Randy Riddle
@coolcatdaddy.bsky.social
Retired from higher education.
Historian, writer, researcher, filmmaker.
Historian, writer, researcher, filmmaker.
This sign just popped up in Mebane in very red Alamance County in central NC. I’ve never seen a sign like this around here before.
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This sign just popped up in Mebane in very red Alamance County in central NC. I’ve never seen a sign like this around here before.
I can’t make up my mind on a caption:
“Vegas bookies are taking bets on which GOP donor slips on all this marble and wakes up thinking they’re in a Dubai Marriott.”
or
“Tomb of the Unknown Pedophile Serial Killer”
#epstein #whitehouse
“Vegas bookies are taking bets on which GOP donor slips on all this marble and wakes up thinking they’re in a Dubai Marriott.”
or
“Tomb of the Unknown Pedophile Serial Killer”
#epstein #whitehouse
October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I can’t make up my mind on a caption:
“Vegas bookies are taking bets on which GOP donor slips on all this marble and wakes up thinking they’re in a Dubai Marriott.”
or
“Tomb of the Unknown Pedophile Serial Killer”
#epstein #whitehouse
“Vegas bookies are taking bets on which GOP donor slips on all this marble and wakes up thinking they’re in a Dubai Marriott.”
or
“Tomb of the Unknown Pedophile Serial Killer”
#epstein #whitehouse
I was really concerned that fucked up billionaire gay Bond villains who want to replace most of the human race with robots so they can live forever by draining the blood of young nubile slaves weren’t getting enough representation in government.
www.wonkette.com/p/peter-thie...
www.wonkette.com/p/peter-thie...
Peter Thiel Explainer Time!
It has come to our attention not everyone knows who this putz is.
www.wonkette.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I was really concerned that fucked up billionaire gay Bond villains who want to replace most of the human race with robots so they can live forever by draining the blood of young nubile slaves weren’t getting enough representation in government.
www.wonkette.com/p/peter-thie...
www.wonkette.com/p/peter-thie...
If you’re curious, ANTIFA headquarters is located at 38 Adler Avenue, Fairfield, New York.
September 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you’re curious, ANTIFA headquarters is located at 38 Adler Avenue, Fairfield, New York.
“There is no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign, and refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.””
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“There is no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign, and refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.””
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
“His model of politics was not dialogue, but trolling: hopping from campus to campus to bait students, churn out sound bites, and spread hate. And his rhetoric was not debate—it was violent, dehumanizing, and designed to put targets on people’s backs.”
www.advocate.com/voices/charl...
www.advocate.com/voices/charl...
We must not posthumously sanitize Charlie Kirk's hateful life
Opinion: While condemning violence is something most can get behind, the sanitization of Charlie Kirk's hate has gone too far, argues Erin Reed.
www.advocate.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“His model of politics was not dialogue, but trolling: hopping from campus to campus to bait students, churn out sound bites, and spread hate. And his rhetoric was not debate—it was violent, dehumanizing, and designed to put targets on people’s backs.”
www.advocate.com/voices/charl...
www.advocate.com/voices/charl...
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NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
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This is such a funny element to the Kirk eulogizing: they can’t describe him the way they’re describing him *and* show clips of anything he actually said or did
I haven’t seen one news channel show a clip of him speaking in the last 4 hours
September 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is such a funny element to the Kirk eulogizing: they can’t describe him the way they’re describing him *and* show clips of anything he actually said or did
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rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words
September 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
“Arsonist claims house isn’t really on fire as crews battle flames, film at 11”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Justice Amy Coney Barrett says country is not in a 'constitutional crisis'
Speaking to Free Press founder Bari Weiss to promote her new book, the conservative justice said the American people should trust the Supreme Court.
www.nbcnews.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Arsonist claims house isn’t really on fire as crews battle flames, film at 11”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
September 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
“The goal of the canvas is to … getting owners to commit to informing their staff of what the Fourth Amendment is—protection against unreasonable searches and seizures—and having a game plan in the event that federal agents show up to conduct workplace raids.”
indyweek.com/news/inside-...
indyweek.com/news/inside-...
Inside the Movement to Teach ICE Defense to N.C. Business Owners
From coffee shops to electrical contractors, local businesses are getting crash courses in constitutional law to prepare for potential encounters with federal agents.
indyweek.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“The goal of the canvas is to … getting owners to commit to informing their staff of what the Fourth Amendment is—protection against unreasonable searches and seizures—and having a game plan in the event that federal agents show up to conduct workplace raids.”
indyweek.com/news/inside-...
indyweek.com/news/inside-...
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Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
August 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
As long as this stays in effect, every time I see a Blu-ray or vinyl record I would have ordered, but now can't, I'm setting that amount aside to donate to liberals running for office or progressive non-profits, fighting Republicans from the local to the Federal level.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
De minimis: How US shoppers will be hit as the tariff exemption ends
Lower-price goods will no longer be duty-free, in a move that will affect millions of shipments.
www.bbc.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
As long as this stays in effect, every time I see a Blu-ray or vinyl record I would have ordered, but now can't, I'm setting that amount aside to donate to liberals running for office or progressive non-profits, fighting Republicans from the local to the Federal level.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So … should I blame the rise in grocery prices on mitochondrial challenges?
August 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
So … should I blame the rise in grocery prices on mitochondrial challenges?
While the NC Republicans - and even our Democratic governor - brag about how highly rated is nationally for being business friendly, Oxfam has rated North Carolina as the worst state in the nation for workers for the fifth year in a row.
www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/issu...
www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/issu...
The Best States to Work in the US 2025
Oxfam's Best States to Work index reveals where working families have opportunities to thrive. Where does your state rank?
www.oxfamamerica.org
August 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
While the NC Republicans - and even our Democratic governor - brag about how highly rated is nationally for being business friendly, Oxfam has rated North Carolina as the worst state in the nation for workers for the fifth year in a row.
www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/issu...
www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/issu...
Does the anchor also have an opinion on how divination from chicken entrails on health policy will be received by voters?
CNN hard news anchor describes Trump's random tariff threats as "an effective political message" that "resonates with voters"
July 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Does the anchor also have an opinion on how divination from chicken entrails on health policy will be received by voters?
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I wrote about how the Everglades experiment fits into the history of concentration camps in the US and abroad, and how it will connect a domestic network of camps to an international one. We’re watching the imposition of a global concentration camp network.
Opinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.
www.msnbc.com
July 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I wrote about how the Everglades experiment fits into the history of concentration camps in the US and abroad, and how it will connect a domestic network of camps to an international one. We’re watching the imposition of a global concentration camp network.
You can't use reason and logic with MAGA. Some primitive societies and more recent cults engage in self-harm or even mass suicide as a way to "cleanse" guilt and shame. The Big Beautiful Bill is essentially throwing masses of people into a volcano to appease the gods. That's all it is.
As I said on MSNBC today, the spin out there that passing this bill will benefit GOP is insane. You don't get positive political results by having an unpopular party pushed by an unpopular President to pass an unpopular bill. Perfect storm of disgust.
July 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You can't use reason and logic with MAGA. Some primitive societies and more recent cults engage in self-harm or even mass suicide as a way to "cleanse" guilt and shame. The Big Beautiful Bill is essentially throwing masses of people into a volcano to appease the gods. That's all it is.
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Today feels more like a funeral than a celebration.
July 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today feels more like a funeral than a celebration.
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Despite me knowing many Trump voters who now have regrets about their vote, not a single one of them has publicly acknowledged that their actions have led to the destruction of so many people's lives. Maybe that's just shame and self-loathing at work, but I'd like to see more public statements.
July 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Despite me knowing many Trump voters who now have regrets about their vote, not a single one of them has publicly acknowledged that their actions have led to the destruction of so many people's lives. Maybe that's just shame and self-loathing at work, but I'd like to see more public statements.
And this is why UPenn is out of consideration if you are LGBTQ and looking for somewhere to get a degree.
BREAKING
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
July 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
And this is why UPenn is out of consideration if you are LGBTQ and looking for somewhere to get a degree.
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People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
Since denying trans people healthcare or denying the right to abortion isn't sex discrimination, let's outlaw Viagra - not all men have erectile dysfunction and the state has a vested interest in protecting the public against the serious cardiovascular side effects of these medications. #Skrmetti
June 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Since denying trans people healthcare or denying the right to abortion isn't sex discrimination, let's outlaw Viagra - not all men have erectile dysfunction and the state has a vested interest in protecting the public against the serious cardiovascular side effects of these medications. #Skrmetti