Craig Johnson
@cajohnson-craig.bsky.social
Research on the right-wing and conservative theology.
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Fifteen Minutes of Fascism:
https://soundcloud.com/user-627234964
Author, How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism: https://shorturl.at/jjwZz
DMs open. Opinions my own.
what an embarrassment
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
what an embarrassment
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If yall don’t do nothing else, I want you to let those AI videos go. Please. People are still being funny and cute in real life. Please join the rest of us back in reality.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If yall don’t do nothing else, I want you to let those AI videos go. Please. People are still being funny and cute in real life. Please join the rest of us back in reality.
also they might just not give a shit
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
also they might just not give a shit
the US is exporting right wing culture just like it exports guns and ammunition
'Red pill,' 'alpha male' content is a key driver in rising aggressive behaviour among Malaysian boys - experts
The surge of these toxic ideologies promote dominance, control over women and emotional suppression.
The surge of these toxic ideologies promote dominance, control over women and emotional suppression.
'Red pill' ideology is a key driver in rising aggressive behaviour among Malaysian boys - Criminologist
The surge of these toxic ideologies, often spread by influencers like Andrew Tate, which promote dominance, control over women and emotional suppression.
www.sinardaily.my
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
the US is exporting right wing culture just like it exports guns and ammunition
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A busy and chaotic #MementoMoriMonday
Dancing Skeletons, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
c. 1871-1889
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Dancing Skeletons, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
c. 1871-1889
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A busy and chaotic #MementoMoriMonday
Dancing Skeletons, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
c. 1871-1889
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Dancing Skeletons, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
c. 1871-1889
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
This is Nuremberg Laws shit
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is Nuremberg Laws shit
they know - they well go to any and all lengths to make sure they stay in power
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
they know - they well go to any and all lengths to make sure they stay in power
billionaire puts automatic pedophile machine in a car, wants a trillion dollars
Grok asks a 12 year old for nudes after asking Grok its favorite soccer player.
When CBC requested comment, xAIs said “Legacy Media Lies.”
When CBC requested comment, xAIs said “Legacy Media Lies.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
billionaire puts automatic pedophile machine in a car, wants a trillion dollars
this is why the GOP thinks it can steal the next election: they've done it before
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
this is why the GOP thinks it can steal the next election: they've done it before
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If I was writing a popular history this would be my pivot moment I think.
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If I was writing a popular history this would be my pivot moment I think.
this is the take
The US literacy crisis walked so that AI can run
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
this is the take
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"it allows me to (thing i am incompetent at)!" no! it fucking well doesn't! and you'd better hope the thing you don't know you're terrible at is like, drawing or writing and not "Certain Death Gorge is a great shortcut!" or Wormtounging you to suicide
MSN
www.msn.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"it allows me to (thing i am incompetent at)!" no! it fucking well doesn't! and you'd better hope the thing you don't know you're terrible at is like, drawing or writing and not "Certain Death Gorge is a great shortcut!" or Wormtounging you to suicide
this would be one of Trump's worst crimes
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
this would be one of Trump's worst crimes
don't tell me your machine can feel
LLMs are now widely used in social science as stand-ins for humans—assuming they can produce realistic, human-like text
But... can they? We don’t actually know.
In our new study, we develop a Computational Turing Test.
And our findings are striking:
LLMs may be far less human-like than we think.🧵
But... can they? We don’t actually know.
In our new study, we develop a Computational Turing Test.
And our findings are striking:
LLMs may be far less human-like than we think.🧵
Computational Turing Test Reveals Systematic Differences Between Human and AI Language
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in the social sciences to simulate human behavior, based on the assumption that they can generate realistic, human-like text. Yet this assumption rem...
arxiv.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
don't tell me your machine can feel
the plan is to ruin the school so it can be closed and forgotten
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
the plan is to ruin the school so it can be closed and forgotten
if a moderate Democrat wins in 2028 they will try to sweep this under the rug in the name of national healing
you can't let them
you can't let them
Her husband was at Broadview one month and she was never able to talk to him. Not until he was already in Mexico. He had been in Chicago for 20 years. Her husband shared that the numbers of people there were astounding. It just makes me think how many people that are not counted/just disappeared.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
if a moderate Democrat wins in 2028 they will try to sweep this under the rug in the name of national healing
you can't let them
you can't let them
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He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
I'll be home for Christmas
If Trump lets me leave
Please let go of budget woe
And pass it*, I mean jeez
* a just budget that funds social programs and doesn't throw anybody under the bus
If Trump lets me leave
Please let go of budget woe
And pass it*, I mean jeez
* a just budget that funds social programs and doesn't throw anybody under the bus
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'll be home for Christmas
If Trump lets me leave
Please let go of budget woe
And pass it*, I mean jeez
* a just budget that funds social programs and doesn't throw anybody under the bus
If Trump lets me leave
Please let go of budget woe
And pass it*, I mean jeez
* a just budget that funds social programs and doesn't throw anybody under the bus
missed this in today's fascist roundup, but this is def fascist news
1. In a major shadow docket ruling from the Supreme Court, the court has ruled against trans people's passports, giving a stay to the Trump administration.
The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
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The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
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SCOTUS Rules Against Trans People's Passport Gender Markers In Shadow Docket Ruling
The administration has previously indicated it could revoke some trans people's passports if it got this ruling.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
missed this in today's fascist roundup, but this is def fascist news
just because something becomes common doesn't mean you have to respect it
Nick Fuentes says people better be careful about calling him a Nazi "because if I'm a Nazi, then there's millions of young people that are following a fucking Nazi." Um, yeah, that's exactly what we've been warning about!
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
just because something becomes common doesn't mean you have to respect it
ok at this point the racists have to just be trolling us, right?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ok at this point the racists have to just be trolling us, right?
you do not under any circumstances “gotta hand it to them”
best encapsulation why everyone hates democrats despite trump being the spawn of satan
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
you do not under any circumstances “gotta hand it to them”
Check out today's episode of Fifteen Minutes of Fascism, Episode 271: Some Good News for a Change
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Episode 271: Some Good News for a Change
Fifteen Minutes of Fascism is a sadly topical podcast covering the global rise of the radical right. Listen every Thursday for news, analysis, historical background, and celebrations of the deaths of
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November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Check out today's episode of Fifteen Minutes of Fascism, Episode 271: Some Good News for a Change
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Women should have jobs, but Ross Douthat shouldn’t.
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Women should have jobs, but Ross Douthat shouldn’t.
