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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · last wk.

“It was as if Nature had intended to make a gorilla, and had changed its mind at the last moment.”

#OtD 29 Jul 1962 fascist Oswald Mosley tried to march with the Union Movement in Manchester, UK. However, he was attacked by anti-fascists and had to be rescued by police. A Mosley speech later was drowned out by a crowd of anti-fascists. More info: www.patreon.com/posts/e37b-6...

Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · last wk.

Perhaps the grossest thing you’ll read today

My takeaway from this illuminating report is that AI companies could eventually seek to buy up most physical media and ingest its content, thereby making themselves the sole source of information.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

The guy can NOT stand the idea that anyone has a loyalty or affinity for anyone beyond him.

Trump: "I've done more for you than your parents, okay? Your parents are okay. I'm not gonna knock to your parents, but I have been better to you than your parents."

Max Boot@maxboot.bsky.social · last wk.

The current U.S. government approach is unserious AND YET Left wing terrorism is a thing (despite what some activists & researchers would have you believe). It’s just not a big thing Low threat doesn’t equal no threat and discussing it doesn’t automatically equal supporting right wing extremism

The US government should battle violent extremists of all persuasions—not just leftists (the subject of Rubio's international conference). Unfortunately, Trump pardoned the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters, who committed the most serious act of political violence in modern U.S. history. wapo.st/4fodN0r

Aron Lund@aronlund.bsky.social · last wk.

I’m an extreme ‘glass is half full’ kind of guy so I try to focus on the fact that every civilian & military course on strategy has an excellent new case study of strategic failure

Following the U.S. decision to halt attacks on Iran, after “Trump’s advisers told him they were running out of targets and expressed worries about depleting the U.S. arsenal,” Iran tells @reuters.com it will reciprocate. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Dag.@3fecta.bsky.social · 2w ago

Wait…so is he saying that the U.S. assesses Iran’s nuclear program is non-military?

Apparently Israel too. He is claiming right now that they have to join the Abraham Accords in order to get this.

Donald J. Trump
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The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia, which pertains only to non-military use such as the ones that Iran and UAE (and others) already have, will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords. The United States is not opposed to Civil (Non-Enriched) Nuclear Facilities. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Jul 23, 2026, 7:52 AM

Just my .02, but seems to me the problem with generational pessimism stories is all the subjects seem to define success solely in material terms. Even those that reject traditional career paths are like “I just want stuff and to pack my Insta feed” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/o...

Opinion | Gen Z Has Lost Its Ambition. Maybe It’s Found Something Better. (Gift Article)

For Gen Z college graduates, the way millennials lived out their ambitions no longer makes sense.

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“Regulation should improve products, not make them worse.” - Google’s General Counsel No, regulation should protect consumers and the public interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b...

Google Hit With $1 Billion Fine By EU Over Search Engine Practices (Gift Article)

At a tense moment for trans-Atlantic trade, the European Union accused Google of anti-competitive business practices.

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Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Not a coincidence that as Ukraine gains the initiative, these folks switch sides. Same dynamic as JD Vance re: Trump. Just switch sides to whoever looks like they’ll win so they can claim to never lose.

newrepublic.com/post/213333/... This is weird.

Max Boot@maxboot.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ripped from the playbook of Russia and Nazi Germany…collective, indiscriminate punishment.

Somehow I doubt this threat will deter a regime that in January killed thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of its own people to stay in power.

New runestone carving in the works!

I used to be a news junkie but with the coming of the second Trump administration, I reduced my intake dramatically. While the details may change on a day to day basis, the bottom line remains consistent: Trump is a petulant child who wields a great deal of power.

The Twilight Zone: Anthony Points

ALT: The Twilight Zone: Anthony Points

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I wonder what percentage of Americans can articulate a reason we’re at war with Iran that doesn’t contradict at least one pronouncement from the White House

I’m reading about the Soviet-German pact of 1939 and boy…I don’t know if Trump has any idea who Molotov was but I that’s his foreign policy hero. Lots of ultimatums, threats, and forced evacuations. He may want Nazi generals, but he definitely wants a Soviet Secretary of State.

The NYTimes commits a crime…yes, it’s technically correct but only assorted weirdos would say “cater-corner”. It’s ’catty-corner” you cowards!!

Peter Nedergaard@peternedergaard.bsky.social · 3w ago

It’d be interesting to overlay this with favorability opinions about the U.S.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Dude is such a one trick used car salesman...typical anchoring tactic. Announce some totally unacceptable first position (20% fee on all ships!), then back off slightly in the hopes that suckers will feel like they're getting some sort of deal (Just spend billions of dollars in the U.S.)

one day after announcing a fee for transiting the strait, Trump now says "I don't think anybody should be able to charge a fee for the strait" 🙃

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3w ago

"oil is flowing like never before" = at record low levels

Trump on SoH:

George Pearkes@peark.es · 3w ago

So the objection wasn’t that the Iranians wanted to levy a toll on shipping through the strait but rather that Trump didn’t get a cut. Got it…

The President just announced a 20% toll on all cargo shipped through Hormuz, payable...to the US>

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran. We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving. All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait. The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World. The process and formation will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wonder if this reduced traffic is making any changes to the ecology of the Strait. 🤷‍♂️

“.. Bloomberg data, which does not capture ships who have turned off their transponders, has declined but not fallen to zero.” - JPM desk

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 3w ago

As if kids didn’t consume and memorize the Iliad and the Odyssey for hundreds of years.

The big literary discourse on twitter right now is whether The Hobbit—a children’s book that won children’s lit awards and was literally written for the author’s children—is appropriate reading for children or in fact such a difficult book most adults can’t “get their head around” it.