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QFabiusMaximus

@qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social
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Not a trad, despite appearances

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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
someone should ask him his opinion on black emancipation and the civil rights movement
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
That's not a crisis, that's peak living
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
if you demolish the homes, medical facilities, and water infrastructure of 2 million people, kill 70,000 of them in the process, and deny them the materials to rebuild, it is reasonable to infer that you intend for those people to die
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ghost of democrats past
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don't think there's that much misandry to begin with lol, a lot of the criticisms of male behavior seem pretty reasonable imo
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Have they been deployed to Ukraine proper, iirc they were deployed to Kursk back when the Ukrainians were attacking there but the scope of their deployment might have changed since I last checked
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The book it was based on was a fun read
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hind's Hall 2 is even better
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
(being for real, it's funny how many of his critics and even some of his defenders feel the need to mention his career when they write about this affair lol)
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wait, you're telling me macklemore's advocacy for Palestinians isn't just a performative stunt to revive his stalled career?
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Him holding the Ukrainian flag upside down makes me cringe ngl
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
but macklemore wasn't among the indifferent, he condemned the 10/7 attacks and empathized specifically with parents of the victims of the nova massacre people.com/macklemore-t...
People.com: Macklemore is speaking out amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

On Thursday, the "Thrift Shop" singer (whose real name is Ben Haggerty), 40, shared a lengthy statement on Instagram calling for ceasefire as tragedy unfolds in Israel and Gaza.

"I have been in fear. I have felt a literal lump in my throat and I cannot stay silent any longer. I condemn the murder of any human," he began his statement. "The bombings, kidnappings and murder of the Israeli people carried out by Hamas was horrific in every way imaginable. My heart deeply hurts for the Israelis that lost loved ones to such an abomination."

The singer-songwriter said that "as a father," it is "absolutely unfathomable" to think of losing a child in the Nova Festival in Re'im, Israel, where Hamas killed hundreds of Israelis, before taking a firm stance. "Killing innocent humans in retaliation as collective punishment is not the answer. That is why I am supporting the people around the world who are calling for a ceasefire."
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
obviously a hoax, no way that thing can walk
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
jason stanley doing god's work
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
from what FL people are saying here it sounds like both candidates are no-hopers in the general, though vindman might lose by a wider margin because his role in the 1st trump impeachment could drive negative turnout against him
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
authored by rob eshman, explains a lot
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
this is awful but I don't think putting up malicious propaganda signs is comparable to dynamiting cathedrals
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
kingdom come: deliverance type game but set in the classical mediterranean
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
i have no idea what ur talking about but its ok, you seem cool, have a good weekend
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
the troubles happened because irish catholics were being discriminated against do you imagine that in a one-state Israel-Palestine Israeli Jews, who are half the population and control most of the land and the wealth (and the guns), will be shut out of power by the Palestinians?
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
the basic problem with israel is that it has clung to ethnic nationalism as the basis of its national identity long after ethnic nationalism ceased to be legitimate in the west (although I guess it's becoming popular again among the far right, make of that what you will)
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
"Jewish state" is meant in ethnic, not religious terms. Denmark is a state for Danish citizens, not ethnic Danes. One can acquire Danish citizenship. One cannot acquire Jewish ethnicity. That is the fundamental difference between Zionism in Israel and other contemporary western nationalisms
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
also nethanyahu's coalition loves the right-wing anti-immigration parties bc they all hate muslims lol
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
!!! www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
US special relationship is 'probably Israel', says UK ambassador
The remarks, made in February and first reported by the Financial Times, came to light during the King's state visit.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
the point was not an apology, but rather the official acknowledgement that symbols of Palestinian identity (watermelons / keffiyeh) are not hate symbols
So much of the negotiations came down to one word: intended. The then-Superintendent said at the September 16th board meeting that he did not believe Jane intended any offense or hate with her art. But email communications reviewed by The Handbasket show the defense insisted “intended” be included in an official apology, which Jane’s lawyers felt was a result of them wanting to leave the door open for possible action against students in the future. 

“We wanted an unambiguous statement that this is not hateful,” Stoll said. “We needed them to concede that it was not reasonable to ban the watermelon or the keffiyeh.”

In the end, this one word led to the apology being scrapped altogether—and to the defendants asking the plaintiffs to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) related to the entire matter. Ultimately the parties agreed to a final number of $125,000, with no NDA, no apology, and no liability for the defense.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I remember someine on @forward.com writing that October 7 was an American intelligence failure
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
surprised and pleased that you read and spoke about @ahjohnson.bsky.social 's book on Gaza and the media, thanks for the discussion
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
no you might scare them
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I heard it called "scientology speedrunning"
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
seems like they reverse-engineered it
Wikipedia: Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company produces three aircraft, the Azarakhsh, Saeqeh, and Kowsar, derived from the F-5.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
they're not even royals, going by the people named in the letter they're a count and a baron
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
why should we "separate the person from the politics" when he's made his politics such an important part of his personal identity and public brand
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
also, racism
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I watched the episode on youtube and was struck by Kim Ghattas' resemblance to Anne Applebaum
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Yes
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Go to sleep
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
mairav is a cool one, she's on bsky but doesn't post much
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Almost surreal to watch, like something out of a movie. Terrible that it's real
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Thanks for making me laugh and tear up at work today lol
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
we need takes that unite, not takes that divide
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
the colorado river is dying. all the states drawing water from it need to cut their water usage now, or it will get much worse later.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
To demonstrate that you were wrong to claim Waj was lying for repeating the true statement that they refused to have Palestinian speakers.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Clearly it isn't, as you accused Waj of lying for making a factually true statement.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
You thinking that Waj / I are trying to explain this by claiming racism or whatever is a willful misreading of what we've said
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The point is that whether there was such a policy or not is irrelevant to the fact that they refused to have Palestinian speakers. Such a policy could explain that fact, but cannot change it.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
If you admit that they refused to have Palestinian speakers, then you admit that Waj was right and you were wrong to accuse him of lying.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I don't know whether there was a policy toward Palestinians or not. I admit to being wedded to the truth, however. They refused to have Palestinian speakers.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I'm not trying to work any angles. Just the facts. They refused to have Palestinian speakers.
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
You know someone's lost the argument when they break out the emojis lol
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QFabiusMaximus @qfabiusmaximus.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
So you admit that they refused to have Palestinian speakers. You go so far as to justify it.
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