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Politics, bikes, history, running, economics, music, art, swimming, photography, environment. Culture, an appreciation of beauty, very bad language and barely suppressed rage are my superpowers.

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"On this day, 3 March 1991, Rodney King was brutally beaten by police in Los Angeles. Despite it being caught on film (almost unheard of in those days), the officers were acquitted, and the city went up in flames. "

04.03.2026 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 515    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 8

Was he "too tall"?

04.03.2026 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
On February 22, 2026, Naval Ravikant tweeted: "If you're unwilling to defend your country in time of war, then you're a tourist, not a citizen."

As of March 3, 2026, the tweet has been deleted.

On February 22, 2026, Naval Ravikant tweeted: "If you're unwilling to defend your country in time of war, then you're a tourist, not a citizen." As of March 3, 2026, the tweet has been deleted.

deleted his tweet as soon as an actual war popped off

04.03.2026 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8799    πŸ” 901    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 24

It's hilarious that the Trump apparatchiks got one of their TikTok star influencers out of the ME by private jet, and left all the other Americans to fend for themselves.

"Don't twead on meee" indeed. Idiots.

04.03.2026 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evidently, I'm not the only one who thinks so.

digbysblog.net/2026/03/03/w...

03.03.2026 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3187    πŸ” 1059    πŸ’¬ 540    πŸ“Œ 184

Here's somethin' you ain't ever gonna forget....

04.03.2026 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Objection: What Happened in Dallas County Was Not a Glitch What happened in Dallas County tonight should scare the hell out of you.

What just happened in Dallas County is one of the most blatant voter suppression operations I've ever seenβ€”and it happened in a *primary*.

In March. Imagine November.

I broke it down here:

open.substack.com/pub/objectio...

04.03.2026 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1624    πŸ” 898    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 76
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Posting this video I made about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton I originally made back in 2023 for no reason whatsoever definitely don’t share it around the interwebs πŸ™ƒ

04.03.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 361    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 7
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RFK Jr. came for a photo op. Cunningham families pushed back | Opinion Parents who cherish their South Austin school gathered to defend science β€” and model democracy for their kids, Bridget Grumet writes.

[1/2] Loving our community and our country also means protecting it from extremist, dangerous agendas. Pleased to see Cunningham families standing up to RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine conspiracy theories that endanger our public health.

03.03.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 962    πŸ” 195    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 4

GB News reveals Β£22 million in new losses πŸ’₯πŸ’₯πŸ’₯

t.co/foUBPCUrb4

04.03.2026 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

That's basically little than a rounding error to the billionaires that fund it - and its a lot lower than the taxes they might be expected to pay if they don't have GBNews spraying shite everywhere and riling up the lumpenproletariat in the defence of their oligarch overlords as a distraction.

04.03.2026 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christian Nationalist Logic:

"We're gotta waste millions of dollars killing folks in a useless war because Jesus is powerless to just come back himself and start Armageddon if we don't. He needs our help, y'all! Glory!"

03.03.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4048    πŸ” 1347    πŸ’¬ 555    πŸ“Œ 175

Fascist regimes that open multiple war fronts at the same time have a very similar track record

04.03.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 340    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
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WATCH β€” @senpeterwelch walks through a no-bid $143,000,000 contract that went to @KristiNoem’s spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin’s husband’s company that had just been formed.

She should be impeached for this outrageous scandal alone.

Yet it’s barely a blip in this corrupt regime.

04.03.2026 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7653    πŸ” 3032    πŸ’¬ 344    πŸ“Œ 189
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They cut Meals on Wheels for seniors, doctors for the VA, and food for American children - but send billions of taxpayer dollars to the Middle East for an unnecessary war of choice.

04.03.2026 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8588    πŸ” 2869    πŸ’¬ 249    πŸ“Œ 82

BREAKING: The Texas Secretary of State DID NOT UPDATE the precinct maps on their website last December. MY GOD @msnowreports.bsky.social

04.03.2026 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7360    πŸ” 2937    πŸ’¬ 510    πŸ“Œ 159
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US troops were told war on Iran was β€˜all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

@jonathanlarsen.bsky.social is now also being name checked in the Guardian for the story so it’s getting more widespread coverage.

04.03.2026 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Yes - Newsom can be a bit of a cock, (πŸ˜‰) but on a serious note it’s a crucially important and new shift in geopolitical sensibilities.

04.03.2026 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another impact of the Trumpism & its (loosely described) β€˜decision making processβ€˜, & its willingness to tolerate any action by Netanyahu: The Tectonic plates of US politics and the cozy assumptions that underpin it are being shifted. Is this the start of a political avalanche beyond β€˜dems vs GOP’?

04.03.2026 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gregory Kent Bovino is now under criminal investigation by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for his conduct during Operation Metro Surge.

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BLUMENTHAL: Have you met with any of the American citizens who have been detained or arrested by your agents?

NOEM: They could've been instructing law enforcemen--

BLUMENTHAL: You haven't met with them. I'd like to introduce you to 3 of them. Will you please stand?

03.03.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4894    πŸ” 1579    πŸ’¬ 223    πŸ“Œ 88
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If it’s true Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick told a business audience last night that renewable companies are "screwed" if Reform get in, it tells you everything about their readiness to inflict national self-harm in pursuit of ideological war on climate action.

03.03.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1429    πŸ” 608    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 31

Oh Christ, not another β€œwithin monthsβ€œ threat like it was in *checks notes* 1995.…

03.03.2026 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Noem asked to retract comments calling Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., pushed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to retract her previous statements labeling Renee Good and Alex Pretti as domestic terrorists. Noem said she was ...

Americans watched as federal agents killed two Minnesotans.

Now their families have to watch Kristi Noem continue to lie about it.

www.nbcnews.com/video/noem-a...

03.03.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9233    πŸ” 2812    πŸ’¬ 380    πŸ“Œ 97
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Odd timing for Patel to have gutted the FBIs counterintelligence unit who specialized in Iran don’t ya think?

03.03.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5

β€œI didn’t do it, nobody heard me do it, you can’t prove anything.”

She just went Bart Simpson on the hearing.

03.03.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kennedy: "You blamed those statements on Mr. Stephen Miller at the White House. Did you not?"

Noem: "I did not… I've never said that at all."

Kennedy: "You said on the record, 'Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen.'"

Noem: "No one has heard me say that."

03.03.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2105    πŸ” 635    πŸ’¬ 277    πŸ“Œ 94
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DURBIN: How does taking dad from child dying of cancer qualify as a violent crime?

NOEM: I don't know what you're speaking of

D: Ruben Torres 2 weeks ago buried his daughter. When he was arrested at Home Depot, he said, 'Please. My daughter is dying.' They deported him. Was he a violent criminal?

03.03.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10559    πŸ” 3432    πŸ’¬ 730    πŸ“Œ 222
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Incel Ian Miles Cheong: Dubai is safe cause they’re are a lot of rich people here

Iran Revolutionary Guard:

03.03.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6031    πŸ” 729    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 34
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KLOBUCHAR: Alex Pretti's parents said what you said was one of the most hurtful things they could imagine. Do you want to say anything to Alex's parents?

NOEM: I did not call him a 'domestic terrorist.' I said it 'appeared to be an incident of'

KLOBUCHAR: I think the parents saw it for what it was

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