Ultracrepidarian
@shevek57.bsky.social
Graphic designer, artist, musician, road cyclist, and occasional blogger who is always reading books about science, philosophy, history, politics, and art. Finally left the musky dark for blue skies.
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I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
For those of us paying attention and listening, David Neiwert was there at the beginning. (Thread!)
Moreover, I began blogging in 2003 with a focus on the creep of neofascist and far-right ideologies into the Republican mainstream and its concomitant radicalization. I feared the rise of a Trump well before he came along.
dneiwert.blogspot.com/2003/08/rush...
dneiwert.blogspot.com/2003/08/rush...
<B>Rush, Newspeak and Fascism</b><br>
[Note: Yes, it's true, I'm rerunning the final version of my essay, which is available of course also as a PDF. See the post below for more...
dneiwert.blogspot.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
For those of us paying attention and listening, David Neiwert was there at the beginning. (Thread!)
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He never disclosed that he’d visited Epstein in that column and did a lot of hand waving to insist that he and his fellow elites had nothing, nothing at all to do with him.
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
He never disclosed that he’d visited Epstein in that column and did a lot of hand waving to insist that he and his fellow elites had nothing, nothing at all to do with him.
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A dozen students at Brown were shot over the weekend. But the real violence on America's campuses is the silencing of conservative voices.
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A dozen students at Brown were shot over the weekend. But the real violence on America's campuses is the silencing of conservative voices.
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The Republicans will NEVER let Jack Smith and the massive amount of evidence against Trump in a public hearing, they can’t because the evidence against Trump is incontrovertible.
Dems should hold an alt hearing somewhere other than at the Capitol.
Dems should hold an alt hearing somewhere other than at the Capitol.
December 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The Republicans will NEVER let Jack Smith and the massive amount of evidence against Trump in a public hearing, they can’t because the evidence against Trump is incontrovertible.
Dems should hold an alt hearing somewhere other than at the Capitol.
Dems should hold an alt hearing somewhere other than at the Capitol.
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Just a reminder: if there was a Democrat in the White House and it was three and half days after a mass shooting at a college, and there was still no suspect in custody, Fox News and every Republican in Congress would be screaming bloody murder.
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Just a reminder: if there was a Democrat in the White House and it was three and half days after a mass shooting at a college, and there was still no suspect in custody, Fox News and every Republican in Congress would be screaming bloody murder.
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Nixon was totally evil, but he wasn't completely stupid.
GW Bush was completely stupid, but he wasn't totally evil.
By GOP logic, this makes Trump the most competent president they've ever had.
GW Bush was completely stupid, but he wasn't totally evil.
By GOP logic, this makes Trump the most competent president they've ever had.
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Nixon was totally evil, but he wasn't completely stupid.
GW Bush was completely stupid, but he wasn't totally evil.
By GOP logic, this makes Trump the most competent president they've ever had.
GW Bush was completely stupid, but he wasn't totally evil.
By GOP logic, this makes Trump the most competent president they've ever had.
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Since Trump's return to power, the SEC has backtracked on cases against crypto firms with ties to his campaign or family businesses.
It's blatant pay-to-play corruption that could crash the entire economy. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=la9hYMiXGc7-0AFp
It's blatant pay-to-play corruption that could crash the entire economy. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=la9hYMiXGc7-0AFp
Trump's Crypto Corruption, Explained
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Since Trump's return to power, the SEC has backtracked on cases against crypto firms with ties to his campaign or family businesses.
It's blatant pay-to-play corruption that could crash the entire economy. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=la9hYMiXGc7-0AFp
It's blatant pay-to-play corruption that could crash the entire economy. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=la9hYMiXGc7-0AFp
We need a chart that shows how much wealth the top .01% have accumulated since 1-20-25 to gain a clear picture of how/why DJT believes this is the greatest economy ever.
The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
December 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
We need a chart that shows how much wealth the top .01% have accumulated since 1-20-25 to gain a clear picture of how/why DJT believes this is the greatest economy ever.
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Alaska brought in a "ringer" to it's medical board to ban health care for trans people. Turns out, he has tons of CSAM material, including of infants. He appears to have committed suicide in a fire.
Tell me again that trans people are the baddies. www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...
Tell me again that trans people are the baddies. www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...
Anti-Trans Alaskan State Medical Board Doctor Charged With CSAM, Home Goes Up In Flames
Last week Dr. Ryan McDonough was arrested on ten counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. Over the weekend, his family home went up in flames.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Alaska brought in a "ringer" to it's medical board to ban health care for trans people. Turns out, he has tons of CSAM material, including of infants. He appears to have committed suicide in a fire.
Tell me again that trans people are the baddies. www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...
Tell me again that trans people are the baddies. www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...
Where have you gone, Sarah Palin? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you . . .
Speaking of Palin, her 8-year jihad against the NYT has ended with a wet fart.
Judge refuses to grant Sarah Palin a new trial in her libel suit against New York Times
Judge Jed S. Rakoff also rejected Palin’s request that he recuse himself.
www.politico.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Where have you gone, Sarah Palin? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you . . .
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
Happy days are here again.
The world’s richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker SpaceX.
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
December 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy days are here again.
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The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
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Vandals decapitated and smashed the statue of Mary in an Evanston church’s outdoor Nativity scene Friday, and the church responded by replacing it with a sign saying Mary was beaten & dragged away in front of her son and is being held in immigration detention.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/n...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/n...
Nativity smashed, Mary figure ‘beaten’ at Evanston church: ‘God’s on the side of the vulnerable’
Vandals destroyed Lake Street Church of Evanston’s Nativity. It replaced Mary with a sign saying she’s in immigration detention.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Vandals decapitated and smashed the statue of Mary in an Evanston church’s outdoor Nativity scene Friday, and the church responded by replacing it with a sign saying Mary was beaten & dragged away in front of her son and is being held in immigration detention.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/n...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/n...
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Four days to go to release Epstein files.
Which means he’ll go to war with Venezuela in the next three days.
Which means he’ll go to war with Venezuela in the next three days.
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Four days to go to release Epstein files.
Which means he’ll go to war with Venezuela in the next three days.
Which means he’ll go to war with Venezuela in the next three days.
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Netanyahu is publicly claiming Ahmed el Ahmed is Jewish.
It’s not just the lie that should bother you. It’s the confession.
His confidence to lie so brazenly about something we all saw & know clear as day is a confession to how brazenly he’s lying about the Gaza genocide. May he face justice.
It’s not just the lie that should bother you. It’s the confession.
His confidence to lie so brazenly about something we all saw & know clear as day is a confession to how brazenly he’s lying about the Gaza genocide. May he face justice.
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Netanyahu is publicly claiming Ahmed el Ahmed is Jewish.
It’s not just the lie that should bother you. It’s the confession.
His confidence to lie so brazenly about something we all saw & know clear as day is a confession to how brazenly he’s lying about the Gaza genocide. May he face justice.
It’s not just the lie that should bother you. It’s the confession.
His confidence to lie so brazenly about something we all saw & know clear as day is a confession to how brazenly he’s lying about the Gaza genocide. May he face justice.
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Crimes against humanity enabled by our corrupt politics.
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
December 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Crimes against humanity enabled by our corrupt politics.
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Remember that war between Thailand & Cambodia Trump ended? It's on again.
And that war between the Democratic Republic of Congo & Rwanda he stopped? On again.
Between Pakistan & Afghanistan? On again.
Ukraine & Russia? Not stopped in Trump's 323 days in office.
Israel and Gaza? Still fighting.
And that war between the Democratic Republic of Congo & Rwanda he stopped? On again.
Between Pakistan & Afghanistan? On again.
Ukraine & Russia? Not stopped in Trump's 323 days in office.
Israel and Gaza? Still fighting.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Remember that war between Thailand & Cambodia Trump ended? It's on again.
And that war between the Democratic Republic of Congo & Rwanda he stopped? On again.
Between Pakistan & Afghanistan? On again.
Ukraine & Russia? Not stopped in Trump's 323 days in office.
Israel and Gaza? Still fighting.
And that war between the Democratic Republic of Congo & Rwanda he stopped? On again.
Between Pakistan & Afghanistan? On again.
Ukraine & Russia? Not stopped in Trump's 323 days in office.
Israel and Gaza? Still fighting.
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Listen, all I’m saying is that I’ve seen more pictures of Donald Trump partying with Jeffrey Epstein than I have of Donald Trump playing with his son Barron.
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Listen, all I’m saying is that I’ve seen more pictures of Donald Trump partying with Jeffrey Epstein than I have of Donald Trump playing with his son Barron.
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The US government is now a mafia organization.
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The US government is now a mafia organization.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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I continue to have no sympathy left for whinging about how the public are rude about AI and feel threatened by it when the biggest players in the AI space have spent years very vocally and constantly *threatening the public*
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I continue to have no sympathy left for whinging about how the public are rude about AI and feel threatened by it when the biggest players in the AI space have spent years very vocally and constantly *threatening the public*
Only the best and brightest need apply.
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Only the best and brightest need apply.