Agent Fartburger (stinky)
@smurfburger.bsky.social
Shopping a debut comedic novel. Prior words and photos in NYT, Gizmodo, Gawker, Time Out, The Awl. Potty-mouthed anti-fascist.
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I saw a post about this a few minutes ago from a more obscure source, but now I have to wonder if there is something to it.
⚡ Poland probes possible Epstein links to Russian intelligence.
Authorities opened a preliminary inquiry after new documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice raised fresh questions about foreign ties.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
Authorities opened a preliminary inquiry after new documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice raised fresh questions about foreign ties.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I saw a post about this a few minutes ago from a more obscure source, but now I have to wonder if there is something to it.
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Dear @washingtonpost.com
journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year.
Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊
journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year.
Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊
Breaking News: The Washington Post began sweeping layoffs that were slated to shrink the scope of the publication.
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.
nyti.ms
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Dear @washingtonpost.com
journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year.
Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊
journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year.
Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊
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Yes, FBI? I’m calling to report a murder.
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Yes, FBI? I’m calling to report a murder.
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Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
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this is such a good read for any reporters thinking more about digital security right now www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
this is such a good read for any reporters thinking more about digital security right now www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
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For context: Wayne Connell is the bitch-ass motherfucker who was forcing people back to the newsroom and taking fucking attendance in 2022, and now he doesn’t even have the balls to lay people off to their fucking faces.
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
For context: Wayne Connell is the bitch-ass motherfucker who was forcing people back to the newsroom and taking fucking attendance in 2022, and now he doesn’t even have the balls to lay people off to their fucking faces.
The Nazi bitch has been arrested.
This is my hometown - Buda, Texas. Guy runs up and starts pummeling one of the girls. I am so proud of these high school students standing up for their neighbors. There are more of us than the fascist dipshits, and there's safety in numbers. www.kxan.com/news/local/b...
Man charged with assault after fight during student-led anti-ICE protest in Buda
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said on Tuesday he is calling on the District Attorney’s Office to investigate after a brawl between students an adult man ensued during a confrontation at Monday’s …
www.kxan.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The Nazi bitch has been arrested.
Maybe making your loyal customers hate your fucking guts was not the smartest business strategy.
I used to subscribe to the Post. I was one of the hundreds of thousands who ditched it when they failed to endorse.
I used to subscribe to the Post. I was one of the hundreds of thousands who ditched it when they failed to endorse.
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Maybe making your loyal customers hate your fucking guts was not the smartest business strategy.
I used to subscribe to the Post. I was one of the hundreds of thousands who ditched it when they failed to endorse.
I used to subscribe to the Post. I was one of the hundreds of thousands who ditched it when they failed to endorse.
Finding it harder to avoid conclusion that Biden was not much better than Trump in many key respects.
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Finding it harder to avoid conclusion that Biden was not much better than Trump in many key respects.
NYT is profitable. Subscriptions growing. There’s a market for quality papers. Question is, why is Post losing money while NYT is not?
There's zero reason for this. WoPo is owned by the 3rd richest person in the world. 🤬
Washington Post eliminates sports department and reduces overseas journalists, AP source says
The troubled Washington Post has begun implementing large-scale cutbacks, including eliminating its sports department and shrinking the number of journalists it stations overseas.
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
NYT is profitable. Subscriptions growing. There’s a market for quality papers. Question is, why is Post losing money while NYT is not?
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The French government has gone to incredible lengths to defend the interests of big agriculture: it has violently suppressed protests, established special intelligence units, and smeared environmental groups as terrorists. But activists aren’t backing down.
Reservoir Hogs | Christopher Ketcham
In France, new reservoirs are destroying ancient riparian systems. What form should resistance take?
thebaffler.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The French government has gone to incredible lengths to defend the interests of big agriculture: it has violently suppressed protests, established special intelligence units, and smeared environmental groups as terrorists. But activists aren’t backing down.
What's jarring about Orlando is the number of lists of cool things to do here that mention national fast food chains and shopping malls. Our hotel room has a book, an Orlando show-case, and one of the attractions is ... White Castle. It wasn't even founded in Florida. Maybe WC paid to be listed?
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
What's jarring about Orlando is the number of lists of cool things to do here that mention national fast food chains and shopping malls. Our hotel room has a book, an Orlando show-case, and one of the attractions is ... White Castle. It wasn't even founded in Florida. Maybe WC paid to be listed?
There’s not even a Trump cult of personality here. For the TX Nazi base, Cornyn is not enough of a wingnut. They like Paxton even though he was impeached for criminal conduct by TX republicans.
This approaches clinically diagnosable mass psychosis.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
This approaches clinically diagnosable mass psychosis.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Republicans Make a Costly Push to Try to Save Cornyn in Texas
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 PM
There’s not even a Trump cult of personality here. For the TX Nazi base, Cornyn is not enough of a wingnut. They like Paxton even though he was impeached for criminal conduct by TX republicans.
This approaches clinically diagnosable mass psychosis.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
This approaches clinically diagnosable mass psychosis.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
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Federal Judges have a very real and well-established reason to fear doxing and violence and yet I doubt anyone thinks it would be acceptable for them to preside from the bench in a hood.
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Federal Judges have a very real and well-established reason to fear doxing and violence and yet I doubt anyone thinks it would be acceptable for them to preside from the bench in a hood.
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Natalie Portman: “What’s going on in our country right now is absolutely horrific, with what the federal government—Trump’s government, Kristi Noem, ICE—what they’re doing is really the worst of the worst of humanity.” www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/la...
Natalie Portman Calls ICE “the Worst of the Worst of Humanity” at Sundance Film Festival
“What’s going on in our country right now is absolutely horrific,” she says
www.harpersbazaar.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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This is the way
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
This is the way
Not a rhetorical question, a serious question: how can people be this fucking stupid?
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Not a rhetorical question, a serious question: how can people be this fucking stupid?
Everything by Taylor Swift
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
February 4, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Everything by Taylor Swift
LMAO
A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
February 4, 2026 at 12:16 AM
LMAO
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With the dangerous, unlawful and un-American overreach by ICE, it’s time to take an even stronger stand ↓
February 3, 2026 at 8:57 PM
With the dangerous, unlawful and un-American overreach by ICE, it’s time to take an even stronger stand ↓
Hope the ex Prince goes to prison. Kinda feels like he will but who knows
Former prince discussed with Jeffrey Epstein ways to get round investment rules ft.trib.al/2cWfA1v
Former prince discussed with Jeffrey Epstein ways to get round investment rules
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared official documents while serving as a UK trade envoy
ft.trib.al
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Hope the ex Prince goes to prison. Kinda feels like he will but who knows
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“Attorney General James is also urging New Yorkers to submit videos or other documentation of federal immigration enforcement actions directly to OAG through its secure online portal.” ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
February 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
“Attorney General James is also urging New Yorkers to submit videos or other documentation of federal immigration enforcement actions directly to OAG through its secure online portal.” ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
Classic fascist bitch maneuver attacking kids half his size. Still got his ass kicked.
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Classic fascist bitch maneuver attacking kids half his size. Still got his ass kicked.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.