Tholomew 🦋
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Many people, ~100% of whom had no legal business being anywhere near the data or offices of the government that they carelessly dismantled, need to go to jail for a very long time once this is done.
"Guys, seriously, get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Many people, ~100% of whom had no legal business being anywhere near the data or offices of the government that they carelessly dismantled, need to go to jail for a very long time once this is done.
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Christian Identity—a white supremacist theology born from 19th-century British Israelism—evolved in the U.S. into a violently racist faith that fueled groups like The Order and Aryan Nations. Though weakened, its influence endures across far-right networks, keeping its violent ideology alive.
The History and Influence of Christian Identity on America’s Most Violent Antisemitic Movements
Christian Identity (CI), a white supremacist theology rooted in 19th-century British Israelism, redefined itself in the U.S. as a violently racist and antisemitic ideology that became central to group...
globalextremism.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Christian Identity—a white supremacist theology born from 19th-century British Israelism—evolved in the U.S. into a violently racist faith that fueled groups like The Order and Aryan Nations. Though weakened, its influence endures across far-right networks, keeping its violent ideology alive.
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Guys. Mandani just bulldozed the Democratic establishment. Walked into the White House, and hypnotized Donald Trump into a democratic socialist. The spell will wear off as Miller, Vought and others reacting in horror rush in to break the spell. But this is hilarious!
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Guys. Mandani just bulldozed the Democratic establishment. Walked into the White House, and hypnotized Donald Trump into a democratic socialist. The spell will wear off as Miller, Vought and others reacting in horror rush in to break the spell. But this is hilarious!
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"To allow Russia to keep any territory where those crimes were committed would not be a compromise. It would be a betrayal."
@markhertling.bsky.social on the disgraceful "peace plan" Trump is pushing Ukraine to take — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
@markhertling.bsky.social on the disgraceful "peace plan" Trump is pushing Ukraine to take — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
The U.S. Must Not Push Ukraine Into an Unjust, Unstable Peace
It would be a moral betrayal and a strategic blunder.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"To allow Russia to keep any territory where those crimes were committed would not be a compromise. It would be a betrayal."
@markhertling.bsky.social on the disgraceful "peace plan" Trump is pushing Ukraine to take — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
@markhertling.bsky.social on the disgraceful "peace plan" Trump is pushing Ukraine to take — only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
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We’re watching a shift where AI simulates the cohesion and reinforcement that used to require an entire online community. A single person can now build a complete parallel reality with nothing more than a prompt window. Which seems bad.
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We’re watching a shift where AI simulates the cohesion and reinforcement that used to require an entire online community. A single person can now build a complete parallel reality with nothing more than a prompt window. Which seems bad.
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So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
Stereogum Founder Scott Lapatine on the importance of independent media in the age of AI slop and algorithms.
www.theverge.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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New #GNET insights highlight evolving #extremist tactics:
➡️ Youth Radicalisation in Gaming: Identity-based hate & extremist content on Roblox
➡️ Islamic State IT: The new “Security Tips Series” from EHF
➡️ OSINT as a digital force-multiplier for extremist violence
gnet-research.org/insights/
#CVE
➡️ Youth Radicalisation in Gaming: Identity-based hate & extremist content on Roblox
➡️ Islamic State IT: The new “Security Tips Series” from EHF
➡️ OSINT as a digital force-multiplier for extremist violence
gnet-research.org/insights/
#CVE
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New #GNET insights highlight evolving #extremist tactics:
➡️ Youth Radicalisation in Gaming: Identity-based hate & extremist content on Roblox
➡️ Islamic State IT: The new “Security Tips Series” from EHF
➡️ OSINT as a digital force-multiplier for extremist violence
gnet-research.org/insights/
#CVE
➡️ Youth Radicalisation in Gaming: Identity-based hate & extremist content on Roblox
➡️ Islamic State IT: The new “Security Tips Series” from EHF
➡️ OSINT as a digital force-multiplier for extremist violence
gnet-research.org/insights/
#CVE
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The founder of the extremist group No Lives Matter (NLM)—a network that glorifies mass murder and coerces victims into self-harm—has been arrested on child abuse and terrorism charges. Known online as “Cxrpse,” he’s tied to the Com network, a global web of neo-Nazi-inspired abusers and extremists.
Founder of No Lives Matter Arrested on Child Abuse and Terrorism Charges
The founder of the violent extremist group No Lives Matter (NLM) has been arrested on child abuse and terrorism charges. Identified as “Justin B.,” he allegedly operated online as “Cxrpse,” promoting ...
globalextremism.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The founder of the extremist group No Lives Matter (NLM)—a network that glorifies mass murder and coerces victims into self-harm—has been arrested on child abuse and terrorism charges. Known online as “Cxrpse,” he’s tied to the Com network, a global web of neo-Nazi-inspired abusers and extremists.
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'De Telegraaf' is inmiddels meer dan enkel een krant. Met sociale media, podcasts en televisie bereiken ze meer dan een miljoen Nederlanders. Wat krijgen zij voorgeschoteld? Lotfi El Hamidi dompelde zich deze verkiezingscampagne onder in dit rechtse media-ecosysteem.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
'De Telegraaf' is inmiddels meer dan enkel een krant. Met sociale media, podcasts en televisie bereiken ze meer dan een miljoen Nederlanders. Wat krijgen zij voorgeschoteld? Lotfi El Hamidi dompelde zich deze verkiezingscampagne onder in dit rechtse media-ecosysteem.
👉 buff.ly/La1W3YD
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Scientists Built a Digital Earth That Can Predict Real Disasters
www.vice.com
Scientists Built a Digital Earth That Can Predict Real Disasters
twp.ai
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Scientists Built a Digital Earth That Can Predict Real Disasters
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Is AI Coming for Your Favorite Local DJ?
AI continues to infiltrate the music business. Radio is now becoming the next artificial frontier.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
AI continues to infiltrate the music business. Radio is now becoming the next artificial frontier.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Is AI Coming for Your Favorite Local DJ? Real-Life Jocks Are Worried
AI DJs are poised to change the voice of local radio. Real-life DJs wonder if that's the end of their industry.
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Is AI Coming for Your Favorite Local DJ?
AI continues to infiltrate the music business. Radio is now becoming the next artificial frontier.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
AI continues to infiltrate the music business. Radio is now becoming the next artificial frontier.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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For all I have criticized Ezra Klein of late, this is a very insightful and informative interview with @lioneltrolling.bsky.social. The headline doesn't do it justice, as it gets deep into the roots of the intellectual history behind the Carlson-Fuentes encounter, and why it's so significant.
Opinion | Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and the Right’s ‘Groyper’ Problem
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
For all I have criticized Ezra Klein of late, this is a very insightful and informative interview with @lioneltrolling.bsky.social. The headline doesn't do it justice, as it gets deep into the roots of the intellectual history behind the Carlson-Fuentes encounter, and why it's so significant.
Gold
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Gold
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Re: Epstein’s emails
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Re: Epstein’s emails
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WSJ: "Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James." www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
WSJ: "Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James." www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Fucking unbelievable these kind of scams are legal in Tennessee.
The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending bu...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Fucking unbelievable these kind of scams are legal in Tennessee.
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The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending bu...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
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Time to storm the castle.
Chuck Schumer Doesn’t Know What Time It Is
After forty days.
www.notesfromthecircus.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Time to storm the castle.
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Jason Calacanis represents everything that’s wrong with Silicon Valley today.
The Cycle Theory of Moral Cowardice
Jason Calacanis and the Sophisticated Art of Excusing Everything
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Jason Calacanis represents everything that’s wrong with Silicon Valley today.
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Dit was een heel fijn gesprek, met Pieter van der Wielen.
Hier te luisteren en te lezen: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Hier te luisteren en te lezen: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Politiek journalist Coen van de Ven: ‘De woede richt zich op links, terwijl rechts vooral regeert’
Het Uur: Coen van de Ven is politiek journalist. In zijn nieuwe boek Een links verhaal vertelt hij wat er gebeurde op links, terwijl Nederland zich blindstaarde op rechts. In Het Uur spreekt hij met P...
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Dit was een heel fijn gesprek, met Pieter van der Wielen.
Hier te luisteren en te lezen: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Hier te luisteren en te lezen: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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You know what? There's actually a tested solution to this! it is brilliantly simple, and it WORKS.
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You know what? There's actually a tested solution to this! it is brilliantly simple, and it WORKS.
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
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"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
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Thanks to everybody who followed us over the past days. We live and die on our reach through social media to get our message out. So now another ask. Please repost and send to your friends, as we try to expand even further.
go.bsky.app/RXFLYri
go.bsky.app/RXFLYri
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thanks to everybody who followed us over the past days. We live and die on our reach through social media to get our message out. So now another ask. Please repost and send to your friends, as we try to expand even further.
go.bsky.app/RXFLYri
go.bsky.app/RXFLYri
"Even a skewed algorithm is right twice a day", a wise man once said
I don’t understand the people who say “GET OFF TWITTER, ELON IS USING THE ALGORITHM TO CONTROL YOUR MIND” - then turn around and scoff at the idea that TikTok, a vastly larger app that is far more heavily built around an algorithm, might also be influencing people’s views.
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"Even a skewed algorithm is right twice a day", a wise man once said