Charles Knuffke
@charlesknuffke.bsky.social
All posts are my personal opinions. Hope you find them interesting, humorous and maybe even helpful.
I follow those demonstrating a love for the interesting and/or sarcastic. And like Vonnegut said - God damn it, you've got to be kind.
No crypto DMs.
I follow those demonstrating a love for the interesting and/or sarcastic. And like Vonnegut said - God damn it, you've got to be kind.
No crypto DMs.
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So my former political party has become a fascist-embracing cult, but everybody goes on & on about how messed up the Democratic Party is? Seriously? It’s the “Democratic Party” that has issues? Not the party that’s given up on democracy and ignores the rule of law?
Fuck that.
Fuck that.
June 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
So my former political party has become a fascist-embracing cult, but everybody goes on & on about how messed up the Democratic Party is? Seriously? It’s the “Democratic Party” that has issues? Not the party that’s given up on democracy and ignores the rule of law?
Fuck that.
Fuck that.
San Franciscans showing up for No Kings parade today from Dolores Park to City Hall.
June 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
San Franciscans showing up for No Kings parade today from Dolores Park to City Hall.
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NEW: Per multiple sources, the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisors has been entirely disbanded.
April 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
NEW: Per multiple sources, the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisors has been entirely disbanded.
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Canadian Voter: I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump, because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole.
April 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Canadian Voter: I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump, because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole.
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This really matters - again I talked to a friend about this (we are in the UK) and she wasn’t aware. Even though the UK media are reporting this single case - they just don’t appear to be reporting on the ramifications.
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
This really matters - again I talked to a friend about this (we are in the UK) and she wasn’t aware. Even though the UK media are reporting this single case - they just don’t appear to be reporting on the ramifications.
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April 5,2025
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March 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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This is a press release masquerading as a court filing. It is based not on law, but on stirring up public outrage.
DOJ to Judge Boasberg: "Unreviewable means *unreviewable*."
![Consistent with that general rule, courts have held for over a century that the President's
authority and discretion under the AEA is not a proper subject for judicial scrutiny: "The authority of the President to promulgate by proclamation or public act 'the manner and degree of the restraint
to which they (alien enemies) shall be subject, and in what cases,' is, of course, plenary and not
reviewable." Ex parte Gilroy, 257 F. 110, 112 (S.D.N.Y. 1919) (emphasis added); see also id.
("Once the person is an alien enemy, obviously the course to be pursued is essentially an executive
function, to be exercised in the discretion of the President.").
Indeed, the D.C. Circuit has described the statute as conferring "[u]nreviewable power in the President." Citizens Protective League, 155 F.2d at 294. The court explained:
As a practical matter, it is inconceivable that before an alien enemy could be removed from the territory of this country in time of war, the President should be compelled to spread upon the public record in a judicial proceeding the method by which the Government may detect enemy activity within our borders and the sources of the information upon which it apprehends individual enemies. No constitutional principle is violated by the lodgment in the President of the power to remove alien enemies without resort or recourse to the courts.
Id. That is binding circuit precedent. Unreviewable means unreviewable. It leaves no room for
judicial review, much less sweeping national injunctions.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreiax577qty4pzk5dxgsus7ufhungsqpk4yptobkamevghavtjrj2w4@jpeg)
March 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is a press release masquerading as a court filing. It is based not on law, but on stirring up public outrage.
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X/Twitter at this point is a chan, but supercharged on all of Elon's favorite drugs and with live video and audio functionality to enable the very worst toxicity, and precious little functioning moderation to get in the way.
Crypto trader kills himself on X live to create a meme coin | Cryptopolitan
A crypto trader known as MistaFuccYou shot himself live on X (formerly Twitter) after losing his last $500 in a meme coin rug pull on Friday night.
www.cryptopolitan.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
X/Twitter at this point is a chan, but supercharged on all of Elon's favorite drugs and with live video and audio functionality to enable the very worst toxicity, and precious little functioning moderation to get in the way.
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Praising this story, @sulliview.bsky.social writes, "Lies, lies, lies — and shouted from the rooftops in the news organization that wields a lot of influence all over the world." open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
February 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Praising this story, @sulliview.bsky.social writes, "Lies, lies, lies — and shouted from the rooftops in the news organization that wields a lot of influence all over the world." open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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Google is really gaming its Search in favor of false reports, Trump-boosting results & unfavorable Democrat results. Try to search for anything related to "Kamala Harris" - the results will show things eg "Harris Visits Abortion Clinic". Dates are changed too
ICE is Gaming Google Search
U.S. Immigration is Gaming Google to Create a Mirage of Mass Deportations
13,000 archived ICE press releases timestamped to 24 January 2025. "Every article was updated on the 24th ... causing the Google SEO to...rank it higher."
Brilliant work @darakerr.bsky.social!
U.S. Immigration is Gaming Google to Create a Mirage of Mass Deportations
13,000 archived ICE press releases timestamped to 24 January 2025. "Every article was updated on the 24th ... causing the Google SEO to...rank it higher."
Brilliant work @darakerr.bsky.social!
February 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Google is really gaming its Search in favor of false reports, Trump-boosting results & unfavorable Democrat results. Try to search for anything related to "Kamala Harris" - the results will show things eg "Harris Visits Abortion Clinic". Dates are changed too
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There are literally not enough journalists employed in the US to cover the bad shit that is happening right now. We are now going to experience the social consequences of a weakened news industry--which are the same as the benefits of a weakened news industry, to those who weakened it.
February 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
There are literally not enough journalists employed in the US to cover the bad shit that is happening right now. We are now going to experience the social consequences of a weakened news industry--which are the same as the benefits of a weakened news industry, to those who weakened it.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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This is one of the most egregious breaches of faith I’ve ever seen a public official commit.
Sen. Tillis convinced Hegseth’s sister-in-law to publicly sign her letter by promising to vote against Hegseth’s nomination, then voted Yes anyway, casting the deciding vote. It’s a staggering betrayal.
Sen. Tillis convinced Hegseth’s sister-in-law to publicly sign her letter by promising to vote against Hegseth’s nomination, then voted Yes anyway, casting the deciding vote. It’s a staggering betrayal.
Exclusive | Tillis Assured Hegseth’s Former Sister-in-Law Her Testimony Could Convince GOP Senators to Vote No
The North Carolina senator provided pivotal 50th ‘yes’ vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary.
www.wsj.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This is one of the most egregious breaches of faith I’ve ever seen a public official commit.
Sen. Tillis convinced Hegseth’s sister-in-law to publicly sign her letter by promising to vote against Hegseth’s nomination, then voted Yes anyway, casting the deciding vote. It’s a staggering betrayal.
Sen. Tillis convinced Hegseth’s sister-in-law to publicly sign her letter by promising to vote against Hegseth’s nomination, then voted Yes anyway, casting the deciding vote. It’s a staggering betrayal.
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This.
by freezing all federal grants, trump is fundamentally transforming the relationship between the executive and congress. he is asserting dictatorial authority over federal spending, transforming congress's lawmaking powers into advisory authority. it is a constitutional crisis
January 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This.
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Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
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Attempting to adjourn Congress for personal political gains, especially to bypass the Senate's constitutional role in confirming appointments, is both #fascist and #authoritarian in nature. Here’s why:
#52Days
#52Days
Trump warns he'll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments. How would that work?
No president has ever exercised this constitutional power, but "this remains a significant possibility in the eyes of the White House," one source said.
www.cbsnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Attempting to adjourn Congress for personal political gains, especially to bypass the Senate's constitutional role in confirming appointments, is both #fascist and #authoritarian in nature. Here’s why:
#52Days
#52Days
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Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
January 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
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‘Why would an orchestra exist in this hell?’ Inside The Lost Music of Auschwitz
‘Why would an orchestra exist in this hell?’ Inside The Lost Music of Auschwitz
As the Red Army closed in on the concentration camp, the Nazis tried to destroy every bit of evidence – but they didn’t manage to burn all the music written there. Ahead of a new film, we meet the man who’s spent eight years piecing those extraordinary…
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
‘Why would an orchestra exist in this hell?’ Inside The Lost Music of Auschwitz
The Gray Lady hasn’t learned any lessons from our recent election, and evidently believes it has a responsibility to normalize the rants of Trump supporters…
again, i think the real news story here is that one of the president's close allies appears to suffer from paranoid delusions gizmodo.com/marc-andrees...
Marc Andreessen Seems to Think Hillary Clinton Was Actually President
The New York Times made a sneaky edit to its own transcript to make Andreessen sound more coherent.
gizmodo.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Gray Lady hasn’t learned any lessons from our recent election, and evidently believes it has a responsibility to normalize the rants of Trump supporters…
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It looks like Republicans think that unless you’re a billionaire, you don’t deserve a damn thing in terms of help or support.
January 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It looks like Republicans think that unless you’re a billionaire, you don’t deserve a damn thing in terms of help or support.
If you don’t know what’s really happening, maybe keep your thoughts to yourself.
See the thoughtful replies to insipid comments made about the SoCal Wildfire below…
See the thoughtful replies to insipid comments made about the SoCal Wildfire below…
January 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
If you don’t know what’s really happening, maybe keep your thoughts to yourself.
See the thoughtful replies to insipid comments made about the SoCal Wildfire below…
See the thoughtful replies to insipid comments made about the SoCal Wildfire below…