Aran O’Roe
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"Nothing is more enervating, demoralizing or hopeless than being the upholders of the proprieties of a vanquished order. Simple rule-following or, even worse, norms-following is simply too thin a reed for any political movement or political party."
I loved the account of the historical parallels.
I loved the account of the historical parallels.
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/towar...
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators
I got a fascinating array of responses to my Tuesday post about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Nothing is more enervating, demoralizing or hopeless than being the upholders of the proprieties of a vanquished order. Simple rule-following or, even worse, norms-following is simply too thin a reed for any political movement or political party."
I loved the account of the historical parallels.
I loved the account of the historical parallels.
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
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I'm catching up on the Epstein photos drop today.
And what do we have here but Elisa New (aka "Summers' wife") happily on the plane with LS & Woody? We already knew she liked powerful men even if they were pedophiles but this is still enraging on so many levels. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
And what do we have here but Elisa New (aka "Summers' wife") happily on the plane with LS & Woody? We already knew she liked powerful men even if they were pedophiles but this is still enraging on so many levels. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
December 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I'm catching up on the Epstein photos drop today.
And what do we have here but Elisa New (aka "Summers' wife") happily on the plane with LS & Woody? We already knew she liked powerful men even if they were pedophiles but this is still enraging on so many levels. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
And what do we have here but Elisa New (aka "Summers' wife") happily on the plane with LS & Woody? We already knew she liked powerful men even if they were pedophiles but this is still enraging on so many levels. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
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Tennessean reporter Vivian Jones pointing out the inherent hypocrisy in the @SenJohnson @MarshaBlackburn TP USA announcement
Trying to imagine the reaction if Dems used the Capitol to announce a government-backed plan to put DSA chapters in every high school
Trying to imagine the reaction if Dems used the Capitol to announce a government-backed plan to put DSA chapters in every high school
December 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Tennessean reporter Vivian Jones pointing out the inherent hypocrisy in the @SenJohnson @MarshaBlackburn TP USA announcement
Trying to imagine the reaction if Dems used the Capitol to announce a government-backed plan to put DSA chapters in every high school
Trying to imagine the reaction if Dems used the Capitol to announce a government-backed plan to put DSA chapters in every high school
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Award-winning Palestinian reporter Mohammed Mhawish, who left Gaza last year, joins us to discuss his new piece for New York magazine about Israel’s surveillance practices.
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/12/m...
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/12/m...
Gaza Writer Mohammed Mhawish on Life Under Israeli Surveillance
Award-winning Palestinian reporter Mohammed Mhawish, who left Gaza last year, joins us to discuss his new piece for New York magazine about Israel’s surveillance practices. It describes how Palestinia...
www.democracynow.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Award-winning Palestinian reporter Mohammed Mhawish, who left Gaza last year, joins us to discuss his new piece for New York magazine about Israel’s surveillance practices.
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/12/m...
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/12/m...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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🧵1/ Israel & pro-Israel allies have repeatedly claimed Hamas carried out rapes, even “mass rapes,” on Oct 7, routinely pointing to a UN report by Pramila Patten as proof...
More on those “sources” & what her report actually does & doesn't establish in the thread below🧵👇
🚨Watch this vid first
More on those “sources” & what her report actually does & doesn't establish in the thread below🧵👇
🚨Watch this vid first
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🧵1/ Israel & pro-Israel allies have repeatedly claimed Hamas carried out rapes, even “mass rapes,” on Oct 7, routinely pointing to a UN report by Pramila Patten as proof...
More on those “sources” & what her report actually does & doesn't establish in the thread below🧵👇
🚨Watch this vid first
More on those “sources” & what her report actually does & doesn't establish in the thread below🧵👇
🚨Watch this vid first
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The richest 10 percent of the world's population owns three-quarters of all personal wealth.
Where in the world are wealth and income most unequal?
The richest 10 percent of the world's population owns three-quarters of all personal wealth.
bit.ly
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The richest 10 percent of the world's population owns three-quarters of all personal wealth.
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
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There's a media blackout on the FBI's new enemies list and cash fund for snitching on people harboring things like "anti-Americanism."
What little coverage its gotten has been laughably bad:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-ene...
What little coverage its gotten has been laughably bad:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-ene...
Trump’s Enemies List Meets Media Blackout
Why the NSPM-7 fueled FBI blacklist isn’t considered news
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
There's a media blackout on the FBI's new enemies list and cash fund for snitching on people harboring things like "anti-Americanism."
What little coverage its gotten has been laughably bad:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-ene...
What little coverage its gotten has been laughably bad:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-ene...
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🔴 Israeli Strikes on Gaza Escalate, Leaving Casualties in Deir al-Balah
A Palestinian man was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Mon evening, according to Palestine Info. Center...
Listen to the full update from Motasem A Dalloul (X: @AbujomaaGaza) below👇
A Palestinian man was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Mon evening, according to Palestine Info. Center...
Listen to the full update from Motasem A Dalloul (X: @AbujomaaGaza) below👇
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🔴 Israeli Strikes on Gaza Escalate, Leaving Casualties in Deir al-Balah
A Palestinian man was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Mon evening, according to Palestine Info. Center...
Listen to the full update from Motasem A Dalloul (X: @AbujomaaGaza) below👇
A Palestinian man was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Mon evening, according to Palestine Info. Center...
Listen to the full update from Motasem A Dalloul (X: @AbujomaaGaza) below👇
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
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Video: حسام شبات via X (@HossamShabat)
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Video: حسام شبات via X (@HossamShabat)
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Gaza Civil Defense teams recovered 98 bodies today during mass-grave exhumations at Al-Shifa Hospital, including 55 unidentified victims buried on hospital grounds during Israel’s assault, when formal burials were impossible. As these recovery efforts continue, a separate video now circulating...
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Gaza Civil Defense teams recovered 98 bodies today during mass-grave exhumations at Al-Shifa Hospital, including 55 unidentified victims buried on hospital grounds during Israel’s assault, when formal burials were impossible. As these recovery efforts continue, a separate video now circulating...
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The real takeaway here is that if Elon was to say this about China, the govt would shut down his business overnight and revoke access to the market.
But he can openly say this about the EU knowing full well any response will be slow, ineffective, and offset by US political backing.
But he can openly say this about the EU knowing full well any response will be slow, ineffective, and offset by US political backing.
It’s funny how Elon Musk has no problem with Chinese regulation, which is much stricter than European regulation.
Have you ever seen him call for the abolition of the CCP?
Have you ever seen him call for the abolition of the CCP?
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The real takeaway here is that if Elon was to say this about China, the govt would shut down his business overnight and revoke access to the market.
But he can openly say this about the EU knowing full well any response will be slow, ineffective, and offset by US political backing.
But he can openly say this about the EU knowing full well any response will be slow, ineffective, and offset by US political backing.
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Every nazi movement needs a youth wing.
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Every nazi movement needs a youth wing.
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva was pepper-sprayed by ICE agents during a raid last week.
Remember: ICE is getting $170B in new funding from Trump's Big Ugly Bill and lowering its hiring standards.
If Trump's thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you.
Remember: ICE is getting $170B in new funding from Trump's Big Ugly Bill and lowering its hiring standards.
If Trump's thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you.
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva was pepper-sprayed by ICE agents during a raid last week.
Remember: ICE is getting $170B in new funding from Trump's Big Ugly Bill and lowering its hiring standards.
If Trump's thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you.
Remember: ICE is getting $170B in new funding from Trump's Big Ugly Bill and lowering its hiring standards.
If Trump's thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you.
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🟣 Dr. Mustafa Barghouti: Netanyahu Has Not Abandoned His Displacement Plan Even For A Moment.”
Al Jazeera Mubasher spoke to Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Nat'l Initiative abt recent developments around Gaza, after he participated in high-level meetings at Doha Forum...
Al Jazeera Mubasher spoke to Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Nat'l Initiative abt recent developments around Gaza, after he participated in high-level meetings at Doha Forum...
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🟣 Dr. Mustafa Barghouti: Netanyahu Has Not Abandoned His Displacement Plan Even For A Moment.”
Al Jazeera Mubasher spoke to Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Nat'l Initiative abt recent developments around Gaza, after he participated in high-level meetings at Doha Forum...
Al Jazeera Mubasher spoke to Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Nat'l Initiative abt recent developments around Gaza, after he participated in high-level meetings at Doha Forum...
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There’s this huge media industry employing lotsa Very Smart People™ whose elaborate hot takes purport to explain the allegedly complex reasons for society’s crises, when in fact those crises are all the result of something very simple: a bunch of oligarchs got together & bought literally everything.
December 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
There’s this huge media industry employing lotsa Very Smart People™ whose elaborate hot takes purport to explain the allegedly complex reasons for society’s crises, when in fact those crises are all the result of something very simple: a bunch of oligarchs got together & bought literally everything.
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Russian style of war: “As Russia’s Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes” apnews.com/article/mali...
As Russia's Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes
The Associated Press has spoken to over 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses committed by Africa Corps, a new military unit under Russia's direct command.
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Russian style of war: “As Russia’s Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes” apnews.com/article/mali...
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"...mega-donors' influence doesn't primarily come from their ability to sway voters... Instead, their leverage comes from convincing politicians that they need mega-donor money to win."
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"...mega-donors' influence doesn't primarily come from their ability to sway voters... Instead, their leverage comes from convincing politicians that they need mega-donor money to win."
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This is the first of a five-article series—a deep dive into Albany, GA. With a population of ~67K, it probably mirrors most mid-size cities in the US, including the fact that the local hospital is the most important & powerful business in town. This a story about that hospital. It's a tragic story.
THREAD: It was supposed to be a routine surgery. So when the doctor stepped out, Sandra Parker wasn’t sure she heard right.
Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying.
“That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”
Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying.
“That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is the first of a five-article series—a deep dive into Albany, GA. With a population of ~67K, it probably mirrors most mid-size cities in the US, including the fact that the local hospital is the most important & powerful business in town. This a story about that hospital. It's a tragic story.
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🚨Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to “compile a list" of Americans who may be extremists, per signed memo leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
LEAK: FBI List of “Extremists” Is Coming, Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🚨Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to “compile a list" of Americans who may be extremists, per signed memo leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...