Charlie Purcell
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He/him. I think we should fuck fewer people over.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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As a historian, I have been torturing myself by watching some of the series that the White House in cooperation with Hillsdale College produced about American Independence (tellingly, they avoid the word "revolution").
There are so many errors that it is hard to know where to begin. But I'll try
There are so many errors that it is hard to know where to begin. But I'll try
November 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As a historian, I have been torturing myself by watching some of the series that the White House in cooperation with Hillsdale College produced about American Independence (tellingly, they avoid the word "revolution").
There are so many errors that it is hard to know where to begin. But I'll try
There are so many errors that it is hard to know where to begin. But I'll try
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1 / A few things about Trump. First, he’s crazy. We know that. Second, he’s easier to glaze than a Christmas ham. If someone is nice and charming, he’ll discard whatever vitriol he previously spouted. Which bring us to the third thing.
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
1 / A few things about Trump. First, he’s crazy. We know that. Second, he’s easier to glaze than a Christmas ham. If someone is nice and charming, he’ll discard whatever vitriol he previously spouted. Which bring us to the third thing.
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Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message.
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I don't have any details yet but we got Felix home. I can't thank everybody enough.
here is felix's gofundme page. there is a 10k retainer for his attorney. he avoided a transfer that meant sure-fire deportation and they're working as hard as they can to keep him here. thanks everybody for your generosity it means a lot to me. www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I don't have any details yet but we got Felix home. I can't thank everybody enough.
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Lizza writes as if he was perturbed by Nuzzi having a thing for much older men, implying the two of them were around the same age. He is actually 19 years older than her. In 2020, she was 27 and he was 46.
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Lizza writes as if he was perturbed by Nuzzi having a thing for much older men, implying the two of them were around the same age. He is actually 19 years older than her. In 2020, she was 27 and he was 46.
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Hey Charlotte folks-Compare Foods has waived delivery fees for groceries, so if you know anyone who'd like to get groceries delivered rather than go out to the store while the nazis are in town, spread the word
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hey Charlotte folks-Compare Foods has waived delivery fees for groceries, so if you know anyone who'd like to get groceries delivered rather than go out to the store while the nazis are in town, spread the word
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Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
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@schumer.senate.gov you killed Paul Tagliabue you fucking asshole
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
@schumer.senate.gov you killed Paul Tagliabue you fucking asshole
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I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
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I realize that it's so basic that it's practically banal to say it, but we really, really, really need to stop talking so much about people's motives, explicit or presumed, and spend much more time simply and accurately talking about their actions the consequences of those actions.
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I realize that it's so basic that it's practically banal to say it, but we really, really, really need to stop talking so much about people's motives, explicit or presumed, and spend much more time simply and accurately talking about their actions the consequences of those actions.
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At the risk of angering the Discourse Spirits, I will just say that as a heavily tattooed person who got his first ink 35 years ago, yes, impulse drunk tattoos happen. But an actual fuckin *totenkopf*? Come on, man.
Here's why I think the "who knew?" story smells a bit funny:
Here's why I think the "who knew?" story smells a bit funny:
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
At the risk of angering the Discourse Spirits, I will just say that as a heavily tattooed person who got his first ink 35 years ago, yes, impulse drunk tattoos happen. But an actual fuckin *totenkopf*? Come on, man.
Here's why I think the "who knew?" story smells a bit funny:
Here's why I think the "who knew?" story smells a bit funny:
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speaking as a metalhead: the guy who hasn't removed his nazi tattoo is not a guy you want to be around. I don't care what he says about how he got it. if he didn't get it covered or lasered, you cannot trust him.
October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
speaking as a metalhead: the guy who hasn't removed his nazi tattoo is not a guy you want to be around. I don't care what he says about how he got it. if he didn't get it covered or lasered, you cannot trust him.
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This shows in so many ways Halligan is unsuited to be United States Dogcatcher, let alone United States Attorney. She writes a reporter whining about reporting but not offering any actionable specific things the reporter got wrong. There's NO WAY that helps anything.
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Lindsey Halligan is a fucking moron.
October 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This shows in so many ways Halligan is unsuited to be United States Dogcatcher, let alone United States Attorney. She writes a reporter whining about reporting but not offering any actionable specific things the reporter got wrong. There's NO WAY that helps anything.
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Thread: I want to talk about journalism for a sec. In any enterprise, there's always a tension between covering what your readers care about and covering what you want them to care about. To do only the first is to pander; to do only the second...well, you'd better know your readers VERY well. >
October 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Thread: I want to talk about journalism for a sec. In any enterprise, there's always a tension between covering what your readers care about and covering what you want them to care about. To do only the first is to pander; to do only the second...well, you'd better know your readers VERY well. >
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Dodgers spend 73% of their revenue; Brewers spend 41%
October 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Dodgers spend 73% of their revenue; Brewers spend 41%
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What the fuck is this dolt even thinking showing her face in public at this point? You’re the Mother of Measles now, you’re not accepted in polite society. Get the fuck out of here.
Cheryl Hines roasted by The View co-host Sunny Hostin over husband RFK Jr’s circumcision and autism claims
Cheryl Hines roasted by The View co-hosts over husband RFK Jr’s health claims
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October 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
What the fuck is this dolt even thinking showing her face in public at this point? You’re the Mother of Measles now, you’re not accepted in polite society. Get the fuck out of here.
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What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
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Re: Portland. I lived there is ‘85-‘86. As anybody from that time can tell you there was a lot more trouble to get into around town and I was often part of the trouble. So, when my band played Pioneer Courthouse a couple years back, after the show I walked EVERYWHERE downtown.
October 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Re: Portland. I lived there is ‘85-‘86. As anybody from that time can tell you there was a lot more trouble to get into around town and I was often part of the trouble. So, when my band played Pioneer Courthouse a couple years back, after the show I walked EVERYWHERE downtown.
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1) In a press conference yesterday, Trump justified calling troops into Chicago by saying, "Do you know they had over 4000 people killed in Chicago... they had 4000 people murdered over a very short period of time."
www.reddit.com/r/illinois/c...
Where did he get that number? Funny answer...
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Where did he get that number? Funny answer...
October 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
1) In a press conference yesterday, Trump justified calling troops into Chicago by saying, "Do you know they had over 4000 people killed in Chicago... they had 4000 people murdered over a very short period of time."
www.reddit.com/r/illinois/c...
Where did he get that number? Funny answer...
www.reddit.com/r/illinois/c...
Where did he get that number? Funny answer...
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Reminder that RFK Jr is a raging antisemite (remember his assertion that covid was somehow genetically engineered to not affect Ashkenazi Jews?). There is no aspect of him that isn't absolute poison
Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.
"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
October 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Reminder that RFK Jr is a raging antisemite (remember his assertion that covid was somehow genetically engineered to not affect Ashkenazi Jews?). There is no aspect of him that isn't absolute poison
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Trump’s nominee to be the Army’s lawyer is confused about the First Amendment.
Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.
If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.
Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.
If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.
October 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Trump’s nominee to be the Army’s lawyer is confused about the First Amendment.
Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.
If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.
Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.
If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.
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I’m not body shaming but I’m also honest this Texas boy is gonna roll through Portillo’s once and switch allegiances
October 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I’m not body shaming but I’m also honest this Texas boy is gonna roll through Portillo’s once and switch allegiances
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her