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Mark McIntosh

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 10/10/2026
"Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given...individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do." @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor." ~ Voltaire
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Joe Mama ™️ @joemama123451.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
To watch an interview with actual experts—2 of the best respected & most trusted experts in virology, @angierasmussen.bsky.social, & public health, @meganranney.bsky.social—watch this CNN interview: observe their competence, expertise, experience, & strong messaging www.linkedin.com/posts/meganr...
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Honored to join CNN last night with Dr. Angela Rasmussen to talk about the facts about the evolving hantavirus epidemic. Although this outbreak poses very low risk to the public, it is raising… | Me...
Honored to join CNN last night with Dr. Angela Rasmussen to talk about the facts about the evolving hantavirus epidemic. Although this outbreak poses very low risk to the public, it is raising conce...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 20/04/2026
The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X. I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!). So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.
Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism

in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X."Your Account is Suspended" Message on X
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
3/7. Trump emerged into international far right networks that backed him, funded him, ran social media campaigns for him, and supplied him with role models.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon
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Doctor Roo @doctor-roo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Good luck to the Artemis II crew.
Charlton Heston as Commander Taylor and the crew of the Icarus in a promotional still from the original Planet of the Apes (1968).
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Think “Godfather"… NOT “West Wing" @raskin.house.gov
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Seems bad
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the #SOTU:
Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the State of the Union:
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
another long day at work for the guy at CBS whose job it is to read old stormfront posts and pitch them to the team.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
From Doug Wilson’s 1996 book on the History of Slavery.
Conclusion
None need lament the passing of slavery. But who cannot but lament the damage to both white and black that has occurred as a consequence of the way it was abolished?
We are forced to say that, in many ways, the remedy which has been applied has been far worse than the disease ever was. The issue of slavery was used to provoke a revolution in 1861. That revolution has continued to this day, and slavery has increased in our land as a result. It is time for us to stand and declare the truth about slavery and to expose the failures of the abolitionist worldview. Having done this, we must go on to proclaim the only truth which can set all men truly free from slavery-the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Excerpted from Steve Wilkins and Douglas Wilson, "Southern Slavery As It Was" (Moscow, ID: Canon Press, 1996), accessed December 20, 2016, http://reformed-
theology.org/html/books/slavery/southern_slavery_as_it_was.htm.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
Screenshot of a CNN segment shared by Acyn. A split-screen shows commentator Lydia Moynihan on the left and Kevin O’Leary on the right during a heated exchange. The chyron reads, “Obama: Dems need to avoid scolding and ‘virtue-signaling.’” The post quotes O’Leary referencing China and concentration camps, and McGowan responding about West Virginia.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/02/2026
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 19/01/2026
Bruce Springsteen: “ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
in the 60s, the klan killed white civil rights workers alongside their black comrades. when you join the struggle you lose your status in the system you’re fighting.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
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Umberto Tilomelli @tilo67.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
that "me three" made my day
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North Shore News @northshorenews.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Flooding severs B.C.'s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021
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Flooding severs B.C.'s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021
VANCOUVER — Flooding and rock slides have cut off British Columbia's Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province, with emergency officials saying cross-border water flows rival those that trig
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Kids Can Press @kidscanpress.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Kids Can Press company logo and logo and image of Franklin character with statement text,”Franklin the Turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy, and inclusivity. We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values.”
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
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The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist
"I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/11/2025
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
When I give public talks now, I explain we are living through a series of de facto constitutional amendments, where the executive asks for radically more power, the judiciary largely agrees, and the GOP-led Congress is committing a form of institutional suicide. Very much this:
There is no formal mechanism in the American system of government to dissolve the legislature. And for good reason: Congress is an independent institution with its own sphere of authority. To give any actor the power to dissolve it would fatally undermine its place in the nation’s constitutional arrangement.

But by keeping the House on indefinite hiatus — as well as sidelining its oversight authority and more or less ceding its power to make law to the president — Republicans have successfully circumvented the text of the Constitution to make our national legislature a nullity. They have, for all intents and purposes, dissolved Congress.
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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com Altria Group Inc. Amazon Apple Inc. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. Caterpillar Inc. Coinbase Global Comcast Corp. Hard Rock International Google HP Inc. Lockheed Martin Corp. Meta Platforms Inc. 1/3
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 03/10/2025
ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white. Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace. That’s not making America great again.
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South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
While on the PBS News Hour, Luke Baumgartner, an expert on extremism, explained that Trump's designation of antifa as a domestic terrorist organization has no basis in law. It's just a way for the president to scapegoat a movement.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Soon Americans will be going abroad to get abortions and COVID vaccines.
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Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’
A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
republicans aren't spineless; they support trump because trump's program of authoritarianism, genocide, and white supremacy is the program they want.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
From this month's edition of The Onion.
ICE is hiring!

US immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for highly motivated, morally indifferent individuals to join our team.

Open positions include:
Senior Goon
Racism Enforcement Office
Unmarked Van Driver (Part-Time)

Experience with children a plus

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/08/2025
Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Gangsterism by proxy:
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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
If you don't already, watch Colbert. He is a man with no more f*cks left to give. And it's glorious. Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 18/07/2025
Enacting age verification laws with the purported goals of stopping bots and protecting children reflects “not a lot of deep thinking about the nature of the problem,” and impacts all users’ privacy and free speech, EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @fastcompany.com.
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Internet regulation is entering its hall pass era
Sweeping new age verification laws in the U.K. and U.S. aim to protect children—but critics warn they could undermine privacy, harm vulnerable users, and end the last remnants of online anonymity.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
In a surprise announcement Thursday, CBS and Late Show host Stephen Colbert said the show will come to an end in May 2026. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c...
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‘Late Show’ Shocker: CBS Ending Late-Night Franchise in 2026
Host Stephen Colbert announced the news during the taping of Thursday’s show.
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