Gonzo’s Ghost
@rolanddo.bsky.social
Opposing authoritarianism and the death of truth. Post Trump Stress Disorder sufferer
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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
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SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
October 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
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Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Some schools will be starved of resources. Other schools will be offered bribes. The end goal is the same. To make the universities an extension of the Trump administration. Shame on any of these institutions willing to take the bribes.
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From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
October 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.
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Let’s open our eyes. This isn’t a functioning democracy any longer when - in the middle of a high stakes funding fight - the President illegally suspends federal projects in states run by Democrats as a way to punish the political opposition.
October 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Let’s open our eyes. This isn’t a functioning democracy any longer when - in the middle of a high stakes funding fight - the President illegally suspends federal projects in states run by Democrats as a way to punish the political opposition.
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FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League reut.rs/48715Qp
FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League
The FBI has cut ties with advocacy group Anti-Defamation League, Kash Patel, the bureau's director, said on Wednesday.
reut.rs
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League reut.rs/48715Qp
The U.S. is now a "mixed" or "illiberal" democracy:
"Current expert ratings of U.S. democracy are closer to those of a mixed or illiberal democracy than a full democracy or countries often considered as relevant comparisons such as Great Britain and Canada."
"Current expert ratings of U.S. democracy are closer to those of a mixed or illiberal democracy than a full democracy or countries often considered as relevant comparisons such as Great Britain and Canada."
October 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The U.S. is now a "mixed" or "illiberal" democracy:
"Current expert ratings of U.S. democracy are closer to those of a mixed or illiberal democracy than a full democracy or countries often considered as relevant comparisons such as Great Britain and Canada."
"Current expert ratings of U.S. democracy are closer to those of a mixed or illiberal democracy than a full democracy or countries often considered as relevant comparisons such as Great Britain and Canada."
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Hillary Clinton referred to SOME Trump supporters as”deplorable,” and the political media had a meltdown. Trump refers to all Democrats as anti-American radical communists and “the enemy within,” and it’s no big deal. His reckless and dangerous demonization has been fully normalized.
October 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Hillary Clinton referred to SOME Trump supporters as”deplorable,” and the political media had a meltdown. Trump refers to all Democrats as anti-American radical communists and “the enemy within,” and it’s no big deal. His reckless and dangerous demonization has been fully normalized.
America's golden age
CNBC: "Very disappointing. It's a weak number. This is private sector jobs for September. The total comes in -32,000. And that was a surprise because economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. Also, the revision was not good. August now showing -3,000 compared to the initial read of 54,000"
October 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
America's golden age
Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week, sowing confusion and alarm
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week, sowing confusion and alarm
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Listen Russ, you are a malignant political hack.
We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings.
Get lost.
We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings.
Get lost.
September 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Listen Russ, you are a malignant political hack.
We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings.
Get lost.
We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings.
Get lost.
Making
Argentina
Great
Again
Argentina
Great
Again
Donald Trump wants to lend $20 billion of our money to bail out a political ally and his global investors before an election.
Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.
“America First.”
Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.
“America First.”
Bessent Says US in Talks With Argentina Over $20 Billion Lifeline
The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country’s foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain inv...
www.bloomberg.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Making
Argentina
Great
Again
Argentina
Great
Again
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WHATEVER could have caused this??? It's a MYSTERY.
Brooke Rollins: "Soybean, corn, wheat, sorghum, cotton farmers are facing very difficult times. We are currently in conversations here at the White House, across the government, on a farmer aid package."
September 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
WHATEVER could have caused this??? It's a MYSTERY.
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Mockler: Donald Trump's priorities are so off that he has mentioned Comey on his truth social 2042 times. How many times has he mentioned inflation?
Ferguson: Well, when you fix inflation, you don't have to mention it.
Mockler: He did not fix it.
Ferguson: Well, when you fix inflation, you don't have to mention it.
Mockler: He did not fix it.
September 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Mockler: Donald Trump's priorities are so off that he has mentioned Comey on his truth social 2042 times. How many times has he mentioned inflation?
Ferguson: Well, when you fix inflation, you don't have to mention it.
Mockler: He did not fix it.
Ferguson: Well, when you fix inflation, you don't have to mention it.
Mockler: He did not fix it.
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Wake up, America, or I fear we may not have elections in 2028.
September 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Wake up, America, or I fear we may not have elections in 2028.
Joshua Jahn's three friends who knew since at least middle school:
"Their accounts paint the picture of someone with a vaguely libertarian bent who despised both major parties and politicians generally (including Trump) but who didn’t engage with politics beyond that"
"Their accounts paint the picture of someone with a vaguely libertarian bent who despised both major parties and politicians generally (including Trump) but who didn’t engage with politics beyond that"
ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
The ICE Shooter’s Motive
Joshua Jahn's friends speak
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Joshua Jahn's three friends who knew since at least middle school:
"Their accounts paint the picture of someone with a vaguely libertarian bent who despised both major parties and politicians generally (including Trump) but who didn’t engage with politics beyond that"
"Their accounts paint the picture of someone with a vaguely libertarian bent who despised both major parties and politicians generally (including Trump) but who didn’t engage with politics beyond that"
Turns out it was Trump's videographer who turned off the escalator, and it was the White House who was operating the teleprompter.
This is what happens when you spend 10 years killing the idea of truth
#escalator #escalatorgate
apnews.com/article/trum...
This is what happens when you spend 10 years killing the idea of truth
#escalator #escalatorgate
apnews.com/article/trum...
September 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Turns out it was Trump's videographer who turned off the escalator, and it was the White House who was operating the teleprompter.
This is what happens when you spend 10 years killing the idea of truth
#escalator #escalatorgate
apnews.com/article/trum...
This is what happens when you spend 10 years killing the idea of truth
#escalator #escalatorgate
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's team likely turned off the escalator:
"Stephane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, said a videographer from the U.S. delegation who ran ahead of Trump may have “inadvertently” triggered the stop mechanism at the top of the escalator"
apnews.com/article/trum...
"Stephane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, said a videographer from the U.S. delegation who ran ahead of Trump may have “inadvertently” triggered the stop mechanism at the top of the escalator"
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says he was victim of 'triple sabotage' at UN and Secret Service is looking into the matter
President Donald Trump said on his social media site that he was the victim of “three very sinister events” during his time at the United Nations on Tuesday and that the Secret Service will be looking...
apnews.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Trump's team likely turned off the escalator:
"Stephane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, said a videographer from the U.S. delegation who ran ahead of Trump may have “inadvertently” triggered the stop mechanism at the top of the escalator"
apnews.com/article/trum...
"Stephane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, said a videographer from the U.S. delegation who ran ahead of Trump may have “inadvertently” triggered the stop mechanism at the top of the escalator"
apnews.com/article/trum...
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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There has been a pronounced increase in GOP pessimism about the direction of the country over the last month. This is like Democrats under Biden in 2023 levels of dissatisfaction under a co-partisan president. Independents are more sour on direction than any pt in 2024 apnorc.org/projects/pes...
September 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
There has been a pronounced increase in GOP pessimism about the direction of the country over the last month. This is like Democrats under Biden in 2023 levels of dissatisfaction under a co-partisan president. Independents are more sour on direction than any pt in 2024 apnorc.org/projects/pes...
Orbán has built “a true media empire subject to his party’s orders” through allies’ acquisitions of newspapers and broadcasters
September 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Orbán has built “a true media empire subject to his party’s orders” through allies’ acquisitions of newspapers and broadcasters
Trump-aligned billionaires are taking over media platforms and moving them to the right. This story is not getting enough coverage.
A reminder that Putin urged his billionaire friends to buy up media networks to control access to information and eliminate truth when he came to power
A reminder that Putin urged his billionaire friends to buy up media networks to control access to information and eliminate truth when he came to power
Trump-friendly billionaires are consolidating control over American media, steering legacy brands and social platforms in a new conservative direction.
Media's MAGA makeover
The media landscape of 2016 is unrecognizable.
www.axios.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trump-aligned billionaires are taking over media platforms and moving them to the right. This story is not getting enough coverage.
A reminder that Putin urged his billionaire friends to buy up media networks to control access to information and eliminate truth when he came to power
A reminder that Putin urged his billionaire friends to buy up media networks to control access to information and eliminate truth when he came to power
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the suspected Charlie Kirk shooter has been identified as 22 year old Tyler Robinson from Utah
very little in his family socials other than that Tyler was very online and dressed up on Halloween specifically to emulate this meme
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very little in his family socials other than that Tyler was very online and dressed up on Halloween specifically to emulate this meme
knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultur...
September 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
the suspected Charlie Kirk shooter has been identified as 22 year old Tyler Robinson from Utah
very little in his family socials other than that Tyler was very online and dressed up on Halloween specifically to emulate this meme
knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultur...
very little in his family socials other than that Tyler was very online and dressed up on Halloween specifically to emulate this meme
knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultur...
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Too bad the GOP effectively criminalized studying how information moves online and news orgs laid off and demonized all the reporters who covered the burgeoning online accelerationist performative death cults. All of that work was somehow "censorship" that needed to be stopped. Now we're here.
September 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Too bad the GOP effectively criminalized studying how information moves online and news orgs laid off and demonized all the reporters who covered the burgeoning online accelerationist performative death cults. All of that work was somehow "censorship" that needed to be stopped. Now we're here.