Greg Self
@hesjustgreg.bsky.social
Lurking and shit talking and building as the world comes crashing down
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DAILY MEMO: From Saturday Through Veterans’ Day, at Least 20 People Were Kidnapped in More Than 40 Raids
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November 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
DAILY MEMO: From Saturday Through Veterans’ Day, at Least 20 People Were Kidnapped in More Than 40 Raids
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You never have more political capital to burn than on your first day in office, go for it Zohran
Mamdani has the chance to do the funniest thing ever on his first day
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
You never have more political capital to burn than on your first day in office, go for it Zohran
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The endgame for all of this is constructing a military that will obey orders when ordered to fire on citizens. That's the throughline to half of what Trump is doing.
yeah, this is hegseth straightforwardly announcing that it is free play time for bigots in the ranks. and together with his comments on standards, he clearly wants to purge as many women, black and brown people as he can from the armed services. a white man's military.
Hegseth: "We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver seat. We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complains ... no more walking on eggshells."
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The endgame for all of this is constructing a military that will obey orders when ordered to fire on citizens. That's the throughline to half of what Trump is doing.
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In a normal country we would be talking about the fact Charlie Kirk was a fascist stochastic terrorist engaged in coordinating attacks on educators, children and others opposed to his fascist views.
Reminder the media is willingly lying about Kirk and tpusa.
Kirks legacy is white power terror.
Reminder the media is willingly lying about Kirk and tpusa.
Kirks legacy is white power terror.
September 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
In a normal country we would be talking about the fact Charlie Kirk was a fascist stochastic terrorist engaged in coordinating attacks on educators, children and others opposed to his fascist views.
Reminder the media is willingly lying about Kirk and tpusa.
Kirks legacy is white power terror.
Reminder the media is willingly lying about Kirk and tpusa.
Kirks legacy is white power terror.
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A cynical, soulless twerp devoid of belief in God or man.
August 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A cynical, soulless twerp devoid of belief in God or man.
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Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships
July 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships
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this is the level of funding where all the possibilities for American politics that have been described as hyperbolic over the past decades - the comparisons to Nazi Germany and other nightmares of the 20th century - become logistically possible and politically likely
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
this is the level of funding where all the possibilities for American politics that have been described as hyperbolic over the past decades - the comparisons to Nazi Germany and other nightmares of the 20th century - become logistically possible and politically likely
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They can never open up Gaza to international journalism because I think we’re going to find the death toll is undercounted by a factor of 10
IDF soldiers have now themselves admitted they have been ordered to murder aid-seekers in Gaza.
Truly an atrocity built on atrocity.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Truly an atrocity built on atrocity.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
They can never open up Gaza to international journalism because I think we’re going to find the death toll is undercounted by a factor of 10
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Zohran raised a lot less money than you'd expect given his vote share and educated coalition - he barely outraised Lander!
His prioritization of persuasion over fundraising in his public facing communication was extremely unusual and more Democrats should follow his lead!
His prioritization of persuasion over fundraising in his public facing communication was extremely unusual and more Democrats should follow his lead!
June 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Zohran raised a lot less money than you'd expect given his vote share and educated coalition - he barely outraised Lander!
His prioritization of persuasion over fundraising in his public facing communication was extremely unusual and more Democrats should follow his lead!
His prioritization of persuasion over fundraising in his public facing communication was extremely unusual and more Democrats should follow his lead!
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The U.S., notoriously passive and bombing another country because someone made us do it
June 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The U.S., notoriously passive and bombing another country because someone made us do it
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You have more in common with the average Iranian citizen than you do with the people that run this country
June 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
You have more in common with the average Iranian citizen than you do with the people that run this country
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The Code of Virginia defines transition-related health care as medically necessary and prevents health insurers from discriminating against transgender people.
The SCOTUS ruling today does not change that law we passed with bipartisan support in 2020 (my bill HB 1429).
Here’s the actual text:
The SCOTUS ruling today does not change that law we passed with bipartisan support in 2020 (my bill HB 1429).
Here’s the actual text:
June 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Code of Virginia defines transition-related health care as medically necessary and prevents health insurers from discriminating against transgender people.
The SCOTUS ruling today does not change that law we passed with bipartisan support in 2020 (my bill HB 1429).
Here’s the actual text:
The SCOTUS ruling today does not change that law we passed with bipartisan support in 2020 (my bill HB 1429).
Here’s the actual text:
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This is continued journalistic malpractice from the @startribune.com normalizing a violent white male suspect. He owned a private security company called Praetorian Guard, traveled overseas to preach against abortion and LGBTQ+ people, and attended a bible college that preaches "violent prayer."
Suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings
Friends and associates say Vance Boelter, who was apprehended late Sunday and charged with murdering a state lawmaker and her husband, was mild-mannered and did not appear to be fixated on politics.
www.startribune.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is continued journalistic malpractice from the @startribune.com normalizing a violent white male suspect. He owned a private security company called Praetorian Guard, traveled overseas to preach against abortion and LGBTQ+ people, and attended a bible college that preaches "violent prayer."
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since i'm apparently already feeling angry and vindictive today it feels like a good time to ask where the "don't call Trump fascist" debate has landed, you know, post-secret police
June 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
since i'm apparently already feeling angry and vindictive today it feels like a good time to ask where the "don't call Trump fascist" debate has landed, you know, post-secret police
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los angeles california 1940
June 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
los angeles california 1940
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I do.
It is a way that people absolve themselves of responsibility for action.
If you can convince yourself that they've already won, you can reassure yourself that resisting is a fool's game and your inaction is actually wisdom.
It is a way that people absolve themselves of responsibility for action.
If you can convince yourself that they've already won, you can reassure yourself that resisting is a fool's game and your inaction is actually wisdom.
i simply do not understand those of you who look at the white house and say to yourselves, “these are hyper competent people who are executing a sophisticated plan with high odds for success”
June 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I do.
It is a way that people absolve themselves of responsibility for action.
If you can convince yourself that they've already won, you can reassure yourself that resisting is a fool's game and your inaction is actually wisdom.
It is a way that people absolve themselves of responsibility for action.
If you can convince yourself that they've already won, you can reassure yourself that resisting is a fool's game and your inaction is actually wisdom.
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Pretty clearly setting the stage to use the Insurrection Act to crack down on domestic protests within the US.
June 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pretty clearly setting the stage to use the Insurrection Act to crack down on domestic protests within the US.
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what killed these people in these countries was their decades long (arguably centuries long) produced dependency and forced economic situation on behalf of the west. it is not just on musk and trump. it is on capitalism, neoliberal policy and structural adjustment programs etc.
If this is even remotely accurate, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have killed more people in several months than the Iraq war killed in a decade
May 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
what killed these people in these countries was their decades long (arguably centuries long) produced dependency and forced economic situation on behalf of the west. it is not just on musk and trump. it is on capitalism, neoliberal policy and structural adjustment programs etc.
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Subcontractors might be developing Google products, but they don’t enjoy Google perks. “There’s no Ping-Pong tables and free lunch for these people,” says an organizer.
The Human Workforce Behind AI Wants a Union
Contractors who work on Google’s AI products are trying to organize, but new obstacles keep appearing in their path.
www.thenation.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Subcontractors might be developing Google products, but they don’t enjoy Google perks. “There’s no Ping-Pong tables and free lunch for these people,” says an organizer.
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"Just change the party from inside"
Parkland survivor David Hogg to be ousted from DNC following investigation into his election
Parkland survivor David Hogg to be ousted from DNC
Hogg, 25, rose to national prominence after surviving the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14 2018
www.independent.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"Just change the party from inside"
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This simply does not have to happen. That is keeps happening is a choice made by lots of powerful actors, all with the ability to do something different.
Article says the cyclist was doored by a van and then crushed by a passing box truck.
www.amny.com/new-york/bic...
www.amny.com/new-york/bic...
May 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This simply does not have to happen. That is keeps happening is a choice made by lots of powerful actors, all with the ability to do something different.