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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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In a civilized country, Trump's treatment of women reporters would drop his approvals so low that he'd be forced to leave office.
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
In a civilized country, Trump's treatment of women reporters would drop his approvals so low that he'd be forced to leave office.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Rest in Peace Jane Goodall.
October 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Rest in Peace Jane Goodall.
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‘Broken English’ reappraises Marianne Faithfull's legacy at Venice reut.rs/45HKMrF
‘Broken English’ reappraises Marianne Faithfull's legacy at Venice
The life and career of British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull are reappraised at the Venice Film Festival in "Broken English", a movie that mixes documentary and fiction in an effort to redress her often distorted public image.
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August 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
‘Broken English’ reappraises Marianne Faithfull's legacy at Venice reut.rs/45HKMrF
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By all means, let the guy who told the secretary of state of Georgia "I just want to find 11,780 votes" make decisions about whose numbers are wrong.
REPORTER: Why did you fire the head of the bureau of labor statistics?
TRUMP: Because I thought her numbers were wrong
TRUMP: Because I thought her numbers were wrong
August 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
By all means, let the guy who told the secretary of state of Georgia "I just want to find 11,780 votes" make decisions about whose numbers are wrong.
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Booker: Do you think we got the right to vote for women because a bunch of men on the House floor got together and said “on the count of three, women get the right to vote..” That’s not how it happened… Change doesn’t come from Washington. It comes to Washington.
April 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Booker: Do you think we got the right to vote for women because a bunch of men on the House floor got together and said “on the count of three, women get the right to vote..” That’s not how it happened… Change doesn’t come from Washington. It comes to Washington.
Devastating.
Breaking News: The executive producer of “60 Minutes” said that he would resign from the long-running program because he had lost his journalistic independence.
Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence
The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Devastating.
Kids of the Seventies… this podcast episode will really take you back. How lucky we are to have grown up on Sesame Street.
The newest Strong Songs is all about the music of the Muppets, with a visit to Sesame Street along the way. 🎶
Rainbow Connection, Mah Na Mah Na, Pinball Number Count, the Sesame Street theme, and more. It was an incredibly fun episode to make, and I hope you like it!
Rainbow Connection, Mah Na Mah Na, Pinball Number Count, the Sesame Street theme, and more. It was an incredibly fun episode to make, and I hope you like it!
S07E04 - The Music of the Muppets
Kirk pays a visit the musical world of The Muppets, from their Sesame Street origins in the 60s to the globe-hopping, cinematic heights of the 70s and 80s, with plenty of detours along the way. FEATUR...
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April 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Kids of the Seventies… this podcast episode will really take you back. How lucky we are to have grown up on Sesame Street.
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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Bring home Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Bring home Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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This is what I thought of when I read "Butt-Hurt Donnie" complaining about last night's 60 Minutes broadcast.
April 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is what I thought of when I read "Butt-Hurt Donnie" complaining about last night's 60 Minutes broadcast.
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Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
April 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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This is what happens when everyone knows gramps shouldn't be driving but no one wants to take away his keys.
April 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is what happens when everyone knows gramps shouldn't be driving but no one wants to take away his keys.
Ben Stein should really be a talking head today on all the networks.
April 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Ben Stein should really be a talking head today on all the networks.
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“Is he just dumb or is he owned by someone who wants to destroy America?” is a less-than-ideal binary question to have to ask of the person leading your country.
April 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Is he just dumb or is he owned by someone who wants to destroy America?” is a less-than-ideal binary question to have to ask of the person leading your country.
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Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
HUNTSVILLE, AL—In an effort to comfort the child by telling her the funds had gone to a far better place, local parents Blake and Allison McKee gently explained to their daughter Friday that their mon...
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April 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
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This is horrifyingly correct.
March 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is horrifyingly correct.
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"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than democratic State itself. That is Fascism — ownership of govt by an individual, by a group or by any controlling private power."
—FDR, Message to Congress, Apr 29, 1938
—FDR, Message to Congress, Apr 29, 1938
March 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than democratic State itself. That is Fascism — ownership of govt by an individual, by a group or by any controlling private power."
—FDR, Message to Congress, Apr 29, 1938
—FDR, Message to Congress, Apr 29, 1938
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.