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Shane Duarte

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Recovering former philosophy instructor. Parent to three πŸˆβ€β¬›. Would point out that 68% of higher ed faculty in US were contingent before Trump’s depredations. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡¬πŸ‡±

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This is how it is done. Bier does not back down at all.

10.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 1342 πŸ” 228 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 8

people still talking about how Democrats need to do more for the working class of middle America have to contend with the fact that we did exactly that and it did not work

Biden spent all of his political capital on bipartisan infrastructure and manufacturing bills and got nothing in return

07.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 516 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 7

Is it not rather odd -- or perhaps, rather, emblematic of the moment -- that the prophets of AI seem not especially bothered by the fact that ChatGPT and the like routinely give answers that are, well, wrong?

05.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So, evacuate the southern half of Lebanon?

05.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just learned that Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Khomenei are not the same person. Here's my plan for regime change in Iran....(1/23)

02.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 3850 πŸ” 591 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 25
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Illinois Democrat Running For U.S. Congress Goes Viral With Genius Attack Adβ€”On Herself

Beat 'em to the punch.

02.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 2515 πŸ” 325 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 32

Good thing our FBI and DHS counterintelligence folks are all on the job rather than standing around Home Depot parking lots looking for innocent people to deporβ€”wait, I'm getting an update nowβ€”

01.03.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
James Franco being executed by hanging. "First time?" he asks, as though he's been hanged before.

James Franco being executed by hanging. "First time?" he asks, as though he's been hanged before.

hey gen z welcome to republican governance

28.02.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 5764 πŸ” 997 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 35

The president didn't bother to make the case for war in a marathon State of the Union address and then he fucked off to his sweaty gilded country club so he could literally phone in an unconstitutional war.

Every single Democrat needs to be screaming about this at full volume.

28.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 5407 πŸ” 1323 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 27

So much for refusing illegal orders.

28.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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> @covie93.bsky.social

28.02.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 25947 πŸ” 5447 πŸ’¬ 247 πŸ“Œ 188
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28.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 1930 πŸ” 432 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 16

Frankly, I expected better from a FIFA Peace prize winner

28.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 2685 πŸ” 484 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 14
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This is one of my pettier impulses but I want the record to reflect just how often this motherfucker said that Kamala Harris was the pro-war candidate in 2024.

28.02.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 5247 πŸ” 973 πŸ’¬ 163 πŸ“Œ 62

What about really high levels of HDL? Like 136? Statins don't reduce HDL, do they?

27.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They lied and here's the video proof. I cannot believe we're just gonna keep on like this and absolutely nothing happens

27.02.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 2148 πŸ” 646 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 18
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Opinion | β€˜It Is One of the Worst Mass Killings in Contemporary World History’ (Gift Article) We surveyed medical workers across 14 cities and 11 provinces about their experiences treating wounded protesters.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

25.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I did not say that English spelling is paramount. I said US judges are likely educated enough not to be thrown by UK spelling. Mischaracterizing yr opponent’s claims is desperate and unworthy of an officer of the court.

25.02.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The US founding fathers would have used UK spelling. (I assume most US judges have read them?) It was really Noah Webster who invented US English.

25.02.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m guessing that most US judges are educated enough to know that β€œfulfil” is not a misspelling, but a variant, like β€œtheatre” for β€œtheater” or β€œfavour” for β€œfavor.”

24.02.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Look, I wasn't trying to make a big deal of it. Just pointing out something that many people in the US seem not to know.

24.02.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Brits, Canadians and others write "fulfil."

24.02.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Do read this.

12.02.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Four Haitian women found decapitated after alleged ICE abduction β€” families devastated Four Haitian women deported from Puerto Rico were found decapitated near the Dominican border, sparking speculations that ICE is working with cartels and gang members.

The US is deporting people back to certain death. There is blood on the hands of ICE.

www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-abductio...

10.02.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 922 πŸ” 428 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 28

This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.

04.02.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 2038 πŸ” 816 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 16
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U.S. Envoys Refused to Report "Apocalyptic" Conditions in Gaza. Exclusive Photos Show the Reality They Suppressed The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem suppressed a February 2024 report on northern Gaza because it β€œlacked balance.” These photos from the UN fact finding trip are visual evidence of the conditions.

Look at the photos. The thing I heard often working on the USAID Gaza response from our partners in Gaza was the field of dead bodies - men, women, children - that fanned out around IDF checkpoints in the Netzarim corridor. Shot by IDF soldiers for no reason (unless "for fun" counts as a reason).

02.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 490 πŸ” 246 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 19

hindsight is 20/20 but maybe selecting university presidents on their willingness to debase themselves for private donor money is related to the current difficulties in defending academia from fascism

01.02.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 2010 πŸ” 416 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 15

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

01.02.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 11512 πŸ” 2965 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 175

they're killing Americans in the street and her response is to "negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster"?

(no I have no idea what the fuck it means to have a cabinet secretary who "doesn't skirt the filibuster" and neither do you)

bsky.app/profile/prem...

28.01.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 178 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2