Gerard Ciepielewski

Autumn in Łazienki, Warsaw.

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill the top House Democrat.

This is the asymmetry in our politics and media. If this was the other way around, Biden had pardoned someone then charged with trying to kill Trump, it would be the biggest story in America and every Republican commentator, congressman, news outlet, would be screaming about it in unison.

It’s a way to cope with a long history of foreign domination and of too often taking the clearly wrong side of a conflict.

It’s not just about the dog. It’s about the fact that he, his streamer friends, and his audience will lie constantly.

Has been since the 18th century. But back then people were less paranoid about spies.

And was probably born in Germany.

Who the fuck writes this?

Perhaps pursue that once Trump and the authoritarian danger are behind us. Meanwhile, employ whatever strong rhetoric persuades people to oppose them.

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

A good read on why we need a good model for what’s happening in the U.S. right now to fight back against authoritarianism.

newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Or people with ADHD.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

I’m sure all the free speech absolutists will rush to condemn this… right?

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.

They would definitely rule against me the moment they realized I was barely holding in my laugh.

I can’t remember the last one I had… will try to get one tomorrow.

So, where are all the anti-fascists who protested Biden’s presidency now that there’s an actual fascist trying to grab all the power he can?

Transcript: Chris Murphy’s Dark and Unnerving New Warning about Trump The Democratic senator has taken the lead in drawing attention to Trump’s authoritarianism. In an interview, he offers a stark new warning that should galvanize his fellow Democrats before it’s too la...

Two people very much worth listening to, in an important conversation.
newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Europe’s Elon Musk Problem He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.

I wrote about the challenges American social media poses to European democracy earlier this year
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

YouTube video by WION French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

Harassing the mods into banning someone has never worked. And harassing people in general has never changed their mind.

Seeing how jay.bsky.team has dealt with constant bullies has really strengthened my trust in Bluesky.

honestly it would be better if they all were.

WAFFLES!

Why? Using LLMs for obvious cognitive impairments is a commendable application of the technology. You appear quite confused by the video, and perhaps you could benefit from some assistance.

Perhaps you could read the transcript of the video and ask ChatGPT to explain why Contra’s interpretation of Hasan’s statement is reasonable.

You are acting like a cult-follower.

Dude, not everything is about Destiny. Chill.

I believe she watched the video, and her interpretation is reasonable. Hasan appears to be arguing that it would be incorrect to say that transgender people would be better off if Harris had won because Democrats have already conceded the framing of Republicans on this issue.

How?

I listened to the video three times. A reasonable interpretation is that he believes it’s incorrect to suggest that transgender people would have benefited more if Kamala had won. Perhaps you’re overlooking his point and focusing solely on his argument about Democrats conceding Rep's framing?

She blocked you because you insulted her and accused her of lying. However, her interpretation of Hasan’s statement in the video is reasonable.