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The Treachery of Tweets
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Treachery of Tweets
Everything you’re saying is directly refuted by the AIPAC homepage! Screenshot example below.
Why are you invested in misunderstanding their stated mission?
Why are you invested in misunderstanding their stated mission?
September 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Everything you’re saying is directly refuted by the AIPAC homepage! Screenshot example below.
Why are you invested in misunderstanding their stated mission?
Why are you invested in misunderstanding their stated mission?
It reminds me of the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue.
It, too, was a veneration of a racist POS where the actual statue is pretty unflattering.
It, too, was a veneration of a racist POS where the actual statue is pretty unflattering.
September 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
It reminds me of the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue.
It, too, was a veneration of a racist POS where the actual statue is pretty unflattering.
It, too, was a veneration of a racist POS where the actual statue is pretty unflattering.
I think this part from the article matters even though it’s not what will be emphasized:
August 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I think this part from the article matters even though it’s not what will be emphasized:
So, this part of @espiers.bsky.social’s piece on Gen X is now what I’ll be thinking about today…
August 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
So, this part of @espiers.bsky.social’s piece on Gen X is now what I’ll be thinking about today…
Bio got me chuckling.
There’s how people see themselves and/or the image they want to project… and then there’s their actual words and deeds.
There’s how people see themselves and/or the image they want to project… and then there’s their actual words and deeds.
July 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Bio got me chuckling.
There’s how people see themselves and/or the image they want to project… and then there’s their actual words and deeds.
There’s how people see themselves and/or the image they want to project… and then there’s their actual words and deeds.
The article is written by a tenant organizer who emphasizes the key point at the bottom.
In short: Homeowners aren’t the only constituents and aren’t the only voters. Elected officials should pay attention like Mamdani has.
In short: Homeowners aren’t the only constituents and aren’t the only voters. Elected officials should pay attention like Mamdani has.
July 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The article is written by a tenant organizer who emphasizes the key point at the bottom.
In short: Homeowners aren’t the only constituents and aren’t the only voters. Elected officials should pay attention like Mamdani has.
In short: Homeowners aren’t the only constituents and aren’t the only voters. Elected officials should pay attention like Mamdani has.
Tr*mp uses Biden like the Family Circus kids used “Not Me.”
July 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Tr*mp uses Biden like the Family Circus kids used “Not Me.”
Tr*mp uses Biden like the Family Circus kids used “Not me.”
July 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Tr*mp uses Biden like the Family Circus kids used “Not me.”
The word-penis is mightier than the sword-penis.
June 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The word-penis is mightier than the sword-penis.
inside you there are three dolls
May 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
inside you there are three dolls
Definition from Merriam-Webster in the screenshot
For a more detailed definition, see: www.un.org/en/genocide-...
Now, place these definitions into the context of the Axios article, which is more than a picture of a destroyed city.
For a more detailed definition, see: www.un.org/en/genocide-...
Now, place these definitions into the context of the Axios article, which is more than a picture of a destroyed city.
May 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Definition from Merriam-Webster in the screenshot
For a more detailed definition, see: www.un.org/en/genocide-...
Now, place these definitions into the context of the Axios article, which is more than a picture of a destroyed city.
For a more detailed definition, see: www.un.org/en/genocide-...
Now, place these definitions into the context of the Axios article, which is more than a picture of a destroyed city.
May 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Article: “Though Kennedy has previously praised interventions like Narcan as critical to saving lives, he now frames the crisis as one requiring deeper, spiritual and societal change rather than relying solely on "nuts and bolts" medical solutions.”
Folks can’t reach deeper change if they’re dead.
Folks can’t reach deeper change if they’re dead.
April 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Article: “Though Kennedy has previously praised interventions like Narcan as critical to saving lives, he now frames the crisis as one requiring deeper, spiritual and societal change rather than relying solely on "nuts and bolts" medical solutions.”
Folks can’t reach deeper change if they’re dead.
Folks can’t reach deeper change if they’re dead.
Me in the national security group chat:
March 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Me in the national security group chat:
From the article, a source basically says they didn’t yell at the disruptors. They just did the equivalent of “we’re not mad, just disappointed.”
March 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
From the article, a source basically says they didn’t yell at the disruptors. They just did the equivalent of “we’re not mad, just disappointed.”
@profcrunk.bsky.social on a Banned for Life panel in Brooklyn noting w/ attacks on the federal level, we need to be local—when states rights have never been our friend.
Also on the panel: @toure.bsky.social, @elienyc.bsky.social, @zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social (by video) & @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social
Also on the panel: @toure.bsky.social, @elienyc.bsky.social, @zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social (by video) & @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
@profcrunk.bsky.social on a Banned for Life panel in Brooklyn noting w/ attacks on the federal level, we need to be local—when states rights have never been our friend.
Also on the panel: @toure.bsky.social, @elienyc.bsky.social, @zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social (by video) & @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social
Also on the panel: @toure.bsky.social, @elienyc.bsky.social, @zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social (by video) & @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social
Before this article came out, I half-joked that WaPo seems to have decided to get out of the news biz.
And here they are with plans to “sharply increase the amount of opinion commentary.”
And here they are with plans to “sharply increase the amount of opinion commentary.”
January 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Before this article came out, I half-joked that WaPo seems to have decided to get out of the news biz.
And here they are with plans to “sharply increase the amount of opinion commentary.”
And here they are with plans to “sharply increase the amount of opinion commentary.”
Just started @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social’s The Originalism Trap & already want to quote everything!
“The originalist ideology’s claim to singular objectivity & legal legitimacy is fascinating, b/c the Venn diagram b/t the results originalism produces & conservative policy preferences is a circle.”
“The originalist ideology’s claim to singular objectivity & legal legitimacy is fascinating, b/c the Venn diagram b/t the results originalism produces & conservative policy preferences is a circle.”
January 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Just started @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social’s The Originalism Trap & already want to quote everything!
“The originalist ideology’s claim to singular objectivity & legal legitimacy is fascinating, b/c the Venn diagram b/t the results originalism produces & conservative policy preferences is a circle.”
“The originalist ideology’s claim to singular objectivity & legal legitimacy is fascinating, b/c the Venn diagram b/t the results originalism produces & conservative policy preferences is a circle.”