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brendanjohnston.bsky.social
Okay, it looks like they’re just trunks that are drawn a little weird in that one cover. But still.

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Strongman (Holyoke)
Percy van Norton was an American playboy who acquired a secret book of yogi. He studied it for years until he became the world's most perfect man. He has the strength of 100 elephants, the speed of a ...
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August 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
megraham.bsky.social
Look at the US with strongm an...we sre crumbling and being destroyed from within.
October 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
carceralabolition.bsky.social
Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat theconversation.com/like-strongm...
Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat
How would-be autocrats manufacture a crisis to portray themselves as a saviour and expand their powers.
theconversation.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
arbitraryanimal.bsky.social
You are so strongm
October 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
gregoryburke.bsky.social
theconversation.com/like-strongm...
Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat
How would-be autocrats manufacture a crisis to portray themselves as a saviour and expand their powers.
theconversation.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:13 AM
timfrye.bsky.social
Hard agree with Kotkin here www.foreignaffairs.com/china/weakne... and if you want more detail on the Russia case, See my book, Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia www.amazon.com/Weak-Strongm...
The Weakness of the Strongmen
Not long ago in the sweep of history, countries that had once been buried behind the Iron Curtain, and even some Soviet republics, were transformed into members of the solidly democratic club. Some of...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
ideas4abetterus.bsky.social
Create a “National Prior Auth Stopwatch”: if insurers don’t approve/deny routine care within 48 hours, it’s auto-approved. Faster treatment means fewer missed workdays and lower out-of-pocket delays—target 30% fewer care postponements. Support this? #Trump #BetterAmerica #StrongM
January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
plaindocs.bsky.social
:D solid question. Forced is strongm but I'llk definitely give MacOS a chance before wiping it.
December 11, 2024 at 2:43 PM
aquaking101.bsky.social
I am so sorry for what is happening in America. Stay Strongm
January 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
alienjawdee.bsky.social
Orange Village Idiot.
theconversation.com/like-strongm...
Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat
How would-be autocrats manufacture a crisis to portray themselves as a saviour and expand their powers.
theconversation.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
capitolhunters.bsky.social
The Proud Boys closing arguments have started. Led by Conor Mulroe, who brings an emotional punch. The case is very strongm except for the hitch of motivation. Prosecutors' call: take the Proud Boys at their word, as true believers in the battle. It's really more complicated...1/
November 19, 2024 at 1:24 PM
ajsdecepida.bsky.social
{𝗮𝙅𝙎𝘿}: Kash Patel isn’t an FBI director — he’s Trump’s rabid enforcer in a badge, trading law for loyalty, rage for reason, and turning America’s safety into a partisan slogan
Notes on this Article By andy J.S. Decepida Patel's Conduct in the Hearing {𝗮𝙅𝙎𝘿}: Alright, let’s map Kash Patel’s conduct in that hearing against the standard traits of demagoguery: Scapegoating and Deflection Instead of addressing Booker’s data-driven points about diverting FBI agents, Patel shouted that ❝America is safer❞ under him and cast criticism itself as unpatriotic. That’s scapegoating: redirecting blame away from his failures onto the critic. Appeals to Fear and Security He leaned on the primal theme of ❝safety❞ without evidence, insisting that only his leadership prevents danger. This is fear politics — framing dissent as a threat to national security. Delegitimizing Critics By screaming ❝You don’t get to say that!❞ at a sitting senator, Patel didn’t just disagree — he denied Booker’s authority to question him at all. That’s a demagogue’s move: reject institutional checks and elevate personal authority. Loyalty to a Strongman Patel tied his defence of the FBI’s direction directly to Trump’s immigration agenda. Rather than defending institutional independence, he fused the bureau’s mission with Trump’s personal project, a hallmark of authoritarian-style demagoguery. Rage as Performance His outburst wasn’t reasoned argument; it was theatre. Yelling over lawmakers and declaring ❝I’m not going anywhere!❞ is meant to energize a base that equates aggression with strength. Put together, these behaviours are straight out of the demagogue’s playbook. Patel comes off less as an FBI director safeguarding impartial justice than as a partisan enforcer channelling Trump’s fury. The Self-Same MAGA Demagogic Pattern Patel’s Senate eruption isn’t a one-off; it slots neatly into the Trump-era pattern of demagogic lieutenants who use rage, grievance, and loyalty tests instead of evidence. Compare him to a few of the heavy hitters: Steve Bannon Bannon thrives on framing politics as an apocalyptic battle: ❝the deconstruction of the administrative state.❞ Patel’s yelling about safety being only his to define echoes Bannon’s ❝burn it down❞ posture: institutions are tools of the movement, not neutral checks. Rudy Giuliani Giuliani shifted from ❝America’s Mayor❞ to ranting press conferences about stolen elections, using bluster to fill in where proof was absent. Patel’s ❝You don’t get to say that!❞ is a mirror — a loud, angry insistence that reality itself must bend to Trump’s narrative. Stephen Miller Miller makes immigration the existential wedge, recasting cruelty as protection. Patel pulled FBI agents off counterterror and child-exploitation cases to fuel Trump’s immigration crackdown, then screamed down oversight. That’s Miller’s playbook in a badge. Kash Patel himself as evolution He began as Trump’s loyal fixer in intelligence and defence circles, now elevated to FBI director. His mode is unchanged: shout down opponents, reduce the mission to serving Trump, and weaponize ❝safety❞ as an emotional cudgel. The Stroma All of these figures treat facts as malleable, opponents as enemies, and anger as a substitute for argument. Patel’s meltdown shows he’s no independent lawman — he’s internalizing the Trump-world formula: authoritarian rhetoric, tribal fear, and loyalty above law. {𝙖𝙅𝙎𝘿}: From Patel’s rage to Bannon’s apocalypse talk, the MAGA bench is stacked with hyper-Billy-Bobs — addicted to exaggeration, allergic to truth. Kash Patel: Trump’s Enforcer in a Badge Core role: A political loyalist masquerading as FBI director, willing to bend the bureau’s mission to Trump’s demands. Style: Fury over facts; reflexively shouts down critics rather than answers them. Method: Turns oversight into combat, delegitimizing checks on his power by denying opponents’ authority outright. Theme: Safety as a weaponized slogan — insists only he defines who’s secure, tying it directly to Trump’s immigration agenda. Demagogic marker: Treats rage as proof of righteousness, loyalty as higher than law, and dissent as betrayal. Where Bannon is the arsonist, Giuliani the fallen bulldog, and Miller the cold ideologue, Patel is the rabid partisan enforcer — the man who brings Trump’s authoritarian project into the FBI itself.
September 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
patcheso.bsky.social
⬇️⬇️⬇️. 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦. Canada strongm united and true,
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 14
Angus: The prime minister presents a vision of saying, “I’m reasonable. We’re going to work with this guy.”

Then Trump pulls this stunt.

What’s now very clear is that you can’t sit down and negotiate in good faith with a gangster regime.

You just can’t trust Trump.
July 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
nickinjr.bsky.social
theconversation.com/like-strongm...
Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat
How would-be autocrats manufacture a crisis to portray themselves as a saviour and expand their powers.
theconversation.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
psychmag.bsky.social
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Strongman Tom Stoltman: "Autism Is a Superpower" | BarBend
The 2021 World's Strongest Man champion shares how his autism affected his childhood and his introduction to training in the gym.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:32 PM
mirandadee.bsky.social
Just a mom, a pancreas, and a coffee addict Doing my best every day! #OhHiNiceTolMeetYou
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April 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
kenny0911.bsky.social
Trump is not the first would-be autocrat to manufacture a crisis to seize extraordinary powers.
"Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat"

theconversation.com/like-strongm...
Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat
How would-be autocrats manufacture a crisis to portray themselves as a saviour and expand their powers.
theconversation.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
pikasempai.bsky.social
Rebrella strongm
#Splatoon3
November 12, 2024 at 11:34 PM
ideas4abetterus.bsky.social
Standardize hospital billing nationwide: one plain-language bill + a required 10-minute “bill review” line before collections. Fewer coding errors & surprise add-ons means lower out-of-pocket costs—target 20% fewer disputed bills/year. Support this? #Trump #BetterAmerica #StrongM
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM