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Oliver Willis

@owillis.bsky.social
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Reporter, DailyKos.com, Previously Media Matters. Subscribe to oliverwillis.substack.com

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2h
“Welcome home” - Joe Biden, 2025
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 4h
Roflmao we’re in full authoritarian control of the media mode now www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...
nytimes.com
Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
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Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social · 10h
Didn't anyone tell Zelensky that America's midterms should be his focus right now.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 10h
It’s that time again. ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
theonion.com
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
UVALDE, TX—In the hours following a violent rampage in Texas in which a lone attacker killed at least 21 individuals and injured several others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of ...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 11h
Trump’s new propaganda princess is worse than you’d expect www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
Trump’s new propaganda princess is worse than you’d expect
The White House announced Friday that right-wing commentator Katie Zacharia will serve as the new press secretary.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
static.klipy.com
George Clooney's Danny Ocean Eye Roll
ALT: George Clooney's Danny Ocean Eye Roll
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When a 1 year old demands your attention, he grabs you by the ear. And you better listen.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrights
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Know Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA
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Ross A. Lincoln @rossalincoln.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
By contrast, what Dems typically do is act like they're the Vice Principal and it's time to suspend both the bully and their victim for 'fighting' and then also tell the victim they need to be the bigger person because "this school needs a strong bully who hates you, he's my friend too"
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
i've identified the Dockers store where Michael Tracy bought and then subsequently returned these pants after wearing them. i will be pursuing criminal prosecution.
Michael Tracey in a light blue sport coat and tan chinos.A close up of the chinos show the sizing sticker is still on the pants.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You mean he’s campaigning with Obama and AOC, people who appeal to the voters we need to win and not…. Liz Cheney? Whoa if true
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
even when republicans win this fall theyre going to be big losers
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The D.C. Board of Elections says it’s asking the National Guard to avoid standing near D.C.’s ballot drop boxes, which opened today, in the wake of video footage showing them near a box in Foggy Bottom this week: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/nation...
washingtonsun.com
D.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop Boxes
Guard members were seen standing next to a drop box in Foggy Bottom this week.
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is clearly not acceptable
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
me, doing most other things: im very bad at this me, looking up right wing figures (esp if they're media related):
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Hulk: I Was Made For This
ALT: Hulk: I Was Made For This
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"a new maga person has been hired" me:
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Michael Keaton as Batman sees the Bat-Signal
ALT: Michael Keaton as Batman sees the Bat-Signal
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
every progressive leaning researcher/journalist (inc me) at the announcement of some new horrible maga person:
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Cat Research Time Meme
ALT: Cat Research Time Meme
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I was today years old when I learned that Super Mario Bros. had a “continue”—hold down A + start on the title screen and it starts you at the level where you died. Furious on behalf of my ten-year-old self.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
what the hell.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Here is new WH Press Secretary Katie Zacharia falsely claiming Mifepristone is actually a product of Nazi Germany
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Stephen Robinson @playtyperguy.com · 09/10/2026
I noted a while back that Trump was often able to get away with even grosser comments because they appeared spontaneous -- "Trump being Trump" - whereas Vance's cruel digs are obviously scripted and rehearsed in a mirror, despite his not casting a reflection.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The fever will never break. These people must be conquered
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Zacharia-002 nodded in response. She'd been preprogrammed during her time in the Trump Obedience Matrix to always nod in affirmation at commands from the Senior Team, which included Trump and his top fascist lieutenants. "How can I lie in in service of Mr. Trump?" she asked. The programming worked
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Stephen Miller gave her a smart fascist salute, pressed his greasy palms against his brown shirt, and contorted his face into what he had seen referred to as a "smile." He had never truly mastered human emotion but he was working on simulating them. "Youre up," he croaked.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Zacharia-002 turned to her left, adjusted her makeup and saw Stephen Miller, sitting on a pile of robots that looked just like her. He flipped off his cell phone and the sound of his prerecorded "frenzy loop" of Hitler speeches faded. She shielded her eyes at the glint from his bald head.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Katie Zacharia-002 woke up with a start in her Trumptopia 8000 birthing matrix. She was greeted by a wall of video screens displaying various clips of The One, The Donald. Immediately her programming informed her that she had ultimate devotion to him. He was strong. Powerful. Unbelievably powerful.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"The Cylons were created by Man. They Rebelled. They Evolved. They look and feel Human. Some are programmed to think they are Human. There are many copies. And they have a Plan."
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The left is collectivist; the right is all about rugged individualism
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
its a cult, continued
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
i know it will be shocking but trump's new press secretary katie zacharia is another one right off of the right wing media assembly line.
katie zacharia
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
imagine a democrat who just absolutely shrugged at all those red state people who are stuck in their racist sexist mindsets and will never be dislodged, and instead spent their time appealing to aspirational americans who think our future is a multicultural wellspring. would never fucking lose.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
republicans wrote us off long ago. you dont see republicans trying to win over clinton/obama/biden/kerry voters. and its more of an uphill climb for them. if dems spent 1/3 as much time cultivating their base as they do kissing the feet of republicans hoping theyll change, the party wouldnt lose
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
hold democrat's feet to the fire. make it clear to them that giving in to fascism for bipartisanship is destructive and stupid.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
i have no sympathy for trump voters who regret their vote. he came down that escalator in 2015 and said mexicans were rapists. that was after saying the first black president of this country was illegally installed. if you voted for him after that, you endorsed it all. go fuck off, forever.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
yes but you hate black people
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
even if you buy into this timeline (and again, its bullshit) it wouldnt justify the mass killing that israel has engaged in since oct 7
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
i dont really wade into this issue much but i beg people not to retweet this kinda bs into my timeline. the idea that poor innocent israel has been sitting there doing nothing wrong while the palestinians bully them is laughable propaganda.
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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I certainly hope that none of the companies working on AI ever succeed in creating actual machine consciousness, because none of those companies has any idea how to treat the humans who work for them in an ethical, moral, compassionate manner. Those companies will do far worse to conscious machines.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Democrats obliterate GOP rivals in Senate debates www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
Democrats obliterate GOP rivals in Senate debates
Democrats were spitting fire.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
i repeat: the picture is a photoshop
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
this is a photoshop from right wing liars
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Just being told that The Independent's US division is laying off a large number of employees today and that it impacts pretty much every department, including the news desk, culture, politics, etc. Some journalists have already posted that they've been let go, such as @ericmgarcia.bsky.social.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 09/10/2026
hollywood releasing a bunch of movies about how an insane, radicalized cabal of billionaires are trying to gobble up the world economy approximately 3 weeks after said insane cabal gobbles up the entertainment industry is what historians call a "whoopsy doodle" moment
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"da bears" youtu.be/kBnnon_iZOM
youtu.be
Bill Swerski's Super Fans: Thanksgiving - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Legendary coach, Hall of Fame TE Mike Ditka dies at age 86 abc7chicago.com/post/legenda...
abc7chicago.com
Legendary coach, Hall of Fame TE Mike Ditka dies at age 86
Mike Ditka, a Hall of Fame tight end who became an NFL legend for his time as coach of the Bears, has died at the age of 86.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
every senate democrat voted to confirm marco rubio.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
we are in an ideological war. these people are literally creating firing squads and shooting parents in the street. and the dems are like "we wont say his name." come the fuck on.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
imagine if in world war ii fdr didnt say "germany," "italy," "japan," "hitler," "nazis." thats how democrats tend to sound. who are we fighting? bad stuff! who are we trying to oppose? some bad people with names we wont say! very inspiring stuff (not)
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
heres a good example of the problem from the thread below. this is a fundraising message from obama. he doesnt say trump. he doesnt say republicans. its just the same old "things are gonna get better guys" stuff. youtu.be/SFSCWgXH_hQ
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A message from President Obama
YouTube video by The Democrats
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