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(he/him) Nerdy dilettante; fond of games, cats, and enthusiasts, in no particular order. Scadian, neo-hellenist, leftist. Nonexistent accounts whose posts are merely the product of my troubled mind DNI.

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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Not kidding, I just learned the Effective Altruists bought an old hotel in my neighborhood and that's where they hold their disappointing orgies now The Bay Area is a cartoon reality
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
WOW. The ex-wife of the ICE officer who shot a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine has come forward to say that he had mental health issues and was abusive in their relationship. She says after the shooting he called asking her to vouch for him — instead, she went to the press.
Ashley Brouillette told the Portland Press Herald in a phone interview Thursday afternoon that her ex-husband called admitting to the shooting and defending his actions. The Press Herald reviewed a screenshot of incoming calls Ashley Brouillette received from her ex-husband’s current wife’s Facebook account on Wednesday.

“He was asking me to lie for him and to cover for his character,” Ashley Brouillette said. “I told him that I was not going to lie for him. And then he tried to say that it was a justified shooting because the guy tried to hit him with his car.”

She said she has seen videos of Brouillette on the scene of the shooting and confirmed that was him on scene, telling him: “nowhere in there does it show that this man charged at you with a car.”

“In his head it’s justified. He’s unusually calm about it,” she said.Ashley Brouillette told a reporter that she wanted to speak publicly because she had previously reported concerns to his superiors in the military about his mental health. She said he was abusive in their relationship. She said that she’s been inundated with calls, since reports of Brouillette’s involvement began circulating online, threatening her and her family.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Trump has given ICE access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps, including Signal. The Trump administration’s contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons ever invented. Spread the word!
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I was arrestee 501, at around 7 pm, released on bail not far from midnight, and there were many more in the long queue behind me, + many more still awaiting arrest at Parliament Square - coming from all parts of the UK, as did the vast numbers of police deployed: what a ludicrous situation!
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
A party that wants to govern is proudly parading a woman who demanded buildings full of people be burnt down, platforming an imbecile who thinks vaccines caused cancer in the royals, and parading a ‘star line-up’ of weirdos who can’t even sing the national anthem. Er, off you fuck. 👋
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Crying as I type . . .
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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
We should be clear-eyed about the challenge we face. They're not winning. They're losing harder every day. The danger is how much damage they can do while they fail. This is not a nation descending into Nazidom, this is a half-staffed executive branch descending into its own little Aryan Jonestown
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The New #2 @freevirgilhaas.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Typical of my luck; just placed a large order with the couscous collective the day before yesterday, and now I have to go back and place *another* because they won't quit releasing awesome shit. Ya gotta keep an eye on these artist types. Shifty lot.
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Maca Iglesias @rotterdamvvg.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Killing foreign nationals, claiming their boat was carrying narcotics, without evidence, is a crime. And why did you let 17 relatives of the Sinaloa Cartel head “El Chapo Guzmán” into the United States? You are supposed to keep Cartel members out, JD, not let them in.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/09/2025
They used to call this "cancel culture."
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🌊ScienceSquidPoetry🐙 @sciencesquidpoetry.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
What a good "gotcha" 🤣
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a man wearing sunglasses and holding a bunch of keys is standing in front of a car .
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and holding a bunch of keys is standing in front of a car .
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2025
NEW: Epstein wired huge amounts of money to two people, and Trump and Bondi want to keep their names secret. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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DOJ says names of two associates Epstein wired $100k and $250k to should stay secret
The Justice Department request came after NBC News asked a federal judge to unseal the names of two people Epstein paid and helped protect from prosecution.
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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
🚨 Boycott Roll Call 🚨 Pinning this to track who's in. Full freeze or just cutting back. It all counts. 📝 Drop a comment: • What you're avoiding • Any workarounds or wins • Tips for spreading the word 📖 Full guide: psychopete1.substack.com/p/psycho-pet... Loud is leverage. Let’s be seen.
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Psycho Pete's Living Guide to Boycotting the Big Orange Machine.
Broadcasting from the future but updating in real time ...
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Loss of “face” respect and esteem is vastly important to S Koreans Parading their people in chains? They picked the wrong group to bully
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mosababutoha @mosababutoha.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Very true!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf. Turning the military on citizens. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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Nicknamed “Honeybadger” for good reasons @httorg.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
They’re picking jurors for Luigi this week Repost so everyone remembers this: Jury Nullification is when Jurors vote to acquit, not just based on the law. But on wether the application of that law Truly serves justice.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Just spoke with my CDC sources. They said RFK Jr. has ordered officials to hide tuberculosis cases, even as three active TB cases were just reported in Maine. He’s also suppressing bird flu reports. Pandemics don’t start with viruses they start with secrecy. RFK Jr. must resign now!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
😕 👩‍🌾
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Say. This. Also 54% of Black people live in the South. They did not vote for this.
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Constant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Yale Law School never beating the “they don’t teach law at Yale” allegations
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Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.
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I don't give a shit what you call it
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🦋🧿Tempestori 🌬🌊 @tempestori.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
#BOYCOTT #PROTEST #GENERALSTRIKEUS @blackoutthesystem.bsky.social @boycottamazon.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥✊️❤️‍🔥
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When I say AMAZON, I mean all things Bezos: Amazon, Amazon Prime, Whole Foods Market, Twitch, Audible, Zappos, Ring, IMDb, MGM Studios, PillPack, Zoox, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go, Amazon Basics, Woot, Go...
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Alex Aronson @alexaronson.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
White Christian Taliban shit right here. Time to stop tiptoeing around it. These people are fanatics pursuing a Holy War. It’s a critical piece of the threat assessment that should inform our strategies. (Psst. They’re not just going to hand back power.)
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Yo Soy Azul... @canyallsaycrazy.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
A #NationalLaborStrike IS the Most Powerful TOOL to Stop this Aurhoritarian Regime in its Tracks Until they Acknowledge and HEAR #WeThePeople generalstrikeus.com
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The General Strike
The General strike -the people united shall never be stopped. If we strike together we can make true real change. Sign the strike card today.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
When news broke that police found a deceased "infant" in a Kentucky college student's room, I begged reporters not to uncritically repeat that language. I pointed out that cops will often say they found a 'baby' when arresting someone over their *miscarriage* jessica.substack.com/p/laken-snel...
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A Kentucky College Student's Arrest Has the Media Parroting Police Talking Points
Reporters need to be a lot more skeptical of cops prosecuting pregnancy cases
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
SUNDAY TIMES: “In recent months, dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and returned to Russia… less than a fortnight after Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska, dozens of Russians were rounded up and deported.” www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
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The New #2 @freevirgilhaas.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I always knew we'd be stepping down from center stage within my lifetime; I just really didn't expect it to be imperial collapse by unforced error.
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Hamnah ✨ // Lilith 😈 @lilithttrpg.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
I want to push back against the sentiment that we live in terrible political times and we must exist as if we don't. Let me hold your hand gently when I say this: You don't have to keep it moving like the world isn't burning. You can meet the moment *and* do daily life. Let's talk about how. 🧵
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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
a friend and I went downtown this evening to scream in the streets with thousands of our neighbors. @theonion.com was also at the protest this evening and they were pulling no punches
one of those trucks that's a roving billboard (is it just called a roving billboard? I'm not gonna look it up right now). it's got an Onion headline that reads "ICE agent decides he wants kids after seeing incredible love and devotion of parents begging him not to take their child"
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
New ads going up across Washington, D.C.
New ads going up across Washington,
D.C.
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The New #2 @freevirgilhaas.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I swear to god, why is it that when I say Joe Biden wasn't the best candidate for president we could have run I get a clowncar full of people acting like I just kicked their puppy? I don't even have to say he did anything wrong (which I could); simply that there might have been someone better.
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Mark A @lukadad.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I fully believe most of Earth will boycott the 2028 games.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 06/09/2025
#OtD 6 Sep 1966 Mozambican-Greek revolutionary Dimitri Tsafendas assassinated the architect of apartheid, South African PM Hendrik Verwoerd, stabbing him in parliament. Sent to a psychiatric hospital, he lived to see apartheid fall but wasn't released stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1067...
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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Several of CA's more vulnerable pedo protectors: Kevin Kiley #CA03 David Valadao #CA22 Young Kim #CA40 Ken Calvert #CA41 pass it on!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/09/2025
had a conversation with a prominent pundit recently who did not seem to realize that the departments of the executive branch are congressional creations, so not surprised at this
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
🔥 asked and answered 👇🏽 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social then explained to Abby Phillip he backs these policies out of love for his city/country, pointing out democratic socialism is not a foreign concept here despite what those in power would have you believe. 🇺🇸
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The New #2 @freevirgilhaas.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
No, but srsly- why is it that every time I read a news article I'm forced to wonder if editors even exist anymore. Like, are there still editors? And if so, why aren't they any good at their jobs? It's not any specific news outlet; just a problem I've seen more and more in the last 15 years.
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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Maybe violent crime was at a thirty-year low because Biden's economy saw the lowest unemployment since 1953.
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SAM @samierens.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
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thenicabides.bsky.social @thenicabides.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
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Marcy Gall @marcygall.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Wouldn’t this be wonderful?
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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Remember this. The Nazis were defeated by geologists and car mechanics and school teachers and milkmen. Ordinary people from all over the world who risked their own lives to put the fascists in the ground where they belong.
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Mark Bechtel @markymark757.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
@roguecitizenone.bsky.social @gigialexander123.bsky.social @ltwlauren.bsky.social @conormcl2025.bsky.social @kackbro.bsky.social @markymark757.bsky.social @eggzbacn.bsky.social @annokla.bsky.social @sdarden.bsky.social @mersyme.bsky.social @cricket48750.bsky.social @betsj.bsky.social
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Disabled people are not getting a free ride. They’re not stealing your tax dollars. The process to get approved is dehumanizing & painful. It’s designed to make you quit. You sacrifice your autonomy, dignity and independence for a benefit that forces you to live in legislated poverty.
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