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Skeltering, without helter, in place. That place is US America.
"America: Premodern Leadership for Postmodern Times."
"America: Premodern Leadership for Postmodern Times."
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@riffle.bsky.social
· Feb 5
So much bad news recently I've been burying my head in the sand.
Today I wish I'd used flammable sand.
Today I wish I'd used flammable sand.
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A truly legendary chart. MELANIA fell 80% the week it launched and then fell another 94% afterwards.
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A truly legendary chart. MELANIA fell 80% the week it launched and then fell another 94% afterwards.
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Here is a temperature map (in celsius) of the USA today, during what is being called the "Big Freeze". Ukraine was colder than this basically every day from Jan 5-23. And thanks to the USA helping Putin, the country was starved of heat and power.
January 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Here is a temperature map (in celsius) of the USA today, during what is being called the "Big Freeze". Ukraine was colder than this basically every day from Jan 5-23. And thanks to the USA helping Putin, the country was starved of heat and power.
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Breaking: HUGE fucking deal!
Q4 European sales figures show EVs outsold ICE for the first time!
youtube.com/watch?v=iDrk...
Q4 European sales figures show EVs outsold ICE for the first time!
youtube.com/watch?v=iDrk...
European 1st: BEVs Outsell Gas Cars; GM Stock Jumps Despite 77% Profit Drop - Autoline Daily 4220
YouTube video by Autoline Network
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January 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Breaking: HUGE fucking deal!
Q4 European sales figures show EVs outsold ICE for the first time!
youtube.com/watch?v=iDrk...
Q4 European sales figures show EVs outsold ICE for the first time!
youtube.com/watch?v=iDrk...
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Matthew Goodwin hopes to make the transition from being a former academic to elected politics by standing for Reform in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
It sounds like he will be making his "Trump is right" case about civilisational erasure to the Greater Manchester constituency's voters
It sounds like he will be making his "Trump is right" case about civilisational erasure to the Greater Manchester constituency's voters
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Matthew Goodwin hopes to make the transition from being a former academic to elected politics by standing for Reform in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
It sounds like he will be making his "Trump is right" case about civilisational erasure to the Greater Manchester constituency's voters
It sounds like he will be making his "Trump is right" case about civilisational erasure to the Greater Manchester constituency's voters
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we’ve got a ways to go until 2030 so this could change but it’s pretty much an across the board disaster if it doesn’t
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
#NEW: 2030 Apportionment Forecast based on 2025 Census Bureau Population Estimates (January 27, 2026).
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
January 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
we’ve got a ways to go until 2030 so this could change but it’s pretty much an across the board disaster if it doesn’t
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
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It's the same people. It's always the same people. Harper's Letter, Persuasion, The Free Press, etc.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
It's the same people. It's always the same people. Harper's Letter, Persuasion, The Free Press, etc.
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Yea, and everyone is lying now. I'm Jewish and Never Again is my north star and a lot of very rich and powerful Jews have lost their freaking minds.
bsky.app/profile/patr...
bsky.app/profile/patr...
In the United States of Amnesia, the algo cycle is king. Programmed with psychiatrists and sociologists who understand human nature and heard mentality. Most humans are conformist sheep. Weak & Complicit. I'm looking for Orcas to reset the paradigm. It's now or never. bsky.app/profile/patr...
Dedicated to Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Goode.
For liberty and justice for all!
The Clean New Deal #TCND
www.thecleannewdeal.org
youtu.be/bOLQSrVxa8E
For liberty and justice for all!
The Clean New Deal #TCND
www.thecleannewdeal.org
youtu.be/bOLQSrVxa8E
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Yea, and everyone is lying now. I'm Jewish and Never Again is my north star and a lot of very rich and powerful Jews have lost their freaking minds.
bsky.app/profile/patr...
bsky.app/profile/patr...
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Breaking NBC:
Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.
Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Breaking NBC:
Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.
Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.
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We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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We are at a tipping point on ICE and immigration enforcement. The shootings are so unpopular that Trump appears to have lost his edge on both deportations and immigration more broadly. Abolishing ICE is net popular with independents. & Bovino is out! 2026≠2024 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
The ICE shootings are a tipping point
Donald Trump's approval on immigration has collapsed 17 points since taking office, and support for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement has swung 50 points since Sept. 2024.
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
We are at a tipping point on ICE and immigration enforcement. The shootings are so unpopular that Trump appears to have lost his edge on both deportations and immigration more broadly. Abolishing ICE is net popular with independents. & Bovino is out! 2026≠2024 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
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Just in time for a new funding fight, WaPo reports that DHS has not really investigated ANY of 16 shooting incidents.
Dems should demand real investigations for all of these (maybe get Robert Storch, fired DOD IG to do it) AND ALSO LaMonica McIver event.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Dems should demand real investigations for all of these (maybe get Robert Storch, fired DOD IG to do it) AND ALSO LaMonica McIver event.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Just in time for a new funding fight, WaPo reports that DHS has not really investigated ANY of 16 shooting incidents.
Dems should demand real investigations for all of these (maybe get Robert Storch, fired DOD IG to do it) AND ALSO LaMonica McIver event.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Dems should demand real investigations for all of these (maybe get Robert Storch, fired DOD IG to do it) AND ALSO LaMonica McIver event.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Reminder of the pattern: when the real trump falters, he is removed from the news and replaced my in headlines by a fake, imaginary trump who is instead doing reasonable and popular things.
Trump is not doing this and the media is lying to you because they want to take him to the dance and kiss
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Reminder of the pattern: when the real trump falters, he is removed from the news and replaced my in headlines by a fake, imaginary trump who is instead doing reasonable and popular things.
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good time for all of us to revisit this thread
It is hard to grasp but large masses of Americans are both racist/xenophobic AND not racist/xenophobic enough to applaud what Trump is doing. It's goldilocks shit, they want a level of racism/xenophobia calibrated exactly to their personal preferences, and you just can't make that policy. Don't try.
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
good time for all of us to revisit this thread
I guess I can stop whittling oak whistles now.
Good morning from the Whistle Witch, currently stationed at the pop-up leftist supply depot!
We are racing the end of January to see if we can ship 200,000 whistles this month! Current totsl: 186,884 😍
Request whistles or help out at linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
We are racing the end of January to see if we can ship 200,000 whistles this month! Current totsl: 186,884 😍
Request whistles or help out at linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I guess I can stop whittling oak whistles now.
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Good morning from the Whistle Witch, currently stationed at the pop-up leftist supply depot!
We are racing the end of January to see if we can ship 200,000 whistles this month! Current totsl: 186,884 😍
Request whistles or help out at linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
We are racing the end of January to see if we can ship 200,000 whistles this month! Current totsl: 186,884 😍
Request whistles or help out at linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Good morning from the Whistle Witch, currently stationed at the pop-up leftist supply depot!
We are racing the end of January to see if we can ship 200,000 whistles this month! Current totsl: 186,884 😍
Request whistles or help out at linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
We are racing the end of January to see if we can ship 200,000 whistles this month! Current totsl: 186,884 😍
Request whistles or help out at linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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FBI historian here. Basically all of the FBI’s greatest scandals across history come from attempts to criminalize First Amendment rights. It never works out well for the bureau and ends a lot of careers.
I would like to know how my prior colleagues, who have chosen to pursue leadership positions under this charlatan, justify ordering agents to break their oaths of office and open investigations on people simply for exercising their legal rights.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM
FBI historian here. Basically all of the FBI’s greatest scandals across history come from attempts to criminalize First Amendment rights. It never works out well for the bureau and ends a lot of careers.
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The nuremberg race laws were legal, so they were ok! Amazing fucking take, congratulations bsky.app/profile/joel...
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The nuremberg race laws were legal, so they were ok! Amazing fucking take, congratulations bsky.app/profile/joel...
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I had a couple people quibble with me yesterday when I suggested too many people are covering the next elections like standard campaigns when they clearly won't be.
May I present exhibit 546.
May I present exhibit 546.
Rahm Emanuel's “combination of policy talk, moral reflection and candid critiques of recent Democratic fixations is distinctive, and there’s impressive political savvy in what he foregrounds and how he frames it,” argues Frank Bruni.
Opinion | Will Rahm Emanuel Run for President in 2028?
A Democratic insider with an outside chance at the White House
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I had a couple people quibble with me yesterday when I suggested too many people are covering the next elections like standard campaigns when they clearly won't be.
May I present exhibit 546.
May I present exhibit 546.
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“The humans cut apart all the books filled with their knowledge to teach the AI” is absolutely the beginning of a good sci-fi series
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
How Silicon Valley built AI: Buying, scanning and discarding millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:08 PM
“The humans cut apart all the books filled with their knowledge to teach the AI” is absolutely the beginning of a good sci-fi series
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Here is an example of a Dutch call-up paper for Jews to report to labor camps.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Here is an example of a Dutch call-up paper for Jews to report to labor camps.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
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I went to a baseball game in Japan and it was amazing
I went to a baseball game in Japan and it was amazing
Your best source for quality Kansas City Royals news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.
www.royalsreview.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I went to a baseball game in Japan and it was amazing
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"We should do nothing until we retake the presidency" is not, in fact, a good strategy guys
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"We should do nothing until we retake the presidency" is not, in fact, a good strategy guys
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I reported back in *August 2024* that Goodwin had left the university of Kent. And that the supposed emeritus title he used was nothing of the sort. Since then he’s only hid a part-time title from a private for-profit university. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I reported back in *August 2024* that Goodwin had left the university of Kent. And that the supposed emeritus title he used was nothing of the sort. Since then he’s only hid a part-time title from a private for-profit university. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...
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"Good tsar, bad boyars" has been a recurring theme of Trumpism every year the dude's been office. It's wild.
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
"Good tsar, bad boyars" has been a recurring theme of Trumpism every year the dude's been office. It's wild.
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“After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff” electionlawblog.org?p=153972
"After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff" #ELB
NYT: The nursing home industry was on a roll last summer. It had just won a 10-year moratorium on a rule initiated during President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s administration to require increased staffing l...
electionlawblog.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
“After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff” electionlawblog.org?p=153972