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EGJR96
@saltysapphic.bsky.social
· Feb 14
Quote of the day:
“The road to the authoritarian state is lined with people who advise you not to exaggerate”
“The road to the authoritarian state is lined with people who advise you not to exaggerate”
Der Weg in den autoritären Staat ist gesäumt mit Leuten, die Dir raten, es jetzt aber bitte nicht zu übertreiben.
RIP Cassandra, you would’ve hated trying to convince the US that it’s becoming authoritarian
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July 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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i want to note that the christofascist attack on "porn" isn't actually an attempt to make the internet or the world child safe in any real way. these people abuse the fuck out of children and oppose sex education largely because it makes children able to identify and name that abuse
July 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
i want to note that the christofascist attack on "porn" isn't actually an attempt to make the internet or the world child safe in any real way. these people abuse the fuck out of children and oppose sex education largely because it makes children able to identify and name that abuse
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Oooh, you know Trump's "Obama treasoned with me Russia" campaign must be serious when Glenn Beck breaks out *two* chalkboards to explain it!
July 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Oooh, you know Trump's "Obama treasoned with me Russia" campaign must be serious when Glenn Beck breaks out *two* chalkboards to explain it!
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Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.
July 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.
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Not only has Columbia agreed to give political commissars oversight over admissions, including a mandatory annual data transfer, they did so while agreeing to language emphasizing that nothing in the deal prevents the government from launching more investigations, reviews, and litigation.
Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.
July 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Not only has Columbia agreed to give political commissars oversight over admissions, including a mandatory annual data transfer, they did so while agreeing to language emphasizing that nothing in the deal prevents the government from launching more investigations, reviews, and litigation.
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wtf
Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.
July 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
wtf
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official DHS account posting fourteen word long tweets with the H's randomly capitalized
groyper occupied government
groyper occupied government
July 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
official DHS account posting fourteen word long tweets with the H's randomly capitalized
groyper occupied government
groyper occupied government
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Marco Rubio is an AIDS spreader:
NYT: State Dept Plans To Entirely Shut Down PEPFAR - Joe.My.God.
The New York Times reports: The federal program to combat H.I.V. in developing nations earned a reprieve last week when Congress voted to restore $400 million in funding. But that may be short-lived: ...
www.joemygod.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Marco Rubio is an AIDS spreader:
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While UNSG's #UN80 reform initiative is crucial, the liquidity crisis risks short-term fixes over long-term resilience. True success lies in prioritizing intergenerational equity, foresight, and institutional stewardship for meaningful change.
Read more: buff.ly/6bBawD2
Read more: buff.ly/6bBawD2
July 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
While UNSG's #UN80 reform initiative is crucial, the liquidity crisis risks short-term fixes over long-term resilience. True success lies in prioritizing intergenerational equity, foresight, and institutional stewardship for meaningful change.
Read more: buff.ly/6bBawD2
Read more: buff.ly/6bBawD2
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Alan Cumming on bathroom bills:
"Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."
"Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."
July 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Alan Cumming on bathroom bills:
"Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."
"Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."
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(I'm in it!)
#ShinyHappyPeople season 2 drops in a couple hours 😱
July 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
(I'm in it!)
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As @mehdirhasan.bsky.social noted, the fact that they are comfortable saying this stuff out in the open shows just how much the Overton window has shifted. Pinesap's open fascism is still beyond the pale on the Right but just barely-- all his other points are basically just conservatism now
July 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
As @mehdirhasan.bsky.social noted, the fact that they are comfortable saying this stuff out in the open shows just how much the Overton window has shifted. Pinesap's open fascism is still beyond the pale on the Right but just barely-- all his other points are basically just conservatism now
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The self-identified fascist making the rounds in today's viral @mehdirhasan.bsky.social video is an online personality in Nick Fuentes' groyper movement known as Pinesap. Here he is speaking at a Fuentes rally in June 2024 & pictured with other figures in the movement
July 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The self-identified fascist making the rounds in today's viral @mehdirhasan.bsky.social video is an online personality in Nick Fuentes' groyper movement known as Pinesap. Here he is speaking at a Fuentes rally in June 2024 & pictured with other figures in the movement
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and yes, someone replied with our own resource :)
Trump's trade war timeline 2.0: An up-to-date guide
President Donald Trump has started his second term in office with momentous plans to change US trade policy to achieve various economic and nontrade related aims. Below is a timeline that tracks the d...
www.piie.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
and yes, someone replied with our own resource :)
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NEW: In notionally setting tariff rates according to trade imbalances & for diplomatic leverage, Trump's tariffs don't differentiate between friend & foe—making the US & its allies worse off, eroding economic power underpinning their collective military might.
By @cullenhendrix.bsky.social:
By @cullenhendrix.bsky.social:
Imposing tariffs on US allies undermines national security
The Trump administration is using tariffs (and tariff threats) as a blunt instrument to address not just trade imbalances but also the fentanyl crisis, misgivings over Brazil's prosecution of its form...
www.piie.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW: In notionally setting tariff rates according to trade imbalances & for diplomatic leverage, Trump's tariffs don't differentiate between friend & foe—making the US & its allies worse off, eroding economic power underpinning their collective military might.
By @cullenhendrix.bsky.social:
By @cullenhendrix.bsky.social:
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i can see this one is going to get a lot of use
July 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
i can see this one is going to get a lot of use
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Evangelical parenting in one sentence:
“What my father wanted to cast from me wasn’t a demon: it was me.”
Tara Westover, "Educated"
“What my father wanted to cast from me wasn’t a demon: it was me.”
Tara Westover, "Educated"
July 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Evangelical parenting in one sentence:
“What my father wanted to cast from me wasn’t a demon: it was me.”
Tara Westover, "Educated"
“What my father wanted to cast from me wasn’t a demon: it was me.”
Tara Westover, "Educated"
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looking at the 30+ democracies that have successfully prosecuted heads of state for violating their constitutions over the past 15 years
July 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
looking at the 30+ democracies that have successfully prosecuted heads of state for violating their constitutions over the past 15 years
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Andry Hernández Romero, the innocent make-up artist imprisoned without trial for 4 months in El Salvador by the Trump admin, is FREE.
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
July 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Andry Hernández Romero, the innocent make-up artist imprisoned without trial for 4 months in El Salvador by the Trump admin, is FREE.
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
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I wrote my master's thesis in grad school about human trafficking panics and disinformation and why evangelical Christians are often at the center of spreading said disinformation and how it ultimately both reinscribes purity culture as well as ushers in theocracy so this news cycle is fun for me
July 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I wrote my master's thesis in grad school about human trafficking panics and disinformation and why evangelical Christians are often at the center of spreading said disinformation and how it ultimately both reinscribes purity culture as well as ushers in theocracy so this news cycle is fun for me
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My children have accused me of belonging to a Secret Sandwich Society, because, quote, "Why do you know about so many weird sandwiches?"
You should read Talia's sandwich blog, so your family can develop conspiracy theories about you, too.
You should read Talia's sandwich blog, so your family can develop conspiracy theories about you, too.
in which i write about the panuozzo sandwich,
and finally show my hand, revealing that i, too, have Food Opinions
and this one is a deep dark secret:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
and finally show my hand, revealing that i, too, have Food Opinions
and this one is a deep dark secret:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #131: Panuozzo
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where David and I invite you to pull up a table at the moveable feast that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
buttondown.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My children have accused me of belonging to a Secret Sandwich Society, because, quote, "Why do you know about so many weird sandwiches?"
You should read Talia's sandwich blog, so your family can develop conspiracy theories about you, too.
You should read Talia's sandwich blog, so your family can develop conspiracy theories about you, too.
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Another great writeup by Talia, about a sandwich I've heard of but have never tried.
in which i write about the panuozzo sandwich,
and finally show my hand, revealing that i, too, have Food Opinions
and this one is a deep dark secret:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
and finally show my hand, revealing that i, too, have Food Opinions
and this one is a deep dark secret:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #131: Panuozzo
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where David and I invite you to pull up a table at the moveable feast that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
buttondown.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Another great writeup by Talia, about a sandwich I've heard of but have never tried.
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The destruction of public radio is truly an existential threat to books and book culture. I can't say it enough.
July 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The destruction of public radio is truly an existential threat to books and book culture. I can't say it enough.