Rob Rains
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Not as much as Browns fans
October 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Not as much as Browns fans
Reposted by Rob Rains
I believe these guys are friends but Klein is just not on Coates’ level. He doesn’t even seem to get what he’s saying.
(Also that Kirk quote about Haitians becoming “your masters” might have been the most overtly white supremacist, neo-Confederate quote from a mainstream US figure in a century.)
(Also that Kirk quote about Haitians becoming “your masters” might have been the most overtly white supremacist, neo-Confederate quote from a mainstream US figure in a century.)
![I'm all for unifying, I'm all for bridging gaps, but not at the expense of my neighbor's humanity. I just can't.
I think the thing we go to there - "Not at the expense of my neighbor's humanity" — I've gotten a lot of that in email. Like: How am I supposed to talk to these people? How am I supposed to deal with these people who are denying my humanity?
I'm not against talking to them about it. I'll talk to you very clearly. [Laughs.] I have no problem with that.
I'm not even 100 percent sure if we disagree, or if you just see your role differently. But I think that in losing as badly as we have, we have imperiled trans people terribly.
Yes. Joe Biden did that.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ieluoyrr7apgy6rw3uo5zk3v/bafkreidpvco242ve7rshrhsycl25qp5e63wjw5gt2w32vfy47qjcu22sni@jpeg)
September 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I believe these guys are friends but Klein is just not on Coates’ level. He doesn’t even seem to get what he’s saying.
(Also that Kirk quote about Haitians becoming “your masters” might have been the most overtly white supremacist, neo-Confederate quote from a mainstream US figure in a century.)
(Also that Kirk quote about Haitians becoming “your masters” might have been the most overtly white supremacist, neo-Confederate quote from a mainstream US figure in a century.)
There isn’t nearly enough attention being paid to potential refusal to seat Democrats in Jan 2027
September 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
There isn’t nearly enough attention being paid to potential refusal to seat Democrats in Jan 2027
Seriously there needs to be a sustained push to release this video. And subpoenas should be flying.
September 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Seriously there needs to be a sustained push to release this video. And subpoenas should be flying.