eddiejoesf
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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House Republicans are on an Epstein vacation
October 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
House Republicans are on an Epstein vacation
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Which...I'm assuming this means Link can't get on blacksky, thus proving this is a centralized network where in fact it does matter how the main PDS is operating?
(Please let me know if I'm wrong on that btw! I'm just wondering if this is one of those "you proved yourself wrong" situations)
(Please let me know if I'm wrong on that btw! I'm just wondering if this is one of those "you proved yourself wrong" situations)
October 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Which...I'm assuming this means Link can't get on blacksky, thus proving this is a centralized network where in fact it does matter how the main PDS is operating?
(Please let me know if I'm wrong on that btw! I'm just wondering if this is one of those "you proved yourself wrong" situations)
(Please let me know if I'm wrong on that btw! I'm just wondering if this is one of those "you proved yourself wrong" situations)
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So, it’s clear this shit is no better than X.
October 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So, it’s clear this shit is no better than X.
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“This was the culmination of months of antagonism from Grenell. In April, Williams emailed the interim president asking him if Trump’s overhaul of the center would lead to any logistical changes. She described what he sent back as “absolutely insane.””
Trump Official Gave Free Tickets to GOP Group to Heckle Black Artist
Kennedy Center interim president Richard Grenell made sure to invite a group of MAGA Republicans to musician Yasmin Williams’s performance after the two had an argument.
newrepublic.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“This was the culmination of months of antagonism from Grenell. In April, Williams emailed the interim president asking him if Trump’s overhaul of the center would lead to any logistical changes. She described what he sent back as “absolutely insane.””
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Social proof isn't merely real, it's one of the most persuasive tools that exists to shape "common sense" & with it action. People do (& say) the things people like them do (& say).
Essential reading:
Essential reading:
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Social proof isn't merely real, it's one of the most persuasive tools that exists to shape "common sense" & with it action. People do (& say) the things people like them do (& say).
Essential reading:
Essential reading:
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Giorgia Meloni, Italy's PM, is a far right fascist who supports Israel, but the general strike Italians carried out 2 days ago scared the shit out of her. Strikes are the most effective way to get politicians to do what you want them to do. Shut down profit and they stand to attention.
September 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Such a force could be authorized under the UN General Assembly’s veto-proof United for Peace resolution.
'Enough Words': Colombia's Petro Urges Armed UN Force to End Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams
Such a force could be authorized under the UN General Assembly's veto-proof United for Peace resolution.
www.commondreams.org
September 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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"The Spanish government approves a “total” arms embargo on Israel, part of a package of measures aimed at halting what Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called “the genocide in Gaza.”"
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Spain approves ‘total’ arms embargo in Israel
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www.timesofisrael.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"The Spanish government approves a “total” arms embargo on Israel, part of a package of measures aimed at halting what Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called “the genocide in Gaza.”"
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Again, this is a broad coalition of people across the ideological spectrum whose top concern is making sure everyone rues and laments the “Woke Times” forever. It’s very much akin to the myths around “Negro misrule” in Reconstruction, which justified Jim Crow.
I will not link to it. I just want to reiterate that thousands of books have been banned by the right. And American Dirt sold millions of copies.
September 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Again, this is a broad coalition of people across the ideological spectrum whose top concern is making sure everyone rues and laments the “Woke Times” forever. It’s very much akin to the myths around “Negro misrule” in Reconstruction, which justified Jim Crow.
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gives lie to the whole “but no one knew they were like that back then” (also would be nice to see someone bring her book back out)
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
gives lie to the whole “but no one knew they were like that back then” (also would be nice to see someone bring her book back out)
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Where confidence in Trump exceeds lack of confidence:
Hungary, India, Israel, Nigeria, Kenya
Where lack of confidence is greater:
Canada, UK, Greece, Poland, Italy, Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia, Turkey, South Africa, Mexico
Hungary, India, Israel, Nigeria, Kenya
Where lack of confidence is greater:
Canada, UK, Greece, Poland, Italy, Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia, Turkey, South Africa, Mexico
June 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Where confidence in Trump exceeds lack of confidence:
Hungary, India, Israel, Nigeria, Kenya
Where lack of confidence is greater:
Canada, UK, Greece, Poland, Italy, Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia, Turkey, South Africa, Mexico
Hungary, India, Israel, Nigeria, Kenya
Where lack of confidence is greater:
Canada, UK, Greece, Poland, Italy, Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia, Turkey, South Africa, Mexico
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1,500+ at our Townhall in Wichita, Kansas this morning.
Working people across the nation are pissed off about this rigged economy, and they’re showing up. Wichita’s Congressman refuses to host a Townhall, so we pulled up instead.
Working people across the nation are pissed off about this rigged economy, and they’re showing up. Wichita’s Congressman refuses to host a Townhall, so we pulled up instead.
June 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
1,500+ at our Townhall in Wichita, Kansas this morning.
Working people across the nation are pissed off about this rigged economy, and they’re showing up. Wichita’s Congressman refuses to host a Townhall, so we pulled up instead.
Working people across the nation are pissed off about this rigged economy, and they’re showing up. Wichita’s Congressman refuses to host a Townhall, so we pulled up instead.
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My statement on what's unfolding in Los Angeles.
June 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My statement on what's unfolding in Los Angeles.
Please sign petition to Lula to not drill in the Amazon: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
This is how a river dies…
No one on Earth could contain an oil spill in the Amazon where Lula wants to drill!
secure.avaaz.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Please sign petition to Lula to not drill in the Amazon: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
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West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
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Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
March 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
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This is all it takes for the government now to make someone disappear
March 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is all it takes for the government now to make someone disappear
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yes. love it. do this.
February 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
yes. love it. do this.
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By the way, people should understand that the admin doesn't have to shoot or gas people to kill them. If you pile people in military-run camps in Gitmo and the Panamanian jungle without adequate food or healthcare and just wait, people will die
I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths
February 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
By the way, people should understand that the admin doesn't have to shoot or gas people to kill them. If you pile people in military-run camps in Gitmo and the Panamanian jungle without adequate food or healthcare and just wait, people will die
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Someone show Homan my viral piece educating my fellow immigrants of their rights against ICE: www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
Let him try to prosecute me, a literal human rights lawyer, for upholding due process of law & rights afforded to *ALL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY* under our US Constitution.
Let him try to prosecute me, a literal human rights lawyer, for upholding due process of law & rights afforded to *ALL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY* under our US Constitution.
February 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Someone show Homan my viral piece educating my fellow immigrants of their rights against ICE: www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
Let him try to prosecute me, a literal human rights lawyer, for upholding due process of law & rights afforded to *ALL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY* under our US Constitution.
Let him try to prosecute me, a literal human rights lawyer, for upholding due process of law & rights afforded to *ALL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY* under our US Constitution.
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We need to normalize naming these people.
February 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We need to normalize naming these people.
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You have a responsibility to name this person. Like, for a @nytimes.com reporter to be that incompetent is a danger to the nation, considering how important the Times still is. It's like a surgeon who doesn't know you need to wash hands between taking a poop and doing surgery.
February 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
You have a responsibility to name this person. Like, for a @nytimes.com reporter to be that incompetent is a danger to the nation, considering how important the Times still is. It's like a surgeon who doesn't know you need to wash hands between taking a poop and doing surgery.
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I’d almost say they’re half right, thanks to John Wilkes Booth.
The Union/US didn’t want Jim Crow, but Booth’s bullet effectively ended the Union plan for Reconstruction so abruptly & so early, that it was entirely usurped by Confederate policy makers.
The CSA (insurgency) “did” Jim Crow.
The Union/US didn’t want Jim Crow, but Booth’s bullet effectively ended the Union plan for Reconstruction so abruptly & so early, that it was entirely usurped by Confederate policy makers.
The CSA (insurgency) “did” Jim Crow.
February 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’d almost say they’re half right, thanks to John Wilkes Booth.
The Union/US didn’t want Jim Crow, but Booth’s bullet effectively ended the Union plan for Reconstruction so abruptly & so early, that it was entirely usurped by Confederate policy makers.
The CSA (insurgency) “did” Jim Crow.
The Union/US didn’t want Jim Crow, but Booth’s bullet effectively ended the Union plan for Reconstruction so abruptly & so early, that it was entirely usurped by Confederate policy makers.
The CSA (insurgency) “did” Jim Crow.