Lionel
@crm114enjoyer.bsky.social
speak truth to power.
graduate student. intelligence, risk, geopolitics, history, video games, and warhammer 40k.
all views are my own, except those of others I have internalized.
graduate student. intelligence, risk, geopolitics, history, video games, and warhammer 40k.
all views are my own, except those of others I have internalized.
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lmao avg natsec bsky thread:
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January 1, 2026 at 1:07 AM
lmao avg natsec bsky thread:
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Triumphantly mediocre, Moron-VP-Who-Wants-To-Be-POTUS: the largest city of a swing state is Mogadishu, actually
Fate: lol
These people are so insipidly, goddamn stupid.
Fate: lol
These people are so insipidly, goddamn stupid.
JD Vance: "They are not sending their best. Omar Fateh was Ilehan [sic] Omar's candidate for mayor of Mogadishu-- I mean Minneapolis. Little Freudian slip there."
December 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Triumphantly mediocre, Moron-VP-Who-Wants-To-Be-POTUS: the largest city of a swing state is Mogadishu, actually
Fate: lol
These people are so insipidly, goddamn stupid.
Fate: lol
These people are so insipidly, goddamn stupid.
This is correct, and generally speaking, nothing is ever a “false flag” or some grand conspiracy. No, that fact is not mutually exclusive with people using events described this way for their own benefit, including intelligence services, terrorist groups, etc.
I wonder if any of the "this is probably a false flag mass shooting" ppl on this app today are capable of understand the sort of monstrous company they are putting themselves in by engaging in such ugly conspiracies
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is correct, and generally speaking, nothing is ever a “false flag” or some grand conspiracy. No, that fact is not mutually exclusive with people using events described this way for their own benefit, including intelligence services, terrorist groups, etc.
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ultimately, no one even grieved Charlie Kirk. he was just another thing for the worst people on earth to get outraged over. and when the outrage of real events wasn't enough, they invented new ones.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
my read is they were trying to whip up the usual frenzy, but then the effort got blown up by Candace Owens saying The Jews did it
It’s kind of incredible how little has been published about this guy and how little conservatives seem to care. Did people just forget these people were screeching for civil war when they thought he was a liberal?
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
ultimately, no one even grieved Charlie Kirk. he was just another thing for the worst people on earth to get outraged over. and when the outrage of real events wasn't enough, they invented new ones.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
not even his wife saw his death as anything other than an opportunity.
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Honestly, they're arguing for the US to fight like Russia in 2022 insofar as "abandon the doctrine you've trained and equipped for so you can LARP as some other military"
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Honestly, they're arguing for the US to fight like Russia in 2022 insofar as "abandon the doctrine you've trained and equipped for so you can LARP as some other military"
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bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
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NYT: Is the President tired?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
NYT: Is the President tired?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
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I'd recommend not overanalyzing the bizarre Trump presser with Mamdani today. Trump was enraged about the Epstein Files, expressed that rage by threatening to k*ll members of Congress, realized he went too far and opted to play nice with a man he falsely calls a Communist to get a day of good press.
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I'd recommend not overanalyzing the bizarre Trump presser with Mamdani today. Trump was enraged about the Epstein Files, expressed that rage by threatening to k*ll members of Congress, realized he went too far and opted to play nice with a man he falsely calls a Communist to get a day of good press.
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Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Pig Is in the White House
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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lot of people on this app seem really committed to the notion that nothing damaging will come out of the Epstein files.
let yourself hope a little! it’s free!
let yourself hope a little! it’s free!
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
lot of people on this app seem really committed to the notion that nothing damaging will come out of the Epstein files.
let yourself hope a little! it’s free!
let yourself hope a little! it’s free!
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Imagine the arrogance of coming to another country as an immigrant, becoming a citizen, and then having the audacity to publicly say you're ready to destroy their constitution.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Imagine the arrogance of coming to another country as an immigrant, becoming a citizen, and then having the audacity to publicly say you're ready to destroy their constitution.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
He should have lost his citizenship awhile ago.
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"Dasha got dropped by Gersh," I say to the elerly woman sitting next to me on the bus. "Can you believe that?" She empties an entire can of mace directly into my face instantly.
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"Dasha got dropped by Gersh," I say to the elerly woman sitting next to me on the bus. "Can you believe that?" She empties an entire can of mace directly into my face instantly.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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Sick story dude. I mean a Muslim democratic socialist just became mayor of NYC but I'm sure they were totally gonna make second rate Yale philosophy professors the number one target. Truly the most persecuted amongst us.
God I hate this loser shit.
God I hate this loser shit.
Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Sick story dude. I mean a Muslim democratic socialist just became mayor of NYC but I'm sure they were totally gonna make second rate Yale philosophy professors the number one target. Truly the most persecuted amongst us.
God I hate this loser shit.
God I hate this loser shit.
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
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You’d think it would be a major scandal at least in certain circles that the CEO of America’s most valuable defense contractor gets absolutely blasted on heroic amounts of cocaine before going on TV and screaming about his stock being down 5%
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You’d think it would be a major scandal at least in certain circles that the CEO of America’s most valuable defense contractor gets absolutely blasted on heroic amounts of cocaine before going on TV and screaming about his stock being down 5%
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Spare a thought for centrist dem consultants this morning.
They just learned their ideal candidate for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket has passed away.
They just learned their ideal candidate for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket has passed away.
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Spare a thought for centrist dem consultants this morning.
They just learned their ideal candidate for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket has passed away.
They just learned their ideal candidate for the Democratic 2028 presidential ticket has passed away.
If all else fails, today will remain a good day because I woke up and Dick Cheney didn’t.
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If all else fails, today will remain a good day because I woke up and Dick Cheney didn’t.
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Mamdani is not a radical. He has run a tight, smart, fairly standard local campaign. He'll probably get 20 or 30 percent of his platform if he's lucky. The one radical thing he's done is told the Times to go to hell. He has campaigned every step of the way like he doesn't need them, and he's right.
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Mamdani is not a radical. He has run a tight, smart, fairly standard local campaign. He'll probably get 20 or 30 percent of his platform if he's lucky. The one radical thing he's done is told the Times to go to hell. He has campaigned every step of the way like he doesn't need them, and he's right.
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TOLKIEN: So then Turin, upon realizing he fucked his sister, killed himself. His father, broken by the tortures of Satan and mad with grief… Stop sobbing, boy.
CHRISTOPHER: Daddy, I’m six.
TOLKIEN: Oh fine, you little shit. Once upon a time there was a hairy little midget that lived in a hole...
CHRISTOPHER: Daddy, I’m six.
TOLKIEN: Oh fine, you little shit. Once upon a time there was a hairy little midget that lived in a hole...
October 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
TOLKIEN: So then Turin, upon realizing he fucked his sister, killed himself. His father, broken by the tortures of Satan and mad with grief… Stop sobbing, boy.
CHRISTOPHER: Daddy, I’m six.
TOLKIEN: Oh fine, you little shit. Once upon a time there was a hairy little midget that lived in a hole...
CHRISTOPHER: Daddy, I’m six.
TOLKIEN: Oh fine, you little shit. Once upon a time there was a hairy little midget that lived in a hole...
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The thing to understand about fascism is that most people you know will be bought off. Bought with promises of peace and stability, bought with business opportunities or paid with actual cash. Most people aren't going to resist. Get used to it and get used to operating in that environment.
October 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The thing to understand about fascism is that most people you know will be bought off. Bought with promises of peace and stability, bought with business opportunities or paid with actual cash. Most people aren't going to resist. Get used to it and get used to operating in that environment.
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the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction
October 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction