Gus Orviston
@orviston.bsky.social
Bibliophile, perpetual grad student, fan of democracy, cats, and the Oxford comma. Episcopalian, but not great at it. Foxes over hedgehogs.
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There's some good in this world, Mister Frodo. And it's worth fighting for.
Would like to see an investigation as to the DOJ is surveilling members of Congress.
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Would like to see an investigation as to the DOJ is surveilling members of Congress.
Cuellar, the guy that Trump pardoned.
C'mon, guys.
C'mon, guys.
NEW: House passes SAVE America Act
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Cuellar, the guy that Trump pardoned.
C'mon, guys.
C'mon, guys.
If this is what they wanted to talk about, they would not have asked for Pam Bondi.
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 12, 2026 at 2:20 AM
If this is what they wanted to talk about, they would not have asked for Pam Bondi.
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A national shanda that should shame & embarrass every American, especially those Republicans in Congress who claim to be deeply concerned about American power, hegemony, & national security issues #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
A national shanda that should shame & embarrass every American, especially those Republicans in Congress who claim to be deeply concerned about American power, hegemony, & national security issues #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
This is so dumb
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
This is so dumb
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I think the Attorney General should be the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, primarily focused on enforcing U.S. federal statutes.
Sorry to get so partisan. I know my statement is controversial these days. But it's honestly how I feel.
Sorry to get so partisan. I know my statement is controversial these days. But it's honestly how I feel.
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I think the Attorney General should be the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, primarily focused on enforcing U.S. federal statutes.
Sorry to get so partisan. I know my statement is controversial these days. But it's honestly how I feel.
Sorry to get so partisan. I know my statement is controversial these days. But it's honestly how I feel.
Members of the executive branch are not invited to testify before Congress to provide their opinions on Congress, although one would not know this if all that one has seen is Bondi and other Trump officials.
Attorney General Pam Bondi to Rep. Thomas Massie: "This guy has Trump Derangement Syndrome. You're a failed politician."
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Members of the executive branch are not invited to testify before Congress to provide their opinions on Congress, although one would not know this if all that one has seen is Bondi and other Trump officials.
Bondi is lying, and she knows it.
Bondi shamelessly lies: "Robert Mueller found no evidence of foreign interference in 2016. Have you apologized to President Trump?"
February 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Bondi is lying, and she knows it.
“Don’t worry about raping children, go count your money” is an amazing talking point for a party that claims to follow Jesus
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“Don’t worry about raping children, go count your money” is an amazing talking point for a party that claims to follow Jesus
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political malpractice that this chart hasnt been seared into the brains of every single american through advertising and social media
We now have data from Trump's first full year in office. Let's review the performance of Trump and the two parties since 1989 and a new age of globalization began.
However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/
However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
political malpractice that this chart hasnt been seared into the brains of every single american through advertising and social media
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
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the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
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Now *this* is dark
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Now *this* is dark
That which can be destroyed by the truth should be destroyed by the truth.
“If all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.”
Works for me.
Works for me.
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
That which can be destroyed by the truth should be destroyed by the truth.
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Massie's right. And the answer will wind up being something simple: he's a crony of Trump's and he made the right campaign contributions.
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Massie's right. And the answer will wind up being something simple: he's a crony of Trump's and he made the right campaign contributions.
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The CIA scrubbing the World Factbook from the web may not seem like a big deal in itself, but it's a symptom of something larger: the Trump administration's war on government usefulness.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump's war on usefulness
Wherever government does something helpful, the regime wants to kill it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The CIA scrubbing the World Factbook from the web may not seem like a big deal in itself, but it's a symptom of something larger: the Trump administration's war on government usefulness.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/cia-world-...
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Still amazing that young voters didn't torch Trump in 2024 when they had, by far and away, the most to lose short and long term.
New all-time high for share of student loans in serious delinquency.
(via NY Fed / Schwab)
(via NY Fed / Schwab)
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Still amazing that young voters didn't torch Trump in 2024 when they had, by far and away, the most to lose short and long term.
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people born in america probably don’t realize how cool america used to be. the death of US soft power is going to have long term consequences we are only beginning to see
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
people born in america probably don’t realize how cool america used to be. the death of US soft power is going to have long term consequences we are only beginning to see
This is a fascinating thread, and it makes me realize that I don't think I'll be able to properly mourn what we've lost until we can get the current administration that's still trying to wreck it out of power.
Once upon a time I was taking a train from East Berlin to Budapest. It was crowded to start with, and I was sitting on the floor, but everything got worse in Dresden, when many rowdy young E. Germans got on. They spilled beer on my head. They tripped over me. It was 2am and I didn’t want a fight…
people born in america probably don’t realize how cool america used to be. the death of US soft power is going to have long term consequences we are only beginning to see
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
This is a fascinating thread, and it makes me realize that I don't think I'll be able to properly mourn what we've lost until we can get the current administration that's still trying to wreck it out of power.
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Again, when we find out what went on inside these places (and shame on you American journalists - except ProPublica) it will be a national shame for 50 years.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Again, when we find out what went on inside these places (and shame on you American journalists - except ProPublica) it will be a national shame for 50 years.
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Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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Out next year. The twist is it's just the same book.
I've revised my estimates and now Zach Weinersmith will write "A City on Moon" in half the time as "A City on Mars".
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Out next year. The twist is it's just the same book.
Man, how bad is this jobs report gonna be
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Man, how bad is this jobs report gonna be
There's some good in this world, Mister Frodo. And it's worth fighting for.
February 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
There's some good in this world, Mister Frodo. And it's worth fighting for.
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I think the answer to this is: when the media reports on what Republicans say they want, many Republican voters say “well I don’t want that” and they trust their self perception over the actual words and deeds of Republican officials and assume the media is lying bsky.app/profile/jame...
one thing that will always be a mystery to me is the number of trump voters who basically thought they were electing george bush again reut.rs/3Mc4h4H
As Trump presidency enters second year, his voters share hopes – and concerns
Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants, healthcare reform, curbing waste and fraud, a...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
I think the answer to this is: when the media reports on what Republicans say they want, many Republican voters say “well I don’t want that” and they trust their self perception over the actual words and deeds of Republican officials and assume the media is lying bsky.app/profile/jame...