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The bombing outside an American Reproductive Centers clinic in Palm Springs, California, shows how difficult the diffuse movement is to combat, say experts.
Fertility clinic bombing spotlights ‘nihilistic’ violent extremism wave
The bombing outside an American Reproductive Centers clinic in Palm Springs, California, shows how difficult the diffuse movement is to combat, say experts.
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May 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a steep tax on most goods that come into America has tested the mettle of small business owners whose companies are reliant on global trade.
China tariffs are no longer 145%, but for small businesses in the crossfire, ‘it’s still awful’ | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a steep tax on most goods that come into America has tested the mettle of small business owners whose companies are reliant on global trade.
cnn.it
May 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Contrary to the narrative from the president, sources say that the Trump administration was the one that approached Qatar about acquiring a Boeing 747.
Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’ | CNN Politics
The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told C...
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May 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s takeover and gutting of the U.S. Institute of Peace were unlawful and a “gross usurpation of power” and ordered the reinstatement of officials ejected by the White House.
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Takeover of Institute of Peace Is Illegal
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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“Tell me the wretched truth about America” is inspired rhetoric. Don’t tell me we were great. Tell me what’s wrong, what demands repair & redress. Show me what needs work.

Tell me, in short, the truth. I can take it. bsky.app/profile/atru...
April 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Loopy exhausted Senator Booker is still a charming inspiring delight.

Just like the Talmud teaches that the cup (booze) the coin ($) and the consternation (anger) show us a lot about who someone really is, I think exhaustion does, too.
April 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Aber was “at the helm of high-profile investigations into intelligence leaks, allegations of war crimes against Russian-linked individuals and people suspected of providing sensitive U.S. technology to Moscow before she stepped down at the start of the year.”

www.newsweek.com/jessica-aber...
Ex-US Attorney Jessica Aber investigated Russia, CIA leaker before death
Aber resigned as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office.
www.newsweek.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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The White House wants to recruit corporate sponsors to contribute to its Easter Egg Roll next month, raising ethical and legal concerns that President Trump is allowing companies to profit from the 147-year-old tradition by turning it into a showcase for their brands.
White House Wants to Recruit Corporate Sponsors for Easter Egg Roll
The White House has moved to turn its Easter Egg Roll, a tradition that stretches back to Rutherford B. Hayes, into a chance to showcase brands.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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I feel confident in predicting history will judge this decade or so as the absolutely stupidest time in American history.

Honestly our kids and grandkids will read about this time and be shocked that adults existed.
March 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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The Usha Vance led delegation to Greenland was unsought by the Greenlanders and has been angrily rejected by them. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...
March 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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“The truth is these are not very bright guys...and things got out of hand.” <now the epitaph for the USA.
March 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Chants of TAX THE RICH! From today’s Indivisible empty chair town hall for Darrell Issa - who just so happens to be the richest person in Congress. @velshi.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com @indivisible.org
March 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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New Quinniac poll:

If there's a shutdown...

32% blame Dems
31% blame Republicans
22% blame Trump

That's a majority blaming Trump and/or the GOP. Hang tough, Dems.
March 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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If someone gives you shit about wearing a mask, tell them "I have tuberculosis. You want some?"
February 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
None of this should need saying: Palestinian isn't an insult and the so-called leader of the free world shouldn't use it as such. Also it is not up to an orange man to decide who in the Black community is Black and who in the Jewish community is Jewish.
March 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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In an interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments.
Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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If you’re calling Mark Kelly (U.S. Navy combat pilot, NASA astronaut, and U.S. Senator) a traitor and Donald Trump (convicted felon, rapist, and Russia’s KGB agent “Krasnov”) your president, it might be time for a long look in the mirror.
March 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Seth Abramson called it. Musk’s going mad.
We are witnessing a very, very dangerous ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’ of a human psyche as it descends into complete madness.
This drug addled, hubris diseased megalomaniac needs to be reined in before he starts WWIII
March 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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"Democrats have countered—and rightly so—that there’s no point in giving the president a new budget if he continues to defy the current one."
How Democrats Can Win This Shutdown Fight
The party may be out of power, but it is not powerless. Here are a few suggestions for what to do about government funding.
www.thebulwark.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Always good to remember that there has literally never been a Twitter outage since Elron took over that he didn't blame on a massive cyberattack. He means "massive cyberattack" in the sense of "I fired all my techs".
March 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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"Republicans aren’t just closer in worldview to Turkey and Russia than they are to Democrats. The right-wing European parties are closer to Democrats than they are to Republicans."

Quite the data point.
New Data: Republican Voters Want Authoritarianism
Inside the World Values Survey.
www.thebulwark.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Times Square Hotel help: Intercontinental or Sofitel? It's all gotten so expensive but I like a nice crashpad.
March 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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So there are so few talented people in New York City—which deems itself the center of the world—that the main candidates are a criminal (Adams) and a known heel (Cuomo)?

This is disgraceful. This is why people hate politics.

U.S. politics would rather resurrect a PoS than develop _any_ new talent.
March 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Still processing the fact that Zelensky asked Vance “Have you ever actually been to Ukraine?” and his response was that he’s watched and seen some videos.
March 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM