Abby
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I've never been good at bios but I'm great at leaving parties without saying goodbye
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This explains it better than I can
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This explains it better than I can
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Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.
September 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.
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its wild that elissa slotkin (and democratic leadership) has this as their takeaway from the 2024 election, when kamala harris did more campaigning with liz cheney than she did with bernie sanders and aoc. they hate their own voters. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
its wild that elissa slotkin (and democratic leadership) has this as their takeaway from the 2024 election, when kamala harris did more campaigning with liz cheney than she did with bernie sanders and aoc. they hate their own voters. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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I'm not a messaging guy but I'm pretty sure Democrats can do better than "Ronald Reagan was amazing."
March 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I'm not a messaging guy but I'm pretty sure Democrats can do better than "Ronald Reagan was amazing."
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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
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I never thought I'd say this, but for the country to really come together as one, the Philadelphia Eagles must win the Superbowl.
January 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I never thought I'd say this, but for the country to really come together as one, the Philadelphia Eagles must win the Superbowl.
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Among the many avenues Democrats need to be pushing *now* is:
Trump, Musk, and their Republican enablers just compromised the personal and financial info of every American.
This isn't hyperbole; it already happened. They broke all the cybersecurity protocols and are concealing what they're doing.
Trump, Musk, and their Republican enablers just compromised the personal and financial info of every American.
This isn't hyperbole; it already happened. They broke all the cybersecurity protocols and are concealing what they're doing.
Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
February 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Among the many avenues Democrats need to be pushing *now* is:
Trump, Musk, and their Republican enablers just compromised the personal and financial info of every American.
This isn't hyperbole; it already happened. They broke all the cybersecurity protocols and are concealing what they're doing.
Trump, Musk, and their Republican enablers just compromised the personal and financial info of every American.
This isn't hyperbole; it already happened. They broke all the cybersecurity protocols and are concealing what they're doing.
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The United States is now run by a ketamine-addicted dictator from South Africa.
Trunt is just there to keep CNN and MSNBC in a permanent state of arousal.
Trunt is just there to keep CNN and MSNBC in a permanent state of arousal.
February 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The United States is now run by a ketamine-addicted dictator from South Africa.
Trunt is just there to keep CNN and MSNBC in a permanent state of arousal.
Trunt is just there to keep CNN and MSNBC in a permanent state of arousal.
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Spiegel reports that Musk now also has access to sensitive data of competitors with regard to their financial dealings with the government.
February 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Spiegel reports that Musk now also has access to sensitive data of competitors with regard to their financial dealings with the government.
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Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the government's human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees.
"We have no visibility into what they are doing." www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
"We have no visibility into what they are doing." www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
reuters.com
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the government's human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees.
"We have no visibility into what they are doing." www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
"We have no visibility into what they are doing." www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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Seth Masket suggests something I was thinking about as well; Musk is a civilian illegally interfering with government operations. the DC Metro police should arrest him. smotus.substack.com/p/what-might...
What might an opposition party be doing right now?
The Democrats are leaving a lot of tools on the table
smotus.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Seth Masket suggests something I was thinking about as well; Musk is a civilian illegally interfering with government operations. the DC Metro police should arrest him. smotus.substack.com/p/what-might...
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16 Democratic senators recently voted to confirm the Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary who just gave Musk’s team access to a Treasury payment system that disburses trillions and holds mass quantities of personal information. Food for thought. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
February 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
16 Democratic senators recently voted to confirm the Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary who just gave Musk’s team access to a Treasury payment system that disburses trillions and holds mass quantities of personal information. Food for thought. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Dear Democrats: You can't defeat the threat to democracy by becoming the threat to democracy.
In 2019, when Trump wanted John Ratcliffe as his head of National Intelligence, Democrats called him shockingly unqualified, noting his only qualification was loyalty to Trump. Trump had to pull the nomination and do a recess appointment.
Today, only 25 Dems voted against him for head of the CIA.
Today, only 25 Dems voted against him for head of the CIA.
January 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Dear Democrats: You can't defeat the threat to democracy by becoming the threat to democracy.
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Today is a great day to start or get back into 99% Invisible. It's a show about the objects and systems we design and what these things say about us and our values.
Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not
99percentinvisible.org
Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not
99percentinvisible.org
99% Invisible
99% Invisible with Roman Mars is a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the ninety-nine percent invisible activity that shapes our world.
99percentinvisible.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Today is a great day to start or get back into 99% Invisible. It's a show about the objects and systems we design and what these things say about us and our values.
Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not
99percentinvisible.org
Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not
99percentinvisible.org
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Worth underscoring. The right has built a powerful communications apparatus driven by politics, emotion and entertainment that sustained unpopular ideas for decades, working them into the party’s agenda and ultimately state and federal law.
One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 23, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Worth underscoring. The right has built a powerful communications apparatus driven by politics, emotion and entertainment that sustained unpopular ideas for decades, working them into the party’s agenda and ultimately state and federal law.
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Tesla Cybertrucks are being mistaken for trash dumpsters by raccoons, and they’re getting thrashed as a result. Honest mistake. 🤣
November 22, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Tesla Cybertrucks are being mistaken for trash dumpsters by raccoons, and they’re getting thrashed as a result. Honest mistake. 🤣
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One thing I think people talking about the threat of authoritarian creep have gotten, if not exactly wrong, not quite right either is to frame discussion in terms of various European precedents.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
November 20, 2024 at 2:10 AM
One thing I think people talking about the threat of authoritarian creep have gotten, if not exactly wrong, not quite right either is to frame discussion in terms of various European precedents.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
Those are relevant to be sure, but we also have an American precedent - namely the South before 1965.
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1. Donald Trump nominated an alleged statutory rapist and sex trafficker to be attorney general. He picked a Russian asset to be director of national intelligence. He chose a religious fanatic and Kremlin stooge to be secretary of defense.
November 18, 2024 at 3:20 PM
1. Donald Trump nominated an alleged statutory rapist and sex trafficker to be attorney general. He picked a Russian asset to be director of national intelligence. He chose a religious fanatic and Kremlin stooge to be secretary of defense.
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🚨 Columbus, OH🚨 The Nazis currently marching through Columbus, Ohio are led by former Blood Tribe/GDL member Anthony Altick, aka Combat Carl.
He murdered a black man in 2015.
Video from FB vis @rooster.info
Limited information at this time.
He murdered a black man in 2015.
Video from FB vis @rooster.info
Limited information at this time.
November 16, 2024 at 7:19 PM
🚨 Columbus, OH🚨 The Nazis currently marching through Columbus, Ohio are led by former Blood Tribe/GDL member Anthony Altick, aka Combat Carl.
He murdered a black man in 2015.
Video from FB vis @rooster.info
Limited information at this time.
He murdered a black man in 2015.
Video from FB vis @rooster.info
Limited information at this time.
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Want to reassure everyone how alone we are NOT.
If the numbers are right, voter turnout was only 65%, meaning that Trump's total is only 33% of eligible voters.
Account for mass voter suppression, which is no conspiracy - it is FACT - and you've got much less than 1/3 of the country behind him.
If the numbers are right, voter turnout was only 65%, meaning that Trump's total is only 33% of eligible voters.
Account for mass voter suppression, which is no conspiracy - it is FACT - and you've got much less than 1/3 of the country behind him.
November 17, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Want to reassure everyone how alone we are NOT.
If the numbers are right, voter turnout was only 65%, meaning that Trump's total is only 33% of eligible voters.
Account for mass voter suppression, which is no conspiracy - it is FACT - and you've got much less than 1/3 of the country behind him.
If the numbers are right, voter turnout was only 65%, meaning that Trump's total is only 33% of eligible voters.
Account for mass voter suppression, which is no conspiracy - it is FACT - and you've got much less than 1/3 of the country behind him.
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Sunday reading: What awaits us in a second Trump presidency?
A much more extreme rightwing regime that is vastly better prepared and will be operating under conditions that are significantly more favorable to its political cause.
I wrote about what’s different than in 2016/17.
This week’s piece:
A much more extreme rightwing regime that is vastly better prepared and will be operating under conditions that are significantly more favorable to its political cause.
I wrote about what’s different than in 2016/17.
This week’s piece:
Why the Second Trump Regime Will Be Far More Dangerous
This will be a much more radical regime – and it will operate under conditions that are vastly more favorable to its extremist cause
thomaszimmer.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Sunday reading: What awaits us in a second Trump presidency?
A much more extreme rightwing regime that is vastly better prepared and will be operating under conditions that are significantly more favorable to its political cause.
I wrote about what’s different than in 2016/17.
This week’s piece:
A much more extreme rightwing regime that is vastly better prepared and will be operating under conditions that are significantly more favorable to its political cause.
I wrote about what’s different than in 2016/17.
This week’s piece: