Ominous Atheist
@ominousatheist.bsky.social
No longer believing in fairytales. Consumerism has stripped mankind of our humanity. Anti-theist who thinks we must take the Cult out of our Culture. #Atheist
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Can't sleep.
It took Germany almost 50 years to recover from Hitler. Consider what happened. If we are forcibly divided after Trump is defeated and gone choose wisely what section you end up in. It could be for generations.
It took Germany almost 50 years to recover from Hitler. Consider what happened. If we are forcibly divided after Trump is defeated and gone choose wisely what section you end up in. It could be for generations.
August 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Can't sleep.
It took Germany almost 50 years to recover from Hitler. Consider what happened. If we are forcibly divided after Trump is defeated and gone choose wisely what section you end up in. It could be for generations.
It took Germany almost 50 years to recover from Hitler. Consider what happened. If we are forcibly divided after Trump is defeated and gone choose wisely what section you end up in. It could be for generations.
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Kristi Noem affair rumors are 'perfect encapsulation' of Trump's admin: column https://twp.ai/4ipGFI
www.rawstory.com
Kristi Noem affair rumors are 'perfect encapsulation' of Trump's admin: column
twp.ai
August 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Kristi Noem affair rumors are 'perfect encapsulation' of Trump's admin: column https://twp.ai/4ipGFI
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NEW: The CDC shooting was much worse than initially reported. 181 rounds. 150 windows hit. Staff are furious at RFK Jr. and Trump becuz their long-running fears about anti-vax rhetoric turning deadly seem to be vindicated. @laurenweberhp.bluesky.social + Me.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
After CDC shooting, its employees turn their anger to RFK Jr. and Trump
Investigators allege the shooter targeted the agency because of his coronavirus vaccine beliefs, according to two CDC officials briefed on the case.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The CDC shooting was much worse than initially reported. 181 rounds. 150 windows hit. Staff are furious at RFK Jr. and Trump becuz their long-running fears about anti-vax rhetoric turning deadly seem to be vindicated. @laurenweberhp.bluesky.social + Me.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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There is actual data to backup the fact that not only do Trump supporters display greater malignant characteristics, but in fact, they ENJOY seeing the suffering of others. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DarkTriad #Sociopathy #MalignantNarcissism
#DarkTriad #Sociopathy #MalignantNarcissism
August 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
There is actual data to backup the fact that not only do Trump supporters display greater malignant characteristics, but in fact, they ENJOY seeing the suffering of others. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DarkTriad #Sociopathy #MalignantNarcissism
#DarkTriad #Sociopathy #MalignantNarcissism
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The Gestapo would not have happened without the takeover and vertical integration of state and local police under Himmler in 1934. (He was formally made chief of all German police in 1936.)
These are literal Gestapo tactics.
These are literal Gestapo tactics.
Trump lists off other cities that didn't vote for him that he intends to take over:
"This will go further. We'll starting very strongly with DC"
"This will go further. We'll starting very strongly with DC"
August 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Gestapo would not have happened without the takeover and vertical integration of state and local police under Himmler in 1934. (He was formally made chief of all German police in 1936.)
These are literal Gestapo tactics.
These are literal Gestapo tactics.
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14 years old.
The age Republicans want kids married.
The age Trump's Epstein linked victims say they were abused.
This is state-sanctioned pedophilia.
The age Republicans want kids married.
The age Trump's Epstein linked victims say they were abused.
This is state-sanctioned pedophilia.
August 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
14 years old.
The age Republicans want kids married.
The age Trump's Epstein linked victims say they were abused.
This is state-sanctioned pedophilia.
The age Republicans want kids married.
The age Trump's Epstein linked victims say they were abused.
This is state-sanctioned pedophilia.
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the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
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The ability of Red States to let their people suffer and die in the name of ideological purity and rigidity is amazing. That occurs despite persistent evidence that the policies derived from that ideology don't work and create measurable harm.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Texas way: why the most disaster-prone US state is so allergic to preparing for disasters
It faces hurricanes, heat, drought, rising seas and – as last week showed – deadly floods. But despite the clear need for preventive action, that is not the political mood
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The ability of Red States to let their people suffer and die in the name of ideological purity and rigidity is amazing. That occurs despite persistent evidence that the policies derived from that ideology don't work and create measurable harm.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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In the naive days of Trump's first term it was difficult to imagine a AG more corrupt than Barr. This time around, Trump found someone more corrupt than Barr.
There seems to be no illegal action by Trump and his minions that Bondi didn't instigate herself, greenlit, or chose to ignore.
There seems to be no illegal action by Trump and his minions that Bondi didn't instigate herself, greenlit, or chose to ignore.
Petition Demanding Pam Bondi Resign Receives Thousands of Signatures https://twp.ai/4ioEwN
www.newsweek.com
Petition demanding Pam Bondi resign receives thousands of signatures
twp.ai
July 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In the naive days of Trump's first term it was difficult to imagine a AG more corrupt than Barr. This time around, Trump found someone more corrupt than Barr.
There seems to be no illegal action by Trump and his minions that Bondi didn't instigate herself, greenlit, or chose to ignore.
There seems to be no illegal action by Trump and his minions that Bondi didn't instigate herself, greenlit, or chose to ignore.
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They also get to maintain that all-important illusion of their power status (and their robes when Trump fully consolidates power). As a consolation prize, Roberts, Alito and the other members of the Star Chamber Six get to keep pushing through their pet reactionary and dominionist rulings. /2
July 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
They also get to maintain that all-important illusion of their power status (and their robes when Trump fully consolidates power). As a consolation prize, Roberts, Alito and the other members of the Star Chamber Six get to keep pushing through their pet reactionary and dominionist rulings. /2
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A thought:
What if Trump and Roberts have already reached an accommodation? What if they agreed to support his dictatorship, with an occasional, ultimately meaningless, ruling that allows them to maintain the illusion of independence? /1
What if Trump and Roberts have already reached an accommodation? What if they agreed to support his dictatorship, with an occasional, ultimately meaningless, ruling that allows them to maintain the illusion of independence? /1
July 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A thought:
What if Trump and Roberts have already reached an accommodation? What if they agreed to support his dictatorship, with an occasional, ultimately meaningless, ruling that allows them to maintain the illusion of independence? /1
What if Trump and Roberts have already reached an accommodation? What if they agreed to support his dictatorship, with an occasional, ultimately meaningless, ruling that allows them to maintain the illusion of independence? /1
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Kirk Cameron is pushing a fundamentalist agenda that sees public schools, libraries, and even cartoons as enemies.
America doesn’t need a “war over culture.”
It needs respect for pluralism, equality, and the separation of church and state.
www.christianpost.com/news/kirk-ca...
America doesn’t need a “war over culture.”
It needs respect for pluralism, equality, and the separation of church and state.
www.christianpost.com/news/kirk-ca...
Kirk Cameron's library movement counters the culture war
Actor Kirk Cameron hopes to see Christian parents train their children to act as soldiers of light, warning they can t stand idly by as the culture attempts to subvert faith-based values
www.christianpost.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Kirk Cameron is pushing a fundamentalist agenda that sees public schools, libraries, and even cartoons as enemies.
America doesn’t need a “war over culture.”
It needs respect for pluralism, equality, and the separation of church and state.
www.christianpost.com/news/kirk-ca...
America doesn’t need a “war over culture.”
It needs respect for pluralism, equality, and the separation of church and state.
www.christianpost.com/news/kirk-ca...
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ICE now has a larger budget than most of the world’s militaries.
A reminder that police have only ever *responded* to alleged crime, but a living wage, food & water security, & accessible healthcare have always *prevented* crime.
So if you want safer communities, invest in people—not punishments.
A reminder that police have only ever *responded* to alleged crime, but a living wage, food & water security, & accessible healthcare have always *prevented* crime.
So if you want safer communities, invest in people—not punishments.
July 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE now has a larger budget than most of the world’s militaries.
A reminder that police have only ever *responded* to alleged crime, but a living wage, food & water security, & accessible healthcare have always *prevented* crime.
So if you want safer communities, invest in people—not punishments.
A reminder that police have only ever *responded* to alleged crime, but a living wage, food & water security, & accessible healthcare have always *prevented* crime.
So if you want safer communities, invest in people—not punishments.
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Civil wars and backsliding to yet another dictatorship are depressingly common.
Stable democracies require more than just elections. They need a stable of strong supporting institutions to function properly. For example, it took hundreds of years for Britain to transition fully. /2
Stable democracies require more than just elections. They need a stable of strong supporting institutions to function properly. For example, it took hundreds of years for Britain to transition fully. /2
July 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Civil wars and backsliding to yet another dictatorship are depressingly common.
Stable democracies require more than just elections. They need a stable of strong supporting institutions to function properly. For example, it took hundreds of years for Britain to transition fully. /2
Stable democracies require more than just elections. They need a stable of strong supporting institutions to function properly. For example, it took hundreds of years for Britain to transition fully. /2
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To be clear, a person who even suggests that a federal court order be defied should never hold a position of trust in the US Government, let alone be a Federal Judge.
To be equally clear, the GOP Congress is no more than a Rubber Stamp endorsing dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
To be equally clear, the GOP Congress is no more than a Rubber Stamp endorsing dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Emil Bove judge confirmation moves step closer despite Democratic walkout
Republicans refuse to call whistleblower who says Bove advocated ignoring court orders to Senate judiciary panel
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
To be clear, a person who even suggests that a federal court order be defied should never hold a position of trust in the US Government, let alone be a Federal Judge.
To be equally clear, the GOP Congress is no more than a Rubber Stamp endorsing dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
To be equally clear, the GOP Congress is no more than a Rubber Stamp endorsing dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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It's not hard to see that the Techbro oligarchs will be all over this, lapping up crony capitalist contracts.
Here is a a warning I wrote a few years before the AI explosion: mefletcher.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-...
Here is a a warning I wrote a few years before the AI explosion: mefletcher.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-...
The Surveillance Industrial Complex
Business Insider: Microsoft funded face recognition tech reported surveils Palestinians News Release: Repression Solutions Inc. Governm...
mefletcher.blogspot.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It's not hard to see that the Techbro oligarchs will be all over this, lapping up crony capitalist contracts.
Here is a a warning I wrote a few years before the AI explosion: mefletcher.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-...
Here is a a warning I wrote a few years before the AI explosion: mefletcher.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-...
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that attracts oligarchs. Our easily manipulated politics, virtually no taxes, and laughable regulatory structure are comfortable waters for such sharks. /3
July 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
that attracts oligarchs. Our easily manipulated politics, virtually no taxes, and laughable regulatory structure are comfortable waters for such sharks. /3
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In a perverse sense, it is the billionaire's version of the "race to the bottom."
If you wonder why the US attracted so many billionaire vagabonds like the now fully parasitic Thiel and Musk, it's not hard to figure out. It's our system of predatory capitalism with no real guardrails/2
If you wonder why the US attracted so many billionaire vagabonds like the now fully parasitic Thiel and Musk, it's not hard to figure out. It's our system of predatory capitalism with no real guardrails/2
July 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
In a perverse sense, it is the billionaire's version of the "race to the bottom."
If you wonder why the US attracted so many billionaire vagabonds like the now fully parasitic Thiel and Musk, it's not hard to figure out. It's our system of predatory capitalism with no real guardrails/2
If you wonder why the US attracted so many billionaire vagabonds like the now fully parasitic Thiel and Musk, it's not hard to figure out. It's our system of predatory capitalism with no real guardrails/2
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If you haven't noticed, the superrich have risen above government. They now view themselves as above it all, transnational entities that often pull the strings globally. They routinely "nation shop" for the best deal for themselves and their billions. /1
The U.K. is trying to tax the superrich. It’s off to a bumpy start.
The U.K. Closed a Tax Loophole for the Global Rich. Now They’re Fleeing.
Instead of paying up, wealthy expats are getting out—sparking questions about whether the move will raise any money at all.
on.wsj.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If you haven't noticed, the superrich have risen above government. They now view themselves as above it all, transnational entities that often pull the strings globally. They routinely "nation shop" for the best deal for themselves and their billions. /1
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sorry for being super woke but deposition video of the worlds most famous pedophile invoking the fifth when asked if he ever partied with you and underage girls should be career ending
July 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
sorry for being super woke but deposition video of the worlds most famous pedophile invoking the fifth when asked if he ever partied with you and underage girls should be career ending
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RIP Columbia University (1754-2025).
Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.
July 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
RIP Columbia University (1754-2025).
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Chinese- made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labelled as "industrial refrigeration units" to avoid detection in the wake of Western sanctions- Reuters.
July 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Chinese- made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labelled as "industrial refrigeration units" to avoid detection in the wake of Western sanctions- Reuters.
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An astonishing figure in this piece:
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America?
If you think that’s far-fetched, then you really haven’t been paying attention to what the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have been up to lately.
newrepublic.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
An astonishing figure in this piece:
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
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I lived in communist Vietnam and never saw anything like this.
If this were happening in Beijing or Shanghai, Western reporters there would be making it big-time news.
(Yes, China vastly more repressive and controlled. But they don't PRETEND to have First Amendment, habeus corpus, immigrant-asylum, etc.)
Did not expect ever to see this in my home territory.
(Yes, China vastly more repressive and controlled. But they don't PRETEND to have First Amendment, habeus corpus, immigrant-asylum, etc.)
Did not expect ever to see this in my home territory.
Border patrol now sweeping the park
July 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I lived in communist Vietnam and never saw anything like this.