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She/her - Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University. Research and community education countering fascist movements, hate, and Christian nationalism I also really like rivers and trees http://joanbraune.com

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national security is my passion

04.03.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe it is a fundamental difference in philosophy, but I do not believe one can 'win' without mercy.

04.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is an *excellent* opportunity for students interested in refugee/migration issues in political philosophy

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04.03.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for "Armageddon," read this The narrative is dramatic. The sourcing is thin. And skepticism matters, especially on something this serious.

There's a story going viral about how a U.S. commander told troops the Iran war is part of a religious battle to "cause Armageddon.”

It’s explosive. It’s terrifying.

It’s also based on a single unverified source.

I have questions. πŸ‘‡

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you...

03.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 9

looking into the TPUSA endorsements for the SRP board and their pick for District 2 (Paul Rovey) has been on the board for over a decade and the guy is a straight up synagogue of satan, "Hitler was actually a Rothschild" poster like he should've lost this gig a while ago smfh

13.02.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Not The Onion

01.03.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bishop Bootlicker Barron pretends to understand Marx
Bishop Bootlicker Barron pretends to understand Marx YouTube video by AntifascistDad

Bishop Bootlicker Barron delivers classic anticommunist Catholic slop while failing to stand up for his people in Minnesota. His praise for Rubio's ethnonationalist rant in Munich plus his Jordan Peterson-level understanding of Marx gives away the game.

youtube.com/shorts/1ZBVn...

28.02.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They found him. He died.

Another murder by our immigration goon squads

25.02.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 11844 πŸ” 5325 πŸ’¬ 387 πŸ“Œ 295

Decided to read Hegel instead of watch the State of the Union tonight, because I wanted something coherent and comprehensible.

25.02.2026 04:24 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

I’m getting a little sick of saying this, but I think it’s worth repeating, that this speech sounds no different than your average white nationalist website.

25.02.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 3598 πŸ” 616 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 9
"I'm the first US elected official with Tourette Syndrome and I have some thoughts about BAFTA"
"I'm the first US elected official with Tourette Syndrome and I have some thoughts about BAFTA" YouTube video by New York City Public Advocate

This.

Again, if the topic of discussion is the intersection of racism and ableism, in particular, anti-Black racism and Tourette syndrome with coprolalia, listen to people who have expertise and lived experience with both.β™₯οΈπŸ‘πŸΏ

And they will say the same things that I and other Black folk have said.

24.02.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

journalist: Thanks for saying it is important to have other hobbies if you research the far-right. What are your hobbies?

me, drawing total blank: I go for walks and meet friends for coffee?

I feel like I need more exciting hobbies

24.02.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI heard the officer say β€˜that ain’t shit’.”

NASHVILLE β€” ICE shatter a car window in front of a newborn, refuse to look at man’s license & work visa… drag him out of his car, hit him, mock him for being Guatemalan (he’s from Mexico), laugh when he begs to say goodbye.

24.02.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 11841 πŸ” 6427 πŸ’¬ 589 πŸ“Œ 513
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β€˜Abolish ICE’, β€˜Caleb Chilliams’ Among Winners of Annual Snowplow Naming Contest The other winners of the fourth annual contest were Stephen Coldbert, Pope FrΓ­o XIV, The Blizzard of Oz, Svencoolie and Caleb Chilliams, Chicago officials announced.

BREAKING: A push to name one of Chicago’s snowplows β€œAbolish ICE,” clearly linking the humorous pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort, won the city’s annual snowplow naming contest, officials announced. @wttw.bsky.social

23.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 4805 πŸ” 1134 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 144

TO BE HUMAN IS TO BE AN END IN OURSELVES. WE ARE NOT MEANS TO AN END.

This is technofascism.

22.02.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have mogged
the moids
that were in
the podcast

and which
were probably
spiking
your Cortisol

Forgive me
they were jestermaxxing
so aura
and so goon

21.02.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank goodness! I think we still have enough of those <3

20.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the world: falls over

20.02.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. AZAPAC's Michael Rectenwald wants to fight pro-Israel interests in politics. He's courted Nick Fuentes and endorsed white nationalists.

β€œIf we give any quarter to antisemitism anywhere near our movements, we are opening ourselves up to the charges from Israel’s defenders,” said Ben Lorber, an author and researcher of antisemitism and white Christian nationalism. β€œIt stands to really harm the movement.”

19.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

18.02.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 14705 πŸ” 2450 πŸ’¬ 212 πŸ“Œ 194

I just can’t stop thinking abt federal agents raiding the cells of incarcerated children to confiscate their drawings & letters. This is Nazi shit.

18.02.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 423 πŸ” 187 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7
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For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process

NEW β€” An obscure Navy contractor program is making Trump’s plans to quickly build out and supply immigrant concentration camps around the country a reality.

Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:

18.02.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 3069 πŸ” 1743 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 126

Instead of "the left isn't paying enough attention to these machine gods" they're claiming to build, perhaps we should write an article about how effective altruists brand themselves "left", ask who is writing these articles, and trace their cults and sources of funding.

18.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 1977 πŸ” 438 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 19

Oh wow β€” per @briankaylor.bsky.social, Pastor Doug Wilson (now technically Hegseth’s pastor, and long a controversial figure) preached at the Pentagon today.

17.02.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 12
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It is eleven months since the Salvadoran men (at least 36( were detained and illegally sent to CECOT. Torn from their families, denied due process, they remain at CECOT and Santa.

Who speaks for them? We must not forget them, we must lend our voices and demand their freedom.

#libertad

16.02.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's the future: 2026. Computers sing and make music while humans go to work. Dystopian fiction was not bleak enough to prepare us for this.

10.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
three panel webcomic
1st panel: one man says to another "we invented a robot that answers questions"
2nd panel: he continues "we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day"
3rd panel: the other man asks "but it answers the questions correctly?" and the first man replies "oh my goodness, no. no no no no no."

three panel webcomic 1st panel: one man says to another "we invented a robot that answers questions" 2nd panel: he continues "we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day" 3rd panel: the other man asks "but it answers the questions correctly?" and the first man replies "oh my goodness, no. no no no no no."

It's Mandatory Monday and AI is clearly the future.
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...

09.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 2145 πŸ” 771 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 15
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As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.

15.02.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 5540 πŸ” 1035 πŸ’¬ 185 πŸ“Œ 155