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Annoyed Diplomat
@annoyeddiplomat.bsky.social
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Yes, I am a diplomat. Yes, I'm annoyed. No, I'm not Keri Russell.
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An apparently Civil War era political poster. In different "old timey" fonts for each line, text reads: Let the People Rejoice! [On a banner carried by an eagle with wings spread:] CAPITAL SHALL NOT OWN US! MANDANI ELECTED! THE PEOPLE TRUE TO LIBERTY NEW YORK REDEEMED! SHE VOTES FOR MANDANI. She chooses Progressive Mayor SHE REPUDIATES CUOMO. THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD! GOD BLESS NEW YORK! Mamdani carries all boroughs but Staten Island. AN AVALANCHE OF FREEMEN. SHOUT BOYS SHOUT, VICTORY IS OURS, FREEDOM IS TRIUMPHANT.
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
annoyeddiplomat.bsky.social
Oof.
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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A screen capture of two Bluesky posts. The first, from cait (and adonis) @cait.osky.social reads: "I am going to be posting cat pictures for the rest of my natural life Imao" Below that, the next, by Derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social reads: "it's crazy that if you're a cat, your only two life outcomes are eating out of a trash can or getting treated like a little baby"
October 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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This right here? This is you defending Charlie Kirk. As someone so concerned about journalistic accuracy, it's interesting that you would misreport that.

Also, when Kirk called for an "amazing patriot" to bail out the man who attacked Paul Pelosi with hammer, was that "arguing with civility"?
A screenshot of a Bluesky post in which Sally Jenkins (@sallyjenx.bsky.social) is responding to a previous post by Natty (@nattybdc.bsky.social). Natty's post reads: "What disagreements, exactly, was he bridging via his work and words?" Sally Jenkins' quote post reads: "He argued with civility. It's a start."
September 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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I stand corrected. Another appropriate response:
Two identical wheat pasted posters side by side on an outdoor wall. They depict an altered version of the famous Banksy piece "The Flower Thrower" in which the figure is throwing a sandwich instead of flowers.
August 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I mean, he was created by two Jewish sons of immigrants who made him a refugee (and an undocumented one at that).

It's not like people at the time missed the message. This is from 1950:
A comic-style drawing of Superman surrounded by children and teenagers. Superman is saying: "... AND REMEMBER, BOYS AND GIRLS, YOUR SCHOOL - LIKE OUR COUNTRY- IS MADE UP OF AMERICANS OF MANY DIFFERENT RACES, RELIGIONS AND NATIONAL ORIGINS. SO..." Text below the drawing reads: "... if YOU hear anybody talk against a schoolmate or anyone else because of his religion, race or national origin-don't wait: tell him THAT KIND OF TALK IS UN-AMERICAN." "HELP KEEP YOUR SCHOOL ALL AMERICAN!"
July 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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I'm not the biggest Bruno Mars fan, but you can't deny the power of Uptown Funk as a protest song.
(From the 29 March Tesla protest in Georgetown, DC)
@teslatakedown.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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No one who attends this should ever be allowed to live it down, including whomever they get to replace Ruffin.

Anyone who does and then goes on to ever complain about "cancel culture" again should be literally knocked off their feet by the sheer force of the mockery they receive as a result.
Daniels did not elaborate on the decision. However, in an appearance on the Daily Beast podcast this week, Ruffin said she was told by the WHCA that "you need to be equal, and make sure that you give it to both sides and blah, blah, blah. And I was like, 'There's no way I'm going to be freaking doing that, dude, under no circumstances."
March 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Evil is taking life-saving AIDS care away from over 20 million people globally, causing tens of thousands of deaths *so far*, including approximately *3,000 infant deaths*.

Musk (and Rubio) did this by freezing PEPFAR payments. And that's just one program out of thousands.
A screenshot from the PEPFAR Impact Counter website. Text reads: PEPFAR Impact Counter Home [Menu options] About Methodology Contact Estimated deaths associated with the funding freeze and discontinuation between January 24th, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST and present Estimated adult deaths 28,420 Incrementing every 3.3 minutes Estimated infant deaths 3,025 Incrementing every 31 minutes How many lives can be saved if all services are fully restored by the end of 2025? Preventable adult deaths 120,598 Decrementing every 3.3 minutes Preventable infant deaths 938 Decrementing every 31 minutes
March 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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I'm still seeing lots of stories about Musk's cuts "starting to kill people", but the reality is that they're *already* responsible for *tens of thousands* of deaths, including *thousands of infants*.

PEPFAR is just a single example out of thousands of programs frozen/cut:
A screenshot from the PEPFAR Impact Counter website. Text reads: PEPFAR Impact Counter Home [Menu options] About Methodology Contact Estimated deaths associated with the funding freeze and discontinuation between January 24th, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST and present Estimated adult deaths 22,690 Incrementing every 3.3 minutes Estimated infant deaths 2,415 Incrementing every 31 minutes How many lives can be saved if all services are fully restored by the end of 2025? Preventable adult deaths 126,328 Decrementing every 3.3 minutes Preventable infant deaths 1,548 Decrementing every 31 minutes
March 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Right on schedule.
A screen capture of a tweet by Marco Rubio (@SecRubio). Text reads: Thank you @POTUS for standing up for America in a way that no President has ever had the courage to do before. Thank you for putting America First. America is with you!
February 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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There's are a lot of "Rubio didn't sign up for this, he obviously feels horrible" reactions right now. Some are funny, but also worth being skeptical of.

Rubio absolutely did sign up for this. What may or may not be in his "heart of hearts" could not matter less.
Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for restored patriotism, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, or ignorance, or greed. That word is "Nazi." Nobody cares about their motives anymore. -A.R. Moxon
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Trump take egg.
An empty grocery store refrigerated shelf with three signs. One sign has a white background. Beside a black line hand drawn silhouette of a person's head speaking, it says "ATTENTION" in red handwritten text. Beneath that in black handwritten text, it says "Unfortunately at this time only ONE DOZEN carton of eggs per customer. Sorry for any inconvenience!" To the left of this sign is a blue, egg-shaped sign. In blue handwritten text it says "Temporarily OUT of eggs :( apologies" Behind the egg-shaped sign and partially obscured by it is a square sign with handwritten text that says "Temporarily OUT of eggs"
February 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM