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Multiple Republicans are absurdly claiming they're just fighting back against Democratic gerrymandering.
In 2024, roughly 3 times more seats were in states drawn to favor the GOP than Dems.
The GOP in Congress & on the Supreme Court has repeatedly blocked efforts to ban gerrymandering nationwide
In 2024, roughly 3 times more seats were in states drawn to favor the GOP than Dems.
The GOP in Congress & on the Supreme Court has repeatedly blocked efforts to ban gerrymandering nationwide
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Multiple Republicans are absurdly claiming they're just fighting back against Democratic gerrymandering.
In 2024, roughly 3 times more seats were in states drawn to favor the GOP than Dems.
The GOP in Congress & on the Supreme Court has repeatedly blocked efforts to ban gerrymandering nationwide
In 2024, roughly 3 times more seats were in states drawn to favor the GOP than Dems.
The GOP in Congress & on the Supreme Court has repeatedly blocked efforts to ban gerrymandering nationwide
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What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
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ICE are thug scum.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
ICE are thug scum.
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The birth of the internet, according to Jon Bois
YouTube video by Secret Base
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Pam Bondi: “CA’s redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process. Gov. Newsom’s attempt to entrench 1-party rule and silence millions of Californians will not stand.” But TX is good to go? Rating: 5 screams. 😱😱😱😱😱 apnews.com/article/cali...
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pam Bondi: “CA’s redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process. Gov. Newsom’s attempt to entrench 1-party rule and silence millions of Californians will not stand.” But TX is good to go? Rating: 5 screams. 😱😱😱😱😱 apnews.com/article/cali...
No
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
No
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“The future holds only conflict and mayhem!”
“Tell me you forgive me!”
and of course
“I’ll kill you!”
“The future holds only conflict and mayhem!”
“Tell me you forgive me!”
and of course
“I’ll kill you!”
"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings"
"One shall stand, one shall fall"
"Robot dinosaurs might be useful"
"I have no problems with having more weapons"
"One shall stand, one shall fall"
"Robot dinosaurs might be useful"
"I have no problems with having more weapons"
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Also
“The future holds only conflict and mayhem!”
“Tell me you forgive me!”
and of course
“I’ll kill you!”
“The future holds only conflict and mayhem!”
“Tell me you forgive me!”
and of course
“I’ll kill you!”
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Shitty people, shitty values, shitty culture.
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Shitty people, shitty values, shitty culture.
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Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
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The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
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Thought the Times had been hoaxed. Turns out to be so much better than that
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Thought the Times had been hoaxed. Turns out to be so much better than that
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The carceral state is generally brutal and evil in the way it treats the human beings it cages, but it’s fine to point out when there are bursts of unusually concentrated or vigorous evil and use it to get people to care.
Pregnant women detained by ICE report horrifying treatment: shackling, solitary confinement, no prenatal vitamins, inadequate food. ICE's own directives and regulations require the agency to avoid detention of pregnant people in the first place. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
www.nbcnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The carceral state is generally brutal and evil in the way it treats the human beings it cages, but it’s fine to point out when there are bursts of unusually concentrated or vigorous evil and use it to get people to care.
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i can’t believe the chiefs are playing in the sunday 1 pm window. this is exactly like when god assumed mortal form through jesus so he could experience life as man did
October 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
i can’t believe the chiefs are playing in the sunday 1 pm window. this is exactly like when god assumed mortal form through jesus so he could experience life as man did
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Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
Rachida Dati announces robbery had taken place at world’s most-visited museum
The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most-visited museum, has suddenly closed for the day after the French culture minister said there had a been a robbery.
“A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,” Rachida Dati wrote on social media. She used the French word braquage, which can mean robbery or hold-up. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Louvre closed after robbery, French culture minister says
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Despite everything I still have fundamental faith in the American people turning this around and making things better.
[reads any New York Times focus group]
Fuck this. Fuck everything. Burn it all down. [drinks directly from tequila bottle]
[reads any New York Times focus group]
Fuck this. Fuck everything. Burn it all down. [drinks directly from tequila bottle]
September 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Despite everything I still have fundamental faith in the American people turning this around and making things better.
[reads any New York Times focus group]
Fuck this. Fuck everything. Burn it all down. [drinks directly from tequila bottle]
[reads any New York Times focus group]
Fuck this. Fuck everything. Burn it all down. [drinks directly from tequila bottle]
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writing is such a sophisticated and varied art form that i hesitate to prescribe any immutable rules of writing, except for this one: no matter what you're writing, be it fiction, personal narrative, an academic paper, or a patent application, you should begin every paragraph with "Erm ..."
September 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
writing is such a sophisticated and varied art form that i hesitate to prescribe any immutable rules of writing, except for this one: no matter what you're writing, be it fiction, personal narrative, an academic paper, or a patent application, you should begin every paragraph with "Erm ..."
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SILENT HILL f
September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
SILENT HILL f
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if you enjoy this post, be sure to share it with your friends
September 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
if you enjoy this post, be sure to share it with your friends
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Anyway, now we know what the FCC thinks is in the public interest:
Fox host advocating for executing homeless people? Yes
ABC comic suggesting Trumpers are using a death cynically? No
Fox host advocating for executing homeless people? Yes
ABC comic suggesting Trumpers are using a death cynically? No
September 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Anyway, now we know what the FCC thinks is in the public interest:
Fox host advocating for executing homeless people? Yes
ABC comic suggesting Trumpers are using a death cynically? No
Fox host advocating for executing homeless people? Yes
ABC comic suggesting Trumpers are using a death cynically? No
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A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
Arrival fallacy
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Arrival fallacy