Desert Mage
@desertmage65.bsky.social
Avid reader, cat lover, Trump hater. Want to live long enough to piss on his grave.
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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The previous modern standard for murdering people en masse while effecting an arrest warrant involved members of a Waco religious cult (76), or group home occupants (11) in West Philadelphia or the Chicago abode of some Blank Panthers (2 dead, more wounded). Trump now holds the record.
in how many "law enforcement operations" are damn near 100 people killed?
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The previous modern standard for murdering people en masse while effecting an arrest warrant involved members of a Waco religious cult (76), or group home occupants (11) in West Philadelphia or the Chicago abode of some Blank Panthers (2 dead, more wounded). Trump now holds the record.
There's a lot I dislike about this guy, but if Hair Furor's fragile ego needs to give him a platform like this to kick that big fat orange ass around, I'm fine with it.
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
There's a lot I dislike about this guy, but if Hair Furor's fragile ego needs to give him a platform like this to kick that big fat orange ass around, I'm fine with it.
How soon before WaPo dumps George Will for being insufficiently jingoistic. This is where we are now, folks.
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January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
How soon before WaPo dumps George Will for being insufficiently jingoistic. This is where we are now, folks.
www.washingtonpost.com/.../trump-ma...
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Stephen Miller's demonic consort has grand ambitions. America First, amirite?
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Stephen Miller's demonic consort has grand ambitions. America First, amirite?
It's a sad situation when foreign leaders across the political spectrum can denounce Trump's unlawful action in clearer and harsher terms than the supposed leaders of the so-called opposition party in Congress. Schumer and Jeffries are worthless.
January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
It's a sad situation when foreign leaders across the political spectrum can denounce Trump's unlawful action in clearer and harsher terms than the supposed leaders of the so-called opposition party in Congress. Schumer and Jeffries are worthless.
If only someone would fly in and kidnap OUR president.
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
If only someone would fly in and kidnap OUR president.
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It’s the United States that needs regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It’s the United States that needs regime change.
I PRAY EVERY DAY FOR HIS DEATH.
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I PRAY EVERY DAY FOR HIS DEATH.
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When it comes to the crackdown on fraudulent activity in Minnesota, “the administration’s preferred narrative has been advanced in widespread coverage by corporate media outlets,” writes @matthewccook5.bsky.social with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social:
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Corporate Media Advances Conservative Narrative About Minnesota Fraud - The American Prospect
As Trump makes racist attacks on Somali immigrants, media giants CBS, Fox, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times parrot claims from a weaponized DOJ and self-interested players.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
When it comes to the crackdown on fraudulent activity in Minnesota, “the administration’s preferred narrative has been advanced in widespread coverage by corporate media outlets,” writes @matthewccook5.bsky.social with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social:
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The real story here is that his doctor has told him, not once but THREE TIMES, that he needs to take a cognitive exam.
His own government says that "Cognitive testing is used if a person shows signs of a problem with memory, thinking, or other brain functions."
medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/co...
His own government says that "Cognitive testing is used if a person shows signs of a problem with memory, thinking, or other brain functions."
medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/co...
January 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The real story here is that his doctor has told him, not once but THREE TIMES, that he needs to take a cognitive exam.
His own government says that "Cognitive testing is used if a person shows signs of a problem with memory, thinking, or other brain functions."
medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/co...
His own government says that "Cognitive testing is used if a person shows signs of a problem with memory, thinking, or other brain functions."
medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/co...
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A lot of the coverage of Mamdani is predicated on the idea that socialism is necessarily an economic system of mass impoverishment, and this is by design: the very wealthy want people to imagine that any system where the rich end up less well off will lead everyone else to be poorer too.
If Zohran Mamdani was really a socialist he would wear a potato sack and only eat cold cans of beans. Let me know when Mr. Mayor is serious about the movement.
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A lot of the coverage of Mamdani is predicated on the idea that socialism is necessarily an economic system of mass impoverishment, and this is by design: the very wealthy want people to imagine that any system where the rich end up less well off will lead everyone else to be poorer too.
There's a lot to hate about POLITICO—especially its cynical horse-race coverage that completely skirts questions of truth. But they do excel at getting insiders to go on the record, and they can sometimes produce in-depth reports about political boondoggles. Like this one. Well worth a read.
January 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
There's a lot to hate about POLITICO—especially its cynical horse-race coverage that completely skirts questions of truth. But they do excel at getting insiders to go on the record, and they can sometimes produce in-depth reports about political boondoggles. Like this one. Well worth a read.
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But the doomers assured me that the law was dead and we might as well give up
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December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
But the doomers assured me that the law was dead and we might as well give up
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Fuuuuuuuck you.
Chief justice says rule of law is strong at time of rising concerns
Chief Justice John Roberts said in his annual year-end report on the judiciary that the nation’s founding charters remain robust.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Fuuuuuuuck you.
The Judiciary Committee just released the transcript of special counsel Jack Smith's testimony, and it tells you how well the Republicans think the session went for them that they've decided to dump it on New Year's Eve. Here's a sample of Smith eating their faces:
December 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Judiciary Committee just released the transcript of special counsel Jack Smith's testimony, and it tells you how well the Republicans think the session went for them that they've decided to dump it on New Year's Eve. Here's a sample of Smith eating their faces:
The subtext here – although the Wall Street Journal buries the lede – is that Mar-a-Lago was using its spa in the late 1990s and early 2000s to traffic teenage girls to Jeffrey Epstein. Even Trump‘s wife at the time, Marla Maples, knew there was something wrong with the arrangement.
Exclusive | The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
Mar-a-Lago sent an 18-year-old spa worker on a house call to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She complained to her bosses that Epstein pressured her for sex.
www.wsj.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The subtext here – although the Wall Street Journal buries the lede – is that Mar-a-Lago was using its spa in the late 1990s and early 2000s to traffic teenage girls to Jeffrey Epstein. Even Trump‘s wife at the time, Marla Maples, knew there was something wrong with the arrangement.
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Since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% — a 1% that now owns more wealth than the bottom 93%.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
December 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% — a 1% that now owns more wealth than the bottom 93%.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.
We need a wealth tax.
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Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
Every warehouse will bear a sign reading "Arbeit macht frei."
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Every warehouse will bear a sign reading "Arbeit macht frei."
Here’s the episode of 60 Minutes on human rights abuses at CECOT that Steven Miller, Donald Trump, Larry Ellison, and Bari Weiss (I believe that’s the order of command) didn’t want you to see.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Here’s the episode of 60 Minutes on human rights abuses at CECOT that Steven Miller, Donald Trump, Larry Ellison, and Bari Weiss (I believe that’s the order of command) didn’t want you to see.
Acting Director of Cybersecurity Agency demands to see top-secret data.
Director is told he needs to take a polygraph.
Director says fine.
Director fails polygraph.
Six career staffers responsible for organizing polygraph are suspended while DHS investigates them.
Makes perfect sense.
Director is told he needs to take a polygraph.
Director says fine.
Director fails polygraph.
Six career staffers responsible for organizing polygraph are suspended while DHS investigates them.
Makes perfect sense.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
www.politico.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Acting Director of Cybersecurity Agency demands to see top-secret data.
Director is told he needs to take a polygraph.
Director says fine.
Director fails polygraph.
Six career staffers responsible for organizing polygraph are suspended while DHS investigates them.
Makes perfect sense.
Director is told he needs to take a polygraph.
Director says fine.
Director fails polygraph.
Six career staffers responsible for organizing polygraph are suspended while DHS investigates them.
Makes perfect sense.
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Todd Blanche is USING survivors to protect Trump and it’s DISGUSTING. Can we please yeet this monster into the sun?
WELKER: Why didn't the DOJ meet the Friday deadline to release all the Epstein files?
BLANCHE: It's very simple and very clear. The statute also requires us to protect victims.
BLANCHE: It's very simple and very clear. The statute also requires us to protect victims.
December 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Todd Blanche is USING survivors to protect Trump and it’s DISGUSTING. Can we please yeet this monster into the sun?
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
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December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...