Fred Little
@doclittle.bsky.social
Global Affairs, American Literature, East Asian Studies. Active practitioner of Koryū Budō, Bukkyō, Shintō. Lapsed poet. Struggling Hammond Organist. Former Academic Administrator @ Columbia University & NJIT.
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Fred Little
@doclittle.bsky.social
· Apr 1
Chuck Schumer is a Republican asset.
No better than Nazis or Israeli Settlers.
January 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
No better than Nazis or Israeli Settlers.
With masked thugs on murderous rampage, local law enforcement plays ambiguous role, undercutting citizen confidence in integrity of police and police operations. #FascistOccupationForces
Dozens of feds, large MPD response, an observer saying he's a physician and had a gun pointed at him for checking the victim's pulse
January 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
With masked thugs on murderous rampage, local law enforcement plays ambiguous role, undercutting citizen confidence in integrity of police and police operations. #FascistOccupationForces
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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Greenland is happening. Not a joke, not trolling, not a distraction. He has already made up his mind and nobody who matters in the inner circle will try to talk him out of it. Some of them want it precisely because it will destroy NATO. There are no adults in the room. They really mean to do it.
January 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Greenland is happening. Not a joke, not trolling, not a distraction. He has already made up his mind and nobody who matters in the inner circle will try to talk him out of it. Some of them want it precisely because it will destroy NATO. There are no adults in the room. They really mean to do it.
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I don’t think suffering produces great art, I believe that people who suffer realize more often than those who do not, that the act of creating art has the ability to alleviate suffering, and so come to rely on it as an essential wellness tool, not just a fun thing to do.
January 6, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I don’t think suffering produces great art, I believe that people who suffer realize more often than those who do not, that the act of creating art has the ability to alleviate suffering, and so come to rely on it as an essential wellness tool, not just a fun thing to do.
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In the last several weeks Trump and his regime have essentially announced that they now view Trump as Emperor of the Americas, including the United States of America; and they are no longer bound by Constitution, domestic US law, the UN Charter, International Law, and Senate-ratified treaties.
Here is the Trump Doctrine, as articulated by Stephen Miller in his truly frightening interview with Jake Tapper this afternoon. It is very much like the doctrine of the dictators we fought and defeated in World War II and of Putin today. It is un-American at its very core.
January 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
In the last several weeks Trump and his regime have essentially announced that they now view Trump as Emperor of the Americas, including the United States of America; and they are no longer bound by Constitution, domestic US law, the UN Charter, International Law, and Senate-ratified treaties.
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Personally I think this was Biden’s single greatest failure
“Covid is over” might be the biggest lie sold to us in a staggering decade of lies
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Personally I think this was Biden’s single greatest failure
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trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
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If Dems talked like this regularly, we wouldn't have to focus on "how to win close elections in difficult environments." We would have a lot fewer close elections, and a lot fewer difficult environments.
Walz is out of Fs: "Not a single Republican supported this, so every Minnesotan from here on, whoever uses this program, there is no bit of thanks that would go to the R legislators who did all they could to stop this ... our schools have money to pay their teachers? I'll take credit for that too."
January 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
If Dems talked like this regularly, we wouldn't have to focus on "how to win close elections in difficult environments." We would have a lot fewer close elections, and a lot fewer difficult environments.
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Walz is laying the groundwork for 2028 in a very smart way. He's not running for another term, so no one can accuse him of being an absentee governor while running for office. He's making sure someone can step into that job full time. And now he can say whatever he wants.
Walz is out of Fs: "Not a single Republican supported this, so every Minnesotan from here on, whoever uses this program, there is no bit of thanks that would go to the R legislators who did all they could to stop this ... our schools have money to pay their teachers? I'll take credit for that too."
January 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Walz is laying the groundwork for 2028 in a very smart way. He's not running for another term, so no one can accuse him of being an absentee governor while running for office. He's making sure someone can step into that job full time. And now he can say whatever he wants.
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This is about the petrodollar system that has kept America the dominant economic power for 50 years.
And Venezuela just threatened to end it.
Here's what really just happened:
Venezuela has 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. The largest on Earth.
More than Saudi Arabia 2/
And Venezuela just threatened to end it.
Here's what really just happened:
Venezuela has 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. The largest on Earth.
More than Saudi Arabia 2/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
This is about the petrodollar system that has kept America the dominant economic power for 50 years.
And Venezuela just threatened to end it.
Here's what really just happened:
Venezuela has 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. The largest on Earth.
More than Saudi Arabia 2/
And Venezuela just threatened to end it.
Here's what really just happened:
Venezuela has 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. The largest on Earth.
More than Saudi Arabia 2/
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In 1974, Henry Kissinger made a deal with Saudi Arabia:
All oil sold globally must be priced in US dollars.
In exchange, America provides military protection.
This single agreement created artificial demand for dollars worldwide 5/
All oil sold globally must be priced in US dollars.
In exchange, America provides military protection.
This single agreement created artificial demand for dollars worldwide 5/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
In 1974, Henry Kissinger made a deal with Saudi Arabia:
All oil sold globally must be priced in US dollars.
In exchange, America provides military protection.
This single agreement created artificial demand for dollars worldwide 5/
All oil sold globally must be priced in US dollars.
In exchange, America provides military protection.
This single agreement created artificial demand for dollars worldwide 5/
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And there's a pattern of what happens to leaders who challenge it:
2000: Saddam Hussein announces Iraq will sell oil in euros instead of dollars.
2003: Iraq Invaded, regime change. Iraq's oil immediately switched back to dollars. Saddam was lynched 7/
2000: Saddam Hussein announces Iraq will sell oil in euros instead of dollars.
2003: Iraq Invaded, regime change. Iraq's oil immediately switched back to dollars. Saddam was lynched 7/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
And there's a pattern of what happens to leaders who challenge it:
2000: Saddam Hussein announces Iraq will sell oil in euros instead of dollars.
2003: Iraq Invaded, regime change. Iraq's oil immediately switched back to dollars. Saddam was lynched 7/
2000: Saddam Hussein announces Iraq will sell oil in euros instead of dollars.
2003: Iraq Invaded, regime change. Iraq's oil immediately switched back to dollars. Saddam was lynched 7/
This, the most important thread you could possibly read today, is the skeleton key that unlocks the United States' essentially extortionate and terroristic role in global economic affairs for the entirety of the past half century.
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This, the most important thread you could possibly read today, is the skeleton key that unlocks the United States' essentially extortionate and terroristic role in global economic affairs for the entirety of the past half century.
Had to happen sometime.
January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Had to happen sometime.
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Protesters snatched from the streets after being interviewed on TV.
This isn't some foreign dictatorship. This is the United States.
This isn't some foreign dictatorship. This is the United States.
January 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Protesters snatched from the streets after being interviewed on TV.
This isn't some foreign dictatorship. This is the United States.
This isn't some foreign dictatorship. This is the United States.
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No one I’ve admitted this year for influenza has been vaccinated.
“These viruses are serious, dangerous, and life-threatening. We are seeing children who are seriously ill, families grieving devastating losses, and hospitals under capacity strain.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
No one I’ve admitted this year for influenza has been vaccinated.
The Gulf States are all enslavement-based polities.
Hyper exploitation combined with extreme temperatures (thanks to climate change) are destroying workers' bodies. "Of the 138 patients admitted to the dialysis clinic in Kathmandu in the past six months, more than 20 percent had worked in the Gulf." inthesetimes.com/article/risi...
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
inthesetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The Gulf States are all enslavement-based polities.
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It was a successful coup.
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It was a successful coup.
A day that will forever live in infamy.
Today is the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol.
On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social sat down with @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @qjurecic.bsky.social, and @mollyereynolds.bsky.social to discuss what Congress has done, what it hasn’t, and the legacy of Jan. 6.
On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social sat down with @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @qjurecic.bsky.social, and @mollyereynolds.bsky.social to discuss what Congress has done, what it hasn’t, and the legacy of Jan. 6.
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
A day that will forever live in infamy.
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It's not simply that this CY guy is so openly bigoted.
It's the instantly recognizable Dunning-Kruger super-confidence of the barroom-savant who's telling you how everything "really" works.
It's the instantly recognizable Dunning-Kruger super-confidence of the barroom-savant who's telling you how everything "really" works.
Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
It's not simply that this CY guy is so openly bigoted.
It's the instantly recognizable Dunning-Kruger super-confidence of the barroom-savant who's telling you how everything "really" works.
It's the instantly recognizable Dunning-Kruger super-confidence of the barroom-savant who's telling you how everything "really" works.