Paul
@paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social
Chocolate, soccer, politics, whatever seems interesting at the time. Follow at your own risk, as I have no filters any more.
Anyone who voted for TFG don't bother to follow, you'll be blocked because you're a bad person.
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You guys you guys the March for Billionaires starts in ten minutes!
www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
February 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
You guys you guys the March for Billionaires starts in ten minutes!
www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
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As you watch MAGAs lose their minds, remember:
1. MAGAs voted unanimously AGAINST banning gerrymandering—Democrats voted unanimously to BAN gerrymandering.
2. MAGAs can stop all this by passing HR 1 to ban gerrymandering. But they won’t. They don’t care about democracy—only raw power.
Hypocrites.
1. MAGAs voted unanimously AGAINST banning gerrymandering—Democrats voted unanimously to BAN gerrymandering.
2. MAGAs can stop all this by passing HR 1 to ban gerrymandering. But they won’t. They don’t care about democracy—only raw power.
Hypocrites.
February 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM
As you watch MAGAs lose their minds, remember:
1. MAGAs voted unanimously AGAINST banning gerrymandering—Democrats voted unanimously to BAN gerrymandering.
2. MAGAs can stop all this by passing HR 1 to ban gerrymandering. But they won’t. They don’t care about democracy—only raw power.
Hypocrites.
1. MAGAs voted unanimously AGAINST banning gerrymandering—Democrats voted unanimously to BAN gerrymandering.
2. MAGAs can stop all this by passing HR 1 to ban gerrymandering. But they won’t. They don’t care about democracy—only raw power.
Hypocrites.
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Americans: Wow ya'll are just deplorable
MAGA: WHY DO YOU KEEP ELEVATING THE POLITICAL RHETORIC?? WHAT HAPPENED TO CIVILITY? JUST FOR THAT WE HAVE TO EMBRACE NAZISM BECAUSE YOU MADE US. YOU DID THIS! WE HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
2/2
MAGA: WHY DO YOU KEEP ELEVATING THE POLITICAL RHETORIC?? WHAT HAPPENED TO CIVILITY? JUST FOR THAT WE HAVE TO EMBRACE NAZISM BECAUSE YOU MADE US. YOU DID THIS! WE HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
2/2
February 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Americans: Wow ya'll are just deplorable
MAGA: WHY DO YOU KEEP ELEVATING THE POLITICAL RHETORIC?? WHAT HAPPENED TO CIVILITY? JUST FOR THAT WE HAVE TO EMBRACE NAZISM BECAUSE YOU MADE US. YOU DID THIS! WE HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
2/2
MAGA: WHY DO YOU KEEP ELEVATING THE POLITICAL RHETORIC?? WHAT HAPPENED TO CIVILITY? JUST FOR THAT WE HAVE TO EMBRACE NAZISM BECAUSE YOU MADE US. YOU DID THIS! WE HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
2/2
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TRUMP: [does clearly racist thing]
MAGA: That's not what he meant
TRUMP: I definitely did
MAGA: Oh. Well then Libs are taking it out of context
TRUMP: No they're not
MAGA: Oh, well then it's actually not racist at all
TRUMP: It actually is
MAGA: Oh, well yeah F*ck your feelings Libs!
1/2
MAGA: That's not what he meant
TRUMP: I definitely did
MAGA: Oh. Well then Libs are taking it out of context
TRUMP: No they're not
MAGA: Oh, well then it's actually not racist at all
TRUMP: It actually is
MAGA: Oh, well yeah F*ck your feelings Libs!
1/2
February 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
TRUMP: [does clearly racist thing]
MAGA: That's not what he meant
TRUMP: I definitely did
MAGA: Oh. Well then Libs are taking it out of context
TRUMP: No they're not
MAGA: Oh, well then it's actually not racist at all
TRUMP: It actually is
MAGA: Oh, well yeah F*ck your feelings Libs!
1/2
MAGA: That's not what he meant
TRUMP: I definitely did
MAGA: Oh. Well then Libs are taking it out of context
TRUMP: No they're not
MAGA: Oh, well then it's actually not racist at all
TRUMP: It actually is
MAGA: Oh, well yeah F*ck your feelings Libs!
1/2
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
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Long but good analysis of recent Science editorial.
Organizations like AAAS (and so many more) are failing to meet the moment because they cannot imagine the status quo collapsing. They have no "crisis mode."
Organizations like AAAS (and so many more) are failing to meet the moment because they cannot imagine the status quo collapsing. They have no "crisis mode."
Science EIC Thorp would like to have it both ways:
1) Credited for being reasonable in acknowledging the importance of (i) quiet insiders & (ii) activists in confronting cuts to science.
2) Clear on who he thinks really deserves the credit for the wins: insiders.
🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1) Credited for being reasonable in acknowledging the importance of (i) quiet insiders & (ii) activists in confronting cuts to science.
2) Clear on who he thinks really deserves the credit for the wins: insiders.
🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A tale of many twos
For the American scientific enterprise, the past year has seemed awash in contradiction. On the one hand, it has produced great upheavals and losses for US science. Many universities experienced some ...
www.science.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Long but good analysis of recent Science editorial.
Organizations like AAAS (and so many more) are failing to meet the moment because they cannot imagine the status quo collapsing. They have no "crisis mode."
Organizations like AAAS (and so many more) are failing to meet the moment because they cannot imagine the status quo collapsing. They have no "crisis mode."
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“Being a convicted sex offender did not make Mr. Epstein an outcast, not when he seemed to have something to offer. His transactional amorality actually seemed to add to his appeal to people who were convinced that the rules didn’t apply to them.”
Nailed by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Nailed by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Opinion | Now We Know What All Those People Got From Epstein
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
“Being a convicted sex offender did not make Mr. Epstein an outcast, not when he seemed to have something to offer. His transactional amorality actually seemed to add to his appeal to people who were convinced that the rules didn’t apply to them.”
Nailed by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Nailed by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
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"Being a convicted sex offender did not make Mr. Epstein an outcast, not when he seemed to have something to offer. His transactional amorality actually seemed to add to his appeal to people who were convinced that the rules didn’t apply to them."-- @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"Being a convicted sex offender did not make Mr. Epstein an outcast, not when he seemed to have something to offer. His transactional amorality actually seemed to add to his appeal to people who were convinced that the rules didn’t apply to them."-- @mollyjongfast.bsky.social
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Hey @alaskaairlines.bsky.social
2 things, 1) WTF does 2x $12 “meal vouchers” get you at SFO besides a cup of coffee?
2) you probably want to train your gate agents to not say things like “we’re not affiliated with the Alaska Lounge”
2 things, 1) WTF does 2x $12 “meal vouchers” get you at SFO besides a cup of coffee?
2) you probably want to train your gate agents to not say things like “we’re not affiliated with the Alaska Lounge”
February 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Hey @alaskaairlines.bsky.social
2 things, 1) WTF does 2x $12 “meal vouchers” get you at SFO besides a cup of coffee?
2) you probably want to train your gate agents to not say things like “we’re not affiliated with the Alaska Lounge”
2 things, 1) WTF does 2x $12 “meal vouchers” get you at SFO besides a cup of coffee?
2) you probably want to train your gate agents to not say things like “we’re not affiliated with the Alaska Lounge”
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Mic drop. I don't know who first said this, but we're all thinking it.
February 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Mic drop. I don't know who first said this, but we're all thinking it.
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The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
February 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
February 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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Like the authors of this text describe: Social Democrats in Germany helped the Nazis to power with their support for repression, Democrats in the US do the same.
The only way towards more safety is the route to another world without the state.
bsky.app/profile/crim...
The only way towards more safety is the route to another world without the state.
bsky.app/profile/crim...
Being “Peaceful” and “Law-Abiding” Will Not Stop Authoritarianism
A Message from Germany
crimethinc.com/MessageGermany
In this analysis, anarchists from Germany explore how events from German history should inform those who are resisting the consolidation of authoritarian power in the US today.
A Message from Germany
crimethinc.com/MessageGermany
In this analysis, anarchists from Germany explore how events from German history should inform those who are resisting the consolidation of authoritarian power in the US today.
Being “Peaceful” and “Law-Abiding” Will Not Stop Authoritarianism
Anarchists from Germany explore how events in German history should inform those who are resisting the consolidation of authoritarian power in the US today.
crimethinc.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Like the authors of this text describe: Social Democrats in Germany helped the Nazis to power with their support for repression, Democrats in the US do the same.
The only way towards more safety is the route to another world without the state.
bsky.app/profile/crim...
The only way towards more safety is the route to another world without the state.
bsky.app/profile/crim...
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China’s out here owning clean energy, while we’re still arguing over gas stoves and bringing back coal.
Trump didn’t just give them our jobs—he handed them the future.
Leadership, innovation, global dominance? Gift wrapped. 🇨🇳☀️ #ThanksTrump
Trump didn’t just give them our jobs—he handed them the future.
Leadership, innovation, global dominance? Gift wrapped. 🇨🇳☀️ #ThanksTrump
February 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
China’s out here owning clean energy, while we’re still arguing over gas stoves and bringing back coal.
Trump didn’t just give them our jobs—he handed them the future.
Leadership, innovation, global dominance? Gift wrapped. 🇨🇳☀️ #ThanksTrump
Trump didn’t just give them our jobs—he handed them the future.
Leadership, innovation, global dominance? Gift wrapped. 🇨🇳☀️ #ThanksTrump
This is why it’s not “some cops are bastard.”
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
This is why it’s not “some cops are bastard.”
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🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
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OMG! In April 2005, Donald told Howard Stern he wanted the 4th season of "The Apprentice" to be a white people vs. black people. Not surprisingly, NBC rejected this idea.
But when a black man won that season, Trump asked him to share the honor with the white runner-up.
No, not racist at all.
But when a black man won that season, Trump asked him to share the honor with the white runner-up.
No, not racist at all.
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
OMG! In April 2005, Donald told Howard Stern he wanted the 4th season of "The Apprentice" to be a white people vs. black people. Not surprisingly, NBC rejected this idea.
But when a black man won that season, Trump asked him to share the honor with the white runner-up.
No, not racist at all.
But when a black man won that season, Trump asked him to share the honor with the white runner-up.
No, not racist at all.
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Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
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It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
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Fun fact, the largest portion of the remaining Epstein fortune is invested with Peter fucking Thiel
youtube.com/watch?v=Ehg8Lztu-A0&feature=youtu.be
youtube.com/watch?v=Ehg8Lztu-A0&feature=youtu.be
Peter Thiel's Epstein Dinners: Putin's Ambassador, Trump's Team & The 2016 Plot
YouTube video by The Daily Chronicle
youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Fun fact, the largest portion of the remaining Epstein fortune is invested with Peter fucking Thiel
youtube.com/watch?v=Ehg8Lztu-A0&feature=youtu.be
youtube.com/watch?v=Ehg8Lztu-A0&feature=youtu.be
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Portland voters should ALSO be aware that @councilordanryan.bsky.social, @councilorzimmerman.bsky.social, Councilor Steve Novick, and @councilorclark.bsky.social were the 4 city councilors who voted AGAINST the proposed & adopted oversight that (so far) has uncovered $106 Million in unspent funds.
Thanks to @counciloravalos.bsky.social, @councilormorillo.bsky.social, @councilorgreen.bsky.social for proposing this oversight, and @councilorkanal.bsky.social, @councilortkl.bsky.social, @councilordunphy.bsky.social, @councilorsmith1.bsky.social, @councilorepg.bsky.social for supporting it… 3/4
February 7, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Portland voters should ALSO be aware that @councilordanryan.bsky.social, @councilorzimmerman.bsky.social, Councilor Steve Novick, and @councilorclark.bsky.social were the 4 city councilors who voted AGAINST the proposed & adopted oversight that (so far) has uncovered $106 Million in unspent funds.
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Not sure if anyone has noticed a pattern that everything this administration does seems to benefit Moscow: weaken alliance credibility and deterrence and signal unpredictability.
February 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Not sure if anyone has noticed a pattern that everything this administration does seems to benefit Moscow: weaken alliance credibility and deterrence and signal unpredictability.
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“That means that they can track your location, where you go, what you do and especially who you talk to," U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said.
ICE is buying Americans' private data from 'sleazy' brokers, Oregon senator warns
“That means that they can track your location, where you go, what you do and especially who you talk to," U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said.
www.oregonlive.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“That means that they can track your location, where you go, what you do and especially who you talk to," U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said.