Sam (ABeardedPanda)
@abeardedpanda.bsky.social
Paradox Interactive School of International Relations (ongoing)
I hate your favorite dictator. Spicy liberal.
(He/Him)
https://www.offensive-bias.com/
I hate your favorite dictator. Spicy liberal.
(He/Him)
https://www.offensive-bias.com/
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Greetings new arrivals. I'm Sam and for the most part I am but a humble shitposter.
I have a background in studying Nazi Germany, the late Russian Empire and the early USSR which I thought would be a neat party trick but then Timothy Snyder started appearing on MSNBC and now I hate everything
I have a background in studying Nazi Germany, the late Russian Empire and the early USSR which I thought would be a neat party trick but then Timothy Snyder started appearing on MSNBC and now I hate everything
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Remember when "America has many groups of people in it and that's good and makes us strong" was an uncontroversial - even cliched - viewpoint that was universally endorsed across the political spectrum?
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Remember when "America has many groups of people in it and that's good and makes us strong" was an uncontroversial - even cliched - viewpoint that was universally endorsed across the political spectrum?
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
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the fact that they saw Polanski as not being punished despite fleeing to France -- the fact that his social circle did not hold him accountable -- finally makes me understand why the elite media is insane about left activism at elite colleges: nothing anyone else can do to them matters.
February 7, 2026 at 6:21 AM
the fact that they saw Polanski as not being punished despite fleeing to France -- the fact that his social circle did not hold him accountable -- finally makes me understand why the elite media is insane about left activism at elite colleges: nothing anyone else can do to them matters.
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i think it is particularly interesting that Barro, McArdle, and Douthat saw the moralizing change which has happened since the 1970s not as "you might get arrested for fucking a 12-year-old" but rather "your friends on Martha's Vineyard might cut you off for fucking her."
i would say that it's class solidarity but at this point i think it's just a tic. they don't even really process anything anymore
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 AM
i think it is particularly interesting that Barro, McArdle, and Douthat saw the moralizing change which has happened since the 1970s not as "you might get arrested for fucking a 12-year-old" but rather "your friends on Martha's Vineyard might cut you off for fucking her."
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This is my cue to evangelize by far the funniest Andor meme yet made youtu.be/Mt5z4IkD-qE?...
Major Partagaz Enjoys Cerveza Cristal
YouTube video by FishEnds
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
This is my cue to evangelize by far the funniest Andor meme yet made youtu.be/Mt5z4IkD-qE?...
I get extremely feral when people brush off accusing Asians of being paid propagandists for saying mean things about the PRC as "just a bit of trolling" because this can earn people extremely real jail time
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 AM
I get extremely feral when people brush off accusing Asians of being paid propagandists for saying mean things about the PRC as "just a bit of trolling" because this can earn people extremely real jail time
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The others pleaded guilty in the hope that their sentences would be shorter.* Which they are. But are punishingly lengthy still.
*And, I'm sure this came into the equation for some of them: to avoid paying expensive legal fees. Which has to be factored into the lawfare being waged in Hong Kong.
*And, I'm sure this came into the equation for some of them: to avoid paying expensive legal fees. Which has to be factored into the lawfare being waged in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 AM
The others pleaded guilty in the hope that their sentences would be shorter.* Which they are. But are punishingly lengthy still.
*And, I'm sure this came into the equation for some of them: to avoid paying expensive legal fees. Which has to be factored into the lawfare being waged in Hong Kong.
*And, I'm sure this came into the equation for some of them: to avoid paying expensive legal fees. Which has to be factored into the lawfare being waged in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn
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So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
POV: you have uninstalled Cities: Skylines and have installed Surviving Mars
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
POV: you have uninstalled Cities: Skylines and have installed Surviving Mars
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Honestly, it has to be a weird time to be a figure in pop culture due the president being Literally The Worst. Like, Elmo can say sharing is good and somebody in his X mentions will say “Elmo, you rotten son of a bitch. This goes against everything President Trump stands for.” And that’s not wrong.
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Honestly, it has to be a weird time to be a figure in pop culture due the president being Literally The Worst. Like, Elmo can say sharing is good and somebody in his X mentions will say “Elmo, you rotten son of a bitch. This goes against everything President Trump stands for.” And that’s not wrong.
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Kid Rock: "god bless the stars and stripes, I love my truck almost as much as Donny's dumptruck" or some shit idk
Bad Bunny:
Bad Bunny:
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Kid Rock: "god bless the stars and stripes, I love my truck almost as much as Donny's dumptruck" or some shit idk
Bad Bunny:
Bad Bunny:
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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If you were to run down a list of all the things distinctive about the United States in contrast to Old World Europe, most of it is stuff we instead have in common with Latin America. That's not some woke novelty, it's a deeply embedded centuries-old aspect of our culture and national identity.
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
If you were to run down a list of all the things distinctive about the United States in contrast to Old World Europe, most of it is stuff we instead have in common with Latin America. That's not some woke novelty, it's a deeply embedded centuries-old aspect of our culture and national identity.
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To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
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in conclusion, statehood for dc and pr
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
in conclusion, statehood for dc and pr
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that felt like a cultural victory cutscreen
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
that felt like a cultural victory cutscreen
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what it's like 75% of my feed is right now after the halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
what it's like 75% of my feed is right now after the halftime show
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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It’s so funny to make the most intergenerational and family oriented halftime show in years to highlight how genuinely delusional (and fundamentally racist) MAGA culture war derangement is
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
It’s so funny to make the most intergenerational and family oriented halftime show in years to highlight how genuinely delusional (and fundamentally racist) MAGA culture war derangement is
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They are currently hot Latinas on my television, I was told Mr. Trump would stop this
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
They are currently hot Latinas on my television, I was told Mr. Trump would stop this
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The vibe of the Halftime Show
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The vibe of the Halftime Show
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This was a little over a year ago
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
This was a little over a year ago
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The media desperately wanted to give the right a cultural moment and the problem is that they have no culture.
This was a little over a year ago
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The media desperately wanted to give the right a cultural moment and the problem is that they have no culture.