RetCon5
@retcon5.bsky.social
I’m currently retroactively reconstructing my universe.
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RetCon5
@retcon5.bsky.social
· Dec 1
Authoritarianism Is Here
YouTube video by LegalEagle
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So... what are we going to collectively do about this particular "train" having left the station? Anyone?
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Q: The premier of Greenland said today, 'We prefer to stay with Denmark.'
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Q: The premier of Greenland said today, 'We prefer to stay with Denmark.'
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
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Katy Tur to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty: "Why don't you trust the FBI to do this on their own?"
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Katy Tur to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty: "Why don't you trust the FBI to do this on their own?"
"Hello police? I'd like to report a journalism."
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
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January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Probably not a great thing that all news is paywalled, 1 million X users are doing frame-by-frame forensic murder apologia, and every third Facebook post urges you to call and report a fake AI ICE agent for arrest.
January 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Probably not a great thing that all news is paywalled, 1 million X users are doing frame-by-frame forensic murder apologia, and every third Facebook post urges you to call and report a fake AI ICE agent for arrest.
Huh... who would have thought this...? Couldn't have seen this happening.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L03E...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L03E...
Literally Nobody Wants A CyberTruck Anymore...
YouTube video by Fads
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Huh... who would have thought this...? Couldn't have seen this happening.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L03E...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L03E...
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Holy crap chart from Gallup
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Holy crap chart from Gallup
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Senator Durbin has had this explained to him multiple times. Getting rid of 230 doesn't help this, but will make it worse. It will make it impossible for smaller sites to exist (like this one) and will give MORE POWER to companies like Meta and X.
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Children are being exploited and abused because Big Tech consistently prioritizes profits over people.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Senator Durbin has had this explained to him multiple times. Getting rid of 230 doesn't help this, but will make it worse. It will make it impossible for smaller sites to exist (like this one) and will give MORE POWER to companies like Meta and X.
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Reality has surpassed the escape velocity of Fiction:
December 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Reality has surpassed the escape velocity of Fiction:
Ben Jennings—Guardian
"Not Nice..."
"Not Nice..."
December 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Ben Jennings—Guardian
"Not Nice..."
"Not Nice..."
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Breaking News: Frank Gehry, a titan of architecture, has died at 96. He designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings — many widely regarded as masterpieces. nyti.ms/4rGCYiE
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Breaking News: Frank Gehry, a titan of architecture, has died at 96. He designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings — many widely regarded as masterpieces. nyti.ms/4rGCYiE
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"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
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This angle on the other hand...
December 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This angle on the other hand...
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
So... what are we going to collectively do about this particular "train" having left the station? Anyone?
Authoritarianism Is Here
YouTube video by LegalEagle
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
So... what are we going to collectively do about this particular "train" having left the station? Anyone?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jmx...
Stay Strong. Fight Tyranny.
Stay Strong. Fight Tyranny.
Trump PANICS After Military Lawyers Address Explosive W.ar Crime Claims! | Rick Wilson
YouTube video by America's Hope
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November 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jmx...
Stay Strong. Fight Tyranny.
Stay Strong. Fight Tyranny.
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Thank you @jeffjarvis.bsky.social for saying this.
Jarvis: I hate to say this to my friends here at CNN, mass media is dying, so they're taking the last of these vestiges of institutions that matter and they're trying to turn them into propaganda organs under threat from the head of the FCC
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Thank you @jeffjarvis.bsky.social for saying this.
Our Constitution was signed this day, September 17—238 years ago. It dies today with the First Amendment being suffocated by the executive branch and monied interests. R.I.P The Last Great Experiment.
September 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Our Constitution was signed this day, September 17—238 years ago. It dies today with the First Amendment being suffocated by the executive branch and monied interests. R.I.P The Last Great Experiment.
I woke up this morning and realized, after not too much contemplation, that this was Middle Ages 2.0, for the upstart U.S.A—and that the Earth is flat.
July 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I woke up this morning and realized, after not too much contemplation, that this was Middle Ages 2.0, for the upstart U.S.A—and that the Earth is flat.
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If you'll allow me to say it, The Onion is cooking with gas today.
Kristi Noem: Sen. Padilla Had Even Deadlier Opinion That Failed To Go Off
LOS ANGELES—Stressing that she had significant reason to fear for her life during yesterday’s confrontation, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters Friday that she believed Sen. Alex P...
theonion.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you'll allow me to say it, The Onion is cooking with gas today.
My first attempt at an editorial cartoon… apologies to any AI subterfuge (sic)
April 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
My first attempt at an editorial cartoon… apologies to any AI subterfuge (sic)
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And, per a request, here's my Rules for Twitter, which I would think apply here, with the addition: Block anybody you like.
Bye, now.
Bye, now.
November 20, 2024 at 7:21 PM
And, per a request, here's my Rules for Twitter, which I would think apply here, with the addition: Block anybody you like.
Bye, now.
Bye, now.
We are public now? How’s it going? I’ll look for the Welcome Mat, I’ve hidden somewhere around here….
February 11, 2024 at 9:56 PM
We are public now? How’s it going? I’ll look for the Welcome Mat, I’ve hidden somewhere around here….
Apothegm of the Moment: The Sky is Blue and the Sun is Hot!
July 2, 2023 at 9:41 PM
Apothegm of the Moment: The Sky is Blue and the Sun is Hot!