The Carbonated Observer
@carbonatedobserver.bsky.social
A guy from southern New Jersey who speaks of things. Philly sports fan. Follower of Jesus Christ, trying to be faithful and humble. TTRPG / Video Gamer!
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I'd like to acknowledge Utah Governor Cox. He has offered one of the most balanced and measured responses from the Republican party we have seen for a long time.
September 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'd like to acknowledge Utah Governor Cox. He has offered one of the most balanced and measured responses from the Republican party we have seen for a long time.
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luigi mangione murdered a healthcare executive and opposed "wokeism." i don't know why people insist that killers need some coherent ideology. most people don't even have coherent wardrobes, let alone a coherent worldview.
September 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
luigi mangione murdered a healthcare executive and opposed "wokeism." i don't know why people insist that killers need some coherent ideology. most people don't even have coherent wardrobes, let alone a coherent worldview.
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The left overwhelmingly has condemned the killing of Kirk and offered condolences to his family in this terrible time. The right has declared “war” and demanded revenge before we even have a suspect in custody.
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The left overwhelmingly has condemned the killing of Kirk and offered condolences to his family in this terrible time. The right has declared “war” and demanded revenge before we even have a suspect in custody.
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to more than 27 years in prison after Supreme Court panel convicts him of attempting coup.
September 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to more than 27 years in prison after Supreme Court panel convicts him of attempting coup.
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Trump is not really opposed to political violence. He just thinks only he is entitled to wield it.
I did an analysis of Trump's response to the Charlie Kirk killing, which is basically that political violence is bad only when he's not in charge of it.
This is very good from @tracinski.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net
"Trump’s statement is not a condemnation of hateful rhetoric and political violence in general. It is a condemnation of political violence only against his allies."
"Trump’s statement is not a condemnation of hateful rhetoric and political violence in general. It is a condemnation of political violence only against his allies."
September 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Trump is not really opposed to political violence. He just thinks only he is entitled to wield it.
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She was right, yet again.
Video Of Kamala Warning Trump About Putin's Agenda Goes Viral After Russian Drones Enter Polish Airspace
www.comicsands.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
She was right, yet again.
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Guys, I know you all still cling to conspiracy theories about Merrick Garland bc ... well, you watch too many TV lawyers who knew fuckall about the investigation.
But this is a fact. A trial was scheduled to happen 3 years after Jan6, just like Bolsonaro got.
Who killed it? John Roberts.
But this is a fact. A trial was scheduled to happen 3 years after Jan6, just like Bolsonaro got.
Who killed it? John Roberts.
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Guys, I know you all still cling to conspiracy theories about Merrick Garland bc ... well, you watch too many TV lawyers who knew fuckall about the investigation.
But this is a fact. A trial was scheduled to happen 3 years after Jan6, just like Bolsonaro got.
Who killed it? John Roberts.
But this is a fact. A trial was scheduled to happen 3 years after Jan6, just like Bolsonaro got.
Who killed it? John Roberts.
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Phang: Part of the reason the FBI has been showing this level of dysfunction is evidenced by the lawsuit filed yesterday by former FBI officials—what it shows is that the FBI has basically been hollowed out…
September 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Phang: Part of the reason the FBI has been showing this level of dysfunction is evidenced by the lawsuit filed yesterday by former FBI officials—what it shows is that the FBI has basically been hollowed out…
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This is how you do it.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
September 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is how you do it.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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We must end the scourge of gun violence in America.
We also need to have honest conversations about the ways internet platforms profit from fear, hatred, and division.
Both are vital to the future of this country.
We also need to have honest conversations about the ways internet platforms profit from fear, hatred, and division.
Both are vital to the future of this country.
September 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We must end the scourge of gun violence in America.
We also need to have honest conversations about the ways internet platforms profit from fear, hatred, and division.
Both are vital to the future of this country.
We also need to have honest conversations about the ways internet platforms profit from fear, hatred, and division.
Both are vital to the future of this country.
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Good morning.
That day 24 years ago was truly terrible, but I wish we could be as united as a country as we were on 9/12.
God bless America.
That day 24 years ago was truly terrible, but I wish we could be as united as a country as we were on 9/12.
God bless America.
September 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Good morning.
That day 24 years ago was truly terrible, but I wish we could be as united as a country as we were on 9/12.
God bless America.
That day 24 years ago was truly terrible, but I wish we could be as united as a country as we were on 9/12.
God bless America.
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Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.
September 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.
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I strongly condemn the tragic, politically charged violence that claimed the life of Charlie Kirk today at Utah Valley University. No cause or ideology can ever justify taking a life. This is a reprehensible attack on free speech and civic dialogue.
September 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I strongly condemn the tragic, politically charged violence that claimed the life of Charlie Kirk today at Utah Valley University. No cause or ideology can ever justify taking a life. This is a reprehensible attack on free speech and civic dialogue.
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Political assassinations have become a sort of twisted moral/ideological Rorschach test. Yesterday’s murder of Charlie Kirk revealed America in all of its compassionate decency — but also its coruscating tribal ghoulishness.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Rough Beast Slouches Closer
A murder that brings out our best... and our absolute worst.
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Political assassinations have become a sort of twisted moral/ideological Rorschach test. Yesterday’s murder of Charlie Kirk revealed America in all of its compassionate decency — but also its coruscating tribal ghoulishness.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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3:26PM today, Elon Musk tweeted “The Left is the party of murder” in response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
I can't emphasize enough how much the potential for danger was elevated today. Keep your head on a swivel.
As counter-intutive as it may sound, cool-headed-awareness is your best friend
I can't emphasize enough how much the potential for danger was elevated today. Keep your head on a swivel.
As counter-intutive as it may sound, cool-headed-awareness is your best friend
September 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
3:26PM today, Elon Musk tweeted “The Left is the party of murder” in response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
I can't emphasize enough how much the potential for danger was elevated today. Keep your head on a swivel.
As counter-intutive as it may sound, cool-headed-awareness is your best friend
I can't emphasize enough how much the potential for danger was elevated today. Keep your head on a swivel.
As counter-intutive as it may sound, cool-headed-awareness is your best friend
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For the first time, a new lawsuit provides first-hand accounts of the early days of the Trump administration’s efforts to assert control over the FBI and purge the bureau of agents and personnel who worked on criminal investigations into Trump.
Senior FBI Agents Allege White House-led Political Purge of Bureau in New Lawsuit
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
For the first time, a new lawsuit provides first-hand accounts of the early days of the Trump administration’s efforts to assert control over the FBI and purge the bureau of agents and personnel who worked on criminal investigations into Trump.
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Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
September 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
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Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
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The murder of Charlie Kirk was criminal, wrong, and should be condemned.
And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized.
I refuse to sanitize him.
And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized.
I refuse to sanitize him.
September 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The murder of Charlie Kirk was criminal, wrong, and should be condemned.
And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized.
I refuse to sanitize him.
And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized.
I refuse to sanitize him.
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This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
September 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
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