V S
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You took the air, you took the time, you were fed and you were free; now you better put some beauty back, yeah, while you got the energy. -Ani DiFranco
Every universe, our own included, begins in conversation. -The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Every universe, our own included, begins in conversation. -The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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Fun fact: recording police in the public performance of their duties is protected conduct under the First Amendment in North Carolina!
The 4th Circuit even said so (www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/211...)
The 4th Circuit even said so (www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/211...)
They planned to force him to crash or shoot him for recording their crimes. They then accused him of assaulting them. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Fun fact: recording police in the public performance of their duties is protected conduct under the First Amendment in North Carolina!
The 4th Circuit even said so (www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/211...)
The 4th Circuit even said so (www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/211...)
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There was civilization in the Americas before the settlers arrived. The other work being performed here is to erase that and present settlement as the arrival of civilization instead of the annihilation of another
Neither Trump, nor half of his cabinet have “ancestors” who were in North America before the revolution. I’d guess that less than half of current US citizens do. “Your ancestors” is doing a lot of implicitly white Christian nationalist work here.
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
There was civilization in the Americas before the settlers arrived. The other work being performed here is to erase that and present settlement as the arrival of civilization instead of the annihilation of another
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Donald trump meeting Zohran Mamdani:
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Donald trump meeting Zohran Mamdani:
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Lawyer up, you little shits.
“Current and former DOGE staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.“
“Current and former DOGE staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.“
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Lawyer up, you little shits.
“Current and former DOGE staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.“
“Current and former DOGE staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.“
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What is a friendship if not an allegedly non-demi curious, semi-binary relationship?
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What is a friendship if not an allegedly non-demi curious, semi-binary relationship?
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They clearly had a host of different chronic issues, none of which the medical establishment would listen to or treat. Nearly all in this group were women. And the only validation they would get would be from… folks like RFK Jr. These are now somewhere around 80-90% of people who say they have Lyme.
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
They clearly had a host of different chronic issues, none of which the medical establishment would listen to or treat. Nearly all in this group were women. And the only validation they would get would be from… folks like RFK Jr. These are now somewhere around 80-90% of people who say they have Lyme.
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I can attest to the small glimpse I had of this when I had Lyme disease. There’s a core group of folks (I was one) who had a tick bite that gave us a bacterial disease that cleared up after a while with medications. Unpleasant and sometimes severe, but defined. And then there was another cohort…
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I can attest to the small glimpse I had of this when I had Lyme disease. There’s a core group of folks (I was one) who had a tick bite that gave us a bacterial disease that cleared up after a while with medications. Unpleasant and sometimes severe, but defined. And then there was another cohort…
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““If they’re not gonna run the programs, then what are we paying them for?” she said. “It’s like, you know, you’re paying us for a service and they’re not delivering. So let’s stop paying for it.”
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
New Jersey may stop paying federal taxes under new governor
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill said on a podcast with Jon Stewart it's a "great idea."
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
““If they’re not gonna run the programs, then what are we paying them for?” she said. “It’s like, you know, you’re paying us for a service and they’re not delivering. So let’s stop paying for it.”
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
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A true side note: Prince cared deeply about food insecurity, and would routinely make substantial donations to local food banks and community kitchens in every town that he would play in during his later tours. Sometimes they would ask for supplies & his team would show up with huge amounts of food.
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A true side note: Prince cared deeply about food insecurity, and would routinely make substantial donations to local food banks and community kitchens in every town that he would play in during his later tours. Sometimes they would ask for supplies & his team would show up with huge amounts of food.
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The Queens Daily Eagle remains undefeated.
Queens men meet — Queens Daily Eagle
The first man from Queens to be elected president and the first Queens resident to be elected mayor of New York City met for the first time in the Oval Office on Friday.
queenseagle.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The Queens Daily Eagle remains undefeated.
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Trump showed Mamdani more love in one meeting than Dem Congressional leadership has in an entire year.
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Trump showed Mamdani more love in one meeting than Dem Congressional leadership has in an entire year.
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Why did we take a mandatory unit on the Holocaust every year in Hebrew school if not to recognize this pattern
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Why did we take a mandatory unit on the Holocaust every year in Hebrew school if not to recognize this pattern
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Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
"[The Border Patrol agent who shot her] allegedly bragged about his shooting skills afterward, according to text messages presented as evidence during a Nov. 5 hearing.
"“I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes,” the text read. “Put that in your book boys.”"
"“I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes,” the text read. “Put that in your book boys.”"
Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month amid a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"[The Border Patrol agent who shot her] allegedly bragged about his shooting skills afterward, according to text messages presented as evidence during a Nov. 5 hearing.
"“I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes,” the text read. “Put that in your book boys.”"
"“I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes,” the text read. “Put that in your book boys.”"
"Reverend Black urged Rep. Mike Johnson to “get the name of my Lord and savior Jesus Christ out of your mouth...
"“There is a new democratic movement in this nation. It is pluralistic and it is intergenerational, spiritually rooted and uncompromising in solidarity.”"
"“There is a new democratic movement in this nation. It is pluralistic and it is intergenerational, spiritually rooted and uncompromising in solidarity.”"
NEW: For Rev. David Black, the pastor seen shot in the head w/pepper balls by DHS agents in a viral clip, protesting ICE is part of an old Christian tradition.
“I’m seeing almost a revival of Christianity through what’s happening at Broadview in Chicago,” he says. religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
“I’m seeing almost a revival of Christianity through what’s happening at Broadview in Chicago,” he says. religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
For the Rev. David Black, protesting ICE is part of an old Christian tradition
(RNS) — ‘I’m seeing almost a revival of Christianity through what’s happening at Broadview in Chicago,’ the Rev. David Black said.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Reverend Black urged Rep. Mike Johnson to “get the name of my Lord and savior Jesus Christ out of your mouth...
"“There is a new democratic movement in this nation. It is pluralistic and it is intergenerational, spiritually rooted and uncompromising in solidarity.”"
"“There is a new democratic movement in this nation. It is pluralistic and it is intergenerational, spiritually rooted and uncompromising in solidarity.”"
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Donald Trump is an embarrassment to the United States of America and dishonors Americans with his sexist, vulgar and unbecoming conduct.
1/Catherine Lucey, the White House correspondent for Bloomberg, asked Donald Trump about releasing the Epstein files on Air Force One over the weekend. In response, Trump leaned forward, slashing an accusatory finger her direction and barked, “Quiet! Quiet Piggy,” at her.
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Donald Trump is an embarrassment to the United States of America and dishonors Americans with his sexist, vulgar and unbecoming conduct.
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CHARLOTTE: “More than 20,000 students missed school Monday”
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
CHARLOTTE: “More than 20,000 students missed school Monday”
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
"Hooper said the protest shows that people in her generation want to stand up for what they believe in.
"“If you think you’re too old to make a difference, please get active and do something and join in,” she said."
"“If you think you’re too old to make a difference, please get active and do something and join in,” she said."
Well done elder white women in Nebraska using their social status for good: “We love the immigrants“ www.klkntv.com/we-love-the-...
#PissedOffGrandmas
#NoICEDetentionCenters
#PissedOffGrandmas
#NoICEDetentionCenters
'We love the immigrants': Nebraska grandparents protest McCook ICE facility
A group called "Pissed Off Grandmas" gathered outside of the governor's mansion to sing in protest on Monday.
www.klkntv.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"Hooper said the protest shows that people in her generation want to stand up for what they believe in.
"“If you think you’re too old to make a difference, please get active and do something and join in,” she said."
"“If you think you’re too old to make a difference, please get active and do something and join in,” she said."
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Oh come on
The owner of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant has been awarded a $1 billion federal loan guarantee, enabling it to shift onto taxpayers some of the risk of its plan to restart the facility and sell the electricity to Microsoft for its data centers.
Trump officials give $1 billion loan to restart Three Mile Island
The plan to reopen Three Mile Island to supply Microsoft with power wins a federal loan guarantee, shifting onto taxpayers some of the risk.
wapo.st
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Oh come on
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Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
"Secret Desires advertises the platform’s ability to create sexualized versions of real people you encounter in the world... and it has a voice cloning mode, where users can upload an audio file of someone speaking to clone their voice in audio chat modes."
This is one of the worst, most horrifying exposures we have ever seen. It is hard to overstate how bad the things that people are using tools like for are, and it's insane to pretend like these tools are anything other than nonconsensual porn machines
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Secret Desires advertises the platform’s ability to create sexualized versions of real people you encounter in the world... and it has a voice cloning mode, where users can upload an audio file of someone speaking to clone their voice in audio chat modes."
"We have a 2000s housing bubble level of financial engineering on top of a 1920s level of private unregulated lending on top of something bigger than a 1990s internet (or 1870s railroad) level of technology and infrastructure build-out. It’s one bubble to rule them all."
From the people who brought you the financial crisis, Theranos, and Juicero: say hello to data center financial engineering!
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"We have a 2000s housing bubble level of financial engineering on top of a 1920s level of private unregulated lending on top of something bigger than a 1990s internet (or 1870s railroad) level of technology and infrastructure build-out. It’s one bubble to rule them all."
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From The Archives: ‘We Will Never Speak Of This Again,’ Says Trump To Mohammed Bin Salman As They Dump Khashoggi’s Body Into New Jersey River https://theonion.com/we-will-never-speak-of-this-again-says-trump-to-moha-1830547181/
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
From The Archives: ‘We Will Never Speak Of This Again,’ Says Trump To Mohammed Bin Salman As They Dump Khashoggi’s Body Into New Jersey River https://theonion.com/we-will-never-speak-of-this-again-says-trump-to-moha-1830547181/
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“‘I just started recording them,’ said Rheba Hamilton after federal agents pulled up to her house in a vehicle and intimidated two Latino men who were decorating the trees in her yard. ‘They left.’
As the agents pulled away, she yelled, ‘Get the hell out of my yard, you assholes!’”
As the agents pulled away, she yelled, ‘Get the hell out of my yard, you assholes!’”
“Charlotte residents defend community as ICE arrives for latest Trump immigration crackdown.”
"'In a scenario where this administration is trying to sow division,’ said one local organizer, ‘we see an organic movement of support and assistance.’”
www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cha...
"'In a scenario where this administration is trying to sow division,’ said one local organizer, ‘we see an organic movement of support and assistance.’”
www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cha...
Charlotte Residents Defend Community as ICE Arrives for Latest Trump Immigration Crackdown | Common Dreams
In Charlotte, NC, Trump's anti-immigration crackdown sparked outrage as Border Patrol and ICE agents targeted Latino communities. Local residents fought back, filming agents, handing out whistles, and...
www.commondreams.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“‘I just started recording them,’ said Rheba Hamilton after federal agents pulled up to her house in a vehicle and intimidated two Latino men who were decorating the trees in her yard. ‘They left.’
As the agents pulled away, she yelled, ‘Get the hell out of my yard, you assholes!’”
As the agents pulled away, she yelled, ‘Get the hell out of my yard, you assholes!’”