VerdantOzark
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What followed wasn't just a Trump-led assault on our democracy. It was also a failure of the Dem Party to respond. Garland's incompetence killed accountability. Biden sidelined democracy reform & Senate Dems failed to pass it.
5 years later, Trump's goons are trashing our democracy from the inside.
5 years later, Trump's goons are trashing our democracy from the inside.
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
What followed wasn't just a Trump-led assault on our democracy. It was also a failure of the Dem Party to respond. Garland's incompetence killed accountability. Biden sidelined democracy reform & Senate Dems failed to pass it.
5 years later, Trump's goons are trashing our democracy from the inside.
5 years later, Trump's goons are trashing our democracy from the inside.
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the thing is that what they want for Maduro is a show trial and the venue they are trying that in doesn't do show trials
Remember these people fucked up the prosecution on sandwich guy. I am somewhat cynical they're gonna manage this!
January 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
the thing is that what they want for Maduro is a show trial and the venue they are trying that in doesn't do show trials
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Dear @nytimespr.bsky.social. Your press release re comments I gave to @transnews.network includes many errors but one assertion is true: “TNN featured an interview with a former editor on the International desk at The Times who was not involved in these coverage decisions.”
That is the problem
That is the problem
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Dear @nytimespr.bsky.social. Your press release re comments I gave to @transnews.network includes many errors but one assertion is true: “TNN featured an interview with a former editor on the International desk at The Times who was not involved in these coverage decisions.”
That is the problem
That is the problem
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"We do not have an obligation to publish damage control on the behalf of a news outlet undergoing a legitimacy crisis because of their own actions"
We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
January 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"We do not have an obligation to publish damage control on the behalf of a news outlet undergoing a legitimacy crisis because of their own actions"
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We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
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The majority of Americans can’t locate Venezuela on this map
January 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The majority of Americans can’t locate Venezuela on this map
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New York City has a new mayor
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
New York City has a new mayor
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I have to impress upon you that Sudokuvania is a fully realized Metroidvania. It is merely expressed as 20+ integrated variant sudokus.
There is nothing else like this. Solving it is one of my proudest achievements. It is a $0 website. Use a laptop.
sudokupad.app/6u61fsw0di?s...
There is nothing else like this. Solving it is one of my proudest achievements. It is a $0 website. Use a laptop.
sudokupad.app/6u61fsw0di?s...
December 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I have to impress upon you that Sudokuvania is a fully realized Metroidvania. It is merely expressed as 20+ integrated variant sudokus.
There is nothing else like this. Solving it is one of my proudest achievements. It is a $0 website. Use a laptop.
sudokupad.app/6u61fsw0di?s...
There is nothing else like this. Solving it is one of my proudest achievements. It is a $0 website. Use a laptop.
sudokupad.app/6u61fsw0di?s...
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Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
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AI is old news. Innovators must ask themselves: in 2026, how can I supercharge my productivity by incorporating labubus into my process?
December 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
AI is old news. Innovators must ask themselves: in 2026, how can I supercharge my productivity by incorporating labubus into my process?
December 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Folks not in this space wouldn’t know this, but it is very normal for one company to buy up several companies in the same niche government space, consolidate them, and raise rates while functionally abandoning the software. Tyler Technologies is the usual culprit here.
This is *normal*.
This is *normal*.
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Folks not in this space wouldn’t know this, but it is very normal for one company to buy up several companies in the same niche government space, consolidate them, and raise rates while functionally abandoning the software. Tyler Technologies is the usual culprit here.
This is *normal*.
This is *normal*.
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jc denton: why do we park in the driveway and drive in the parkway.
leo gold: expanding the definition of a 'parkway' allowed robert moses greater power over how he could use transit to achieve his racist goals.
jc: wait, i was just making a - hold on, i need to go look some things up-
leo gold: expanding the definition of a 'parkway' allowed robert moses greater power over how he could use transit to achieve his racist goals.
jc: wait, i was just making a - hold on, i need to go look some things up-
December 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
jc denton: why do we park in the driveway and drive in the parkway.
leo gold: expanding the definition of a 'parkway' allowed robert moses greater power over how he could use transit to achieve his racist goals.
jc: wait, i was just making a - hold on, i need to go look some things up-
leo gold: expanding the definition of a 'parkway' allowed robert moses greater power over how he could use transit to achieve his racist goals.
jc: wait, i was just making a - hold on, i need to go look some things up-
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Worse than even Guilty Until Proven Innocent, they're pushing for Guilty With No Evidence Of Innocence Allowed.
December 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Worse than even Guilty Until Proven Innocent, they're pushing for Guilty With No Evidence Of Innocence Allowed.
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this happens to people who make adult content every single day
but suddenly being debanked and banned from money is international news if it impacts a “respectable person”
but suddenly being debanked and banned from money is international news if it impacts a “respectable person”
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
this happens to people who make adult content every single day
but suddenly being debanked and banned from money is international news if it impacts a “respectable person”
but suddenly being debanked and banned from money is international news if it impacts a “respectable person”
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From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
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online gambling is essentially legal and open money fixing and laundering at this point
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
online gambling is essentially legal and open money fixing and laundering at this point
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This, more than anything, is what the right realized in the wake of the 2000 election: in a moment of chaos or crisis, they can do anything -- *anything*, no matter how overtly criminal or gross -- & just smooth it over later with "both sides" pablum. "Let's not fight, let's look forward," etc.
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This, more than anything, is what the right realized in the wake of the 2000 election: in a moment of chaos or crisis, they can do anything -- *anything*, no matter how overtly criminal or gross -- & just smooth it over later with "both sides" pablum. "Let's not fight, let's look forward," etc.
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The masked and presumably armed goon who hopped into someone's car without a warrant was in fear that he was being abducted
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The masked and presumably armed goon who hopped into someone's car without a warrant was in fear that he was being abducted
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This is one of those things that makes me so angry about this stuff. We are at an amazing level of technological progress and we can’t even actually appreciate because almost everything they claim it can do is a lie even though what it can do is amazing.
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is one of those things that makes me so angry about this stuff. We are at an amazing level of technological progress and we can’t even actually appreciate because almost everything they claim it can do is a lie even though what it can do is amazing.
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AlphaNews is a far right Nazi propaganda network. I am sick and tired of people posting this Nazi trash uncritically because y’all are being racist xenophobic weirdos. A Democretic strategist KNOWS better than to uplift far-right propaganda on his highly influential account.
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
AlphaNews is a far right Nazi propaganda network. I am sick and tired of people posting this Nazi trash uncritically because y’all are being racist xenophobic weirdos. A Democretic strategist KNOWS better than to uplift far-right propaganda on his highly influential account.
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I try to adhere to the "words mean things" principle because advocacy.
If we go to the "every evil thing that happens is the *worst* form of evil imaginable" standard, we both lose a lot of tools and, more likely, demoralise people.
If we go to the "every evil thing that happens is the *worst* form of evil imaginable" standard, we both lose a lot of tools and, more likely, demoralise people.
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I try to adhere to the "words mean things" principle because advocacy.
If we go to the "every evil thing that happens is the *worst* form of evil imaginable" standard, we both lose a lot of tools and, more likely, demoralise people.
If we go to the "every evil thing that happens is the *worst* form of evil imaginable" standard, we both lose a lot of tools and, more likely, demoralise people.
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With trans people, the Administration is imposing humiliations and crowdsourcing prejudice against us (the OU incident is an example of that crowdsourcing).
With immigrants, actual state terror is being employed. People are being disappeared.
It merits more intense language.
With immigrants, actual state terror is being employed. People are being disappeared.
It merits more intense language.
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
With trans people, the Administration is imposing humiliations and crowdsourcing prejudice against us (the OU incident is an example of that crowdsourcing).
With immigrants, actual state terror is being employed. People are being disappeared.
It merits more intense language.
With immigrants, actual state terror is being employed. People are being disappeared.
It merits more intense language.
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