Ian Welke

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Today, We’re All Nyarlathotep’s Death Cultistswww.mcsweeneys.net “Today, we’re all MAGA.” — Headline from The Spectator the day after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, 7/14/24. - - -Deca...

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When I got the news about the assassination attempt, "I knew there was no American 'unity' coming that would in any way include me as a transgender woman." The first night of the RNC certainly proved that last night, but pundits are still busy scolding Dems www.bugbeardispatch.com/p/america-th...

America the Surrealwww.bugbeardispatch.com An Assassination Attempt, Fake National Unity. and Our Fascist-Enabling Media

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Psst: Project 2025 is terrifying for a lot of reasons but also because on page 5 it calls for teachers and librarians who grant access to books that are maligned as pornography (which just means anything LGBTQ) to be registered as sex offenders. Pass it on.

Thinking I need to start a company called Worst Case Scenarios. Worst Case Scenarios: Professional Pessimists for hire.

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Vance is a Theil-backed bag of shit in a man suit. But Teen Vogue went ahead and did an explainer on all the reasons why. (And is it just me or does he look like a colorized Bela Lugosi character here?)

Every Gen Z Issue JD Vance Is Againstwww.teenvogue.com From guns, and climate change to abortion and LGBTQ rights, the Republican VP is being called “Anti-Gen Z.”

For my second play through of Baldur's Gate 3, Gale is in my party. Just finished Act 2. So far that dude has died no fewer than 5,000 times.

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The rules of the game: Nothing Republicans say about Democrats, no matter how deranged — such as Mark Robinson saying that “some people need killing” — will be considered out of bounds, yet standard political rhetoric from Democrats will be treated as incitement to violence.

Today's newsletter: Rewriting the Rules of Engagement: GOP's Attempt to Silence Legitimate Criticism www.readtpa.com/p/rewriting-...

Rewriting the Rules of Engagement: GOP's Attempt to Silence Legitimate Criticismwww.readtpa.com Republicans revive the familiar tactic of misconstruing Democratic rhetoric as an incitement to violence.

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Senate Dems should take one of their assorted gun control bills off the shelf, rename it something like "Trump Assassination Prevention Act," and force Rs to do a talking filibuster to block it

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Political violence always benefits authoritarians because liberals will always condemn it and authoritarians, regardless of whether they are perpetrators or victims, will always use it to claim more power.

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amplify this not unverified reports until we know more

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Monday, July 15: 9:00 p.m. The Banshees of the Bottomless Abyss wail the national anthem. 9:05 p.m. Axuloth, Slayer of Mortals, lays out his plan to stop the Great Replacement. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sch...

Schedule of Speakers for the 2024 Republican National Conventionwww.mcsweeneys.net Monday, July 15 9:00 p.m. The Banshees of the Bottomless Abyss wail the national anthem. 9:05 p.m. Axuloth, Slayer of Mortals, lays out his plan to...

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we need a total and complete shutdown of the op-ed industrial complex until we can figure out what's going on

After Biden's debate performance, the presidential race is unchangedwww.npr.org The poll also found that, at this point, no other mainstream Democrat who has been mentioned as a replacement for the president on the ticket does better than President Biden.

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I read a lot, but it's not often I like a book so much I blog about it: www.ianwelke.net/blog/2024/7/12/the-tainted-cup

The Tainted Cup — Ian Welke, Authorwww.ianwelke.net

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You've been hearing two things: 1. Arizona may be an easier lift for Dems than NC and, possibly, MI. 2. The race will likely be so close that it could be decided by "reverse coattails," or energy for down-ballot races We're 81% of our 2024 goal for flipping AZ's statehouses. Join us.

Flipping Arizona | The States Projectwww.grapevine.org Learn more about Flipping Arizona such as its mission, community impact, and how you can join or make a one-time online donation.

I have got to stop reading the Attack On Titan omnibus right before going to sleep. The dreams... yikes.

A blog post about the use of AI in art and writing: www.ianwelke.net/blog/2024/7/9/why-i-find-the-push-to-use-ai-in-art-so-infuriating

Why I find the push to use AI in art so infuriating — Ian Welke, Authorwww.ianwelke.net

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From the season five premiere of LEVERAGE, with the supernaturally charming Cary Elwes playing, I shit you not, the head of an airline.

When you’re found to be the victim of a corporation the corporation has to pay the government, not you. You can fuck right off, little person. www.cnn.com/2024/07/08/b...

Boeing agrees to plead guilty to defrauding the FAA but escapes punishment sought by victims’ families | CNN Businesswww.cnn.com Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States for its role in two fatal 737 Max crashes, the Justice Department said in a court filing Sunday evening.

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They’re here. It’s real now. All the emotions. August 6th. “All stories are ghost stories.”

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Re France:

He’s here, he’s there He’s every fucking where Own Goal! Own Goal! #Euro2024

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When you see the way the press is treating Joe Biden for aging in public, you see how they could treat Donald Trump for committing fraud, rape, espionage, and insurrection and never, ever will.

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It's pretty interesting what the media decides is front page news and what they don't decide is front page news! Trump being a child sex abuser with close connections to Jeffrey Epstein somehow doesn't merit the same coverage as "unnamed Dem insider has concerns about Biden's age"

I saw this was trending and had to google it "The post alleges that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for this year's presidential election, "forced" young girls to "perform lesbian sex acts."

Donald Trump, Katie Johnson allegations: Everything we knowwww.newsweek.com Allegations from a lawsuit that was dismissed in 2016 are circulating on social media.

Meanwhile "Second Variety" is starting up in Russia. This timeline is like Philip K Dick bingo.

NYTimes: A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots - A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/t...

A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robotswww.nytimes.com Driven by the war with Russia, many Ukrainian companies are working on a major leap forward in the weaponization of consumer technology.

This week has been a powerful reminder that people should learn history and not just U.S. History. Histories of the late Roman Republic should be required reading. You don't give a leader immunity to prosecution if you're familiar with the term "Reign of Terror."

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Channel that anxiety into something useful

I just signed up to write postcards to get out the vote in swing states. You can, too! www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/

Postcards to Swing States - Progressive Turnout Projectwww.turnoutpac.org Voters who receive handwritten postcards are significantly more likely to vote. We proved it in 2020.

So ludicrously tired and out of it this morning I could swear I just heard a voice saying, "Only the art of Master Elrond can save him now."

British press start flying lazy circles over Gareth Southgate.

Fantastic episode of Dr. Doug: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQqL...

Classical Composer Reacts to PINK FLOYD: SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND (Live in 1974) | The Daily Dougwww.youtube.com YouTube video by Doug Helvering

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New edition comes July 9. Antifascist futurism. “Spiky prose hooks the reader’s attention . . . a Goya-esque vision of war-torn western Europe, bombed out and unstable . . . from a resurgence of Russian militarism and the collapse of NATO.” —Publishers Weekly openroadmedia.com/ebook/eclips...