mazel tov
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
a fun fact is that this morning wapo wrote me telling me they were raising their subscription cost so i unsubscribed and they were like "no! wait! we'll cut the price of the subscription in half for the next year!" and i was like, ok, you got me. but this guy got me to finish the job, so mazel tov
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
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still shaking my head that the politics knowers suggested running pro-life candidates in ohio and missouri, two states that hate democrats and voted to enshrine abortion rights in their constitution
right, and the thing about selling out on abortion is that, really, is ezra klein selling anything out himself? no, he's selling someone else out.
but I also think that Klein et al regard "selling out on abortion" as respectable and "selling out on antivax" as tinfoil-hat-humiliating, and that's why the "dems may have to make hard choices . . . like running pro-life candidates" is such a refrain even though it's from another era altogether
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
still shaking my head that the politics knowers suggested running pro-life candidates in ohio and missouri, two states that hate democrats and voted to enshrine abortion rights in their constitution
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One of the most upsetting articles I've read in a long time www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
www.theargumentmag.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
One of the most upsetting articles I've read in a long time www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
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My knowledge of Nuzzi
Is fuzzy
- Ogden Nash
Is fuzzy
- Ogden Nash
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My knowledge of Nuzzi
Is fuzzy
- Ogden Nash
Is fuzzy
- Ogden Nash
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Every year, in honor of the anniversary of Sherman's march to the sea, I share this article in which Gary Brecher eviscerates the New York Times and celebrates one of the most inspired campaigns in United States history
Happy 161st, you glorious bastard
Happy 161st, you glorious bastard
The War Nerd: Why Sherman was right to burn Atlanta
KUWAIT CITY — There are times when the sheer ignorance and ingratitude of the American public makes you sick. This week marks the 150th anniversary of Sherman’s March from Atlanta to the Sea, which...
web.archive.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Every year, in honor of the anniversary of Sherman's march to the sea, I share this article in which Gary Brecher eviscerates the New York Times and celebrates one of the most inspired campaigns in United States history
Happy 161st, you glorious bastard
Happy 161st, you glorious bastard
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Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to the people.
Techbros, through AI, are stealing fire from the people and using it to warm themselves.
What precious fucking irony that is.
Techbros, through AI, are stealing fire from the people and using it to warm themselves.
What precious fucking irony that is.
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos has a new job.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to the people.
Techbros, through AI, are stealing fire from the people and using it to warm themselves.
What precious fucking irony that is.
Techbros, through AI, are stealing fire from the people and using it to warm themselves.
What precious fucking irony that is.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
YouTube video by UnAmericanBandstand
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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There is only one reason Trump directed Bondi to investigate specific names in the Epstein files.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There is only one reason Trump directed Bondi to investigate specific names in the Epstein files.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
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If you told me there was this amazing essay about Simon & Garfunkel & a horse farm I *needed* to read, I'd--well, I wouldn't. But damn, this is it, by Cassidy Exner, latest in series of young writers approaching the Trumpocene slant rhyme. callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/eddie-wher...
Eddie, Where Are You Calling From?
Evidence of the moment from a most peculiar archive
callingallsyllables.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If you told me there was this amazing essay about Simon & Garfunkel & a horse farm I *needed* to read, I'd--well, I wouldn't. But damn, this is it, by Cassidy Exner, latest in series of young writers approaching the Trumpocene slant rhyme. callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/eddie-wher...
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I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that Epstein was somehow playing for the CIA, Israeli intelligence, and Russia at the same time. Robert Maxwell was allegedly playing for all three teams.
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that Epstein was somehow playing for the CIA, Israeli intelligence, and Russia at the same time. Robert Maxwell was allegedly playing for all three teams.
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ok so the thing is that obviously a lot of rich people were pals w/jeffrey epstein and he had influence in this way, but from reading all these emails i am beginning to think he may be prone to exaggerating his impact on things a wee bit. like i don't believe "his" nerds taught anybody anything
jeeeeeesus christ, Epstein was setting policy for the 1st Trump Admin, and "[Epstein's] nerds" are these foreign agents he's describing?
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
ok so the thing is that obviously a lot of rich people were pals w/jeffrey epstein and he had influence in this way, but from reading all these emails i am beginning to think he may be prone to exaggerating his impact on things a wee bit. like i don't believe "his" nerds taught anybody anything
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Well, it’s my wife’s birthday so we are off to dinner, so I’ll miss the rest of this #AT40.
a man in a vest says may the force be with you
ALT: a man in a vest says may the force be with you
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Well, it’s my wife’s birthday so we are off to dinner, so I’ll miss the rest of this #AT40.
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Jesus Christ. This email was less than a month before Helsinki
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Jesus Christ. This email was less than a month before Helsinki
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UCSD released a report on their own students showing:
*25% of students got 7 + 2 = ___ + 6 wrong
*61% of students couldn’t round 374,518 to the nearest hundred
*37% of students couldn't subtract fractions
It does make me wonder what percentage of students understood the report.
*25% of students got 7 + 2 = ___ + 6 wrong
*61% of students couldn’t round 374,518 to the nearest hundred
*37% of students couldn't subtract fractions
It does make me wonder what percentage of students understood the report.
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
UCSD released a report on their own students showing:
*25% of students got 7 + 2 = ___ + 6 wrong
*61% of students couldn’t round 374,518 to the nearest hundred
*37% of students couldn't subtract fractions
It does make me wonder what percentage of students understood the report.
*25% of students got 7 + 2 = ___ + 6 wrong
*61% of students couldn’t round 374,518 to the nearest hundred
*37% of students couldn't subtract fractions
It does make me wonder what percentage of students understood the report.