Peter Ouillette
@pdouille.bsky.social
Vaccines work. Evolution happened.
How we know, and how we know that we know, is what’s most important.
How we know, and how we know that we know, is what’s most important.
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This would be an excellent time for politicians to stop demonizing universities.
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This would be an excellent time for politicians to stop demonizing universities.
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The new US National Security Strategy makes for scary reading. I wrote about how the US wants to support forces in Europe to tear itself apart back in November 2024, and last May. This NSS confirms that's exactly the US objective for Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The new US National Security Strategy makes for scary reading. I wrote about how the US wants to support forces in Europe to tear itself apart back in November 2024, and last May. This NSS confirms that's exactly the US objective for Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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The new US National Security Strategy reads better in either the original Russian via which it was dictated or the 1930s vintage German in which it was based. It makes Putin and Stephen Miller the architects of US foreign policy. The big loser? Our allies. The big winner? China.
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The new US National Security Strategy reads better in either the original Russian via which it was dictated or the 1930s vintage German in which it was based. It makes Putin and Stephen Miller the architects of US foreign policy. The big loser? Our allies. The big winner? China.
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Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
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What is astonishing is that diabolical billionaires who place no value whatsoever on human life have gotten at least 40% Americans to believe that those of us who simply think we should aim for the distribution *92% of us want* are—wait for it—*fringe radicals*.
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What is astonishing is that diabolical billionaires who place no value whatsoever on human life have gotten at least 40% Americans to believe that those of us who simply think we should aim for the distribution *92% of us want* are—wait for it—*fringe radicals*.
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Kristi Noem is conclusive proof that the sort of person who would murder a dog in cold blood is *exactly* the sort of person you think they are
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Kristi Noem is conclusive proof that the sort of person who would murder a dog in cold blood is *exactly* the sort of person you think they are
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An really important thing a lot of people don't realize about Trump is that he doesn't bully people he doesn't think he can bully.
Let’s be clear.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
An really important thing a lot of people don't realize about Trump is that he doesn't bully people he doesn't think he can bully.
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
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The whole Third Term Project isn’t actually about Trump. The people behind it know he will likely be dead or enfeebled by 2029. It is about them, the vastly unpopular group around Trump, wanting to grift us forever without elections.
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The whole Third Term Project isn’t actually about Trump. The people behind it know he will likely be dead or enfeebled by 2029. It is about them, the vastly unpopular group around Trump, wanting to grift us forever without elections.
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Steve Bannon has confirmed that there is a secret plot afoot to end our democracy and install Trump as a permanent dictator.
If this were untrue, he’d be getting a visit from the FBI, as what he’s describing is a criminal conspiracy.
He won’t get an FBI visit.
If this were untrue, he’d be getting a visit from the FBI, as what he’s describing is a criminal conspiracy.
He won’t get an FBI visit.
Steve Bannon says ‘there is a plan’ for Trump to be president in 2028
Former Trump advisor claims winning a third term could be easier than Trump’s previous electoral victories
www.independent.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Steve Bannon has confirmed that there is a secret plot afoot to end our democracy and install Trump as a permanent dictator.
If this were untrue, he’d be getting a visit from the FBI, as what he’s describing is a criminal conspiracy.
He won’t get an FBI visit.
If this were untrue, he’d be getting a visit from the FBI, as what he’s describing is a criminal conspiracy.
He won’t get an FBI visit.
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Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.
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I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.
October 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.
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Very straightforwardly detained by secret police for speech. I honestly don't know what establishment figures are telling themselves any more to avoid cognitive dissonance over this shit.
ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
October 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Very straightforwardly detained by secret police for speech. I honestly don't know what establishment figures are telling themselves any more to avoid cognitive dissonance over this shit.
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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Biden in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Biden in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
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Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting:
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
September 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting:
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
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The one crucial missing bit in this analysis and the replies: Lies.
Repeated lies told by self-interested actors and repeated over and over by equally self-interested echo chambers over years and, in part, decades.
Repeated lies told by self-interested actors and repeated over and over by equally self-interested echo chambers over years and, in part, decades.
September 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The one crucial missing bit in this analysis and the replies: Lies.
Repeated lies told by self-interested actors and repeated over and over by equally self-interested echo chambers over years and, in part, decades.
Repeated lies told by self-interested actors and repeated over and over by equally self-interested echo chambers over years and, in part, decades.
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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“ABC and CBS are making a serious miscalculation. Their servility to Trump will not earn them peace, only greater pressure.”
That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.
That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.
Nicht vor MAGA-Kult einknicken
Der Deutsche Journalisten-Verband ruft die Verantwortlichen der großen US-Medien dazu auf, ihren Journalistinnen und Journalisten den Rücken zu stärken, statt…
www.djv.de
September 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
“ABC and CBS are making a serious miscalculation. Their servility to Trump will not earn them peace, only greater pressure.”
That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.
That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.
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Disney: capitulating right away when the core idea of your major franchises is creative resistance.
September 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Disney: capitulating right away when the core idea of your major franchises is creative resistance.
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Trump's campaign against TV comedians & independent TV channels is so reminiscent of Putin's war on independent TV in 2000-1 & especially the program Kukly (dolls).
After Trump's outpouring & administrative actions, nobody can claim that the GOP defends free speech.
@JDVance
After Trump's outpouring & administrative actions, nobody can claim that the GOP defends free speech.
@JDVance
September 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Trump's campaign against TV comedians & independent TV channels is so reminiscent of Putin's war on independent TV in 2000-1 & especially the program Kukly (dolls).
After Trump's outpouring & administrative actions, nobody can claim that the GOP defends free speech.
@JDVance
After Trump's outpouring & administrative actions, nobody can claim that the GOP defends free speech.
@JDVance
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Absolutely. But in 1975 neither of the nation's political parties was a cult, and its president wasn't a sociopath.
Things looked very grim 50 years ago, in September, 1975. But we made it through.
www.thebulwark.com/p/discourage...
www.thebulwark.com/p/discourage...
Discouraged? Yes. Despairing? No.
Charlie Kirk’s killing and the degradation of the rule of law raise difficult questions about our future. But they don’t foreclose a positive one.
www.thebulwark.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Absolutely. But in 1975 neither of the nation's political parties was a cult, and its president wasn't a sociopath.
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research on this generally suggests that waves of anti-migrant sentiment do not track actually levels of migration as much as they track elite priming on the issue, e.g., (3/n)
Democracy Erodes from the Top
Why leaders, not citizens, are the driving force in Europe’s crisis of democracy
press.princeton.edu
September 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
research on this generally suggests that waves of anti-migrant sentiment do not track actually levels of migration as much as they track elite priming on the issue, e.g., (3/n)