Usamljeny Nitko
@nitkousamljeny.bsky.social
I am an ethnic Catholic Serb from Tanganyika | I study Orbis Terra at the Academy of Tlön | My first novel Lupus Bellarum was a 2nd person perspective non-fiction best-seller
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In honor of DHS spokesliar Tricia McLaughlin's resignation, let's revisit how her husband's company won a $220 million no-bid contract to run a stupid propaganda campaign featuring her boss, Kristi Noem, bashing immigrants while sitting on a horse in front of Mt. Rushmore.
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
February 19, 2026 at 12:43 AM
In honor of DHS spokesliar Tricia McLaughlin's resignation, let's revisit how her husband's company won a $220 million no-bid contract to run a stupid propaganda campaign featuring her boss, Kristi Noem, bashing immigrants while sitting on a horse in front of Mt. Rushmore.
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closing the strait of hormuz is kinda a "welps that was a mess, we got it reopened (dragged out that wreckage...), stuff is moving again" problem.
abqaiq is a facility in saudi that ~85% of their oil has to pass through. it's a complex desulfurization plant. How long would it take to rebuild that.
abqaiq is a facility in saudi that ~85% of their oil has to pass through. it's a complex desulfurization plant. How long would it take to rebuild that.
people think iran closing the strait is their main threat but it's actually flattening the facilities at abqaiq
February 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
closing the strait of hormuz is kinda a "welps that was a mess, we got it reopened (dragged out that wreckage...), stuff is moving again" problem.
abqaiq is a facility in saudi that ~85% of their oil has to pass through. it's a complex desulfurization plant. How long would it take to rebuild that.
abqaiq is a facility in saudi that ~85% of their oil has to pass through. it's a complex desulfurization plant. How long would it take to rebuild that.
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actually the democrats have the very well funded center for american progress but cap is busy under @neeratanden.bsky.social telling democrats to give cops more money to hurt minority populations www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 18, 2026 at 11:23 PM
actually the democrats have the very well funded center for american progress but cap is busy under @neeratanden.bsky.social telling democrats to give cops more money to hurt minority populations www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Publishers Weekly gives a ⭐STARRED REVIEW⭐ to The Overseer Class: a "blistering follow-up to The Viral Underclass...By turns maddening and inspiring, this shines a harsh light on a political dead end in order to illuminate real possibilities for change." (I am now 4/4 for ⭐stars from the trades)
February 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Publishers Weekly gives a ⭐STARRED REVIEW⭐ to The Overseer Class: a "blistering follow-up to The Viral Underclass...By turns maddening and inspiring, this shines a harsh light on a political dead end in order to illuminate real possibilities for change." (I am now 4/4 for ⭐stars from the trades)
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"Oh wow, you're in the US State Department? That's amazing! What do you do there?"
"I scour the internet for Nazi content to upload on a US government run portal which makes sure Germans can read it without using a VPN."
"Would you..?"
"Yes, I'd call myself an American hero."
"I scour the internet for Nazi content to upload on a US government run portal which makes sure Germans can read it without using a VPN."
"Would you..?"
"Yes, I'd call myself an American hero."
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 10:59 PM
"Oh wow, you're in the US State Department? That's amazing! What do you do there?"
"I scour the internet for Nazi content to upload on a US government run portal which makes sure Germans can read it without using a VPN."
"Would you..?"
"Yes, I'd call myself an American hero."
"I scour the internet for Nazi content to upload on a US government run portal which makes sure Germans can read it without using a VPN."
"Would you..?"
"Yes, I'd call myself an American hero."
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It took a hot minute, but I can finally share my new paper on evidentiary pragmatism in transgender health care!
In it, I propose a new principle for evaluating scientific evidence based on the best reasonably achievable evidence, avoiding the ‘catch-22’ where trans care can never be justified.
In it, I propose a new principle for evaluating scientific evidence based on the best reasonably achievable evidence, avoiding the ‘catch-22’ where trans care can never be justified.
Evidentiary Pragmatism in Transgender Health Care | AJPH | Vol. 116 Issue 3
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
ajph.aphapublications.org
February 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
It took a hot minute, but I can finally share my new paper on evidentiary pragmatism in transgender health care!
In it, I propose a new principle for evaluating scientific evidence based on the best reasonably achievable evidence, avoiding the ‘catch-22’ where trans care can never be justified.
In it, I propose a new principle for evaluating scientific evidence based on the best reasonably achievable evidence, avoiding the ‘catch-22’ where trans care can never be justified.
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With NYU Langone desisting from offering trans care, I feel the need to re-up this recent paper about how ‘the evidence is low-quality’ arguments are bullshit and how we can do better when evaluating scientific evidence.
It took a hot minute, but I can finally share my new paper on evidentiary pragmatism in transgender health care!
In it, I propose a new principle for evaluating scientific evidence based on the best reasonably achievable evidence, avoiding the ‘catch-22’ where trans care can never be justified.
In it, I propose a new principle for evaluating scientific evidence based on the best reasonably achievable evidence, avoiding the ‘catch-22’ where trans care can never be justified.
Evidentiary Pragmatism in Transgender Health Care | AJPH | Vol. 116 Issue 3
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
ajph.aphapublications.org
February 18, 2026 at 11:20 PM
With NYU Langone desisting from offering trans care, I feel the need to re-up this recent paper about how ‘the evidence is low-quality’ arguments are bullshit and how we can do better when evaluating scientific evidence.
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In case you were thinking it was only American conservatives on their knees asking for more boot.
"Polls show somewhere between one-quarter and one-half of Conservative supporters approve of Mr. Trump, notwithstanding his threats to impoverish and annex the country." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #cdnpoli
Opinion: The post-Poilievre leadership race has begun
Jamil Jivani is staking his claim to lead the MAGA wing of the Conservative Party
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
In case you were thinking it was only American conservatives on their knees asking for more boot.
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a fucking pedophile sexually abused nearly every prospective and actual Olympian gymnast for over two decades, and the political discourse is hyper-fixated on the hypothetical unfairness of trans girls competing with cis girls
1 reason why I get so angry at anti-trans "safety in women's sports" people is NONE of them do SHIT or say ANYTHING about actual safety in womens sport. There are ongoing histories and challenges and abuses in sport, and folks are more than welcome to pay attention, and give a damn. But they don't.
February 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
a fucking pedophile sexually abused nearly every prospective and actual Olympian gymnast for over two decades, and the political discourse is hyper-fixated on the hypothetical unfairness of trans girls competing with cis girls
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Im not even sure I can stomach reading CBC’s reporting on this. I’m guessing it goes something like this: “They said the graves were Hamas. Ah well then. What can ya do?!”
GAZA: “The Israel Defence Forces have told CBC News that they dug 20 to 30 metres deep in a Gaza war cemetery where 22 Canadian soldiers are buried in order to destroy a Hamas tunnel.” www.cbc.ca/news/politic... - CBC News
#CanadianArmedForces #CDNPoli #Gaza #RCAF #WorldWar1 #WorldWar2
#CanadianArmedForces #CDNPoli #Gaza #RCAF #WorldWar1 #WorldWar2
IDF says it dug up Canadian soldiers' graves to destroy Gaza tunnel | CBC News
The Israel Defence Forces have given CBC News an official explanation for the destruction of a cemetery holding the remains of 22 Canadian soldiers who died serving as peacekeepers in the Middle East ...
www.cbc.ca
February 18, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Im not even sure I can stomach reading CBC’s reporting on this. I’m guessing it goes something like this: “They said the graves were Hamas. Ah well then. What can ya do?!”
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The official US policy over Taiwan is about as comprehensible as the Schleswig-Holstein Question was. To misquote Palmerston, only three people have ever understood it, Richard Nixon, who is dead, a Chinese professor, who has gone mad, and I, who have forgotten.
it's insane to me that the mainstream press is mad at AOC over Taiwan when like, Taiwan policy is basically something basically 5% of the US FP elite can genuinely say coherently
I stopped caring about island chains and sixth generation fighters and whatnot when I realized this was the most anyone on either side of the Pacific had considered such things.
February 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The official US policy over Taiwan is about as comprehensible as the Schleswig-Holstein Question was. To misquote Palmerston, only three people have ever understood it, Richard Nixon, who is dead, a Chinese professor, who has gone mad, and I, who have forgotten.
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One way in which elected democrats could respond to the public is to use their platforms to refer to the right as garbage people not aligned with American values. We would prefer this over the constant “colleague” and “friends across the aisle” shit.
February 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
One way in which elected democrats could respond to the public is to use their platforms to refer to the right as garbage people not aligned with American values. We would prefer this over the constant “colleague” and “friends across the aisle” shit.
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to be fair at least Taiwan has a coherent policy
over in Korea policy both the left and right have a bipartisan agreement to adopt the worst possible decisions known to man on DPRK (HR McMaster nearly started Korean War 2)
over in Korea policy both the left and right have a bipartisan agreement to adopt the worst possible decisions known to man on DPRK (HR McMaster nearly started Korean War 2)
That many?
February 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
to be fair at least Taiwan has a coherent policy
over in Korea policy both the left and right have a bipartisan agreement to adopt the worst possible decisions known to man on DPRK (HR McMaster nearly started Korean War 2)
over in Korea policy both the left and right have a bipartisan agreement to adopt the worst possible decisions known to man on DPRK (HR McMaster nearly started Korean War 2)
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there was a drive towards giving DPRK a bloody nose strike that got slow rolled by Mattis
@mikeblack114.bsky.social do you have more links?
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
@mikeblack114.bsky.social do you have more links?
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
February 18, 2026 at 9:52 PM
there was a drive towards giving DPRK a bloody nose strike that got slow rolled by Mattis
@mikeblack114.bsky.social do you have more links?
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
@mikeblack114.bsky.social do you have more links?
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Juno News' Candice Malcolm is angry Jason Kenney called her website "racist" for hosting a white nationalist guest
"We're trying to open the Overton Window ... and this is an example of Jason Kenney actually trying to close it," Malcolm says, accusing Kenney of using a "tactic of cancel culture"
"We're trying to open the Overton Window ... and this is an example of Jason Kenney actually trying to close it," Malcolm says, accusing Kenney of using a "tactic of cancel culture"
February 18, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Juno News' Candice Malcolm is angry Jason Kenney called her website "racist" for hosting a white nationalist guest
"We're trying to open the Overton Window ... and this is an example of Jason Kenney actually trying to close it," Malcolm says, accusing Kenney of using a "tactic of cancel culture"
"We're trying to open the Overton Window ... and this is an example of Jason Kenney actually trying to close it," Malcolm says, accusing Kenney of using a "tactic of cancel culture"
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tbh this is part of the reason i liked my time off: there are eyes on this site and even focusing on niche topics doesn't prevent people from getting obsessed with you for no reason
meanwhile on the other site some dude with 47k followers is so mad about I & @jamellebouie.net saying gender affirming surgery for minors isn't a thing - particularly my misuse of literally - that he has been @'ing me about it for over 24hr (also he's gotten like 26 likes because lol, dead website)
February 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
tbh this is part of the reason i liked my time off: there are eyes on this site and even focusing on niche topics doesn't prevent people from getting obsessed with you for no reason
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meanwhile on the other site some dude with 47k followers is so mad about I & @jamellebouie.net saying gender affirming surgery for minors isn't a thing - particularly my misuse of literally - that he has been @'ing me about it for over 24hr (also he's gotten like 26 likes because lol, dead website)
February 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM
meanwhile on the other site some dude with 47k followers is so mad about I & @jamellebouie.net saying gender affirming surgery for minors isn't a thing - particularly my misuse of literally - that he has been @'ing me about it for over 24hr (also he's gotten like 26 likes because lol, dead website)
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it's stupid because it inherently means accepting the silicon valley line on AI.
"the left" is like ten people. AI skeptics are most of the country. because we're well aware there are certain specific things the tech can do but ZERO evidence it's a multi trillion dollar industry
"the left" is like ten people. AI skeptics are most of the country. because we're well aware there are certain specific things the tech can do but ZERO evidence it's a multi trillion dollar industry
The reason that “the left is losing on AI” discourse makes me so incredibly upset is that the right has no positive vision for the future in which the mass unemployment predicted by boosters occurs
February 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM
it's stupid because it inherently means accepting the silicon valley line on AI.
"the left" is like ten people. AI skeptics are most of the country. because we're well aware there are certain specific things the tech can do but ZERO evidence it's a multi trillion dollar industry
"the left" is like ten people. AI skeptics are most of the country. because we're well aware there are certain specific things the tech can do but ZERO evidence it's a multi trillion dollar industry
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For my newsletter, I wrote about why the media is so thirsty for Democrats to have a "Sista Souljah Moment" and repudiate trans issues. www.burnsnotice.com/there-will-n...
There Will Never Be a Sista Soulja Moment for Trans Rights
But that won't stop Democrats from trying for it anyway
In the midst of the 1992 presidential election, future president Bill Clinton visited Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition conference and delivere...
www.burnsnotice.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about why the media is so thirsty for Democrats to have a "Sista Souljah Moment" and repudiate trans issues. www.burnsnotice.com/there-will-n...
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I made it until 2/18 without writing about trans issues on my newsletter but it had to be done today.
For my newsletter, I wrote about why the media is so thirsty for Democrats to have a "Sista Souljah Moment" and repudiate trans issues. www.burnsnotice.com/there-will-n...
There Will Never Be a Sista Soulja Moment for Trans Rights
But that won't stop Democrats from trying for it anyway
In the midst of the 1992 presidential election, future president Bill Clinton visited Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition conference and delivere...
www.burnsnotice.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I made it until 2/18 without writing about trans issues on my newsletter but it had to be done today.
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How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump
How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump—and how some locals are fighting back
“Who the fuck are these men?”
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:50 PM
How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump
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The US position, the premise of the White House's statements, is that Ukraine doesn't have agency, Ukrainians are wrong to do a version of "give me liberty or give me death," Ukraine's president doesn't speak for them, and America's goal is make them surrender.
Which is basically Russia's position.
Which is basically Russia's position.
Q: Zelenskyy said he doesn't think it's fair Trump is saying Ukraine has to make concessions & not Russia. What's Trump's response?
LEAVITT: I think the president would respond by saying he doesn't think it's fair thousands of Ukrainians are losing their lives, and Russians too, in this deadly war
LEAVITT: I think the president would respond by saying he doesn't think it's fair thousands of Ukrainians are losing their lives, and Russians too, in this deadly war
February 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The US position, the premise of the White House's statements, is that Ukraine doesn't have agency, Ukrainians are wrong to do a version of "give me liberty or give me death," Ukraine's president doesn't speak for them, and America's goal is make them surrender.
Which is basically Russia's position.
Which is basically Russia's position.
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tbh i think a lot of this comes down to the hollowing out of state capacity in global nations
neoliberalism has basically driven so many states to P3s that people don't get "states doing things" is still possible, but not necessary radical
neoliberalism has basically driven so many states to P3s that people don't get "states doing things" is still possible, but not necessary radical
china is incredible in its own way but don't mistake that with it being a radical government
February 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
tbh i think a lot of this comes down to the hollowing out of state capacity in global nations
neoliberalism has basically driven so many states to P3s that people don't get "states doing things" is still possible, but not necessary radical
neoliberalism has basically driven so many states to P3s that people don't get "states doing things" is still possible, but not necessary radical