Pipes
@dondelionheart.bsky.social
Retired university professor; former network newscaster, U.S. Army Vet, one-time elephant trainer, and lifelong Democrat.
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Elon Musk biographer here.
The "missing context" from the op-ed below is that Musk has been spreading racist and antisemitic memes, screenshots, graphs, charts, unsourced narratives, tropes, and buzzwords for 18 months now.
Publicly. Daily.
The Post either knows this or should not be in business.
The "missing context" from the op-ed below is that Musk has been spreading racist and antisemitic memes, screenshots, graphs, charts, unsourced narratives, tropes, and buzzwords for 18 months now.
Publicly. Daily.
The Post either knows this or should not be in business.
Opinion | The missing context from the Elon Musk salute
We can’t have a functioning democracy if we think our opponents are evil.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Elon Musk biographer here.
The "missing context" from the op-ed below is that Musk has been spreading racist and antisemitic memes, screenshots, graphs, charts, unsourced narratives, tropes, and buzzwords for 18 months now.
Publicly. Daily.
The Post either knows this or should not be in business.
The "missing context" from the op-ed below is that Musk has been spreading racist and antisemitic memes, screenshots, graphs, charts, unsourced narratives, tropes, and buzzwords for 18 months now.
Publicly. Daily.
The Post either knows this or should not be in business.
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The thing is, I feel like if someone truly, accidentally, & unintentionally made a n*zi salute on a national stage, they would be appropriately horrified by it and apologize. And when they don’t ….. it says everything.
January 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The thing is, I feel like if someone truly, accidentally, & unintentionally made a n*zi salute on a national stage, they would be appropriately horrified by it and apologize. And when they don’t ….. it says everything.
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They will go after Wikipedia.
They will go after libraries.
They will go after school boards and public extracurricular activities that are anything but sports.
They will go after archives.
Because knowledge, education, culture, and progressives are all the enemy.
Thinking is the enemy.
They will go after libraries.
They will go after school boards and public extracurricular activities that are anything but sports.
They will go after archives.
Because knowledge, education, culture, and progressives are all the enemy.
Thinking is the enemy.
January 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
They will go after Wikipedia.
They will go after libraries.
They will go after school boards and public extracurricular activities that are anything but sports.
They will go after archives.
Because knowledge, education, culture, and progressives are all the enemy.
Thinking is the enemy.
They will go after libraries.
They will go after school boards and public extracurricular activities that are anything but sports.
They will go after archives.
Because knowledge, education, culture, and progressives are all the enemy.
Thinking is the enemy.
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He was half asleep through the sermon. People told him it was about mercy and compassion, and now he's mad about it.
January 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
He was half asleep through the sermon. People told him it was about mercy and compassion, and now he's mad about it.
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Sorry buddies but we're not stupid
January 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Sorry buddies but we're not stupid
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In a world of Pete Hegseths, be a Rev. Mariann Budde.
January 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In a world of Pete Hegseths, be a Rev. Mariann Budde.
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He’s 91 now !!
January 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
He’s 91 now !!
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She's braver than essentially the entire Democratic Party and the entire media industry
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
She's braver than essentially the entire Democratic Party and the entire media industry
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If you’re serious about this, here’s what you’ll do:
-Stop trying to ignore Trump, respond to EVERYTHING. No “he’s trying to distract us.”
-No message-testing. Be honest. Be authentic. Overstate, don’t understate.
-Pursue direct and meaningful conflict with Trump. Conflict draws eyeballs.
-Stop trying to ignore Trump, respond to EVERYTHING. No “he’s trying to distract us.”
-No message-testing. Be honest. Be authentic. Overstate, don’t understate.
-Pursue direct and meaningful conflict with Trump. Conflict draws eyeballs.
We are contending with a GOP that knows how to win the most important factor that shapes perception: attention.
Understanding this is step one. Step two is actually changing it. Dems need a whole new strategy.
Fighting the attention war is a key part of my platform.
Understanding this is step one. Step two is actually changing it. Dems need a whole new strategy.
Fighting the attention war is a key part of my platform.
Opinion | Democrats Are Losing the War for Attention. Badly.
The MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes on why attention has become more valuable than money in politics.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
If you’re serious about this, here’s what you’ll do:
-Stop trying to ignore Trump, respond to EVERYTHING. No “he’s trying to distract us.”
-No message-testing. Be honest. Be authentic. Overstate, don’t understate.
-Pursue direct and meaningful conflict with Trump. Conflict draws eyeballs.
-Stop trying to ignore Trump, respond to EVERYTHING. No “he’s trying to distract us.”
-No message-testing. Be honest. Be authentic. Overstate, don’t understate.
-Pursue direct and meaningful conflict with Trump. Conflict draws eyeballs.
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So, Ma & Pa MAGA went from being experts on infectious diseases, vaccines, military withdrawals, presidential immunity, firearm forms, voting rights, libel law, interoceanic waterways & wildfires, to being experts on climate change, pardons & global health.
Do I have that right?
Do I have that right?
January 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
So, Ma & Pa MAGA went from being experts on infectious diseases, vaccines, military withdrawals, presidential immunity, firearm forms, voting rights, libel law, interoceanic waterways & wildfires, to being experts on climate change, pardons & global health.
Do I have that right?
Do I have that right?
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Bishop confronts Donold during sermon at inaugural prayer service. Bless her.
January 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Bishop confronts Donold during sermon at inaugural prayer service. Bless her.
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Pete Hegseth was so “abusive” toward his second wife that she hid from him in a closet and had a safe word to call for help.
Danielle Diettrich Hegseth, an ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, has submitted a sworn statement to senators that accuses him of chronic alcohol abuse and “erratic,”…
Danielle Diettrich Hegseth, an ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, has submitted a sworn statement to senators that accuses him of chronic alcohol abuse and “erratic,”…
January 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Pete Hegseth was so “abusive” toward his second wife that she hid from him in a closet and had a safe word to call for help.
Danielle Diettrich Hegseth, an ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, has submitted a sworn statement to senators that accuses him of chronic alcohol abuse and “erratic,”…
Danielle Diettrich Hegseth, an ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, has submitted a sworn statement to senators that accuses him of chronic alcohol abuse and “erratic,”…
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Before the election, I warned that Trump would pardon all of the Jan. 6 defendants and some of them would form the core of a new rightwing paramilitary organization loyal to Trump.
At the time, people dismissed me as alarmist. I stand by that prediction.
At the time, people dismissed me as alarmist. I stand by that prediction.
REPORTER: Is there now a place for the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers in the political conversation following your pardons?
TRUMP: Well, we have to see
TRUMP: Well, we have to see
January 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Before the election, I warned that Trump would pardon all of the Jan. 6 defendants and some of them would form the core of a new rightwing paramilitary organization loyal to Trump.
At the time, people dismissed me as alarmist. I stand by that prediction.
At the time, people dismissed me as alarmist. I stand by that prediction.
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As best you can, ignore him.
January 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
As best you can, ignore him.
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It’s exactly the same with messaging and rhetoric, especially in an environment where a successful message will blow up, go viral, and reach literally the entire nation while all the failed ones will be forgotten in 12 hours
January 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
It’s exactly the same with messaging and rhetoric, especially in an environment where a successful message will blow up, go viral, and reach literally the entire nation while all the failed ones will be forgotten in 12 hours
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January 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com told me to join Bluesky last night and it only took me 24 hours to figure it out.
January 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com told me to join Bluesky last night and it only took me 24 hours to figure it out.
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And the rest of the world says;
January 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
And the rest of the world says;
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Curious what everyone thinks is the best way to have a positive or any impact on the country, during the first 30 days of the new administration.
January 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Curious what everyone thinks is the best way to have a positive or any impact on the country, during the first 30 days of the new administration.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
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Can you imagine the courage it took to preach this message directly to the president? This is what a follower of Jesus looks like. (Partial transcript below.)
1.21.25 Homily by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
YouTube video by Washington National Cathedral
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Gotta love the British press.
January 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Gotta love the British press.
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.