Libel
@libeltheband.bsky.social
Darkwave/post-punk project from Brooklyn with lefty political opinions. Gavin Dunaway’s little getaway. https://linktr.ee/libeltheband
I was puzzled when I first read about the meeting, but the juxtaposition between the sharp, young and positive mayor-elect and the crusty, tapioca-brained wannabe autocrat is going to be striking.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I was puzzled when I first read about the meeting, but the juxtaposition between the sharp, young and positive mayor-elect and the crusty, tapioca-brained wannabe autocrat is going to be striking.
My god.
I haven’t seen this get covered in English yet so let me translate.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My god.
And I bet they keep voting for Republicans.
The USDA has designated 444 counties as farming-dependent; their average vote share for Trump was 77.7%.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
And I bet they keep voting for Republicans.
I knew at some point the Republicans’ flirting with the really, really radical right was going to burn them. We may be reaching full inferno…
Major Republican pollster warns that digging in on anti-Nazism will fracture their coalition
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I knew at some point the Republicans’ flirting with the really, really radical right was going to burn them. We may be reaching full inferno…
This made my brain hurt on multiple levels.
The experience of going on Facebook these days is equivalent of having a stroke
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This made my brain hurt on multiple levels.
The government is run by trolls.
Apparently RFK Jr. promised Senator Bill Cassidy that he wouldn’t remove the statement
“Vaccines do not cause autism” from the CDC website.
So what RFK Jr. did instead is spit in his face by leaving the statement there and adding this:
“Vaccines do not cause autism” from the CDC website.
So what RFK Jr. did instead is spit in his face by leaving the statement there and adding this:
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The government is run by trolls.
Basically.
The president is proposing that we take the 1 trillion gallons of water that fire departments use every year and give each American a 5-gallon bucket to fight house fires on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Basically.
You always wonder if Republicans are dumb enough to believe in their own ideas.
Certainly there are a lot of Republican voters with chronic health issues that would realize, “Oh no, this would screw me.”
Certainly there are a lot of Republican voters with chronic health issues that would realize, “Oh no, this would screw me.”
Cassidy: "The president is proposing that we take the $26b that would be going to insurance companies if we just do an extension and give it directly to the American people in which 100% of the money is used for them to purchase healthcare on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer."
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
You always wonder if Republicans are dumb enough to believe in their own ideas.
Certainly there are a lot of Republican voters with chronic health issues that would realize, “Oh no, this would screw me.”
Certainly there are a lot of Republican voters with chronic health issues that would realize, “Oh no, this would screw me.”
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Please be gentle with the criminals in your life. They’re having a tough month.
NEW: Cryptocurrencies have lost >$1 TRILLION in market value since Oct. 6.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Crypto World Wipes Out $1 Trillion as Bitcoin Plunges Anew
The great crypto crash of 2025 entered a new phase on Wednesday, as Bitcoin plunged to its lowest level in seven months, extending the more than $1 trillion wipeout across the digital‑asset world.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Please be gentle with the criminals in your life. They’re having a tough month.
How dare you surveil Lindsey like he’s some kind of common person…
Glad that @ericboehm87.bsky.social wrote a piece I've been meaning to write: all the times Lindsey Graham has championed surveillance far more intrusive than the phone records of his prosecutors analyzed.
Most important IMO is the way Graham championed phone dragnet.
reason.com/2025/11/19/l...
Most important IMO is the way Graham championed phone dragnet.
reason.com/2025/11/19/l...
November 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
How dare you surveil Lindsey like he’s some kind of common person…
The byline alone should make you vomit.
Today, at Washpost Opinion:
"Trump has approached his 2nd term with a gusto not seen in his 1st term"
"His curiosity has always been his most compelling strength"
"At the end of the interview, my grandchildren were ushered in. The 7-year-old became enthralled with the diorama of the new ballroom"
"Trump has approached his 2nd term with a gusto not seen in his 1st term"
"His curiosity has always been his most compelling strength"
"At the end of the interview, my grandchildren were ushered in. The 7-year-old became enthralled with the diorama of the new ballroom"
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The byline alone should make you vomit.
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Reporter to MBS: "U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reporter to MBS: "U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
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No Rapist Left Behind
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
No Rapist Left Behind
Mike nails it (this is my business), though I will add that Google opened the door to ChatGPT and AI answer engines by purposely making its search results worse to drive more search ad revenue.
Google’s network advertising is about 10% of total ad revenue, and has been stagnant at best.
Google’s network advertising is about 10% of total ad revenue, and has been stagnant at best.
This is, of course, a fascinating thread from Kate asking why Google is effectively cannibalizing its own market for both digital ads on third party properties and search ads, by effectively taking away the incentive to click through to third party sites. I have a theory as to why they're doing it.
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Mike nails it (this is my business), though I will add that Google opened the door to ChatGPT and AI answer engines by purposely making its search results worse to drive more search ad revenue.
Google’s network advertising is about 10% of total ad revenue, and has been stagnant at best.
Google’s network advertising is about 10% of total ad revenue, and has been stagnant at best.
So much bad stuff is going to come out.
NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care.
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
So much bad stuff is going to come out.
I don’t think there’s any incriminating in the files; they probably just amplify the idea Trump knew what was going on. I do wonder if we’re watching the Streisand Effect in hyperdrive.
It’s a mistake to automatically assume that there’s something deeply incriminating for Trump in the Epstein files, which is why he tried to keep them from being released. I think this is about his inability to control the narrative, and then his inability to control his caucus.
In a dramatic reversal, Trump now says House Republicans should vote for a measure calling for the release of the Epstein files, essentially a concession that he cannot stop the resolution from being passed. @ashleyahn88.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I don’t think there’s any incriminating in the files; they probably just amplify the idea Trump knew what was going on. I do wonder if we’re watching the Streisand Effect in hyperdrive.
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
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Spent his life preparing for this moment and he’s not remotely prepared. Democrats need to stop trying to win a Republican primary.
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Spent his life preparing for this moment and he’s not remotely prepared. Democrats need to stop trying to win a Republican primary.
I don’t understand who thinks this kind of messaging is savvy. My immediate opinion is it’s a weird holdover of hippie hate… It’s 2025; the 60s were more than 50 years ago.
These people always pitch themselves as savvy Real America Whisperers but constantly talking about how Republicans are right and Democrats are annoying is abysmal electoral strategy.
Talk about how minorities aren't a threat, billionaires are!
Talk about how minorities aren't a threat, billionaires are!
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I don’t understand who thinks this kind of messaging is savvy. My immediate opinion is it’s a weird holdover of hippie hate… It’s 2025; the 60s were more than 50 years ago.
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These people always pitch themselves as savvy Real America Whisperers but constantly talking about how Republicans are right and Democrats are annoying is abysmal electoral strategy.
Talk about how minorities aren't a threat, billionaires are!
Talk about how minorities aren't a threat, billionaires are!
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
These people always pitch themselves as savvy Real America Whisperers but constantly talking about how Republicans are right and Democrats are annoying is abysmal electoral strategy.
Talk about how minorities aren't a threat, billionaires are!
Talk about how minorities aren't a threat, billionaires are!
Great look, Illinois State Police.
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Great look, Illinois State Police.
My goodness. This is an amazing and enlightening conversation. We’ve been ragging on Ezra a lot lately, but John Ganz seems to have stirred something in him. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...
Opinion | The ‘Groyperfication’ of the G.O.P.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My goodness. This is an amazing and enlightening conversation. We’ve been ragging on Ezra a lot lately, but John Ganz seems to have stirred something in him. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...
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Being a Republican definitionally means being cool with child rape
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Being a Republican definitionally means being cool with child rape
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The Gallup poll finding that 4 in 10 (!) young women would like to move out of the U.S. is striking. But it's also probably a symptom of a deeper problem: a lack of confidence in the American system and its ability to self-correct. www.pbump.net/o/the-subtex...
The subtext to the surge in young women saying they hope to leave the U.S.
Polling, like anything else that involves human beings, is not strictly analytical. There is an emotional aspect to the results, a natural side effect of asking people how they feel about candidates o...
www.pbump.net
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Gallup poll finding that 4 in 10 (!) young women would like to move out of the U.S. is striking. But it's also probably a symptom of a deeper problem: a lack of confidence in the American system and its ability to self-correct. www.pbump.net/o/the-subtex...