Nostr notes by Don Moynihan

Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico City ...

2026-10-31T20:21:52Z

Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico City
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I keep saying the scale of the waste, fraud and abuse going on on ...

2026-10-30T02:00:17Z

I keep saying the scale of the waste, fraud and abuse going on on DHS is is off the chart. Too much money handed to people not known for their integrity

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Was she knocking on the door of her own house? RE: ...

2026-10-29T12:41:24Z

Was she knocking on the door of her own house?

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I thought the US was blocking immigrants from South America with ...

2026-10-28T02:46:09Z

I thought the US was blocking immigrants from South America with ties to violent gangs

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I can't really believe it but it seems to be the case that ...

2026-10-28T02:44:15Z

I can't really believe it but it seems to be the case that the Times has not covered a credible accusation of rape against the President of the United States, but has two solid stories on Obama's cheesecake factory quip.
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I honestly was not sure if this was a new or recycled allegation, ...

2026-10-27T02:57:28Z

I honestly was not sure if this was a new or recycled allegation, which says a lot about our President.

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[Bernie Brewer Bernie ...

2026-10-27T01:36:42Z

[Bernie Brewer Bernie Slide]( )

A 2025 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Omar Yaghi is the son of ...

2026-10-27T01:14:34Z

A 2025 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Omar Yaghi is the son of Palestinian refugees who grew up in Jordan.
He just left the US to move to China after raising concerns about rising anti-immigrant sentiment, like the kind shown here. [donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-than...](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-thank-trump )

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This shit is so pitiful because you know Bessent would never ...

2026-10-26T22:12:26Z

This shit is so pitiful because you know Bessent would never normally enter a chain restaurant

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The same day a court threw out the Trump administration's ...

2026-10-26T21:51:38Z

The same day a court threw out the Trump administration's firing of Comey's daughter, the Trump administration goes back, for the third time, to try to indict the head of the FBI who refused to swear loyalty to the President. [www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/former-fbi-james-comey-charged-third-time-trump-national-security-rcna342963 )

[James Comey charged for a thir...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/former-fbi-james-comey-charged-third-time-trump-national-security-rcna342963 )

Pretty grim footnote to West's career that he ended up ...

2026-10-26T20:17:02Z

Pretty grim footnote to West's career that he ended up serving the richest man in the world's successful attempt to restore white nationalism to the US government.

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I don't know that there is a definitive line to cross that ...

2026-10-26T13:56:04Z

I don't know that there is a definitive line to cross that makes you say, "I live in a police state now" but when masked gunmen can routinely brutalize the public, citizen or immigrant alike, with impunity, you have reached that point.

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Deeply disheartening to see what appears to be a deliberate ...

2026-10-25T21:06:22Z

Deeply disheartening to see what appears to be a deliberate effort to suppress the votes. Hope they pay the consequences.

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Very glad to hear that Elon Musk is a stickler for details on ...

2026-10-25T18:45:15Z

Very glad to hear that Elon Musk is a stickler for details on contractor – government relationships. Could come in handy later.

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It seems impossible for our political system to hold the ...

2026-10-24T21:19:44Z

It seems impossible for our political system to hold the politicians tied to the actual invasion of our Capitol to account, but any random Muslim candidate is reflexively labeled a terrorist.

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I’ve gotten so many of these types of flyers
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2026-10-24T21:17:14Z

I’ve gotten so many of these types of flyers
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Checking on the scores on ESPN, and finding out that Democrats ...

2026-10-24T17:14:10Z

Checking on the scores on ESPN, and finding out that Democrats are crazier than Michael's ex. Those crazy ladies, amirite guys?
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Incredible if predictable betrayal of public trust: you have ...

2026-10-24T12:40:50Z

Incredible if predictable betrayal of public trust: you have industry lobbyists become appointees, exploit unitary executive theory to undermine environmental laws and ride roughshod over staff.

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We all complain about headlines too much, but if your headline ...

2026-10-23T20:34:45Z

We all complain about headlines too much, but if your headline ends with "the White House said" or "Trump said" you are probably just giving the most valuable words in your article over to propaganda

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Kudos to the reporter here, who does something we almost never ...

2026-10-23T15:32:22Z

Kudos to the reporter here, who does something we almost never see: she interrupts Trump to try to make him and answer the question she asked, not allowing him to bloviate.

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I give CBO credit for at least trying to model the effects of ...

2026-10-23T01:50:59Z

I give CBO credit for at least trying to model the effects of administrative burdens (would not have happened a generation ago) but looks like they underestimated it. Hope it is not the same for Medicaid.

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This would be the most any person has donated in any election ...

2026-10-23T01:25:38Z

This would be the most any person has donated in any election cycle.

And #2 is also Musk, in 2024.

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An 11 year-old child supported a conman. As an adult, he is ...

2026-10-21T21:14:16Z

An 11 year-old child supported a conman. As an adult, he is having doubts. About Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny also.

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There is genuine public rage about Musk, which is what Congress ...

2026-10-21T17:14:11Z

There is genuine public rage about Musk, which is what Congress is responding to, so when he says he will come for the people pulling the strings, he means the voters.

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My brain cannot process this level of corruption. She was being ...

2026-10-20T23:51:40Z

My brain cannot process this level of corruption.
She was being paid $50 million to engineer a pardon from Trump *while working at the Justice Department* as a "Special Government Employee."
And it worked. He got the pardon, and she got the money.
[www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/politics/julio-herrera-pardon-alina-habba.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFE.Ck8H.E2UUUTjvIIko&smid=bs-share )

[A Billionaire Wanted a Trump P...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/politics/julio-herrera-pardon-alina-habba.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFE.Ck8H.E2UUUTjvIIko&smid=bs-share )

The problem with the Titanic was more the iceberg related hole ...

2026-10-20T16:36:34Z

The problem with the Titanic was more the iceberg related hole dragging it to the bottom of the ocean rather than its handling capabilities.

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One of the ironies here is that the group was created by Bobby ...

2026-10-20T15:43:07Z

One of the ironies here is that the group was created by Bobby Jindal, who addressed the concerns of otherness that El-Sayed faces by...abandoning his Hindu faith to become Catholic.

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Is he flying on the regular Air Force One or the one that Qatar ...

2026-10-20T00:19:33Z

Is he flying on the regular Air Force One or the one that Qatar gave to Trump?

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From 1982-2018 the RNC that Rodgers invokes was under a federal ...

2026-10-20T00:14:50Z

From 1982-2018 the RNC that Rodgers invokes was under a federal consent decree that restricted its ability to engage in "ballot security measures" to intimidate voters.

This is why.

There is a reason Rodgers talks about Detroit and no other part of the state. Same reason as always.

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Its less a big tent and more a small hood RE: ...

2026-10-19T18:41:12Z

Its less a big tent and more a small hood

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Worth checking they’ve actually passed the bar RE: ...

2026-10-19T03:03:32Z

Worth checking they’ve actually passed the bar

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Tommy is not actually a registered voter in Michigan. Tricia ...

2026-10-18T20:55:20Z

Tommy is not actually a registered voter in Michigan.
Tricia McLaughlin is the former DHS spokesperson who kept telling the public that everytime ICE shot someone, it was because they were weaponizing their car against the masked security agent

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The Republican Party is using government power to impose the ...

2026-10-18T20:52:27Z

The Republican Party is using government power to impose the unpopular business practices of its largest donor on other countries.

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[www.ft.com/content/d1e2...](https://www.ft.com/content/d1e28d93-8574-4a46-946a-b261c401d6fa?syn-25a6b1a6=1 ) There's a pretty high bar already for Stupid Tech Imperialism under the second Trump administration. This clears it with ease.
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On the one hand, Trump is telling Ukraine to abandon their ...

2026-10-18T15:18:43Z

On the one hand, Trump is telling Ukraine to abandon their leader, while telling Israel not to abandon theirs, with the not-so-veiled threat that they will be unable to defend themselves if they don't follow his direction.

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Elon Musk has hosted SNL and appeared on Rick and Morty more ...

2026-10-17T00:51:31Z

Elon Musk has hosted SNL and appeared on Rick and Morty more frequently that he has testified to Congress (zero fucking times). Fix that.

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What can Dems actually do about DOGE? A Democratic Congress has a real opportunity to engage in the type of oversight that DOGE has avoided thus far.
[donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-and-grifters )
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Is it bad if major defense contractors have their own foreign ...

2026-10-16T21:01:11Z

Is it bad if major defense contractors have their own foreign policies?

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What can Dems actually do about DOGE? A Democratic Congress has a ...

2026-10-16T18:24:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…r0vj
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What can Dems actually do about DOGE? A Democratic Congress has a real opportunity to engage in the type of oversight that DOGE has avoided thus far.
[donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-and-grifters )
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The curse of paying attention to the Trump admin is I now ...

2026-10-15T11:46:36Z

The curse of paying attention to the Trump admin is I now recognize these guys.
Zampolli who pursued a teen model who flew to US on the Epstein plane, refused to marry her even when they had a kid, and then years later set ICE on her after she married someone else.
[www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/paolo-zampolli-ice-melania-trump-epstein.html )

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[Trump Friend Asked ICE to Deta...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/paolo-zampolli-ice-melania-trump-epstein.html )

Brewers! RE: ...

2026-10-15T02:10:00Z

Brewers!

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Brewers!

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2026-10-15T02:09:00Z

Brewers!

So where is Kliger now? As soon as he left the Pentagon, he and ...

2026-10-14T16:12:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…tggm
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So where is Kliger now? As soon as he left the Pentagon, he and other DOGErs raised money for a new startup to sell AI to the Pentagon. It is now valued at $1.4 billion by the DOGE VC sponsors. Meanwhile, Musk is back in government, advising the DOD on what tech to buy.
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DOGE had a lasting effect in stripping out principled agency ...

2026-10-14T14:29:05Z

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DOGE had a lasting effect in stripping out principled agency leadership who refused to go along with illegal and unethical actions.
IRS leadership *today* is still hollowed out. Lewis gives a view from the inside about what those decisions to exit felt like.
[donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-and-grifters )
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The IRS is a great example of where DOGE undermined the core ...

2026-10-14T13:50:35Z

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The IRS is a great example of where DOGE undermined the core mission: in this case, collecting revenues. It cut 1 in 4 employees, and 1 in 3 of audit specialists. Thats creates revenue losses. It also made it harder for IRS to collect the $66 billion in annual revenues from undocumented immigrants.
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Confidently and incorrectly asserting the law is on your side, ...

2026-10-14T13:26:53Z

Confidently and incorrectly asserting the law is on your side, while demanding to take a camera from the press is very on-0brand.

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DOGErs were told they were breaking the law but that did not stop ...

2026-10-14T13:22:02Z

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DOGErs were told they were breaking the law but that did not stop them. Kliger pushed the illegal sharing of IRS data with ICE. After his time in DOGE, he was hired by the DOD as - wait for it - Chief Data Officer.
[donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-and-grifters )
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Lewis details some of what we already knew about DOGE, such as ...

2026-10-14T12:44:59Z

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Lewis details some of what we already knew about DOGE, such as the fact that they told civil servants to fire employees by lying about their performance. Many refused to go along with the lie, knowing that it would cost them their job.
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One DOGEr, Gavin Kliger, enabled the handover of IRS data on ...

2026-10-14T11:45:50Z

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One DOGEr, Gavin Kliger, enabled the handover of IRS data on immigrants to DOGE. Kliger had an anti-immigrant right wing edgelord profile online. For DOGE, he was also shutting down agencies, killing life-saving grants, and firing federal employees. [donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-and-grifters )
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New from me: Michael Lewis provides a timely reminder that even ...

2026-10-14T03:07:41Z

New from me: Michael Lewis provides a timely reminder that even the heroic federal employees who tried to block DOGE grifters could only do so much.
If DOGE could not be stopped at the time, accountability must be on the agenda for the future. 🧵
[donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-and-grifters )

[Blockers and Grifters](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-and-grifters )

The DOGE people were idiots unable to think about second order ...

2026-10-13T21:59:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…6yx9
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The DOGE people were idiots unable to think about second order effects. Lets use IRS data to round up immigrants!
That data comes from immigrants who voluntarily pay about $66 billion a year taxes.
What happens to the deficit when they are too scared to pay taxes?
[budgetlab.yale.edu/research/pot...](https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/potential-impact-irs-ice-data-sharing-tax-compliance )
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6. DOGE lied and the government lied to the press and in court ...

2026-10-13T21:55:50Z

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6. DOGE lied and the government lied to the press and in court about what was going when it came to the stealing of data (l). As [@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:zbrmcdi7kjdncn44q62wszkr ) wrote in her review of the state of the IRS, more than 90% of the data was improperly shared.
[donmoynihan.substack.com/p/things-rea...](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/things-really-are-getting-worse-at )
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5. At the time what we could see from the outside is that a lot ...

2026-10-13T21:51:37Z

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5. At the time what we could see from the outside is that a lot of IRS career leaders were resigning, with stories that they were resisting the DOGE press to illegally grab data because they did not want to be blamed. What I wrote at the time was on the left. Lewis gives the insider perspective.
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4. DOGE officials were told datasharing under certain conditions ...

2026-10-13T21:46:06Z

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4. DOGE officials were told datasharing under certain conditions was illegal. The most obvious is IRS data. Need an act of Congress to share. They did not care.
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3. DOGE made false claims about employee performance in order to ...

2026-10-13T21:42:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…4k0s
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3. DOGE made false claims about employee performance in order to fire them, but did not want to put their names to these emails. So they would coerce civil servants into doing so. If the civil servants refused, they were fired. (Not just DOGE, other Trump appointees like Kash Patel did this).
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Lewis also claims the footsoldiers had a certain type: white, ...

2026-10-13T21:37:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…wu48
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Lewis also claims the footsoldiers had a certain type: white, middleclass, desperate to have Elon's attention. Many had been rejected from elite institutions and had a chip on their shoulder and enjoyed their sense of power over people who knew much more than they did.
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Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin ...

2026-10-13T21:36:09Z

Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article).
1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention.
Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE.
[www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/elon-is-my-prophet-how-musks-doge-team-took-a-wrecking-ball-to-washington )
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This whole opinion is terrific. Also, a year and a half after a ...

2026-10-13T18:38:34Z

This whole opinion is terrific. Also, *a year and a half* after a series of government officials made false statements about a federal employee to justify cutting funding off to a blue state. They also hoped to put this employee in fear, using amplifiers like Benny Johnson and Laura Loomer.

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The difference between the Paxton scandals vs. the Talarico ...

2026-10-13T01:19:00Z

The difference between the Paxton scandals vs. the Talarico scandals is that the Paxton scandals are a) demonstrably worse, and b) demonstrably real.

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This is a form of retaliation against someone for speaking out. ...

2026-10-12T20:10:19Z

This is a form of retaliation against someone for speaking out. He knew he would be punished, buy that punishment does not include unnecessarily strict confinement (which is barred by military law).
[www.military.com/air-force-ma...](https://www.military.com/air-force-major-jason-watson-called-trumps-impeachment-solitary-confinement-24-hours-a-day-attorney )

[Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is...](https://www.military.com/air-force-major-jason-watson-called-trumps-impeachment-solitary-confinement-24-hours-a-day-attorney )

The Omar story today and the Talarcio story yesterday are the ...

2026-10-12T16:46:38Z

The Omar story today and the Talarcio story yesterday are the same story of rat-fucking your opponents before an election. Except now the government does it, out in the open.

Was just on Threads and this was my "For you" algorithm ...

2026-10-12T01:01:42Z

Was just on Threads and this was my "For you" algorithm when I posted a comment debunking the story. Say what you will about BlueSky being a bubble, but its not designed to enrage and deceive its users
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They literally passed a bill expanding sanctions on Russia a ...

2026-10-11T23:34:58Z

They literally passed a bill expanding sanctions on Russia a month ago. It was named after one of their colleagues. Vote was 86-11!

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This is what competitive authoritarianism looks like - we still ...

2026-10-11T15:24:46Z

This is what competitive authoritarianism looks like - we still have elections, but under conditions that are not equal and not fair.

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Over the last decade, there were two hypotheses: H1: the ...

2026-10-11T14:42:58Z

Over the last decade, there were two hypotheses:
H1: the political right genuinely cared about threats to speech from the left.
H2: they were using campus speech wars to impose their values and silence dissent.
Today, the answer is clear, but I can't find any of the H1 people admitting their error.

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CLAIM: we engaged in deceptive and dangerous practices befitting ...

2026-10-11T13:38:59Z

CLAIM: we engaged in deceptive and dangerous practices befitting a secret police in an authoritarian state
FACT: see above

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Fetterman does not seem to like his job, the biggest city in his ...

2026-10-11T13:05:21Z

Fetterman does not seem to like his job, the biggest city in his state, or his governor. He does like spending time online and going on TV.

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New open-access paper: Direct File showed that govt could build ...

2026-10-10T14:40:18Z

New open-access paper: Direct File showed that govt could build its own user-centered platform without relying on contractors. But the product was killed after a DOGE lead spoke with the private tax preparation industry lobbying against a private option.
[onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/puar.70224 )
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My man ended USAID, condemning millions to death RE: ...

2026-10-09T22:16:57Z

My man ended USAID, condemning millions to death

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You know what’s really bad for your health? Not having health ...

2026-10-09T00:26:53Z

You know what’s really bad for your health? Not having health insurance. Come January millions of people will lose Medicaid because of Trump’s signature policy while Rodgers is comparing us unfavorably to a country with universal healthcare.

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This is not going well for Rodgers when he blurts out “you are ...

2026-10-09T00:17:38Z

This is not going well for Rodgers when he blurts out “you are bought off by Hamas, Hezebollh.” WTF?

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In a political system where companies can be gouged for unlimited ...

2026-10-08T16:36:06Z

In a political system where companies can be gouged for unlimited cash, inconsistent application of the law is a powerful financial opportunity.
At some point some of these companies might realize they are better off under a predictable and impartial legal system rather than a personalist one.

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Really weird how Trump campaign managers end up working for Putin ...

2026-10-07T01:29:06Z

Really weird how Trump campaign managers end up working for Putin allies

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The restaurant is not closed - we just don’t serve food anymore ...

2026-10-07T00:14:23Z

The restaurant is not closed - we just don’t serve food anymore

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quoting
note1fpt…lrm9

This is a classic Voughtism: we have not eliminated the program - it still exists. It is just not distributing any resources.

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Very excited to get my hands on this! Hat tip to @npub13k8…qmwn ...

2026-10-06T21:46:56Z

Very excited to get my hands on this! Hat tip to danah boyd (npub13k8…qmwn)
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What’s the matter with Kansas (complimentary)? RE: ...

2026-10-06T21:44:28Z

What’s the matter with Kansas (complimentary)?

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This is a classic Voughtism: we have not eliminated the program - ...

2026-10-06T20:35:24Z

This is a classic Voughtism: we have not eliminated the program - it still exists. It is just not distributing any resources.

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Everyday you read of a new story about conditions that reflect or ...

2026-10-06T20:17:25Z

Everyday you read of a new story about conditions that reflect or will predictably lead to failure and/or corruption. Giving orgs without capacity vast infusions of new resources typically does not work well.

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Thanks to Russ Vought for exposing this woke research RE: ...

2026-10-06T11:23:05Z

Thanks to Russ Vought for exposing this woke research

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The GOP has put $2 million to this campaign, and the billionaires ...

2026-10-03T15:19:19Z

The GOP has put $2 million to this campaign, and the billionaires have put $23 million in. Their contribution is 92% of the money Tiffany raised.

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Rare you get live visuals of state capture. RE: ...

2026-10-02T12:57:06Z

Rare you get live visuals of state capture.

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note1x7a…0qtu

Hegseth hosts his first Project Meridian meeting with Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich.

They’re looking at ways to use tech to boost Hegseth’s agenda, most likely using AI for surveillance and weapons.
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Pete Hegseth removing tenure protections shows precisely why they ...

2026-09-30T14:18:52Z

Pete Hegseth removing tenure protections shows precisely why they are needed. He wants to silence dissent by being able to fire anyone who questions his vision of the military.
[www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/09/29/hegseth-halts-tenure-appointments-for-civilian-faculty-at-military-academies/ )

[Hegseth halts tenure appointme...](https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/09/29/hegseth-halts-tenure-appointments-for-civilian-faculty-at-military-academies/ )

this really is impeachable for any president, but really ...

2026-09-30T01:01:09Z

this really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:moye3apncjjbyqgb7orp5quj/post/3mwohyr2i3sxn

quoting
note1h8l…q3dm

Here's a $20 million order, paid for by CBP's Office of Public Affairs, awarded to LMD Agency for a national media campaign starting on Sept. 20.

The first pro-Trump ad aired on Sept. 23.

[www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_A...](https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70B06C26F00001137_7014_70Z02323ACGRC0001_7008 )
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Nostr event nevent1qqsplzrry5avmm8wc6hmum6v0tqdd5qz6084lfq3vk6sfyxcrw0y8xczyr46fh2cmar3zg9a8th3l7nhvsvr2p8zmjyacr254ugdj0hdgz0y5djjt4l

2026-09-27T21:03:58Z

Diesel at record high prices and why no trucker convoy in DC?

Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At ...

2026-09-27T01:56:36Z

Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.

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note1e25…hm04

Congress funded the CDC's Alzheimer's work, the sickle cell and epilepsy data programs and a rape prevention unit, and Vought simply will not release the money. Grassley told him to his face he lacks the authority. The pocket rescission alone took 4.9 billion.

[Republicans furious as Trump’s...](https://www.alternet.org/russell-vought-2677770299/ )

Decades from now, people will may wonder how people let this one ...

2026-09-22T02:24:35Z

Decades from now, people will may wonder how people let this one guy accumulate so much power

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I don't have the energy to rebut everything in this piece, ...

2026-09-21T21:09:54Z

I don't have the energy to rebut everything in this piece, but it reaffirms the impression that these people did not know or care how government works and never bothered to find out. The reporter's framing is pretty credulous "many people disagree" with stuff that is easy to fact check.

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quoting
note1tds…u5va

Sad excuse for journalism: Big profile of DOGE lord doesn’t say a word about all the damage he did. And it was not an “ill fated cost-cutting effort.” It was a malignant, catastrophic attack on the government and its workers by arrogant and ignorant assholes. [www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/21/he-spent-11-months-inside-doge-now-he-wants-set-record-straight/ )

[He spent 11 months inside DOGE...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/21/he-spent-11-months-inside-doge-now-he-wants-set-record-straight/ )

If I were an opposing quarterback, I would simply ensconce myself ...

2026-09-21T20:16:53Z

If I were an opposing quarterback, I would simply ensconce myself in a round tower to frustrate the Vikings's attacks

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Strong "I don't need the money, but I do prefer the money ...

2026-09-20T20:12:50Z

Strong "I don't need the money, but I do prefer the money to integrity" vibes.

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If someone posted this about a Jewish Senator, it would be ...

2026-09-20T18:00:37Z

If someone posted this about a Jewish Senator, it would be rightly condemned as anti-semitism. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan, but because he is Muslim he is perpetually foreign and under suspicion.

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An entirely reasonable organizational response from CNN would be ...

2026-09-20T13:27:07Z

An entirely reasonable organizational response from CNN would be that they will no longer host members of the administration as long as the administration bars them from the White House

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Article is useful in that it shows that a) Trump is directly ...

2026-09-20T12:09:03Z

Article is useful in that it shows that a) Trump is directly involved in these decisions, b) sees them in purely personalist terms - he wants to politicize research grants so he can destroy Harvard for daring to defy him

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#9 ranked Aggies currently having their ass handed to them by a ...

2026-09-19T22:11:10Z

#9 ranked Aggies currently having their ass handed to them by a basketball team. Curse of Pete.
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Her family also raised a shit ton of money to create America ...

2026-09-19T17:28:48Z

Her family also raised a shit ton of money to create America First Legal to sue others.
Her husband has helped weaponize the DOJ to sue others. Using the legal system to intimidate and threaten people or force them to adopt MAGA views is a core tactic of these people.

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quoting
note155t…mcw8

Katie Miller, who is a co-conspirator in actions Elon Musk took that will kill millions, RTs interview of Maggie Haberman describing that everyone is counting on pardons, whining that "her family" had to pay for lawyers. (There is abundant evidence Trump paid for it & ALSO laundered $$ to Stephen).
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I know a lot of Dems don't want to hear this, but I am ...

2026-09-19T15:59:45Z

I know a lot of Dems don't want to hear this, but I am CALLING on Piker to DROP OUT of his Senate race.

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When I worked at Texas A&M I asked people, why are these ...

2026-09-19T15:17:05Z

When I worked at Texas A&M I asked people, why are these students dressed in pretend uniforms? The Corps of Cadets is pretend. It is not a part of the military. It's dress up. Its perfect for a pretend Secretary of Defense.

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One aspect of living in a personalist form of government is that ...

2026-09-18T23:30:40Z

One aspect of living in a personalist form of government is that people no longer expect the laws or norms to protect them. If the king is rumored to be thinking of demolishing a believed institution, people assume they must defend it in person

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It...uh...is not meant to be a competition RE: ...

2026-09-18T20:32:58Z

It...uh...is not meant to be a competition

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Kavanaugh stop RE: ...

2026-09-16T13:37:40Z

Kavanaugh stop

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Trump's attacks on US higher ed, and Chinese scholars in ...

2026-09-16T13:13:04Z

Trump's attacks on US higher ed, and Chinese scholars in particular, has been a gift to China's efforts to surge past the US on science and innovation.
One report from Renmin University summed it up: "Thank Trump." 🧵
[donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-than...](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-thank-trump )

[China: “Thank Trump”](https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-thank-trump )

Absolutely amazing that Trump is viewed as so untrustworthy that ...

2026-09-16T01:49:44Z

Absolutely amazing that Trump is viewed as so untrustworthy that not one in five people will support the promise of free money

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4bwzn4ayvrvtiukfuwnz2i65/post/3mvltybxuq22y

Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings ...

2026-09-15T21:10:35Z

Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.

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