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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

People need to show Kelly Clarkson grace. First, she says she loves AI music; then she crashes out over a toy bird. This isn't an out-of-touch celebrity; this is a cry for help from a woman yearning to discover the beauty and mystery of the imperial Byzantine court.

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Reminds me of the time that he told Charlie Kirk cancel culture wasn’t a big deal. Trump has pushed the GOP to the far right, true, but on cultural issues, he’s the one thats been influenced and following the base.

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This was Trump when he ran for president 10 years ago

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Cleopatra was African!!!” “No, Cleopatra was Greek!!!” Meanwhile, Cleopatra:

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Happy “French National Guard mutiny during call to repress working class rebellion” Day, to all who celebrate!

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Happy Pride Month from La Croix’s subliminal bisexual indoctrination

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Covering your Nazi tattoo with your phone hand in your mirror selfie

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Just got @patrickwyman.bsky.social’s new book and now feeling depressed thinking about Doggerland

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The 2% who sat through a 3-hour meeting just to abstain:

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I just found out that Indonesi'a high speed train system is called "Whoosh"

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Any theories on why young men in the US are lonelier than their international counterparts?

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

It's just engagement bait to get those hot pottery shots

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Autumn in New York Winter in New York

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The NIMBY left is getting purged from the party like the Left Socialist Revolutionaries were purged by the Bolsheviks. YIMBY Lenin is looking down from heaven and wiping away a single tear

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

What’s crazy is that this was all for a $4,000 bet! Clase’s contract next year is for over $6 million!

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Found this historical curiosity on a walk today

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Threatening to replicate the French military strategy from World War II just makes Curtis Sliwa all the more endearing nymag.com/intelligence...

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

The Texas Supreme Court changed its policy to allow judges to refuse same-sex marriages. The change happened last week but it’s only being reported now because nobody noticed, in case you want to see an example of the real world impact of the collapse of local news industry

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

To paraphrase George HW Bush, America should be a lot more like the Drudge Report and a lot less like the New York Post

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Per @seanmcnulty.bsky.social, A24's been dropping ad money during sports and UFC ad breaks to promote their movie starring The Rock, and honestly, good for the sports bros. If this gets them into independent cinema, they're just that much closer to discovering Tár. theankler.com/p/cable-tv-n...

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I think America is less on the brink of another Civil War, than it is entering Years of Lead territory, ala Italy in the 70s and 80s, when political instability and extreme polarization led to routine violence from nonstate actors. Not quite an insurgency, but regular violence nonetheless.

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I was exploring Seattle on Google Maps (as one does), and stumbled upon the greatest tourist attraction in the city.

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Mamdani needs to trot out some Southern Italian organization that will come to his Anti-Columbus defense, like he got the progressive Jewish orgs to defend him against the antisemitic charges.

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Makes me think of this post and how the online far-right longs for the leisurely life of a plantation owner

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Also, despite being hard up for cash and only needing $1-2 million dollars to extend their functional trolly line to an actual town center, a donor gave $3.7 million under the condition it be used to build a center to house a model train display. Admittedly, it’s a very nice model train.

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

And if it’s not too crowded you can sneak in the conductors seat 👀

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Plus they let you explore their workshop where they restore some old cars where it feels like time is frozen

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

And lots of old cars from systems across the world

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport is every transit nerd’s dream. Besides the largest collection of transit vehicles in the WORLD, they’ve got the only two State-of-the-Art Cars in existence! Back when the DOT had institutional capacity to try new things 🥲 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-o...

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Episode 4 of Beautiful Losers just dropped, check it out! In this episode, I explore the political divisions that arose in the Cherokee Nation in response to American bribes for land. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/32xz...

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Nathan McDermott @nathanmcdermott.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Been working on this for a while & happy to introduce: 'Beautiful Losers of History,' a narrative history podcast that examines people and movements that fought for a righteous cause but ultimately lost. But just because they lost doesn't mean they're not worth celebrating. rss.com/podcasts/bea...

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