Zaxxon
@zaxxon.bsky.social
The guy, not the game. Well-meaning, but confused.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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You cannot understand politics in the United States in 2025 without understanding Gamergate.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
September 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
You cannot understand politics in the United States in 2025 without understanding Gamergate.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
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@kenwhite.bsky.social generally speaking, is it a good idea to figure out your legal excuse for a completely unforced, premeditated homicide *after* said homicide?
Nine grafs deep into the article and we find out:
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
@kenwhite.bsky.social generally speaking, is it a good idea to figure out your legal excuse for a completely unforced, premeditated homicide *after* said homicide?
Another good overview of why Kagi is worth a gander. Still a happily-paying customer here.
Dumping Google’s enshittified search for Kagi
Enough is enough: I’ve jettisoned Google in favor of a search engine that doesn’t treat me like a product.
arstechnica.com
August 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Another good overview of why Kagi is worth a gander. Still a happily-paying customer here.
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oh
a good arbiter of how close we are to bad hybrid regime shit is if the political comedy shows start getting pulled for whatever reason
July 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Same. But anyone who’s playing, feel free to confirm / deny Gene’s take!
GENE PARK SAYING BANANZA IS STRONGER THAN MARIO ODYSSEY IS ALL I NEEDED TO HEAR
July 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Same. But anyone who’s playing, feel free to confirm / deny Gene’s take!
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one of the stranger phenomena in American life is that hate is supposed to flow in one direction (rural people get to hate urban people, Republicans get to hate Democrats) and if the hate goes the other way people pretend as if this is very upsetting.
The media made a HUGE deal out of "basket of deplorables" and "cling to their guns or religion."
But, of course, it will totally ignore Trump saying he hates Democrats: "I hate them. I believe they hate their country."
But, of course, it will totally ignore Trump saying he hates Democrats: "I hate them. I believe they hate their country."
in addition to his "shylocks" comment, i can't imagine the media backlash if Biden said anything like from this screenshot - that he "hates Republicans" - and i'm also tired of having this "IMAGINE IF BIDEN!" thought experiment but it's just a constant reminder of the double standards
July 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
one of the stranger phenomena in American life is that hate is supposed to flow in one direction (rural people get to hate urban people, Republicans get to hate Democrats) and if the hate goes the other way people pretend as if this is very upsetting.
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I don’t care what Ozturk wrote. It doesn’t matter. This is America. We’re fucking free to have opinions of all sorts. It doesn’t matter. You don’t get to lock up people for bad thought. That’s against the fucking law and morals and fuck every last person arguing that this is a crime. Fuck all of em
May 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I don’t care what Ozturk wrote. It doesn’t matter. This is America. We’re fucking free to have opinions of all sorts. It doesn’t matter. You don’t get to lock up people for bad thought. That’s against the fucking law and morals and fuck every last person arguing that this is a crime. Fuck all of em
WaPo claiming any credit for this win is… not a great look.
May 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
WaPo claiming any credit for this win is… not a great look.
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I recommend to the now-former Polygon journalists -- in the strongest possible terms -- that you make PDF's of any of your articles that you value. No guarantee that material will be there later when you want it.
(This goes for every journalist, really, but this moment tends to be clarifying.)
(This goes for every journalist, really, but this moment tends to be clarifying.)
May 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I recommend to the now-former Polygon journalists -- in the strongest possible terms -- that you make PDF's of any of your articles that you value. No guarantee that material will be there later when you want it.
(This goes for every journalist, really, but this moment tends to be clarifying.)
(This goes for every journalist, really, but this moment tends to be clarifying.)
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Every now and then I just pause and think that … we could have just elected Kamala Harris, and we’d still have an economy that was the strongest in the world; we’d still have an American-led trans-Atlantic order; we’d be assured that our universities would remain the envy of the world; … (1/x)
April 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Every now and then I just pause and think that … we could have just elected Kamala Harris, and we’d still have an economy that was the strongest in the world; we’d still have an American-led trans-Atlantic order; we’d be assured that our universities would remain the envy of the world; … (1/x)
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Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
April 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.
![[text from the Declaration of Independence]
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qvyj3hxm4opuuddzrhcbiio6/bafkreiahlp7acp6y2hakkfu5h66vg2ifckdo6b7fqaebenki3qoxswp73e@jpeg)
April 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.
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everyone should listen to this in its entirety but journalists should listen to it multiple times. this is how you ask questions. you just keep asking simple, easily answerable stuff and the evasiveness becomes that much more glaring
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
everyone should listen to this in its entirety but journalists should listen to it multiple times. this is how you ask questions. you just keep asking simple, easily answerable stuff and the evasiveness becomes that much more glaring
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Star Wars’ laziest plot points hitting different now bsky.app/profile/scot...
Somehow Trump returned
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Star Wars’ laziest plot points hitting different now bsky.app/profile/scot...
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Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
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In this instance, standing up against and defying the United States of America is the morally, geopolitically, and strategically right decision.
In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
February 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In this instance, standing up against and defying the United States of America is the morally, geopolitically, and strategically right decision.
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I think about this headline all of the time.
February 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think about this headline all of the time.
"Free markets for me, not for thee."
Freedom is just another word for writing whatever your billionaire boss tells you
February 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"Free markets for me, not for thee."
More, please.
Three different federal judges delivered legal setbacks and slap downs to President Donald Trump in the span of an hour and a half on Tuesday in a series of cases challenging controversial moves taken during the early days of his second term. cnn.it/4kcVA6h
February 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
More, please.
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We are, unequivocally, the Bad Guys.
We have been before, and we will be again, no doubt, but this one is particularly repellent.
We have been before, and we will be again, no doubt, but this one is particularly repellent.
February 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We are, unequivocally, the Bad Guys.
We have been before, and we will be again, no doubt, but this one is particularly repellent.
We have been before, and we will be again, no doubt, but this one is particularly repellent.
We’re sorry, Europe.
Friedrich Merz did not even wait for the final results in Germany's election before delivering what could well be a defining verdict on US President Donald Trump, consigning Europe's 80-year alliance with the Americans to the past.
Germany’s Merz seeks ‘independence’ from Trump’s America, warning NATO may soon be dead
Election winner likens the Trump administration to Putin’s Russia as he bids to take Europe in a new direction.
www.politico.eu
February 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
We’re sorry, Europe.