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340 ppm
340 ppm
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oh no sounds like Kaine’s plan to vote in such a way that it caused him the minimum of social opprobrium is off to a rough start
A woman confronted Tim Kaine about the shutdown vote and it didn’t go well for him. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMWYq6yY/
Replying to @lime.accordion Senator Tim Kaine (D - VA) 11/10/2025 Kaine was one of the 8 democrats who held the country hostage for 40 days, only to then fold with no concessions. #democrat #progressi...
TikTok video by Lime Accordion
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November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
oh no sounds like Kaine’s plan to vote in such a way that it caused him the minimum of social opprobrium is off to a rough start
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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wait a minute, how can there be "limited retroactive applicability"? How can you sue the state for something that wasn't against the law when they did it? Isn't this straightforwardly bill of attainder?
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
wait a minute, how can there be "limited retroactive applicability"? How can you sue the state for something that wasn't against the law when they did it? Isn't this straightforwardly bill of attainder?
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A key reason the Senate needs to be destroyed is that its internal structure diffuses accountability & captures its members
This is why ousting Schumer isn't enough. Democratic senators don't pressure each other much, they have weak leadership by design, and they want to preserve arcane Senate rules that let them hide behind process.
Without primaries or massive outside pressure, this is where they'll be.
Without primaries or massive outside pressure, this is where they'll be.
“There’s no real appetite to oust Schumer, though. Nor is there any interest from another Democrat to challenge him, according to interviews with more than a dozen Democratic senators.” @punchbowlnews.bsky.social
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A key reason the Senate needs to be destroyed is that its internal structure diffuses accountability & captures its members
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GUARDIAN: “Israeli soldiers described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers… use of human shields, opening fire unprovoked…” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
GUARDIAN: “Israeli soldiers described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers… use of human shields, opening fire unprovoked…” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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His cabinet was confirmed because the Senate fast tracked all of his nominations in near record time. It broke modern records for fastest cabinet confirmed.
Chuck Schumer, Amy Klobuchar and Hakeem Jeffries literally planned Trump's inauguration.
Chuck Schumer, Amy Klobuchar and Hakeem Jeffries literally planned Trump's inauguration.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
His cabinet was confirmed because the Senate fast tracked all of his nominations in near record time. It broke modern records for fastest cabinet confirmed.
Chuck Schumer, Amy Klobuchar and Hakeem Jeffries literally planned Trump's inauguration.
Chuck Schumer, Amy Klobuchar and Hakeem Jeffries literally planned Trump's inauguration.
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you can either regulate, add subsidies, and/or expand public insurance programs, or:
The new Republican plan same as the old Republican plan: Fucking die already.
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
you can either regulate, add subsidies, and/or expand public insurance programs, or:
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hey fucko how come you didn't post this mess over here? did you think people on twitter would be nicer?
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
hey fucko how come you didn't post this mess over here? did you think people on twitter would be nicer?
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If my ACA plan is already high deductible then I actually have nowhere to go.
I’ll be doing without healthcare next year.
I’ll be doing without healthcare next year.
No agreement on healthcare but the government will temporarily reopen.
Wish Dems would have stood their ground.
Many millions will now shift to not purchasing any health insurance or signing for high deductible health plans that strain budgets without offering robust coverage.
Wish Dems would have stood their ground.
Many millions will now shift to not purchasing any health insurance or signing for high deductible health plans that strain budgets without offering robust coverage.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If my ACA plan is already high deductible then I actually have nowhere to go.
I’ll be doing without healthcare next year.
I’ll be doing without healthcare next year.
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Dawg what
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Dawg what
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"The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction"
William Blake
William Blake
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction"
William Blake
William Blake
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The same Democratic Party that just surrendered in the shutdown fight:
- gave up pandemic relief without a fight
- failed to ban gerrymandering
- gave up on Build Back Better
- voted to confirm Trump’s appointees.
Rollover.
Wither.
Die.
Like Fox News line: Democrats win, they lose.
- gave up pandemic relief without a fight
- failed to ban gerrymandering
- gave up on Build Back Better
- voted to confirm Trump’s appointees.
Rollover.
Wither.
Die.
Like Fox News line: Democrats win, they lose.
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The same Democratic Party that just surrendered in the shutdown fight:
- gave up pandemic relief without a fight
- failed to ban gerrymandering
- gave up on Build Back Better
- voted to confirm Trump’s appointees.
Rollover.
Wither.
Die.
Like Fox News line: Democrats win, they lose.
- gave up pandemic relief without a fight
- failed to ban gerrymandering
- gave up on Build Back Better
- voted to confirm Trump’s appointees.
Rollover.
Wither.
Die.
Like Fox News line: Democrats win, they lose.
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some of us saw this entire arc coming immediately btw. just sayin
there has been zero noise about new leadership in the house or senate which should tell you plenty about how much Dems actually care about their complete and total loss.
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
some of us saw this entire arc coming immediately btw. just sayin
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it's not just that durbin would believe this; it's that he would boast to a reporter about being this much of a fucking rube.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
it's not just that durbin would believe this; it's that he would boast to a reporter about being this much of a fucking rube.
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The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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the only way
Anyways, the Senate should be abolished.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
the only way
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Going back to the first Obama year, single-payer didn't happen because there were two Senators in the Democratic caucus that didn't want it. Looking back, I believe many more Dem Senators didn't want it but those two were willing to take the heat publicly.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Going back to the first Obama year, single-payer didn't happen because there were two Senators in the Democratic caucus that didn't want it. Looking back, I believe many more Dem Senators didn't want it but those two were willing to take the heat publicly.
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There will always be "moderate" Democratic Senators who are retiring or whose re-elections are 4+ years away that will sink any goal of the Democratic base.
That's been obvious for years (e.g., Manchin and Sinema during the Biden administration).
That's been obvious for years (e.g., Manchin and Sinema during the Biden administration).
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There will always be "moderate" Democratic Senators who are retiring or whose re-elections are 4+ years away that will sink any goal of the Democratic base.
That's been obvious for years (e.g., Manchin and Sinema during the Biden administration).
That's been obvious for years (e.g., Manchin and Sinema during the Biden administration).
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Sure, some wild-eyed leftists like [check notes] Nate Silver and Matt Yglesias think Democrats were winning the shutdown and shouldn't have caved....
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sure, some wild-eyed leftists like [check notes] Nate Silver and Matt Yglesias think Democrats were winning the shutdown and shouldn't have caved....
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“Anyone who helps me try to steal an election gets a pardon” is perhaps the most corrupt thing to happen in American history.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Anyone who helps me try to steal an election gets a pardon” is perhaps the most corrupt thing to happen in American history.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
That “conservatives” have simply accepted this as the price of admission is the greatest moral and intellectual humiliation.
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Per several reports in Israeli media the former IDF AG is hospitalized following an attempted suicide earlier today. Very few details, but she's apparently conscious and in stable condition.
Allow me to summarize:
1. 5 IDF soldiers caught sexually molesting a Palestinian prisoner.
2. IDF files charges.
3. IDF AG faces enormous pressure from government to drop charges. Mob storms base where it happened.
4. IDF AG leaks video documenting the molestation.
5. IDF AG pushed out (continued)
1. 5 IDF soldiers caught sexually molesting a Palestinian prisoner.
2. IDF files charges.
3. IDF AG faces enormous pressure from government to drop charges. Mob storms base where it happened.
4. IDF AG leaks video documenting the molestation.
5. IDF AG pushed out (continued)
IDF's legal chief resigns over suspected involvement in Gaza detainee abuse video leak
In a Statement Friday Morning, Defense Minister Israel Katz Cited the 'Severity of the Suspicions' Against Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi in the Sde Teiman Affair, Saying She Won't Be Reinstated. Sh...
www.haaretz.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Per several reports in Israeli media the former IDF AG is hospitalized following an attempted suicide earlier today. Very few details, but she's apparently conscious and in stable condition.