AustinDav
@i-am-austindav.bsky.social
Seeker of wisdom, lover of truth, proponent of ideals, proud father, lucky husband
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AustinDav
@i-am-austindav.bsky.social
· Jun 4
The regime wants an excuse to crackdown with violence.
If they're provoked into violence by riot and lawlessness, they win.
If the resistance can muster the numbers in peaceful protest, and the power responds with violence, the apathetic and complacent will see and react, and the regime falls.
If they're provoked into violence by riot and lawlessness, they win.
If the resistance can muster the numbers in peaceful protest, and the power responds with violence, the apathetic and complacent will see and react, and the regime falls.
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In the 2016 debate, when he told HRC "'cause you'd be in jail," the fact that buzzers didn't go off and the moderator couldn't immediately say "I'm sorry, that statement was an affront to Constitutional order. You've been disqualified" was a shockingly disappointing failure in a year full of them.
A system that allows a convicted criminal rapist tyrannical traitor to gain full totalitarian control of the U.S. govt without so much as a guardrail in place to protect us from him and his deranged destructive immoral corrupt agenda is a highly flawed and broken system.
August 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In the 2016 debate, when he told HRC "'cause you'd be in jail," the fact that buzzers didn't go off and the moderator couldn't immediately say "I'm sorry, that statement was an affront to Constitutional order. You've been disqualified" was a shockingly disappointing failure in a year full of them.
If you don't know Seth Abramson's work, it is supremely thorough, factual, and compelling investigative reporting.
Read this thread. If he says he has the evidence to show that the president was more than just a client of Epstein's trafficking ring, believe him. This is going to be BIG.
Read this thread. If he says he has the evidence to show that the president was more than just a client of Epstein's trafficking ring, believe him. This is going to be BIG.
I got it. Fuck...I got it. I was trained as a criminal investigator at Georgetown and Harvard, worked as a federal criminal investigator in DC, practiced Criminal Law—including sex crimes and homicides—for years, and was sure if I dedicated myself I’d figure out what Trump is hiding. And now I have.
July 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you don't know Seth Abramson's work, it is supremely thorough, factual, and compelling investigative reporting.
Read this thread. If he says he has the evidence to show that the president was more than just a client of Epstein's trafficking ring, believe him. This is going to be BIG.
Read this thread. If he says he has the evidence to show that the president was more than just a client of Epstein's trafficking ring, believe him. This is going to be BIG.
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We need to make it illegal for AI models to offer advertising. And, we need to really examine referral fees as well.
The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.
We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media
The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.
We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media
July 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We need to make it illegal for AI models to offer advertising. And, we need to really examine referral fees as well.
The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.
We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media
The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.
We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media
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Maxwell was already convicted and imprisoned.
Epstein was imprisoned.
There is no reason to consider any immunity or pardon unless they are tampering with a witness.
Epstein was imprisoned.
There is no reason to consider any immunity or pardon unless they are tampering with a witness.
July 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Maxwell was already convicted and imprisoned.
Epstein was imprisoned.
There is no reason to consider any immunity or pardon unless they are tampering with a witness.
Epstein was imprisoned.
There is no reason to consider any immunity or pardon unless they are tampering with a witness.
"Regular failure to impeach...desensitizes the population to the danger"
His daily offenses come so fast and are in full view. His character is so antithetical to the values of democracy. If those with the tools to fight this fire don't act, even if that act seems hopeless, why are they even there?
His daily offenses come so fast and are in full view. His character is so antithetical to the values of democracy. If those with the tools to fight this fire don't act, even if that act seems hopeless, why are they even there?
July 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"Regular failure to impeach...desensitizes the population to the danger"
His daily offenses come so fast and are in full view. His character is so antithetical to the values of democracy. If those with the tools to fight this fire don't act, even if that act seems hopeless, why are they even there?
His daily offenses come so fast and are in full view. His character is so antithetical to the values of democracy. If those with the tools to fight this fire don't act, even if that act seems hopeless, why are they even there?
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'The Justice Department has already accused Maxwell of being a pervasive liar. The prosecutors who brought charges against Maxwell repeatedly told the judge overseeing her 2021 trial that she was willing to “brazenly lie under oath about her conduct.”'
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
4 key questions about DOJ’s move to interview Ghislaine Maxwell
What’s in it for her? And what might she say?
www.politico.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
'The Justice Department has already accused Maxwell of being a pervasive liar. The prosecutors who brought charges against Maxwell repeatedly told the judge overseeing her 2021 trial that she was willing to “brazenly lie under oath about her conduct.”'
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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“Evokes secret police”
What about “masked, anonymous federal agents” doesn’t fit the EXACT definition of secret police?
Monkey madness from all media.
What about “masked, anonymous federal agents” doesn’t fit the EXACT definition of secret police?
Monkey madness from all media.
July 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“Evokes secret police”
What about “masked, anonymous federal agents” doesn’t fit the EXACT definition of secret police?
Monkey madness from all media.
What about “masked, anonymous federal agents” doesn’t fit the EXACT definition of secret police?
Monkey madness from all media.
Talks in Munich. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. Chamberlain chose cooperation over confrontation when it came to the Third Reich, a strategy both pilloried and praised.
Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. Columbia University chose cooperation over litigation when it came to the Trump administration, a strategy both pilloried and praised.
Columbia Walked a Tightrope on Its Way to a $200 Million Settlement With Trump
Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy both pilloried and praised.
trib.al
July 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Talks in Munich. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. Chamberlain chose cooperation over confrontation when it came to the Third Reich, a strategy both pilloried and praised.
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Just remember...there was absolutely nothing normal about the United States Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell. Nothing. Not by protocol. Not by precedent. Not by any stretch of the imagination.
July 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Just remember...there was absolutely nothing normal about the United States Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell. Nothing. Not by protocol. Not by precedent. Not by any stretch of the imagination.
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So just to be clear - the “protect the kids” party is now shutting the government down to protect sexual predators? Do we have this right?
July 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So just to be clear - the “protect the kids” party is now shutting the government down to protect sexual predators? Do we have this right?
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My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Any questions?
Graphic recently cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Any questions?
Graphic recently cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
July 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Any questions?
Graphic recently cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Any questions?
Graphic recently cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
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The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse. The president's job is to "faithfully execute" the decisions we've made and he has signed into law. He may not impound, redirect or confiscate money outside federal law.
July 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse. The president's job is to "faithfully execute" the decisions we've made and he has signed into law. He may not impound, redirect or confiscate money outside federal law.
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You are living in Russia.
Stephen Colbert’s show is the top rated late night show.
This was NOT a “financial decision” except in how the oligarchy relates it to a desired merger The Dictator has to approve.
The end.
Stephen Colbert’s show is the top rated late night show.
This was NOT a “financial decision” except in how the oligarchy relates it to a desired merger The Dictator has to approve.
The end.
July 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
You are living in Russia.
Stephen Colbert’s show is the top rated late night show.
This was NOT a “financial decision” except in how the oligarchy relates it to a desired merger The Dictator has to approve.
The end.
Stephen Colbert’s show is the top rated late night show.
This was NOT a “financial decision” except in how the oligarchy relates it to a desired merger The Dictator has to approve.
The end.
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Dem Party: We are spending $20M to figure out how to talk to male voters.
Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.
Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.
Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
July 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Dem Party: We are spending $20M to figure out how to talk to male voters.
Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.
Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.
Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
July 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
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I’m attending tomorrow. Wanted to share.
No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
www.mobilize.us
July 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’m attending tomorrow. Wanted to share.
No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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O Boy, time for a big change!!! Any GREAT DEMs or Independents want to run for these seats!!
July 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
O Boy, time for a big change!!! Any GREAT DEMs or Independents want to run for these seats!!
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Good morning to job hunting 2025
July 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Good morning to job hunting 2025
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Personally, I’d just LOVE some acknowledgment and investigation into those 66 bomb threats on Election Day. Even that ONE thing please. ANYTHING.
July 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Personally, I’d just LOVE some acknowledgment and investigation into those 66 bomb threats on Election Day. Even that ONE thing please. ANYTHING.
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We can all agree this is basically an admission, right?
July 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We can all agree this is basically an admission, right?
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They fired the people answering calls for help. Hundreds of them. During the crisis.
July 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
They fired the people answering calls for help. Hundreds of them. During the crisis.
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White America, we need to invite the screams of brown-skinned people inside, to let them break our hearts and boil our blood until the fury within us erupts in a sustained roar that violently disrupts an inhumanity that will not stop unless we make it stop.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-is...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-is...
America is Losing Its Soul in Brown-Skinned Screams and White-Skinned Silences
America is dying.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
White America, we need to invite the screams of brown-skinned people inside, to let them break our hearts and boil our blood until the fury within us erupts in a sustained roar that violently disrupts an inhumanity that will not stop unless we make it stop.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-is...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-is...
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I and many others who professionally researched and wrote about the first term of Donald Trump have said that his plan is to provoke a second Kent State as a pretext for martial law and the cancellation of the midterms.
Now we find Trump *dramatically* expanding bases for cops to shoot protesters.
Now we find Trump *dramatically* expanding bases for cops to shoot protesters.
Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I and many others who professionally researched and wrote about the first term of Donald Trump have said that his plan is to provoke a second Kent State as a pretext for martial law and the cancellation of the midterms.
Now we find Trump *dramatically* expanding bases for cops to shoot protesters.
Now we find Trump *dramatically* expanding bases for cops to shoot protesters.