Karl Z.
@karlaustin.bsky.social
Father • History nerd • Egalitarian
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Another young man in Missouri was shot in the head for knocking on the wrong door with the wrong skin tone over the weekend.
Another young man in Missouri was shot in the head for knocking on the wrong door with the wrong skin tone over the weekend.
St. Francois County family believes 24-year-old son was killed for ending up at wrong apartment
Officials said a man was taken into custody, but there are no charges as of Monday afternoon.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Another young man in Missouri was shot in the head for knocking on the wrong door with the wrong skin tone over the weekend.
Another young man in Missouri was shot in the head for knocking on the wrong door with the wrong skin tone over the weekend.
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We were promised peace through strength and we got wars from incompetence.
June 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
We were promised peace through strength and we got wars from incompetence.
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These distorted incentives have existed for a long time but they are greatly exacerbated by the conditions of the attention age. One of the ways King et al in the civil rights movement threaded the needle was to create drama and confrontation *while also* maintaining non violent discipline.
June 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
These distorted incentives have existed for a long time but they are greatly exacerbated by the conditions of the attention age. One of the ways King et al in the civil rights movement threaded the needle was to create drama and confrontation *while also* maintaining non violent discipline.
Listen friends. I’m not saying you should act like this is war. But I am saying you should prepare like it’s a legitimate possibility.
June 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Listen friends. I’m not saying you should act like this is war. But I am saying you should prepare like it’s a legitimate possibility.
I don’t think people should engage in violence and vandalism and I don’t think federal agents should provoke people to engage in violence and vandalism. Too many law enforcement officers sworn to protect and serve now look and act like they are in Fallujah.
June 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original
June 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original
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Hey, Democratic policy makers: most rural people aren’t farmers.
We need policies to reflect that fact.
We need policies to reflect that fact.
May 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Hey, Democratic policy makers: most rural people aren’t farmers.
We need policies to reflect that fact.
We need policies to reflect that fact.
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The porn thing is a problem.
May 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The porn thing is a problem.
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The man who wanted to ban all Muslims from entering the United States because of terrorism is meeting this week with the former head of Al Qaeda in Syria.
May 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The man who wanted to ban all Muslims from entering the United States because of terrorism is meeting this week with the former head of Al Qaeda in Syria.
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Police cars should be marked and Ice agents should not be be masked.
May 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Police cars should be marked and Ice agents should not be be masked.
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ART OF THE FOLD........
May 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
ART OF THE FOLD........
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I am positive that the folks who follow me already know this, but if you see a person being kidnapped off the street, put your body in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
May 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I am positive that the folks who follow me already know this, but if you see a person being kidnapped off the street, put your body in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
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I spoke at the St Francios Truman Dinner tonight held in Bonne Terre, MO — population 6K. This is the first dinner they have organized since 2018. Almost 100 attended.
Rural Democrats are here. We’ve always been here.
Rural Democrats are here. We’ve always been here.
May 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I spoke at the St Francios Truman Dinner tonight held in Bonne Terre, MO — population 6K. This is the first dinner they have organized since 2018. Almost 100 attended.
Rural Democrats are here. We’ve always been here.
Rural Democrats are here. We’ve always been here.
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Yes, Trump’s crypto grifts, well reported in NYT, reveal unprecedented corruption. But they also reveal that the people who can ruin the economy are in effect shorting the US dollar.
May 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Yes, Trump’s crypto grifts, well reported in NYT, reveal unprecedented corruption. But they also reveal that the people who can ruin the economy are in effect shorting the US dollar.
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This is completely false. The Supreme Court recently ruled - again - that migrants/deportees have a right to due process. The SC rejected the Trump admin’s deprivation of due process. Without it, America would just be taking Stephen Miller’s word at face value concerning who is an “illegal alien.”
May 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is completely false. The Supreme Court recently ruled - again - that migrants/deportees have a right to due process. The SC rejected the Trump admin’s deprivation of due process. Without it, America would just be taking Stephen Miller’s word at face value concerning who is an “illegal alien.”
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Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
April 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
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What a topsy-turvy traipse into authoritarianism when judges are afraid to arrest Trump administration people for clear contempt of court but Trump administration people are unafraid to arrest judges for no good reason whatsoever.
April 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What a topsy-turvy traipse into authoritarianism when judges are afraid to arrest Trump administration people for clear contempt of court but Trump administration people are unafraid to arrest judges for no good reason whatsoever.
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Either the U.S. government *is* able to exert monetary and diplomatic pressure on El Salvador sufficient to produce Abrego Garcia’s release, or it isn’t.
The latter would be either a bald-faced lie or a pretty stunning concession of our national impotence. The Vice President should pick one.
The latter would be either a bald-faced lie or a pretty stunning concession of our national impotence. The Vice President should pick one.
April 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Either the U.S. government *is* able to exert monetary and diplomatic pressure on El Salvador sufficient to produce Abrego Garcia’s release, or it isn’t.
The latter would be either a bald-faced lie or a pretty stunning concession of our national impotence. The Vice President should pick one.
The latter would be either a bald-faced lie or a pretty stunning concession of our national impotence. The Vice President should pick one.
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1/4. If the US were engaged in an attempt to bring peace to Ukraine, it would place more tariffs on Russia, rather than exempt Russia entirely.
April 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
1/4. If the US were engaged in an attempt to bring peace to Ukraine, it would place more tariffs on Russia, rather than exempt Russia entirely.
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I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.
March 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.
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“Less medical research, a pull-back on life-saving vaccines, turning away from science and embracing folk medicine.
Make America Healthy Again.
Again.
Meaning: America used to be ‘healthy’ and now is not.
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”
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Make America Healthy Again.
Again.
Meaning: America used to be ‘healthy’ and now is not.
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”
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MAHA Is a Fraud
America has never been healthier. Going backwards is going to mean more people getting sick and dying.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“Less medical research, a pull-back on life-saving vaccines, turning away from science and embracing folk medicine.
Make America Healthy Again.
Again.
Meaning: America used to be ‘healthy’ and now is not.
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Make America Healthy Again.
Again.
Meaning: America used to be ‘healthy’ and now is not.
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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“These are the times that try men souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country. But he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered,”
The Crisis, Thomas Paine
The Crisis, Thomas Paine
March 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“These are the times that try men souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country. But he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered,”
The Crisis, Thomas Paine
The Crisis, Thomas Paine