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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
"This is an extraordinary moment and it requires extraordinary vision and actions. We must stop viewing political life through the lens of American politics as we have known it, and adopt the viewpoint of dissident movements in autocratic states."
Please read, so many important points made.
Please read, so many important points made.
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Just to be clear: She is NOT upset because the president is threatening people. In fact, she voted for him BECAUSE he threatened people. No, she's upset because he's threatening HER.
When you stir up shit, sometimes you gotta lick the spoon.
When you stir up shit, sometimes you gotta lick the spoon.
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just to be clear: She is NOT upset because the president is threatening people. In fact, she voted for him BECAUSE he threatened people. No, she's upset because he's threatening HER.
When you stir up shit, sometimes you gotta lick the spoon.
When you stir up shit, sometimes you gotta lick the spoon.
The "everyone does it" has finally hit now that Trump is MASSIVELY profiting *off of* his position. I just didn't imagine the corruption would be rubber stamped by MAJOR, (formerly) highly respected US news outlets.
🇺🇸's are once again experiencing why the oligarchy owning everything matters a LOT.
🇺🇸's are once again experiencing why the oligarchy owning everything matters a LOT.
The scale at which the President is profiting from his post is staggering. Perhaps past presidents and their self-dealing snuck out with a million or so — a briefcase full of cash. This time, it's billions, which you should visualize as a fleet of school buses filled with Benjamin Franklins.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The "everyone does it" has finally hit now that Trump is MASSIVELY profiting *off of* his position. I just didn't imagine the corruption would be rubber stamped by MAJOR, (formerly) highly respected US news outlets.
🇺🇸's are once again experiencing why the oligarchy owning everything matters a LOT.
🇺🇸's are once again experiencing why the oligarchy owning everything matters a LOT.
Huge world climate conference attended by nations all around the globe, with the 2nd largest delegation being FOSSIL FUEL lobbyists.
Just... what? Do pols think they're convincing anyone? The people who've lied, cheated, destroyed lives and reaped untold riches from their suffering... those people?
Just... what? Do pols think they're convincing anyone? The people who've lied, cheated, destroyed lives and reaped untold riches from their suffering... those people?
Fossil fuel lobbyists once again make up the second largest delegation at #COP30.
That’s beyond unacceptable.
It’s like letting wolves into a conference run by sheep about what to do with the wolf problem and then letting the wolves dictate what the sheep will do to them.
That’s beyond unacceptable.
It’s like letting wolves into a conference run by sheep about what to do with the wolf problem and then letting the wolves dictate what the sheep will do to them.
November 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Huge world climate conference attended by nations all around the globe, with the 2nd largest delegation being FOSSIL FUEL lobbyists.
Just... what? Do pols think they're convincing anyone? The people who've lied, cheated, destroyed lives and reaped untold riches from their suffering... those people?
Just... what? Do pols think they're convincing anyone? The people who've lied, cheated, destroyed lives and reaped untold riches from their suffering... those people?
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BANNING *ADULTS TALKING* about bodies of scientific work b/c the regime needs an ignorant & obedient electorate is the story.
Who they're attacking doesn't matter to them, only the outcome ⬆️. That isn't to diminish the dehumanizing that comes w/ this because that's also necessary for their success.
Who they're attacking doesn't matter to them, only the outcome ⬆️. That isn't to diminish the dehumanizing that comes w/ this because that's also necessary for their success.
If someone says “gender ideology” one more time like it means something, I’m going to lose my mind.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
BANNING *ADULTS TALKING* about bodies of scientific work b/c the regime needs an ignorant & obedient electorate is the story.
Who they're attacking doesn't matter to them, only the outcome ⬆️. That isn't to diminish the dehumanizing that comes w/ this because that's also necessary for their success.
Who they're attacking doesn't matter to them, only the outcome ⬆️. That isn't to diminish the dehumanizing that comes w/ this because that's also necessary for their success.
The things being normalized for the last TEN YEARS matter to our collective understanding of government & how it SERVES THE PEOPLE, not presidents, not AG's & certainly not Christian nationalists' agenda to turn the US into some clone of Hungary or Russia beholdened only to the oligarchs who run it.
Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The things being normalized for the last TEN YEARS matter to our collective understanding of government & how it SERVES THE PEOPLE, not presidents, not AG's & certainly not Christian nationalists' agenda to turn the US into some clone of Hungary or Russia beholdened only to the oligarchs who run it.
If you ever wondered whether it's a struggle for some people to lie, there's certainly plenty of evidence among Fox personalities, which make up a sizable portion of the current administration, to suggest that, no, it's no struggle AT ALL for them to prolifically lie, actually.
FOX NEWS: Do you believe that the number of people who came into the country illegally is one of the major factors that drove up housing prices?
FED GOV STEPHAN MIRAN: I absolutely believe that's the case
FED GOV STEPHAN MIRAN: I absolutely believe that's the case
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
If you ever wondered whether it's a struggle for some people to lie, there's certainly plenty of evidence among Fox personalities, which make up a sizable portion of the current administration, to suggest that, no, it's no struggle AT ALL for them to prolifically lie, actually.
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the point of camo for a soldier is to obscure their position from the enemy. camo in an urban environment is completely different, and this forest green or desert pattern is functionally useless.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
the point of camo for a soldier is to obscure their position from the enemy. camo in an urban environment is completely different, and this forest green or desert pattern is functionally useless.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.
Important to note the language. "Homeland" is intentional in ways that are ominous, to say the least, & you'd think more 🇺🇸's would understand how dangerous it is.
This IS the process of authoritarianism asserting itself, planting itself in the minds & hearts of people who call themselves patriots.
This IS the process of authoritarianism asserting itself, planting itself in the minds & hearts of people who call themselves patriots.
With Hegseth tweeting this ominous announcement/threat, now is a great time to listen to the most recent episode of Collateral Damage.
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Important to note the language. "Homeland" is intentional in ways that are ominous, to say the least, & you'd think more 🇺🇸's would understand how dangerous it is.
This IS the process of authoritarianism asserting itself, planting itself in the minds & hearts of people who call themselves patriots.
This IS the process of authoritarianism asserting itself, planting itself in the minds & hearts of people who call themselves patriots.
Oh no, to these racists, they are servants and will never be *anything else*.
Ever.
That's the thing with fascists, there must always be humans "beneath them". The racism props up their enormous, but paper thin egos.
Ever.
That's the thing with fascists, there must always be humans "beneath them". The racism props up their enormous, but paper thin egos.
the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Oh no, to these racists, they are servants and will never be *anything else*.
Ever.
That's the thing with fascists, there must always be humans "beneath them". The racism props up their enormous, but paper thin egos.
Ever.
That's the thing with fascists, there must always be humans "beneath them". The racism props up their enormous, but paper thin egos.
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Rhetoric taken directly from Nazi Twitter. I can tell you the precise accounts even
JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Rhetoric taken directly from Nazi Twitter. I can tell you the precise accounts even
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
Thank you. Saw this in interactions, etc., a little while back, but didn't take it to a fully formed point about what's felt like a trend, for sure. It was just a hmph sort of thing.
Cuomo had not a small base of support, ffs. Like, what reckoning, indeed.
Cuomo had not a small base of support, ffs. Like, what reckoning, indeed.
When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thank you. Saw this in interactions, etc., a little while back, but didn't take it to a fully formed point about what's felt like a trend, for sure. It was just a hmph sort of thing.
Cuomo had not a small base of support, ffs. Like, what reckoning, indeed.
Cuomo had not a small base of support, ffs. Like, what reckoning, indeed.
Weird how green energy can do that... but isn't that SOCIALISM or some other "scary" buzzword?
WAKE UP 🇺🇸's. We DO NOT have to live like we are - financially stressed, overworked & practically bleeding money just *for that CEO's next yacht*. Just stop w/ the ideology that SERVES no one but the rich.
WAKE UP 🇺🇸's. We DO NOT have to live like we are - financially stressed, overworked & practically bleeding money just *for that CEO's next yacht*. Just stop w/ the ideology that SERVES no one but the rich.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Weird how green energy can do that... but isn't that SOCIALISM or some other "scary" buzzword?
WAKE UP 🇺🇸's. We DO NOT have to live like we are - financially stressed, overworked & practically bleeding money just *for that CEO's next yacht*. Just stop w/ the ideology that SERVES no one but the rich.
WAKE UP 🇺🇸's. We DO NOT have to live like we are - financially stressed, overworked & practically bleeding money just *for that CEO's next yacht*. Just stop w/ the ideology that SERVES no one but the rich.
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The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
Sadly, they'll likely still shill for their corporate and billionaire owners, in spite of being so far on the wrong side of history and reality.
My takeaway from the elections yesterday is that it’s one thing to be unpopular and have a large portion of the media apparatus desperate to pretend that’s not the case but it’s another thing to be unpopular and have that be an undeniable fact
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sadly, they'll likely still shill for their corporate and billionaire owners, in spite of being so far on the wrong side of history and reality.
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
Really don't know if they were drug smuggling - neither did THEY w/ no evidence & no trial - nor do I care. It's NOT a capital offense, period.
What I do care about is, NO ONE deserves to be blown out of international waters for nothing provable other than being IN A BOAT.
Hegseth is a terrorist.
What I do care about is, NO ONE deserves to be blown out of international waters for nothing provable other than being IN A BOAT.
Hegseth is a terrorist.
Two more people have been killed as Hegseth carried out another boat strike in the Eastern Pacific.
He said: “Protecting the homeland is our TOP priority”
No trial
No due process
No evidence
Just murder.
This is at least the 16th strike and 66 people have been killed.
He said: “Protecting the homeland is our TOP priority”
No trial
No due process
No evidence
Just murder.
This is at least the 16th strike and 66 people have been killed.
2 killed in U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific, Hegseth says
The military strike was at least the 16th strike on a suspected drug boat since President Donald Trump returned to office.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Really don't know if they were drug smuggling - neither did THEY w/ no evidence & no trial - nor do I care. It's NOT a capital offense, period.
What I do care about is, NO ONE deserves to be blown out of international waters for nothing provable other than being IN A BOAT.
Hegseth is a terrorist.
What I do care about is, NO ONE deserves to be blown out of international waters for nothing provable other than being IN A BOAT.
Hegseth is a terrorist.
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Because I genuinely track how @governor.ca.gov does hijacking Trump's BS on Xitter.
The original post got 102K likes in 22 hours.
Newsom's RT has gotten 37K in 3 hours.
The original post got 102K likes in 22 hours.
Newsom's RT has gotten 37K in 3 hours.
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Because I genuinely track how @governor.ca.gov does hijacking Trump's BS on Xitter.
The original post got 102K likes in 22 hours.
Newsom's RT has gotten 37K in 3 hours.
The original post got 102K likes in 22 hours.
Newsom's RT has gotten 37K in 3 hours.
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Trump saying the country turned against Republicans because they shut down the government.
Feels relevant.
Feels relevant.
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Trump saying the country turned against Republicans because they shut down the government.
Feels relevant.
Feels relevant.
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We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
I've said repeatedly that the news media's REFUSAL to cover Christian nationalism SERIOUSLY & thoroughly has perhaps been the single largest factor in why the US is witnessing an ongoing coup.
Well, that & their incessant sanewashing & slobbering over a demented old convicted felon & charity thief.
Well, that & their incessant sanewashing & slobbering over a demented old convicted felon & charity thief.
WTF? @washingtonpost.com just published a profile about Chris Buskirk—who co-founded the Thiel-backed Rockbridge Network with JD Vance—that omitted Buskirk’s ties to American Reformer, self-professed Christian Nationalist William Wolfe, & Wolfe’s Center for Baptist Leadership. 1/
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I've said repeatedly that the news media's REFUSAL to cover Christian nationalism SERIOUSLY & thoroughly has perhaps been the single largest factor in why the US is witnessing an ongoing coup.
Well, that & their incessant sanewashing & slobbering over a demented old convicted felon & charity thief.
Well, that & their incessant sanewashing & slobbering over a demented old convicted felon & charity thief.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM