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David Durant

@ddurant.bsky.social
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Librarian, avid reader, background in history, "Never-Trumper human scum." All opinions are entirely my own.

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 15h
I think the perfect crystallization of the nafoids embracing Latvia booting out Ragozin is how many nutters are tweeting things at him like “Go home and join the Russian troops in Ukraine.” Guys, do you hear yourselves?
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 49m
Orwellian manipulation of language meets utter Idiocracy. As I like to call it, Trumpwellian:
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 5h
this comparison is unfair to Saudi Arabia, which wants to transition away from oil
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willy 🌜💧
@willystaley
Public executions. Net energy exporter. Gilded palaces. Humiliation at the hands of the Houthis. We've finally done it. We're Saudi Arabia.
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Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter to be public https://justthenews.com/node/192393?ut
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h
That’s the grisly thing about any new story of corruption in this administration, of which this certainly won’t be the last. Every new outrage only serves to remind us how many the public has already, somehow, been willing to swallow.
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‘Trump Is the Picasso of Corruption’
The grift is relentless, the conflicts are everywhere, and the public keeps getting stuck with the tab.
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 7h
I truly think that Trump and Stephen Miller want to do to the Somali community what Stalin and Beria did to the Chechens and Crimean Tatars. In lieu of that, here he is trying to incite a Wilmington 1898 or Tulsa 1921 mass racial atrocity:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 7h
What a sickeningly depraved spectacle, even if you think the sentence justified. An execution as streaming entertainment, MAGA really is reality show fascism:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 7h
A State Department that now openly wages political warfare in the name of "civilizationist" white identity:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 7h
We could finally have reached the long-awaited MAGA meltdown. Trump is in obvious decline, his act is old and played out, and his lies are now so blindingly obvious that even some of his former supporters are seeing through them. The remaining MAGA core isn't large enough by itself to prevail:
nytimes.com
How Trump Has Alienated Republican Voters Ahead of the Midterms (Gift Article)
Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions.
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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 7h
BREAKING: Camera footage shows what Mike Collins was scribbling throughout the debate as Jon Ossoff tore him to pieces on the debate stage. #Sarcasm #Satire
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Secret Help Message Written
ALT: Secret Help Message Written
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7h
I posted about Montana having one of the nation’s most important Supreme Court races earlier today. This is probably the other.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11h
The news just since I left work: -A planned livestream of an execution by firing squad -Trump basically trying to incite a pogrom against Somalis Nothing mysterious or complicated about what's happening.
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 11h
It's not wise. Quite depraved actually. But apparently, wisdom is now woke.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h
Artificial Intelligence.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 15h
It's because the phrase is used to identify those loyal to the in-group, and identify those members of the out-group who need to be targeted and attacked.
Donald J Trump Truth Social post "The White House considers anyone that uses the term, “Artificial Intelligence,” as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, “Super Intelligence,” THE ENEMY! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 23h
In fairness to Russia, when they complain to states, countries don't pull out of supporting counterdisinformation conferences, so maybe "after Russia" isn't 100% accurate.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Credit to the US for making the point the conference was trying to make about US foreign interference in European democracies for them, and bringing more attention to the conference and its themes than they could have possibly hoped for. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
politico.com
EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I just hope Trump doesn't get any ideas from this:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Between this and the Leonid Ragozin affair, the Latvians seem determined to become the mirror image of the Putinist autocracy they oppose:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Trump regime apparently thinks of the Atlantic alliance as the Mar-a-Lago Pact:
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Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Remember this when someone tries to pitch Rubio as the "reasonable, moderate Republican voice"
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Marco Rubio sold his soul for power, just so he could peddle this kind of ridiculous Yarvinesque garbage:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ICE is truly become MAGA's white nationalist secret police force:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ruining the census in the name of authoritarian white nationalism:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I believe the most apt metaphor here is "hoist by their own petard."
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
When it comes to Trump, never bet against stupid.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term.
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I have disagreements with Don Davis, but he's still a far better option than the MAGA alternative:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Things are going swimmingly for this MAGA clown. Be sure to vote and bring this to fruition:
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
bsky.app/profile/soha...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Perceptions of press freedom in the U.S. hit a record low, and are now below the average among developed nations. news.gallup.com/poll/715025/...
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This would be absolutely glorious if it comes off. As for myself, I'm counting down the days until I can early vote in-person:
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
“This is death by a thousand cuts,” one voting rights advocate told Democracy Docket. “It’s why you move voting sites, it’s why you have fewer hours, it’s why our absentee mailing ballots are so compl...
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The scariest thing about this reference is not only that it's valid, but that I understand it:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
More MAGA magic in action:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Narrator: The prices are totally higher because of him...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
when your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
just put North Carolina in the bag homie
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose his soul? But to be Imperial Viceroy of the Western Hemisphere? (apologies to A Man for All Seasons):
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I agree with this concern, but believe the best response is to have a Democratic victory so overwhelming that Trump's lies simply fall flat:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MAGA's core principle, above all others, is that white people like themselves are always and everywhere the real victims:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The phrase that comes to mind is "Streisand Effect:"
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don't think this response was helpful for his cause, in my opinion:
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026
Roy Cooper (D) leads Michael Whatley (R) by 8.9 points in our North Carolina Senate polling average, in a remarkably stable race. Cooper has cleared 50% in the average, leading 50.3% to 41.4%. That closely tracks our forecasted final margin of Cooper +8.7.
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sadly, Canadians have every right to feel this way:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This regime has unleashed such an onslaught of stupid ideas, what's one more?
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Perhaps the only really coherent policy objective of this regime: de-browning America:
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
Truly incredible how Trump has destroyed every single Republican talking point just in time for the midterms
Screenshot of an X post from the verified “Senate Republicans” account, @SenateGOP. The post reads: “Democrat socialists love to promise free stuff. But they never mention who pays for it.” Beneath the post is an X Community Note labeled “Readers added context.” The note states: “President Donald Trump has proposed several direct cash payouts and rebates funded by tariffs or budget cuts. None were provided.” It lists links from WBAL-TV, ABC7 Chicago, YouTube, and The New York Times as sources. At the bottom of the screenshot, the post is timestamped 4:06 PM on September 23, 2026, and shows 352,000 views.
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The party of militant ignorance and belligerent stupidity:
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
To be fair, the depraved loathsomeness and the incompetence/stupidity are joined at the hip, inextricably intertwined.
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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes, we know....
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