Postmoderntoast
@postmoderntoast.bsky.social
Just a cat keeping a watchful eye on America and the world.
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"you don’t defeat authoritarians by being more reasonable. You defeat them by being more determined and by uniting the country against their most visible vulnerability: their corruption. History won’t judge Democrats on whether they were moderate enough. It will judge them on whether they fought"
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
"you don’t defeat authoritarians by being more reasonable. You defeat them by being more determined and by uniting the country against their most visible vulnerability: their corruption. History won’t judge Democrats on whether they were moderate enough. It will judge them on whether they fought"
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This, from @kenwhite.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net, is a genuine must-read. If the current state of free speech discourse interests you—and especially if it infuriates you—this is a critical reframe steering us away from the idea that bad-faith actors are actually our free speech heroes.
The Fashionable Notion of 'Free Speech Culture' Is Justifying State Censorship, Ironically
It'll convince people that free speech is a sham
www.theunpopulist.net
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This, from @kenwhite.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net, is a genuine must-read. If the current state of free speech discourse interests you—and especially if it infuriates you—this is a critical reframe steering us away from the idea that bad-faith actors are actually our free speech heroes.
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From the Black Panther Party to today’s digital activists, Black Americans have used “counter-mapping” to expose racism, challenge policing and make inequality visible.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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#BlackHistoryMonth
How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America
Mapping is one way African Americans fight for equality and help each other navigate a racially hostile landscape.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
From the Black Panther Party to today’s digital activists, Black Americans have used “counter-mapping” to expose racism, challenge policing and make inequality visible.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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#BlackHistoryMonth
I know I’ve posted this before, but it continues to be relevant.
February 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I know I’ve posted this before, but it continues to be relevant.
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You’ve probably heard the term later abortion, but many use the term with a lot of assumption and little explanation. Our latest video breaks it down: why people seek abortions later in pregnancy, the barriers they face, and why access to this care is essential.
September 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
You’ve probably heard the term later abortion, but many use the term with a lot of assumption and little explanation. Our latest video breaks it down: why people seek abortions later in pregnancy, the barriers they face, and why access to this care is essential.
Proud to be the 300th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Dungeon Crawler Carl: CROCODILE graphic novel! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...
The Dungeon Crawler Carl: CROCODILE graphic novel
Hello, Crawlers! We're so pleased to invite you to CROCODILE, Dungeon Crawler Carl's first official graphic novel expansion. Now get out there and kill, kill, ki--er, pledge!
www.backerkit.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Proud to be the 300th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Dungeon Crawler Carl: CROCODILE graphic novel! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...
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We've got brand new billboards, radio ads, and digital ads up in three Southern states – and they represent an important and hopeful message: If you need abortion care, help is available regardless of what state you call home. Help us spread the word! www.brigidalliance.org 1/3
May 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We've got brand new billboards, radio ads, and digital ads up in three Southern states – and they represent an important and hopeful message: If you need abortion care, help is available regardless of what state you call home. Help us spread the word! www.brigidalliance.org 1/3
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Orcas discover fire. News at 11.
Florida explosion and fire destroys three yachts in Miami-Dade, no injuries - UPI.com
Three yachts were destroyed in an explosion and fire Friday in Miami that triggered a large firefighter response on the Miami River. No one was hurt.
www.upi.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Orcas discover fire. News at 11.
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Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States
March 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States
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Wait, what?
The @thenvindy.bsky.social is reporting that the @northcarolinagop.bsky.social was wiring cash directly to Kash Patel back in May/June 2024 while he was living in Las Vegas in a time share owned by a GOP mega-donor.
Huh. 🤔
thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
The @thenvindy.bsky.social is reporting that the @northcarolinagop.bsky.social was wiring cash directly to Kash Patel back in May/June 2024 while he was living in Las Vegas in a time share owned by a GOP mega-donor.
Huh. 🤔
thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
Trump FBI pick Kash Patel’s Vegas home belongs to timeshare tycoon accused of shady practices - The Nevada Independent
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, resides in Las Vegas at the home of a GOP megadonor.
thenevadaindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Wait, what?
The @thenvindy.bsky.social is reporting that the @northcarolinagop.bsky.social was wiring cash directly to Kash Patel back in May/June 2024 while he was living in Las Vegas in a time share owned by a GOP mega-donor.
Huh. 🤔
thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
The @thenvindy.bsky.social is reporting that the @northcarolinagop.bsky.social was wiring cash directly to Kash Patel back in May/June 2024 while he was living in Las Vegas in a time share owned by a GOP mega-donor.
Huh. 🤔
thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...
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More of this, please! We need law professors with integrity and backbone to call out colleagues who attempt to launder Trump’s unconstitutional cruelty through bullshit originalism. And to do so in blunt terms without the cloak of polite formalisms that obscure the depths of hackery on display.
February 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
More of this, please! We need law professors with integrity and backbone to call out colleagues who attempt to launder Trump’s unconstitutional cruelty through bullshit originalism. And to do so in blunt terms without the cloak of polite formalisms that obscure the depths of hackery on display.
Remember kids…
February 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Remember kids…
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I'm genuinely disheartened by the lack of reviews/coverage for "Eyes on the Prize III," which premieres on HBO tonight.
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
‘Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015’ Review: Landmark Docuseries Remains Essential Viewing in New HBO Chapter
The Million Man March, the birth of Black Lives Matter, urban renewal projects in the Bronx and the aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising get spotlights in the six-parter.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I'm genuinely disheartened by the lack of reviews/coverage for "Eyes on the Prize III," which premieres on HBO tonight.
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
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The GOP passed a budget resolution last night that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Why? To finance tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
Why? To finance tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
February 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The GOP passed a budget resolution last night that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Why? To finance tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
Why? To finance tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
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We’re witnessing a Brexit-level instance of completely unnecessary economic destruction. A country that’s not hit by any shock, but simply chooses policy self-harm.
JFC. The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at its highest level since 2000, higher than during the Financial Crisis, higher than during COVID
February 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We’re witnessing a Brexit-level instance of completely unnecessary economic destruction. A country that’s not hit by any shock, but simply chooses policy self-harm.
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NEWS
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article)
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
bit.ly
February 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
NEWS
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.
This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.
86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.
About 430,000 people were hospitalized.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
Opinion | The Department of Education’s D.E.I. Letter Just Threatened the Existence of Many Colleges
The government offers an implausible interpretation of the law.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
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Based on the number of people who responded to this with, "This is the first I'm hearing about this!" I'm just gonna keep reposting it.
I'm genuinely disheartened by the lack of reviews/coverage for "Eyes on the Prize III," which premieres on HBO tonight.
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
‘Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015’ Review: Landmark Docuseries Remains Essential Viewing in New HBO Chapter
The Million Man March, the birth of Black Lives Matter, urban renewal projects in the Bronx and the aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising get spotlights in the six-parter.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Based on the number of people who responded to this with, "This is the first I'm hearing about this!" I'm just gonna keep reposting it.
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But even if every federal worker were fired, it wouldn’t make a dent in the massive deficit increase Trump is proposing. The total federal employee payroll amounts to $271 billion—nowhere near enough to offset the trillions being added to the debt. So what’s the purpose here?
February 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
But even if every federal worker were fired, it wouldn’t make a dent in the massive deficit increase Trump is proposing. The total federal employee payroll amounts to $271 billion—nowhere near enough to offset the trillions being added to the debt. So what’s the purpose here?
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