NDC
@rikersbeard1.bsky.social
Politics, policy, and heavy metal nerd. Lover of the Steelers and Rays. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼🇨🇦🇬🇱
MAGA Delenda Est
MAGA Delenda Est
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
They gonna cook it over an open fire pit?
Steak 'n Shake announced that all of its locations will no longer use microwaves in their kitchens, using "traditional methods of cooking only." https://www.wfla.com/news/national/steak-n-shake-to-nix-microwaves-from-kitchens-traditional-methods-of-cooking-only/
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
They gonna cook it over an open fire pit?
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The default assumption should be that they’re lying
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The default assumption should be that they’re lying
My least woke opinion is that people get way too up in arms about voter ID. It's fine. Almost every western democracy does it. We are smart people, we can figure out how to do it. I promise. The number of people born in a frontier cabin somewhere with no documentation is quickly approaching 0.
February 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
My least woke opinion is that people get way too up in arms about voter ID. It's fine. Almost every western democracy does it. We are smart people, we can figure out how to do it. I promise. The number of people born in a frontier cabin somewhere with no documentation is quickly approaching 0.
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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being called a racist genocide denier because I referred to "Indian" tribes, by someone who turns around and claims Frederick Douglass is an illiterate who didn't understand slavery, is such an incredible bit that I'm not sure it would work as fiction. it could only be real. it could only be bluesky
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
being called a racist genocide denier because I referred to "Indian" tribes, by someone who turns around and claims Frederick Douglass is an illiterate who didn't understand slavery, is such an incredible bit that I'm not sure it would work as fiction. it could only be real. it could only be bluesky
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RON JOHNSON: Are you aware of training for activists, Mr Ellison?
KEITH ELLISON: Yeah I'm aware. It's common for people to use their First Amendment rights, sir
KEITH ELLISON: Yeah I'm aware. It's common for people to use their First Amendment rights, sir
February 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
RON JOHNSON: Are you aware of training for activists, Mr Ellison?
KEITH ELLISON: Yeah I'm aware. It's common for people to use their First Amendment rights, sir
KEITH ELLISON: Yeah I'm aware. It's common for people to use their First Amendment rights, sir
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Donald Trump, ICE, and CBP retreat defeated from another American city.
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Donald Trump, ICE, and CBP retreat defeated from another American city.
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The occasional relationship videos that roll across my Instagram feed are basically designed in a lab to convince people they are unhappy with their relationships. Not every video is selling something but all of them are telling you not to be happy. Toxic stuff.
February 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The occasional relationship videos that roll across my Instagram feed are basically designed in a lab to convince people they are unhappy with their relationships. Not every video is selling something but all of them are telling you not to be happy. Toxic stuff.
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"The real-life American revolutionaries were avowed enemies of monarchy, while today’s wannabe revolutionaries have as their leader and hero Donald Trump, the most arrogant, monarchical president in U.S. history."
The MAGA Crowd May Venerate 1776 But They Idolize a Would-Be Monarch
The Patriots of the American Revolution believed no man was above the law. Donald Trump’s followers are sure he is.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"The real-life American revolutionaries were avowed enemies of monarchy, while today’s wannabe revolutionaries have as their leader and hero Donald Trump, the most arrogant, monarchical president in U.S. history."
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Excellent video, but how disheartening--and patently surreal-- to see the young citizens of a model ally referencing US threats as a key driver in their desire to serve in their nation's military.
www.dw.com/en/denmark-e...
www.dw.com/en/denmark-e...
Denmark expands conscription amid tensions with US
Denmark is boosting its ranks by lengthening conscription from four to 11 months and making service gender-neutral. The move comes as security worries in Copenhagen increase amid tensions over Greenla...
www.dw.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Excellent video, but how disheartening--and patently surreal-- to see the young citizens of a model ally referencing US threats as a key driver in their desire to serve in their nation's military.
www.dw.com/en/denmark-e...
www.dw.com/en/denmark-e...
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In 2023, under Joe Biden, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden’s Economy
Here’s what they’re worried about.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
In 2023, under Joe Biden, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
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You really start to see how entire towns convinced themselves there were a network of satanic tunnels under their local daycare
February 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
You really start to see how entire towns convinced themselves there were a network of satanic tunnels under their local daycare
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I don’t like Manchin or Bloomberg. I wouldn’t vote for either of them in a primary. but I would 100% absolutely vote for either of them over JD Vance, that is indeed my core point! it’s not complicated
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I don’t like Manchin or Bloomberg. I wouldn’t vote for either of them in a primary. but I would 100% absolutely vote for either of them over JD Vance, that is indeed my core point! it’s not complicated
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An attorney for Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, one of the Democrats targeted by the Justice Department over the “illegal orders” video, went on offense in a letter to US attorney Jeanine Pirro, saying he will take legal action if prosecutors try again to indict him: https://cnn.it/4amMtM8
February 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
An attorney for Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, one of the Democrats targeted by the Justice Department over the “illegal orders” video, went on offense in a letter to US attorney Jeanine Pirro, saying he will take legal action if prosecutors try again to indict him: https://cnn.it/4amMtM8
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Please don't interpret this as promoting Kalshi. But I think it's good to know how much money is being funneled into these markets. There's almost $50 million in this one alone.
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Please don't interpret this as promoting Kalshi. But I think it's good to know how much money is being funneled into these markets. There's almost $50 million in this one alone.
Every time I open Twitter, even for a minute, I'm always genuinely taken aback what a shithole full of insane people it is.
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Every time I open Twitter, even for a minute, I'm always genuinely taken aback what a shithole full of insane people it is.
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No, I think this is 1000% true, and is basically what I have been saying since the heyday of "cancel culture" discourse. We're seeing the worst aspects of fandom culture metastasize throughout the rest of the culture.
February 10, 2026 at 11:47 PM
No, I think this is 1000% true, and is basically what I have been saying since the heyday of "cancel culture" discourse. We're seeing the worst aspects of fandom culture metastasize throughout the rest of the culture.
Brb turning into the Joker
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Brb turning into the Joker
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⚡️ 11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs.
The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to 681, according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office.
kyivindependent.com/11-year-old-...
The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to 681, according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office.
kyivindependent.com/11-year-old-...
11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs
The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to 681, according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office.
kyivindependent.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
⚡️ 11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs.
The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to 681, according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office.
kyivindependent.com/11-year-old-...
The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to 681, according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office.
kyivindependent.com/11-year-old-...
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Very astute:
"If America’s university presidents believe that their foremost responsibility is simply to keep their institutions operational ... they are mistaken. Much as lawyers are guardians of the rule of law, presidents and chancellors are stewards of intellectual freedom and democratic norms"
"If America’s university presidents believe that their foremost responsibility is simply to keep their institutions operational ... they are mistaken. Much as lawyers are guardians of the rule of law, presidents and chancellors are stewards of intellectual freedom and democratic norms"
Important from Arne Duncan and David Pressman:
"There is little effort among university leaders to coordinate a political response to attacks on academic independence by the administration. Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"There is little effort among university leaders to coordinate a political response to attacks on academic independence by the administration. Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Very astute:
"If America’s university presidents believe that their foremost responsibility is simply to keep their institutions operational ... they are mistaken. Much as lawyers are guardians of the rule of law, presidents and chancellors are stewards of intellectual freedom and democratic norms"
"If America’s university presidents believe that their foremost responsibility is simply to keep their institutions operational ... they are mistaken. Much as lawyers are guardians of the rule of law, presidents and chancellors are stewards of intellectual freedom and democratic norms"
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That this is in the context of "actually the Dems COULD do something if they just tried harder" is extremely funny
It really is alarming how many liberals do not understand the basics of how their own government operates.
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
That this is in the context of "actually the Dems COULD do something if they just tried harder" is extremely funny
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calls to return to “traditional indigenous agriculture” are calls for billions to die, it literally did lead to famine in Sri Lanka when it was tried, I’m firm believer that we should be bigger assholes to people hawking woo shit.
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
calls to return to “traditional indigenous agriculture” are calls for billions to die, it literally did lead to famine in Sri Lanka when it was tried, I’m firm believer that we should be bigger assholes to people hawking woo shit.
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imagine making it to the olympics just to skate to AI generated music
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
imagine making it to the olympics just to skate to AI generated music