Wizzy Probs
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Wizzy Probs
@wizzyprobs.bsky.social
· Jun 13
(The Revolution Will Not Be Televised) (1967)
YouTube video by (Insert Tape Here)
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.
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Omg yes FINALLY someone is making this case:
"I want a progressive movement that is aggressively pro raising wages at the bottom and aggressively pro immigration. These are completely coherent goals."
"I want a progressive movement that is aggressively pro raising wages at the bottom and aggressively pro immigration. These are completely coherent goals."
“We are locked into a battle we did not seek and our timidity is keeping us on the defensive. It isn’t working. Our pessimism is self-fullfiling.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-g...
We Need to Get Off The Defensive About Immigration
Free movement is a fantastic thing, and we should say it.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Omg yes FINALLY someone is making this case:
"I want a progressive movement that is aggressively pro raising wages at the bottom and aggressively pro immigration. These are completely coherent goals."
"I want a progressive movement that is aggressively pro raising wages at the bottom and aggressively pro immigration. These are completely coherent goals."
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FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
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NEW: Trump-appointed federal judge orders Trump-appointed US Attorney Lindsey Halligan to explain why Halligan is still identifying herself as "US Attorney"
(Different judge found Halligan's appointment unlawful)
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(Different judge found Halligan's appointment unlawful)
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January 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
NEW: Trump-appointed federal judge orders Trump-appointed US Attorney Lindsey Halligan to explain why Halligan is still identifying herself as "US Attorney"
(Different judge found Halligan's appointment unlawful)
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(Different judge found Halligan's appointment unlawful)
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So much for MAGA/white supremacists supposed love of “Western Culture” and the “Classical Canon” lol
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
So much for MAGA/white supremacists supposed love of “Western Culture” and the “Classical Canon” lol
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Incredible to formulate a sentence like "While I disagree with the sexual deepfakes of children" comma
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
January 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Incredible to formulate a sentence like "While I disagree with the sexual deepfakes of children" comma
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do I need to post the thousand baby graves from the cemetery I used to work at again
BREAKING: The U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child in an unprecedented overhaul of childhood health protections.
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
do I need to post the thousand baby graves from the cemetery I used to work at again
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if you tried to do this in the us, you'd have a billion dollar conservative moms group lobbying against it 12 hours later and credulous news articles taking their claims seriously in 24 bsky.app/profile/davi...
Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
if you tried to do this in the us, you'd have a billion dollar conservative moms group lobbying against it 12 hours later and credulous news articles taking their claims seriously in 24 bsky.app/profile/davi...
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you can't keep kids safe if you don't listen to them.
i am so sick of "kids safety" crusaders who refuse to listen to kids and teens about their actual lived experiences
if you're not listening to kids, what you really want is control, not safety.
i am so sick of "kids safety" crusaders who refuse to listen to kids and teens about their actual lived experiences
if you're not listening to kids, what you really want is control, not safety.
January 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
you can't keep kids safe if you don't listen to them.
i am so sick of "kids safety" crusaders who refuse to listen to kids and teens about their actual lived experiences
if you're not listening to kids, what you really want is control, not safety.
i am so sick of "kids safety" crusaders who refuse to listen to kids and teens about their actual lived experiences
if you're not listening to kids, what you really want is control, not safety.
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Every member of Congress should draw up separate articles of impeachment for a different impeachable offense.
Once those articles are rejected, draw up new articles of impeachment for those involved in rejecting it, and articles of impeachment for a new impeachable offense, or the same one again.
Once those articles are rejected, draw up new articles of impeachment for those involved in rejecting it, and articles of impeachment for a new impeachable offense, or the same one again.
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Every member of Congress should draw up separate articles of impeachment for a different impeachable offense.
Once those articles are rejected, draw up new articles of impeachment for those involved in rejecting it, and articles of impeachment for a new impeachable offense, or the same one again.
Once those articles are rejected, draw up new articles of impeachment for those involved in rejecting it, and articles of impeachment for a new impeachable offense, or the same one again.
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Anyone not actively involved in impeaching and no other activity should just resign. There is no government until he is gone. Pretending otherwise props up him, not government.
The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Anyone not actively involved in impeaching and no other activity should just resign. There is no government until he is gone. Pretending otherwise props up him, not government.
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huh
January 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM
huh
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There are dozens of human rights, LGBTQ, racial justice, press freedom and civil liberties organizations that oppose KOSA.
You can smear all of us as pawns of big tech, but you’re wrong. You can claim we’re all idiots duped by lobbyists if you want. You’d still be wrong.
www.them.us/story/kids-o...
You can smear all of us as pawns of big tech, but you’re wrong. You can claim we’re all idiots duped by lobbyists if you want. You’d still be wrong.
www.them.us/story/kids-o...
This Bill Purports to Protect Kids from Big Tech. For LGBTQ+ Youth, It’s a Grave Danger
Those on the right have said they will use KOSA to target queer and trans content. So why do some Democrats support it?
www.them.us
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
There are dozens of human rights, LGBTQ, racial justice, press freedom and civil liberties organizations that oppose KOSA.
You can smear all of us as pawns of big tech, but you’re wrong. You can claim we’re all idiots duped by lobbyists if you want. You’d still be wrong.
www.them.us/story/kids-o...
You can smear all of us as pawns of big tech, but you’re wrong. You can claim we’re all idiots duped by lobbyists if you want. You’d still be wrong.
www.them.us/story/kids-o...
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It's really frustrating that DC news outlets keep framing the debate around KOSA as if it's just "Democrats want more censorship and Republicans want less censorship."
Just an egregiously wrong and oversimplified narrative that leaves readers uninformed and drowns out the voices of LGBTQ youth
Just an egregiously wrong and oversimplified narrative that leaves readers uninformed and drowns out the voices of LGBTQ youth
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
It's really frustrating that DC news outlets keep framing the debate around KOSA as if it's just "Democrats want more censorship and Republicans want less censorship."
Just an egregiously wrong and oversimplified narrative that leaves readers uninformed and drowns out the voices of LGBTQ youth
Just an egregiously wrong and oversimplified narrative that leaves readers uninformed and drowns out the voices of LGBTQ youth
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Also if you are going to position yourself as an ally to LGBTQ youth you might not want to cite Jonathan “instagram is making kids trans” Haidt? www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Jonathan Haidt Promoted a Fringe Theory on Trans Youth — Assigned
The author of “The Anxiety Generation” told Margaret Hoover for PBS that young people become trans due to peer contagion effects. There is no evidence for this claim.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Also if you are going to position yourself as an ally to LGBTQ youth you might not want to cite Jonathan “instagram is making kids trans” Haidt? www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
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Never-Trump Republicans are still *Republicans*
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Never-Trump Republicans are still *Republicans*
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Sorry George my money is on Jack Schlossberg as his
family has had a dedication to politics in a fierce manner.
He has the age factor also as too many older Dems have
become useless, time to say enough
family has had a dedication to politics in a fierce manner.
He has the age factor also as too many older Dems have
become useless, time to say enough
January 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Sorry George my money is on Jack Schlossberg as his
family has had a dedication to politics in a fierce manner.
He has the age factor also as too many older Dems have
become useless, time to say enough
family has had a dedication to politics in a fierce manner.
He has the age factor also as too many older Dems have
become useless, time to say enough
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Anyone who
1) likes Gavin Newsom
2) said it was “too early to worry” about who’s running
3) believes, like Gavin suggests, that the Democrats lost the election for being “too woke”
Is: wrong
1) likes Gavin Newsom
2) said it was “too early to worry” about who’s running
3) believes, like Gavin suggests, that the Democrats lost the election for being “too woke”
Is: wrong
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Anyone who
1) likes Gavin Newsom
2) said it was “too early to worry” about who’s running
3) believes, like Gavin suggests, that the Democrats lost the election for being “too woke”
Is: wrong
1) likes Gavin Newsom
2) said it was “too early to worry” about who’s running
3) believes, like Gavin suggests, that the Democrats lost the election for being “too woke”
Is: wrong
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watching Helen Lewis claim she's got the key to understanding American politics is like watching a cat chasing a laser pointer, except the cat is somehow claiming it's figured out how to solve world hunger. also the cat is transphobic and will try to get you fired if you point this out
The text faded to the paywall at the same rate as my eyes would have glazed over anyway
January 7, 2026 at 6:36 AM
watching Helen Lewis claim she's got the key to understanding American politics is like watching a cat chasing a laser pointer, except the cat is somehow claiming it's figured out how to solve world hunger. also the cat is transphobic and will try to get you fired if you point this out
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What is perhaps the gravest transgression ever committed by a US president has been airbrushed out of the picture and the perp allowed (by a majority of voters) to return to the scene of the crime.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
The erasure of January 6
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
What is perhaps the gravest transgression ever committed by a US president has been airbrushed out of the picture and the perp allowed (by a majority of voters) to return to the scene of the crime.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
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For the record, I am also really annoyed about people who fundraise and say "I'm running against Lauren Boebert, and she only won by 546 votes" and neglect to mention that she moved to a different district which is substantially more red.
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 AM
For the record, I am also really annoyed about people who fundraise and say "I'm running against Lauren Boebert, and she only won by 546 votes" and neglect to mention that she moved to a different district which is substantially more red.
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His fundraising is designed to appeal to people who know nothing about where he is running or who he is running against.
I fucking hate this shit.
I fucking hate this shit.
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 AM
His fundraising is designed to appeal to people who know nothing about where he is running or who he is running against.
I fucking hate this shit.
I fucking hate this shit.
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If Conway were running in a red district, we could talk. He is literally running to replace a very progressive member of Congress.
January 7, 2026 at 5:29 AM
If Conway were running in a red district, we could talk. He is literally running to replace a very progressive member of Congress.
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Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
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A tribute to how fucking stupid Bari Weiss is that her iteration of the CBS evening news instantly became a laughably partisan joke, when the obvious better strategy was to play it straight for at least a few months and keep it as a legit-looking sleeper cell to activate before the election.
January 7, 2026 at 4:36 AM
A tribute to how fucking stupid Bari Weiss is that her iteration of the CBS evening news instantly became a laughably partisan joke, when the obvious better strategy was to play it straight for at least a few months and keep it as a legit-looking sleeper cell to activate before the election.