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There is a special place in hell for people who seek to immanentize the eschaton.
Colonel Ialdabaoth in the Chapel Perilous with the Big Bang
Colonel Ialdabaoth in the Chapel Perilous with the Big Bang
ICE: "I can't be held responsible for what happens to you if you enter my presence."
January 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
ICE: "I can't be held responsible for what happens to you if you enter my presence."
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“Maybe DHS was a bad idea”
A quarter century ago in “neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”
The folks who correctly said, 25 years ago, that this was a grave mistake were correct & ignored or shouted down
No one listens to Cassandra
A quarter century ago in “neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”
The folks who correctly said, 25 years ago, that this was a grave mistake were correct & ignored or shouted down
No one listens to Cassandra
January 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
“Maybe DHS was a bad idea”
A quarter century ago in “neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”
The folks who correctly said, 25 years ago, that this was a grave mistake were correct & ignored or shouted down
No one listens to Cassandra
A quarter century ago in “neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”
The folks who correctly said, 25 years ago, that this was a grave mistake were correct & ignored or shouted down
No one listens to Cassandra
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Before Dems retake the House and Senate in 2026, the excuse is "We want to pass this legislation, but we can't! GOP controls!"🤡
After Dems retake the House and Senate, the excuse will flip to "We want to pass this legislation, but we can't! These 3 senators/representatives voted with the GOP!"🤡
🙂🙃
After Dems retake the House and Senate, the excuse will flip to "We want to pass this legislation, but we can't! These 3 senators/representatives voted with the GOP!"🤡
🙂🙃
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Before Dems retake the House and Senate in 2026, the excuse is "We want to pass this legislation, but we can't! GOP controls!"🤡
After Dems retake the House and Senate, the excuse will flip to "We want to pass this legislation, but we can't! These 3 senators/representatives voted with the GOP!"🤡
🙂🙃
After Dems retake the House and Senate, the excuse will flip to "We want to pass this legislation, but we can't! These 3 senators/representatives voted with the GOP!"🤡
🙂🙃
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Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing https://theonion.com/protesters-urged-not-to-give-trump-administration-pretext-for-what-it-already-doing/
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing https://theonion.com/protesters-urged-not-to-give-trump-administration-pretext-for-what-it-already-doing/
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For those still using Facebook, Whatsapp, Insta, or Threads
The tech bros are fully integrating their operations into the Trump administration.
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
For those still using Facebook, Whatsapp, Insta, or Threads
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I’m an American. My ancestors built this country against their will.
The purity testing we need is to demand Democrats have spines to stand up to the Trump regime.
You wanting to deport me to a country I’m not from is no different than any pro-mass deportation MAGA stance.
The purity testing we need is to demand Democrats have spines to stand up to the Trump regime.
You wanting to deport me to a country I’m not from is no different than any pro-mass deportation MAGA stance.
These disgusting fucking ghouls are so dedicated to the destruction of the United States and the enablement or Trumpian Fascism, it defies belief.
It’s too bad we can’t “purity test” Nina Turner back to fucking Russia where she belongs.
It’s too bad we can’t “purity test” Nina Turner back to fucking Russia where she belongs.
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I’m an American. My ancestors built this country against their will.
The purity testing we need is to demand Democrats have spines to stand up to the Trump regime.
You wanting to deport me to a country I’m not from is no different than any pro-mass deportation MAGA stance.
The purity testing we need is to demand Democrats have spines to stand up to the Trump regime.
You wanting to deport me to a country I’m not from is no different than any pro-mass deportation MAGA stance.
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And more directly, it's a false choice.
Why should Black men voters be put in the position of:
1) Fascism just for us Black men.
Or
2) Fascism for everyone.
When we all know that the correct choice is
3) Fascism for no one, because fascism is bad.
Why should Black men voters be put in the position of:
1) Fascism just for us Black men.
Or
2) Fascism for everyone.
When we all know that the correct choice is
3) Fascism for no one, because fascism is bad.
January 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
And more directly, it's a false choice.
Why should Black men voters be put in the position of:
1) Fascism just for us Black men.
Or
2) Fascism for everyone.
When we all know that the correct choice is
3) Fascism for no one, because fascism is bad.
Why should Black men voters be put in the position of:
1) Fascism just for us Black men.
Or
2) Fascism for everyone.
When we all know that the correct choice is
3) Fascism for no one, because fascism is bad.
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So, correct me if I’m wrong, but all you have to do to abduct a woman now is dress in camo, cover your face and have a gun and we have to submit or risk death? How are we supposed to know if you’re ICE or not?
January 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So, correct me if I’m wrong, but all you have to do to abduct a woman now is dress in camo, cover your face and have a gun and we have to submit or risk death? How are we supposed to know if you’re ICE or not?
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When George Floyd was murdered, Dems decided to throw in their lot with the grassroots movement for racial justice. We know empirically that doing so played a serious role in Biden’s 2020 election win. Their lesson from this, however, was that activists actually have demands and must be shunned.
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
When George Floyd was murdered, Dems decided to throw in their lot with the grassroots movement for racial justice. We know empirically that doing so played a serious role in Biden’s 2020 election win. Their lesson from this, however, was that activists actually have demands and must be shunned.
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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democrats dont have a message, they have opportunities to fundraise (and then proceed to waste that money on bad ads and lose anyway)
Dem political strategy in a nutshell really often seems to just boil down a lot of the time to “hey this is another reason for yer another text/email to ask for money” - there’s never any actual first order principle undergirding the ask other than that
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
democrats dont have a message, they have opportunities to fundraise (and then proceed to waste that money on bad ads and lose anyway)
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
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the entire contradiction at the heart of the last 15 years of dem dysfunction has been simultaneously insisting the only mechanism for punishing republican malfeasance is the vote while also adopting a posture of bipartisan comity with those very politicians voters are supposed to be disciplining.
he should be saying their failures to act are grave violations of their oaths of office, a disgrace to the senate, blah blah blah. he should be making the case to the public to be mad, not dumping it on our laps and saying “you do something about it”
January 6, 2026 at 6:06 AM
the entire contradiction at the heart of the last 15 years of dem dysfunction has been simultaneously insisting the only mechanism for punishing republican malfeasance is the vote while also adopting a posture of bipartisan comity with those very politicians voters are supposed to be disciplining.
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Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
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in online corners like these I think people largely recognize how credulous, unprincipled opposition to "wokeness" functioned as lightly papered over defenses of impunity, but it's one of those drums people should probably start beating for normies
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
in online corners like these I think people largely recognize how credulous, unprincipled opposition to "wokeness" functioned as lightly papered over defenses of impunity, but it's one of those drums people should probably start beating for normies
I recommend that people think about maneuvers between the Project 2025 people and the rest of us in terms of zugzwangs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang
When you hear about how e.g. CA is resorting to partisan gerrymandering (which I voted for) to counter TX, is democracy really strengthened?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang
When you hear about how e.g. CA is resorting to partisan gerrymandering (which I voted for) to counter TX, is democracy really strengthened?
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I recommend that people think about maneuvers between the Project 2025 people and the rest of us in terms of zugzwangs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang
When you hear about how e.g. CA is resorting to partisan gerrymandering (which I voted for) to counter TX, is democracy really strengthened?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang
When you hear about how e.g. CA is resorting to partisan gerrymandering (which I voted for) to counter TX, is democracy really strengthened?
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
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I talked to librarians, authors who have had their books banned, and groups that support them for this article. The glee with which schools, libraries, governments, and companies are replacing human workers and nuance with AI would not be possible w/o the successful war on schools and libraries
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I talked to librarians, authors who have had their books banned, and groups that support them for this article. The glee with which schools, libraries, governments, and companies are replacing human workers and nuance with AI would not be possible w/o the successful war on schools and libraries
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Perhaps I'm dim, but I feel like "if you put everyone out of work, you won't have any customers" is something the "everything will be AI" folks should consider.
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Perhaps I'm dim, but I feel like "if you put everyone out of work, you won't have any customers" is something the "everything will be AI" folks should consider.
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Even if you were willing to buy that an LLM/Gen AI tool has human-like intellect, you’re still left with the fact that an LLM doesn’t NEED a job to remain alive under capitalism, but a human does.
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
November 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Even if you were willing to buy that an LLM/Gen AI tool has human-like intellect, you’re still left with the fact that an LLM doesn’t NEED a job to remain alive under capitalism, but a human does.
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
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I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Is it really a teacher's responsibility to train students in AI? At best, that skill isn't about reasoning through a problem, reading deeply, or organizing one's thoughts. At worst, students are being taught how to AVOID doing those things.
More in the latest episode of my podcast: is.gd/JiaK2w
More in the latest episode of my podcast: is.gd/JiaK2w
Podcast
The Work Of Alfie Kohn
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October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Is it really a teacher's responsibility to train students in AI? At best, that skill isn't about reasoning through a problem, reading deeply, or organizing one's thoughts. At worst, students are being taught how to AVOID doing those things.
More in the latest episode of my podcast: is.gd/JiaK2w
More in the latest episode of my podcast: is.gd/JiaK2w
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The Atlantic—one of the most prolific corporate media outlets in America—attacked me, my values, & my advocacy. And they got most everything wrong.
Here is my rebuttal. I doubt they’ll issue a retraction, but my receipts are undeniable. Please share and boost.❤️✊🏽
www.qasimrashid.com/p/journalism...
Here is my rebuttal. I doubt they’ll issue a retraction, but my receipts are undeniable. Please share and boost.❤️✊🏽
www.qasimrashid.com/p/journalism...
Journalism Without Justice: Jonathan Chait & the Collapse of Media Integrity
From Iraq to Trump to Gaza, America’s pundit class has perfected the art of being wrong and profiting from it. It’s long past time we hold them accountable.
www.qasimrashid.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Atlantic—one of the most prolific corporate media outlets in America—attacked me, my values, & my advocacy. And they got most everything wrong.
Here is my rebuttal. I doubt they’ll issue a retraction, but my receipts are undeniable. Please share and boost.❤️✊🏽
www.qasimrashid.com/p/journalism...
Here is my rebuttal. I doubt they’ll issue a retraction, but my receipts are undeniable. Please share and boost.❤️✊🏽
www.qasimrashid.com/p/journalism...