Jamie
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Washington Post Headline: What Trump Wants From The Rest Of The World.
Correct answer not in the article:
Bribes
Correct answer not in the article:
Bribes
April 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Washington Post Headline: What Trump Wants From The Rest Of The World.
Correct answer not in the article:
Bribes
Correct answer not in the article:
Bribes
for decades, the right wing has wanted to replace the income tax with a sales tax because it shifts the tax burden towards lower income earners. Tariffs are a sales tax and coupled with massive tax relief for the wealthiest, it does just that
April 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
for decades, the right wing has wanted to replace the income tax with a sales tax because it shifts the tax burden towards lower income earners. Tariffs are a sales tax and coupled with massive tax relief for the wealthiest, it does just that
Lawyers arguing that lawyers should be punished for offering constitutional representation should themselves be disbarred.
March 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Lawyers arguing that lawyers should be punished for offering constitutional representation should themselves be disbarred.
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It's almost as if there ought to be process that's, I don't know, due.
Court documents reveal an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement admitted that “many” of those who were removed from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act “do not have criminal records” in this country.
The documents were filed by the Trump administration, calling upon…
The documents were filed by the Trump administration, calling upon…
March 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It's almost as if there ought to be process that's, I don't know, due.
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A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.
West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs
Sarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.”
www.idahostatesman.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.
If Trump defunds any state, (college system, transportation, etc), that state should organize a federal tax protest where state residents pay their tax into escrow held by the state. With no irs Agents, what's he going to do about it?
March 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
If Trump defunds any state, (college system, transportation, etc), that state should organize a federal tax protest where state residents pay their tax into escrow held by the state. With no irs Agents, what's he going to do about it?
It's taking longer than expected to redact all the Trump connections from the Epstein files. This is my theory for the release delays.
February 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
It's taking longer than expected to redact all the Trump connections from the Epstein files. This is my theory for the release delays.
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This excellent Nature paper from 2015 discussed multiple ways that sex is not binary, and why the idea of two sexes is simplistic. Required reading right now - please share! www.nature.com/articles/518... 🧪👨🔬🧬🖥️
Sex redefined - Nature
The idea of two sexes is simplistic. Biologists now think there is a wider spectrum than that.
www.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This excellent Nature paper from 2015 discussed multiple ways that sex is not binary, and why the idea of two sexes is simplistic. Required reading right now - please share! www.nature.com/articles/518... 🧪👨🔬🧬🖥️
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🧪 Graduate student admissions paused and cut back as universities react to Trump orders on research via @statnews.com
Graduate student admissions paused and cut back as universities react to Trump orders on research
In response to Trump science policies, universities are accepting fewer graduate students than normal and freezing positions, STAT has learned.
www.statnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
🧪 Graduate student admissions paused and cut back as universities react to Trump orders on research via @statnews.com
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You had it right the first time.
Old Video Of Marco Rubio Warning Republicans About Supporting Trump Resurfaces—And It's On Point
You were right the first time, Marco.
www.comicsands.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You had it right the first time.
Trump is openly punishing Zelensky for not giving in to Trump's attempt to extort him for mineral rights.
February 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Trump is openly punishing Zelensky for not giving in to Trump's attempt to extort him for mineral rights.
NOAA will replace all their equipment and people with a weather stone. If Trump says it's wet, it's raining. If Trump says it's warm, it's sunny.
February 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NOAA will replace all their equipment and people with a weather stone. If Trump says it's wet, it's raining. If Trump says it's warm, it's sunny.
USAID isn't primarily about humanitarian aid, it's the cheapest, most effective way to project US power around the world and protect us from Russia and China.
February 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
USAID isn't primarily about humanitarian aid, it's the cheapest, most effective way to project US power around the world and protect us from Russia and China.
I just read Fox News online after reading the NYT.
The psychedelic fiction most of the country is hearing is so disconnected from reality it's hard to imagine there will ever be a reckoning for the atrocities Mump is carrying out on the country we've built.
The psychedelic fiction most of the country is hearing is so disconnected from reality it's hard to imagine there will ever be a reckoning for the atrocities Mump is carrying out on the country we've built.
February 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I just read Fox News online after reading the NYT.
The psychedelic fiction most of the country is hearing is so disconnected from reality it's hard to imagine there will ever be a reckoning for the atrocities Mump is carrying out on the country we've built.
The psychedelic fiction most of the country is hearing is so disconnected from reality it's hard to imagine there will ever be a reckoning for the atrocities Mump is carrying out on the country we've built.
On a lighter note, is it I snowblowed or I snowblew?
January 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
On a lighter note, is it I snowblowed or I snowblew?
CSN's Long Time Gone is my current protest anthem for this time. It's going to take time and endurance to get this ship back on course
January 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
CSN's Long Time Gone is my current protest anthem for this time. It's going to take time and endurance to get this ship back on course
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Trump’s vengeance machine is even more dangerous than it was before. He's effectively the mob boss who keeps his hands clean while others do his dirty work.
Some thoughts.
Some thoughts.
Here's how Trump's vengeance machine works
He's the mob boss who keeps his hands clean while others do his dirty work.
robertreich.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump’s vengeance machine is even more dangerous than it was before. He's effectively the mob boss who keeps his hands clean while others do his dirty work.
Some thoughts.
Some thoughts.
Take Musk's heart ... Please
January 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Take Musk's heart ... Please
Susan Collins maintains her perfect record of only voting against Trump when her vote doesn't matter. If she is ever the deciding vote against Trump, I'll be completely shocked.
January 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Susan Collins maintains her perfect record of only voting against Trump when her vote doesn't matter. If she is ever the deciding vote against Trump, I'll be completely shocked.
In his first term, Trump secured the title of worst US president in history. Today shows he's trying in his second term for the international title.
January 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
In his first term, Trump secured the title of worst US president in history. Today shows he's trying in his second term for the international title.
Science, The Constitution and basic humanity abolished as crime family takes over US government.
January 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Science, The Constitution and basic humanity abolished as crime family takes over US government.
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It’s weird to think that Elon Musk will end up having paid far less for the United States Government than he did for Twitter
December 19, 2024 at 2:44 AM
It’s weird to think that Elon Musk will end up having paid far less for the United States Government than he did for Twitter
No one voted for Musk and he's attempting to dictate terms and strong arm all branches of government to satisfy his own whims. We must reject is authoritarian oligarchy.
December 19, 2024 at 1:28 AM
No one voted for Musk and he's attempting to dictate terms and strong arm all branches of government to satisfy his own whims. We must reject is authoritarian oligarchy.
This addresses both the excess of healthcare profit and the excess duty to shareholders that grew in the eighties. Both of these can be reversed with enough political will.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
Opinion | I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quit. (Gift Article)
Shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at health insurance companies.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
This addresses both the excess of healthcare profit and the excess duty to shareholders that grew in the eighties. Both of these can be reversed with enough political will.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
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It's astounding how the anti-immigrant crime narrative has taken over, despite this: We've had the fastest increase in the immigrant share of the population in decades, and the fastest ever decline in the US homicide rate.
December 5, 2024 at 8:27 PM
It's astounding how the anti-immigrant crime narrative has taken over, despite this: We've had the fastest increase in the immigrant share of the population in decades, and the fastest ever decline in the US homicide rate.