Kristóf Hercegh
@hkristof.bsky.social
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Here is how the media should be reporting this morning's news.
As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
August 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Here is how the media should be reporting this morning's news.
As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
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How do these fucking people not understand by now that maniac personality cult dictators will gleefully purge their own party too on the slightest provocation?
August 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
How do these fucking people not understand by now that maniac personality cult dictators will gleefully purge their own party too on the slightest provocation?
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Memo to republicans in Congress: this will be you next unless you impeach and remove this would-be dictator now while you still have the chance
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
FBI searches home of former national security adviser John Bolton reports say: Live updates
The FBI was searching the home of former national security adviser John Bolton, who has become a critic of President Trump, according to news reports.
www.usatoday.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Memo to republicans in Congress: this will be you next unless you impeach and remove this would-be dictator now while you still have the chance
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Again: collective punishment is a war crime. Destroying an entire city can never be proportional. This is a promise to wage more atrocities & put hostages at risk.
Israel's minister: Gaza City will be destroyed if Hamas doesn’t agree to disarm & release all hostages www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel's minister: Gaza City will be destroyed if Hamas doesn’t agree to disarm & release all hostages www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gaza City will be razed if Hamas does not agree our terms, Israel minister says
Hamas should disarm and release all Israeli hostages, Israel Katz says, as country prepares a massive attack on Gaza City.
www.bbc.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Again: collective punishment is a war crime. Destroying an entire city can never be proportional. This is a promise to wage more atrocities & put hostages at risk.
Israel's minister: Gaza City will be destroyed if Hamas doesn’t agree to disarm & release all hostages www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel's minister: Gaza City will be destroyed if Hamas doesn’t agree to disarm & release all hostages www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I used to go at enormous lengths debating my fellow Ukrainians (especially pro-Israel ones) telling them that if we lose the war, our situation will be very much like that of Palestine. People laughed at me.
"Russia and the United States have discussed Israel’s occupation of the West Bank as a model for ending the war in Ukraine"
“Ukraine will never give up its sovereignty. But the reality is it’ll be occupied territory and the model is Palestine.”
An abomination.
“Ukraine will never give up its sovereignty. But the reality is it’ll be occupied territory and the model is Palestine.”
An abomination.
August 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I used to go at enormous lengths debating my fellow Ukrainians (especially pro-Israel ones) telling them that if we lose the war, our situation will be very much like that of Palestine. People laughed at me.
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I was told by certain people that liberals and progressives were a threat to free speech on campus?
Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I was told by certain people that liberals and progressives were a threat to free speech on campus?
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The former Attorney General of Israel, Michael Benyair is now calling Israel's actions in Gaza genocide.
"To eternal shame. Jews, who suffered a genocide 80 years ago, are committing genocide in Gaza. Shame, rage, and sorrow"
"To eternal shame. Jews, who suffered a genocide 80 years ago, are committing genocide in Gaza. Shame, rage, and sorrow"
July 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The former Attorney General of Israel, Michael Benyair is now calling Israel's actions in Gaza genocide.
"To eternal shame. Jews, who suffered a genocide 80 years ago, are committing genocide in Gaza. Shame, rage, and sorrow"
"To eternal shame. Jews, who suffered a genocide 80 years ago, are committing genocide in Gaza. Shame, rage, and sorrow"
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"The book about Gamergate we have been waiting for."
@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social includes "Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right" by @adriennemassanari.bsky.social in a round-up of new scholarship about the alt-right:
@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social includes "Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right" by @adriennemassanari.bsky.social in a round-up of new scholarship about the alt-right:
Reactionary Futurism 2025 | Los Angeles Review of Books
Jordan S. Carroll reviews recent scholarship on the alt-right.
lareviewofbooks.org
July 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"The book about Gamergate we have been waiting for."
@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social includes "Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right" by @adriennemassanari.bsky.social in a round-up of new scholarship about the alt-right:
@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social includes "Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right" by @adriennemassanari.bsky.social in a round-up of new scholarship about the alt-right:
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Welp, we knew this was coming. It's all part of a push to stop young people from learning about queer people from any positive source.
the UK’s Internet age verification law has led to the effective censorship of all LGBT content on Reddit
what a shocking and unexpected turn of events!
what a shocking and unexpected turn of events!
July 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Welp, we knew this was coming. It's all part of a push to stop young people from learning about queer people from any positive source.
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BREAKING: Federal judge in Chicago just threw out 1st suit of Trump's 2nd term over sanctuary policies. Biden appointee Lindsay Jenkins said feds lack power under Constitution to force states/cities to cooperate with immigration enforcement. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Judge throws out Trump’s lawsuit against Illinois over sanctuary policies
The case is just one in a series of lawsuits DOJ has filed against blue states and cities.
www.politico.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge in Chicago just threw out 1st suit of Trump's 2nd term over sanctuary policies. Biden appointee Lindsay Jenkins said feds lack power under Constitution to force states/cities to cooperate with immigration enforcement. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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So we’ve got $45 billion allocated for concentration camps while running a strict “whites only” refugee resettlement program… and these people are offended by the Nazi comparisons?
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans reut.rs/3H6mYnH
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans
In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements?
reut.rs
July 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So we’ve got $45 billion allocated for concentration camps while running a strict “whites only” refugee resettlement program… and these people are offended by the Nazi comparisons?
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For almost 2 years, the claim of mass aid diversion by Hamas has been the pretext for Israel's illegal policy of obstructing & restricting aid to Gaza.
It was never plausible.
Now, as deaths from starvation mount, senior Israeli military officials admit that it was a lie.
It was never plausible.
Now, as deaths from starvation mount, senior Israeli military officials admit that it was a lie.
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
"The military officials ... said that the original U.N. aid op was relatively reliable and less vulnerable to Hamas interference than the ops of many of the other groups bringing aid into Gaza”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...
"The military officials ... said that the original U.N. aid op was relatively reliable and less vulnerable to Hamas interference than the ops of many of the other groups bringing aid into Gaza”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For almost 2 years, the claim of mass aid diversion by Hamas has been the pretext for Israel's illegal policy of obstructing & restricting aid to Gaza.
It was never plausible.
Now, as deaths from starvation mount, senior Israeli military officials admit that it was a lie.
It was never plausible.
Now, as deaths from starvation mount, senior Israeli military officials admit that it was a lie.
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Violent or destructive left wing protest is framed as delegitimising the protesters' stated cause.
Violent or destructive right wing protest is framed as emphasing the need for urgent action on the protesters' stated cause.
As always, right wing men are treated as elemental forces without agency.
Violent or destructive right wing protest is framed as emphasing the need for urgent action on the protesters' stated cause.
As always, right wing men are treated as elemental forces without agency.
This is a bit of a atretch/hope: there were 5 protests, with the largest two being up to 300 people, a total of around a thousand or so people.
July 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Violent or destructive left wing protest is framed as delegitimising the protesters' stated cause.
Violent or destructive right wing protest is framed as emphasing the need for urgent action on the protesters' stated cause.
As always, right wing men are treated as elemental forces without agency.
Violent or destructive right wing protest is framed as emphasing the need for urgent action on the protesters' stated cause.
As always, right wing men are treated as elemental forces without agency.
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My thoughts on recent 9th Circuit appeals court ruling against Trump's birthright citizenship order, holding it unconstitutional and granting nationwide remedy in order to give complete relief to state govt plaintiffs: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Appeals Court Rules Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order is Unconstitutional and Upholds Nationwide Injunction Against it
The court ruled that a nationwide injunction is the only way to provide complete relief to the state government plaintiffs in the case.
reason.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
My thoughts on recent 9th Circuit appeals court ruling against Trump's birthright citizenship order, holding it unconstitutional and granting nationwide remedy in order to give complete relief to state govt plaintiffs: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
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Apparently evergreen post ...
www.scotusblog.com/2025/07/whos...
“… the CASA opinion seems to confirm what Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been warning: that the court is holding the government to a different, and much more lenient, standard from all other litigants (including past administrations) who seek a stay...”
“… the CASA opinion seems to confirm what Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been warning: that the court is holding the government to a different, and much more lenient, standard from all other litigants (including past administrations) who seek a stay...”
Whose irreparable harm?
Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s rulings, opinions, and procedures on the law, on other institutions, and […]
www.scotusblog.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Apparently evergreen post ...
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June 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Threw the whole back-and-forth up on beehiv with a bonus excerpt from Plato
stop-authoritarianism.beehiiv.com/p/so-a-repor...
stop-authoritarianism.beehiiv.com/p/so-a-repor...
July 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Threw the whole back-and-forth up on beehiv with a bonus excerpt from Plato
stop-authoritarianism.beehiiv.com/p/so-a-repor...
stop-authoritarianism.beehiiv.com/p/so-a-repor...
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"groundbreaking research could stall as federal and state officials target mRNA shots, including ending federal funding for bird flu mRNA vaccines, restricting who may receive existing mRNA vaccines and, in some places, proposing laws against the vaccines."
Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
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What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
zurl.co
July 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"groundbreaking research could stall as federal and state officials target mRNA shots, including ending federal funding for bird flu mRNA vaccines, restricting who may receive existing mRNA vaccines and, in some places, proposing laws against the vaccines."
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The Supreme Court is out of control. To allow the president, without any explanation, to unilaterally dismantle agencies created by an Act of Congress is to endow the president with sovereignty. There is no justification, because they haven’t given one. Our country is in big trouble.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Supreme Court is out of control. To allow the president, without any explanation, to unilaterally dismantle agencies created by an Act of Congress is to endow the president with sovereignty. There is no justification, because they haven’t given one. Our country is in big trouble.
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this is sick in a way i don't even have words for
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
this is sick in a way i don't even have words for
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#UNESCO also released a report about how 'AI' distorts the historical record of the #Holocaust and fuels antisemitism & hate-fueled narratives, & invent false or misleading content about the Holocaust. Automation platforms are not good! www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
New UNESCO report warns that Generative AI threatens Holocaust memory
A UNESCO report published today warns that unless decisive action is taken to integrate ethical principles, AI could distort the historical record of the Holocaust and fuel antisemitism. The report
www.unesco.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
#UNESCO also released a report about how 'AI' distorts the historical record of the #Holocaust and fuels antisemitism & hate-fueled narratives, & invent false or misleading content about the Holocaust. Automation platforms are not good! www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
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I saw someone on here talk about the need for learning from comparative politics - other countries have rebuilt after fascism but it's not easy
One thing that keeps me up these days: how is the next party in power supposed to govern? The GOP has signaled it will not always be bound by laws or international agreements it disagrees with. It’s not absolute — they blew up part of reconciliation, but not all; ignore some court orders, etc. (1/7)
July 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I saw someone on here talk about the need for learning from comparative politics - other countries have rebuilt after fascism but it's not easy
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excellent piece which I think serves as a reminder that it's okay, good even, to change your mind as evidence accrues www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
excellent piece which I think serves as a reminder that it's okay, good even, to change your mind as evidence accrues www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...