Phoukaco
@phoukaco.bsky.social
Newly-minted historian and archaeologist, former software developer, fan of bad sci-fi movies, somewhat competent gamer, voracious reader, and dedicated traveler. I love dogs, too.
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Yes, it’s bizarre to note that the MAGA accounts that push a divisive nativist racist agenda are actually foreign agents who are not, in fact, motivated by patriotism but are liars posting for pay. So bizarre.
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Yes, it’s bizarre to note that the MAGA accounts that push a divisive nativist racist agenda are actually foreign agents who are not, in fact, motivated by patriotism but are liars posting for pay. So bizarre.
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
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Trump has succeeded at ONE thing in 11 months as President: Making more $ for himself and his family. We've never seen this level of corruption!
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trump has succeeded at ONE thing in 11 months as President: Making more $ for himself and his family. We've never seen this level of corruption!
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This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
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Twitter had to turn off its location feature within hours because thousands of prominent and "verified" MAGA accounts turned out to be foreign and I think it's hilarious that Elon was the one who exposed them all
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Twitter had to turn off its location feature within hours because thousands of prominent and "verified" MAGA accounts turned out to be foreign and I think it's hilarious that Elon was the one who exposed them all
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If ICE is uncomfortable with public oversight during large-scale sweeps, the issue is not the cameras, it’s the conduct they don’t want seen.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
If ICE is uncomfortable with public oversight during large-scale sweeps, the issue is not the cameras, it’s the conduct they don’t want seen.
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Q: What happens if Zelensky doesn't agree to your peace plan?
Trump: Then he can continue to fight his little heart out.
Disgusting
Trump: Then he can continue to fight his little heart out.
Disgusting
November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Q: What happens if Zelensky doesn't agree to your peace plan?
Trump: Then he can continue to fight his little heart out.
Disgusting
Trump: Then he can continue to fight his little heart out.
Disgusting
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Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
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Interesting. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers says she will plead the fifth if forced to testify to Congress. But she willingly sat down with Todd Blanche? What a load of horseshit. www.politico.com/live-updates...
Ghislaine Maxwell will plead Fifth in House Epstein probe, Comer says
The late sex offender's convicted co-conspirator has been subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Interesting. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers says she will plead the fifth if forced to testify to Congress. But she willingly sat down with Todd Blanche? What a load of horseshit. www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Today Donald Trump saved us from some of the tariffs he put in place, in order to bring down the price of groceries he said never went up.
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today Donald Trump saved us from some of the tariffs he put in place, in order to bring down the price of groceries he said never went up.
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New information here on how Trump has turned the Department of Justice—which is supposed to work on your behalf—into his own personal law firm, punishing his enemies and rewarding his friends.
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New information here on how Trump has turned the Department of Justice—which is supposed to work on your behalf—into his own personal law firm, punishing his enemies and rewarding his friends.
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump is transactional. He knows being nicer to Mamdani will help him with his business deals as a New Yorker. He also knows Mamdani is very popular. So, he puts on this charm offensive.
It isn't lost on many that he's warmer to Mamdani than Schumer, Jeffries, or the Democratic establishment.
It isn't lost on many that he's warmer to Mamdani than Schumer, Jeffries, or the Democratic establishment.
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Trump is transactional. He knows being nicer to Mamdani will help him with his business deals as a New Yorker. He also knows Mamdani is very popular. So, he puts on this charm offensive.
It isn't lost on many that he's warmer to Mamdani than Schumer, Jeffries, or the Democratic establishment.
It isn't lost on many that he's warmer to Mamdani than Schumer, Jeffries, or the Democratic establishment.
I understand we've reached the part of the dictatorship where they are telling us that "if the president gives the order, it is legal".
Yeah, that's gone well in the past. We are so far past time to remove him.
Yeah, that's gone well in the past. We are so far past time to remove him.
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I understand we've reached the part of the dictatorship where they are telling us that "if the president gives the order, it is legal".
Yeah, that's gone well in the past. We are so far past time to remove him.
Yeah, that's gone well in the past. We are so far past time to remove him.
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The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
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Grok is “my chatbot must tell everyone that I am better in any every way than LeBron, Schwarzenegger, and Jesus” the saddest thing anyone has ever done?
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Grok is “my chatbot must tell everyone that I am better in any every way than LeBron, Schwarzenegger, and Jesus” the saddest thing anyone has ever done?
Any normal person would be embarrassed that their chatbot had turned into a slavering simp.
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Any normal person would be embarrassed that their chatbot had turned into a slavering simp.
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President Trump claimed Walmart conducted an "inclusive study" that showed the price of a Thanksgiving dinner dropped 25% since last year. Jason Chaffetz repeated this false claim two days later on The Ingraham Angle - Food prices actually rose from last year - I provide receipts
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
President Trump claimed Walmart conducted an "inclusive study" that showed the price of a Thanksgiving dinner dropped 25% since last year. Jason Chaffetz repeated this false claim two days later on The Ingraham Angle - Food prices actually rose from last year - I provide receipts
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We need to tell our non-scientist people that the CDC is no longer a trusted source of information.
I follow mostly scientists here and we’re all right on top of what’s going on at federal agencies but I wouldn’t take it for granted that lay people have the same awareness.
I follow mostly scientists here and we’re all right on top of what’s going on at federal agencies but I wouldn’t take it for granted that lay people have the same awareness.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding. n.pr/4oiyHPO
The CDC revives debunked 'link' between childhood vaccines and autism
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We need to tell our non-scientist people that the CDC is no longer a trusted source of information.
I follow mostly scientists here and we’re all right on top of what’s going on at federal agencies but I wouldn’t take it for granted that lay people have the same awareness.
I follow mostly scientists here and we’re all right on top of what’s going on at federal agencies but I wouldn’t take it for granted that lay people have the same awareness.
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Meiselas: This guy's a con artist. He's a fraud. He's quite literally a criminal. A felon. He lies. He destroys people's lives. He's a rug puller. 'Look, $23 trillion! Dividend checks are right around the corner! I'm gonna make you so rich!'
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Meiselas: This guy's a con artist. He's a fraud. He's quite literally a criminal. A felon. He lies. He destroys people's lives. He's a rug puller. 'Look, $23 trillion! Dividend checks are right around the corner! I'm gonna make you so rich!'
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
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To put a finer point on it: An "illegal order" is one that violates their oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
If you think that upholding the Constitution = sedition, well...you do the math.
If you think that upholding the Constitution = sedition, well...you do the math.
Them: “You don’t have to obey illegal orders.”
Him: “That’s seditious! They should be hanged!”
Definitely not beating the giving-illegal-orders allegations.
Him: “That’s seditious! They should be hanged!”
Definitely not beating the giving-illegal-orders allegations.
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
To put a finer point on it: An "illegal order" is one that violates their oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
If you think that upholding the Constitution = sedition, well...you do the math.
If you think that upholding the Constitution = sedition, well...you do the math.
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Not that he cares about facts, but 92% of Medicaid recipients are working or fall within an exempt category, and thanks to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (🤮), immigrants generally have to wait 5 years to enroll in Medicaid.
RFK Jr. is making shit up.
RFK Jr. is making shit up.
Secretary Kennedy, speaking to a bipartisan group of governors, has mixed up Medicare and Medicaid, and implied the people who will lose the latter are either unauthorized immigrants, dual eligible, or people who “don’t want to get a job.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Not that he cares about facts, but 92% of Medicaid recipients are working or fall within an exempt category, and thanks to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (🤮), immigrants generally have to wait 5 years to enroll in Medicaid.
RFK Jr. is making shit up.
RFK Jr. is making shit up.
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REPORTER: “Trump accused the other side of encouraging political violence. Isn't that what he is doing?”
LEAVITT: “Why aren't you talking about what members of congress are doing telling the military not to follow lawful orders?”
REPORTER: “Actually, they said ILLEGAL orders.”
LEAVITT: “Why aren't you talking about what members of congress are doing telling the military not to follow lawful orders?”
REPORTER: “Actually, they said ILLEGAL orders.”
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
REPORTER: “Trump accused the other side of encouraging political violence. Isn't that what he is doing?”
LEAVITT: “Why aren't you talking about what members of congress are doing telling the military not to follow lawful orders?”
REPORTER: “Actually, they said ILLEGAL orders.”
LEAVITT: “Why aren't you talking about what members of congress are doing telling the military not to follow lawful orders?”
REPORTER: “Actually, they said ILLEGAL orders.”
Not if the orders were illegal. Not if they were being directed to break the law. They are REQUIRED to disobey illegal orders.
And so many of Trump's orders are illegal. Soo many.
And so many of Trump's orders are illegal. Soo many.
Leavitt: “If this were Republican members of Congress who were encouraging members of the military and members of our United States government to defy orders from the president and from the chain of command, this entire room would be up in arms.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Not if the orders were illegal. Not if they were being directed to break the law. They are REQUIRED to disobey illegal orders.
And so many of Trump's orders are illegal. Soo many.
And so many of Trump's orders are illegal. Soo many.
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"Kids will get sick because of what the CDC just did. Some of them will die. But the even bigger story is that the U.S. government is no longer a reliable source of information." Trump's messes can be fixed; maybe not this man's.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
What If the Most Dangerous Man in the Administration Isn’t Donald Trump?
The U.S. government is now pushing misinformation.
www.thebulwark.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"Kids will get sick because of what the CDC just did. Some of them will die. But the even bigger story is that the U.S. government is no longer a reliable source of information." Trump's messes can be fixed; maybe not this man's.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: