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Banquosghost
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#Writer, Chapel Hill expatriate, #againstfascism, #poetry out via dzanc books & plays guitar/instigator w/ sunfaders (ex- diecast cars & 81 mulberry) (opinions solely mine) https://bnd.link/sunfaders
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Today's factoid from the history of US fascism: the guy who hatched the idea to publish Goldwater's Conscience of a Conservative in 1960 (the ur-text of US conservatism) was Leo Reardon. In the 1930s Reardon was Father Coughlin's manager & he'd traveled to Nazi Germany as Coughlin's representative.
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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This entire administration exists solely to kill and torture brown and black people and to protect and promote the Epstein Class. That's the entire job of this Federal government. Why should we fund this
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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We spent last weekend walking down Devon, connecting with neighbors and listening to what they care about.

More interviews coming soon!
February 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Prosecutors began investigating the killing of Renee Good

Trump regime, Kash Patel ordered them to stop.
About a dozen prosecutors resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil. 

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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For those who don't know, Luttig was once considered the intellectual heir to Scalia. He was about as conservative a judge as you could find...
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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POLITICO: “As Europe’s political class moves to clean up its mess and address its shame concerning ties with Epstein , it’s inadvertently highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in 🇺🇸- No prominent politicians have taken a fall.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 7, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell. The location was at a site where collecting fossils on reservation land without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jrs-biza...
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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It’s weird how the White House can just blame a “staffer” for the racist post as if just any low level flunky can pretend to be the President of the United States at any random time.
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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Tatiani Elliot spoke for less than 2 minutes. What’s up with this @housedemocrats.wa.gov ?
February 7, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Just two Republican congressmen (TWO) can get their way on Ukraine funding, or tariffs, anything… by shutting down the floor of the house. Rare chance in history. Quit tweeting “concern” and start acting, NOW! Here’s how:
February 7, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw this coming—and tried to warn us—60+ years ago.

jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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The backlash against MeToo was always rich white men who wanted to avoid accountability and ensure their place in the social hierarchy.

www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Please correct this headline @apnews.com. All humans are primates. That’s a biology.

What Trump posted was a depiction of the first Black U.S. president and First Lady as chimpanzees. That’s racist.

(Please repost to get an AP editor’s attention on this.)
Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates
President Donald Trump has used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Ob...
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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"'But, I mean, would America buy a n— winning?'"

Trump refused to allow an African American to win on “The Apprentice”.

Our president is profoundly racist.

www.newsweek.com/producer-bil...
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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BREAKING: Madman President Promotes Racist Video of the Obamas as Apes

Trump’s policies and actions are fueled by explicit racism and election denial. The Obama-ape video encompasses both, writes @swin24.bsky.social.

Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-obam...
BREAKING: Madman President Promotes Racist Video of the Obamas as Apes
Trump’s policies and actions are fueled by explicit racism and election denial. The Obama-ape video encompasses both.
zeteo.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.

What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?

I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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Here's @rickhasen.bsky.social detailing the scenario in which Trump uses search warrant to seize ballot boxes in a contested 2026 locale. This is more worrisome than ICE at the polls. Hasen also suggests ways to act against this now.

It's harrowing stuff:

newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM