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the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
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Every story quoting Trump saying this is to "rescue our nation’s capital from crime" needs to note that violent crime in D.C. is down 26%, murders are down 12%, juvenile arrests are down 20%, and ask who will get hurt from a domestic military deployment and what this "crackdown" is really about
August 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Every story quoting Trump saying this is to "rescue our nation’s capital from crime" needs to note that violent crime in D.C. is down 26%, murders are down 12%, juvenile arrests are down 20%, and ask who will get hurt from a domestic military deployment and what this "crackdown" is really about
Turns out some nepo babies ARE just the dumbest fucking people
Chris Cuomo posted an obviously fake video of @aoc.bsky.social (it literally says "parody 100% made with AI") and when the congresswoman fact-checked him he complained "but it really does sound like you"
August 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Turns out some nepo babies ARE just the dumbest fucking people
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The other Cuomo-ish thing about Harrell is how none of his supporters can make a convincing case for him on the merits.
The Seattle Times endorsement doesn't say a single positive thing about him except that he might magically get better in a second term.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
The Seattle Times endorsement doesn't say a single positive thing about him except that he might magically get better in a second term.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
July 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The other Cuomo-ish thing about Harrell is how none of his supporters can make a convincing case for him on the merits.
The Seattle Times endorsement doesn't say a single positive thing about him except that he might magically get better in a second term.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
The Seattle Times endorsement doesn't say a single positive thing about him except that he might magically get better in a second term.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
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Library books are used and returned for the next reader, making them a sustainable resource for environmentally conscious bibliophiles.
Love the Planet, Use the Library
Lower your carbon footprint one check out at a time
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July 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Library books are used and returned for the next reader, making them a sustainable resource for environmentally conscious bibliophiles.
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A thing that makes that Times story especially odious is that Zohran Mamdani's father was LITERALLY expelled from Uganda during Idi Amin's fascist effort to scapegoat Asian Ugandans as not really African www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Mahmood Mamdani · The Asian Question: On Leaving Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni was careful not to refer to Asians as citizens; he explained that they were ‘investors’,...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A thing that makes that Times story especially odious is that Zohran Mamdani's father was LITERALLY expelled from Uganda during Idi Amin's fascist effort to scapegoat Asian Ugandans as not really African www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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The problem here isn't just the answer but the question. Mamdani has denounced antisemitism and clarified his position on this random slogan *other people* chanted at a protest numerous times. This is only a "tough question" if you think it's your job to repeat bad faith Republican attacks.
Hakeem Jeffries on Mamdani: "'Globalizing the intifada' by way of example is not an acceptable phrasing. He's gonna have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."
June 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The problem here isn't just the answer but the question. Mamdani has denounced antisemitism and clarified his position on this random slogan *other people* chanted at a protest numerous times. This is only a "tough question" if you think it's your job to repeat bad faith Republican attacks.
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I'm not a "state ownership will solve everything" guy but it's not all that radical to have municipal or state bodies run businesses. If capitalistic enterprises are so much better at everything, then they shouldn't mind a lil government competition.
June 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm not a "state ownership will solve everything" guy but it's not all that radical to have municipal or state bodies run businesses. If capitalistic enterprises are so much better at everything, then they shouldn't mind a lil government competition.
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It's pretty telling that the second part of the "Mamdani is a danger to Jewish new yorkers" pitch is always "so vote for sexual harasser shitbag Italian Catholic Andrew Cuomo" and not "so vote for Jewish Progressive Brad Lander"
June 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's pretty telling that the second part of the "Mamdani is a danger to Jewish new yorkers" pitch is always "so vote for sexual harasser shitbag Italian Catholic Andrew Cuomo" and not "so vote for Jewish Progressive Brad Lander"
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Do not give this woman a dime of your money.
1. Do not watch the new show.
2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts)
3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith.
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
1. Do not watch the new show.
2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts)
3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith.
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
J.K. Rowling uses 'Harry Potter' wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
This is where "Harry Potter" profits are going.
www.advocate.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Do not give this woman a dime of your money.
1. Do not watch the new show.
2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts)
3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith.
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
1. Do not watch the new show.
2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts)
3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith.
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
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Worth noting that this is also what the UK government review found, it just ignored all the evidence in its conclusions.
The Utah Report shows exactly what the people commissioning it didn’t want to see, that gender affirming care works.
This article brought to you by @evanurquhart.bsky.social
This article brought to you by @evanurquhart.bsky.social
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found — Assigned
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
www.assignedmedia.org
May 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Worth noting that this is also what the UK government review found, it just ignored all the evidence in its conclusions.
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If you're only following this "debate" through popular media you probably have the impression that studies on youth gender medicine are roughly split between benefits and harms.
Nope! Nearly every study finds benefits. The "debate" is just a bunch of people going, "Those don't count."
Nope! Nearly every study finds benefits. The "debate" is just a bunch of people going, "Those don't count."
May 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If you're only following this "debate" through popular media you probably have the impression that studies on youth gender medicine are roughly split between benefits and harms.
Nope! Nearly every study finds benefits. The "debate" is just a bunch of people going, "Those don't count."
Nope! Nearly every study finds benefits. The "debate" is just a bunch of people going, "Those don't count."
Daddy Wasn't There Austin Powers Gold Member
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May 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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as someone pointed out in an earlier thread, it's wild that Thomas Friedman wants to use driverless taxis, given how often the commonsensical wisdom of allegedly real taxi drivers shows up in his columns
April 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
as someone pointed out in an earlier thread, it's wild that Thomas Friedman wants to use driverless taxis, given how often the commonsensical wisdom of allegedly real taxi drivers shows up in his columns
Big news if true
April 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Big news if true
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If you are willing to throw people into the dark maw of fascism to maintain your status quo and limit disruption to your life you’re a fascist. Full stop.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
March 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
If you are willing to throw people into the dark maw of fascism to maintain your status quo and limit disruption to your life you’re a fascist. Full stop.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
It’s one bank account, Mark, how much could it cost?
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It’s one bank account, Mark, how much could it cost?
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"Jews exiting antisemitism conference over Israel's invite of fascist antisemite politicians bc eff that noise."
"Lord John Mann, UK adviser on antisemitism, David Hirsh, an activist against antisemism, Bernard-Henri Levy & Germany’s antisemitism czar, Felix Klein, also said they would not attend."
"Lord John Mann, UK adviser on antisemitism, David Hirsh, an activist against antisemism, Bernard-Henri Levy & Germany’s antisemitism czar, Felix Klein, also said they would not attend."
UK chief rabbi joins those exiting Israeli antisemitism confab over far-right invitees
Ephraim Mirvis says he's canceling after being 'made aware' of attendance by populist European politicians; Diaspora Ministry defends guest list as aimed at those with 'different views'
www.timesofisrael.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"Jews exiting antisemitism conference over Israel's invite of fascist antisemite politicians bc eff that noise."
"Lord John Mann, UK adviser on antisemitism, David Hirsh, an activist against antisemism, Bernard-Henri Levy & Germany’s antisemitism czar, Felix Klein, also said they would not attend."
"Lord John Mann, UK adviser on antisemitism, David Hirsh, an activist against antisemism, Bernard-Henri Levy & Germany’s antisemitism czar, Felix Klein, also said they would not attend."
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this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
March 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg
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Between this and the Columbia stuff I hope everyone understands that when you compromise with fascists the result is the same.
The only difference in the end is, they got you to contribute to the project of your own annihilation
The only difference in the end is, they got you to contribute to the project of your own annihilation
So am I understanding correctly that the GOP threatened to defund DC of its own money if they didn't tear up the BLM thing
And then DC tore up the BLM thing
And now the GOP is defunding them anyway
And then DC tore up the BLM thing
And now the GOP is defunding them anyway
March 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Between this and the Columbia stuff I hope everyone understands that when you compromise with fascists the result is the same.
The only difference in the end is, they got you to contribute to the project of your own annihilation
The only difference in the end is, they got you to contribute to the project of your own annihilation
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Teslas will have more protection than trans people and legal immigrants.
March 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Teslas will have more protection than trans people and legal immigrants.
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Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again
February 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again