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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Sitting down tonight to enthusiastically consume the State of the Union, as one does. Can’t wait for bold new ideas, unexpected caps-lock energy, and at least one moment that makes me stare directly into the void.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

A president who incites violence, weaponizes justice, silences critics, and terrifies immigrants didn’t win a Peace Prize? 🤯Outrageous. Clearly, peace has gone woke.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Joe Lonsdale is just one of several billionaire techno-authoritarians (Thiel, Musk, Andreessen) pushing dangerous neo-reactionary ideas and using their wealth to hijack democracy. They embrace speed, disruption, and raw power. I wrote about this ideology in February. theirontorch.com/the-dark-enl...

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The Dark Enlightenment: From Fringe Theory to Government Takeover

The Dark Enlightenment has moved from the fringes to the highest levels of power. Learn how this anti-democratic ideology is reshaping government.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Is Vladimir Putin the ultimate Mean Girl? To learn more about Putin's 'mean girl' tactics, read my latest satirical piece on Project Russia: theirontorch.com/inside-proje...

Trump, as a high school cheerleader, is thwarted by 'Mean Girl' Vladimir Putin from joining the “Authoritarians Only” lunch table in a satire of the Project Russia ideology.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

A little-known book series helped shape Putin’s war on democracy. It’s called Project Russia, and it reads like a manifesto for chaos. It’s Putin’s blueprint for dismantling democracy, and we’ve been far too slow to recognize it. Learn more at theirontorch.com/decoding-pro...

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Decoding Project Russia: The Hidden Ideology Behind Putin's War on Democracy

Learn how Project Russia, a Kremlin-endorsed book series, reveals Putin’s secret plan to take down global democracy.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Isn’t it terrible when Democrats parrot MAGA talking points to attack their own? Gallego might want to remember that echoing right-wing propaganda is how you lose elections. Fox News loves nothing more than Democrats attacking Democrats. It will be on an endless loop.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Now even the dolls are against Trump! 😂 #Donny2Dolls

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

#DonnyTwoDolls has gone too far. I can no longer remain silent. 💪📣😂

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

So now he's done it. Even the dolls are against Trump! 😆

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Donald Trump thinks children should be fine having just two dolls. I can no longer be silent! 💪📣🤣

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

That's usually a safe assumption under a Republican president. I think what they missed was the fact that Trump is delusional, especially when it comes to tariffs, and unlike last time, there are no grown-ups in the room to stop him.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Yes, it puzzled me at the time...and still.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Huh? My point has nothing to do with race. I am merely saying that a rally is different than a voting precinct. Republicans don't care who has water at a rally. Nobody is voting at a rally. Restricting water or refreshments at a voting precinct might result in people going home and not voting.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Handing out water at a rally is different than at a voting precinct. With voters, the goal is to suppress votes by making voters stand in long lines with no access to water, especially in black & brown districts. Terrible and racist, but a rally is different.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

When Republicans get power, they appeal to their base, ignoring half the country. When Democrats seek or get power, they twist themselves in knots to appeal to Republicans, taking their base for granted. Progressive Democrats have no voice, regardless of who is in power. 🤬

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I lost a young, healthy brother in December 2020. While it's impossible to prove a counterfactual, I truly believe that my brother would be alive today if America had an actual president when COVID hit. There were tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths. Biden turned that ship around.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Trump was the president at the start of the deadliest pandemic to hit in a century. Instead of waging a response like any other president would have, he chose to downplay, deny, ignore, and lie about it because he thought it would help him politically.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

There's not much worse than a "bait and switch" politician.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

What a cutie! Just curious...does your kitty have glaucoma? We have 2 with that—same eyes.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The Trump administration’s systematic dismantling of our government can seem baffling at first glance. Why would they gut their own institutions? What’s the endgame? What piece of the puzzle are we missing? The answer lies in the ideology of the Dark Enlightenment. theirontorch.com/the-dark-enl...

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The Dark Enlightenment: From Fringe Theory to Government Takeover

The Dark Enlightenment has moved from the fringes to the highest levels of power. Learn how this anti-democratic ideology is reshaping government.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

🌀 WELCOME TO THE POST-TRUTH ZONE 🌀 Imagine a world where up is down, wrong is right, truth is negotiable, science is optional, and reality bends to the will of those who shout the loudest. A case to be filed under "T" for Trump in the Post-Truth Zone. tinyurl.com/bdch5dzc

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A Journey into the Twilight Zone of Truth

Navigating the Post-Truth Era

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

🎪 A CIRCUS OF DISTRACTION 🎪 Imagine a clown who performs tricks, convincing the audience to doubt what they see. This is Trump's relationship with the public–where reality itself becomes negotiable, and truth vanishes behind a smokescreen of diversion, as democracy burns. tinyurl.com/59cb4ahe

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The War on Truth: How Authoritarians Exploit Modern Media

Explore how authoritarians use propaganda, manufactured chaos, and spectacle to wage a war on truth and dismantle democracy.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Details are important, but under Trump, the money is unlikely to fund programs that help ordinary Americans. Instead, it would probably offset tax cuts for the wealthy, fund immigration crackdowns, or disappear into the usual mix of corporate handouts and political favoritism.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Unlike Trump’s plan, most “Golden Visa” programs require investment, job creation, or real estate purchases. While these can invite security risks, money laundering, and corruption, Trump’s version is uniquely corrupt. It auctions off US citizenship to the highest bidder...just like the presidency.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The EB-5 program requires an investment in US businesses that create jobs. Trump's "Gold Card" is straightforward pay-to-play. A wealthy person pays the government for expedited residency and citizenship. It follows a core MAGA tenet: special privileges for the rich and punishment for the poor.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Sure, why not just auction off citizenship to the highest bidder? It worked for the presidency. Forget merit, commitment, contribution, or humanitarian need. Just cut to the front of the line if your check clears. Nothing says "American values" like a pay-to-play scheme for the ultra-rich.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

So, much like the presidency, U.S. citizenship is now just another luxury item for sale to the highest bidder. Nothing says "American values" like a pay-to-play scheme for the ultra-rich. Forget merit, commitment, contribution, or humanitarian need—just cut the line if your check clears.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

💰 Billionaires don’t just own the media. They own the narrative. 🔥 They decide what’s news. 🔥 They tell you who to blame. 🔥 They profit off your outrage. This isn’t an accident. It’s a strategy. Read how the ultra-rich shape what you think—and how to fight back. 👇 tinyurl.com/3ubcsbk4

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Billionaire-Owned Media: How the Rich Control What You Think

Discover how billionaire-owned media manipulates public opinion, fuels culture wars, and distracts from real issues to protect the interests of the wealthy.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

🚨 How the media normalizes the unthinkable 🚨 If corruption happens daily, it stops being news. If democracy erodes gradually, people don't notice. If journalists only chase the story of the day, authoritarians win. This isn’t just media failure. It’s how democracies die. 🧐 tinyurl.com/3hkwwwb4

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Crime as Usual: How the Media Normalizes the Unthinkable

Explore how the media normalizes political crimes, blurring lines between serious misconduct and routine politics, impacting democratic norms.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

It's too bad the American people couldn't send the exact same message to Elon!

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Remember the chaos of The Jerry Springer Show? Trump and Musk make that look like child's play! Together, they form a political-entertainment juggernaut that keeps us locked in an endless doom-scroll. We’re in a race to the bottom. Can we stop it? 🧐 Read more: tiny.cc/rf0b001

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The Springer Effect: How Trash TV Shaped Modern Politics

The Race to the Bottom

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Dave Whamond @davewhamond.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Appearing today in The Week:

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

This isn't Russia. We have so many tools available to keep the US from becoming Russia. But only way we do it is together. Find community. Build community. Do something small every day, to encourage people, to motivate people, to show that we're all together agst our own authoritarian regime. 10/

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Remember when news anchors simply reported facts? Today’s landscape looks starkly different. Traditional journalism has morphed into a 24/7 spectacle where outrage drives engagement and nuance dies in the pursuit of rating. theirontorch.com/crisis-of-tr...

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Crisis of Truth in Media: When Ratings Rule, Truth Suffers

Explore the crisis of truth in media, analyzing how sensationalism and ratings-driven content erode news integrity and democracy overall.

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Defying the courts should be the red line!

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The Iron Torch @theirontorch.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

So, is "remote work" the new culture war? They should be able to do better than that! Maybe Trump is losing his schtick.

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jabguit.bsky.social @jabguit.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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