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DT's trajectory from January 6, 2021 to being re-elected in 2024 only occurred as a result of the most egregiously successful propaganda operations in US history - the whitewashing of a coup attempt over the last four years will be studied by historians for decades to come.
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“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
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Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
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Ilhan Omar rose from a single parent immigrant family where her dad drove a taxi to her current position. Trump is the kid of a racist wealthy slum landlord who headed multiple failed businesses. One of these people is the example of failed ambition and it's not her.
What a racist piece of shit.
What a racist piece of shit.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ilhan Omar rose from a single parent immigrant family where her dad drove a taxi to her current position. Trump is the kid of a racist wealthy slum landlord who headed multiple failed businesses. One of these people is the example of failed ambition and it's not her.
What a racist piece of shit.
What a racist piece of shit.
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For the journalism schools:
Making a conspiratorial dimwit sound like a maverick hero in a just battle of wills against the negatively valenced "scientific" orthodoxy.
That is not even performative neutrality any more, that is taking sides
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
Making a conspiratorial dimwit sound like a maverick hero in a just battle of wills against the negatively valenced "scientific" orthodoxy.
That is not even performative neutrality any more, that is taking sides
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
For the journalism schools:
Making a conspiratorial dimwit sound like a maverick hero in a just battle of wills against the negatively valenced "scientific" orthodoxy.
That is not even performative neutrality any more, that is taking sides
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
Making a conspiratorial dimwit sound like a maverick hero in a just battle of wills against the negatively valenced "scientific" orthodoxy.
That is not even performative neutrality any more, that is taking sides
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
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Trump is systematically demolishing the federal government, firing one in eight workers and stripping away their rights. He is targeting scientists, consumer watchdogs, and public health experts, leaving vital services in ruins while rewarding his cronies.
The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce
Systems built up over the last 120 years are being either eliminated or corroded at warp speed, with the implicit blessing of the US Supreme Court.
www.thenation.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Trump is systematically demolishing the federal government, firing one in eight workers and stripping away their rights. He is targeting scientists, consumer watchdogs, and public health experts, leaving vital services in ruins while rewarding his cronies.
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"This Is How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Steal the 2026 Elections"
Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
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Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
Read/share/subscribe:
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This Is How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Steal the 2026 Elections
Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
zeteo.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"This Is How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Steal the 2026 Elections"
Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
Read/share/subscribe:
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Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
Read/share/subscribe:
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“When it comes to the US Constitution, the gravity of the damage is mind-boggling, if not permanent.”
@kimwehle.bsky.social explains five efforts made by Trump to destroy the US Constitution.
Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/trump-dest...
@kimwehle.bsky.social explains five efforts made by Trump to destroy the US Constitution.
Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/trump-dest...
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“When it comes to the US Constitution, the gravity of the damage is mind-boggling, if not permanent.”
@kimwehle.bsky.social explains five efforts made by Trump to destroy the US Constitution.
Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/trump-dest...
@kimwehle.bsky.social explains five efforts made by Trump to destroy the US Constitution.
Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/trump-dest...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
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My latest is about the latest revelations on the failed prosecution of Donald Trump, and why you should blame Merrick Garland more than the Supreme Court.
You Should Blame Merrick Garland
Garland's incompetence gave the Supreme Court the chance to set Trump free
stringinamaze.net
November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My latest is about the latest revelations on the failed prosecution of Donald Trump, and why you should blame Merrick Garland more than the Supreme Court.
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Miller is alarming officials by trying to take over the State Dept. Every morning he grills diplomats on visa and immigration issues and pressures officials to negotiate with third countries to accept deportees who cannot be sent back to their countries of origin.
www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
Insiders warn about terrifying call Stephen Miller makes every day: 'Significant pivot'
President Donald Trump's influential deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has exerted control over the U.S. Department of State to fundamentally transform its mission of diplomacy, according to a repo...
www.rawstory.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Miller is alarming officials by trying to take over the State Dept. Every morning he grills diplomats on visa and immigration issues and pressures officials to negotiate with third countries to accept deportees who cannot be sent back to their countries of origin.
www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
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"Seven of nine independent voters we interviewsd who are currently interned in the camps awaiting execution said they would vote for Trump third term if they survived that long."
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Seven of nine independent voters we interviewsd who are currently interned in the camps awaiting execution said they would vote for Trump third term if they survived that long."
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yup. i dont think it was *impossible* for harris to win but there was clearly a feedback loop between Vichy Twitter's manipulated algorithm and the coverage in other kinds of media as we got closer to the election that produced overwhelmingly anti-Harris public perception.
in hindsight i think musk turning twitter into a right wing propaganda outlet all but guaranteed the democrats couldn't win in 2024. once musk went in on trump, the machine could be used fully as a reality shaper for the people who cover the campaign and the casual voter.
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
yup. i dont think it was *impossible* for harris to win but there was clearly a feedback loop between Vichy Twitter's manipulated algorithm and the coverage in other kinds of media as we got closer to the election that produced overwhelmingly anti-Harris public perception.
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“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
Yesterday I wrote about the effort by center-left pundits to police what people are passionate about.
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
Sincerity is not the problem
As is inevitably the case after an election — and is especially the case after an election with an unexpected result — allies of the losing presidential candidate in 2024 looked for people to blame. O...
www.pbump.net
October 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
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Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:
When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.
When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.
October 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:
When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.
When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.
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This is like writing about someone hoping to get a Best Actor Oscar despite not appearing in any films
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This is like writing about someone hoping to get a Best Actor Oscar despite not appearing in any films
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So Kimmel gets fired for supposedly misidentifying the shooter as MAGA (though that’s not quite what he said.)
When do all the Fox hosts who misidentified the shooter as transgender get fired then?
When do all the Fox hosts who misidentified the shooter as transgender get fired then?
September 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
So Kimmel gets fired for supposedly misidentifying the shooter as MAGA (though that’s not quite what he said.)
When do all the Fox hosts who misidentified the shooter as transgender get fired then?
When do all the Fox hosts who misidentified the shooter as transgender get fired then?
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The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was engaging in good faith. Perhaps the perfect example of this is Ezra Klein’s silly eulogy claiming that Kirk was “
www.techdirt.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
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I inserted myself into a conversation at a bar about Covid and vaccines. Here’s what happened www.statnews.com/2025/09/06/c... via @statnews.com
I inserted myself into a conversation at a bar about Covid and vaccines. Here’s what happened
What happened when a public health scientist overheard four men sharing misinformation about Covid — and decided to talk to them about it.
www.statnews.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I inserted myself into a conversation at a bar about Covid and vaccines. Here’s what happened www.statnews.com/2025/09/06/c... via @statnews.com
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RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
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We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
defector.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
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I love looking at this graph, showing it to my students, and sharing it on social media, even though it unerringly brings out the trolls.
This is the efficacy curve of Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine.
This, people, is what ended the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic. Despite what RFK Jr says.
This is the efficacy curve of Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine.
This, people, is what ended the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic. Despite what RFK Jr says.
September 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I love looking at this graph, showing it to my students, and sharing it on social media, even though it unerringly brings out the trolls.
This is the efficacy curve of Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine.
This, people, is what ended the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic. Despite what RFK Jr says.
This is the efficacy curve of Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine.
This, people, is what ended the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic. Despite what RFK Jr says.