John Davis
@johnhd.bsky.social
Books, Beatles, Bowie, P-Funk, Guitars, Dogs, Books, Sports, and also Books. OFD in exile in a leafy corner of NJ.
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Noticing a pattern here.
August 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Noticing a pattern here.
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In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Americans were fascinated by the plight of the Afrikaners—so much so that they came in droves to see the Boer War reenacted on Coney Island and at the World’s Fair.
Gimme Boer | Charlie Dulik
The recent resettlement of a few dozen Afrikaner “refugees” points to a longer history of U.S. fascination with these Dutch-descended white South Africans.
thebaffler.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Americans were fascinated by the plight of the Afrikaners—so much so that they came in droves to see the Boer War reenacted on Coney Island and at the World’s Fair.
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“The Trump Justice Department has dismissed the narco-terrorism indictments against two leaders of MS-13, enabling them to avoid American justice and be repatriated to El Salvador…sending high-ranking criminals in back overseas so they can avoid prosecution.”
www.nationalreview.com/2025/07/trum...
www.nationalreview.com/2025/07/trum...
Trump DOJ Drops Cases Against Top MS-13 Leaders | National Review
The deal with Bukele comes with significant strings attached, it turns out.
www.nationalreview.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“The Trump Justice Department has dismissed the narco-terrorism indictments against two leaders of MS-13, enabling them to avoid American justice and be repatriated to El Salvador…sending high-ranking criminals in back overseas so they can avoid prosecution.”
www.nationalreview.com/2025/07/trum...
www.nationalreview.com/2025/07/trum...
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FROST: "They say they're pro-life because they want the baby to be born, go to school and get shot in the school. Die in the school, die on the streets."
FOXX: "You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity!"
FOXX: "You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity!"
July 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
FROST: "They say they're pro-life because they want the baby to be born, go to school and get shot in the school. Die in the school, die on the streets."
FOXX: "You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity!"
FOXX: "You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity!"
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The purest distillation of maga
Chris Murphy: "This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress."
July 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The purest distillation of maga
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from today's post, on the Pythonesque farce that is Donny's Iranian clusterfuck
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/4nrAeDN
(and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/4nrAeDN
(and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)
June 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
from today's post, on the Pythonesque farce that is Donny's Iranian clusterfuck
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/4nrAeDN
(and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/4nrAeDN
(and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)
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Alaska’s Republican Senate Majority Leader on the GOP’s Medicaid cuts:“This actually jeopardizes ALL Alaskans, whether they’re the third of our population that receives Medicaid services or not.”
July 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Alaska’s Republican Senate Majority Leader on the GOP’s Medicaid cuts:“This actually jeopardizes ALL Alaskans, whether they’re the third of our population that receives Medicaid services or not.”
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I saw this picture on a post earlier this month. At first it made me laugh, but the more I think about it, the more right it feels for the end of Pride Month. Because much of the rhetoric I see fly around about transgender people and ideas seems rooted in ignorance. (Thread)
July 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I saw this picture on a post earlier this month. At first it made me laugh, but the more I think about it, the more right it feels for the end of Pride Month. Because much of the rhetoric I see fly around about transgender people and ideas seems rooted in ignorance. (Thread)
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Elon Musk’s political opinions today aren’t any less deranged than they were three months ago.
July 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Elon Musk’s political opinions today aren’t any less deranged than they were three months ago.
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Conservatives on the Supreme Court Try to Erase Gay People in Mahmoud v. Taylor Decision
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/06/cons...
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/06/cons...
Conservatives on the Supreme Court Try to Erase Gay People in Mahmoud v. Taylor Decision
Politics and sometimes culture from a rude liberal in blog form.
rudepundit.blogspot.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Conservatives on the Supreme Court Try to Erase Gay People in Mahmoud v. Taylor Decision
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/06/cons...
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/06/cons...
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The US currently has 902 billionaires - 0.0002% of our population.
$280,000 is 0.02% of $1 billion.
Republicans are destroying our nation for the equivalent of pocket gravel for the obscenely wealthy.
thehill.com/homenews/534...
$280,000 is 0.02% of $1 billion.
Republicans are destroying our nation for the equivalent of pocket gravel for the obscenely wealthy.
thehill.com/homenews/534...
July 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The US currently has 902 billionaires - 0.0002% of our population.
$280,000 is 0.02% of $1 billion.
Republicans are destroying our nation for the equivalent of pocket gravel for the obscenely wealthy.
thehill.com/homenews/534...
$280,000 is 0.02% of $1 billion.
Republicans are destroying our nation for the equivalent of pocket gravel for the obscenely wealthy.
thehill.com/homenews/534...
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I genuinely cannot believe how many Democrats are spending their energy on destroying Mamdani when the GOP is trying to turn ICE into a full on secret police by drastically raising their budget
June 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I genuinely cannot believe how many Democrats are spending their energy on destroying Mamdani when the GOP is trying to turn ICE into a full on secret police by drastically raising their budget
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So the consensus is in. The roots of all America’s problems are:
1. Billionaires are paying too much tax.
2. Too many people prepared to do the most demanding work for low wages.
3. Too much scientific research.
4. Too much affordable healthcare.
5. Too many pronouns.
1. Billionaires are paying too much tax.
2. Too many people prepared to do the most demanding work for low wages.
3. Too much scientific research.
4. Too much affordable healthcare.
5. Too many pronouns.
President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax cut bill prevailed in a crucial Senate test vote after hours of negotiations between Vice President JD Vance and GOP leaders and Republican holdouts.
Trump Tax Bill Advances in Senate After Vance Pressures Holdouts
President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax cut bill prevailed in a crucial Senate test vote after hours of negotiations between Vice President JD Vance and GOP leaders and Republican holdouts.
bloom.bg
June 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
So the consensus is in. The roots of all America’s problems are:
1. Billionaires are paying too much tax.
2. Too many people prepared to do the most demanding work for low wages.
3. Too much scientific research.
4. Too much affordable healthcare.
5. Too many pronouns.
1. Billionaires are paying too much tax.
2. Too many people prepared to do the most demanding work for low wages.
3. Too much scientific research.
4. Too much affordable healthcare.
5. Too many pronouns.
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I'm just quoting @radosh.bsky.social 's posting to add to its visibility. Get your facts straight, people. Be as grounded in humane understanding as Zohran is.
I feel like I'm losing my mind. Here is the transcript of what Zohran Mamdani actually said about the phrase "globalize the intifada." This is his "refusal to disavow it." This is what has people terrified. Just fucking read it.
Source: podscripts.co/podcasts/the...
Source: podscripts.co/podcasts/the...
June 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I'm just quoting @radosh.bsky.social 's posting to add to its visibility. Get your facts straight, people. Be as grounded in humane understanding as Zohran is.
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This is fucking fascinating @jemima.bsky.social on.ft.com/4eqw6Qh
June 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This is fucking fascinating @jemima.bsky.social on.ft.com/4eqw6Qh
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Opinion | I am voting for the Senate megabill. But I'd still like the media to give me credit for expressing reservations about it.
by Josh Hawley
by Josh Hawley
June 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Opinion | I am voting for the Senate megabill. But I'd still like the media to give me credit for expressing reservations about it.
by Josh Hawley
by Josh Hawley
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Fuck all the assholes yelling, "They did commit a crime" about any undocumented migrant to justify sending them to an alligator-infested swamp or a country that'll torture them. If you're okay with an actual convicted felon as president, you can shut the fuck up about who is a criminal.
June 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Fuck all the assholes yelling, "They did commit a crime" about any undocumented migrant to justify sending them to an alligator-infested swamp or a country that'll torture them. If you're okay with an actual convicted felon as president, you can shut the fuck up about who is a criminal.
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Oh look, the fakest of faux-populists, Mr Gotta-be-a-manly-man, whining about having no choice but to go against all his pretend beliefs and do exactly what everyone who’s not a complete mark knew he would do.
Sen. Hawley a yes on exactly the thing he says we can’t be doing
June 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Oh look, the fakest of faux-populists, Mr Gotta-be-a-manly-man, whining about having no choice but to go against all his pretend beliefs and do exactly what everyone who’s not a complete mark knew he would do.
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Serious question: Has this administration done a single thing in nearly six months to benefit any regular people in the United States? I mean, other than giving jobs to complete morons and violent assholes. I can't think of anything.
June 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Serious question: Has this administration done a single thing in nearly six months to benefit any regular people in the United States? I mean, other than giving jobs to complete morons and violent assholes. I can't think of anything.
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Fellow kids! We’re on TikTok now 😎
(@500songspodcast)
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June 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Fellow kids! We’re on TikTok now 😎
(@500songspodcast)
(@500songspodcast)
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this is the work the gop is trying to convince you white americans are lining up to do if we just deport the brown people already doing it
It's peak season in WA State cherries. Workers are paid piece rate and earn $4.50 per 22lb bucket. (The same as they earned in 2022). If they work super fast they can harvest 50 to 60 buckets in a 9 hour day during this very short peak season. #WeFeedYou
June 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
this is the work the gop is trying to convince you white americans are lining up to do if we just deport the brown people already doing it
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The Founding Fathers if they had social media and behaved like Trump.
June 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Founding Fathers if they had social media and behaved like Trump.