@cookiescake.bsky.social
Big fan of democracy, dog lover, gardener, frequent patron of my local library. I miss George Carlin.
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Psychologist and author @alangodwin52.bsky.social explains why so many of our otherwise decent friends and family have joined a political cult. www.youtube.com/shorts/ive89...
Why People Fall for Cults and Authoritarians
YouTube video by Matt Lewis & The News
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Psychologist and author @alangodwin52.bsky.social explains why so many of our otherwise decent friends and family have joined a political cult. www.youtube.com/shorts/ive89...
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If Joe Biden had an MRI a month ago and we had no idea why it was done or on what body part and he claimed he had no idea about either of those things it would literally be all you heard about in the press but Trump just gets a huge pass b/c reporters treat him differently.
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If Joe Biden had an MRI a month ago and we had no idea why it was done or on what body part and he claimed he had no idea about either of those things it would literally be all you heard about in the press but Trump just gets a huge pass b/c reporters treat him differently.
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Establishing an authoritarian state while simultaneously destroying state capacity was never going to work; it's just going to be massively unpleasant to live through, and for those of us who aren't young it will probably consume the remaining years we have.
I am well aware that they are and will continue to do massive damage to this country
but does it feel like they’re on a glide path to successful authoritarian consolidation anymore? I submit that it does not
but does it feel like they’re on a glide path to successful authoritarian consolidation anymore? I submit that it does not
November 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Establishing an authoritarian state while simultaneously destroying state capacity was never going to work; it's just going to be massively unpleasant to live through, and for those of us who aren't young it will probably consume the remaining years we have.
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The hypocrisy is the point but you almost have to be in awe of the amoral shamelessness of arguing that 15 year olds reading Toni Morrison is child abuse but raping then is all a part of the game.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The hypocrisy is the point but you almost have to be in awe of the amoral shamelessness of arguing that 15 year olds reading Toni Morrison is child abuse but raping then is all a part of the game.
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Way to go! 🔥👍💯❤️👏
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Way to go! 🔥👍💯❤️👏
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
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McGovern: Buried in this bill is a corrupt kickback for eight Republican senators, a million dollar payday funded by taxpayers, taken from the treasury and deposited directly into their pockets. What the hell is wrong with this place?
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
McGovern: Buried in this bill is a corrupt kickback for eight Republican senators, a million dollar payday funded by taxpayers, taken from the treasury and deposited directly into their pockets. What the hell is wrong with this place?
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Godfrey is at again….now at Union Station in DC doing his Trump impression for the troops 🤣💀
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Godfrey is at again….now at Union Station in DC doing his Trump impression for the troops 🤣💀
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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I’m telling you, it all boils down to race. They didn’t hate Obama because he was a Democrat; that was just the excuse so they wouldn’t have to admit they were racist.
And for the record, Obama was never anti-Christian— he is a Christian.
And for the record, Obama was never anti-Christian— he is a Christian.
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I’m telling you, it all boils down to race. They didn’t hate Obama because he was a Democrat; that was just the excuse so they wouldn’t have to admit they were racist.
And for the record, Obama was never anti-Christian— he is a Christian.
And for the record, Obama was never anti-Christian— he is a Christian.
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Listen to this piece by @josephyoo.bsky.social about his autistic son. Afterward, I invite you to substitute "autism" with ANY KIND OF DIFFERENCE from "the norm" -- by which I mean straight white and male. All humans are born masterpieces. Rightwing politics is about distorting that truth.
October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Listen to this piece by @josephyoo.bsky.social about his autistic son. Afterward, I invite you to substitute "autism" with ANY KIND OF DIFFERENCE from "the norm" -- by which I mean straight white and male. All humans are born masterpieces. Rightwing politics is about distorting that truth.
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Ok, this is a lot. 😮💨
But he’s one HUNDRED percent on point both on content and appropriateness of tone.
@pearlmania500.bsky.social
But he’s one HUNDRED percent on point both on content and appropriateness of tone.
@pearlmania500.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Ok, this is a lot. 😮💨
But he’s one HUNDRED percent on point both on content and appropriateness of tone.
@pearlmania500.bsky.social
But he’s one HUNDRED percent on point both on content and appropriateness of tone.
@pearlmania500.bsky.social
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"Bang, Bang liberal you're dead"
This is what a Border Patrol badge had to say to Chris Gentry.
A US Veteran, who was peacefully protesting.
Moments later the Gestapo unleashed chaos upon hundreds of peaceful protestors in Chicago.
Are we great yet?🫣
#SheShed
This is what a Border Patrol badge had to say to Chris Gentry.
A US Veteran, who was peacefully protesting.
Moments later the Gestapo unleashed chaos upon hundreds of peaceful protestors in Chicago.
Are we great yet?🫣
#SheShed
October 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"Bang, Bang liberal you're dead"
This is what a Border Patrol badge had to say to Chris Gentry.
A US Veteran, who was peacefully protesting.
Moments later the Gestapo unleashed chaos upon hundreds of peaceful protestors in Chicago.
Are we great yet?🫣
#SheShed
This is what a Border Patrol badge had to say to Chris Gentry.
A US Veteran, who was peacefully protesting.
Moments later the Gestapo unleashed chaos upon hundreds of peaceful protestors in Chicago.
Are we great yet?🫣
#SheShed
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🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
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Mamdani did this without tacking to the center by accepting republican framing and throwing marginalized people under the bus or even apologizing for being socialist; something that party operatives who actually want to win might learn from.
Across the city, more than 164,000 New Yorkers flocked to the polls this weekend for the first two days of early voting, according to the Board of Election, a staggering turnout that nearly matches the entire early voting count in 2021.
First Weekend of Early Voting Shatters Record, as Mamdani Rallies Thousands in Queens
Turnout was massive across all five boroughs, with voters telling THE CITY that they were motivated to vote for — and against — the Democratic nominee.
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Mamdani did this without tacking to the center by accepting republican framing and throwing marginalized people under the bus or even apologizing for being socialist; something that party operatives who actually want to win might learn from.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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To all who wryte storyes & poemes, to everyone who doth wryte scriptes & screenplayes, to those who make art of all kyndes, and to those who designe and performe yn daunse, and theatre -- thanke yow. Whethir you make for a few friendes or an audience of millions, thanke yow. You helpe us all.
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
To all who wryte storyes & poemes, to everyone who doth wryte scriptes & screenplayes, to those who make art of all kyndes, and to those who designe and performe yn daunse, and theatre -- thanke yow. Whethir you make for a few friendes or an audience of millions, thanke yow. You helpe us all.
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“Can you put two and two together about what’s going on here??”
@saikatforcongress.bsky.social connects the dots for the panel
@saikatforcongress.bsky.social connects the dots for the panel
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Can you put two and two together about what’s going on here??”
@saikatforcongress.bsky.social connects the dots for the panel
@saikatforcongress.bsky.social connects the dots for the panel
THIS
The pattern of "religious" men abusing children is real and documented. It's infuriating that LGBTQ+ people bear the brunt of moral panic rhetoric while the actual harm to children is coming from the very people doing the loudest screaming about "protecting" them. #NotADragQueen
Pastor who raged about kids seeing Pride flags arrested for child abuse - LGBTQ Nation
Silas H. Shelton has been accused of abusing his religious authority to groom a teenage girl.
www.lgbtqnation.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
THIS
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Democrats and independents:
we don’t have time to be fucking around with this shit!
Stop shielding racist candidates. It helps no one. Own the mistake, fix it, and move the hell on.
Every time you defend this kind of garbage, it just solidifies the narrative that you’re not actually for POC…
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we don’t have time to be fucking around with this shit!
Stop shielding racist candidates. It helps no one. Own the mistake, fix it, and move the hell on.
Every time you defend this kind of garbage, it just solidifies the narrative that you’re not actually for POC…
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October 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Democrats and independents:
we don’t have time to be fucking around with this shit!
Stop shielding racist candidates. It helps no one. Own the mistake, fix it, and move the hell on.
Every time you defend this kind of garbage, it just solidifies the narrative that you’re not actually for POC…
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we don’t have time to be fucking around with this shit!
Stop shielding racist candidates. It helps no one. Own the mistake, fix it, and move the hell on.
Every time you defend this kind of garbage, it just solidifies the narrative that you’re not actually for POC…
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“This is not about drugs, it’s not about Venezuela, it’s not about anything else but this new assertion by the president that the U.S. military will kill anyone he points at, for any reason he deems sufficient.”
Very true and very scary comment by Tom Nichols.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Very true and very scary comment by Tom Nichols.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“This is not about drugs, it’s not about Venezuela, it’s not about anything else but this new assertion by the president that the U.S. military will kill anyone he points at, for any reason he deems sufficient.”
Very true and very scary comment by Tom Nichols.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Very true and very scary comment by Tom Nichols.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
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This is the asymmetry in our politics and media. If this was the other way around, Biden had pardoned someone then charged with trying to kill Trump, it would be the biggest story in America and every Republican commentator, congressman, news outlet, would be screaming about it in unison.
Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week
A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill the top House Democrat.
www.cbsnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is the asymmetry in our politics and media. If this was the other way around, Biden had pardoned someone then charged with trying to kill Trump, it would be the biggest story in America and every Republican commentator, congressman, news outlet, would be screaming about it in unison.