doyouhearthunder
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Just some possums standing on each other's shoulders in a trenchcoat. Best known for writing a few Deltarune fics sometimes.
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“But toward the end of his first year in office this term, just 36% of Americans approve of his handling of the economy, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. It's his worst mark in the six years that Marist has been asking the question.” — www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...
Trump's economic approval hits a new low at 36%, poll finds
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
“But toward the end of his first year in office this term, just 36% of Americans approve of his handling of the economy, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. It's his worst mark in the six years that Marist has been asking the question.” — www.npr.org/2025/12/17/n...
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I am begging someone to ask him to explain this math
LOLLL Trump claims he’s cutting drug prices by 600 percent, which is not possible
December 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I am begging someone to ask him to explain this math
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I don't think it's so radical to say that anyone who denies that Biden won the 2020 election should be barred from holding public office. It is an unquestionable mark of a seditionist and on par with pledging loyalty to a foreign government or army.
PAINFUL to watch. There’s a clear Trump judicial nominee loyalty test.
They must forever deny, deny, deny that he lost the 2020 presidential election.
Fragile.
They must forever deny, deny, deny that he lost the 2020 presidential election.
Fragile.
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I don't think it's so radical to say that anyone who denies that Biden won the 2020 election should be barred from holding public office. It is an unquestionable mark of a seditionist and on par with pledging loyalty to a foreign government or army.
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Arguably the most salient thing for Understanding Economy
The US is very big
December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Arguably the most salient thing for Understanding Economy
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also, datacenters are, like, entirely in the US. there's like 2x the datacenters in the us than the rest of the world combined. www.apolloacademy.com/5426-data-ce...
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
also, datacenters are, like, entirely in the US. there's like 2x the datacenters in the us than the rest of the world combined. www.apolloacademy.com/5426-data-ce...
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I do wanna see what specials look like closer to the midterms but this has pretty consistently been pointing to a >D+10 year which is fucking terrifying
It appears that vote-counting may be done in KY. If so, it's an astounding *42-point* overperformance for Democrat Gary Clemons, a union leader and Army vet. This district moved to the right last year, from Biden+10 to Harris+5, but the GOP never seriously contested it.
Big Board updated -->
Big Board updated -->
The Downballot's special elections Big Board for the 2025-26 cycle
docs.google.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I do wanna see what specials look like closer to the midterms but this has pretty consistently been pointing to a >D+10 year which is fucking terrifying
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The last time we got anything close to that was 2008 which was about D+10 in the House
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The last time we got anything close to that was 2008 which was about D+10 in the House
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KOSA has been defeated several times already and they keep trying over and over until the one time it goes through, at which point it becomes everyone's problem. It will be an unmitigated disaster if this passes and they say, well, sorry, now it's the law. Make sure your creature votes No on this.
Hey romancelandia and fandom peeps! If you live in the U.S. right now you should know that KOSA (along with a slew of censorship bills) are advancing through congress right now. If you care about spicy books and/or fanfiction you should contact your reps right now and tell them to vote NO on KOSA!
US House Subcommittee Advances 18 Child Online Safety Bills | TechPolicy.Press
Some members expressed "fury" at the tech industry for not doing more to protect children and teens.
www.techpolicy.press
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
KOSA has been defeated several times already and they keep trying over and over until the one time it goes through, at which point it becomes everyone's problem. It will be an unmitigated disaster if this passes and they say, well, sorry, now it's the law. Make sure your creature votes No on this.
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this is sort of cosmically funny because you know if you looked at their employees' hard drives, a lot of them would go to federal prison
Heritage Foundation, backers of Project 2025, have issued a call to criminalize porn by detailing specific types of imagery that should be illegal, including "deviate sexual intercourse," "female genitals," and "nudity."
Only "civilizing" images that point to "marital sex" should be allowed.
Only "civilizing" images that point to "marital sex" should be allowed.
The Problem of Online Porn: It's Already Illegal
United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said in a 1964 opinion that he could not define pornography but “I know it when I see it.” Perhaps such a sentiment was permissible then, wh...
www.heritage.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this is sort of cosmically funny because you know if you looked at their employees' hard drives, a lot of them would go to federal prison
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[turns chair around] when you think about it, Jesus glitched out of a tomb at Golgotha,
Dude I am officially so done with speedrun leaderboard discourse
December 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
[turns chair around] when you think about it, Jesus glitched out of a tomb at Golgotha,
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The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
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"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
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This is the exact lighting they use for the pic to accompany a profile of a professor who got suspended because he kept using slurs in class as a supposed intellectual provocation.
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is the exact lighting they use for the pic to accompany a profile of a professor who got suspended because he kept using slurs in class as a supposed intellectual provocation.
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trump is evil.
we can just call him that. we do not have to medicalise it; it is at this point actively harmful to both the discourse and to, like, actual real-live perfectly-functional friendly and charming sociopaths to call him a Sociopathic Narcissist or whatever
he's just evil. full stop.
we can just call him that. we do not have to medicalise it; it is at this point actively harmful to both the discourse and to, like, actual real-live perfectly-functional friendly and charming sociopaths to call him a Sociopathic Narcissist or whatever
he's just evil. full stop.
December 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
trump is evil.
we can just call him that. we do not have to medicalise it; it is at this point actively harmful to both the discourse and to, like, actual real-live perfectly-functional friendly and charming sociopaths to call him a Sociopathic Narcissist or whatever
he's just evil. full stop.
we can just call him that. we do not have to medicalise it; it is at this point actively harmful to both the discourse and to, like, actual real-live perfectly-functional friendly and charming sociopaths to call him a Sociopathic Narcissist or whatever
he's just evil. full stop.
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Again, there is a lot in the world I can understand, but I cannot fathom looking at Trump and not thinking "That man is a total turd"
December 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Again, there is a lot in the world I can understand, but I cannot fathom looking at Trump and not thinking "That man is a total turd"
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I am totally serious about this: file articles of impeachment over this specifically
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I am totally serious about this: file articles of impeachment over this specifically
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Exactly right. Condemning a dying sociopath with a 36% approval rating isn’t breathtaking courage or the opening volley of a revolution — it’s just good PR.
at least at this point, I would say that this seems less like a tipping point in itself and more evidence that trump's increasing unpopularity has led others in the GOP to feel more comfortable criticizing him.
This is the fifth GOP congressperson I’ve seen criticizing Trump’s post on Rob Reiner, and the first who isn’t either leaving the House (MTG, Bacon), a frequent critic (Massie), or in a swing district (Lawler).
December 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Exactly right. Condemning a dying sociopath with a 36% approval rating isn’t breathtaking courage or the opening volley of a revolution — it’s just good PR.
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I still find it darkly hilarious that evangelicals are like "this man is basically jesus" and that michelle obama trying to get kids to eat vegetables was literally satan
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I still find it darkly hilarious that evangelicals are like "this man is basically jesus" and that michelle obama trying to get kids to eat vegetables was literally satan
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fortunately for erick son of erick’s relatives, trump does, in fact, disappear for days at a time, as prescribed by his physicians
maintaining the cognitive dissonance between "i love how racist the president is" and "he's a terrible person" does indeed sound exhausting
December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
fortunately for erick son of erick’s relatives, trump does, in fact, disappear for days at a time, as prescribed by his physicians
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I guarantee you people are going through the guy's FB photos right now trying to find something to use to paint a narrative that he's a monster.
Encountering a misinformation campaign in real time. The bystander who tackled the gunman at Bondi was identified as Ahmed el Ahmed (link below). But in almost every tweet I saw, there are people claiming the real person is "Edward Crabtree," referencing a website called "The Daily."
Hero bystander who tackled gunman in incredible footage identified
In the aftermath of the devastation at Bondi, a deluge of footage poured onto social media. One video of an act of incredible bravery stood out.
www.smh.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I guarantee you people are going through the guy's FB photos right now trying to find something to use to paint a narrative that he's a monster.
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This man is a hero who saved countless lives. He's the best of humanity during the worst of it.
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
December 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This man is a hero who saved countless lives. He's the best of humanity during the worst of it.
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Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
December 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
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if these kids were conservative influencers, it would not have been "things can happen"
December 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
if these kids were conservative influencers, it would not have been "things can happen"