Deth Veggie
Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable -- CULT OF THE DEAD COW -- .ooM
Hacker / Archaeologist / Gadabout / Professional Something-or-Other. Anti-fascist and Pro-science. As the old axiom says, reality has a liberal bias.
Nazis need to be punched.
- Whoa, holy crap. I remember linking to this when I wrote the first cDc website back in the mid-90s.
- The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions! This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
- Because the human experience is universal. People see people being attacked by an oppressive government, and it's entirely natural that they draw comparisons and analogies to events that affect them more directly. I would argue that's a good thing. The alternative is "othering" the victims.
- There's any number of reasons why tear gas isn't supposed to be fired like this. Leaving aside the question of indiscriminate victims of the gas itself, it's also worth noting that tear gas cannisters are HOT... ~600°F. So... basically they're launching firebombs randomly into the neighbourhood.
- Reposted by Deth Veggiechat is it a good thing when the US Attorney representing the DOJ is also afraid of getting disappeared by the same organizations they're representing
- If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can: drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
- Reposted by Deth VeggieBut Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
- Reposted by Deth VeggieAs expected, #SCOTUS denies the emergency application to block California’s congressional redistricting—with no public dissents. Among other things, this is also a good addition to the “be cynical but not nihilistic about the Court” file.
- IF ONLY SOMEONE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY PREDICTED THIS.
- NEW: Children are developing encephalitis as the South Carolina measles outbreak continues. @emilymullin.bsky.social has more:
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- Reposted by Deth VeggieA Ron Wyden specialty: sending a letter in public that reveals he's seen some really bad classified shit that he wants an explanation for.
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- Excellent! The chud who attacked (and subsequently got his ass kicked by) a bunch of kids who were protesting against the gestapo got arrested for doing so. xcancel.com/i/status/201...
- Ohhh, my god. Reading the transcript, and it's bonkers. (thread: bsky.app/profile/dani...)
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- Reposted by Deth VeggieRead this whole astonishing document. it should be taught as an object lesson in what volunteering to assist a fascist government does to your mind, body, and soul.
- If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can: drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
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- Reposted by Deth VeggieIt seems me the most likely outcome of that, by far, is that they intimidate some very small number of voters but enrage some rather a lot larger number of voters. Rough up hispanic voters in NC, still lose the senate seat there, but also Texas is blue now kind of outcome.
- Reposted by Deth VeggieMy point here is that knee-jerk doomerism rests on not doing the actual analysis that needs to be done. Might there be vulnerable-R seats with heavy Hispanic representation where targeted polling station patrols are likely to suppress D more than R? Maybe! But can't just assert the doom.
- Reposted by Deth VeggieLet’s think through how ICE/BP thugs doing voter intimidation could possibly swing the midterms. Have to pick close races, pick the right precincts, not inspire backlash, and do all that in enough places to overcome a likely national wave. They’ll try, it’s wrong, but I second the anti-doomerism.
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- Reposted by Deth VeggieIf you’re canceling your Washington Post subscriptions today, 1) I don’t blame you, it’s a sad day for the Post, and 2) I must shamelessly recommend another (non-billionaire-owned) news source for you to subscribe to: zeteo.com/subscribe
- Reposted by Deth Veggiethe people who've been running the Washington Post could have only ever run it into the ground, you cannot expect anything else from incompetent leaders; CBS is next
- Reposted by Deth VeggieCrazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.
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- Reposted by Deth Veggie/2 2 Also: one virtue of the Epstein files is that they provide a lot of primary evidence: actual direct written communications between individuals and Epstein. People’s own emails — what they say in writing — are the opposite of smears or rumors. They are compelling evidence.
- Reposted by Deth Veggie”Provocative” is like “intellectual.” If other people use it to describe you, maybe you are. If you use it to describe yourself, you’re more likely just an asshole.
- Reposted by Deth VeggieA publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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- Reposted by Deth VeggieI’ve written an editorial for @consequence.bsky.social revealing the inspiration behind my song ‘City of Heroes’ and reflecting on the role that music can play in the struggle against oppression consequence.net/2026/02/bill...
- Adam's not wrong.
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- The gestapo must be eradicated by any means necessary. Prosecute every single one of them.
- Reposted by Deth Veggie"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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- Perspective.
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- Reposted by Deth VeggieMinnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
- Reposted by Deth VeggieRemember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel? Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again. And they almost shot some kids in the process.
- Reposted by Deth VeggieHe literally pulled a "you should smile more" IN RESPONSE TO AN EPSTEIN QUESTION.
- Reposted by Deth VeggieSo, we get Lupita Nyong’o as Helen, the white supremacists get to get see the Melania movie. Seems like a fair trade to me. :)
- Reposted by Deth VeggieTHOU SHALT NOT PROTECT PEDOS!!! WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SENDER’S NAME REDACTED?!?
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- Yes, we have the right. We also have the responsibility to do so.
- You have the right to call President Donald Trump a fascist. (new @msnbc.com column)
- Reposted by Deth VeggieSometimes you have to say it out loud to appreciate how dire t all is: The president just openly declared his plans to steal the midterm elections — in an interview with the former number two person at the FBI.
- Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
- Reposted by Deth Veggie"Nearby, a six-year-old wondered if the unicorn she saw marching earlier was ok. "
- Reposted by Deth VeggieICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
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- Not all heroes wear capes, but ALL heroes do everything they can to document the gestapo.
- Reposted by Deth VeggieThree rules in FBI firearm training: 1. Always point your weapon downrange 2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot 3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
