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David Dark

@daviddark.bsky.social

believes radiohead / tenured talker /author of Everyday Apocalypse: Art, Empire, & the End of the World, We Become What We Normalize, & Explain All These Controls: U2 & the Inner America (forthcoming)

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KENNEDY: What got my attention was you blamed your 'domestic terrorist' comments on Stephen Miller

NOEM: No

K: Here's what you said. 'Everything I've done I've done at the direction of the president & Stephen'

N: Where?

K: Did I read your words accurately?

N: I enjoy working w/POTUS & Stephen

03.03.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2236    πŸ” 753    πŸ’¬ 210    πŸ“Œ 96

I think we have identified to worst of the worst; they are in the executive suite of the Homeland Security Department.

03.03.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: We @democracydefendersfund.org filed a complaint demanding investigation into Jared Kushner's "Special Envoy for Peace" appt

The peacemaker's firm has BILLIONS in ties to the govts he's negotiating with

Another business deal dressed up as foreign policy

03.03.2026 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1585    πŸ” 654    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 24
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for β€œArmageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been β€œinundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

03.03.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 11768    πŸ” 5948    πŸ’¬ 1167    πŸ“Œ 3958
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"Squirter:" The Catastrophic Stupidity that May [Have] Set Off a Larger Religious Conflict - emptywheel Donald Trump started an illegal war of choice to prevent US forces from being targeted. And yet, no one considered the possibility that the Arab states hosting those US forces would themselves become ...

"Who knew that putting a guy with a Crusades tattoo in charge of the military would lead to an attempt to turn the largest military in the world into an instrument of his own jihad?" @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/the-catastro...

03.03.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Opening remarks by Pastor Scott. Giving a brief overview of First Baptist. Says he reached out to Gov. Lee that has not received a response. Purpose of the meeting is not to complain, but strategize.

03.03.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At church, talking holes.

03.03.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Here's Karl.

02.03.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi.

The the people who rape children are not trying to distract you.

They don't give a shit about what you think because their power gives them impunity.

Signed

Survivor of CSA and American bombs

28.02.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 347    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Remember what I said about how, when Trump is flailing, they start inserting a fake, fictional Trump into their stories, who is acting rationally and sanely?

02.03.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3659    πŸ” 820    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 5
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It's so telling that these people are rushing to condemn "the campus left" at this moment
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...

02.03.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3031    πŸ” 414    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 139

How shameful it is to stand there and tell people to prepare for more loss in a war no one asked for.

02.03.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 983    πŸ” 153    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 3
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Empire always overplays its hand. Thank you, @jbendery.bsky.social, for this report. www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...

01.03.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

Reports indicate at least 100 children have already been killed in strikes on schools. That is unconscionable.

Three U.S. service members are dead as a result of this entirely preventable war of choice.

The blood of these service members, these children, and every civilian rests in Trump’s hands.

01.03.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7940    πŸ” 2643    πŸ’¬ 455    πŸ“Œ 141
Black text in a white field reading:

The whole of our science is based upon empirical, repeatable experiments. Whereas thought is not in that category, you can't take thought into a laboratory. The essential fact of our existence, perhaps the only fact of our existence - our own thought and perception is ruled off-side by the science it has invented. Science looks at the universe, doesn't see itself there, doesn't see mind there, so you have a world in which mind has no place. We are still no nearer to coming to terms with the actual dynamics of what consciousness is. In questing after artificial intelligence, we seem only to have learnt that normal intelligence is so far beyond our comprehension.
(picks up menu)
I've got to focus here, focus on food, I tend to forget to eat when I'm not sleeping so I should shove something satisfying down my neck.

Black text in a white field reading: The whole of our science is based upon empirical, repeatable experiments. Whereas thought is not in that category, you can't take thought into a laboratory. The essential fact of our existence, perhaps the only fact of our existence - our own thought and perception is ruled off-side by the science it has invented. Science looks at the universe, doesn't see itself there, doesn't see mind there, so you have a world in which mind has no place. We are still no nearer to coming to terms with the actual dynamics of what consciousness is. In questing after artificial intelligence, we seem only to have learnt that normal intelligence is so far beyond our comprehension. (picks up menu) I've got to focus here, focus on food, I tend to forget to eat when I'm not sleeping so I should shove something satisfying down my neck.

Taking everything day by day and so far that just means reading old Alan Moore interviews: www.harrybravado.com/articles/ala...

21.01.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Lynne McFarland and me holding a sign that sez "Don't be cruel."

Lynne McFarland and me holding a sign that sez "Don't be cruel."

Embodied. daviddark.substack.com/p/embodied

01.03.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lynne McFarland and me holding a sign that sez "Don't be cruel."

Lynne McFarland and me holding a sign that sez "Don't be cruel."

Embodied. daviddark.substack.com/p/embodied

01.03.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran Things that Got Memory Holed, Including the So-Called Negotiators, Steve and Jared - emptywheel Among the things that have gotten forgotten about Trump's Iran invasion is that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were purportedly negotiating peace, which of course they weren't.

"They were going to attack no matter what Iran did, because they could." @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/iran-things-...

01.03.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A tweet from Charlie Spierling showing Trump hobnobbing in his beach club before starting a war of choice.

A tweet from Charlie Spierling showing Trump hobnobbing in his beach club before starting a war of choice.

Reminder that Trump stopped into a $1M a plate fundraiser before starting a war that got American service members killed.

01.03.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 583    πŸ” 264    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 12
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Trump's Illegal War - emptywheel Trump started a war on Iran before Congress could tell him not to.

"Gorsuch got Trump’s own Solicitor General on the record that Congress can’t actually outsource its power to declare war to the President." @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/trumps-illeg...

28.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Empire always overplays its hand. Thank you, @jbendery.bsky.social, for this report. www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...

01.03.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜I Just Stood Up’: The Stunning Arrest Of Aliya Rahman At The State Of The Union Rahman, who was Rep. Ilhan Omar’s guest, suspects she was targeted after testifying to Congress about her brutal ICE detention in Minneapolis.

NEW, from me: I talked to Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of Tuesday's State of the Union + arrested for... standing up.

Really.

Rahman, who is autistic and has disabilities, was a guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar + was previously brutally detained by ICE in Minneapolis. www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...

01.03.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1668    πŸ” 766    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 35
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www.theguardian.com ICE has detained this high schooler for 10 months. Here’s what he and his classmates want you to know

ICE has detained this high schooler for 10 months. Here’s what he and his classmates want you to know

01.03.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A mad king's illegal war on Iran is a cry for regime change...in Washington | Will Bunch Democracy really did die in darkness as Donald Trump's unconstitutional war on Iran stamps America as a dictatorship.

No wonder Trump went to war with Iran in the dead of night, with the Capitol empty, most Americans soundly asleep

This war is illegal. Full stop. The worst abuse of presidential power in American history aims to cement a dictatorship on U.S. soil

My instant column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

28.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3404    πŸ” 1076    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 52

I am blind with rage. How DARE these people yell β€œelection interference” & β€œdisinformation” when they made the lives of the researchers studying mis/disinfo HELL, to say nothing of the coordinated harassment of @ninajankowicz.com who warned all these fuckers about this very thing for years.

28.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently, there is something called an β€œalbum,” which appears to be a cohesive narrative over a period of multiple songs in a row. I can almost feel my attention span increasing with every track.

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OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON
TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN
"The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic.

"Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.'

"Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people.

"Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different.

"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

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