Kallindril
@kallindril.bsky.social
Cat person & Twitter refugee. Just a guy on the Left making his way in this world.
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The New York Times admits that, in response to Israel's foreign ministry attacking Mamdani for rescinding the use of the IHRA in municipal policy, "much of that attention [online] was negative, accusing Israel of seeking to impinge on Americans’ freedom of speech.".
Israel’s Stinging Retort to Mamdani Was Meant as Retaliation in Kind
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The New York Times admits that, in response to Israel's foreign ministry attacking Mamdani for rescinding the use of the IHRA in municipal policy, "much of that attention [online] was negative, accusing Israel of seeking to impinge on Americans’ freedom of speech.".
The impression I got about Trump is that the Democratic Party was happy to keep him around after January 6 because they figured he was an automatic L for Republicans, & it would liberate Democrats to run in 2024 without having to do anything, like run a non-senile candidate or stop arming a genocide
any time jan 6th "NEVER FORGET" stuff rolls around is so funny cuz the reaction from regular ass people was shock and loud condemnation and that action had to be taken and the reaction from the most important electeds directly threatened by it was "daaaaaamn, that shit was crazy! what's for lunch"
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The impression I got about Trump is that the Democratic Party was happy to keep him around after January 6 because they figured he was an automatic L for Republicans, & it would liberate Democrats to run in 2024 without having to do anything, like run a non-senile candidate or stop arming a genocide
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any time jan 6th "NEVER FORGET" stuff rolls around is so funny cuz the reaction from regular ass people was shock and loud condemnation and that action had to be taken and the reaction from the most important electeds directly threatened by it was "daaaaaamn, that shit was crazy! what's for lunch"
January 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
any time jan 6th "NEVER FORGET" stuff rolls around is so funny cuz the reaction from regular ass people was shock and loud condemnation and that action had to be taken and the reaction from the most important electeds directly threatened by it was "daaaaaamn, that shit was crazy! what's for lunch"
Why did the Democratic Party elite expect VOTERS to take the 2024 election seriously, when instead of acting like they took it seriously themselves, they treated it like a Make A Wish Foundation project for Joe Biden’s senile desire to run for a 2nd term while genociding Palestinians?
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Why did the Democratic Party elite expect VOTERS to take the 2024 election seriously, when instead of acting like they took it seriously themselves, they treated it like a Make A Wish Foundation project for Joe Biden’s senile desire to run for a 2nd term while genociding Palestinians?
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you know one thing dems do not need and have never needed overwhelming majorities to do is to stop talking about republicans as their respectable colleagues who they hope will do the right thing and the fever will break any minute now, and to start talking about them as enemies who must be defeated
A lot of people are mad at Schumer for saying this. But he's right. Democrats don't control a single branch of government and they can't pass anything. Only Republicans can rein in Trump because they control both chambers of Congress. Democrats have no cards to play here.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
you know one thing dems do not need and have never needed overwhelming majorities to do is to stop talking about republicans as their respectable colleagues who they hope will do the right thing and the fever will break any minute now, and to start talking about them as enemies who must be defeated
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
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30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
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hes not right at all. the republicans are part of the crew looting the bank. the response is not to say "the looters must stop looting." he should be saying "theyre all a bunch of looters, elect us to stop looting, we are the anti-looting party" but that would be effective and schumer is not.
A lot of people are mad at Schumer for saying this. But he's right. Democrats don't control a single branch of government and they can't pass anything. Only Republicans can rein in Trump because they control both chambers of Congress. Democrats have no cards to play here.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
hes not right at all. the republicans are part of the crew looting the bank. the response is not to say "the looters must stop looting." he should be saying "theyre all a bunch of looters, elect us to stop looting, we are the anti-looting party" but that would be effective and schumer is not.
All of this could have been avoided, but the Democratic Party’s priority in 2024 was not to win the election, but to treat the 2024 election like a Democratic Party Make A Wish Foundation Project and indulge Joe Biden’s lifelong desire to arm & fund the genocide of Palestinians.
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
All of this could have been avoided, but the Democratic Party’s priority in 2024 was not to win the election, but to treat the 2024 election like a Democratic Party Make A Wish Foundation Project and indulge Joe Biden’s lifelong desire to arm & fund the genocide of Palestinians.
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Technically, the 9/11 attacks were also "well conceived and courageously executed." Does not mean we gotta hand it to them.
If your premise is that the raid and government overthrow were illegal, then you should be advising service members to not follow such orders, as it is their duty not to.
If your premise is that the raid and government overthrow were illegal, then you should be advising service members to not follow such orders, as it is their duty not to.
Democratic Senator Jack Reed calls the Venezuela operation "well conceived and courageously executed" before adding the campaign is "illegal"
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Technically, the 9/11 attacks were also "well conceived and courageously executed." Does not mean we gotta hand it to them.
If your premise is that the raid and government overthrow were illegal, then you should be advising service members to not follow such orders, as it is their duty not to.
If your premise is that the raid and government overthrow were illegal, then you should be advising service members to not follow such orders, as it is their duty not to.
The reason that Democrats won’t even do the bare minimum and say what they’d do if given power is that they don’t want any kind of paper trail to which people could hold them accountable, & are instead hoping to gain power through voter backlash and Democratic inertia (which may still happen.)
January 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The reason that Democrats won’t even do the bare minimum and say what they’d do if given power is that they don’t want any kind of paper trail to which people could hold them accountable, & are instead hoping to gain power through voter backlash and Democratic inertia (which may still happen.)
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Why show up to work at all then? At minimum, as the opposition party you say "This wouldn't happen if we were in power and if you give us power here's how we'll impose consequences on the president's lawbreaking." Have they outlined that in any real way?
A lot of people are mad at Schumer for saying this. But he's right. Democrats don't control a single branch of government and they can't pass anything. Only Republicans can rein in Trump because they control both chambers of Congress. Democrats have no cards to play here.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Why show up to work at all then? At minimum, as the opposition party you say "This wouldn't happen if we were in power and if you give us power here's how we'll impose consequences on the president's lawbreaking." Have they outlined that in any real way?
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1. Gestures actually matter
2. Learned helplessness is not a winning campaign strategy
3. This is a hilariously ignorant thing to say with such unabashed confidence 24 days before the government shuts down again
2. Learned helplessness is not a winning campaign strategy
3. This is a hilariously ignorant thing to say with such unabashed confidence 24 days before the government shuts down again
They don't have any power to do anything. They have none. Zero. Zilch. Everything else is virtue signaling. It's futile gestures.
January 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
1. Gestures actually matter
2. Learned helplessness is not a winning campaign strategy
3. This is a hilariously ignorant thing to say with such unabashed confidence 24 days before the government shuts down again
2. Learned helplessness is not a winning campaign strategy
3. This is a hilariously ignorant thing to say with such unabashed confidence 24 days before the government shuts down again
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donald trump and the gop may have murdered american democracy, but chuck schumer and hakeem jeffries handed them the weapons and then stood by and watched
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
donald trump and the gop may have murdered american democracy, but chuck schumer and hakeem jeffries handed them the weapons and then stood by and watched
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Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
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Imagine having your parents brutally murdered and then having to do this because the fucking President of the United States is so disgusting.
Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Imagine having your parents brutally murdered and then having to do this because the fucking President of the United States is so disgusting.
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The death toll from the attack on Venezuela is now at 80, per Venezuelan officials. That includes civilians. Every article about the attack, or how the US somehow claims it will run the country, should mention the fact that, you know, people died, including civilians. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: As Venezuela Projects Defiance, Rubio Says U.S. Will Use ‘Leverage’ to Advance Its Interests
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The death toll from the attack on Venezuela is now at 80, per Venezuelan officials. That includes civilians. Every article about the attack, or how the US somehow claims it will run the country, should mention the fact that, you know, people died, including civilians. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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This should rank as one of the most serious corruption scandals in history- the White House sharing top secret military information with oil company executives but not with Congress, creating massive opportunities for insider trading and other corrupt deals.
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This should rank as one of the most serious corruption scandals in history- the White House sharing top secret military information with oil company executives but not with Congress, creating massive opportunities for insider trading and other corrupt deals.
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it’s going to be weird going back to work and people talking like everything is normal. like in a final fantasy game when someone’s summoned a meteor from hell to destroy the planet and the villagers still only talk about the big chocobo pageant coming up
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
it’s going to be weird going back to work and people talking like everything is normal. like in a final fantasy game when someone’s summoned a meteor from hell to destroy the planet and the villagers still only talk about the big chocobo pageant coming up
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So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Over 40 deaths are confirmed including civilians who were just sleeping in their homes when bombs started dropping on their city
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Over 40 deaths are confirmed including civilians who were just sleeping in their homes when bombs started dropping on their city
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This article spends THIRTY THREE PARAGRAPHS quoting mostly reactionaries and genocide activists before conceding, in the thirty fourth paragraph, that Jews and Jewish organizations that helped get Mamdani into office support this decision
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This article spends THIRTY THREE PARAGRAPHS quoting mostly reactionaries and genocide activists before conceding, in the thirty fourth paragraph, that Jews and Jewish organizations that helped get Mamdani into office support this decision
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...