Brian
@xwingfella.bsky.social
History+science geek, gaming, metal, reading, and occasional writing. He/him. Black Lives Matter.
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My English-Scots-Irish ancestors didn't die for multiculturalism; they killed for it. Killed Confederates who said shit exactly like this.
February 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
My English-Scots-Irish ancestors didn't die for multiculturalism; they killed for it. Killed Confederates who said shit exactly like this.
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Some noble, inclusive, and democratic "real America" from the past is not coming to save us, nor are we doomed to forever live in an oppressive, racist, and exclusionary "real America" that has always existed. Both versions of "our" history are real. America's future is up to us.
February 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Some noble, inclusive, and democratic "real America" from the past is not coming to save us, nor are we doomed to forever live in an oppressive, racist, and exclusionary "real America" that has always existed. Both versions of "our" history are real. America's future is up to us.
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These shitheads have three settings: "I am an apex predator unjustly constrained by society's rules", "I'm not touching you, I'm not touching you", and "Guuuuuaaaaarrds!"
February 13, 2026 at 11:15 PM
These shitheads have three settings: "I am an apex predator unjustly constrained by society's rules", "I'm not touching you, I'm not touching you", and "Guuuuuaaaaarrds!"
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He prefers to be called Mr. President.
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
He prefers to be called Mr. President.
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The fact that we can produce more food for fewer man-hours than at any other time in history by literal orders of magnitude is a fucking miracle, and we should be trying to expand on the implications of that, rather than rejecting it.
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The fact that we can produce more food for fewer man-hours than at any other time in history by literal orders of magnitude is a fucking miracle, and we should be trying to expand on the implications of that, rather than rejecting it.
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I have immense respect for indigenous cultures. However, it is deeply impractical to feed 8+ billion people sustainably and reliably without high-tech industrial agriculture.
Ultimately, this is just reactionary, conservative pastoralism wrapped in leftist framing.
Ultimately, this is just reactionary, conservative pastoralism wrapped in leftist framing.
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I have immense respect for indigenous cultures. However, it is deeply impractical to feed 8+ billion people sustainably and reliably without high-tech industrial agriculture.
Ultimately, this is just reactionary, conservative pastoralism wrapped in leftist framing.
Ultimately, this is just reactionary, conservative pastoralism wrapped in leftist framing.
This is what full spectrum opposition looks like
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 12:21 PM
This is what full spectrum opposition looks like
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If many people hold a left-wing opinion they are a mob and should be ignored; if few people hold a left wing opinion they are fringe and should be ignored. The substance or correctness of the opinion is irrelevant. This is the reactionary centrist credo bsky.app/profile/eliv...
Imagine writing these words, in February 2026, regarding the most vicious McCarthyite of the modern era: "Bari Weiss Hates cancel culture"
February 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
If many people hold a left-wing opinion they are a mob and should be ignored; if few people hold a left wing opinion they are fringe and should be ignored. The substance or correctness of the opinion is irrelevant. This is the reactionary centrist credo bsky.app/profile/eliv...
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A fine is merely the cost of doing business. We need to be throwing C-suite level people in jail.
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
A fine is merely the cost of doing business. We need to be throwing C-suite level people in jail.
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When they say Me Too "went too far," they mean "got too close."
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
When they say Me Too "went too far," they mean "got too close."
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Yeah it's a 75 million dollar bribe
Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it. n.pr/4a84qhs
'Melania' is Amazon's airbrushed and astronomically pricey portrait of the First Lady
Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Yeah it's a 75 million dollar bribe
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"if they can get Jeff for being a pedophile, then they can come after me for fraud/organ farming/hush money to victims of son's DUI crashes/etc and that's simply not acceptable."
January 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"if they can get Jeff for being a pedophile, then they can come after me for fraud/organ farming/hush money to victims of son's DUI crashes/etc and that's simply not acceptable."
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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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"[Some fear] republican gov. cannot be strong. … I believe this, on the contrary, the strongest Gov. on earth. I believe it the only one where every man, at the call of the law, would fly to the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal concern." Jefferson
Guys if you see observers thank them. There’s real stress and burnout in the ranks right now. People understand they are waking up every day to chase and monitor federal thugs who can execute them. But they keep doing it nonstop to protect their neighbors
January 25, 2026 at 5:25 AM
"[Some fear] republican gov. cannot be strong. … I believe this, on the contrary, the strongest Gov. on earth. I believe it the only one where every man, at the call of the law, would fly to the standard of the law, and would meet invasions of the public order as his own personal concern." Jefferson
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This reminds me of one of my favorite stories. During a Javelin Thrust in Yuma one year, we brought two Navajo Code Talkers out to talk to the comm Marines about doing the job in WW2, get a brief on modern comm gear, and so we could ensure we still had Marines who could say they shook their hands.
I really dislike this leftie tendency to use all of the horrible crimes this country has committed as proof that the country is irredeemable, when the people who fought against it often did so *as Americans* because it implies they were a bunch of stupid fucking rubes
January 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This reminds me of one of my favorite stories. During a Javelin Thrust in Yuma one year, we brought two Navajo Code Talkers out to talk to the comm Marines about doing the job in WW2, get a brief on modern comm gear, and so we could ensure we still had Marines who could say they shook their hands.
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Tangential, but I keep seeing an anti-military thread w/ a decent number of flat-out lies, the gist being: "don't join the military it's evil" and I'm sort of dumbstruck. We need a military, and ideally we should have moral people staffing and running it. Don't cede control of that to shitty people!
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Tangential, but I keep seeing an anti-military thread w/ a decent number of flat-out lies, the gist being: "don't join the military it's evil" and I'm sort of dumbstruck. We need a military, and ideally we should have moral people staffing and running it. Don't cede control of that to shitty people!
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Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
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January 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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please put me first on the "people who defended their neighbors" list. bold and underline it while you're at it
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 AM
please put me first on the "people who defended their neighbors" list. bold and underline it while you're at it
The Montgomery bus boycott worked because black people made up a massive chunk of the transit network's revenue. The Target boycott worked because lots of liberals shopped at Target. The Bud Light boycott worked because chuds drink a lot of beer. You have to be a customer for them to care about you.
No, this is stupid. You simply cannot boycott a bunch of major telecoms, shipping companies, and Amazon.
The left needs to learn from the Right on this one. Pick ONE *weak* target, and take it down. Publicly claim the scalp. Repeat.
The left needs to learn from the Right on this one. Pick ONE *weak* target, and take it down. Publicly claim the scalp. Repeat.
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The Montgomery bus boycott worked because black people made up a massive chunk of the transit network's revenue. The Target boycott worked because lots of liberals shopped at Target. The Bud Light boycott worked because chuds drink a lot of beer. You have to be a customer for them to care about you.
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The number of Gestapo in Germany was 32,000. The population was 70 million. That's one Gestapo for every 2200 citizens.
The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens.
There are more of us.
The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens.
There are more of us.
January 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
The number of Gestapo in Germany was 32,000. The population was 70 million. That's one Gestapo for every 2200 citizens.
The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens.
There are more of us.
The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens.
There are more of us.