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Andrew Ferguson
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Critic in residency at the Institute of Impure Science. He/him. Failure wizard.
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The count is now up to 80 - including both civilians and security force members. blacksky.community/profile/did:...
NYT:

The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
January 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
even this comic book panel knows to start by looking at what george hw "poppy" bush got up to
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
ok i was ambivalent about commercial breaks on @gamesdonequick.com i'm sure they don't have much room to negotiate which ones but i really, really think they should put pressure on to not have Kalshi ads that literally depict hurricane victims betting on how many hurricanes will take place that year
January 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
lotta media games being played right now but this doesn't seem like the line you'd take if you were seeking to be remotely concessionary, especially when machado has also made a big point of moving their embassy to jerusalem if she were to be installed
Delcy Rodríguez, Vice President of Venezuela, says the attack on Venezuela has a “Zion*st undertone” today. This comes just five days after Netanyahu claimed and lied that Iran is sending “Hezb*llah and H*mas” to Venezuela to enter the United States.
January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
all professorial speech is banned except when he uses it "in a personal capacity" to condemn pro-Palestine speech while also signing off on Harvard condemning it officially

this guy fucking sucks, which i assume is what made him such a sterling candidate for the job
In which “activism” is not-so-secret code for “anything not right wing.” I would encourage any of the “leaders” selling us out to actually come visit a classroom and see what goes on. Bonus: they might also begin to understand the impact of corporate genAI. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Garber Faults Faculty Activism for Chilling Campus Debate and Free Speech | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the University “went wrong” by allowing professors to inject their personal views into the classroom, arguing that faculty activism had chilled free speech an...
www.thecrimson.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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You don’t say
🇻🇪 How popular was Trump’s move to intervene militarily to depose Maduro among Venezuelans?

Two pre-intervention surveys suggested a sharp split between Venezuelans inside the country and those abroad, with deep opposition at home & high support in the diaspora...

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January 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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last year we did a TrueAnon ep about the Knights of the Golden Circle secret society, including the long history of US "filibustering" in South America

www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/knig...
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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New: Trump admin officials tell Zeteo that Trump is “very interested” in secret plans drawn up last year to send US Special Forces into Mexico.

One official even says Trump recently asked for updates on preparations for a possible operation.
After Trump’s Venezuela Invasion, Mexico Could Be Next
Officials tell Zeteo that Trump remains ‘very interested’ in the idea of sending US Special Forces into Mexico, as the president threatens Colombia and Cuba, too.
zeteo.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
not gonna be able to see too much of GDQ live this time but not gonna miss a jet set radio run
Heard from here to Tokyo-to 🗣️: "JET SET RADIOOOOO!"

@dylcat.bsky.social is showingcasing Jet Set Radio for us with the category upgraded to all red tags thanks to you all hitting the milestone!

#AGDQ2026
January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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As you might recall, someone tried to kill the Hook archives, then it was restored, then it disappeared again. So I spent the last few months putting this together. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
Hook newspaper archive restored...again.
Someone tried to kill it. We're trying to preserve it
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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"I found evidence showing Hillel Silicon Valley emailing the [SJSU] President and Provost [..] demanding they open an investigation on me [..], demanding how to investigate me, and what to charge me with."
#California #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Education #Labour #Protest #Policing #Genocide
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest
San Jose State professor Sang Hea Kil was suspended over allegations related to a Palestine protest, and now the university plans to fire her. Omar Zahzah speaks with Kil about the precedent set by her case and the implications for academic freedom.
mondoweiss.net
January 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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I see a lot of people sharing this Miami Herald story from October 16, 2025 so FYI the same journalist published a denial of the Oct 16th story on October 17th when he also uncritically quoted Trump claiming it was true.
January 4, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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if you’re at a demo & someone is clearly filming for a hostile audience, instead of snapping a pic and dropping it in chats to ask people if anyone knows who it is, just ask the person where you can find them on social media!

they’re doing this for views! they want to self promo! stop being afraid!
January 4, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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US media is full of disgusting warmongers too stupid to know they're disgusting warmongers.
Across the U.S., Venezuelans gathered in major cities to celebrate and cautiously muse with relatives back home about what comes next after U.S. forces swept the South American president out of the country on drug-trafficking charges.
In exile, Venezuelans greet Maduro’s fall with joy — and fear of what comes next
Venezuelans in the Miami suburb of Doral took to the streets in celebration after learning that the U.S. had struck their homeland and removed Nicolás Maduro.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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January 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Narrascope 2026 open call:

The Experience

Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds through Narrative

Seeking projects in the realms of augmented/mixed reality, interactive installations, haunts, escape rooms, live performances that leverage tech, and more.

narrascope.org/experience/

NarraScope 2026 | The Experience
NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.
narrascope.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Trump in the SCIF pics he posted is doing some of the most overtly 2:12am Going Back For More Olive work of his life.
January 4, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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for everyone who didn't live through John Kerry's presidential campaign, be advised: "This stupid and immoral war would be good if I were managing it" is not the poll-tested flex you think it is
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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I think it’s important for all the non Americans out there to know that Americans also hate America
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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The casualties already coming in. Grandmothers in their apartments….
January 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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“He was a dictator” fat nazis in plate carriers abduct your neighbors from the parking lot of target and send them to gulags.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
wegmans is our go to but they are so bad on union busting & getting increasingly creepy with surveillance shit, gonna have to find alternate sources on the stuff we rely on them for
January 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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And there ya have it…

Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM