Nikos Leverenz
@nikosleverenz.bsky.social
Wandering through the Skeetverse in Honolulu, Hawaii. Still paying attention elsewhere.
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Nikos Leverenz
@nikosleverenz.bsky.social
· Feb 18
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20
#Books #Booksky #BookChallenge
#Books #Booksky #BookChallenge
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Reckoning with the domestic terrorism cultivated by Trump requires accountability for him and other leaders who abetted his incitement.
How Trump unleashed a domestic terrorism movement—and how to defeat it
"We've hit a frightening apex," says one security expert.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Reckoning with the domestic terrorism cultivated by Trump requires accountability for him and other leaders who abetted his incitement.
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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I am once again asking the media to treat it as a huge fucking scandal that the Vice President of the United States has pickled his brain in white supremacist, antisemitic garbage babble
Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I am once again asking the media to treat it as a huge fucking scandal that the Vice President of the United States has pickled his brain in white supremacist, antisemitic garbage babble
With CBS News and its partner BBC carrying water for the regime those outlets are even more superfluous.
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
With CBS News and its partner BBC carrying water for the regime those outlets are even more superfluous.
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"Dems rightly bemoaned Walz’s political funeral, and they slammed the halfwit MAGA wannabe journalists who partly brought it about. That’s not enough. This double standard will persist until the left builds its own proper media ecosystem"
👏👏 @petertwinklage.bsky.social for 'First Draft':
👏👏 @petertwinklage.bsky.social for 'First Draft':
🪖 Dems Declare War on MAGA Media
Tim Walz’s political downfall has liberals up in arms, Pete Hegseth takes aim at Mark Kelly, and a deadly start to 2026 in Sudan.
zeteo.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
"Dems rightly bemoaned Walz’s political funeral, and they slammed the halfwit MAGA wannabe journalists who partly brought it about. That’s not enough. This double standard will persist until the left builds its own proper media ecosystem"
👏👏 @petertwinklage.bsky.social for 'First Draft':
👏👏 @petertwinklage.bsky.social for 'First Draft':
Thomas Massie & Don Bacon will have an impactful start to 2026.
Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
January 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Thomas Massie & Don Bacon will have an impactful start to 2026.
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Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
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Everyone should read this. Thanks to @charlotteclymer.bsky.social for writing it. As former military personnel, Charlotte knows the deep significance of each honor Senator Kelly has received. Truly exceptional.
"I doubt Senator Kelly will see this blog, and if he does see it, I imagine he will not be pleased with it. He’ll probably find it embarrassing. His humility likely makes him bristle at stuff like this. Well, that’s just too damn bad, Senator."
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Everyone should read this. Thanks to @charlotteclymer.bsky.social for writing it. As former military personnel, Charlotte knows the deep significance of each honor Senator Kelly has received. Truly exceptional.
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A moving tribute.
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
A moving tribute.
Ugh to onomatopoeia!
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January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Ugh to onomatopoeia!
Wordle 1,662 4/6*
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How about a Sharpie redaction?
Why are politicians on this card instead of nature?
Why are politicians on this card instead of nature?
Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
How about a Sharpie redaction?
Why are politicians on this card instead of nature?
Why are politicians on this card instead of nature?
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Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Venezuela launches wave of repression after US seizure of Nicolás Maduro
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists arrested as government crackdown on dissent widens
giftarticle.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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What are the Democrats doing to call out the rapaciousness and the self-dealing hypocrisy of the Republican ruling caste in the wake of the Venezuelan coup? So far, as little as possible.
https://bit.ly/49oU9gy
https://bit.ly/49oU9gy
Democrats Are Doing What They Do Best on Venezuela: Nothing
Donald Trump staged an illegal coup. Chuck Schumer’s response? Empty words and meaningless parliamentary maneuvers.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
What are the Democrats doing to call out the rapaciousness and the self-dealing hypocrisy of the Republican ruling caste in the wake of the Venezuelan coup? So far, as little as possible.
https://bit.ly/49oU9gy
https://bit.ly/49oU9gy
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France at the UN Security Council:
"The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."
"The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
France at the UN Security Council:
"The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."
"The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."
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If you’re a Democrat with any real power, this is how you do it. Jason Crow went on Fox News and didn’t posture, didn’t flinch, didn’t dodge. He brought facts on Venezuela and absolutely wrecked the host. This is how you speak. This is how you go on Fox. And this is how you ruin them.
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 AM
If you’re a Democrat with any real power, this is how you do it. Jason Crow went on Fox News and didn’t posture, didn’t flinch, didn’t dodge. He brought facts on Venezuela and absolutely wrecked the host. This is how you speak. This is how you go on Fox. And this is how you ruin them.
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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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"When we treat peace as a distant ideal, we cease to be scandalized when it is denied, or even when war is waged in its name.... When peace is not a reality that is lived, cultivated and protected, then aggression spreads into domestic and public life." -- Pope Leo XIV #quotes #HappyNewYear
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 AM
"When we treat peace as a distant ideal, we cease to be scandalized when it is denied, or even when war is waged in its name.... When peace is not a reality that is lived, cultivated and protected, then aggression spreads into domestic and public life." -- Pope Leo XIV #quotes #HappyNewYear
Quite a season for Matthew Stafford. He competed in the top division in the NFL and a very strong schedule otherwise, making this stat line even more impressive. Definitely deserving of the MVP. #Rams #LARams #RamsHouse
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Quite a season for Matthew Stafford. He competed in the top division in the NFL and a very strong schedule otherwise, making this stat line even more impressive. Definitely deserving of the MVP. #Rams #LARams #RamsHouse
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I'm writing a book on this stuff but it's amazing the degree to which these tech bros are pushing network states into the public consciousness.
Gaza, Greenland, El Salvador, Guantanamo, Honduras, Ukraine, Venezuela. Seems like all Trump foreign policy comes with a side of Network State.
Gaza, Greenland, El Salvador, Guantanamo, Honduras, Ukraine, Venezuela. Seems like all Trump foreign policy comes with a side of Network State.
😳 Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment founder Nick Solheim led a 2024 talk about colonizing Greenland. Gibson wrote yesterday that someone shld “pitch Rubio on building a charter city in Venezuela…” In reply, his colleague tagged an American Moment alum IN THE STATE DEPT. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I'm writing a book on this stuff but it's amazing the degree to which these tech bros are pushing network states into the public consciousness.
Gaza, Greenland, El Salvador, Guantanamo, Honduras, Ukraine, Venezuela. Seems like all Trump foreign policy comes with a side of Network State.
Gaza, Greenland, El Salvador, Guantanamo, Honduras, Ukraine, Venezuela. Seems like all Trump foreign policy comes with a side of Network State.
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There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
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The Hilton Hotel that refused reservations from DHS officials has now backpedalled and said it will accommodate them. Came after DHS X account posted emails. For years the right coalesced around businesses being able to refuse customers of certain demographics
www.404media.co/hilton-hotel...
www.404media.co/hilton-hotel...
Hilton Hotel That Refused DHS Reservations Backpedals
The hotel told 404 Media in a statement “We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated.”
www.404media.co
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
The Hilton Hotel that refused reservations from DHS officials has now backpedalled and said it will accommodate them. Came after DHS X account posted emails. For years the right coalesced around businesses being able to refuse customers of certain demographics
www.404media.co/hilton-hotel...
www.404media.co/hilton-hotel...
Proud to support a true patriot who is standing up for our service members and this nation's constitutional values.
Please join me in chipping in for Mark Kelly. #FullSpeedAhead #Arizona #Democrats
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January 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Proud to support a true patriot who is standing up for our service members and this nation's constitutional values.
Please join me in chipping in for Mark Kelly. #FullSpeedAhead #Arizona #Democrats
Please join me in chipping in for Mark Kelly. #FullSpeedAhead #Arizona #Democrats
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Secretary Rubio basically said the use of military force would not occur without first coming to Congress to get authorization.
He needs to explain why he straight up lied to Congress.
He needs to explain why he straight up lied to Congress.
January 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Secretary Rubio basically said the use of military force would not occur without first coming to Congress to get authorization.
He needs to explain why he straight up lied to Congress.
He needs to explain why he straight up lied to Congress.
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“Lying low and hoping that this too shall pass is cowardice, denial and historical illiteracy” - spot on from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
Trump’s coup in Venezuela didn’t just break the rules – it showed there aren’t any. We’ll all regret that | Nesrine Malik
It’s not just the triumphalism in the White House. Leaders loth to oppose this gangsterism must think how that looks to Putin, Xi and in the UAE, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“Lying low and hoping that this too shall pass is cowardice, denial and historical illiteracy” - spot on from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social