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Adam Brookes

@eadbrookes.bsky.social
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Recovering journalist, dilatory author. 'FRAGILE CARGO: The World War Two Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City'. Also some spy novels. Opinions valid.

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not you.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We have never looked weaker or more pathetic.
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As we suspected:
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𝐊 @girlybojon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/09/2026
“You didn’t tell me these were the same Persians who beat the Romans!”
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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John Lyon @johnlyon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The first rule of Overexplaining Club is you do not talk about Overexplaining Club because this is a secret club and we want it to stay a secret, but if you talk about it then people will know it exists, thus ruining the secrecy.
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Ryo le Ryū 🟥⬛️ @ryo-le-ryu.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
Tell me this is not apartheid
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is pub day for my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Please watch this video and pass it on. It's time to reclaim the Trump-Russia narrative and recognize Putin is continuing his years-long war on America and Trump is complicit. HowRussiaWon.com
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Today idea that the government can come in and come for your rights is an assault on all our rights" Yet, this is exactly what Burnham’s Labour government has done - assult all our rights - and anyone pretending otherwise is complicit
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
i think the political ideology that gave us the iraq war and the great recession and brexit and trump and the iran war has been thoroughly discredited at this point
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As the government bans social media for kids further evidence emerges that it's a minority of retired adults we should really be concerned about. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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Pensioners attack traffic lights over wild 'deadly weapon' claims
An online movement say that the sensors on traffic lights can cause heart attacks, brain cancer, anxiety and even sudden death
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And if you think this is wrong and needs to be addressed they call you a communist
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
There is absolutely no question that while Trump continues to delude himself that the U.S. is ‘respected like never before’, the world is rewiring in the background and Mark Carney is leading the charge. #cdnpoli
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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"How sad it must be, believing that scientists, historians, scholars, and journalists, would devote their entire lives to deceiving you. But a con man proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth and honesty."
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Adam Brookes @eadbrookes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Pass it on. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter (Gift Article)
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026
I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.
A screenshot of an email viewed in dark mode with the subject line "Google DMCA Violation." The email from Google informs the recipient that they have received a notification under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that some of their materials allegedly infringe on copyrights. It explains the removal process, mentions that notice details will be posted on Lumen, warns against repeated violations, and lists one affected Google Drive URL at the bottomA nearly identical mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. It shows a search for the same Amnesty International UK resources URL, resulting in the same message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."A mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. A URL for an Amnesty International UK resources page is entered in the search bar, but the page displays the message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."
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OrbGazer @orbgazer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
save us gay beaver
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
100% #BookSky
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He didn’t change. They did.
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Adam Brookes @eadbrookes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
what the - and I mean this sincerely - fuck
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 12/08/2026
this by @cadaverformosus.bsky.social is of course really really good lareviewofbooks.org/article/jd-v...
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J. D. Vance’s Straussian Moment | Los Angeles Review of Books
The US vice president wrote his new book without citing his source—Peter Thiel.
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Adam Brookes @eadbrookes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Huge, and very important, piece on the Iran debacle. Seeing the numbers on munitions expenditure all in one place is jaw-dropping. The conclusion, that the US military knew it would lose, is...well...I'm lost for words.
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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 11/08/2026
Donald Trump hiding in an airline catering cart.
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RIO LINDA MEX 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦🦍aka Gus Gallegos @riolindamex.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We Can Do This! VOTE 🗳️ IN NOVEMBER
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Venus's Unruly Child @saturnexalted.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Evergreen advice, really
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The republican way.
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Adam Brookes @eadbrookes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
For a real sense of what's out there on the right, and where these people are willing to go, watch this.
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
CHAFETZ PLANS TO LOSE WEIGHT ON ALL-FRENCH-FRY-AND-GIN DIET
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Rod Liddle was a piece of shit in both his private and public life, and it speaks to the state of British media that they're praising the man. He presaged the steep downward decline of British broadsheet print columnists into increasingly open racism, misogyny, and hatred of queer people.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
No comment.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Wrote about the Masculinity Scam, or how selling reactionary ideas about what makes a man helps a small number of bad people profit and makes everyone else (including men) miserable www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Over the past 10 years, the misogyny of the manosphere has become more open and strident, but the big innovation seems to have been combining that conspiratorial misogyny with earnest self-help advice. Heartbreak and rejection leave people emotionally vulnerable, and the manosphere pitch often comes paired with benign advice about standing up for yourself, being mentally tough, or becoming physically active. But getting yourself together with the expectation that soon everyone you meet will be forced to respect you inevitably leads to disappointment.

When that disappointment sets in, the manosphere has an explanation: Can’t find a girlfriend? It’s because women who make their own living can no longer be forced into marrying guys they don’t like. Can’t find a job? It’s because undeserving women and minorities are being picked instead of you, even though you’re better. Feel bad about yourself? It’s because our feminized society deprived you of a life of meaningful toil, military adventure, and elevated social status. It is a bleak view of the world, a kind of male doomerism in which a meaningful life can be found only in the domination and exploitation of others.
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The absolute total collapse of Big Gretch’s momentum and hype has been quite the thing to witness
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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The Andrew Tate arrest, a commemorative trading card
Colored-pencil card drawing of Andrew Tate wearing purple shirt, tiny pants, and handcuffs
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Fascism is here. If you’re not alarmed you’re not paying attention. “Left-wing political terrorism” will mean those who oppose the regime — while actual right-wing extremism is allowed to grow and thrive. We are very far off the cliff, folks.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
ABC NEWS: ".. Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on that speech and more than a dozen others .." abcnews.com/US/white-hou...
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White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources
President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump's speeches, sources say.
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David Grinspoon @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Today’s news, brought to you by the fossil fuel industry:
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NEVER FORGET the debt we all owe to the Miccosukee Tribe, without whom it would still be open. And never forget that Indigenous sovereignty and all our safety and flourishing are forever intertwined.
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“Alligator Alcatraz” May Close After Months of Tribal Resistance in the Everglades
The controversial immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” could soon shut down — a dramatic reversal following months of resistance led by the Miccosukee Tribe, Native advocates, and ...
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kellydeer @kellydeer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 07/07/2026
Not wrong, possibly understated www.nme.com/news/music/t...
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The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards describes America as “a bit of a disappointment at the moment”
The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards has labelled America as “a bit of a disappointment at the moment” given the current political climate and social unrest.
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𝐊 @girlybojon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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This is going viral...
YouTube video by Keith Edwards
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The NPS will launch 850,000 fireworks in the middle of the night. (Last year, they launched 7,000) That will dump perchlorates and heavy metals into the Potomac River and cause the amount of soot and smoke particles to skyrocket (pardon), at great danger to any creature that breathes.
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026
new metaphor just dropped
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The anti-vax group formerly led by Robert Kennedy Jr. has been promoting the story of a woman who says vaccines killed her 18-month-old twins. She’s the lead plaintiff in the group’s lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics. Well, now she’s been charged with suffocating the toddlers.
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Plaintiff in Children’s Health Defense Lawsuit Charged With Murder
A mother who blamed vaccines for the deaths of her toddler twins and joined the anti-vax group’s lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics has been charged with murdering her children.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250's July 4th celebration.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Infinite growth on a finite planet is a physical impossibility.
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