Rebecca Fachner
@rebeccafachner.bsky.social
Historian. Tour guide. Traveler. Smart ass.
DC based. New England raised.
History pod is Tour Guide Tell All
DC based. New England raised.
History pod is Tour Guide Tell All
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The only bit of hope i can really give you is that, historically, movements that are trying to forestall societal change usually end up accelerating it.
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Nicolas Maduro is a monster. Among other things, he overthrew a presidential election that, deep down, he knew he lost.
by Donald J. Trump
by Donald J. Trump
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Nicolas Maduro is a monster. Among other things, he overthrew a presidential election that, deep down, he knew he lost.
by Donald J. Trump
by Donald J. Trump
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Instead check out @zeteo.com @propublica.org @flaminghydra.com @404media.co @wired.com @marisakabas.bsky.social and the like.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Instead check out @zeteo.com @propublica.org @flaminghydra.com @404media.co @wired.com @marisakabas.bsky.social and the like.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
Make a Bond movie academic
Quantum of Comps
Quantum of Comps
Make a Bond movie academic:
Cry Another Day
Cry Another Day
Make a Bond movie academic:
Dr. No.
Dr. No.
January 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Make a Bond movie academic
Quantum of Comps
Quantum of Comps
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Rubio: it’s only an invasion if it comes from the Invasion Region of France
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Rubio: it’s only an invasion if it comes from the Invasion Region of France
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
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lol at the idea that DEA agents arrested Maduro
AI is stupid
AI is stupid
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
lol at the idea that DEA agents arrested Maduro
AI is stupid
AI is stupid
lol at the idea that DEA agents arrested Maduro
AI is stupid
AI is stupid
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
lol at the idea that DEA agents arrested Maduro
AI is stupid
AI is stupid
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Men will find a way to denigrate absolutely anything women like (rather than go to therapy)
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Men will find a way to denigrate absolutely anything women like (rather than go to therapy)
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
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I haven't been doing explainers on Trump's rhetoric lately because, honestly, it's boring. I've said all these things for the last 10 years. A lot of this thread was written in 2019. But jumping in now to say this: this is new. This is different in important ways. This marks the end of the republic.
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I haven't been doing explainers on Trump's rhetoric lately because, honestly, it's boring. I've said all these things for the last 10 years. A lot of this thread was written in 2019. But jumping in now to say this: this is new. This is different in important ways. This marks the end of the republic.
Rubio: it’s only an invasion if it comes from the Invasion Region of France
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Rubio: it’s only an invasion if it comes from the Invasion Region of France
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
Men will find a way to denigrate absolutely anything women like (rather than go to therapy)
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Men will find a way to denigrate absolutely anything women like (rather than go to therapy)
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I was advised by an uber driver to buy Ripple like 5 years ago. He said it was gonna pop off so fast he wouldn’t be driving uber in a month.
I think about that and him a lot
I think about that and him a lot
my husband went to the convenience store at the gas station yesterday and the first thing the cashier said to him was “do you think crypto is going to bounce back?”
January 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I was advised by an uber driver to buy Ripple like 5 years ago. He said it was gonna pop off so fast he wouldn’t be driving uber in a month.
I think about that and him a lot
I think about that and him a lot
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If laws only apply to ‘good’ people, how do I become a ‘bad’ people so I can shirk my taxes and park wherever I want
January 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If laws only apply to ‘good’ people, how do I become a ‘bad’ people so I can shirk my taxes and park wherever I want
I was advised by an uber driver to buy Ripple like 5 years ago. He said it was gonna pop off so fast he wouldn’t be driving uber in a month.
I think about that and him a lot
I think about that and him a lot
my husband went to the convenience store at the gas station yesterday and the first thing the cashier said to him was “do you think crypto is going to bounce back?”
January 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I was advised by an uber driver to buy Ripple like 5 years ago. He said it was gonna pop off so fast he wouldn’t be driving uber in a month.
I think about that and him a lot
I think about that and him a lot
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People need to start radicalising fast, tbh.
No more liberals in 2026, we don’t have time for this anymore.
No more liberals in 2026, we don’t have time for this anymore.
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
People need to start radicalising fast, tbh.
No more liberals in 2026, we don’t have time for this anymore.
No more liberals in 2026, we don’t have time for this anymore.
If laws only apply to ‘good’ people, how do I become a ‘bad’ people so I can shirk my taxes and park wherever I want
January 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If laws only apply to ‘good’ people, how do I become a ‘bad’ people so I can shirk my taxes and park wherever I want
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Had Congress not spent the better part of a century (arguably longer) abdicating their responsibility as the first branch to meaningfully oversee the second branch of government, we would not be in this position
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Had Congress not spent the better part of a century (arguably longer) abdicating their responsibility as the first branch to meaningfully oversee the second branch of government, we would not be in this position
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Not enough of our leaders seem to fear an angry mob and it shows
January 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Not enough of our leaders seem to fear an angry mob and it shows
Is it too late to return 2026?
It has been an exhausting year.
January 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Is it too late to return 2026?
Not enough of our leaders seem to fear an angry mob and it shows
January 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Not enough of our leaders seem to fear an angry mob and it shows
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The whole ‘he’s no angel’ defense of maduro is so fucking transparent and stupid and myopic.
January 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The whole ‘he’s no angel’ defense of maduro is so fucking transparent and stupid and myopic.
Big if true
I don’t think Zohran Mamdani bears any responsibility whatsoever for the federal government’s illegal actions
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Big if true
The whole ‘he’s no angel’ defense of maduro is so fucking transparent and stupid and myopic.
January 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The whole ‘he’s no angel’ defense of maduro is so fucking transparent and stupid and myopic.
Had Congress not spent the better part of a century (arguably longer) abdicating their responsibility as the first branch to meaningfully oversee the second branch of government, we would not be in this position
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Had Congress not spent the better part of a century (arguably longer) abdicating their responsibility as the first branch to meaningfully oversee the second branch of government, we would not be in this position