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"He is giving his heart to the crowd!" - Twitter "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - George Orwell

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Blowing up an elementary school because those children had “ambitions”
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The issue is not Trump, he is merely the symptom.
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Respect.
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
And so, it begins... Hardly any democracy is making preparations. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...
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Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
US and Iran are said (passive voice) to near (aren't at) a framework (not a deal) for future negotiations (to talk later) In other words, they can't even agree on what to hold a meeting about. Peace reigns! All rejoice!
"U.S. and Iran are said to near a framework for future negotiations"

New York Times headline April 17, 2026. Story by Michael Crowley and Farmaz Fassihi

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/strait-of-hormuz-open-iran-talks-negotiations.html
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Trump’s “art of the deal” is 💯🐂💩.
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Reminds me of the Rise and Decline of Nation by Mancur Olson. That book focuses on America's rise though.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 17/04/2026
Let’s be clear about what’s happening here. President Trump launched an unauthorized war against Iran. Gulf countries are now under attack and desperate for protection. And Trump’s sons just signed a deal with a drone company actively trying to sell weapons to those countries.
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Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran
A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to win contracts with Gulf countries under threat by Iran and protected by the U.S. military led by their father.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"The first Polish pope helped liberate his home country from authoritarian rule. The Trumpists are worried that the first American pope could contribute to such a development here. The view Pope Leo is upholding—that right matters not just might—is an American one." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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The Father, the Don, and the Fed Chair’s Post
Knives out for the banker of Washington and the Bishop of Rome.
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Haha, no shit. Why the "still"? Tax cuts were for the donors.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Pope Leo: "The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.”
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
electrek.co/2026/04/15/t...
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Yeah, it would be crazy not to get insurance in this new world... So unsurprising. www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.alja...
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North Korea boosting ability to manufacture nuclear arms, IAEA chief warns
The nuclear watchdog's chief says there is a rapid increase in operations at North Korea's Yongbyon reactor.
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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Imagine no inflation It’s easy if you lie No oil blockaded Economy sky-high
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Debbie Chavez Vinette @debbiecvinette.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Interesting that Sharon Simmons, the Door Dasher from Arkansas at the White House, is also Sharon Simmons from Nevada that testified at a GOP Ways and Means field hearing about trumps ‘big beautiful bill’ in Nevada last year.
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Straight-up Nazi rhetoric:
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
When you have to get dog walked by Rand Paul you really are hitting the bottom.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I will never forgive these assholes for making me repeatedly agree with Rand Paul 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
"In fact, immigrants—including undocumented immigrants—are less likely to commit crimes than the U.S.-born. This is true at the national, state, county, and neighborhood levels, and for both violent and non-violent crime." www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/d...
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
One way that Orbán sought to entrench power was adopting a new Hungarian constitution in 2011 that classified many policy areas as 'cardinal laws' that require a two-thirds majority vote to change. With almost 100% of votes counted, the Hungarian opposition has just achieved what seemed impossible.
Hungarian election results.Péter Magyar victory rally.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We are blockading the strait Sending energy prices soaring In an effort to unblock the strait Which sent energy prices soaring When the war we started For reasons we never really explained And have mostly dropped Sent energy prices soaring By blocking the strait That was unblocked before we started
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It's the 7th month of the US bombing random ships in Latin American waters they claim are drug smugglers (reminder that two survivors who were rescued were repatriated, not charged), and the death toll is 150+, and it barely gets discussed.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The Orbánist is deeply entrenched across the Hungarian government: courts, bureaucracy, regulators, tax agencies, even cultural organizations were all part of it. If Magyar does not use his power to enact sweeping constitution changes, much of that system could survive.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Hungarians showing how to win big in an unfair election: organize AND protest AND vote AND demand profound change.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Fair point, also true of Tusk in Poland in 2023, and good recommendation!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Massive street party in Budapest right now: huge crowds dancing, hugging, crying, and opening bottles. (Reuters)
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The only difference between Elon Musk and a Nazi is that one of them has fashionable clothes.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
EZRA KLEIN: “Hasan Piker is not the enemy… he isn’t a “Jew hater.” — He’s an anti-Zionist… The Israel young people know is not the Israel that older people remember.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/o...
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
💯 More is needed.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Given the huge early turnout in Hungary odds seem very high that Magyar wil defeat Orbán very decisively; the question in that case would be whether Orbán goes with the Ukrainian electoral interference lie he has been preparing and whether foreign actors support him.
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Abdication of duty
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
youtu.be/oIKMdOeax-s?...
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Gregory A. Hargreaves 🎃 @bordergroves.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
American decline is due, in large part, to the persistent efforts by rich people to ensure that their own progeny retain wealth and power no matter how stupid and lazy they are.
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
💯 The values imparted on their children.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Memories: In 2016, Obama purchased 32 metric tons of Iran's excess heavy water for $8.6 million to help it stay within its allowed stockpile limits. Not only was that an excellent price, but he didn't have to go to war to get it. Diplomacy and cooperation can do wonders without murdering kids.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16/03/2026
A Kuwaiti analyst criticized the Gulf’s policy toward Washington and Jared Kushner
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Australia will not send naval ships to assist in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a government minister said. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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News live: no Australian ships will head to strait of Hormuz, minister says; three fishermen found dead off SA coast
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Of course, it was always clear they had something on him...
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Well, it is in the DOJ records that Epstein was advising Russian officials how to handle Trump after his 2016 election. If he had kompromat, there were many routes for sharing it
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Imparting values on kids in New America.
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Saikat Chakrabarti @saikatc.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Here’s what I’d do differently as your representative in Congress.
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Perhaps partially true, but it is not the only factor. Nearly unfettered money in politics and a lack of serious media regulation can work to amplify fascist movements as well. It increases the size of fascist movements and dampens an effective democratic response.
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1984 @1984georgeorwell.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Yup - a weakening American sphere of influence. All self-inflicted and lasting.
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