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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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Tom Homan: "I'm not going to sit here and say anybody did anything wrong and that, you know, they were, you know, unprofessional."
Today at Homewood Suites in New Brighton, MN:
Today at Homewood Suites in New Brighton, MN:
February 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Tom Homan: "I'm not going to sit here and say anybody did anything wrong and that, you know, they were, you know, unprofessional."
Today at Homewood Suites in New Brighton, MN:
Today at Homewood Suites in New Brighton, MN:
I will never give up lampooning people being like "you can't trust the government!" turning around and bitching about dems not doing M4A. Who do they think administers it?
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 AM
I will never give up lampooning people being like "you can't trust the government!" turning around and bitching about dems not doing M4A. Who do they think administers it?
but the same government should run all of healthcare
Cenk sounds like he’s doing well. You know, in terms of his brain
February 15, 2026 at 5:46 AM
but the same government should run all of healthcare
which was wild in Trump 1 because, while the economy wasn't bad, it was because he mostly didn't fuck with it
not breaking new ground here but still worth emphasizing the key difference between Trump 1 and Trump 2 that during his 1st term Trump produced the best PR about government economic policy on record and during his 2nd term produced the worst PR on record
If I was running the economy I simply wouldn't barrage voters with a bunch of stories about my bad economic policies
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 AM
which was wild in Trump 1 because, while the economy wasn't bad, it was because he mostly didn't fuck with it
I just have to assume anyone downplaying Epstein has connections to Epstein somehow
February 15, 2026 at 5:22 AM
I just have to assume anyone downplaying Epstein has connections to Epstein somehow
I think I will take all the trans people who actually live in the US saying that this is nuts.
February 15, 2026 at 5:18 AM
I think I will take all the trans people who actually live in the US saying that this is nuts.
I have to admit, I am not up on Liz Bruenig, but the name is familiar, and not in a good way.
February 15, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I have to admit, I am not up on Liz Bruenig, but the name is familiar, and not in a good way.
So you are for countering Trump *after* he has already gained power and it is much more difficult to stop him, but not for preventing him from taking power in the first place.
And you wonder why we side-eye you.
And you wonder why we side-eye you.
I love people claiming that leftists didn't try to avoid Trump despite every leftist I've ever spoken to talking about marching, advocating, BEGGING Democrats to do ANYTHING to stop his ascendancy and being ignored.
But then being expected to vote for the people who don't listen to them.
But then being expected to vote for the people who don't listen to them.
February 15, 2026 at 5:11 AM
So you are for countering Trump *after* he has already gained power and it is much more difficult to stop him, but not for preventing him from taking power in the first place.
And you wonder why we side-eye you.
And you wonder why we side-eye you.
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There are real risks to presenting a "hypothetical" story as "true" to an audience already doubtful of journalists and experts. bsky.app/profile/jasp...
I think the real risk is how many people view this as propaganda and use this to support anti-vax arguments, like “oh they couldn’t find any real kids who died so they had to make it up”
February 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
There are real risks to presenting a "hypothetical" story as "true" to an audience already doubtful of journalists and experts. bsky.app/profile/jasp...
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AI bot making post saying AI is hallucinating statistical results in their job
That is layers of dead Internet theory with horrifying recursive irony
That is layers of dead Internet theory with horrifying recursive irony
February 15, 2026 at 4:55 AM
AI bot making post saying AI is hallucinating statistical results in their job
That is layers of dead Internet theory with horrifying recursive irony
That is layers of dead Internet theory with horrifying recursive irony
Kennedy still has the highest absolute favorables at 44%...somehow
Net favorability of how Americans view
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
How Americans view key members of the Trump administration
A 58% majority say they have an unfavorable view of President Donald Trump, and 40% have a favorable view.
www.pewresearch.org
February 15, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Kennedy still has the highest absolute favorables at 44%...somehow
oh heck I can get them delivered
It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️
Troop 6000
www.girlscoutsnyc.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:58 AM
oh heck I can get them delivered
these people were horrified by Elvis lol
also the beatles and the rolling stones would absolutely not exist without the genius of lots of African-American people whose culture Rubio is insisting does not exist or matter. 1
Reading Marco Rubio’s speech about how “western civilization” is about embracing God, rejecting the foolish ideal of cosmopolitanism, and celebrating the genius of bands like The Beatles who were founded by the guy who wrote that song about a world with no countries or the concept of heaven & hell.
February 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
these people were horrified by Elvis lol
Watching this cross country replay and the Swede going head over heals. I saw it live but it's on again on Late Night. I have never seen that before lol
February 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Watching this cross country replay and the Swede going head over heals. I saw it live but it's on again on Late Night. I have never seen that before lol
Obviously she isn't a guy but this is related.
I wonder if a big part of the "male culture" problem is so many of them put their eggs in "becoming a sports superstar" bucket way early and when they wash out at whatever age they're aimless and without other useful skills.
I wonder if a big part of the "male culture" problem is so many of them put their eggs in "becoming a sports superstar" bucket way early and when they wash out at whatever age they're aimless and without other useful skills.
Not the point but also, she's retiring at 25 and talking about the end of her 21 years of effort and holy fuck is "started working towards a tennis career at age 4" ever a horrible thing in its own right
Wow. Her goodbye letter. www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
February 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Obviously she isn't a guy but this is related.
I wonder if a big part of the "male culture" problem is so many of them put their eggs in "becoming a sports superstar" bucket way early and when they wash out at whatever age they're aimless and without other useful skills.
I wonder if a big part of the "male culture" problem is so many of them put their eggs in "becoming a sports superstar" bucket way early and when they wash out at whatever age they're aimless and without other useful skills.
Rome. It's Rome. Specifically Imperial Rome.
What the heck is “Western civilization” anyway?
Because the loudest self-proclaimed advocates disdain most Western philosophy, art, culture, institutions, and people. The only parts of Western civilization they seem to actually like are gothic architecture, ancient statues, and Camp of the Saints.
Because the loudest self-proclaimed advocates disdain most Western philosophy, art, culture, institutions, and people. The only parts of Western civilization they seem to actually like are gothic architecture, ancient statues, and Camp of the Saints.
February 15, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Rome. It's Rome. Specifically Imperial Rome.
People conspiracy theorized over JFK for being Catholic for god's sake, and that is still within living memory!
This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 4:21 AM
People conspiracy theorized over JFK for being Catholic for god's sake, and that is still within living memory!
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A thing folks often forget about Revolution-era America is there were pockets of Catholics who’d effectively had their faith suppressed *in America* and, also, French Huguenots who were only here because Catholics in France massacred thousands of them and threw their bodies into the Seine River.
This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 2:49 AM
A thing folks often forget about Revolution-era America is there were pockets of Catholics who’d effectively had their faith suppressed *in America* and, also, French Huguenots who were only here because Catholics in France massacred thousands of them and threw their bodies into the Seine River.
we found someone everyone would vote for Newsom over, guys.
With everything that is going on in the world and the US right now, this is what The New CBS is airing on Sunday.
February 15, 2026 at 4:14 AM
we found someone everyone would vote for Newsom over, guys.
40% of the population engaging in some form of activism seems wildly high
Amazing numbers for activism in Minnesota
Q: "Since December, have you participated in any neighborhood group discussions, either in-person, by phone, or online, in response to federal law enforcement activity in your area?"
Minneapolis/St Paul, 49% said yes
www.startribune.com/poll-results...
Q: "Since December, have you participated in any neighborhood group discussions, either in-person, by phone, or online, in response to federal law enforcement activity in your area?"
Minneapolis/St Paul, 49% said yes
www.startribune.com/poll-results...
February 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
40% of the population engaging in some form of activism seems wildly high
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February 15, 2026 at 3:38 AM
The number of people arguing about 2009-2010 (which by the way was one of the most productive congresses ever) because they didn't pass the one bill they liked, and using that as an excuse to never vote for dems again is wild.
February 15, 2026 at 3:50 AM
The number of people arguing about 2009-2010 (which by the way was one of the most productive congresses ever) because they didn't pass the one bill they liked, and using that as an excuse to never vote for dems again is wild.
Yeah I'm not too bothered by FEMA shutting down because he wasn't using it anyway
Folks have noted that shutting down DHS also means shutting down FEMA. But it's important to remember that Trump already has been fighting to deny $233 million in FEMA funding to blue states. www.ksbw.com/article/judg...
Judge orders restored disaster funding to Democratic-led states
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must restore $233 million in disaster funding to at least a dozen states. The funding was previously slashed over so-called "sanctuary" immigrat...
www.ksbw.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Yeah I'm not too bothered by FEMA shutting down because he wasn't using it anyway
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yeah anyone who thinks this is a great idea wants a five year old victim to have to choose if they want their relative to die
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
February 15, 2026 at 3:33 AM
yeah anyone who thinks this is a great idea wants a five year old victim to have to choose if they want their relative to die