skryptical
@skryptical.bsky.social
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They just wanted them to drown. They were watching, and hoping, that the people would drown.
When they didn’t, they got upset and murdered them.
When they didn’t, they got upset and murdered them.
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
They just wanted them to drown. They were watching, and hoping, that the people would drown.
When they didn’t, they got upset and murdered them.
When they didn’t, they got upset and murdered them.
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On top of so many other offenses and crimes and cruelties, we have to make a decision to never again let people like this anywhere near power.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
On top of so many other offenses and crimes and cruelties, we have to make a decision to never again let people like this anywhere near power.
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
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Lots of interest here, and I will write about it. But what jumped out at me was ZM's observation that the laws we need are already on the books. We just need to enforce them. I mean, OF COURSE, but... it needs to be said.
I had the absolute pleasure of joining @hcrichardson.bsky.social for a conversation yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N15L...
American Conversations: Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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December 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Lots of interest here, and I will write about it. But what jumped out at me was ZM's observation that the laws we need are already on the books. We just need to enforce them. I mean, OF COURSE, but... it needs to be said.
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Koh: This is not about justice. This is about power. This is about a Secretary of Defense so drunk off alpha male bullshit that he's willing to take lives to get off on that power.
December 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Koh: This is not about justice. This is about power. This is about a Secretary of Defense so drunk off alpha male bullshit that he's willing to take lives to get off on that power.
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Koh: He appointed a junior staffer as the U.S. Attorney because he couldn't get anyone else to bring this forward. This is a sign of incompetence in this administration. We're seeing everywhere. Incompetence is leading to a 30x increase in measles year over year in this country…
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Koh: He appointed a junior staffer as the U.S. Attorney because he couldn't get anyone else to bring this forward. This is a sign of incompetence in this administration. We're seeing everywhere. Incompetence is leading to a 30x increase in measles year over year in this country…
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What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
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the thing is that blowing up drug boats is just murder. no law licenses it. it is just war crimes. but to say out loud what the penalty for committing them is puts us in the position of accusing high government officials of capital crimes.
it is critically important to be able to say the obvious.
it is critically important to be able to say the obvious.
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
the thing is that blowing up drug boats is just murder. no law licenses it. it is just war crimes. but to say out loud what the penalty for committing them is puts us in the position of accusing high government officials of capital crimes.
it is critically important to be able to say the obvious.
it is critically important to be able to say the obvious.
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David Horsey, Seattle Times
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
David Horsey, Seattle Times
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Rwanda and DRC sign a peace accord in the presence of Donald Trump in Washington. The event, however, is a perfect charade done to flatter Trump. In fact, fighting continues unabated.
Donald Trump et les présidents du Rwanda et de la RDC signent un accord de paix à Washington
« Cela va être un grand miracle », a déclaré le président américain, qui a vanté, jeudi, un accord « puissant et détaillé ». D’intenses combats font toujours rage dans l’est de la République démocrati...
www.lemonde.fr
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Rwanda and DRC sign a peace accord in the presence of Donald Trump in Washington. The event, however, is a perfect charade done to flatter Trump. In fact, fighting continues unabated.
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I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me
A member of the House Republican caucus said this.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me
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The pipe bomb suspect getting arrested by this dumbshit iteration of the FBI after 5 years just proves even more that the people in power over the last few years cared so little about getting to the bottom of the attempted coup of January 6th and just wanted to move on and hope things worked out.
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The pipe bomb suspect getting arrested by this dumbshit iteration of the FBI after 5 years just proves even more that the people in power over the last few years cared so little about getting to the bottom of the attempted coup of January 6th and just wanted to move on and hope things worked out.
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killing the survivors after sinking a boat is the canonical example in the UCMJ manual of an unlawful killing
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
killing the survivors after sinking a boat is the canonical example in the UCMJ manual of an unlawful killing
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yeah, this is because he called for the trump administration to machine-gun protesters
Asked about Himes' comments about this video, Cotton says, "I didn't see anything disturbing about it."
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
yeah, this is because he called for the trump administration to machine-gun protesters
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Yeah it's pretty clear that Cotton was calling for the mass murder of Black people by the US military in that op ed. No other way to square these two.
This also really ought to put the entire “send in the troops” editorial episode in a much clearer context for everyone who decided the important takeaway was an “out of control” newsroom rather than y’know a sitting Senator calling for people to be shot in the street.
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yeah it's pretty clear that Cotton was calling for the mass murder of Black people by the US military in that op ed. No other way to square these two.
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This bloodthirsty, crazed assessment from Sen. Tom Cotton trying to excuse war crimes pairs nicely with all the denunciation of people who took issue with Cotton calling for no quarter against BLM protesters in 2020.
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This bloodthirsty, crazed assessment from Sen. Tom Cotton trying to excuse war crimes pairs nicely with all the denunciation of people who took issue with Cotton calling for no quarter against BLM protesters in 2020.
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Re: Hegseth, Cotton, etc. I'm left going: what is wrong with you?
Against them: Centuries of philosophy and religion, prominent international treaties, the US military code of conduct, precedent set by prosecution of German and Japanese war crimes, basic human morality, and geopolitical strategy.
Against them: Centuries of philosophy and religion, prominent international treaties, the US military code of conduct, precedent set by prosecution of German and Japanese war crimes, basic human morality, and geopolitical strategy.
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Re: Hegseth, Cotton, etc. I'm left going: what is wrong with you?
Against them: Centuries of philosophy and religion, prominent international treaties, the US military code of conduct, precedent set by prosecution of German and Japanese war crimes, basic human morality, and geopolitical strategy.
Against them: Centuries of philosophy and religion, prominent international treaties, the US military code of conduct, precedent set by prosecution of German and Japanese war crimes, basic human morality, and geopolitical strategy.
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#GVerse #Veterans
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Press freedom in America is now weaker than in most sub Saharan African dictatorships
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Press freedom in America is now weaker than in most sub Saharan African dictatorships
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ZDF is now broadcasting the documentary I prepared with Johannes Hano and David Frum concerning the Russian influence operation targeting Musk, Thiel and other Silicon Valley South Africans, which was personally overseen and run by Vladimir Putin and was deemed hugely successful by the Russians.
Putins Helfer
Rücken Trump und sein Umfeld näher an Russland? Bedrohen Autokraten und Tech-Oligarchen die liberale Ordnung?
www.zdf.de
May 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
ZDF is now broadcasting the documentary I prepared with Johannes Hano and David Frum concerning the Russian influence operation targeting Musk, Thiel and other Silicon Valley South Africans, which was personally overseen and run by Vladimir Putin and was deemed hugely successful by the Russians.
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What Kash Patel, a Jan 6 suspect, didn't say
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What Kash Patel, a Jan 6 suspect, didn't say
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#GVerse #BreakingNews Irony. In an insane moment, Kash Patel says "when you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life. We will always refute it and combat it."
Except when you pardon 1,500 attackers.
These are unserious people.
Except when you pardon 1,500 attackers.
These are unserious people.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#GVerse #BreakingNews Irony. In an insane moment, Kash Patel says "when you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life. We will always refute it and combat it."
Except when you pardon 1,500 attackers.
These are unserious people.
Except when you pardon 1,500 attackers.
These are unserious people.
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The reason the judiciary functions is because judges understand that despite everyone being human beings who hold grudges and have stupid opinions and peccadilloes and flaws, there is a sense that you have to justify what you're doing on more than "because I say so."
This Court is undermining that.
This Court is undermining that.
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The reason the judiciary functions is because judges understand that despite everyone being human beings who hold grudges and have stupid opinions and peccadilloes and flaws, there is a sense that you have to justify what you're doing on more than "because I say so."
This Court is undermining that.
This Court is undermining that.