Curt Kipp
@curtkipp.bsky.social
Writer, editor, graphic designer, gardener, hiker, guitarist and sports fan working in nonprofit management.
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It’s just really nice to have a few hours where the news about politics isn’t complete and utter shit being smeared on the wall by the dumbest fucking people
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It’s just really nice to have a few hours where the news about politics isn’t complete and utter shit being smeared on the wall by the dumbest fucking people
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WaPo editorial page: It is not our job to endorse a candidate in a national election
Also WaPo editorial page: It is our job to complain repeatedly about a mayoral candidate in an entirely different city
Also WaPo editorial page: It is our job to complain repeatedly about a mayoral candidate in an entirely different city
October 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
WaPo editorial page: It is not our job to endorse a candidate in a national election
Also WaPo editorial page: It is our job to complain repeatedly about a mayoral candidate in an entirely different city
Also WaPo editorial page: It is our job to complain repeatedly about a mayoral candidate in an entirely different city
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
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I read 1984.
And Fahrenheit 451.
And A Brave New World. And The Handmaid‘s Tale.
And The Giver.
And The Road.
And The Lottery.
And The Parable of the Sower.
And The Hunger Games.
I know what I’m seeing.
And Fahrenheit 451.
And A Brave New World. And The Handmaid‘s Tale.
And The Giver.
And The Road.
And The Lottery.
And The Parable of the Sower.
And The Hunger Games.
I know what I’m seeing.
September 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I read 1984.
And Fahrenheit 451.
And A Brave New World. And The Handmaid‘s Tale.
And The Giver.
And The Road.
And The Lottery.
And The Parable of the Sower.
And The Hunger Games.
I know what I’m seeing.
And Fahrenheit 451.
And A Brave New World. And The Handmaid‘s Tale.
And The Giver.
And The Road.
And The Lottery.
And The Parable of the Sower.
And The Hunger Games.
I know what I’m seeing.
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It's wild to me how ostensibly smart people cannot/could not/will not see what is so obvious.
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
September 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It's wild to me how ostensibly smart people cannot/could not/will not see what is so obvious.
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
@mmasnick.bsky.social nails it. And my hunch is we'd be a better society if the Very Serious People with the Very Serious Ideas opened their fucking eyes.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
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This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for.
But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem
But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for.
But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem
But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem
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Every tech CEO 2007-2023 after a shocking act of violence: "Our thoughts are with the victims. We will monitor posts around the topic with an eye to user safety"
Elon in 2025 minutes after an attack in which nothing is yet known about the suspect or his motives:
Elon in 2025 minutes after an attack in which nothing is yet known about the suspect or his motives:
September 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Every tech CEO 2007-2023 after a shocking act of violence: "Our thoughts are with the victims. We will monitor posts around the topic with an eye to user safety"
Elon in 2025 minutes after an attack in which nothing is yet known about the suspect or his motives:
Elon in 2025 minutes after an attack in which nothing is yet known about the suspect or his motives:
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Remember when Kamala said Putin would eat Trump for lunch? I was thinking about that today for no particular reason.
August 16, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Remember when Kamala said Putin would eat Trump for lunch? I was thinking about that today for no particular reason.
It's like talking to Jerry Lundegaard from the movie Fargo, where you know he's full of shit but he just keeps talking. "That Truecoat, though ..."
Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
July 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's like talking to Jerry Lundegaard from the movie Fargo, where you know he's full of shit but he just keeps talking. "That Truecoat, though ..."
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Aside from all the dangerous things he said today, this moment reveals his Swiss cheese of a brain. He completely misunderstands the question and turns it into a monologue about himself. Just as bad, if not worse, than any of Biden's lapses. And his toadies all just silently ignore his confusion.
REPORTER: Is there an expected timeframe that detainees will stay here? Days, weeks, month?
TRUMP: I'm gonna spend a lot. This is my home state. I love it. I'll spend a lot of time here.
TRUMP: I'm gonna spend a lot. This is my home state. I love it. I'll spend a lot of time here.
July 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Aside from all the dangerous things he said today, this moment reveals his Swiss cheese of a brain. He completely misunderstands the question and turns it into a monologue about himself. Just as bad, if not worse, than any of Biden's lapses. And his toadies all just silently ignore his confusion.
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Remember when Nancy Polisi’s husband was assaulted with a hammer by a Trump supporter? And the traitor joked about it? And then the press found a way to normalize it? That’s why we’re here.
June 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Remember when Nancy Polisi’s husband was assaulted with a hammer by a Trump supporter? And the traitor joked about it? And then the press found a way to normalize it? That’s why we’re here.
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Seasoned public health experts have been discarded and replaced with ideologues who have spent years undermining the very science they are now supposed to guide. This reckless move endangers public trust and threatens the health of millions.
June 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Seasoned public health experts have been discarded and replaced with ideologues who have spent years undermining the very science they are now supposed to guide. This reckless move endangers public trust and threatens the health of millions.
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We are disgusted that RFK Jr. just wiped out the entire ACIP and replaced its members with people who have pushed dangerous misinformation, including critics of lifesaving vaccines. This is not reform. It is sabotage.
June 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We are disgusted that RFK Jr. just wiped out the entire ACIP and replaced its members with people who have pushed dangerous misinformation, including critics of lifesaving vaccines. This is not reform. It is sabotage.
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Elon Musk doesn't care about efficiency, and here's the proof:
I called for an investigation into Musk's cuts at the IRS. Because he fired so many staff that audit wealthy tax cheats, we could lose $323 BILLION in tax revenue over the next decade.
Nothing efficient about that.
I called for an investigation into Musk's cuts at the IRS. Because he fired so many staff that audit wealthy tax cheats, we could lose $323 BILLION in tax revenue over the next decade.
Nothing efficient about that.
May 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Elon Musk doesn't care about efficiency, and here's the proof:
I called for an investigation into Musk's cuts at the IRS. Because he fired so many staff that audit wealthy tax cheats, we could lose $323 BILLION in tax revenue over the next decade.
Nothing efficient about that.
I called for an investigation into Musk's cuts at the IRS. Because he fired so many staff that audit wealthy tax cheats, we could lose $323 BILLION in tax revenue over the next decade.
Nothing efficient about that.
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Mike Waltz has left the chat.
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Mike Waltz has left the chat.
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Jamie Dimon says the *best case* scenario for the US is now a recession.
Cool, cool. From the best economy in the world to a self-inflicted recession in 4 months.
Gotta be some kind of record.
Cool, cool. From the best economy in the world to a self-inflicted recession in 4 months.
Gotta be some kind of record.
April 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Jamie Dimon says the *best case* scenario for the US is now a recession.
Cool, cool. From the best economy in the world to a self-inflicted recession in 4 months.
Gotta be some kind of record.
Cool, cool. From the best economy in the world to a self-inflicted recession in 4 months.
Gotta be some kind of record.
@andreamarie13.bsky.social Feels like it’s time to mark up the standings
April 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
@andreamarie13.bsky.social Feels like it’s time to mark up the standings
Today in "just normal things that a president does" ...
April 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Today in "just normal things that a president does" ...
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this better be someone’s headline
Trump and dump
April 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
this better be someone’s headline
Said the coyote after hitting the bottom of the canyon.
April 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Said the coyote after hitting the bottom of the canyon.
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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'Did you even say thank you?'
March 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
'Did you even say thank you?'
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Three days ago a Republican state senator in Minnesota submitted a bill declaring "Trump Derangement Syndrome" to be a certifiable mental illness. It was a funny stunt. Anyway, today he was arrested for soliciting a minor, which is not a funny stunt and a sign of an actual psychological disorder.
State Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, was arrested Monday for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution. The Bloomington Police Department said detectives communicated with Eichorn “who thought he was talking to a 16-year-old female” and detectives then arranged a meetup on Monday.
Minnesota state Sen. Eichorn arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor
According to Bloomington police records, Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, was arrested around 6 p.m. Monday. He remains in custody.
www.mprnews.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Three days ago a Republican state senator in Minnesota submitted a bill declaring "Trump Derangement Syndrome" to be a certifiable mental illness. It was a funny stunt. Anyway, today he was arrested for soliciting a minor, which is not a funny stunt and a sign of an actual psychological disorder.