William Easley
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Some commentators, noticing that the reaction to Alex Pretti's murder was much stronger than the response to Renee Good have focused on what was different - the supposed lack of clarity about the car, LGBTQ identity, etc.
But I think most important was simply that Pretti happened second.
But I think most important was simply that Pretti happened second.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Some commentators, noticing that the reaction to Alex Pretti's murder was much stronger than the response to Renee Good have focused on what was different - the supposed lack of clarity about the car, LGBTQ identity, etc.
But I think most important was simply that Pretti happened second.
But I think most important was simply that Pretti happened second.
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Thinking about this again, from an @theatlantic.com contributor.
January 28, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Thinking about this again, from an @theatlantic.com contributor.
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Brittany Mahomes is reposting conspiracy theories about the catastrophic snowstorm being “manufactured”, most cooked WAG in pro sports I’m afraid
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Brittany Mahomes is reposting conspiracy theories about the catastrophic snowstorm being “manufactured”, most cooked WAG in pro sports I’m afraid
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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not great that two different Democratic House members have been physically assaulted in the span of a week
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:19 AM
not great that two different Democratic House members have been physically assaulted in the span of a week
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Report from a user calling the Augusta office of Senator Susan Collins...
If you're a Mainer calling Collins, maybe add that her staff shouldn't be arguing with a constituent. Or calling them a fucking bitch.
If you're a Mainer calling Collins, maybe add that her staff shouldn't be arguing with a constituent. Or calling them a fucking bitch.
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Report from a user calling the Augusta office of Senator Susan Collins...
If you're a Mainer calling Collins, maybe add that her staff shouldn't be arguing with a constituent. Or calling them a fucking bitch.
If you're a Mainer calling Collins, maybe add that her staff shouldn't be arguing with a constituent. Or calling them a fucking bitch.
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really says a lot about the lack of conviction at the heart of the GOP that the party of God and Guns was completely subsumed by a guy who cares about neither
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM
really says a lot about the lack of conviction at the heart of the GOP that the party of God and Guns was completely subsumed by a guy who cares about neither
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how is this not an SNL sketch
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
how is this not an SNL sketch
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Predictably, Bari Weiss' 7-month-freelancer hire for CBS News whined that he was canceled at Yale for opposing affirmative action: his ideas were "intellectual diversity." (This while he was a Manhattan Institute intern). Say it again: "merit-based hiring". 3/
www.nationalreview.com/2023/07/high...
www.nationalreview.com/2023/07/high...
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Predictably, Bari Weiss' 7-month-freelancer hire for CBS News whined that he was canceled at Yale for opposing affirmative action: his ideas were "intellectual diversity." (This while he was a Manhattan Institute intern). Say it again: "merit-based hiring". 3/
www.nationalreview.com/2023/07/high...
www.nationalreview.com/2023/07/high...
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his mother (a lawyer) runs some company called Eight Great Years..about "reimagining" teenage years..and his father is chief legal officer at Etsy--previously general counsel at Facebook
investors.etsy.com/company-info...
investors.etsy.com/company-info...
Colin Stretch
investors.etsy.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:55 PM
his mother (a lawyer) runs some company called Eight Great Years..about "reimagining" teenage years..and his father is chief legal officer at Etsy--previously general counsel at Facebook
investors.etsy.com/company-info...
investors.etsy.com/company-info...
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If I were the social media manager of a police department that was found to have routinely violated the civil rights of the community it serves, and also had to pay out $200K for a sexual harassment lawsuit a mere month ago, I would simply not post things like this.
But that's just me!
But that's just me!
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
If I were the social media manager of a police department that was found to have routinely violated the civil rights of the community it serves, and also had to pay out $200K for a sexual harassment lawsuit a mere month ago, I would simply not post things like this.
But that's just me!
But that's just me!
Basing sports fandom around politics in America is certainly ill advised but as a Spurs fan I am rarely disappointed by political takes that come from people associated with the Spurs
Brave of him, as the chances he's labeled a terrorist sympathizer and his visa status is threatened are very low but definitely not absolute zero
"Every day, I wake up and see the news and I'm horrified. I think it is crazy that some people make it sound like it's acceptable, like the murder of civilians is acceptable." - Victor Wembanyama says about the killings in Minnesota
Via DonHarris4/X
Via DonHarris4/X
January 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Basing sports fandom around politics in America is certainly ill advised but as a Spurs fan I am rarely disappointed by political takes that come from people associated with the Spurs
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Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
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Woke committee on unamerican activities please
Our latest deep dive with Hunterbrook Media (@truth.bsky.social) is about one of the five richest owners in sports: Robert Pera, of the Grizzlies and Ubiquiti.
An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."
The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...
An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."
The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...
Exclusive: Grizzlies Owner Robert Pera Linked to Russia's "Crimes Against Humanity" | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Woke committee on unamerican activities please
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The GOP has the 2A maximalist wingnuts cornered and this kind of stuff isn't going to make them dems but it will probably get them to stop voting, which is just as good
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The GOP has the 2A maximalist wingnuts cornered and this kind of stuff isn't going to make them dems but it will probably get them to stop voting, which is just as good
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This is one of my favorite charts because the obvious implication is ... obvious, but you absolutely are not allowed to say it out loud in US public discourse.
January 27, 2026 at 6:41 AM
This is one of my favorite charts because the obvious implication is ... obvious, but you absolutely are not allowed to say it out loud in US public discourse.
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I've joked more and more about how we need "Theoretical" and "Applied" social sciences -- seeking fundamental truths is good, but we really gotta consider what reality is.
I think a lot of this when a lot of academics argue for parallel LGBT institutions largely unrelated to cishet society
I think a lot of this when a lot of academics argue for parallel LGBT institutions largely unrelated to cishet society
I think this opinion piece is quite emblematic of what we around these parts have come to call "Woke 1", i.e social justice practiced primarily as an extension of left-wing academic discourse, with all the issues and limitations that implies.
It's a relic of bygone age, unfit for the present moment
It's a relic of bygone age, unfit for the present moment
I find takes like this unsatisfying because they ignore the point of the Nazi analogy. It's not about denying America's history of racist terror. "Nazi" is not just code for "bad but in a way that specifically doesn't implicate US antecedents." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/o...
January 27, 2026 at 5:59 AM
I've joked more and more about how we need "Theoretical" and "Applied" social sciences -- seeking fundamental truths is good, but we really gotta consider what reality is.
I think a lot of this when a lot of academics argue for parallel LGBT institutions largely unrelated to cishet society
I think a lot of this when a lot of academics argue for parallel LGBT institutions largely unrelated to cishet society
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Open and shut 18 USC 242 (throw in 241 to be spicy) violation, which has the standard 5 year statute of limitations
Crank up a Jan 6 level prosecution of DHS starting on 20 Jan 29
Crank up a Jan 6 level prosecution of DHS starting on 20 Jan 29
the assaults are punitive. the cops know that their critics have not done anything against the law. but the DOJ is Trump's personal law firm, and broken bones, hypothermia, and chemical attacks do not require a judge's sign-off. so ICE's victims get beaten and gassed and dropped in the wilderness.
January 27, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Open and shut 18 USC 242 (throw in 241 to be spicy) violation, which has the standard 5 year statute of limitations
Crank up a Jan 6 level prosecution of DHS starting on 20 Jan 29
Crank up a Jan 6 level prosecution of DHS starting on 20 Jan 29
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My question is how did he choose the WSJ . Like what was his thought process
Ye, fka Kanye West, takes out a full-page in the Wall Street Journal to apologize to the Black community, and for antisemitism:
“I lost touch with reality”
“I lost touch with reality”
January 27, 2026 at 5:59 AM
My question is how did he choose the WSJ . Like what was his thought process
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once again when i tweeted this years ago IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 AM
once again when i tweeted this years ago IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE
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Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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there's some kind of slow motion freaky Friday exchange happening between Will and Ahmad Al-Sharaa. Will, the onetime sensible center left policy lawyer, is being memeified as a Syrian warlord. Al-Sharaa, the onetime Syrian warlord, is being memeified as a sensible centrist. signs & wonders
With apologies to the one person in this who isn't the hugest fan of his own memefication, I could not resist
January 27, 2026 at 5:57 AM
there's some kind of slow motion freaky Friday exchange happening between Will and Ahmad Al-Sharaa. Will, the onetime sensible center left policy lawyer, is being memeified as a Syrian warlord. Al-Sharaa, the onetime Syrian warlord, is being memeified as a sensible centrist. signs & wonders
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KCDSA Member Elias talks about the history of the Latino community in Kansas City and the significance of the current moment. Talk to your neighbors, join a local organization, and do what you can to protect your community.
January 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM
KCDSA Member Elias talks about the history of the Latino community in Kansas City and the significance of the current moment. Talk to your neighbors, join a local organization, and do what you can to protect your community.