Charles O’Connor
@coconnor8.bsky.social
power rando (he/him)
PFP: old bearded guy wearing a hoodie and sunglasses in the snow
Banner: pink crabapple blossoms in the foreground, a rusty old schwinn leans against a claw foot bathtub in a spring garden
PFP: old bearded guy wearing a hoodie and sunglasses in the snow
Banner: pink crabapple blossoms in the foreground, a rusty old schwinn leans against a claw foot bathtub in a spring garden
Hating the Beatles is/was mostly dumb but there was somewhat justified resentment in the 80s that the cultural space of “rock” was still dominated by boomers recycling their own youth
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hating the Beatles is/was mostly dumb but there was somewhat justified resentment in the 80s that the cultural space of “rock” was still dominated by boomers recycling their own youth
Example fault line: washingtondigest.com/trump-blocks...
Trump blocks Miller's visa waiver shutdown amid World Cup access concerns - Washington Digest
President Donald Trump just slammed the brakes on a bold plan to scrap the U.S. visa waiver program, a move that could have kneecapped tourism during the 2026 World Cup, as the Daily Mail reports. At ...
washingtondigest.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Example fault line: washingtondigest.com/trump-blocks...
Maybe counterintuitively, trump’s weakening is a reason to target, not trump himself, but the people around him, whom he’ll seek to blame
Making Miller a liability for trump is harm reduction
Making Miller a liability for trump is harm reduction
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Maybe counterintuitively, trump’s weakening is a reason to target, not trump himself, but the people around him, whom he’ll seek to blame
Making Miller a liability for trump is harm reduction
Making Miller a liability for trump is harm reduction
The original Nazis were also a mess
Trump has a corrupt relationship with corrupt FIFA—he got a trophy!—so is making accommodations: apnews.com/article/dona...
Miller may not be able to help himself, tho, so if shit does go down, it will say a lot about their relative power
Trump has a corrupt relationship with corrupt FIFA—he got a trophy!—so is making accommodations: apnews.com/article/dona...
Miller may not be able to help himself, tho, so if shit does go down, it will say a lot about their relative power
President Donald Trump unveils 'FIFA Pass' to help World Cup travelers get their visas faster
President Donald Trump is announcing “FIFA Pass,” which will allow foreigners with World Cup tickets to get expedited visa appointments.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The original Nazis were also a mess
Trump has a corrupt relationship with corrupt FIFA—he got a trophy!—so is making accommodations: apnews.com/article/dona...
Miller may not be able to help himself, tho, so if shit does go down, it will say a lot about their relative power
Trump has a corrupt relationship with corrupt FIFA—he got a trophy!—so is making accommodations: apnews.com/article/dona...
Miller may not be able to help himself, tho, so if shit does go down, it will say a lot about their relative power
They’ll likely tone it down a bit like the Nazis did during the Berlin Olympics
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
They’ll likely tone it down a bit like the Nazis did during the Berlin Olympics
Tom Nichols single-handedly destroyed trust in experts
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Tom Nichols single-handedly destroyed trust in experts
assaults, even
He’s putting his back into it
He’s putting his back into it
November 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
assaults, even
He’s putting his back into it
He’s putting his back into it
C’mon. You know you love Josh
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
C’mon. You know you love Josh
This doesn’t require a dudes-in-a-room conspiracy. Just self interest that’s better informed than most of us
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This doesn’t require a dudes-in-a-room conspiracy. Just self interest that’s better informed than most of us
Back around 89/90 when I read news about (among other things) climate change for a living, the difference btwn mainstream and business press was striking
Mainstream: Did the eggheads uncover a real threat? The debate continues…
Business: We need to plan for this
Mainstream: Did the eggheads uncover a real threat? The debate continues…
Business: We need to plan for this
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Back around 89/90 when I read news about (among other things) climate change for a living, the difference btwn mainstream and business press was striking
Mainstream: Did the eggheads uncover a real threat? The debate continues…
Business: We need to plan for this
Mainstream: Did the eggheads uncover a real threat? The debate continues…
Business: We need to plan for this
The partisan divide has grown, too. The wealthiest 100 tended to give more to Republicans than to Democrats before last year. But giving to the GOP spiked in 2024, with *84%* of donations going to back Republicans or conservative PACs.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The motherf*****s are building doomsday bunkers
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The motherf*****s are building doomsday bunkers
Is this a parody account?
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Is this a parody account?