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John Coltrane Lives
@aminhnow.bsky.social
· Mar 26
“We are currently clean on OPSEC” accidentally sent to a journalist is an all time classic.
I believe the pitch for this season of The Apprentice: Presidential Edition was, "It's Veep meets Schindler's List"
The Trump administration is surely going to take umbrage at this persecution of Christians, right?
Via @charlotteobserver.com: Church members flee as federal agents arrive at east Charlotte place of worship
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.” www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.” www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
Church members flee as federal agents arrive at east Charlotte place of worship
Witnesses say one man was detained while doing yard work while his wife and child were inside.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Trump administration is surely going to take umbrage at this persecution of Christians, right?
Who thinks that we aren't going to see government financial data for a good while? Perhaps until after Nov 2026? 🙋♂️
US economic outlook obscured by shutdown-triggered data gap on.ft.com/47OpOXG
US economic outlook obscured by shutdown-triggered data gap
The statistical blind spot could affect everything from interest rate cuts to investment decisions
on.ft.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Who thinks that we aren't going to see government financial data for a good while? Perhaps until after Nov 2026? 🙋♂️
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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Reverend David Black has a Bible open and is preaching to the police now, inviting them to join him in standing with the persecuted inside the detention center.
"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"
"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Reverend David Black has a Bible open and is preaching to the police now, inviting them to join him in standing with the persecuted inside the detention center.
"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"
"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"
Sounds like something a King would do
Scoop - Trump has fired all the sitting members on the Commission on Fine Arts, an independent agency expected to review his construction projects.
White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects
The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Sounds like something a King would do
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I would like to once again state for the record that building an entire sociomaterial culture— especially regarding housing, healthcare, and food— out of a combination of "caveat emptor," "fuck you I got mine," and "YOLO" actually really fucking sucks
January 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I would like to once again state for the record that building an entire sociomaterial culture— especially regarding housing, healthcare, and food— out of a combination of "caveat emptor," "fuck you I got mine," and "YOLO" actually really fucking sucks
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The legacy of the Founders was complex & often ambiguous but if there’s one thing they made crystal clear it’s that having a large standing army financed by private funds beholden to a man calling himself king was a total non starter
But I guess your oligarch owner doesn’t want folks to know that
But I guess your oligarch owner doesn’t want folks to know that
The Pentagon accepted a $130 million anonymous donation to pay active-duty troops during the government shutdown, a move that raises questions about private funding.
The contribution will only cover a small amount of the funds needed to pay the troops.
The contribution will only cover a small amount of the funds needed to pay the troops.
Pentagon to use $130 million anonymous donation to help pay troops
The amount is less than a day’s worth of salaries. Fiscal policy experts say the move also raises legal questions.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The legacy of the Founders was complex & often ambiguous but if there’s one thing they made crystal clear it’s that having a large standing army financed by private funds beholden to a man calling himself king was a total non starter
But I guess your oligarch owner doesn’t want folks to know that
But I guess your oligarch owner doesn’t want folks to know that
I wonder how many adherents to Prosperity Gospel Christianity became millionaires after joining their churches? I'm guessing just the preachers and, of course, the grifters who joined and convinced their fellow church goers to buy into their MLM scheme.
October 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I wonder how many adherents to Prosperity Gospel Christianity became millionaires after joining their churches? I'm guessing just the preachers and, of course, the grifters who joined and convinced their fellow church goers to buy into their MLM scheme.
In the 90s when the GOP went after Bill Clinton for his infidelities a whole bunch of the same type of actions came out about GOP pols. Those were all dismissed as "youthful indiscretions" even though they had occurred while these dudes were in their 30s and 40s. Who knew GOP men were all Peter Pan.
“Kids”
My daughters are 26 and 29
One is a physician
And one is a TESOL Teacher in China
Neither are children
Neither get to speak like children who don’t know right from wrong anymore
And I hate to break it to these pathetic little cucks
But neither can they
My daughters are 26 and 29
One is a physician
And one is a TESOL Teacher in China
Neither are children
Neither get to speak like children who don’t know right from wrong anymore
And I hate to break it to these pathetic little cucks
But neither can they
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In the 90s when the GOP went after Bill Clinton for his infidelities a whole bunch of the same type of actions came out about GOP pols. Those were all dismissed as "youthful indiscretions" even though they had occurred while these dudes were in their 30s and 40s. Who knew GOP men were all Peter Pan.
"lower" prices - so not negotiated but at thee whim of the manufacturer. The Trump administration is nothing but cruelty wrapped up on a PR campaign
AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal
AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal
WASHINGTON -- AstraZeneca on Friday became the second major pharmaceutical manufacturer to announce it had agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid under a deal struck with the Trump administration that avoided its threats of steep tariffs.
www.dailyherald.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"lower" prices - so not negotiated but at thee whim of the manufacturer. The Trump administration is nothing but cruelty wrapped up on a PR campaign
Since most overseas voters are civilians they have been living abroad with things like universal healthcare, paid family leave, and public investment. MAGA/GOP is terrified of those voters so they are going to do what they always do - suppress the vote.
With the 2026 midterms approaching, Republican officials continue a push for more restrictions on overseas voters, including U.S. military members stationed abroad.
A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms
Republican officials are pushing for more voting restrictions on U.S. citizens who were born abroad and have never lived in the country, after unsuccessfully challenging their ballots in 2024.
n.pr
October 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Since most overseas voters are civilians they have been living abroad with things like universal healthcare, paid family leave, and public investment. MAGA/GOP is terrified of those voters so they are going to do what they always do - suppress the vote.
The American white Evangelical movement and American Christian Nationalists sure don't seem to believe in Christ's own words about rich men, needles, and camels.
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The American white Evangelical movement and American Christian Nationalists sure don't seem to believe in Christ's own words about rich men, needles, and camels.
If I visit there better damn well be a murder to solve with the aid of a local cop who was in Scotland Yard but left after a failed child murder investigation that they are still haunted by
A charming village has been crowned the "prettiest little village of the north" thanks to its captivating and "magical" surroundings.
Tiny village named one of Britain's prettiest with 'shockingly few visitors'
www.mirror.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If I visit there better damn well be a murder to solve with the aid of a local cop who was in Scotland Yard but left after a failed child murder investigation that they are still haunted by
Fuck ICE. Fuck this white supremacist administration.
With no warning last Friday, a former Cincinnati Children’ s Hospital chaplain was released after a 72-day stay in the Butler County Jail.
ICE releases Ohio hospital chaplain. Case for detention unclear • Ohio Capital Journal
With no warning last Friday, a former Cincinnati Children' s Hospital chaplain was released after a 72-day stay in the Butler County Jail.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Fuck ICE. Fuck this white supremacist administration.
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"There is in our future a TV or Internet populism, in which the emotional response of a selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as the Voice of the People."
Umberto Eco, ‘Ur-Fascism’
Umberto Eco, ‘Ur-Fascism’
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"There is in our future a TV or Internet populism, in which the emotional response of a selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as the Voice of the People."
Umberto Eco, ‘Ur-Fascism’
Umberto Eco, ‘Ur-Fascism’
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The 3 stages of grief: denial, anger, ballroom
Q: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.
September 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The 3 stages of grief: denial, anger, ballroom
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Kind of weird how Roberts declared the VRA preclearance to rest on dated and unfair assumptions about the South and within 15 years the former Confederate states will have effectively eliminated almost every black district within those states.
Missouri Republicans today passed a new gerrymander that would break apart the Democratic district in Kansas City, which would flip a seat to the GOP. (The governor is expected to sign it.) www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Missouri senators pass gerrymandered map that slashes through Kansas City
The vote marked a pivotal moment in Missouri, potentially altering the political makeup of Kansas City for years.
www.kansascity.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Kind of weird how Roberts declared the VRA preclearance to rest on dated and unfair assumptions about the South and within 15 years the former Confederate states will have effectively eliminated almost every black district within those states.
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I get called radical because I want affordable housing and rational, compassionate immigration policy and gun reform that helps keep kids safe.
Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.
Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.
September 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I get called radical because I want affordable housing and rational, compassionate immigration policy and gun reform that helps keep kids safe.
Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.
Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.
At this point why are we even separating AL & NL stats other than tradition? Between inter-league play, the unbalanced schedule, and the DH in both leagues there are no distinctions anymore.
2025 AL HR Leaders
Cal Raleigh (53)
Aaron Judge (46)
Junior Caminero (42)
Jo Adell (35)
All Leaders: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2025-batting-leaders.shtml
Cal Raleigh (53)
Aaron Judge (46)
Junior Caminero (42)
Jo Adell (35)
All Leaders: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2025-batting-leaders.shtml
September 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
At this point why are we even separating AL & NL stats other than tradition? Between inter-league play, the unbalanced schedule, and the DH in both leagues there are no distinctions anymore.
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george lucas made a three film opus about how a combination of tariffs, incels, and anxiety would give rise to fascism and we all made fun of him smfh
September 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
george lucas made a three film opus about how a combination of tariffs, incels, and anxiety would give rise to fascism and we all made fun of him smfh
What I have learned today:
It is perfectly acceptable to say bigoted, hateful and dehumanizing things, but if you point out that the person who says them are bigoted, hateful, and dehumanizing you are stoking violence.
It is perfectly acceptable to say bigoted, hateful and dehumanizing things, but if you point out that the person who says them are bigoted, hateful, and dehumanizing you are stoking violence.
September 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What I have learned today:
It is perfectly acceptable to say bigoted, hateful and dehumanizing things, but if you point out that the person who says them are bigoted, hateful, and dehumanizing you are stoking violence.
It is perfectly acceptable to say bigoted, hateful and dehumanizing things, but if you point out that the person who says them are bigoted, hateful, and dehumanizing you are stoking violence.
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A lot of people who were panic mongering about a woke cultural revolution are conspicuously quiet about a youth activist denouncing a professor for wrong think and that professor being fired as part of a campaign of public shaming by political leaders.
Update on the Texas A&M professor / cell phone video situation: the professor has been fired by the A&M president
president.tamu.edu/messages/an-...
president.tamu.edu/messages/an-...
September 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A lot of people who were panic mongering about a woke cultural revolution are conspicuously quiet about a youth activist denouncing a professor for wrong think and that professor being fired as part of a campaign of public shaming by political leaders.
The microwave is not heating things up as well as it used to. I think it's running out of science rays.
September 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The microwave is not heating things up as well as it used to. I think it's running out of science rays.
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Whether it's Democrats making it harder for kids to get cigarettes or Republicans making it harder for kids to get vaccines, both sides have imposed the will of government on America's children.
September 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Whether it's Democrats making it harder for kids to get cigarettes or Republicans making it harder for kids to get vaccines, both sides have imposed the will of government on America's children.