Nathaniel
@hoosiernathaniel.bsky.social
Lawyer (but not yours, and not speaking for my employer). From Indiana, now in VA. Probably want to take a nap right now. I like live music and collecting baseball cards. Perpetually exasperated by life and…all this.
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My favorite journalist is also a wonderful artist and drew our family’s Christmas tree. 🎄❤️
Today’s a great day to go support @thebarbedwire.com and @oliviamesser.bsky.social’s team! Independent local news is so important now, and it’s great work and fascinating even if you’re not from Texas.
Today’s a great day to go support @thebarbedwire.com and @oliviamesser.bsky.social’s team! Independent local news is so important now, and it’s great work and fascinating even if you’re not from Texas.
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Venezuela was ironically a wake-up call for Europeans to realize they could be next.
January 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Venezuela was ironically a wake-up call for Europeans to realize they could be next.
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they are completely serious about this and may legitimately shatter every post-WW2 relationship with Europe over trying to take over an island that wants nothing to do with us
*TRUMP AND TEAM DISCUSSING OPTIONS TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND: REUTERS
Reuters heads:
TRUMP AND HIS TEAM ARE DISCUSSING A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR ACQUIRING GREENLAND AND 'UTILIZING THE US MILITARY IS ALWAYS AN OPTION'- WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT
Reuters heads:
TRUMP AND HIS TEAM ARE DISCUSSING A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR ACQUIRING GREENLAND AND 'UTILIZING THE US MILITARY IS ALWAYS AN OPTION'- WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
they are completely serious about this and may legitimately shatter every post-WW2 relationship with Europe over trying to take over an island that wants nothing to do with us
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if the united states ever has even a hope of recovering we have to destroy the idea of american individualism. "they don't owe you anything" we owe each other everything actually
April 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
if the united states ever has even a hope of recovering we have to destroy the idea of american individualism. "they don't owe you anything" we owe each other everything actually
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Strongly agree with a general principal that please do not take your frustrations with the world out on other people online.
i completely agree that this is the key problem with Bluesky discourse right now: The Circumstances are genuinely toxic right now.
log off.
go scream at an inanimate object.
dig a hole.
continue digging until you've got a burrow.
hide in the burrow.
do not bring your phone
log off.
go scream at an inanimate object.
dig a hole.
continue digging until you've got a burrow.
hide in the burrow.
do not bring your phone
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Strongly agree with a general principal that please do not take your frustrations with the world out on other people online.
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Trump started a war with Venezuela to further enrich his billionaire donors in the oil lobby, and now he wants to give your money to the Big Oil corporations so CEOs can line their pockets.
Corrupt to the core.
Corrupt to the core.
Trump says the U.S. may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure
Big oil firms will either "get reimbursed by us or through revenue," Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview.
www.nbcnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Trump started a war with Venezuela to further enrich his billionaire donors in the oil lobby, and now he wants to give your money to the Big Oil corporations so CEOs can line their pockets.
Corrupt to the core.
Corrupt to the core.
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In two days there will be a vote on making Trump seek Congressional approval before invading Greenland.
Dems (except maybe Fetterman?) will vote to limit his authority. Republicans will probably line up behind Trump. If you want to better direct your energy... www.politico.com/live-updates...
Dems (except maybe Fetterman?) will vote to limit his authority. Republicans will probably line up behind Trump. If you want to better direct your energy... www.politico.com/live-updates...
Greenland war powers vote could be heading to Senate floor
Sen. Ruben Gallego said he will introduce a war powers resolution to forestall a U.S. invasion of the Danish territory.
www.politico.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
In two days there will be a vote on making Trump seek Congressional approval before invading Greenland.
Dems (except maybe Fetterman?) will vote to limit his authority. Republicans will probably line up behind Trump. If you want to better direct your energy... www.politico.com/live-updates...
Dems (except maybe Fetterman?) will vote to limit his authority. Republicans will probably line up behind Trump. If you want to better direct your energy... www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Why does Trump want Greenland, and what could it mean for Nato?
Why does Trump want Greenland, and what could it mean for Nato?
The US president's repeated demands to control Greenland could threaten the Nato military alliance.
www.bbc.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Why does Trump want Greenland, and what could it mean for Nato?
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"Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6, I do want to be clear: somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States. Somebody else wanted to do the exact same thing. The difference is Maduro was successful."
Rep. Jasmine Crockett
Rep. Jasmine Crockett
January 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6, I do want to be clear: somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States. Somebody else wanted to do the exact same thing. The difference is Maduro was successful."
Rep. Jasmine Crockett
Rep. Jasmine Crockett
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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“I want every single person who was in the hallway charged,” Velma Duran, whose sister Irma was killed in the shooting, told the AP. “My sister put her body in front of those children to protect them, something they could have done. They had the means and the tools to do it. My sister had her body.”
Family members of the victims in Uvalde are angry that only two of 376 officers face charges.
As the first trial begins, prosecutors shed light on why they singled out Adrian Gonzales: He knew the gunman’s location before he entered the school and failed to act.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/06/u...
As the first trial begins, prosecutors shed light on why they singled out Adrian Gonzales: He knew the gunman’s location before he entered the school and failed to act.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/06/u...
376 Officers Responded to the Uvalde School Shooting. Why Are Only Two Facing Charges?
Former officer Adrian Gonzales is one of two local officers facing prosecution for inaction during the Uvalde school shooting.
thebarbedwire.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
“I want every single person who was in the hallway charged,” Velma Duran, whose sister Irma was killed in the shooting, told the AP. “My sister put her body in front of those children to protect them, something they could have done. They had the means and the tools to do it. My sister had her body.”
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You just cant do diplomacy with the country with the largest military in the world if that country is led by a toddler who just decides ”i want that thing”
All you can do is brace your people for economic and diplomatic actions that will hurt you in the hope it hurts him too
All you can do is brace your people for economic and diplomatic actions that will hurt you in the hope it hurts him too
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
You just cant do diplomacy with the country with the largest military in the world if that country is led by a toddler who just decides ”i want that thing”
All you can do is brace your people for economic and diplomatic actions that will hurt you in the hope it hurts him too
All you can do is brace your people for economic and diplomatic actions that will hurt you in the hope it hurts him too
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Trump is not rewriting 1/6 in a remotely plausible way. He is revising the entire history to embrace fever-dream-level conspiracy theories that paint insurrectionists as oppressed heros.
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Trump is not rewriting 1/6 in a remotely plausible way. He is revising the entire history to embrace fever-dream-level conspiracy theories that paint insurrectionists as oppressed heros.
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company that creates deepfake CSAM raises $20 billion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/t...
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
company that creates deepfake CSAM raises $20 billion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/t...
It’s probably time for our nuclear-armed allies to remind this chickenshit pedophile treasonous rapist dementia-addled fascist of a president that they know quite a bit about our military installations abroad and can ruin our foreign national security powers quicker than we can ruin theirs.
'President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it’s vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region,' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. ft.trib.al/Ws0kQMK
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
It’s probably time for our nuclear-armed allies to remind this chickenshit pedophile treasonous rapist dementia-addled fascist of a president that they know quite a bit about our military installations abroad and can ruin our foreign national security powers quicker than we can ruin theirs.
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The Trump administration is asking all 50 states to defend their spending on child care, with one official confirming to Axios that their access to funding has already been impacted.
Democratic state officials erupt over Trump threat to child care funds
Child care and other programs could be jeopardized.
www.axios.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The Trump administration is asking all 50 states to defend their spending on child care, with one official confirming to Axios that their access to funding has already been impacted.
I can’t even say what I want to say because I’ll wind up banned or in jail.
*TRUMP AND TEAM DISCUSSING OPTIONS TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND: REUTERS
Reuters heads:
TRUMP AND HIS TEAM ARE DISCUSSING A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR ACQUIRING GREENLAND AND 'UTILIZING THE US MILITARY IS ALWAYS AN OPTION'- WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT
Reuters heads:
TRUMP AND HIS TEAM ARE DISCUSSING A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR ACQUIRING GREENLAND AND 'UTILIZING THE US MILITARY IS ALWAYS AN OPTION'- WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I can’t even say what I want to say because I’ll wind up banned or in jail.
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Even discussing the possibility of using the military against a NATO ally should result in an immediate impeachment by the house and removal by the Senate. No excuses.
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Even discussing the possibility of using the military against a NATO ally should result in an immediate impeachment by the house and removal by the Senate. No excuses.
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it's kind of wild that it's basically been an open secret that America has been running ops against the Danes and basically no one in Congress cared
January 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
it's kind of wild that it's basically been an open secret that America has been running ops against the Danes and basically no one in Congress cared
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NEW: X/Twitters continue to freely use xAI's Grok to generate and disseminate nonconsensual explicit deepfakes of real women and underage girls.
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
NEW: X/Twitters continue to freely use xAI's Grok to generate and disseminate nonconsensual explicit deepfakes of real women and underage girls.
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Neither X nor xAI have taken meaningful action to fix the issue. So we're following that inaction live:
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Many are just waking up to the Grok-nonconsensual images story as these pictures began flooding X over the holidays, but here’s our piece from Jan 2 featuring a victim, Julie Yukari, who was brave enough to speak on the record and on camera:
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Many are just waking up to the Grok-nonconsensual images story as these pictures began flooding X over the holidays, but here’s our piece from Jan 2 featuring a victim, Julie Yukari, who was brave enough to speak on the record and on camera:
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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we need more allies doing stuff like this instead of sharing screenshots of content by white supremacists
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
we need more allies doing stuff like this instead of sharing screenshots of content by white supremacists
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if you actually want all that good policy you have in mind passed, then this is how you get it done
you elect an overwhelming number of Democrats
because you pass the best legislation you have the votes for
you elect an overwhelming number of Democrats
because you pass the best legislation you have the votes for
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
if you actually want all that good policy you have in mind passed, then this is how you get it done
you elect an overwhelming number of Democrats
because you pass the best legislation you have the votes for
you elect an overwhelming number of Democrats
because you pass the best legislation you have the votes for
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“for this is a war which we all wage, this time, not for our German people alone, it is a war for all of Europe and with it, in the long run, for all of mankind.” - Adolf Hitler, 1942
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
“for this is a war which we all wage, this time, not for our German people alone, it is a war for all of Europe and with it, in the long run, for all of mankind.” - Adolf Hitler, 1942