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James Stanton

@critical-wit.bsky.social
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Rebel AuDHD Librarian, gamer, social justice Bard. Chicago. Twitch: twitch.tv/critica1wit

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 45m
Want to know where Hegseth got this hypermasculine and toxic ethos? Look no further than Doug Wilson, the self-proclaimed Christian nationalist and spiritual advisor to the Secretary of Defense.
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Pete Hegseth dreams of holy war. Meet his spiritual adviser.
Doug Wilson preaches iron discipline and male dominance. One of his disciples runs the Pentagon.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 44m
Wow! Matches my war crime subpoena list almost perfectly.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 54m
Hegseth: "Project Meridian will be co-led by three of our nation's best minds: Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 44m
this Pete Hegseth speech is indistinguishable from parody. words fail to describe the absurdity. here he's talking about governors coming to the Pentagon to grovel to him and Trump so they can be rewarded with a new military base
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 42m
This
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 41m
Hegseth: "We need students of western civilization and the pillars of our republic. Leaders who understand the faith of Jerusalem, the philosophy of anthems -- Athens. The power of Rome, and the freedom of Philadelphia circa 1776."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, we are announcing the creation of Autonomous Warfare Command, or Autowarcom."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Hegseth: "It's worth saying again so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that -- no fatties no trannies no beardos no weirdos no wimps no radicals. Just warriors."
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 41m
Every single person needs to read this book ASAP.
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End Times Fascism
A New York Times BestsellerA scathing investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of the Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries, and populist surviva...
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1h
"the patriotic cowboys are in..."
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RotorRat(bat for september) @rotorstormrat.bsky.social · 1h
I can see the micro hesitations in hegseth's words. Hes cracking
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 1h
A lot going on in here but the beardos part is a part resegregation of the U.S. military and he’s too stupid and/or too evil to tell
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Hegseth: "Americans want to serve when they are led by strong patriots, not by weak weirdos. Makes sense."
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Politico @politico.com · 6h
EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Sanders is cracking open his war chest. The Vermont senator is putting hundreds of thousands of dollars toward key campaigns and has raised $2.8 million for his preferred candidates this cycle.
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Sanders ramps up his midterm play with cash boost for candidates
Sanders is putting hundreds of thousands of dollars toward key campaigns and has raised $2.8 million for his preferred candidates this cycle.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
this guy can barely talk, folks
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5h
I think we all saw that coming
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Klobuchar on Schmitt: "He's not aware that there's also women's sports ... because they wanted to do this to distract everyone, I would say they got their comeuppance"
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 4h
Trump's DHS Secretary, following the 58th death in ICE custody: "What we do at Homeland Security is not controversial"
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 5h
All of this happened yesterday: Jack Smith testified Trump still wants his name on the Kennedy Ctr CNN, MSNOW & Politico asked a court to keep forcing Trump to give them WH access A DC appeals court decides if the Trump admin can be investigated for contempt joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Rep. Rich McCormick blames OBAMA for high gas prices in the year of our lord 2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
Apparently Justice just came to this conclusion after taking the opposite position for over a decade.
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 5h
7 Ways to raise sons who don't grow up to assault women.
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7 Ways to raise sons who don't grow up to assault women.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 4h
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6h
“They say he who laughs last, laughs best. And Ben Collins is the best.” Couldn’t agree more. time.com/collection/t...
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Ben Collins Is on the 2026 TIME100 Next
Find out why Ben Collins is on this year’s list
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h
Paxton is objectively correct. The line on this chart represents the day of Trump’s midterm convention. It was clearly an inflection point that backfired badly on Republicans.
Silver Bulletin chart titled “Are Democrats or Republicans winning the race for Congress?” showing the polling average for the 2026 generic congressional ballot from early 2025 through September 2026. The line begins with a Republican advantage in early 2025, crosses into Democratic territory around spring 2025, and generally rises through 2026, ending at a Democratic advantage of 8.9%. A vertical annotation near the far right marks the Republican Midterm Convention in September 2026. After this line, the Democratic advantage surges.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 8h
Trump rallies: now with complimentary down-ballot damage.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h
Hahahahahahahaha this ad is awesome
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 5h
Pathetic…..
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 7h
Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h
“Data centers are gonna be very popular”🤔 Trump again makes it clear his loyalty is to the tech oligarchs (who enrich him and his family), not to regular Americans
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In 2020, members of Congress got private briefings on the pandemic and some sold stock right after. Weeks later the market crashed and the rest of us took the hit. I'll vote to ban congressional stock trading with no loopholes. Serve the public or play the market. Not both. #AngieForFlorida
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WIRED @wired.com · 10h
ICYMI: A legal nonprofit has sued OpenAI in California over the company’s agents hacking the open source AI platform Hugging Face. “OpenAI’s actions straightforwardly violated California law,” the suit alleges. buff.ly/o6iTjpQ
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OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Send this to your friend that isn't registered to vote yet. #AngieForFlorida
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 17h
A lot of us have been saying this whole time: the threat is not AI. The threat has always been men. Greedy arrogant men with tons of ambition and no moral compass.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ballots are out! If yours came in the mail, fill it out and send it back early. It has to arrive by 7pm on November 3. No ballot yet? Request one by October 22 or vote early October 24 to 31. #AngieForFlorida
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 21h
Susan Collins is the Chair of Appropriations and she’s not willing to use that power to help the people in the state of Maine. I’m 100% dug in on getting shit done.
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 14h
Nepal has had another avalanche and more landslides in just the past three days. An avalanche in Annapurna took place on the 27th. On that same day landslides and flooding also affected India and Nepal. Both the Himalayan avalanche and the flooding and landslides have taken multiple lives.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 18h
I have one house.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h
Sen. Eric Schmitt is an international laughingstock. He’s up for reelection in 2028, so we’ll have to work on him later.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17h
What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 15h
Can we just all take a moment to appreciate that Jack Smith is a WNBA fan?
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 18h
That's rich, coming from the creepy old jowl-flapping Senator who on Saturday told a group of Nebraska farmers that he "loves Nebraska more than sex." 🤮🤮🤮
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h
“It wasn’t a mistake”🤔 “Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?” 🤔 @ericschmittmo pathetically attempts to play it off and act like he didn’t publicly humiliate himself in front of the nation today 🤡
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19h
Black text that reads:

229 new affordable homes are coming to the Bronx.

We just broke ground on Sol on Park:
• 80 homes for current NYCHA residents
• 69 homes for formerly homeless seniors
• 79 homes for low- and middle-income seniors
• 8,000 sq. ft. of community space, including a health and wellness center 

This is what’s possible when we invest in NYCHA and use the power of government to build a City where New Yorkers come first.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17h
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 20h
Black text on a white page that reads as follows: 

Too often, homeless New Yorkers cycle from our hospitals to our streets — making it harder to continue treatment and find long-term stability. 

The City's Bridge to Home program in Manhattan ends the cycle by providing a safe place for New Yorkers to live while they receive medical care, apply to jobs, and find an apartment. The program has been a massive success.

Today, we’re expanding Bridge to Home to Brooklyn and Queens, so more New Yorkers get the help they need.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h
I can smell this picture
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 19h
Tonight, 47 Senators supported my resolution to get accountability for the 9 Americans killed on the West Bank & for Palestinians who face injustices daily. That's more support than we've ever had in this fight. Republicans blocked us, but we won't stop until we get justice.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17h
Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.
Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump’s verified @realDonaldTrump account displaying a signed document titled “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities.” The document outlines voluntary AI safety and oversight commitments for companies developing frontier artificial intelligence models. On the right side are signatures and company labels for leaders including Sundar Pichai of Google, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Greg Brockman of OpenAI, Elon Musk of xAI, and Jensen Huang of Nvidia. Near the center-right, Donald J. Trump’s large signature appears above the printed title identifying him as president. The title contains a noticeable typo: instead of “President of the United States,” it reads, “President of the Unites States,” misspelling “United” as “Unites.”
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