Oliver Willis
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Journalists arrested as Trump team sets fire to First Amendment
Independent journalist Don Lemon, formerly of CNN, was arrested by federal agents Thursday night for reporting on an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota, making him a target in President ...
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really see a "actually, it's hebephilia" segment in 60 MINUTES future
February 3, 2026 at 4:01 AM
really see a "actually, it's hebephilia" segment in 60 MINUTES future
I hate the NYT. Activists should absolutely talk to the Times, cause the fascists are using the Times and we let them write the narrative way too often.
Guys you need to accept that the NYT is the biggest media organization in the world and its news reporting plays by the rules; you cannot ice it out if you want to capture the attention of the world
But the NYT????
February 3, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I hate the NYT. Activists should absolutely talk to the Times, cause the fascists are using the Times and we let them write the narrative way too often.
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Christopher Nolan should have cast Helen of Troy the way the Greeks would have: by casting the most attractive young man in the company and giving him a really fuckable porcelain mask.
Having a WOMAN play Helen of Troy??? Talk about inaccurate. The Greeks would fucking riot.
Having a WOMAN play Helen of Troy??? Talk about inaccurate. The Greeks would fucking riot.
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Christopher Nolan should have cast Helen of Troy the way the Greeks would have: by casting the most attractive young man in the company and giving him a really fuckable porcelain mask.
Having a WOMAN play Helen of Troy??? Talk about inaccurate. The Greeks would fucking riot.
Having a WOMAN play Helen of Troy??? Talk about inaccurate. The Greeks would fucking riot.
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.@PabloReports: What do you make of Trump being mentioned 38,000 times in the Epstein files?
Swalwell: That’s 38,000 more times than most people I know, and that’s 38,000 reasons why people want to know why he won’t come in and sit for an interview.
Swalwell: That’s 38,000 more times than most people I know, and that’s 38,000 reasons why people want to know why he won’t come in and sit for an interview.
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 PM
.@PabloReports: What do you make of Trump being mentioned 38,000 times in the Epstein files?
Swalwell: That’s 38,000 more times than most people I know, and that’s 38,000 reasons why people want to know why he won’t come in and sit for an interview.
Swalwell: That’s 38,000 more times than most people I know, and that’s 38,000 reasons why people want to know why he won’t come in and sit for an interview.
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.@PabloReports.bksy.social: What do you make of Trump closing the Kennedy Center for two years?
AOC: Is it renovations, or is it that he couldn’t fill the seats? You tell me.
PabloReports: Sounds like he couldn’t fill the seats.
AOC: Sounds like it to me too.
AOC: Is it renovations, or is it that he couldn’t fill the seats? You tell me.
PabloReports: Sounds like he couldn’t fill the seats.
AOC: Sounds like it to me too.
February 3, 2026 at 1:27 AM
.@PabloReports.bksy.social: What do you make of Trump closing the Kennedy Center for two years?
AOC: Is it renovations, or is it that he couldn’t fill the seats? You tell me.
PabloReports: Sounds like he couldn’t fill the seats.
AOC: Sounds like it to me too.
AOC: Is it renovations, or is it that he couldn’t fill the seats? You tell me.
PabloReports: Sounds like he couldn’t fill the seats.
AOC: Sounds like it to me too.
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Ah, I understand the racists are upset that one of the most beautiful women in the world was cast in a film as one of the most beautiful women in the world
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Ah, I understand the racists are upset that one of the most beautiful women in the world was cast in a film as one of the most beautiful women in the world
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sorry maybe this is an unnecessary level of stating the obvious, but sometimes when someone says they don’t think puerto ricans are “american,” it isn’t an opportunity to do a little civics gotcha & tell them about the insular cases. they just mean they think real americans are white.
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
sorry maybe this is an unnecessary level of stating the obvious, but sometimes when someone says they don’t think puerto ricans are “american,” it isn’t an opportunity to do a little civics gotcha & tell them about the insular cases. they just mean they think real americans are white.
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Happy Black History Month, y'all! As we celebrate 100 years of Black History Month, we not only celebrate how far our people have come, but recognize the unfinished work left to do to ensure a more just and equal future for all of us.
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Happy Black History Month, y'all! As we celebrate 100 years of Black History Month, we not only celebrate how far our people have come, but recognize the unfinished work left to do to ensure a more just and equal future for all of us.
this is your brain
this is your brain on maga/fox news
any questions?
this is your brain on maga/fox news
any questions?
A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
Defendant contacted police before freeway shooting
Charles Glen Simmons, 53, of Dillard, is in the Douglas County Jail on $1 million bail after Thursday morning’s alleged crime spree. According to a press release from the Oregon
www.nrtoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
this is your brain
this is your brain on maga/fox news
any questions?
this is your brain on maga/fox news
any questions?
the right absolutely loves these narratives where the evil woman goes full macbeth and seduces the man into her harem of wickedness. see the playbook for michelle obama, hillary clinton
Trump: "People are saying that Thomas Massie became a Liberal because his new wife, blessed be their marriage, is supposedly a Radical Left “flamethrower.” This new union all went so fast that maybe he didn’t know what he was getting into but, nevertheless ... "
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
the right absolutely loves these narratives where the evil woman goes full macbeth and seduces the man into her harem of wickedness. see the playbook for michelle obama, hillary clinton
It’s a Republican war on kids
MN Superintendent: Some of our youngest students are very aware of what is happening. They see it with their own eyes as well. I am confident that this will have long-lasting negative impacts on children. I really just find it to be senseless.
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
It’s a Republican war on kids
i like how the narrative in the post below yada-yadas the 2002 midterms, where the in party won for the first time in forever, the crushing loss of 2004, and the staggering body count of americans and iraqis dead in the sands of iraq.
February 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
i like how the narrative in the post below yada-yadas the 2002 midterms, where the in party won for the first time in forever, the crushing loss of 2004, and the staggering body count of americans and iraqis dead in the sands of iraq.
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Reporter: The Columbia Heights Public School District put out a statement saying they're overjoyed that Liam is back in Minnesota, but they flagged that 4 other students from across the district are currently being held at Dilley. And early this morning, the school received a credible bomb threat
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Reporter: The Columbia Heights Public School District put out a statement saying they're overjoyed that Liam is back in Minnesota, but they flagged that 4 other students from across the district are currently being held at Dilley. And early this morning, the school received a credible bomb threat
if we had liberal fox news we would have whole panel discussions for days about the video and "does it really show that? we dont know but we need to talk about it some more"
Am I positive that video shows the president shitting himself on camera? No.
Do I think we should spend an entire week debating it? Oh yes.
Do I think we should spend an entire week debating it? Oh yes.
February 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
if we had liberal fox news we would have whole panel discussions for days about the video and "does it really show that? we dont know but we need to talk about it some more"
star studded event
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
star studded event
"work will set you free"
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"work will set you free"
I see loser Dan Bongino is back behind a mic lol
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I see loser Dan Bongino is back behind a mic lol
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Neither Trump nor the GOP in congress have this power, & the only way they do this is if we decline to stand up for our rights. He's had a string of electoral defeats & rightfully fears the midterms. His outbursts are real threats, but they come from weakness. Tough shit, he's going down. No Kings.
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Neither Trump nor the GOP in congress have this power, & the only way they do this is if we decline to stand up for our rights. He's had a string of electoral defeats & rightfully fears the midterms. His outbursts are real threats, but they come from weakness. Tough shit, he's going down. No Kings.
Folks love to tell me democrats are “constantly talking” about one issue or another and then their citation will be a one liner from four months ago. Thats not how this works.
And, if they can’t, that’s a problem.
Our folks speak to voters as they are at a post grad level. Republicans speak at, maybe, a 6th grade level.
Which party is more effective at getting its message out and having it stick?
Then, repeat, repeat, repeat. Our side says shit once and moves on.
Our folks speak to voters as they are at a post grad level. Republicans speak at, maybe, a 6th grade level.
Which party is more effective at getting its message out and having it stick?
Then, repeat, repeat, repeat. Our side says shit once and moves on.
February 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Folks love to tell me democrats are “constantly talking” about one issue or another and then their citation will be a one liner from four months ago. Thats not how this works.
we liberals love to tell ourselves that our ideas are too complicated and nuanced to sloganize. thats self-aggrandizing bullshit that is a built-in excuse for democrats sucking.
Extra points if the plan is simple and easily understood and not some complicated white paper that requires a lot of differing parties to cooperate.
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
we liberals love to tell ourselves that our ideas are too complicated and nuanced to sloganize. thats self-aggrandizing bullshit that is a built-in excuse for democrats sucking.
we are 11 years into the cycle of
- trump makes loud unambiguous announcement
- media regurgitates announcement
- turns out none of it is true
- media, trump have already moved on to restart the cycle
- trump makes loud unambiguous announcement
- media regurgitates announcement
- turns out none of it is true
- media, trump have already moved on to restart the cycle
February 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
we are 11 years into the cycle of
- trump makes loud unambiguous announcement
- media regurgitates announcement
- turns out none of it is true
- media, trump have already moved on to restart the cycle
- trump makes loud unambiguous announcement
- media regurgitates announcement
- turns out none of it is true
- media, trump have already moved on to restart the cycle
cnn social media post, headline sounds like a white house press release while the cnn story is like umm...
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
cnn social media post, headline sounds like a white house press release while the cnn story is like umm...
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I am horrified and disgusted by the lack out outrage on the part of the corporate media to the arrest of two Black independent journalists on Friday for doing journalism, Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. Where are the editorials? I'm mulling. In the meantime pls read:
presswatchers.org/2026/01/jour...
presswatchers.org/2026/01/jour...
Journalists must forcefully decry the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort | Press Watch
Press freedom is at stake, and news organizations need to say so
presswatchers.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I am horrified and disgusted by the lack out outrage on the part of the corporate media to the arrest of two Black independent journalists on Friday for doing journalism, Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. Where are the editorials? I'm mulling. In the meantime pls read:
presswatchers.org/2026/01/jour...
presswatchers.org/2026/01/jour...
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(The Wrap) - CBS News is expected to cut ties with new contributor Peter Attia, a wellness expert, over his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, according to an individual with knowledge of Paramount’s thinking.
@sharonwaxman.bsky.social @calderone.bsky.social #$PSKY
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@sharonwaxman.bsky.social @calderone.bsky.social #$PSKY
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CBS News Expected to Cut Ties With Contributor Peter Attia Over Epstein Links | Exclusive
Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss announced Peter Attia’s hiring last week as part of her new vision for the network, but since then he appeared in the Epstein files.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
(The Wrap) - CBS News is expected to cut ties with new contributor Peter Attia, a wellness expert, over his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, according to an individual with knowledge of Paramount’s thinking.
@sharonwaxman.bsky.social @calderone.bsky.social #$PSKY
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
@sharonwaxman.bsky.social @calderone.bsky.social #$PSKY
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Longtime followers know that this is further evidence we live in a simulation
Today I learned Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem
Her initials are KLAN
Fitting
Her initials are KLAN
Fitting
I hope they didn’t think we forgot about impeaching Kristi Noem. 181 cosponsors and counting, 40k+ letters sent, and countless calls telling Representatives to get on board.
Let them know we aren’t slowing down. Send your letter here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let them know we aren’t slowing down. Send your letter here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Longtime followers know that this is further evidence we live in a simulation