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Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
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THE EXPERIENCED HEAD OF A CRITICAL OFFICE that helps organize important technical research and disburse billions of dollars in funding for the U.S. Navy is being replaced by a 33-year-old former DOGE employee with no apparent naval experience. www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...
SCOOP: Trump Swaps Decorated Admiral With 33-Year-Old DOGEr
The highly unorthodox personnel change affects a critical government research role.
www.thebulwark.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
THE EXPERIENCED HEAD OF A CRITICAL OFFICE that helps organize important technical research and disburse billions of dollars in funding for the U.S. Navy is being replaced by a 33-year-old former DOGE employee with no apparent naval experience. www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...
Thinking back to Constitutional Law with Randy Barnett(!) when I made an impassioned point about how the Roman Republic collapsed, the design of the Constitution was to stop that, and he scoffed, "we're not Rome."
"I pay the soldiers, not the Senate" was how Gaius Marius kicked off the end.
"I pay the soldiers, not the Senate" was how Gaius Marius kicked off the end.
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Thinking back to Constitutional Law with Randy Barnett(!) when I made an impassioned point about how the Roman Republic collapsed, the design of the Constitution was to stop that, and he scoffed, "we're not Rome."
"I pay the soldiers, not the Senate" was how Gaius Marius kicked off the end.
"I pay the soldiers, not the Senate" was how Gaius Marius kicked off the end.
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Seven million patriots celebrated the real America today.
October 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Seven million patriots celebrated the real America today.
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Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
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Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)
October 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
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That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
October 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Was the below not the correct reference photo for the Halloween costume my daughter wanted??
October 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Was the below not the correct reference photo for the Halloween costume my daughter wanted??
I got a new leg brace attachment yesterday and immediately asked the orthopedist, "Who designed this? Tetsuya Nomura?"
September 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I got a new leg brace attachment yesterday and immediately asked the orthopedist, "Who designed this? Tetsuya Nomura?"
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I've been reporting in East Africa on the impact of President Trump's USAID cuts, and I find that not only are children dying in large numbers but the pace is accelerating as stockpiles run out and people grow weaker. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I've been reporting in East Africa on the impact of President Trump's USAID cuts, and I find that not only are children dying in large numbers but the pace is accelerating as stockpiles run out and people grow weaker. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
I didn't watch Kimmel but I believe strongly in the First Amendment. It's wrong for the government to use threats of coercion to suppress protected speech by the opposition, and it's wrong to be cowardly in response.
September 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I didn't watch Kimmel but I believe strongly in the First Amendment. It's wrong for the government to use threats of coercion to suppress protected speech by the opposition, and it's wrong to be cowardly in response.
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16 September 1943 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Anna Schvorc, (or Schvarc) was born in Géberjén.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
September 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
16 September 1943 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Anna Schvorc, (or Schvarc) was born in Géberjén.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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Learn about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow/
I wonder what the occasion was to grace us with the forbidden letter this time
September 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I wonder what the occasion was to grace us with the forbidden letter this time
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Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
September 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
Wordle 1,535 1/6*
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WordleBot
Skill 94/99
Luck 99/99
It finally happened!!!
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WordleBot
Skill 94/99
Luck 99/99
It finally happened!!!
September 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Wordle 1,535 1/6*
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Skill 94/99
Luck 99/99
It finally happened!!!
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
WordleBot
Skill 94/99
Luck 99/99
It finally happened!!!
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SCOTUS thought they could ride the tiger and get what they wanted ideologically. In exchange, they would give him everything he wanted except the Fed. Just leave the Fed alone and you can ignore all federal law. But it ended the same way it has for everyone who tried to ride the tiger since 2016.
August 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
SCOTUS thought they could ride the tiger and get what they wanted ideologically. In exchange, they would give him everything he wanted except the Fed. Just leave the Fed alone and you can ignore all federal law. But it ended the same way it has for everyone who tried to ride the tiger since 2016.
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22 August 1941 | Hungarian Jewish girl Beáta Donner was born.
In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
August 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
22 August 1941 | Hungarian Jewish girl Beáta Donner was born.
In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
Made my order at the restaurant and then saw they had arancini… I had to add it as part of my effort to eat foods I havent had but I learned from the NYT Spelling Bee when I find them
August 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Made my order at the restaurant and then saw they had arancini… I had to add it as part of my effort to eat foods I havent had but I learned from the NYT Spelling Bee when I find them
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Hey remember when Trump's former chief of staff bravely came out publicly during the election to warn the nation that Trump was a dangerous fascist and the New York Times ran a story about on page A14?
August 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Hey remember when Trump's former chief of staff bravely came out publicly during the election to warn the nation that Trump was a dangerous fascist and the New York Times ran a story about on page A14?
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This is an absolute betrayal to people who faithfully served their country. There is not a single Republican on earth who gets to utter the lie that they “care about our troops” now
BREAKING: The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.
US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.
bit.ly
August 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is an absolute betrayal to people who faithfully served their country. There is not a single Republican on earth who gets to utter the lie that they “care about our troops” now
This was the most exciting, unexpected notification on my phone all month @merriam-webster.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This was the most exciting, unexpected notification on my phone all month @merriam-webster.com
Had a shower thought this morning - I’ve heard people say we’d be better off if Biden lost in 2020 because this is worse than Trump I, and we’d be better off if Obama lost to Romney because then no Trump, and honestly it’s wild how liberals’ fantasies are about losing even more than they already do.
July 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Had a shower thought this morning - I’ve heard people say we’d be better off if Biden lost in 2020 because this is worse than Trump I, and we’d be better off if Obama lost to Romney because then no Trump, and honestly it’s wild how liberals’ fantasies are about losing even more than they already do.
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Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
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Imagine this is you.
You’re locked in a cell thousands of miles from home. No one knows where you are. No charges. No trial. No end in sight.
You’re locked in a cell thousands of miles from home. No one knows where you are. No charges. No trial. No end in sight.
July 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Imagine this is you.
You’re locked in a cell thousands of miles from home. No one knows where you are. No charges. No trial. No end in sight.
You’re locked in a cell thousands of miles from home. No one knows where you are. No charges. No trial. No end in sight.
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The guy has spent a year saying yes to everything he once hated because his ultimate objective is maintenance of an electoral democracy. Thats how you play the game with an eye on the prize
June 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The guy has spent a year saying yes to everything he once hated because his ultimate objective is maintenance of an electoral democracy. Thats how you play the game with an eye on the prize