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@markcsik

California prof, International Studies & Emily, Henry, Kinga, Aschalew, and Zofia's dad NB: I am here for public conversation, not private ones.

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now we're talkin

06.03.2026 00:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 919 ๐Ÿ” 45 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I hate how accurate this tweet is.

01.03.2026 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 18889 ๐Ÿ” 5433 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 427 ๐Ÿ“Œ 228
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House Oversight Committee: Subpoena Melania Trump.

26.02.2026 12:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Stopped at โ€œLowIQโ€ which is, in the history of racist dogwhistles, one the most racistly dogwhistlest.

25.02.2026 17:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And how would we even know if there are other cases? Look at the length the DOJ went to cover up the facts of the story of Virginia Giuffre prior to her suicide.

25.02.2026 17:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right, because men don't care about what other people think of them?

(Seriously, men kill women for laughing at them or rejecting them, which can serve as a measure of how much they care.)

Insert picture of Hegseth and RFK jr. doing pushups.

23.02.2026 17:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 969 ๐Ÿ” 82 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The anti-Asian racism just drips from this post.

23.02.2026 16:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And yet it is like Citizen Kane (lens flare version) next to โ€œSection 31โ€.

18.02.2026 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This serial killing spree has been completely normalized.

I consider this in many ways the single worst thing going on because itโ€™s getting zero resistance from the media, Congress, everywhere.

Everyone has seemingly accepted he can commit mass murder on boats forโ€ฆ fun, basically.

18.02.2026 16:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 666 ๐Ÿ” 275 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Bring back Matthew Whitaker!

18.02.2026 03:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ๆญคๅœฐ็„ก้Š€ไธ‰็™พๅ…ฉ

12.02.2026 14:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The party preference polls donโ€™t capture the enormous motivation gap between those who oppose Trump and will go to the polls come hell or high water (or ice!) and supporters, many of whom are ashamed and may well just sit this one out.

08.02.2026 04:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If snideness and pusillanimity make a comeback, though, he will be our king.

07.02.2026 17:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
In his Response, Mr. Feldman had contrasted his conduct with the
misconduct described in two (real) cases: Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 678 F. Supp.
3d 443 (S.D.N.Y. 2023), and Park, 91 F.4th 610. (Response 3-4). Mr. Feldman
appeared to quote from the Mata decision, but failed to provide a pin cite:
Critically, unlike the pattern of deception identified in Mata, where sanctions were imposed not merely for citing fictitious cases but for the attorneys' "failure to be forthcoming, withdraw the prior submissions, and continue to give legitimacy to fake cases in the subsequent submissions despite having multiple reasons
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Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227
Filed 02/05/26
Page 10 of 33
to believe that the cases lacked authenticity," I immediately acknowledged the errors upon notification and undertook comprehensive corrective action within twenty-four hours.
(Id. at 4 (emphasis added)). In point of fact, this quote appears nowhere in Mata. A Google search revealed it to be a direct quote from an October 24, 2023 article recapping an analysis of Mata done by an attorney named Christopher F. Lyon. Christopher F. Lyon Delves into Risks of ChatGPT in Legal Field for NYLitigator, Goldberg Segalla (Oct. 24, 2023), https:// www.goldberg segalla.com/blog/professional-liability-matters/technology-2/christopher-f-
lyon-delves-into-risks-of-chatgpt-in-legal-field-for-nylitigator/. Mr. Feldman
did not attribute the quote to this article.

In his Response, Mr. Feldman had contrasted his conduct with the misconduct described in two (real) cases: Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 678 F. Supp. 3d 443 (S.D.N.Y. 2023), and Park, 91 F.4th 610. (Response 3-4). Mr. Feldman appeared to quote from the Mata decision, but failed to provide a pin cite: Critically, unlike the pattern of deception identified in Mata, where sanctions were imposed not merely for citing fictitious cases but for the attorneys' "failure to be forthcoming, withdraw the prior submissions, and continue to give legitimacy to fake cases in the subsequent submissions despite having multiple reasons 9 Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 10 of 33 to believe that the cases lacked authenticity," I immediately acknowledged the errors upon notification and undertook comprehensive corrective action within twenty-four hours. (Id. at 4 (emphasis added)). In point of fact, this quote appears nowhere in Mata. A Google search revealed it to be a direct quote from an October 24, 2023 article recapping an analysis of Mata done by an attorney named Christopher F. Lyon. Christopher F. Lyon Delves into Risks of ChatGPT in Legal Field for NYLitigator, Goldberg Segalla (Oct. 24, 2023), https:// www.goldberg segalla.com/blog/professional-liability-matters/technology-2/christopher-f- lyon-delves-into-risks-of-chatgpt-in-legal-field-for-nylitigator/. Mr. Feldman did not attribute the quote to this article.

Making up a cite from the seminal โ€œmaking up citesโ€ case, you simply love to see it

05.02.2026 19:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 674 ๐Ÿ” 53 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Perhaps if we circulate that it is Senator Mike Lee widely enough the DOJ will reveal the name in order to clear their ally.

Bonus points if it turns out to be Mike Lee and we guessed right!

04.02.2026 04:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Still, the need for Justice doesnโ€™t disappear just because the DOJ stops pursuing it. Even if under a different name, all the injustices (environmental, racial, violent, sexual, cyber โ€” all the things theyโ€™ve stopped prosecuting) are just getting worse, and we need law and order to return in 2028.

03.02.2026 00:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Michael Jochumโ€™s Post
Michael Jochum is in Arvada, CO.

Cultural Arson

Donald Trump is not shutting down the Kennedy Center for two years because of concrete, steel, or some mythical โ€œrevitalization.โ€ Heโ€™s shutting it down because artists are fleeing. Because musicians, composers, directors, and institutions with actual integrity want nothing to do with a building that has been commandeered by a man who treats culture like a prop and power like a toy. When Philip Glass pulls his Symphony No. 15 Lincoln because the values of the institution are now in direct opposition to the work itself, thatโ€™s not a scheduling inconvenience, thatโ€™s a moral indictment. When the Washington National Opera packs up and leaves, thatโ€™s not renovation, thatโ€™s evacuation.

Trump didnโ€™t inherit a โ€œtired and dilapidatedโ€ Kennedy Center. He poisoned it. He purged its board, stacked it with loyalists, crowned himself chairman, slapped his name on it like a casino, and then acted shocked when the artists, those inconvenient, principled, difficult people, refused to play along. This isnโ€™t construction. Itโ€™s a cover story. A two-year cultural blackout designed to clear the stage, silence dissent, and make room for whatever grotesque celebrity cosplay he plans to roll out in 2028. You donโ€™t shut down a living institution unless youโ€™re trying to kill whatโ€™s alive inside it.

Trump knows nothing about the arts. Nothing. His lifelong relationship with culture begins and ends with branding, flattery, and submission. That absurd story he tells about playing the flute as a child, like that somehow qualifies him as a patron of the arts, is as laughable as everything else heโ€™s ever claimed about himself. Art is not a talent show. Itโ€™s not loyalty theater. Itโ€™s not something you โ€œfixโ€ by firing everyone who disagrees with you and replacing them with yes-men in cheap suits.

The Kennedy Center was never supposed to belong to one man, especially not one whose aesthetic sensibility peaked at gold-plated faucโ€ฆ

Michael Jochumโ€™s Post Michael Jochum is in Arvada, CO. Cultural Arson Donald Trump is not shutting down the Kennedy Center for two years because of concrete, steel, or some mythical โ€œrevitalization.โ€ Heโ€™s shutting it down because artists are fleeing. Because musicians, composers, directors, and institutions with actual integrity want nothing to do with a building that has been commandeered by a man who treats culture like a prop and power like a toy. When Philip Glass pulls his Symphony No. 15 Lincoln because the values of the institution are now in direct opposition to the work itself, thatโ€™s not a scheduling inconvenience, thatโ€™s a moral indictment. When the Washington National Opera packs up and leaves, thatโ€™s not renovation, thatโ€™s evacuation. Trump didnโ€™t inherit a โ€œtired and dilapidatedโ€ Kennedy Center. He poisoned it. He purged its board, stacked it with loyalists, crowned himself chairman, slapped his name on it like a casino, and then acted shocked when the artists, those inconvenient, principled, difficult people, refused to play along. This isnโ€™t construction. Itโ€™s a cover story. A two-year cultural blackout designed to clear the stage, silence dissent, and make room for whatever grotesque celebrity cosplay he plans to roll out in 2028. You donโ€™t shut down a living institution unless youโ€™re trying to kill whatโ€™s alive inside it. Trump knows nothing about the arts. Nothing. His lifelong relationship with culture begins and ends with branding, flattery, and submission. That absurd story he tells about playing the flute as a child, like that somehow qualifies him as a patron of the arts, is as laughable as everything else heโ€™s ever claimed about himself. Art is not a talent show. Itโ€™s not loyalty theater. Itโ€™s not something you โ€œfixโ€ by firing everyone who disagrees with you and replacing them with yes-men in cheap suits. The Kennedy Center was never supposed to belong to one man, especially not one whose aesthetic sensibility peaked at gold-plated faucโ€ฆ

This response to Trump announcing the Kennedy Center shut down is everything. A true tour de force.

02.02.2026 06:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Well and if the abuse was recorded for a foreign government, then that means that government being able to blackmail you is a requirement for being a member of the Trump administration.

01.02.2026 01:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yesterday I read they are
planning ICE sweeps in Ohio for Haitian immigrants whose visa pathway had just been cancelled.

The GOP pulls the rug out from under folks, and then arrests and deports them for not being on the rug.

31.01.2026 17:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congress appropriates the budget? Now the Executive has a second budget that they get to appropriate!

It isnโ€™t โ€œUnconstitutionalโ€! It is โ€œSuperconstitutionalโ€!

28.01.2026 16:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s Alex Kurtzman's hair that is the problem.

28.01.2026 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads Users of Metaโ€™s social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.

Free speech in America continues its death spiralโ€”just like Trump and MAGAs wanted.

28.01.2026 04:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 768 ๐Ÿ” 387 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72 ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

Trump's "you can't carry guns" statement might mean we're finally be ready to talk about how the very first gun control laws targeted the Black Panthers and how badly tyrants would like their people disarmed and helpless

And how MAGA isn't pro gun, they're pro themselves having guns

28.01.2026 04:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 694 ๐Ÿ” 143 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.

Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a โ€œmassacre.โ€

26.01.2026 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 14676 ๐Ÿ” 7328 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1031 ๐Ÿ“Œ 643

Noem is saying that carrying a gun is "domestic terrorism."

I don't own a gun, but I'm absolutely sure that all the Trump supporters who do now will be turning theirs in to DHS.

24.01.2026 23:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. Weโ€™d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

24.01.2026 19:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 23736 ๐Ÿ” 7824 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 632 ๐Ÿ“Œ 607
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was โ€œarmed with a gunโ€. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...

24.01.2026 19:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 5366 ๐Ÿ” 2728 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 226 ๐Ÿ“Œ 689

If your goal is public safety, you don't kill people for filming you.

If you goal is to terrorize the public into compliance, you do.

24.01.2026 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This guy became a hero to MAGA world. The police gave him a bottle of water after he killed people.

In a state he didn't live in, with a gun that was illegally purchased.

All charges dropped!

24.01.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not really surprising since they also have coordinated a criminal conspiracy to withhold and destroy evidence to avoid prosecution for the deprivation of civil rights, and murder of Renee Nicole Good.

22.01.2026 00:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0