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Francesco Caporusso
@czesco.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 🇮🇹 in Toronto
A little bit of this, a little bit of that.
Producer, Actor, Occasional Standup
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mtsw.bsky.social
Thinking about this again
mtsw.bsky.social mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · Jul 18
the connections trump had to multiple "modeling agencies" that were actually fronts for human trafficking is pretty interesting! i mean, maybe not AS interesting as the question of whether tim walz visited china in may or june of 1989, but like, at least moderately newsworthy imho
chesari.bsky.social Chesari @chesari.bsky.social · Jul 18
The modeling agency discussed in this article is the one that Ivanka started working for when she was 14. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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mtsw.bsky.social
State propaganda.
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 12h
"Marco Rubio, we salute you!"

A real thing that was said by the CBS Evening News anchor tonight.
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
So @tobymorton.bsky.social is a national treasure and Hilton is fucking up royally with this nonsense. www.hiltonice.com

cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
A satirical website for HiltonICE.com: "Experience Compliance at Its Finest." About Us Our Story Hilton ICE is a premium hospitality experience built on discretion, compliance, and selective compassion. Located wherever federal enforcement requires dependable accommodations, we deliver polished rooms, streamlined coordination, and an operating environment free from unnecessary complications. ​ Our properties provide the full range of services expected of a global hospitality brand, including thoughtfully designed accommodations, attentive service, and a formal commitment to cooperation. By aligning comfort with authority, we support continuity of operations and ensure expectations are met without interruption. ​ At Hilton ICE, hospitality is not a reflection of values. It is an operational standard. Unauthorized Use of Hilton Trademark To the Owner and Operator of the Website https://www.hiltonice.com/, Please be advised that the use of the Hilton name, including its incorporation within your domain name and its use in connection with a hotel-branded website, constitutes unauthorized use of a protected trademark and raises significant legal concerns. Thank you for your note. The use of the Hilton name on HiltonICE.com is intentional and expressive. The website is a work of political commentary and parody addressing Hilton's publicly reported cooperation with ICE, presented in the visual language of a hotel brand to critique that decision. No affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement by Hilton is claimed or implied. The site does not offer lodging, accept reservations, or engage in commercial activity, and is protected as expressive speech. The purpose is commentary, not confusion. That said, I appreciate you reaching out and will review your concerns with counsel (a Ouija board and the ghost of the First Amendment). Dog Bless, Tobes
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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theomoudakis.bsky.social
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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ignorantme.bsky.social
It's worse than that. Many of us believe our personal beliefs and moral codes apply to everyone else in the world and feel justified in applying them via force. Even though we do not follow those codes ourselves.

A nation of hypocrites.
January 5, 2026 at 9:13 AM
czesco.bsky.social
“American Exceptionalism” was the thing that disgusted me the most while I’m lived in the U.S.
ashleyzacharias.bsky.social Ashley Zacharias @ashleyzacharias.bsky.social · 2d
The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
January 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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toobigtofail.bsky.social
I don't know what to say here. If sovereign nations can't do anything that would make the US angry without the US intervening in them militarily, the US cannot continue to exist. You cannot have a world where one country unilaterally decides what everybody else can or cannot do.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries

TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?

M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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tigerkitty.bsky.social
Defend Canada and Mexico.
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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techcrunch.com
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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kottke.org
We Are the Bad Guys. “What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today.” [hamiltonnolan.com]
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
oh my god he's such a fucking loser
ericumansky.bsky.social Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2d
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.

“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Although Machado ultimately said she was dedicating the award to Trump, her acceptance of the prize was an “ultimate sin,” said one of the people. “If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” this person said.
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Defend Greenland.
Defend Europe.
Defend Canada.

#ArcticDefence
HOLD THE ARCTIC LINE * DEFEND GREENLAND. DEFEND EUROPE. DEFEND CANADA.
January 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
czesco.bsky.social
POTUS: Pedophile Of The United States
maxberger.bsky.social Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 2d
Columbian President Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil.”

Democrats: “It is critical that the Trump administration provide an immediate Gang of Eight briefing.”
January 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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brian-goldstone.bsky.social
This should exist in every city in the country.
Screenshot of a press release with the headline: “Mayor Mamdani Announces Formation of ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings.” Subhead reads: “‘Rental Ripoff’ hearings in all five boroughs will offer New Yorkers a microphone to share poor conditions, unconscionable business practices that City will act on.” Body text reads: “NEW YORK, NY — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani today signed an executive order directing the Department of Housing Preservation & Development, the Department of Buildings, the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants, and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, in coordination with the new Office of Mass Engagement, to hold ‘Rental Ripoff’ hearings across the five boroughs within the first 100 days of the administration. At these hearings, working New Yorkers will be able to speak about the challenges they face — from poor building conditions to hidden fees on rent payments. Following these hearings, the Mamdani administration will publish a summary and report detailing common themes and areas of opportunity, and the testimony shared at these hearings will directly inform policy interventions to take on these ripoff tactics. Details about the hearings will be available at nyc.gov/RentalRipoff.”
January 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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dogemperor.bsky.social
Again: I'm gonna remind folks to learn their Confederate and proto-Confederate history, and SPECIFICALLY on a pre-Civil War proto-KKK group known as the Knights of the Golden Circle and their plans for conquest (which at this point are almost a 1:1 match for TFG's)

A mini-historical thread:

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The proposed map of conquest for a "Greater Confederacy" circa 1857 from the proto-KKK group "Knights of the Golden Circle", a secret society which had originally planned to conquer all of Central America and the Caribbean to add as slave states, and later on effectively drew the roadmap for the Confederacy--and, as we'll note in later posts, even formed the framework for the rise of the 1st KKK and arguably even the 2nd iteration of the KKK in Northern states like Indiana and Illinois and Ohio. The map shows not only the confirmed Confederate states, but also the two border states (Missouri and Kentucky) that were officially Union states but had competing Confederate governments, and also Maryland (yes, this was also planned to take over DC as well), the portion of what was then the New Mexico Territory below the line of demarcation for slave states...and *all* of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, offshore islands (including the Guano Islands), and northern South America including parts of what are now Colombia and Venezuela. History does not exactly repeat, but in certain cases--especially in countries that fail to deal with racist insurgencies and secret *werwulf* seditionists the FIRST time--it certainly does rhyme.
January 4, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social
if you aren’t labeled for threats against america by the end of the day you simply must post harder
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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markjacob.bsky.social
1954: The CIA engineers a coup in Guatemala to bring in a government friendly to United Fruit Company, later known as Chiquita.
2026: The Trump regime abducts the leader of Venezuela to bring in a government friendly to oil companies.
Detroit Free Press headline: U.S. Ambassador Was Real Hero in Guatemala Coup
January 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Anyway, perhaps you want something else to read after 24 hours of the global goon show.
January 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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portlandken.bsky.social
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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screamerjim.bsky.social
The news is bad today, in America and for America. There is nothing good or hopeful about it-except for Nazis, warmon-gers, and rich greedheads—and it is getting worse and worse in logarithmic progressions since the fateful bombing of the World Trade Towers in New York. That will always be a festering low-watermark in this nation's violent history, but it was not the official birthday of the end of the American Century. No. That occurred on the night of the presidential election in the year 2000, when the nexus of power in this country shifted from Washington, D.C., to "the ranch" in Crawford, Texas. The most disastrous day in American history was November 7, 2000. That was when the takeover happened, when the generals and cops and right-wing Jesus freaks seized control of the White House, the U.S. Treasury, and our Law Enforcement machinery. So long to all that, eh? "Nothing will ever be the same again, the whorish new President said at the time. "As of now we are in the grip of a National Security Emergency that will last for the rest of our lives.
January 4, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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pookleblinky.bsky.social
Reminder that almost a quarter century ago, Schumer voted for the Hague Invasion Act, declaring that the US would militarily invade the Hague were it ever to be prosecuted by ICC for war crimes.

Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
pookleblinky.bsky.social Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · Oct 12
Look at how many names on this list are *still in power*, still kicking around. They weren't exactly young then, but now a lot of them are much much richer.
A very long list of senators who voted on the act. A huge number of them are, 20+ years later, *still in power*. They were not exactly young then.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM