David Dark
@daviddark.bsky.social
believes radiohead / tenured talker /author of Everyday Apocalypse: Art, Empire, & the End of the World, We Become What We Normalize, & Explain All These Controls: U2 & the Inner America (forthcoming)
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On Survivor, immunity idols expire.
Presidential pardons don’t.
When clemency becomes political currency, equal treatment under the law breaks down.
Proximity to power should not determine consequences. #DDAPartner
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Presidential pardons don’t.
When clemency becomes political currency, equal treatment under the law breaks down.
Proximity to power should not determine consequences. #DDAPartner
youtube.com/shorts/5btWM...
On Survivor, immunity idols expire. Presidential pardons don’t. How the pardon power is being used.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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I have friends everywhere. Every Christian I know in Tennessee (who isn't host bodying white supremacist antichrist poltergeist) is opposed, if you want to put it this way, for religious reasons. I am not hard to find.
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have friends everywhere. Every Christian I know in Tennessee (who isn't host bodying white supremacist antichrist poltergeist) is opposed, if you want to put it this way, for religious reasons. I am not hard to find.
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They Know
The gates of Hell are always standing wide open.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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While I plot my next move, just want to make it crystal clear that I'm open to offers involving bookstores in Ireland.
February 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
While I plot my next move, just want to make it crystal clear that I'm open to offers involving bookstores in Ireland.
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Happy Earthseed Day daviddark.substack.com/p/earthseed-...
July 20, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Happy Earthseed Day daviddark.substack.com/p/earthseed-...
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"Every crime is singular, but no crime is so terrible that it exceeds the bounds of comparison. To exempt any act—or, indeed, any individual or state—from comparison is to vitiate the very possibility of moral reasoning." www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Never Again, Once Again | Peter E. Gordon
A few years ago, in the early summer of 2019, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum declared on its website that it “unequivocally rejects efforts
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February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"Every crime is singular, but no crime is so terrible that it exceeds the bounds of comparison. To exempt any act—or, indeed, any individual or state—from comparison is to vitiate the very possibility of moral reasoning." www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
"Every crime is singular, but no crime is so terrible that it exceeds the bounds of comparison. To exempt any act—or, indeed, any individual or state—from comparison is to vitiate the very possibility of moral reasoning." www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Never Again, Once Again | Peter E. Gordon
A few years ago, in the early summer of 2019, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum declared on its website that it “unequivocally rejects efforts
www.nybooks.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"Every crime is singular, but no crime is so terrible that it exceeds the bounds of comparison. To exempt any act—or, indeed, any individual or state—from comparison is to vitiate the very possibility of moral reasoning." www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
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Meta platforms are tied to one-third of successful U.S. scams.
Consumers pay the price while Meta rakes in billions.
I’m leading the bipartisan Stop Scams Caucus to demand accountability and shut down the criminal networks exploiting Americans.
Consumers pay the price while Meta rakes in billions.
I’m leading the bipartisan Stop Scams Caucus to demand accountability and shut down the criminal networks exploiting Americans.
February 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Meta platforms are tied to one-third of successful U.S. scams.
Consumers pay the price while Meta rakes in billions.
I’m leading the bipartisan Stop Scams Caucus to demand accountability and shut down the criminal networks exploiting Americans.
Consumers pay the price while Meta rakes in billions.
I’m leading the bipartisan Stop Scams Caucus to demand accountability and shut down the criminal networks exploiting Americans.
"It’s as if Bondi never imagined that DOJ’s conduct—her conduct, & especially, Harmeet Dhillon’s misconduct (who continues to violate DOJ rules on extrajudicial statements)—would be on trial as much as Don Lemon by bringing this indictment." @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/pam-bondis-r...
Pam Bondi's Rap Sheet - emptywheel
In a bid to get the transcripts from the grand jury that charged Don Lemon, Abbe Lowell and AUSAs who recently left DOJ lay out that Pam Bondi and Harmeet Dhillon have engaged in more misconduct than ...
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February 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM
"It’s as if Bondi never imagined that DOJ’s conduct—her conduct, & especially, Harmeet Dhillon’s misconduct (who continues to violate DOJ rules on extrajudicial statements)—would be on trial as much as Don Lemon by bringing this indictment." @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/pam-bondis-r...
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Be the geopolitical pressure point you want to see in the world. www.ncronline.org/vatican/epst...
Epstein files reveal ties to Catholic conservatives' anti-Francis campaign
The newly released Epstein files show that Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon discussed opposition to Pope Francis, including a move that Bannon claimed would ‘take down Francis.’
www.ncronline.org
February 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Be the geopolitical pressure point you want to see in the world. www.ncronline.org/vatican/epst...
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I just feel like Steve Bannon is his own Picture of Dorian Gray.
February 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I just feel like Steve Bannon is his own Picture of Dorian Gray.
Be the geopolitical pressure point you want to see in the world. www.ncronline.org/vatican/epst...
Epstein files reveal ties to Catholic conservatives' anti-Francis campaign
The newly released Epstein files show that Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon discussed opposition to Pope Francis, including a move that Bannon claimed would ‘take down Francis.’
www.ncronline.org
February 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Be the geopolitical pressure point you want to see in the world. www.ncronline.org/vatican/epst...
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Anyone who defends the practice of calling a woman “a bitch” because that woman in particular “deserves it” really needs to listen to the logic in that argument. Maybe ask yourself if that’s how you want the children in your life to determine what kind of language they use.
I can sort of deal with “bitch-ass”? But a reminder that calling women you hate “bitches” just makes it ok for anyone to call a woman they hate a bitch!
Not a defense of Pam! She’s evil! Just a reminder that gendered insults entrench the word further into use.
Not a defense of Pam! She’s evil! Just a reminder that gendered insults entrench the word further into use.
It explains perfectly Pammy Jo's bitch-ass attitude.
February 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Anyone who defends the practice of calling a woman “a bitch” because that woman in particular “deserves it” really needs to listen to the logic in that argument. Maybe ask yourself if that’s how you want the children in your life to determine what kind of language they use.
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Stuff like this is why I’m subscribed to The Handbasket.
🔥 “To me, when we're talking about what justice looks like, it's ultimately getting to a place where every single fascist agent and the leaders that directed them to do what they did are held accountable to the highest degree of the law. And that means prosecution.”
"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS
The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Stuff like this is why I’m subscribed to The Handbasket.
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vividly remember, in the Corbyn Hell Years, seeing people on Twitter quite actively bonding over their joint hatred of me - trying to outdo each other in their meanness - and I just don't think it's possible to explain how weird and unpleasant it is, especially as someone who's....no-one
People don’t really understand the nature of the problem. It’s not lots of little random ankle-biter tweets. That’s annoying but whatever. It’s when hating you becomes this communal pursuit that exists separately from yourself. Like there’s an entire group of people working together to target you.
ignore it. why do you big accounts always complain? it’s like a celebrity complaining they get too much attention in the street. it comes with the territory. just ignore or mute those accounts. it seems you might have a kind of para social relationship back.
February 14, 2026 at 12:52 PM
vividly remember, in the Corbyn Hell Years, seeing people on Twitter quite actively bonding over their joint hatred of me - trying to outdo each other in their meanness - and I just don't think it's possible to explain how weird and unpleasant it is, especially as someone who's....no-one
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Yes. This is it. Some people believe their politics; other people adopt politics as an excuse to hurt other people for fun and tell themselves it’s for a good cause and they can’t be blamed.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
I often think the real ideological divide online is not really ideology by whether politics exists as a permission structure for behaviour or not
February 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Yes. This is it. Some people believe their politics; other people adopt politics as an excuse to hurt other people for fun and tell themselves it’s for a good cause and they can’t be blamed.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
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Just imagine being the kind of person who would build your personal security detail on the bones of dead women and children around the world.
"The White House Office of Management and Budget, which Vought leads, is allocating $15 million of what remains of USAID operating expenses to cover the costs of his protection" www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Just imagine being the kind of person who would build your personal security detail on the bones of dead women and children around the world.
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Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
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February 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
"DOJ is unlawfully monitoring how Members of Congress are testing whether DOJ has complied with the law or not." @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/pam-bondis-g...
Pam Bondi's Gutter: Five Ways the Attorney General Confirmed She Is Engaged in an Epstein Cover Up - emptywheel
One way to show that Pam Bondi is affirmatively covering up for Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein is by comparing what FBI redacted last March, when they were focused on prominent Epstein associates, an...
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February 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
"DOJ is unlawfully monitoring how Members of Congress are testing whether DOJ has complied with the law or not." @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/pam-bondis-g...
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The potential foreign agent was Saudi foreign agent Jared Kushner.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The potential foreign agent was Saudi foreign agent Jared Kushner.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
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This, from a *landlord*, is so funny: "Oh, the CEOs don't 'do' any work, do they? I guess you forgot about a little thing called 'gravitas.'"
February 11, 2026 at 9:40 PM
This, from a *landlord*, is so funny: "Oh, the CEOs don't 'do' any work, do they? I guess you forgot about a little thing called 'gravitas.'"
Here's a new one, y'all.
February 11, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here's a new one, y'all.
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Our goal in reporting this wasn't to debunk Jerry Mitchell and Mississippi Today's story, nor to try to discredit the competition (we all make mistakes).
But when I saw commenters posting "Shame on these staffers for removing the brochures"—which none of them did—it was vital to correct the record.
But when I saw commenters posting "Shame on these staffers for removing the brochures"—which none of them did—it was vital to correct the record.
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures that describe Medgar Evers’ killer as a “racist,” despite reports saying they had been removed and later returned, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
Evers Monument Never Removed Brochures ‘Not One Second,’ Superintendent Says, Disputing Reports
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Our goal in reporting this wasn't to debunk Jerry Mitchell and Mississippi Today's story, nor to try to discredit the competition (we all make mistakes).
But when I saw commenters posting "Shame on these staffers for removing the brochures"—which none of them did—it was vital to correct the record.
But when I saw commenters posting "Shame on these staffers for removing the brochures"—which none of them did—it was vital to correct the record.
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"Bad Bunny’s halftime show put the MAGAt right on the aggressively wrong side of traditional marriage, love, and even the American flag, to say nothing of the Latino votes they need to stay in power. & he did it without once mentioning ICE." @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/bill-kristol...
Bill Kristol's Scoundrel Punditry and the Fight to Unmask Stephen Miller's Goons - emptywheel
The question how to use the funding fight over DHS has no easy answers. One thing Democrats shouldn't do is forgo any effort to chance DHS behavior in the 11 months until they might reclaim one or bot...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"Bad Bunny’s halftime show put the MAGAt right on the aggressively wrong side of traditional marriage, love, and even the American flag, to say nothing of the Latino votes they need to stay in power. & he did it without once mentioning ICE." @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/bill-kristol...