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Also a reminder of how many different kinds of people made extraordinary efforts to manipulate the X algorithm

Excellent

My message to the Russian delegation: we are not taken in by your lies. We know what you are doing. Until you stop this brutal war, you should not be here (2/2)

📍 OSCE Ministerial Council

Kash Patel has the very Trumpian quality of having done so many different horrifying/disqualifying things that some of them go under the radar.

For instance, this little tidbit about how Patel straight up lied to the Pentagon during a hostage rescue operation and put everyone involved in danger.

As much as MAGA wants to make it so, Hunter wasn’t pardoned for anything related to their fantasy that Joe got money from Ukraine. Comer held years of hearings on it and wouldn’t even hold a vote on it because he knew it would fail. Don’t let them rewrite the history of this too.

Here’s a crazy idea. Let’s make sure the proposed new FBI Director can pass an FBI Background Check.

MONTHS AFTER Joe said he would not pardon Hunter, Trump won the election & appointed a man as FBI Director who has spent the last 4 years on every right-wing podcast ranting that he was going to go after Hunter. Obsessed with him. Were you aware of that, critics? Not relevant?

One year ago, Kash Patel, while sniffling repeatedly as he does in every interview (he just can’t shake that cold) promised to prosecute Hunter for new crimes. Then Trump names him FBI Director. He told you ahead of time he’s going after Hunter. So tired of the pearl clutchers.

This is a real tweet from vice president-elect JD Vance depicting himself as Trump’s wife.

Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

The Original BruceBuds Advent Calendar known as #obbac is a Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band christmas calendar that every day leads up to Christmas post a video.
The #obbac was started many years ago on Twitter by @BerlinBritta. I took over in 2021. This is the 2nd year also on BlueSky

Congratulations!

Jay: I think social media should be basically common infrastructure that society gets to use and evolve it as society evolves, building a more democratic form of social media to reflect a democratic society.

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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The first copies of #WatchingtheJackals are in hand. Many 🙏 to @Georgetown_UP for their trust & support.

Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing sneak peeks & tidbits from the book—stay tuned! 🐺📚

Official release: 2 Jan '25; available for pre-order now.

@kcsi.uk @kcl.ac.uk

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Can I join? 🙂

Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.

Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.

We are all witnessing anticipatory obedience in real time.

Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.