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Southern (Tunisian) gardens https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/southern-tunisian-gardens-1919
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Southern (Tunisian) gardens https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/southern-tunisian-gardens-1919
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Ryders House - 1933
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3103976
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3103976
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Ryders House - 1933
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3103976
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3103976
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It should also be said the GOP base is made up Nazi 2nd amendment absolutists and the Dem base is made up of airline and health insurance lobbyists.
Absolutely correct
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It should also be said the GOP base is made up Nazi 2nd amendment absolutists and the Dem base is made up of airline and health insurance lobbyists.
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Absolutely correct
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Absolutely correct
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If this is the consensus among senior Democrats and Dem-leaning incumbents, they need to be voted out as soon as possible.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If this is the consensus among senior Democrats and Dem-leaning incumbents, they need to be voted out as soon as possible.
They have a plan, but “let the unrich die” doesn’t poll well.
They are so full of shit when they say they have a better plan.
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
They have a plan, but “let the unrich die” doesn’t poll well.
Harry Reid knew how to fight. He would be utterly ashamed of his protege Cortez-Masto.
This is the correct list with Ossoff removed - Durbin added.
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Harry Reid knew how to fight. He would be utterly ashamed of his protege Cortez-Masto.
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This is the correct list with Ossoff removed - Durbin added.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is the correct list with Ossoff removed - Durbin added.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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If the BBC is guilty of anything it has been far too ready and willing to follow the right-wing media narratives pushed by the billionaire press barons, instead of pursuing its own independent journalism based on exposing and uncovering the truth – regardless of whether people want to hear it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If the BBC is guilty of anything it has been far too ready and willing to follow the right-wing media narratives pushed by the billionaire press barons, instead of pursuing its own independent journalism based on exposing and uncovering the truth – regardless of whether people want to hear it.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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Democrats who care about the country should not just vote no on this terrible capitulation to Trump and MAGA. They should demand a change in Dem leadership in the Senate and support primarying these folks who so clearly are not up to the challenge our country faces at this moment.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Democrats who care about the country should not just vote no on this terrible capitulation to Trump and MAGA. They should demand a change in Dem leadership in the Senate and support primarying these folks who so clearly are not up to the challenge our country faces at this moment.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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Let me show you some beauty from Ukraine.
Your eyes deserve a rest
from the sad images you often see from here.
I saw this at an exhibition recently
and wanted you to take a closer look.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
Eyes of Autumn, 1985
Your eyes deserve a rest
from the sad images you often see from here.
I saw this at an exhibition recently
and wanted you to take a closer look.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
Eyes of Autumn, 1985
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Let me show you some beauty from Ukraine.
Your eyes deserve a rest
from the sad images you often see from here.
I saw this at an exhibition recently
and wanted you to take a closer look.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
Eyes of Autumn, 1985
Your eyes deserve a rest
from the sad images you often see from here.
I saw this at an exhibition recently
and wanted you to take a closer look.
🇺🇦 Viktor Zaretskyi
Eyes of Autumn, 1985
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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Thomas is an outstanding scholar who does excellent work drawing on his understanding of the past to comment on events today.
If you're not subscribing already, check him out!
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Some major personal news:
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
On why I left academia, why I left America, and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Onward. Forward. Steady:
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
On why I left academia, why I left America, and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Onward. Forward. Steady:
Onward. Forward. Steady.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
steady.page
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thomas is an outstanding scholar who does excellent work drawing on his understanding of the past to comment on events today.
If you're not subscribing already, check him out!
If you're not subscribing already, check him out!
Why did Justice Jackson, the most vocal opponent of granting Trump power of dubious legitimacy, grant the regime a stay of its obligation to fund SNAP?
Prof S. Vladeck explains.
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
Prof S. Vladeck explains.
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Why did Justice Jackson, the most vocal opponent of granting Trump power of dubious legitimacy, grant the regime a stay of its obligation to fund SNAP?
Prof S. Vladeck explains.
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
Prof S. Vladeck explains.
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
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Portrait of Mme. Matisse, 1913
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15970
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15970
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Portrait of Mme. Matisse, 1913
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15970
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15970
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The Codomas (Les Codomas) (plate XI, pages 78 and 79) from Jazz, 1943–47, published 1947
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1141672
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1141672
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Codomas (Les Codomas) (plate XI, pages 78 and 79) from Jazz, 1943–47, published 1947
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1141672
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/1141672
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If there was ever a time for NIMBYs to shine, this is it. Each and every effort by ICE to expand their footprint by a square inch should be met with environmental impact review lawsuits, challenges to conditional use permits, traffic studies, the whole shebang.
"It was not immediately clear who owns the warehouses that the government may buy and the DHS official and the White House official did not know how much the deals could be worth. DHS said some of the warehouses under consideration were built by developers with Amazon in mind but never used."
'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants
The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration’s capacity for detaining immi...
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If there was ever a time for NIMBYs to shine, this is it. Each and every effort by ICE to expand their footprint by a square inch should be met with environmental impact review lawsuits, challenges to conditional use permits, traffic studies, the whole shebang.