KaraQuixote📝🔎🇺🇸🌐🇪🇺
@ciaoquirktax.bsky.social
Unapologetically verbose & curious.
Student--Poli Sci & Int Rel.
Talking snake denier.
Claw machine aficionado.
I eat books for breakfast.
Keep up.
Taking notes & forgetting names.
Vatnick & bully bonker.
Politics/disinfo/cults/corruption.
Be brave.
Student--Poli Sci & Int Rel.
Talking snake denier.
Claw machine aficionado.
I eat books for breakfast.
Keep up.
Taking notes & forgetting names.
Vatnick & bully bonker.
Politics/disinfo/cults/corruption.
Be brave.
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Now's a good time to reup my factual assertion that if you're pissed Trump didn't go to trial for his coup attempt, SCOTUS is singularly responsible (and DQing him would have been even further impossible).
January 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Now's a good time to reup my factual assertion that if you're pissed Trump didn't go to trial for his coup attempt, SCOTUS is singularly responsible (and DQing him would have been even further impossible).
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Oh my. Trump asks Supreme Court to pause the TikTok ban law. An expert on Supreme Court’s procedure & practices tells me the Court cannot do what Trump’s asking. Another says this is a PR stunt. Remarkably, Trump’s attorney on the filing is his Solicitor General nominee. That’s very troubling! :-(
December 28, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Oh my. Trump asks Supreme Court to pause the TikTok ban law. An expert on Supreme Court’s procedure & practices tells me the Court cannot do what Trump’s asking. Another says this is a PR stunt. Remarkably, Trump’s attorney on the filing is his Solicitor General nominee. That’s very troubling! :-(
That's just one. It makes me queasy, to say the least.
I'm getting reports about other ones, ranging from 300-20,000.
I'm getting reports about other ones, ranging from 300-20,000.
www.reuters.com/world/middle... U.S. advocacy group says Syria mass grave contains 100,000 bodies
Victims were people tortured and killed by the now-overthrown Assad government
Site is one of five mass graves identified over the years @ciaoquirktax.bsky.social
Victims were people tortured and killed by the now-overthrown Assad government
Site is one of five mass graves identified over the years @ciaoquirktax.bsky.social
At least 100,000 bodies in Syrian mass grave, US advocacy group head says
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are estimated to have been killed since 2011,
www.reuters.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
That's just one. It makes me queasy, to say the least.
I'm getting reports about other ones, ranging from 300-20,000.
I'm getting reports about other ones, ranging from 300-20,000.
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While rummaging through my Twitter archives, overcome with emotion seeing this post from February 21, 2022, at the onset of Putin's brutal, unilateral invasion of Ukraine.
3 days later, Russia would invade Ukraine.
1,023 days later, Ukraine still stands.
Let's keep it that way.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊️
3 days later, Russia would invade Ukraine.
1,023 days later, Ukraine still stands.
Let's keep it that way.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊️
December 12, 2024 at 9:43 AM
While rummaging through my Twitter archives, overcome with emotion seeing this post from February 21, 2022, at the onset of Putin's brutal, unilateral invasion of Ukraine.
3 days later, Russia would invade Ukraine.
1,023 days later, Ukraine still stands.
Let's keep it that way.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊️
3 days later, Russia would invade Ukraine.
1,023 days later, Ukraine still stands.
Let's keep it that way.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊️
The power went out for 10 minutes. I haven't experienced that in forever, so it's really weird to me now. The entire street (houses & sidewalk lights) & the driving roadway went dark. I thought it was just my house. Whew, I guess.
And it cut off the heat. I hope that returns. It's 28F out. Brrr.
And it cut off the heat. I hope that returns. It's 28F out. Brrr.
December 12, 2024 at 7:36 AM
The power went out for 10 minutes. I haven't experienced that in forever, so it's really weird to me now. The entire street (houses & sidewalk lights) & the driving roadway went dark. I thought it was just my house. Whew, I guess.
And it cut off the heat. I hope that returns. It's 28F out. Brrr.
And it cut off the heat. I hope that returns. It's 28F out. Brrr.
It tells me that they're lacking votes in even the "conservative" female demographic.
Also of note: Using "we" is a political tactic to make people & voters believe that they're in an allied & special group.
Maye Musk doesn't live in Florida. She lives in NYC.
Secrets? How juicy. 🙄
Also of note: Using "we" is a political tactic to make people & voters believe that they're in an allied & special group.
Maye Musk doesn't live in Florida. She lives in NYC.
Secrets? How juicy. 🙄
Musk may be using his mother's account to publicly test out political ideas. Exactly one month ago:
December 12, 2024 at 5:55 AM
It tells me that they're lacking votes in even the "conservative" female demographic.
Also of note: Using "we" is a political tactic to make people & voters believe that they're in an allied & special group.
Maye Musk doesn't live in Florida. She lives in NYC.
Secrets? How juicy. 🙄
Also of note: Using "we" is a political tactic to make people & voters believe that they're in an allied & special group.
Maye Musk doesn't live in Florida. She lives in NYC.
Secrets? How juicy. 🙄
Musk may be using his mother's account to publicly test out political ideas. Exactly one month ago:
December 12, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Musk may be using his mother's account to publicly test out political ideas. Exactly one month ago:
What's next? Steve Bannon as the director of Radio Free Europe or Asia?
Bannon was an executive producer. But I'm sure that felon guy doesn't think Bannon's "straight outta casting".
Bannon was an executive producer. But I'm sure that felon guy doesn't think Bannon's "straight outta casting".
December 12, 2024 at 3:30 AM
What's next? Steve Bannon as the director of Radio Free Europe or Asia?
Bannon was an executive producer. But I'm sure that felon guy doesn't think Bannon's "straight outta casting".
Bannon was an executive producer. But I'm sure that felon guy doesn't think Bannon's "straight outta casting".
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As I note in this piece, we've actually seen this weird mishmash of ridiculously wealthy businessmen and dipshits whose main qualification is loyalty to the president about a hundred years ago.
It was the Cabinet of Warren G. Harding and, hoo boy, did that not turn out well.
It was the Cabinet of Warren G. Harding and, hoo boy, did that not turn out well.
December 11, 2024 at 1:31 AM
As I note in this piece, we've actually seen this weird mishmash of ridiculously wealthy businessmen and dipshits whose main qualification is loyalty to the president about a hundred years ago.
It was the Cabinet of Warren G. Harding and, hoo boy, did that not turn out well.
It was the Cabinet of Warren G. Harding and, hoo boy, did that not turn out well.
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Satellite images show some Russian navy ships have left Tartous and are currently sitting offshore in the Mediterranean Sea.
This is happening amid continuing uncertainty about the future of Moscow's military presence in Syria. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is happening amid continuing uncertainty about the future of Moscow's military presence in Syria. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russian ships move from Syria base amid doubts over future
Satellite images show Russian ships off the Syrian coast, as Moscow mulls its military future after Bashar al-Assad's fall.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Satellite images show some Russian navy ships have left Tartous and are currently sitting offshore in the Mediterranean Sea.
This is happening amid continuing uncertainty about the future of Moscow's military presence in Syria. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is happening amid continuing uncertainty about the future of Moscow's military presence in Syria. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Biden has approved a new national security memorandum ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House that could serve as a road map for the incoming administration as it looks to counter growing cooperation among China, Iran, North Korea and Russia.
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
Biden approves national security memo on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia ahead of Trump’s return
www.stripes.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Biden has approved a new national security memorandum ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House that could serve as a road map for the incoming administration as it looks to counter growing cooperation among China, Iran, North Korea and Russia.
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
Wrapped Up, 2024
December 10, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Wrapped Up, 2024
If it were proven instead of suspected, do you think the UK/Europe would wake up?
“Photographs of the fire caused by a suspected Russian incendiary device at a DHL facility in Birmingham in July have backed up intelligence assessments that the blast was strong enough to have brought down a cargo plane.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Photos of Birmingham DHL fire suggest device could have downed plane
Images consistent with fire from magnesium-based device, suspected to be part of Russian sabotage plot
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:09 PM
If it were proven instead of suspected, do you think the UK/Europe would wake up?
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From now on, when they go low, I’m going subterranean.
December 9, 2024 at 3:46 PM
From now on, when they go low, I’m going subterranean.
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Cue Daniel Penny having dinner at Mar-a-Lago inauguration in 3… 2…
December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Cue Daniel Penny having dinner at Mar-a-Lago inauguration in 3… 2…
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Who broke the law? The man inciting the insurrection is the one who should be in prison not the investigators.
December 9, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Who broke the law? The man inciting the insurrection is the one who should be in prison not the investigators.
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This morning, I heard my students talking about what they did over the weekend.
Some shopped, some went to the movies, some put up decorations, and one said he spent the weekend watching the news so he could translate for his parents what Trump is planning to do.
This is who we are now.
Some shopped, some went to the movies, some put up decorations, and one said he spent the weekend watching the news so he could translate for his parents what Trump is planning to do.
This is who we are now.
December 9, 2024 at 4:50 PM
This morning, I heard my students talking about what they did over the weekend.
Some shopped, some went to the movies, some put up decorations, and one said he spent the weekend watching the news so he could translate for his parents what Trump is planning to do.
This is who we are now.
Some shopped, some went to the movies, some put up decorations, and one said he spent the weekend watching the news so he could translate for his parents what Trump is planning to do.
This is who we are now.
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In addition to intl law issues does it seem smart to be doing photo ops showing your take over of an area that the leader of the group that just ousted Assad is named after?
Israel draws furious reaction from Egypt after taking more Syrian territory on.ft.com/3ZL7rAq
Israel draws furious reaction from Egypt after taking more Syrian territory
[FREE TO READ] Netanyahu has justified the incursion as a temporary move to protect Israeli citizens
on.ft.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:56 PM
In addition to intl law issues does it seem smart to be doing photo ops showing your take over of an area that the leader of the group that just ousted Assad is named after?
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1/ "Education is also critical. It can empower individuals to think independently, question sources & understand the complexity of the endless information available on the internet." - @eliothiggins.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com
#NewsLiteracy
#Misinformation
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
#NewsLiteracy
#Misinformation
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
Education Is Key to Fighting Disinformation on Social Media
In our interconnected modern world, education is critical in the fight against disinformation.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:59 PM
1/ "Education is also critical. It can empower individuals to think independently, question sources & understand the complexity of the endless information available on the internet." - @eliothiggins.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com
#NewsLiteracy
#Misinformation
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
#NewsLiteracy
#Misinformation
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
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A report from Saidnaya prison by my colleague Gareth Browne. A monument to the depravity of the regime. "Freed prisoners were still filing out of the building, gaunt & haggard, their heads shaved. Some were so traumatised that they had forgotten their own names." www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Inside Bashar al-Assad’s dungeons
With the dictator gone, Syrians are desperately searching for loved ones lost in his prisons
www.economist.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:02 PM
A report from Saidnaya prison by my colleague Gareth Browne. A monument to the depravity of the regime. "Freed prisoners were still filing out of the building, gaunt & haggard, their heads shaved. Some were so traumatised that they had forgotten their own names." www.economist.com/middle-east-...
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Don’t. Be. Useful. To. Evil. People.
December 9, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Don’t. Be. Useful. To. Evil. People.
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