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Jaan The Raabinsen
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Medievalist of no renown. Antifascist. Book guy.
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?

It's the Pope in 1982.
Exactly what it says on the label: The Pope in 1982. He's wearing a black hat, dark RayBans, and looks like he's a member of the Blues Brothers.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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illdottore.bsky.social
Most reporting is just not up to the task of registering both that 1) the White House is *attacking* universities *as institutions* 2) the White House is working *with* universities’ boards to achieve *common goals* for remaking and weakening those institutions
mwyarbrough.bsky.social Michael Yarbrough (he/him) @mwyarbrough.bsky.social · Jul 29
Boards of Trustees ***LIKE*** the Trump demands. They ***AGREE*** with them.

They like the idea of putting the screws on activist, lefty, and Muslim students. They like the idea of a whiter student body and conservative curriculum. They want these things and think $200 million is a fair price.
July 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
They're not even trying to hide it.
GOP Gov. Candidate Sparks Outrage After Posting Selfie Touting Auschwitz As His '0% Unemployment Plan'
Not even trying to hide it.
www.comicsands.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
We're witnessing a master class in how not to counter a conspiracy theory
July 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
I certainly appreciate this doctor's thoroughness about communications... um...
English English, middle (1100-1500) English, old (ca. 450-1100) Erzya
July 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
BBC News: Do you think you were a witness to war crimes?

American veteran who worked at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution center: Without question I witnessed war crimes.
July 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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johnsipher.bsky.social
“taking agents trained for complex investigations and having them stand around looking scary while ICE conducts immigration arrests…actively undermines the bureau’s ability to investigate the very gangs that Patel and Bongino have said they want to tackle.”

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The FBI’s Leaders ‘Have No Idea What They’re Doing’
A casualty of Trump’s purge speaks out.
www.theatlantic.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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lollardfish.bsky.social
Because of the monsters
July 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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damnyouwillis.bsky.social
wait if Jesus initiated the faith but then had to perfect the faith does that mean he was bad at initiating the faith oh no I've gone crosseyed
July 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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nameshiv.bsky.social
This is wild lmao like this lady is doing the genre of racism that hasn't been seen in 15 years, truly an island that lives in the past
euan.bsky.social Euan @euan.bsky.social · Jul 29
Joanna Cherry showed up to the tribunal to support this woman today
Ms Peggie then notes she has a lot of Chinese neighbours and Chinese restaurants on her streets. She says she has "never heard my Chinese neighbours complain" about being called Ch*nkys."
July 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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alexdecampi.bsky.social
1. This whips. 2. Just went to their Spotify and OF COURSE they’ve done a Babymetal collab (we stan Babymetal, ssh)
July 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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snowqueenofhoth.bsky.social
Photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver onto fossils until the Paleontological Research Institution secures their funding!

Fossil is a eurypterid sea scorpion, Dolichopterus macrocheirus, from the Silurian of Herkimer County, NY (PRI 42894). Comedian is H. sapiens. Not to scale.
Comedian John Oliver is edited to appear as if he is holding a fossilized sea scorpion
July 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
It’s insane that we live in a country where folks can walk around in the street with an AR-15.
July 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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dashwallkick.bsky.social
RFK is going to kill everyone except himself.
July 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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gizmotron.bsky.social
Tweet: "We went to the planetarium today and when the voicover said 'This is the Earth', one of the kids booed."
July 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
theraabinsen.bsky.social
Folks, you need to buy this book. I got a copy of it on Saturday (after ordering it sometime over the winter and completely forgetting about it), and it is a wonderful dive into the Wellness to Nazi pipeline. The prismatic-feldgrau pipeline.
plutopress.bsky.social Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · Jul 29
💥BOOK EVENT💥

@stewarthome.bsky.social appears at @argonautbooks.bsky.social to celebrate Fascist Yoga!

🗓️Thur, Aug 7
⏰7 pm
📍Argonaut Books
argonautbooks.co.uk/product/7th-...
July 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
Sadly accurate for 95% of fantasy books. Although type 3 is good.
nedroid.com Anthony Clark @nedroid.com · Jul 28
In my experience there are three kinds of fantasy magic novels:
"There are three kinds of magic," said Wizzler, handing us each a balloon. "You can control tigers, you can shoot tornadoes from your fingers, or you can fly by holding your breath. The color of confetti inside your balloon will reveal which kind of power you have." I felt the panic rising in me. What if my confetti turned yellow, indicating that I was a Tiger-Talker? My family, a long line of proud Tornado-Fingers, would disown me. Could I ever return home, bearing such shame? I tried to calm myself as I readied the ceremonial safety pin. Green, I thought, willing my hopes into reality. Please be green. I popped the balloon, involuntarily shutting my eyes. When I opened them, would I see the green I hoped for? The yellow I feared? What if, gods forbid, the confetti were blue? I opened my eyes, seeing shock on the faces of my classmates. Wizzler himself stared at me, wide-eye. Looking down, I saw myself covered in confetti... purple confetti. “I don’t understand,” I growled, my body trembling with pain. “I combined eighty percent Earth-elemental mana with twenty percent Fire-elemental mana (Type B), focused through a twenty-four-sided icositetragon made of yellow topaz. This, in conjunction with my blood type, star sign, sense of humor, and nickname, should have produced a blazing column of lightning to vaporize my enemies. Instead, it made a big bubble that smells like fresh laundry. Why?” Skullgrumbler began to laugh. “You fool! You don’t even realize…” he squealed. “You’re facing east!” “It’s whatever you want,” explained Magemaster Grampledog. “Magic is just whatever you want.” I knew he was speaking in riddles, but I couldn’t grasp his hidden meaning. “So the rules are…” Grampledog lit a sliver of smokereed. “No rules. You say some words and you wave a stick and whatever you want just happens. You don’t even need the stick.” His wisdom still eluded me. I stared into his face, trying to decipher what he was really saying. “No, listen.” Grampledog snapped his fingers and his desk turned into a pile of chicken nuggets. “I didn’t even know that would happen.” His hat then came alive and began to yodel. “It’s pandemonium,” he explained. “It’s complete nonsense.”
July 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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badhandbooks.bsky.social
I'll say this as gently as I can: If you support the current American President and his administration, our books probably aren't for you. Don't write to me shrieking that I'm losing customers as if I don't know. Losing you was a feature of the plan, not a bug.
badhandbooks.bsky.social Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · Jul 29
Here come the unsubscribes and order cancellations that happen every time we send something overtly anti-fascist. I don't mind it. Not one bit.
July 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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jessnevins.bsky.social
So, the king of Assyria from 681-669 BCE was a guy named Esarhaddon. Esarhaddon, like his father Sennacherib and his grandfather Sargon II before him, is a very interesting personality, even fascinating, because of the various and interesting ways they were deeply, deeply screwed up.
July 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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jengolbeck.bsky.social
I wrote a piece about the police shooting at journalists at the LA protests, including me, and what it means for a free press. But I want to make it clear that I know that the big story here is not about journalists, it's about what ICE is doing
www.huffpost.com/entry/journa...
I'm A Journalist Covering The LA Protests. Here Are The Shocking Things I Witnessed Police Do.
"Because we were part of the press, bearing witness to what was happening, we initially assumed that we couldn’t possibly be the intended targets."
www.huffpost.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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cpsc.gov
New beach umbrellas that are less likely to terrify the dinosaurs are now available.
A tyrannosaurus rex walking on a beach. Suddenly, it spots an overturned beach umbrella. The dinosaur is filled with fear! The text reads: This summer, the scariest thing on the beach is your old beach umbrella! When buying or renting a beach umbrella/anchor system or a beach umbrella anchor, look for a label on the anchor that shows it meets the new safety standard. Look for anchors with a label indicating “MEETS ASTM F3681 FOR WIND SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH.”
June 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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letsgomathias.bsky.social
Tennessee Nazi that threatened No Kings protest had gun with designs mimicking Christchurch mass murderer’s gun

AND his hat had patch referencing Curtis Yarvin’s “dark enlightenment” theory, which calls for an end to democracy

www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Picture of Tennessee neo-Nazi’s gun
June 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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erichaywood.bsky.social
When Trump finally dies there will be calls for civility and “respect for the office” from even his harshest critics and I’m telling you right now I plan on saying things so harsh they might knock the earth off its axis
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Jun 17
The consoler-in-chief
June 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM