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V. (Ghost in the machine)
@horrorbatsbite.bsky.social
Sociologist studying the intersections of information, tech, extremism, eschatology, Very Bad Things Colliding Together + effects on society.
One of the cohosts on The Crumbling podcast.
http://thecrumbling.com
Mastodon: @horrorbatsbite@mastodon.social
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Chris Van Hollen is in the senate, being exemplary, because he got frustrated waiting for House leadership opportunities to open up. what was left behind were the people willing to wait and work for 'their turn' and these are not leaders
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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they need to be pushed aside or made to rise to the occasion
December 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Himes is made in a lab to appeal to the wealthy CT coastal towns and their donors and the only other political machine does shit like this apnews.com/article/gani...
Connecticut mayor who regained office after corruption conviction wins another primary
A Connecticut mayor who regained his office after serving prison time for corruption has won another Democratic primary, this time defeating a former aide.
apnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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In fact, it’s not so much politically contested as it is near universally politically abhorred. You can see the bipartisan support around things like KOSA and the TikTok ban, and college “free speech concerns”, as an elaboration of this logic (which intersect with genocide denial as one of the lies)
December 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM