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Currently West Virginia. Previously Tennessee, New York, Virginia.
He/Him.
#Cuse #Jets #Braves
Curling is the best Olympic sport don't at me
Currently West Virginia. Previously Tennessee, New York, Virginia.
He/Him.
#Cuse #Jets #Braves
Curling is the best Olympic sport don't at me
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“Weaponizing the DOJ” takes on a whole new level when you order investigations in order to reopen it so it’s no longer closed and you can claim you can’t release information because it’s an “ongoing investigation”
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“Weaponizing the DOJ” takes on a whole new level when you order investigations in order to reopen it so it’s no longer closed and you can claim you can’t release information because it’s an “ongoing investigation”
If she genuinely becomes an anti-Trump (and I still think that is a big if), im not sure why we should reject that. I'm not saying that means we vote for her but if you're fighting authoritarianism, you can't necessarily be choosy about allies.
MTG on her apology tour that too many Libs will buy without question
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
If she genuinely becomes an anti-Trump (and I still think that is a big if), im not sure why we should reject that. I'm not saying that means we vote for her but if you're fighting authoritarianism, you can't necessarily be choosy about allies.
Like has Trump even attempted to give a reason why not? We know why he opposes it but usually there is some level of making up a reason.
After Trump said only "stupid" or "foolish" Republicans are pushing to release the Epstein files, MTG responded and said the release is long overdue
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Like has Trump even attempted to give a reason why not? We know why he opposes it but usually there is some level of making up a reason.
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A redditor argument from 20 years ago to defend lolicon is now a mainstream Republican talking point
Dershowitz: The predecessor on your show described Epstein as a convicted pedophile. He pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. That’s not a pedophile.
November 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
A redditor argument from 20 years ago to defend lolicon is now a mainstream Republican talking point
Greene has a long way to go to get any sort of trust from anyone bit I suppose one has to start somewhere
I don't feel inclined to give MTG a lot of credit, but I didn't feel inclined to give Bill Kristol a lot of credit a couple of years ago and he's full on resist lib now and there is a lot of anecdotal evidence over the years that when a true believer breaks on one thing - and MTG has always been
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Greene has a long way to go to get any sort of trust from anyone bit I suppose one has to start somewhere
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I don't feel inclined to give MTG a lot of credit, but I didn't feel inclined to give Bill Kristol a lot of credit a couple of years ago and he's full on resist lib now and there is a lot of anecdotal evidence over the years that when a true believer breaks on one thing - and MTG has always been
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I don't feel inclined to give MTG a lot of credit, but I didn't feel inclined to give Bill Kristol a lot of credit a couple of years ago and he's full on resist lib now and there is a lot of anecdotal evidence over the years that when a true believer breaks on one thing - and MTG has always been
First, how can you not know what they scanned.
Second, if you dont know what they analyzed, how can you say its fine?
Second, if you dont know what they analyzed, how can you say its fine?
November 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
First, how can you not know what they scanned.
Second, if you dont know what they analyzed, how can you say its fine?
Second, if you dont know what they analyzed, how can you say its fine?
Somehow I dont think this works if they teach conservative dogma
This was always where the right's "viewpoint diversity" schtick was going. A U.S. Senator said that the professor must be removed from teaching the graduate-level course because "one student in the classroom was uncomfortable." Love that viewpoint diversity. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Somehow I dont think this works if they teach conservative dogma
I remember when people said Trump was the anti-war candidate
So this is how it begins.
This is how serious the Epstein emails are.
Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from Trump's child rape with Epstein.
@meidastouch.com
This is how serious the Epstein emails are.
Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from Trump's child rape with Epstein.
@meidastouch.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I remember when people said Trump was the anti-war candidate
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Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
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It's so blatant that I'm starting to wonder if the NYT is run by a pack of pedophiles
Starting to see a pattern here with how the New York Times covers pedophiles
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It's so blatant that I'm starting to wonder if the NYT is run by a pack of pedophiles
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I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
Everyone knows who holds the power in a relationship between a homeless teen and a US congressman, and its definitely not the congressman!
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Everyone knows who holds the power in a relationship between a homeless teen and a US congressman, and its definitely not the congressman!
"Why does no one trust media anymore?"
I dont know. Maybe because you're publishing stories framed as "why are these underage girls having sex with and ruining the lives of all of these powerful men?"
I dont know. Maybe because you're publishing stories framed as "why are these underage girls having sex with and ruining the lives of all of these powerful men?"
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"Why does no one trust media anymore?"
I dont know. Maybe because you're publishing stories framed as "why are these underage girls having sex with and ruining the lives of all of these powerful men?"
I dont know. Maybe because you're publishing stories framed as "why are these underage girls having sex with and ruining the lives of all of these powerful men?"
So when can we burn down the NYT?
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
So when can we burn down the NYT?
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One of the reasons people--myself included--are upset is the lack of transparency from the Times about this entire situation when they've gone on endless crusades against transgender people on flimsy evidence or ideological whim; we can also talk about the Mamdani/Columbia thing or Claudine Gay.
"I'm a rando who prefers to believe that everything is a conspiracy and am happy to tell women that I know better than she does how their literal job works" That a news org makes an editorial decision you wouldn't (or I wouldn't) doesn't mean someone is killing a story on behalf of a powerful person
"I write for the New York Times, and I can assure you that we've never buried stories on behalf of powerful people, many of those powerful people being part of NYT management. We only publish what's fit to print, like Zohran's application to Columbia that was leaked by a white nationalist"
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
One of the reasons people--myself included--are upset is the lack of transparency from the Times about this entire situation when they've gone on endless crusades against transgender people on flimsy evidence or ideological whim; we can also talk about the Mamdani/Columbia thing or Claudine Gay.
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Why the fuck is this framed as “teenager chose to prostitute herself and ruined the career of innocent congressman”
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Why the fuck is this framed as “teenager chose to prostitute herself and ruined the career of innocent congressman”
Republicans really doing the "technically its ephebophilia" thing huh
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 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Republicans really doing the "technically its ephebophilia" thing huh
If white people have as many kids as they'd like, that is also going to increase the population, thus demand, so what's the difference. Oh, and those immigrants help build new houses, increasing supply as well.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If white people have as many kids as they'd like, that is also going to increase the population, thus demand, so what's the difference. Oh, and those immigrants help build new houses, increasing supply as well.
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This is them trying out various spins to see what the cult latches onto. Just like Megyn Kelly floating the “barely legal” bullshit.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is them trying out various spins to see what the cult latches onto. Just like Megyn Kelly floating the “barely legal” bullshit.
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
My immediate thought is "isn't that literally just Obamacare with extra steps"?
i knew it would be bad but i didn’t know it would be comically bad newrepublic.com/post/203018/...
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My immediate thought is "isn't that literally just Obamacare with extra steps"?
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
It is extremely hard not to be like "oh no, anyway..."
Michael Fanone: "I hope no American has to experience what I experienced. I've gone from dedicating 20 years of my life to the profession of law enforcement only to become a victim of the DOJ and our criminal justice system and have nowhere to seek relief."
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It is extremely hard not to be like "oh no, anyway..."
It probably says something that the utopia Star Trek is basically required a perspective-shattering event (first contact) soon after a nuclear apocalypse that likely made being wealthy pointless.
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
It probably says something that the utopia Star Trek is basically required a perspective-shattering event (first contact) soon after a nuclear apocalypse that likely made being wealthy pointless.