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Professor of Russian & Soviet History at Queens College, CUNY. Author of The Essential Guide to Writing History Essays and An Ordinary Marriage: The World of a Gentry Family in Provincial Russia. Knitter & spinner. antoshki.com
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Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
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I spend my days oscillating between being tremendously inspired by what the people of Minnesota are accomplishing and being terribly depressed that they’re under siege and have to do it at all.
BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
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The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I spend my days oscillating between being tremendously inspired by what the people of Minnesota are accomplishing and being terribly depressed that they’re under siege and have to do it at all.
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So, it's really ALL of them, isn't it
January 31, 2026 at 1:35 AM
So, it's really ALL of them, isn't it
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Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Leon Black and Leslie Wexner are still alive.
They still haven't answered why they gave Epstein hundreds of millions of dollars for "consultation" and advice.
They still haven't answered why they gave Epstein hundreds of millions of dollars for "consultation" and advice.
January 31, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Leon Black and Leslie Wexner are still alive.
They still haven't answered why they gave Epstein hundreds of millions of dollars for "consultation" and advice.
They still haven't answered why they gave Epstein hundreds of millions of dollars for "consultation" and advice.
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Trump will sink and become one of the most loathed men on the planet.
Remember every single person who promoted him. The rats will try to jump the ship in the next few months, but make them earn their rise to the top.
(The town protects its own, always. They'll fail up, but make it very hard.)
Remember every single person who promoted him. The rats will try to jump the ship in the next few months, but make them earn their rise to the top.
(The town protects its own, always. They'll fail up, but make it very hard.)
January 31, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Trump will sink and become one of the most loathed men on the planet.
Remember every single person who promoted him. The rats will try to jump the ship in the next few months, but make them earn their rise to the top.
(The town protects its own, always. They'll fail up, but make it very hard.)
Remember every single person who promoted him. The rats will try to jump the ship in the next few months, but make them earn their rise to the top.
(The town protects its own, always. They'll fail up, but make it very hard.)
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The weather is crazy here right now but Chicago always shows up!
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The weather is crazy here right now but Chicago always shows up!
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This! Any big state school like UW Seattle or UC or Colorado could in a short amount of time massively enhance the overall prestige and production by doing cluster “academic freedom” hiring at scale.
Would love to see but alas they won’t do it.
Would love to see but alas they won’t do it.
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
This! Any big state school like UW Seattle or UC or Colorado could in a short amount of time massively enhance the overall prestige and production by doing cluster “academic freedom” hiring at scale.
Would love to see but alas they won’t do it.
Would love to see but alas they won’t do it.
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A general strike is a great idea, and to make it happen, I need you to organize your coworkers into a union at your workplace
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 AM
A general strike is a great idea, and to make it happen, I need you to organize your coworkers into a union at your workplace
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huh so it looks like every tech billionaire is a pedophile?
i mean we already guessed, but it's nice having confirmation
time to forcibly expropriate all of their wealth and assets
i mean we already guessed, but it's nice having confirmation
time to forcibly expropriate all of their wealth and assets
January 30, 2026 at 11:33 PM
huh so it looks like every tech billionaire is a pedophile?
i mean we already guessed, but it's nice having confirmation
time to forcibly expropriate all of their wealth and assets
i mean we already guessed, but it's nice having confirmation
time to forcibly expropriate all of their wealth and assets
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Tillis is retiring. He doesn’t have to fear being primaried or facing the general electorate.
He’s voting to fund ICE amid these atrocities because he agrees with what they’re doing.
He’s voting to fund ICE amid these atrocities because he agrees with what they’re doing.
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Tillis is retiring. He doesn’t have to fear being primaried or facing the general electorate.
He’s voting to fund ICE amid these atrocities because he agrees with what they’re doing.
He’s voting to fund ICE amid these atrocities because he agrees with what they’re doing.
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There’s a lot of expertise on Bluesky, and the remarkable thing is that the Trump regime has done something illegal in everyone’s area. It’s really a crime syndicate masquerading as government.
January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
There’s a lot of expertise on Bluesky, and the remarkable thing is that the Trump regime has done something illegal in everyone’s area. It’s really a crime syndicate masquerading as government.
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I don't kiss up to Schumer or the Democratic Establishment or align myself like some cult member to a political party.
When they do good, I praise them. When they fail or act timid, I criticize. I don't have faith in Schumer -- I have faith in the people and them putting pressure on Dems.
When they do good, I praise them. When they fail or act timid, I criticize. I don't have faith in Schumer -- I have faith in the people and them putting pressure on Dems.
Weird. The only reason they have those two weeks is because of Schumer et al.
You musta missed that.
You musta missed that.
2 Weeks to be loud as hell and keep up the pressure.
January 31, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I don't kiss up to Schumer or the Democratic Establishment or align myself like some cult member to a political party.
When they do good, I praise them. When they fail or act timid, I criticize. I don't have faith in Schumer -- I have faith in the people and them putting pressure on Dems.
When they do good, I praise them. When they fail or act timid, I criticize. I don't have faith in Schumer -- I have faith in the people and them putting pressure on Dems.
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We live in a world where a convicted child rapist and sex trafficker is treated better in prison than the children who’ve been detained by ICE.
Ghislaine Maxwell gets to be in a cushy minimum security facility …
5 year old Liam Ramos is locked up in a camp where kids are screaming “let us out”.
Ghislaine Maxwell gets to be in a cushy minimum security facility …
5 year old Liam Ramos is locked up in a camp where kids are screaming “let us out”.
January 30, 2026 at 11:41 PM
We live in a world where a convicted child rapist and sex trafficker is treated better in prison than the children who’ve been detained by ICE.
Ghislaine Maxwell gets to be in a cushy minimum security facility …
5 year old Liam Ramos is locked up in a camp where kids are screaming “let us out”.
Ghislaine Maxwell gets to be in a cushy minimum security facility …
5 year old Liam Ramos is locked up in a camp where kids are screaming “let us out”.
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Posting: Entry Level Position
Wanted: Michael Crichton or Ursula Le Guin.
Duties include stabbing yourself in the eye with a grapefruit spoon.
Must have your own car. References needed.
Wanted: Michael Crichton or Ursula Le Guin.
Duties include stabbing yourself in the eye with a grapefruit spoon.
Must have your own car. References needed.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 31, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Posting: Entry Level Position
Wanted: Michael Crichton or Ursula Le Guin.
Duties include stabbing yourself in the eye with a grapefruit spoon.
Must have your own car. References needed.
Wanted: Michael Crichton or Ursula Le Guin.
Duties include stabbing yourself in the eye with a grapefruit spoon.
Must have your own car. References needed.
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see this is a good demand, even if it can’t pass
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 12:16 AM
see this is a good demand, even if it can’t pass
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Calling up your Dem senators and thanking them for doing this is how you encourage them to hold the line, no matter how low your estimation of them is
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Calling up your Dem senators and thanking them for doing this is how you encourage them to hold the line, no matter how low your estimation of them is
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It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
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As a SoCal raised kid, Minnesota was one of the most welcoming places I’ve ever experienced. Snowmobiles, sushi, Thai food, samosas, hot dish from the neighbors, it was so much more metropolitan than what I expected.
Yeah, it has its regressive parts, but the cities are the American dream.
Yeah, it has its regressive parts, but the cities are the American dream.
This again is why Minnesota is nucleus of repression and the resistance. This largely white place - far from the "coastal elites" - has the nerve to attempt true multi-racial democracy, enacting progressive policies, having highest voting participation and quality of life indicators. How dare they.
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
As a SoCal raised kid, Minnesota was one of the most welcoming places I’ve ever experienced. Snowmobiles, sushi, Thai food, samosas, hot dish from the neighbors, it was so much more metropolitan than what I expected.
Yeah, it has its regressive parts, but the cities are the American dream.
Yeah, it has its regressive parts, but the cities are the American dream.
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the ideal for a social democrat is to do radical shit but come off as nice guy doing normal things
It also benefits leftish pols that scan as centrist to the public. Andy Beshear has been admirably principled as a centre-left gov in a deep red state, but the GOP consistently failed to convince the public that the aw-shucks white guy with Lego hair was a Communist revolutionary.
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
the ideal for a social democrat is to do radical shit but come off as nice guy doing normal things
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Taxing the billionaires is…a start.
January 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Taxing the billionaires is…a start.
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The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll