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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 03/01/2026

Wait a minute, if I’m reading this correctly, the US didn’t do regime change in Venezuela, but instead, we helped the army-connected VP stage a coup???

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

One way (I believe the right way) to read the Bible's King David story is to see the author(s) as perplexed and angry at David's rise. David continually does terrible things yet succeeds. Thus God must favor him. "God favored David" is sarcastic and wry. I think about this with Trump all the time.

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edacuk.bsky.social @edacuk.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

"Brian Stelter posted a December 9, 2017, quote from the New York Times: "Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals." Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.” "

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I am skeptical that New York City had a younger Muslim mayor in 1892.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

My recent searches. I know you are impressed.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

After receiving a commendation for exceptional services to the Russian state from President Putin, Biden accuser Tara Reade—seen here in her luxury Moscow condo—has now become a citizen of the Russian Federation... молодец!

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Meanwhile, over at Twitter...

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Department of Angela @angelaisms.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I think people like Vance and Carlson are just two more in the seemingly endless parade of people throughout history who thought they were Smart Enough™️ to paddle in the moral cesspit without internalizing any of it.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

If more of you would listen, I could improve your lives.

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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Edmund Burke, per tonight’s discourse: ‘To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.’

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Penis without testicles : Cornflakes without the milk Do we all agree?

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Over at Twitter, they are arguing incessantly about Robert E. Lee. At least it's not whether "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a song about rape. Remember that annual spat? What happened to it? I miss it.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

If you think Trump's march to authoritarian power is unstoppable - or already a fait accompli - just note how panicked and weak he was tonight and he wheedled and whined about nothing is his fault. That's not a man who thinks he's winning.

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Were there moments that you missed? Anything that happened that’s on the cutting room floor?
I don’t think there’s anything I missed that I wish I’d gotten. I’ll give you a little anecdote: Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session. He asked me, “Should I smile or not smile?” and I said, “How would you want to be portrayed?” We agreed that we would do a bit of both. And then when we were finished, he comes up to me to shake my hand and say goodbye. And he says to me, “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” And I looked at him and I said, “You know, you do, too.”

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

How many mass shootings is too many? If only other Western liberal democracies could find a way to limit this problem. We could have a model to work from.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

This headline + image came up for me and, of course, I immediately clicked. What a brilliant headline if it could work! Sadly, @variety.com, it's just a fuck-up. The article is about Supergirl and the headline is a mistake of some kind.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I may have made this complaint before, but it is a fundamental miscarriage of justice that Crispin Glover was not even nominated for best supporting actor for playing Layne in River's Edge. It's one of the best acting performances of all time.

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Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

No headline can sum up the state of the world. But this one, from the Associated Press, comes close: "The Kremlin praises new US security strategy as Russian strikes kill 4 in Ukraine."

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

1. You guys should all listen to this song, if you never have. It's truly awesome. 2. Also, read the comments under the video. Like, there's a lot of sadness out there, and it's a gut punch, but it's equally inspirational to see people trying to dig out of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5os...

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Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better (Official Video)

YouTube video by BleachersVEVO

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Arguably the greatest Christmas tradition in the world and one that Americans, being the best culture thieves of all time, must adopt immediately. What could be better than Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day? Nothing. Not one thing.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

This from Quentin Tarantino is rich as it is coming from the worst, weakest actor in Pulp Fiction, which is saying something since Pulp Fiction also had John Travolta. www.vulture.com/article/quen...

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What Did Paul Dano Do to Quentin Tarantino?

Tarantino called Dano’s performance in one of his favorite films “weak sauce.”

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Caption this photo. "I gotta stop playing beer pong."

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The United Kingdom's Green Party takes on the bond market. Bold strategy! Let's see how it works out.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

This was handed in for a PSYCH CLASS & when the prof said she didn't use empirical sources but rather submitted op-ed she whined about religious liberty + prof got suspended. I was a *Religious Studies* major; in my time she would have been rightly BBQ'd had she dared to hand in this absolute drek.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I say it again: The guy who writes Reuters cricket headlines is amazing, at least to us foreigners. This one sounds like a guy got a sexually-transmitted disease and nearly died.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Grapefruits really got the evolutionary shaft. Like, you gotta be really hungry to wanna eat that and distribute it elsewhere. I'm frankly surprised they made it.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Every Reuters cricket headline sounds like there's world war breaking out.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Once again, a museum-quality example: Progressives see everything through the prism of identity. Every single thing. Progressives view the world solely through skin color, religious identity, and sex parts, but everyone else is racist and misogynist, see.

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Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Mrs. Clinton began her political involvement as a "Goldwater Girl." Obviously, she still has some Goldwater in her -- maybe more than the Republican Party and broad swaths of the American Right do. History is interesting (all too).

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The literal and genuine strategy of so many American progressives to win elections in red states and red areas can be succinctly summed up as: "Vote for our candidates, you stupid, racist fuckwads." How do progressives lose? It's a mystery.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This person is asking this question totally seriously.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Just an FYI, Bluesky progressives: If you call me "racist" or "misogynist" because I inform you that Harris was a terrible candidate who workadaddy Americans simply do not like, you're immediately blocked.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

So much blocking today. Thank you, as always, @radiofreetom.bsky.social.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Today on this absurd website, I learned that there are people who think that Harrison Bergeron and the ballerina are the bad guys in "Harrison Bergeron." Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, is the hero for shooting both dead after they tried to be free. Amazing, you guys. Never stop.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Been driving for a couple hours. Just got online. Lemme see if I understand. US has been pushing a Ukraine plan for a few days. After some pushback, US Secy of State reveals that in fact it's a Russian plan that was presented to the US. Helluva a misunderstanding.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Telling voters to "get bent" is a really stupid idea if your goal is to win elections. It's tragic how often you see this among Democrats and progressives. Do you guys want to win elections or tell off blue-collar voters?

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Paul Topping @paultopping.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Thinking in terms of appealing to "groups essential to the coalition" is the main Dem problem. Instead, the successful politician should expresses a compelling vision attractive to all Americans and let the groups figure out who they are going to vote for.

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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Hey thanks for illustrating the horseshoe theory pal

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Guys -- Mamdani is a just Trump for the left. Same vacuousness. Same lack of any real plan or acumen to do real politics. The sooner people realize this obvious truth, the better off we will all be.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Today in my most recent search history. *Very* proud of this particular set.

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Kathleen E. Corley, PhD @drkathleenecorley.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Gift article. Now this is serious. @radifreetom.bsky.social Tom Nichols says Trump is leading America into a full blown civil-military crisis. Senior military leaders must band together to object and refuse to obey Trump’s illegal orders. @ericowens.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

You know what's a great word? Smuggler. Like, it just sounds really cool and it's pretty funny that somebody made that sound the meaning for people who move illicit goods.

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Eric Owens @ericowens.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

So I saw "One Battle After Another" this weekend. It's great. Go see it. Paul Thomas Anderson doesn't really deal in plots. He deals in stories. And I think most directors could never pull off this feat. But he creates absolutely amazing, thoughtful, entertaining stories.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

People are attached to the word Fascism because we're a country - both right and left - addicted to high drama. We're struggling right now with a man who I've said "has the soul of a fascist and mind of a disordered child." But fascism? Sober up. Put your Big Kid Democracy Pants on.

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