Eli Brand
@agentofkarma.bsky.social
U.S. Progressive here mainly for the political commentary. Egalitarian. Friend to animals, nature, and the sciences. Ensconced in the PNW.
-Now with more eyelid and less pupil-
-Now with more eyelid and less pupil-
Pinned
I don't even have to read it to know that this "science" article is utter bullshit for ignoring the difference between correlation and causation
I don't even have to read it to know that this "science" article is utter bullshit for ignoring the difference between correlation and causation
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I don't even have to read it to know that this "science" article is utter bullshit for ignoring the difference between correlation and causation
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Trump’s spirtual adviser and megachruch founder Pastor Robert Morris was sentenced to only 6 months in Jail for sexually abusing a 12-year-old.
Trump knows a lot of pedophiles.
Trump knows a lot of pedophiles.
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Trump’s spirtual adviser and megachruch founder Pastor Robert Morris was sentenced to only 6 months in Jail for sexually abusing a 12-year-old.
Trump knows a lot of pedophiles.
Trump knows a lot of pedophiles.
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/4 The point is that the NYT has chosen a very specific way to look at the world — one of fatuous moral and political equivalence — and can’t expect anyone to read its stories outside of that frame. It’s perfectly plausible to think the Times would say “rape is bad. But the lost camaraderie!”
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
/4 The point is that the NYT has chosen a very specific way to look at the world — one of fatuous moral and political equivalence — and can’t expect anyone to read its stories outside of that frame. It’s perfectly plausible to think the Times would say “rape is bad. But the lost camaraderie!”
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/2 The article and headline don’t arise in a vacuum, they arise on the front page of the New York Times, which has selected a very specific way to approach moral and political issues, characterized by detachment, both-sidesism, and trolling.
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
/2 The article and headline don’t arise in a vacuum, they arise on the front page of the New York Times, which has selected a very specific way to approach moral and political issues, characterized by detachment, both-sidesism, and trolling.
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I'm not religious, but this Pope seems like a really good dude.
ground.news/article/pope...
ground.news/article/pope...
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. Pope Le...
ground.news
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I'm not religious, but this Pope seems like a really good dude.
ground.news/article/pope...
ground.news/article/pope...
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Bovino’s rant fits the authoritarian indicators in our assessment: empowered security forces acting with impunity, militarized immigration raids, executive overreach through federalized enforcement, and loyalty-driven ops unmoored from oversight. His tone isn’t an outlier but a symptom.
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Bovino’s rant fits the authoritarian indicators in our assessment: empowered security forces acting with impunity, militarized immigration raids, executive overreach through federalized enforcement, and loyalty-driven ops unmoored from oversight. His tone isn’t an outlier but a symptom.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I can disagree with the president at times, especially this past Monday, on the Marines' 250th anniversary, when he honored the new Syrian president who is an Al Qaeda terrorist and was wanted by our government for years."
November 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I can disagree with the president at times, especially this past Monday, on the Marines' 250th anniversary, when he honored the new Syrian president who is an Al Qaeda terrorist and was wanted by our government for years."
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Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
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Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
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Massie: "The president has been saying this is a hoax. Well, he's just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it's a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations he's announced. If they have ongoing investigations, those documents can't be released. So this might be a big smokescreen."
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Massie: "The president has been saying this is a hoax. Well, he's just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it's a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations he's announced. If they have ongoing investigations, those documents can't be released. So this might be a big smokescreen."
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More robots.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
More robots.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
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It must be magnificent to be these billionaires and foreign countries, all of whom secretly scorn Trump, giving him lavish but vulgar gifts that he doesn’t understand are elaborate expressions of their contempt for him, his taste, his principles, and his self-awareness.
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It must be magnificent to be these billionaires and foreign countries, all of whom secretly scorn Trump, giving him lavish but vulgar gifts that he doesn’t understand are elaborate expressions of their contempt for him, his taste, his principles, and his self-awareness.
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Pretty sure this meets the definition of irony...
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Pretty sure this meets the definition of irony...
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Trump lowering tariffs. I don’t understand. Why is he letting these countries off the hook for paying tariffs to US the American People?
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Trump lowering tariffs. I don’t understand. Why is he letting these countries off the hook for paying tariffs to US the American People?
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“Maybe somebody thought ‘Oh it’s a small place, it’s rural, they’re probably quiet, we can overpower them,” said City Councilor Steve Hickman.
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
Federal defense contractor backs out of potential Oregon Coast ICE facility
A defense contractor with a history of providing housing for military operations withdrew its inquiry seeking land at the Newport Municipal Airport, a city official said Wednesday, as growing evidence...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“Maybe somebody thought ‘Oh it’s a small place, it’s rural, they’re probably quiet, we can overpower them,” said City Councilor Steve Hickman.
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
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The people who will tell you to your face that they only need to read one 2000 year old book to know everything?
Yeah. Right.
Yeah. Right.
November 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The people who will tell you to your face that they only need to read one 2000 year old book to know everything?
Yeah. Right.
Yeah. Right.
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Part of maga is revelry in ignorance. These are entitled white folks who adopted oligarch messaging on climate change and trans folks and work rights because it hurts people they don’t like. The entire ideology demands zero introspection—which is incidentally the same thread in white supremacy
November 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Part of maga is revelry in ignorance. These are entitled white folks who adopted oligarch messaging on climate change and trans folks and work rights because it hurts people they don’t like. The entire ideology demands zero introspection—which is incidentally the same thread in white supremacy
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Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
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"Historically, [ponderosa pine] trees have been able to defend themselves by turning rain into resin that pushes out bark beetles. But because of prolonged drought exacerbated by climate change, beetles have been able to move thru trees at a rapid pace." 🌎 kiowacountypress.net/content/dead...
Deadly beetles now infesting lower-elevation ponderosa pines | KiowaCountyPress.net
Most of Colorado’s trees lost to mountain pine beetle infestations were lodgepole pines at higher elevations until 2023.
kiowacountypress.net
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Historically, [ponderosa pine] trees have been able to defend themselves by turning rain into resin that pushes out bark beetles. But because of prolonged drought exacerbated by climate change, beetles have been able to move thru trees at a rapid pace." 🌎 kiowacountypress.net/content/dead...
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In Texas, #wind farms are now generating about 40 % of the state’s #electricity on a major grid run, showing how big a role #CleanEnergy is playing these days 🌀⚡.
Wind farms supply 40% of electrical power now in Texas
ERCOT electricity demand surges to record highs led by solar and wind growth, reducing midday gas share while storage rises.
www.okenergytoday.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In Texas, #wind farms are now generating about 40 % of the state’s #electricity on a major grid run, showing how big a role #CleanEnergy is playing these days 🌀⚡.
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Do you notice that Donald Trump sues everybody, but has he ever sued any of the people accusing him of sexually molesting children? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall that happening. Maybe because he doesn't want to see them present their evidence in a court of law.
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Do you notice that Donald Trump sues everybody, but has he ever sued any of the people accusing him of sexually molesting children? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall that happening. Maybe because he doesn't want to see them present their evidence in a court of law.
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“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 28, 2024 at 11:03 PM
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
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America so committed itself to racism, sexism, homophobia and xenophobia, they didn’t realise it would lead to its collapse.
Instead of being an innovator in the 21st Century.
It dug in to hate.
The world no longer trusts America.
That’s a really big fu***** deal!
Instead of being an innovator in the 21st Century.
It dug in to hate.
The world no longer trusts America.
That’s a really big fu***** deal!
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
America so committed itself to racism, sexism, homophobia and xenophobia, they didn’t realise it would lead to its collapse.
Instead of being an innovator in the 21st Century.
It dug in to hate.
The world no longer trusts America.
That’s a really big fu***** deal!
Instead of being an innovator in the 21st Century.
It dug in to hate.
The world no longer trusts America.
That’s a really big fu***** deal!