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Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes Andrew Paul Johnson, authorities said, tried to keep one of his victims mum by floating the promise of money he was expecting to receive from the Justice Department.

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes

05.03.2026 21:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1075 ๐Ÿ” 425 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46 ๐Ÿ“Œ 67

itโ€™s only an echo chamber when itโ€™s the left. when itโ€™s the right they call it some bullshit like the Agora or the Town Square

05.03.2026 16:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2881 ๐Ÿ” 377 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

I didn't grow up with any Native American traditions beyond a knowledge of Penobscot and Mi'kmaq ancestry. But some Native stories, like the latest Secretly Incredibly Fascinating about Jim Thorpe, with @alexschmidty.bsky.social and @joeytainment.bsky.social, hit in a nostalgic way I can't explain.

05.03.2026 05:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dogg Zzone 9000 - Episode 267, Six Million Dollar Man vs. Bigfoot with Alex Schmidt
Dogg Zzone 9000 - Episode 267, Six Million Dollar Man vs. Bigfoot with Alex Schmidt YouTube video by 1-900-HOTDOG

You can also find a ragtag team of humans, machines, and cryptids on our YouTube channel! They're always there, but this week so are @seanbaby.bsky.social , @brockway.bsky.social, and @alexschmidty.bsky.social. youtu.be/zjDIfiYXM-8

04.03.2026 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Dogg Zzone 9000 - Episode 267, Six Million Dollar Man vs. Bigfoot with Alex Schmidt Seanbaby and Brockway invite Secretly Incredibly Fascinating Alex Schmidt on the podcast for an endurance challenge. Three comedians, one bigfoot, five episodes of the Six Million Dollar Man. You do t

@seanbaby.bsky.social , @brockway.bsky.social, @alexschmidty.bsky.social, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Bigfoot are all in the Dogg zZone today. on.soundcloud.com/tTC6Hz9G1Spo...

04.03.2026 14:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
uld you support or oppose abolishing ICE? (%)

Somewhat or strongly supportNot sureSomewhat or strongly oppose
U.S. adult citizens
39
Party ID
Democrats
14
Independents
35
Republicans
68

uld you support or oppose abolishing ICE? (%) Somewhat or strongly supportNot sureSomewhat or strongly oppose U.S. adult citizens 39 Party ID Democrats 14 Independents 35 Republicans 68

Per The Economist/YouGov, half of Americans support ABOLISHING ICE.

Literally, "abolishing."

yougov.com/en-us/articl...

03.03.2026 19:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 4293 ๐Ÿ” 1193 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 65 ๐Ÿ“Œ 141

it says a lot about us, none of it good, that we chose a leader with not a single redeeming quality: stupid? yup. corrupt? absolutely. dishonest? to his core. violent? maybe the most violent ever. any ability to empathize with people? none. baseline level of regard for human life? not even a skosh.

03.03.2026 15:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 3149 ๐Ÿ” 497 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

Having grown up a white kid in the Jim Crow south, Iโ€™d now say that pretty much was slavery, though I didnโ€™t start to understand that until my early teens.

03.03.2026 01:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 381 ๐Ÿ” 48 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

the NYT op-ed editor commissioned the executor of jeffrey epstein's estate to write for the paper eight times in 2025

02.03.2026 12:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1255 ๐Ÿ” 211 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

02.03.2026 10:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 13384 ๐Ÿ” 4255 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 131 ๐Ÿ“Œ 173

I don't think people's problem with, for example, the paper's decade-long crusade putting a big ol' target on trans people's backs can be accurately described as NYT doing "reporting that doesn't always 100% accord with what advocacy groups want."

02.03.2026 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2138 ๐Ÿ” 304 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Yeah, by now I'm pretty immune to that kind of manipulation from pro-war ghouls

01.03.2026 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 389 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Fitting that in Americaโ€™s final form, the epicenter of evil will be a private golf resort for wealthy pedophiles.

28.02.2026 15:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2925 ๐Ÿ” 786 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

28.02.2026 14:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 26189 ๐Ÿ” 8863 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 286 ๐Ÿ“Œ 333

"Everyone is 12" theory going strong

28.02.2026 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 4051 ๐Ÿ” 550 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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On This Day In History: The Battle Of Mooreโ€™s Creek Bridge โ€” February 27th, 1776 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #AmericanRevolution TikTok video by Alex Schmidt

On This Day In History: The Battle Of Mooreโ€™s Creek Bridge โ€” February 27th, 1776 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ www.tiktok.com/t/ZThGm78g7/

27.02.2026 15:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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this giant statue of a middle finger is in the center of Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น #art #history @SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating TikTok video by Alex Schmidt

this giant statue of a middle finger is in the center of Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น www.tiktok.com/t/ZThstqgKK/

26.02.2026 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To any Democrat who ever said about any issue, "Maybe if we agree with Republicans just this far, they'll stop there," remember that you were wrong, it was obvious at the time, and you really should never believe that again about any issue, ever.

26.02.2026 03:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 5049 ๐Ÿ” 1691 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 67 ๐Ÿ“Œ 38
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โ€œWhat are you reading? You look upsetโ€
โ€œOh uhh just, yknow, worried about democracyโ€

26.02.2026 00:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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the American Revolution began in 1775 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ #history TikTok video by Alex Schmidt

the American Revolution began in 1775 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ www.tiktok.com/t/ZThpxyVWF/

25.02.2026 16:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Scientists theorize a โ€œwet McCartneyโ€

25.02.2026 14:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It was on this day in 1943 that George Harrison was harvested, fully formed, from the sea (pictured here) and so we celebrate his โ€œbirthdayโ€.

25.02.2026 12:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 151 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Just tell him heโ€™s great, thank you

24.02.2026 18:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It Is Journalismโ€™s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o...

Always relevant.

24.02.2026 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 708 ๐Ÿ” 51 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
The science doesnโ€™t seem so settled after all, and itโ€™s important to understand what happened here. The approach of left-of-center Americans and our institutions โ€” to assume that when a scientific organization releases a โ€œpolicy statementโ€ on a hot-button issue, that the policy statement must be accurate โ€” is a deeply naรฏve understanding of science, human nature and politics, and how they intersect.

At a time when more and more Americans are turning away from expert authority in favor of YouTube quacks and their ilk โ€” and when our own government is pushing scientifically baseless policies on childhood vaccination and climate change โ€” itโ€™s vital that the organizations that represent mainstream science be open, honest and transparent about politically charged issues. If they arenโ€™t, thereโ€™s simply no good reason to trust them.

The science doesnโ€™t seem so settled after all, and itโ€™s important to understand what happened here. The approach of left-of-center Americans and our institutions โ€” to assume that when a scientific organization releases a โ€œpolicy statementโ€ on a hot-button issue, that the policy statement must be accurate โ€” is a deeply naรฏve understanding of science, human nature and politics, and how they intersect. At a time when more and more Americans are turning away from expert authority in favor of YouTube quacks and their ilk โ€” and when our own government is pushing scientifically baseless policies on childhood vaccination and climate change โ€” itโ€™s vital that the organizations that represent mainstream science be open, honest and transparent about politically charged issues. If they arenโ€™t, thereโ€™s simply no good reason to trust them.

This is anti-vaxx logic. It is not "naive" to accept the conclusions of experts in technical fields.

24.02.2026 14:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 3222 ๐Ÿ” 436 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72 ๐Ÿ“Œ 69

One time I posted about one of my kids and her gender journey one trans visibility day and this dude Singal posted some made up speculation about us that was completely wrong. Then he deleted it when people called him out, but he never apologized or anything. ๐Ÿคฎ

24.02.2026 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 810 ๐Ÿ” 123 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.
Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for meโ€” and I welcome their hatred.

They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob. Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for meโ€” and I welcome their hatred.

Something I think about often is, if a Democrat said this today, it would've been a hot mic moment and they'd have to apologize and say it was out of context. FDR said it at Madison Square Garden, 3 days before a presidential election

23.02.2026 22:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1782 ๐Ÿ” 288 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Two things are true:

1. ICE cannot be reformed.
2. We donโ€™t need armed ICE officers anyway.

So nuke the entire agency altogether.

If someone legitimately dangerous needs to be removed, that task can be delegated to another Fed agency or local cops.

23.02.2026 22:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 170 ๐Ÿ” 57 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

love when democrats talk about kitchen table issues as if trans people and immigrants donโ€™t have kitchen tables ๐Ÿ™ƒ

23.02.2026 22:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 6944 ๐Ÿ” 1233 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 332 ๐Ÿ“Œ 72