When he targets an actual, legitimate Organization* rather than “the concept” of one, then I’ll consider clutching my pearls and twisting my panties. This is a Dictator Wannabe smoke and mirrors act. Pure propaganda. *I’m a member of many
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When he targets an actual, legitimate Organization* rather than “the concept” of one, then I’ll consider clutching my pearls and twisting my panties. This is a Dictator Wannabe smoke and mirrors act. Pure propaganda. *I’m a member of many
The rapid movement to use the Kirk shooting to bring more division to America & attack groups feels far to well planned & coordinated. Almost as if this planning has been going on for a long time. Not saying the shooting was planned, but I am saying that they were waiting for a moment like this.
FYI here are my receipts on Chris Cuomo calling Jan 6th an insurrection back in 2021 which he told me tonight on air he ‘never’ said. I told him I had checked his Twitter 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
Conservatives are canonizing Charlie Kirk and weaponizing his death to crush dissent. They're not protecting speech—they're banning it. Over 30 people have already been punished for posts they didn’t like.
It’s worse: 1A rights are denied folks just for QUOTING the dude’s exact words; mirroring the EXACT bile he is celebrated for spewing. Never imagined we’d get NKorean-style Grief Policing here in the USA, but that’s where we are.
Question for JD Vance: does it count as badmouthing Charlie Kirk if you quote actual things he actually said? Because he did say that there should be public executions and that 12-year-old children should be made to watch them
@joyannreid.bsky.social is asking the right question.This may be the most dangerous period.When the dog catches the car & realizes he can’t open the doors or satisfy its hunger. Now there’s rage, snarling and vicious humiliation at having exhausted itself pursuing something that has no real meaning.
Yet CBS will capitalize his win on their channel.
“If you can’t honor a man by quoting him directly because his own words seem disparaging to his legacy, then perhaps you shouldn’t try to honor him at all.” Watch my latest here: www.youtube.com/live/2Mv50KZ...
This is #TheDoubleTax. The compounded cost of racism and sexism Karen is facing will come at the cost of the TRUTH being widely disseminated. I stand with Karen and I hope you read #TheDoubleTax to understand how intentional the assault on Black women in leadership is. Preorder: annagifty.com.
Floof, this post is poetry.
Point in fact: But for a 7 month period in 2015/16, I’ve been my own “boss,” setting my own schedule for most of the past 34 years. Yet, in my 65th year, I still awake on Monday mornings with a sinking feeling.
This is a Must Read piece.
Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...
I know a lot of people are being doxxed by the far right because they were too honest in public about how they felt about the Kirk assassination. I wrote a quick guide about the first things you should do if this is happening to you. (Not paywalled) www.patreon.com/posts/85220523
Holy crap; she’s right. We’re the frogs in the pot of boiling water.
Truth bomb‼️ This man should be the one speaking on college campuses… “They’re planning for us to turn on each other and make this culture war a civil war. I am begging you, please, for the love of God, for the love of our neighbors… do not take the bait.” Watch
One of my escapes is vintage movies. I just watched this for the first time; it’s a delightful “rags to riches” tale that makes prodigious, and at times, very humorous use of the score. Featuring characters who are strong, intelligent women, this film is a worthy distraction from … all the shiz.
Yep, right down to his rhetoric that children should witness live, public executions. Don’t know why their panties are in such a twist; the dude literally expressed a desire for this to happen. But I guess he didn’t expect it to be carried out on him, so… demonstratively. Life under a death cult
Charlie Kirk advocated for public, televised executions where children would be required to watch. The irony is not lost on us.
While you’re at it, give him a participation medal and a cookie. What the fuck? Name one “libtard” journo who gets away with this sick trash. Name one.
Absofuckenlutely spot on.
I dunno … Maybe it’s a *good* thing Meghan and her ilk fear “us” … Kinda like being terrified of butterflies and rainbows. Meghan, darlin’, we’re all too busy making sure our own names aren’t on the next RIGHT WING CHRISTIANIST’S bullet; we don’t give a flying fuck about you. Dead or alive.
While you’re at it, give him a participation medal and a cookie. What the fuck? Name one “libtard” journo who gets away with this sick trash. Name one.
I was 7 in ‘68. This little white girl knew who MLK, Jr. and RFK were. Everything happening now feels tragically familiar, yet somehow much worse than 57 years ago. When someone declares what we are experiencing now “isn’t America,” I beg to differ. And I have skin privilege. USA
I dunno … Maybe it’s a *good* thing Meghan and her ilk fear “us” … Kinda like being terrified of butterflies and rainbows. Meghan, darlin’, we’re all too busy making sure our own names aren’t on the next RIGHT WING CHRISTIANIST’S bullet; we don’t give a flying fuck about you. Dead or alive.
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
The supposedly Christian Right's response to the violence that took Charlie Kirk (a violence they claim is abhorrent) is to call for greater violence against—well, everyone who doesn't align with them politically and theologically, apparently.
Say it ain’t so!
I’ve been waiting to hear they’re letting his coffin sit in the Rotunda, but, hopefully, that’s a Bridge too Far, even for them.
To her credit, she wasn’t the cult leader Charlie was/is.
A lovely tribute.
@papamurray.bsky.social I highly recommend this follow! bsky.app/profile/kris...
A problem with oligarchs: they aren’t happy with just one slice of the pie, they want everybody’s whole pie.
🎯!!!
That’s the way to do it.
For the love of God, can we finally bury the poisonous idea that when people who look like me are gaining, you are losing? There’s enough for all. My Black son didn’t take your job; he earned it. The problem isn’t scarcity for white folks, it’s entitlement turned into anger, and it’s killing people.
youtu.be/UCBkt5Nt1wo?...
New video: No, Charlie Kirk Was Not a Good Man- the national gaslighting about Charlie Kirk. youtu.be/F8P4IRRJ328?...
Honor “St Charlie’s” holy memory: Release the Epstein Files! It was his dying wish.
Stochastic terrorism: “The use of mass media to provoke random acts of ideologically motivated violence that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable.” And to do so in a way to maintain plausible deniability. youtube.com/shorts/dapSl...
If I don't see multiple ~media reporters~ columns about the extraordinarily irresponsible Wall Street Journal report from yesterday morning — and their extensive promotion of that inflammatory report — you all should just pack up and go home.
It’s a disgusting, deplorable kind of “purity” test. The beliefs, “Killing is bad; murder is not the answer,” and “Somebody shut up that odious bigot,” can exist at the same time.
Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.
Melissa Hortman practiced politics the right way.
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
Extremist, far-right, has-been politician says what, now?
Losing my goddamned mind. We can condemn political violence without valorizing a destructive, hateful bigot.
Corporate owned media is not liberal. It's all about $$$.
Thank you Michael Fanone. For those who do not recognize the name, Michael is one of the officers who defended America on January 6th and was left permanently injured as a result. He is a true hero of our Democracy.
What extraordinary privilege, to be so obviously void of a scintilla of self-awareness.
Both of the co-founders of Turning Point USA died from things that were preventable, but which they mocked and urged this nation to ignore. Bill Montgomery was killed in 2020 by COVID and Charlie Kirk was killed in 2025 by gun violence.
Such a balanced response to today’s tragic event. A great reminder that two, seemingly opposing feelings can be true at one time.
Am guessing Republicans and the media will be talking a lot more about Charlie Kirk than they did about Minnesota Democratic politician Melissa Hortman, who along with her husband was killed in an act of political violence by same perpetrator who tried to kill Dem John Hoffman and his wife.
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Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.
Condolences to the family of Charlie Kirk.🙏 Everyone has a right to speak their beliefs and express it respectfully. We also have the right to disagree, and argue. VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER. Campus is no place for guns. Places of education and worship should be free of guns. #GunControl #Kirk
Beautifully stated. I understand.
Trump's approval ratings are tanking. He's blowing up the economy. He hasn't done squat to help the working class. The Epstein scandal haunts him. He is a weak and failing president with his back against the wall. Keep up the pressure.
Another day, another fascist, authoritarian threat to what is left of “American Society.
Ouch. The reality of this hits hard.
Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican' Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping. Here, he tells us his story.
Trying to figure out how to alert Brett Kavanaugh that his wildly permissive standard for kidnapping can sweep up Irish guys as well.
Another day, another fascist, authoritarian threat to what is left of “American Society.
I, a healthcare lawyer, run through how to navigate the pharmacy websites to make a COVID vaccine appointment. This video is completely shareable, there's no patreon account, no log in at all, required. It's meant to be a shareable resource for your normie friends www.patreon.com/posts/138393...
(🚨) The Proof Project is celebrating the revelation that Trump lied to America and the justice system about his pedophilic birthday note to Epstein—both text and image are pedophilic—by releasing Book Two of PROOF OF DEVILRY (pp. 201-400) for FREE. The full story is *so* much worse than you know.
Let’s say it plain: the Supreme Court of the United States endorsed racial profiling today.
@wfindivisible.bsky.social Excellent reminder of the importance of community organizing. I’m grateful for this small, but mighty band of resisters here in Wake Forest. ♥️ If you don’t already follow her, @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social’s work is an essential resource for navigating these fascist times.
Want to join me for this Indivisible event? mobilize.us/s/ppz3Ak
Congratulations; great interview!
Senator Duckworth is killing it. 👇
Enjoyed a great discussion with Wake Forest Indivisible's inaugural Book Club. Thanks to @wflisteningroom.bsky.social for hosting us. If you're in the Wake Forest area, consider joining us for our next book, @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social 's Strongmen. @wfindivisible.bsky.social
Never have uttered the idiom: “Even a broken clock tells the correct time, twice a day,” more often than I have this week.
Hubs and I turn 64 & 65 before the year is out; we both have preexisting conditions. I post this to document the breakdown in general health services and the systems providing them. At this point, we are both on private insurance through hub’s employer. This is just the beginning.
Wisdom from fellow traveler, @ricksteves.bsky.social :
Hubs and I turn 64 & 65 before the year is out; we both have preexisting conditions. I post this to document the breakdown in general health services and the systems providing them. At this point, we are both on private insurance through hub’s employer. This is just the beginning.
🧵I secured our appointment for Covid booster two weeks ago, for 9/6; Walgreens canceled the day before, claiming no available covid vax. I tried to reschedule only to find out that NOW we need a prescription from our Dr.
That is, indeed, everywhere. Also, really appreciate that this graphic has alt text that lists all the places, too.
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
What I’m thinking when I encounter someone with an “elite” facelift: “Too bad all that disposable income couldn’t endow you with natural attractiveness, and you had to resort to mutilation. It didn’t improve your looks; just made you literally fake and plastic.” Genetic dominance be damned.
A distressing, yet essential read; 🧵ahead.
Nuremberg-style trials cannot commence soon enough.
Hah; I wonder how Pete’s “sobriety” is working out for him.
I can’t believe that there are elected people in DC who are afraid to prosecute pedophiles. But here we are.
Mine is on there, and you should absolutely check if yours is too and then register at the class action website so you can recover damages for what OpenAI stole from you. I’m still enraged about this. I wrote every word of my book— no ghostwriters here— and OpenAI just took it with no compensation
What chaps my ass is I’m a nobody; a nonentity; a ZERO … yet they stole my opus, a memoir about my kid having BRAIN CANCER. I haven’t even sold enough copies to recoup what I paid my editor. You bet I filed.
Solidarity among the working class is essential for building collective power and effecting transformative change. Only through solidarity and collective action can the working class challenge the entrenched structures of capital and build a more just and equitable society for all. Teach 'em young
Well, then … guess who has two thumbs, her one published book is on this list. I mean, I haven’t even made back what it cost me to hire an editor. Thank you, Ryan, for sharing; preparing to file.
As often in life, it’s taken a Trauma Bond with a demented, malignant narcissist to stir this many of us out of our numb slumber to realize most Americans, for most of our lives, have been legally brutalized -abused- by a series of regimes that value our cheap labor over our Personhood.
John Jupin 
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