Free Łink Puckett
@puckett101.bsky.social
Disabled. Old. Terminally grumpy. Kind. I'm basically the best parts of Capaldi's Doctor in a body that's falling apart. Still a white cat on the Internet. I love to learn new things. TTRPGs, comics, Hallmark movies, weird stuff. He / Him.
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I don't mean to be glib or trivializing: Texas A&M's "to end indoctrination you must teach only our doctrine" is some arbeit macht frei obscenity. No, of course it's not genocide. But it's the logic of sadistic erasure, the way in 1984 2+2=5 made even believing the truth impossible.
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I don't mean to be glib or trivializing: Texas A&M's "to end indoctrination you must teach only our doctrine" is some arbeit macht frei obscenity. No, of course it's not genocide. But it's the logic of sadistic erasure, the way in 1984 2+2=5 made even believing the truth impossible.
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"'I’m not sure what we’ve learned from it all,' Walter Johnson, a professor of History and African and African American Studies, wrote in a statement. 'I think Larry Summers told us who he was a long time ago.'"
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
Harvard Faculty Disturbed by Revelations of Summers’ ‘Cozy Friendship’ With Epstein | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard professors responded with outrage to a tranche of emails showing a close yearslong correspondence between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, reop...
www.thecrimson.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"'I’m not sure what we’ve learned from it all,' Walter Johnson, a professor of History and African and African American Studies, wrote in a statement. 'I think Larry Summers told us who he was a long time ago.'"
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
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People need to study the humanities, case study number one million.
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
People need to study the humanities, case study number one million.
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oreoboros
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my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
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You can't even shoot a man in Reno just to watch him die anymore because of woke
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Thread.
I almost never comment on mod decisions bc quick-turn analysis is not my ministry. But bc I posted about Sarah Kendzior's suspension—last night by asking how to learn if it was in error, today by saying I find it baffling—people are ascribing positions to me that I haven't taken. To clarify:
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thread.
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Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
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Just when we most need Sarah Kendzior...
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Just when we most need Sarah Kendzior...
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🔥 Blue Sky just suspended the account of the truly brilliant writer Sarah Kendzior, for a nonsensical reason 👇 I have warned you before that there are many moderators here who have a personal agenda and are drunk on power. THIS IS ABHORRENT BEHAVIOR ‼️ SARAH KENDZIOR MUST BE RE-INSTATED AT ONCE‼️🔥‼️🔥‼️🔥
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
🔥 Blue Sky just suspended the account of the truly brilliant writer Sarah Kendzior, for a nonsensical reason 👇 I have warned you before that there are many moderators here who have a personal agenda and are drunk on power. THIS IS ABHORRENT BEHAVIOR ‼️ SARAH KENDZIOR MUST BE RE-INSTATED AT ONCE‼️🔥‼️🔥‼️🔥
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so they suspended Sarah Kendzior over a Johnny Cash lyric but will never ban Jesse Singal. Okay. Cool.
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
so they suspended Sarah Kendzior over a Johnny Cash lyric but will never ban Jesse Singal. Okay. Cool.
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Sarah Kendzior is now de-suspended; BlueSky have looked so amateur this week: bsky.app/profile/sara...
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Sarah Kendzior is now de-suspended; BlueSky have looked so amateur this week: bsky.app/profile/sara...
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Because America is for sale and being stripped for parts, as Sarah Kendzior said a while back.
Like, years ago.
But you wouldn’t have heard that recently from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social because Bluesky temporarily suspended her for some lame ass, nonsensical (intentional?) reason.
Like, years ago.
But you wouldn’t have heard that recently from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social because Bluesky temporarily suspended her for some lame ass, nonsensical (intentional?) reason.
NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Because America is for sale and being stripped for parts, as Sarah Kendzior said a while back.
Like, years ago.
But you wouldn’t have heard that recently from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social because Bluesky temporarily suspended her for some lame ass, nonsensical (intentional?) reason.
Like, years ago.
But you wouldn’t have heard that recently from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social because Bluesky temporarily suspended her for some lame ass, nonsensical (intentional?) reason.
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Dear @safety.bsky.app, are you willing to open the books on the ban of Sarah Kendzior?
Was there any third party lobbying to ban her from people working for or aligned with people who she did investigative journalism on?
Was there any third party lobbying to ban her from people working for or aligned with people who she did investigative journalism on?
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Dear @safety.bsky.app, are you willing to open the books on the ban of Sarah Kendzior?
Was there any third party lobbying to ban her from people working for or aligned with people who she did investigative journalism on?
Was there any third party lobbying to ban her from people working for or aligned with people who she did investigative journalism on?
Welcome back, @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Welcome back, @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
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I would be utterly thrilled to rid the Democratic Party of everyone who was pals with Jeffrey fucking Epstein
why exactly would I want a child abuser to make government policy
why exactly would I want a child abuser to make government policy
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I would be utterly thrilled to rid the Democratic Party of everyone who was pals with Jeffrey fucking Epstein
why exactly would I want a child abuser to make government policy
why exactly would I want a child abuser to make government policy
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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They are stealing our money. But that doesn’t mean we can’t go after it in four years.
NEW:
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
They are stealing our money. But that doesn’t mean we can’t go after it in four years.
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one of the complex legacies of Pope Francis is that he publicly said a lot of very ugly things about ‘gender ideology’, but had personal friendships with a lot of Catholic trans women who felt really supported by him. Leo welcoming them publicly feels like a promising sign. I am EYEING HIM CLOSELY
NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor
Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
one of the complex legacies of Pope Francis is that he publicly said a lot of very ugly things about ‘gender ideology’, but had personal friendships with a lot of Catholic trans women who felt really supported by him. Leo welcoming them publicly feels like a promising sign. I am EYEING HIM CLOSELY
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I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
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:laughs uproariously at the utter preposterousness of thinking anyone making minimum wage or less (as most immigrants do) can afford housing in this country. Go home, JD. You’re delusional.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
:laughs uproariously at the utter preposterousness of thinking anyone making minimum wage or less (as most immigrants do) can afford housing in this country. Go home, JD. You’re delusional.
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#CovidIsntOver. I had a contact tracing call last Monday. I’m up to date on boosters & I’ve tested clear twice since then, in part due to masking and/or social distancing, & I could do better. I have family with Long Covid. I lost two family members to Covid. With the CDC gone, why take the risk?
I get why a lot of non-disabled people want to pretend respiratory illnesses don’t exist, but as we’re coming up on another event I can’t safely attend, I encourage you to just THINK about wearing a mask at events - or at least on the train/ plane there, where there’s probably no reason not to
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
#CovidIsntOver. I had a contact tracing call last Monday. I’m up to date on boosters & I’ve tested clear twice since then, in part due to masking and/or social distancing, & I could do better. I have family with Long Covid. I lost two family members to Covid. With the CDC gone, why take the risk?
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A Congressional Select Subcommittee report (2022) found that Tyson’s legal department drafted the executive order Trump signed forcing meatpacking plants to stay open as Covid raged through plants.
Tyson claimed in court it was shielded from responsibility for the deaths by the executive order.
Tyson claimed in court it was shielded from responsibility for the deaths by the executive order.
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A Congressional Select Subcommittee report (2022) found that Tyson’s legal department drafted the executive order Trump signed forcing meatpacking plants to stay open as Covid raged through plants.
Tyson claimed in court it was shielded from responsibility for the deaths by the executive order.
Tyson claimed in court it was shielded from responsibility for the deaths by the executive order.
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This is the sort of sociopathic behaviour we associate with WW1 generals. Except they were actually very keen on minimising casualties.
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is the sort of sociopathic behaviour we associate with WW1 generals. Except they were actually very keen on minimising casualties.