Gavin
@gavinneedham.bsky.social
Fascism is bad always. Defending fascism is bad always.
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Gavin
@gavinneedham.bsky.social
· May 1
I’m actually Canadian lol
I’m very curious to know how he argues “slavery was bad” is somehow an incomplete and incorrect view to have…
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I’m very curious to know how he argues “slavery was bad” is somehow an incomplete and incorrect view to have…
It’s a weird phrase but apparently it’s a British equivalent to “I’ll take things that didn’t happen for 200$”. Or “and then they all clapped”.
February 14, 2026 at 2:05 AM
It’s a weird phrase but apparently it’s a British equivalent to “I’ll take things that didn’t happen for 200$”. Or “and then they all clapped”.
If you defend Marc Kennedy solely on the basis of being Canadian, you are playing into the hands of ultranationalism.
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
If you defend Marc Kennedy solely on the basis of being Canadian, you are playing into the hands of ultranationalism.
This is fascism and ultra nationalism in action. Patriots don’t defend cheaters.
February 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
This is fascism and ultra nationalism in action. Patriots don’t defend cheaters.
I’m so glad I’m broke because I’d absolutely buy this.
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I’m so glad I’m broke because I’d absolutely buy this.
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To hell with a Joe Rogan for the left. Can I have a Mitch McConnell for Democrats, please? Imagine having someone who would go as hard in the paint for civil rights as McConnell did for antiblackness.
February 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
To hell with a Joe Rogan for the left. Can I have a Mitch McConnell for Democrats, please? Imagine having someone who would go as hard in the paint for civil rights as McConnell did for antiblackness.
I got forcibly upgraded to iOS 26 a few days ago and my will to live has decreased by at least 4%. How could Apple seriously have designed such trash.
February 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I got forcibly upgraded to iOS 26 a few days ago and my will to live has decreased by at least 4%. How could Apple seriously have designed such trash.
Where is hoodie guys go fund me
February 14, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Where is hoodie guys go fund me
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Did it 3 feet from school security and DGAF
February 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Did it 3 feet from school security and DGAF
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The public values authenticity in public figures above almost everything else.
The fact that Newsom was a standard center-left politician and is now shifting to the right will alienate him from both his old constituency and his new one.
Have Democrats really not learned their lesson on this?
The fact that Newsom was a standard center-left politician and is now shifting to the right will alienate him from both his old constituency and his new one.
Have Democrats really not learned their lesson on this?
A major reason that Gavin Newsom will not be the Democratic nominee is that it's very clear that he read the same stuff we all did last year about swing voters not liking orthodox social liberals and is "pivoting" on certain issues to try and pretend that he didn't have an entire career being one
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
The public values authenticity in public figures above almost everything else.
The fact that Newsom was a standard center-left politician and is now shifting to the right will alienate him from both his old constituency and his new one.
Have Democrats really not learned their lesson on this?
The fact that Newsom was a standard center-left politician and is now shifting to the right will alienate him from both his old constituency and his new one.
Have Democrats really not learned their lesson on this?
Marc Kennedy is probably my favourite curler (especially after learning about how right ring Brendan bottcher is) but duuuuuuuude this ain’t it. You cheated.
Now. As for the curling controversy.
Trying to get back to it. Some things happened at the figure skating.
But here are some postgame quotes from Marc Kennedy, who swore at Oskar. And addressed it after the game.
Trying to get back to it. Some things happened at the figure skating.
But here are some postgame quotes from Marc Kennedy, who swore at Oskar. And addressed it after the game.
February 13, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Marc Kennedy is probably my favourite curler (especially after learning about how right ring Brendan bottcher is) but duuuuuuuude this ain’t it. You cheated.
Kennedy ABSOLUTELY broke the hog line rules this is amazing. I’ve never seen anything like this from him before and I love it. It’s stuff I would’ve expected out of Rachel Homan. Also when I saw Matilda the musical he was in the audience watching with his family 😂
CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
February 13, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Kennedy ABSOLUTELY broke the hog line rules this is amazing. I’ve never seen anything like this from him before and I love it. It’s stuff I would’ve expected out of Rachel Homan. Also when I saw Matilda the musical he was in the audience watching with his family 😂
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One issue here is crank convergence, and the escalation ladder of a competitive media environment. The other is that there's no social cost to beliefs anymore, being a 9/11 truther or an anti-vaxer or a Nazi doesn't actually *mean* as much as it used to, because identity has become so cheap.
Going to need to a complete and total shutdown on podcasters and political livestreams until we can figure out what’s going on
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
One issue here is crank convergence, and the escalation ladder of a competitive media environment. The other is that there's no social cost to beliefs anymore, being a 9/11 truther or an anti-vaxer or a Nazi doesn't actually *mean* as much as it used to, because identity has become so cheap.
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They’re just out there setting records at everything.
Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms for competitors at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
They’re just out there setting records at everything.
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talking about epstein with my uber driver and she was like "you know what i would do if i had all that money? id invite all the pedophiles and child abusers to my island and then do Saw on them"
February 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
talking about epstein with my uber driver and she was like "you know what i would do if i had all that money? id invite all the pedophiles and child abusers to my island and then do Saw on them"
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Olympic athletes retiring at 28 while a slippery shower is a direct threat to 1/3 of the U.S. legislative body.
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Olympic athletes retiring at 28 while a slippery shower is a direct threat to 1/3 of the U.S. legislative body.
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nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
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One thing about the line that Platner didn't know the meaning of his Nazi tattoo is that it presupposes he either has never in his life seen a movie set during WWII, or that he's the dumbest man alive
incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 AM
One thing about the line that Platner didn't know the meaning of his Nazi tattoo is that it presupposes he either has never in his life seen a movie set during WWII, or that he's the dumbest man alive
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This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This is just unconscionable man
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This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
You don’t get a Nazi tattoo innocently, that’s the thing!
incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 AM
You don’t get a Nazi tattoo innocently, that’s the thing!
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Yeah I'm into LLMs (Looking [at] Lockheed Machines)
Yeah I'm into LLMs (large lady muscles)
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Yeah I'm into LLMs (Looking [at] Lockheed Machines)
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Our new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit has received Royal Assent.
That means more than 12 million Canadians will get more money in their bank account this year to help cover their everyday costs.
That means more than 12 million Canadians will get more money in their bank account this year to help cover their everyday costs.
February 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Our new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit has received Royal Assent.
That means more than 12 million Canadians will get more money in their bank account this year to help cover their everyday costs.
That means more than 12 million Canadians will get more money in their bank account this year to help cover their everyday costs.